I’ve been thinking of all the mobile phones I’ve had over the last 3 decades plus. Without doubt my blackberry bold was my favourite of them all, although Nokia always had a signal. The blackberry’s physical keyboard was fantastic.
What is your favourite mobile phone of all time and why?
Blackberry - Hands Down!!!
My answer is boring, I’m afraid: It’s my current iPhone. My previous favorite was my last iPhone. My next favorite will be my next iPhone.
I used a BlackBerry for literally a week. My company issued me one and I received it coincidentally the week the first iPhone came out. I bought an iPhone the first day and my BlackBerry sat in a drawer after that.
Before the BlackBerry I had a Palm Treo 750, which was very nice.
Like @MitchWagner my favourite 3 phones have all been iPhones. The iPhone X, iPhone 4, and then my current iPhone 16 are my top three in that order. The only thing I’d put against the iPhone X was that after the iPhone 6S, the X was a little small for the onscreen keyboard.
I supported Blackberries in my IT role, they were OK, but there were better out there. I liked Windows Mobile far better than RIM’s Blackberry.
My first “good” phone was the Nokia 5110 https://www.stuff.tv/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/nokia-5110.jpg. (previously I had an Ericsson which was rubbish)
Original “Candybar” phones were the Nokia 6210 and 6310.
I enjoyed the Ericsson T28, the original Motorola Razr https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_1200,h_700/https://mobilityarena.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/motorola-razr-v3.webp,
the Nokia 6810 https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eEiTsORWU1o/W-nq1bnNURI/AAAAAAAAOfY/EKqO42RLGEIe7qqLOyjDx6Bkcf-sodjFgCLcBGAs/s1600/nokia-6820.jpg,
Sony Ericsson P800 and P900, the Nokia Communicator 8000 was fun for a play, but not as good as the Sony Ericssons.
The Sony Walkman W810 https://imei24.com/img/sonyericsson/10_27_20_9.jpg was my last Pre-iPhone phone which I enjoyed.
Your numbers used to be saved on the SIM card, so it was amazingly easy to swap phones. Some of us even sync’d our contacts with our computers for backup.
In the UK, Test messages (SMS) cost 10 pence per message with a few hundred thrown in with your Mobile plan, and calls weren’t free, there was a cost per minute. If you texted or dialled internationally the bill went up quickly, and in the US the person calling would be charged also.
Kids of today don’t know they’re born.
My favorite mobile phone was actually my 160gb iPod Classic with click wheel. 
My iPhone is basically a glorified iPod: it’s about 75% dedicated to just listening to stuff.
A phone, who talks to people anymore. I don’t even have the phone icon anywhere! Click on numbers to call, accept incoming.
If I take favorite to mean best product of limerence and utility, it might’ve been the 4S. It was good for a long time, too. I had it from launch day and people in bars would demand you let them ask Siri a question, as unbelievable as that sounds.
I’ve always been an iPhone user, but I was drawn to larger screens back in the day when apple was still making tiny phones. Bought an HTC One - the big silver one with Beats speakers.
All of my friends have iPhones and I am so heavily entrenched in the apple ecosystem I didn’t love it after a week or so, but from a hardware side - man I loved that phone. Photo from November 2013
I really loved my Palm Treos back in the day. The little stylus tucked into the back, the removable battery cover that you could get third-party extended batteries for, the various apps that you could run…it was a lot of fun.
Your mention of stylus reminded me of my galaxy note 8 which was one of my longest owned Samsung/Android phones. The stylus was just fantastic and well ahead of the competition. I wrote soooo many notes.
Thank you! Always a great day when you learn a new word. 
The 6 Plus. Not too big to fit in my hip pocket, but I could comfortably read ebooks on it.
Motorola Razr. Owned two of them, would buy another today if they made them again. Nearly indestructible, while it only had a couple of jobs (a plus) that it did very well.
I also had a phone they nicknamed the Candy bar, don’t remember the make or model, but quite a good phone for taking/making calls.
I loved the Palm Pre. In particular, I thought WebOS had amazing potential (shame it’s only on LG TVs now!) I liked the physical keyboard and dimensions.
My iPhone 11. Good screen, light weight, able to do everything I needed, and the battery was at 92% when I purchased my 16 Pro.
I dusted it off last night, installed iOS 26.5.2, and am setting it up to run the iOS 27 public beta when it arrives.
I’ve got to give it up for my old trusty T-Mobile Sidekick. Everything after has been better, but that little gizmo opened up my world like nothing else.
My favorite mobile phone was the first-generation iPhone. I drove across the country several times a year and needed to stay in touch with my elderly parents’ doctors. It was the ideal phone for those times and places.
Hard to answer with just one. Here are my top contenders. Motorola Razr, Blackberry 8700, BlackBerry Bold 9700, iPhone 5s (my first), and my current iPhone 17 Pro Max (this is my favorite yet). I still miss my Blackberry keyboard and Blackberry Message Service (BBM). But after switching to iPhone, I have never looked back.
I love reading all your opinions on your favorite phones. Great topic, @svsmailus!
Blackberry Curve 8300 and the Blackberry Bold my favorite. Loved the keyboard!
For me its the following in no particular order
I was using Blackberry Bold 2 at the start of my working career.That time my needs were simpler so I never got to use the power features. But it had great keyboard and BBM messenger was great. I’m sure if I were to use it now, I would like it a lot.
