For those too young or who have just tried to edit it out of their memory, the clamshell was for a brief period of time one of the coolest mobile phone designs around. This was, of course, pre i Phone and the inevitable dominance of the mobile slab that was the consequence of larger and more capable touchscreens; a time when manufacturers came up with all sorts of ways to provide you with an-ever smaller device that could fit comfortably in your pocket and still function as a phone. The Razr was probably the best of the bunch and for a brief period in 2005 was the achingly cool mobile accessory du jour.
The company has used the design of the original to include some nicely modern twists -- the curved 'chin' now hosts a fingerprint sensor and a USB-C port, for instance -- but it the….
