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what are the best-selling smart phones of all time it is not what you think because it turns out that most people don't want to spend $1000 on their phone so come with me back in time and start off by talking about the 10th best selling phone of all time I remember this phone it was the sexy phone I'm talking about the Motorola RAZR v3 with more than a hundred and thirty million units sold the razor v3 was an icon of its time the devices gorgeous design stood out from the crowd and made it one of the most successful phones ever not only is it the tenth most sold phone of all time it's also the highest selling flip phone ever the razor of III can't compare with today's handsets of course but it was the best back in the day now if you're over 30 you've probably used or owned the ninth phone on our list the nokia 2600 in 2004 the nokia 2600 didn't offer much at least by today's standards it was a simple device with the sturdy body and Nokia devices were known for and a small 1.5 inch display it didn't feature a camera Bluetooth connectivity or any other fancy features but it did have a great battery life and an affordable price tag that made it as popular as anything in its time and in the same vein let's talk about number 8 which was the Samsung II 1100 with over a hundred and fifty million units sold like the Nokia 2600 the Samsung 1100 had a sturdy body and offered great battery life 13 days of standby it debuted in 2009 and became a success due to its affordable price and worldwide availability the device featured a 1.5 2 inch display 1 megabytes of internal storage that is not a typo and a built-in flashlight for finding stuff in the dark and yeah you're gonna start to see a trend here with number 7 on our list the Nokia 5230 the Nokia 5230 was an entry-level smartphone with a 3.2 inch touchscreen this Symbian operating system 3G connectivity it also had a GPS chip a 2 megapixel camera and 128 megabytes of RAM the device couldn't connect to a Wi-Fi network but that didn't seem to bother anybody in 2009 and number six on our list is again Nokia with the Nokia 6600 with more than a hundred and fifty million units sold the Nokia 6600 was a high-end model when it came out in 2003 offering a 2.1 inch display a basic camera and an 850 milliamp hour battery it was quite expensive retailing for around 695 dollars u.s. pricey indeed and for all you battery hogs out there let's talk about number 5 on our list the Nokia 1200 the biggest feature of the Nokia 1200 was indeed its battery life seven hours of talktime and 390 hours of standby time it also had a flashlight that you could turn on by long-pressing the scroll up key other than that the phone wasn't really all that exciting it was just well built and well priced that plus the fact that you could get it just about anywhere the Nokia 1200 is one of the most popular phones in the world with over a hundred and fifty million units sold also let's go even farther back and talk about a phone that's even older than many of you I'm talking about the Nokia 3210 it was launched in 1999 when phones were used for making phone calls maybe sending texts the hence that became a massive success due to his robust body many color options and attractive look for its time the best feature was the snake game which kept people glued to their screens for hours on end now with number three on our list we moved to the more modern era and talk about the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus now these phones were released in 2014 and they are therefore the newest phones on this top-selling list of all time and although they don't compare to today's flagships in terms of specs they blow all the other phones out of the water on this list when it comes to feature sets now one of the reasons they sold so much is because it was a big change for Apple right that's when the iPhone 5 was a 4-inch screen and then they jumped to two options a 4.7 and a 5.5 inch screen huge big feature change for Apple and that really spurred the 220 million units sold that's a lot now you're probably guessing the trend on our list but number 2 is probably a phone that many of you owned I'm talking about the Nokia 1110 with over 200 50 million units sold this compact phone offered only the basics it didn't have a camera a color display or a fancy design like the Nokia and 70 and many other devices also released in 2005 still it outsold just about everyone mainly due to its global availability and affordable price and for the number one selling phone of all time let's talk about the Nokia 1100 with over 250 million units sold this is the best selling phone of all time and it's a basic phone that debuted in 2003 it had a simple curvy design that appealed to many small monochrome display a flashlight on top it stuck to the same formula that made all the Nokia feature phones popular offering a solid build quality an attractive design and an affordable price tag Nokia's vast distribution network also brought the device to loads of markets across the globe which played a big part in its success and it is an interesting thing to see the shift that's happened over the past 15 years or so right I mean smartphones were really feature phones that were made cheap and accessible to everywhere around the world and now our most popular famous phones are really expensive 800 to 1200 dollars per phone feature-rich smartphones but are really for the exclusive you know top to 3% of the world who have the income to drop $1,000 on a phone right so that's why we kind of have a two-tiered system the iPhone and premium Samsung users pretty much and then everybody else the market has really shifted my question to you is how is the market going to shift in the next 15 years cuz it is gonna shift let me know in the comments below like me do you like ultra-thin phone cases if so you just need protection against everyday wear and tear and our sponsor has super-thin cases price just right for all major phones you can go to 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