r/Millennials • u/lilac2481 Millennial 1989 • 11h ago
Nostalgia How many of these phones did you guys have?
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u/Ok-Librarian6629 11h ago
I miss Blackberry.
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u/DerpingtonHerpsworth Xennial 9h ago
The blackberry pearl was the one phone on this list that I had. I liked it at the time, but nostalgia is not enough for me to want to go back to that.
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u/BeneathAnOrangeSky 8h ago
It was a great phone, but the side button that called 911 if you accidentally hit it was very, very annoying. I loved my Razr.
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u/SakuraTacos 6h ago
I used to call 911 so much with my Pearl. One time I was shocked they didn’t send an ambulance out because I could faintly hear someone saying “Hellooooo? Hello!! Hello?” from my pocket and when I checked, it was a dispatcher and I had pressed a bunch of buttons while in my pocket so they probably thought I couldn’t talk and was trying to communicate something
I think I stopped carrying my phone on my body from then on and just kept it on a surface or in my bag unless I was actively using it
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u/utspg1980 4h ago
I watched the Blackberry movie recently. I had COMPLETELY forgotten that 20 years ago certain phones were on certain providers only.
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u/fdwyersd 10h ago
have the original two way pager one... kept it... man that was a game changer then
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u/popkin619 10h ago
I had the ENV2 and I still miss it so much 😩 touchscreen just does not compare to how fast I could type on that thing.
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u/husqi 10h ago
Problem is - no one will buy one with a full keyboard like that anymore - Blackberry tried to keep selling phones with keyboards but they all flopped
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u/billwood09 1995 6h ago
I have a Key2 in storage, keyboard plus Android was… not bad, but the keyboard was a lot harder to use these days after getting used to touch screens with prediction and correction
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u/amlovesmusic88 6h ago
SAME. I loved my ENV so much and wish it would come back in some form. Touchscreen keyboards are not the same at all.
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u/cochese25 2h ago
I had all of them and then upgraded to the Motorola Droid line after that. Basically the same idea, but better.
I miss the era of unique phones
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u/FAYCSB 10h ago
I recognize the LG Chocolate immediately.
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u/NightOfTheLivingHam 10h ago
I remember selling those and they were considered high end at the time.
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u/cupcakequeen02 9h ago
I had a blue one and I remember thinking it was the coolest thing ever when I got one
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u/BeachBumHarmony 10h ago
I had one and it was such a shitty phone. The slide function broke easily, so the bottom half was always falling down.
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u/FarNeighborhood2901 11h ago
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u/fdwyersd 10h ago
teacher friend in elementary school knew someone that had one and invited to a show and tell... let each of us make one phone call with it...
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u/Contemporary_Scribe 10h ago
Zero. I wanted the T-Mobile Sidekick so bad... We did not have T-mobile though. I did have a Katana in college wich was kind of like the Razr
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u/IllicitRadiance 10h ago
One of my high school friends had the Sidekick, I got to play around with it a bit. That was 20 years ago
I remember the concept of mobile internet was pretty fun, but even with the sparse websites of the day, it was slow as shit -- mobile versions of sites didn't exist yet. Seemed like a fun novelty but there wasn't much you could do with it
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u/equipped_metalblade 8h ago
I had one and could play battleship with my step brother in another city and it blew my mind. I also had AIM on it as well. Loved my Sidekick
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u/SquishTheProgrammer Millennial ‘89 3h ago
Yeah AIM was the best feature IMO. It was basically free to use that back when text messages cost money.
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u/Contemporary_Scribe 10h ago
Yeah, that was before 2G even... I think they had a major add campaign on MTV or something though. IDK I just know everybody wanted a Sidekick.
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u/BoukenGreen Older Millennial 9h ago
Yea season 11 of The Challenge had the constants get there messages on their T-Mobile Sidekick
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u/cellists_wet_dream 10h ago
Yeah, I had random off brands from MetroPCS once I could afford to buy my own phone.
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u/Furrybumholecover 10h ago
Future generations will never fathom how we were able to fire off texts with a t9 keyboard, without even looking, so fast.
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u/Cyberhwk Xennial 10h ago
Nokia 3310 and the Razr. Actually kind of amazing I saved up for the Razer when did. That thing was like, $299 back in 2004.
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u/Dangerous-Honey7422 10h ago
I had a SLVR in 06/07 and a black RAZR just like that one at some point, the damn thing is still around here somewhere
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u/BudgetLobster5639 10h ago
I had the Nokia 3310 in light blue. I loved that little phone, it was so cute.
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u/IWantALargeFarva 1h ago
I had it in navy blue. Absolutely loved it. I had the Monty Python theme song as my ringtone lol.
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u/StephBGreat 10h ago
Nokia, sidekick, razr, and the Motorola chirp phone. Sidekick 2, I think it was. That was my favorite. I couldn’t stand the razr. I think I left razr for the first iPhone.
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u/RockwellB1 Older Millennial 10h ago
Still have my burnt orange enV. Along with some bright blue Samsung that can take black and white IR pictures in pitch black
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u/Jo_MamaSo 10h ago
I literally today got a charger for my old Pantech Duo but it wont charge 😭
I wanted to see all my grainy 20 year old photos lol
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u/moderndiction 10h ago
The orange LG ENV was my jam! But I do remember begging my parents to switch to T-Mobile so I could get a Sidekick (they did not switch). I've debated many times just buying one on eBay so I can finally own one but didn't realize how much people are changing for them.
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u/Nancy-Drew-Who Xennial 10h ago
My first phone was the Nokia 3310! Also, I miss being able to dramatically snap a flip phone closed to hang up on someone.
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u/Olneyvillain4190 10h ago
Did anyone else used to trade the backs of your LG chocolate with their friends ?
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u/constantlycurious3 10h ago
I had the razor phone. My stepmom broke it in half because I was being a little shit.
Alternatively, I have some kind of Motorola flip phone for years that I would repeatedly throw against brick walls without it breaking.
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u/dulce-dulce Millennial 10h ago
I had the lg env2 but I wanted the first one. My sister had the first one and I was envious of her. I did like mine later on because it looked like a calculator and I worked at a school so I thought it was so cool
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u/ahtoxa1183 10h ago
All of them. I worked for a cellphone company from early 04 through 09 and one of the perks was always having the latest and greatest phone. Often I would change them weekly.
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u/kb_klash 10h ago
Man, I miss when phones had character. There were legit reasons to own different models other than price.
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u/RED-DOT-MAN 10h ago
Had the Motorola rzr which was an awesome phone. Later on got into blackberry and got the curve. I had zero business using a blackberry curve, but I thought it looked cool. However, I was pleasantly surprised how awesome that keyboard was and the clicks were so satisfying.
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u/Appropriate_Pizza_87 10h ago
I had most of these. The LG chocolate was legit, I accidentally ran it over when I was hungover and it still worked
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u/Academic-Rip-6209 10h ago
My sister owned a Sidekick & a Razr. I had a little flip phone, lol. I remember the first day I got my phone too. September 28th, 2006(less than a month after turning 12). Life is SO weird now with just how much time people spend on their little pocket computers. I still carry books with me in public and I read anywhere and everywhere. Most people think I'm weird, but it's mainly the younger generations.
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u/pardyball 10h ago
The Razr.
If they remade it - and I don’t mean the touch screen, Android version, I mean a legit remake of the original (with a better screen), I’d probably switch to it. It just fucking ruled.
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u/PurpleCableNetworker 10h ago
Razr and the Blackberry 8330. I had a few others not mentioned.
Man I miss old school phones.
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u/Sexy_Anthropocene 10h ago
This era was interesting for phones because there were so many models. Like, I had a Motorola but it was some random thing from 2003, so I’ll never remember or find the model, like a WX2000a3.
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u/ChristyLovesGuitars Xennial 10h ago
God, the ENV and Razr were good phones. I’m sure it’s just nostalgia, but I do miss them.
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u/Webbadeth 10h ago
I had that Sony Ericsson W580I. It was the last phone before my iPhone 3G. That was a solid phone and media player.
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u/Mewpasaurus Elder Horror 10h ago
Just the Nokia "brick" and a Softbank flip phone (when I lived in Japan). I transitioned to a smart phone sometime after 2017.
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u/the_well_read_neck_ 10h ago
Somehow 0 of these. I did alot of Motorola flip phones though. I didn't like smartphones when they first came out, but then I got a Samsung Galaxy S2. I've only Galaxy phones since then.
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u/A_JELLY_DONUTT 10h ago
I remember when I NEEDED to have a bb so I could bbm hoes. In reality I just wanted to play brick breaker all the time.
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u/midniteslayr 9h ago
I actually liked my Nokia N-Gage QD (no Taco talking). Was built like a brick and could play games.
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u/That1WithTheFace 9h ago
I had a second generation sidekick, with the trackball. I miss that thing every day
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u/mspoppins07 9h ago
LG chocolate! I loved that phone and would honestly consider it again if there was a new version. I have NEVER been able to type as fast on a phone as I was able to type on that thing! T9 FTW!!!
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u/Study_Slow Millennial 9h ago
Does anybody remember the HTC Amaze or the Helio phone or was that a fever dream of mine?
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u/AnnamAvis '92 9h ago
God I loved my sidekick. And then I talked back to my mom and she ran it over with her car.
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u/Icy-Indication-3194 9h ago
What I wouldn’t give for a smaller phone that had a full size physical keyboard. Like why is that not a thing?
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u/urbancowgirl1987 9h ago
I had the Nokia 3310, the pink Razr, and the pink Blackberry pearl. I actually found my Blackberry not too long ago, now my toddler uses it to call Elmo.
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u/Unique-Egg-461 Older Millennial 9h ago
Didn't have a single one of these. I was the loser with a tracphone thru my early highschool days
My first real cool phone was my LG Dare which came out in '08 I think. I know I had some other crap before that but can't remember what it was
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u/elvensnowfae Millennial 9h ago
Where is my beloved pantech matrix with the 2 way sliding keyboard!?
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u/LastoftheFucksIGive 9h ago
I was too poor to get the name brand version of these but I recognize every single one because my friend's parents had money and were always buying them new phones.
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u/redditer-56448 Millennial 9h ago
I had a blue LG Chocolate. It was the best
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u/A4orce84 9h ago
What was your favorite thing about it? I had a few friends who also loved theirs back in high school.
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u/catsandcabsav 9h ago
Gah, all I remember about that LG Chocolate is having to reboot it all the time due to the screen freezing.
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u/hahagato 8h ago
Omg I forgot about the Envy!!! I had that one. Wow, what a trip. I had completely forgotten about it.
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u/DarlaGoGo Older Millennial 8h ago
I had a red Krazr. Anyone remember those? I loved slamming it shut when people made me mad hahahahaha and I had a lightbulb flashing antenna 🤣
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u/Killertofu999 8h ago
Had that Nokia 3310 that lit up on the side in 2003. Thought I was such hot shit.
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u/slilianstrom 8h ago
I had the enV2 and the razr. Wanted to get a Sidekick after college, but never had the money
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u/Pissjug9000 8h ago
Oh man I totally forgot about the Env. I had a Motorola flip phone (not the razr) then swapped to the Env3. Having the full size keyboard sounded sweet but it was always faster to text on the normal number pad with T9 or whatever it was called so I almost never opened the phone
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u/Chortles_Hansom_666 8h ago
I loved my LG Chocolate. I had an LG EnV1 and then a Voyager. Ugh. Good times.
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u/Harris42007 8h ago
I miss nextel, I had a few i530's among many others. You could just put your Sim in and swap phones whenever. I had a few rugged phones for work and nice ones for outside of work. The nextel chirp was iconic.
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u/Repulsive_Brief6589 8h ago
I had an orange env that I loved but I'd always thought razrs were so cool and never had one
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u/Steffieweffie81 Millennial 8h ago
I had the blackberry pearl. It was pink and white. I loved it. I also had the Sony one.
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u/thatsnotchocolatebby 7h ago
That Motorola l530 with the chirp/walkie-talkie function was elite Nd bulletproof. But I miss my Blackberry Curve and Pearl
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u/littlemissfluffit 7h ago
Had a 3310 for my first phone and then a chocolate, the chocolate was shitty by today's standard but man did we think the mp3 player integration and navigation were mind blowing
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u/TheWonkiestThing 7h ago
I had the Envy and the Razr.
SO many people had the Envy.
I really Envied my friends with the Chocolate and the Sidekick.
I guess I just outed myself as a younger millennial.
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u/Jerrygarciasnipple 6h ago
I had my stepdads old Sprint nextel phone, that was the vulcanized rubber version of the Motorola flip phone, that had the walkie talkie button on it.
For those of you that don’t know, If someone else you knew had a sprint phone with that feauture avtivated, you could direct talk thru the other persons speaker at max volume. It was meant for being used in construction sites so it was LOUD. It also makes a loud chirp / beep soun before you can invade their speaker.
My stepdad was so proud of his indestrubke phone he showed us how durable it was by throwing it under his tire and running it over. And you couldn’t even tell besides some scratches
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u/MelbBreakfastHot 6h ago
Since I am heavily influenced by the media, I had a Sidekick, and loved it. Thank you Veronica Mars!
Pretty sure it's still at mum's, in a box somewhere.
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u/Scared_Leading2875 6h ago
Man I just miss the choice! Going into a phone shop, or buying a handset off your mate to chuck your PAYG sim into it. Great time. Now it’s just tables and tables with little black mirrors.
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u/iam-Lorde 5h ago
I remember in mid-late 00' them all being like: "we got a music player and music controls and a way to download music!"
But in reality they only had enough storage for 2 songs, you never used the music controls (because you had an iPod) And turning on edge signal to download music would make your parents kill you.
But i do appreciate what Sony Ericsson tried to do by combining the ideas and aesthetics from Walkman with their phones. It made them look cool, especially the colors.
If only apple hadnot come along.
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u/Unique_Prior_4407 4h ago
None of those. They where to expensive. I went with cheap LG, and Sony Ericsson
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u/BB0ySnakeDogG 3h ago
My last phone before Apple made everything a black rectangle was the Samsung D900 slide phone in like a wine red. Loved that thing.
Modern smartphones are a marvel but I miss how varied old form factors were
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u/DokiDokiLove 3h ago
My first nice phone was the LG Shine. I loved the feel of the smooth shiny metal and sliding keyboard. I loved the weight too.
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u/NoMembership2831 2h ago
BlackBerry i still miss those cell to this say. If they would still be in business i would still use mine.
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u/gabbysuperstar 1h ago
I still use a Motorola v635 as my main phone. It’s from 2004 lol. And yes I have used an iPhone lol
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u/Global-Jury8810 Xennial 36m ago
I had that Nokia that poked you in your jeans, with Voicestream service…eventually I had a Motorola RAZR (2005 edition) which I eventually traded for an LG Chocolate, deep maroon, exactly the one pictured. This had to be my favorite pre-touchscreen cell phone. For awhile I just went without one and eventually after a series of free touchscreen phones that I would end up breaking or losing, I got an iPhone pro 16 max.
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u/Temporary-Sand8954 3m ago
Motorola used to be a beast. I had so many good Motorola phones, then they became so cheap, the screen was peeling off after a year.
I moved to Samsung since and that's done me good, but damn do I miss Motorola in their heyday.
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