25 best phones ever

And the best mobile phones ever, in no particular order, are...

Motorola StarTAC (1996)

The StarTAC wasn't just the first clamshell phone; it was the first cool phone. In the same way that the intrinsic coolness of the iPod fuelled the popularity of MP3 players, so the StarTAC's jazzy design helped establish mobiles as a must-have.