We talk alot about phone design at cellphones.ca, but usually it’s limited to a couple short paragraphs of our humble opinion. Exploring the design process in detail is best left to design experts. Someone like Justin Petro who dissected the Motorola V.70 in a full-on product autopsy.
Most of the talk is designer dude jargon, like the mill-patterned 0.70mm aluminum used, but there is a tonne of interesting information in Justin’s DEE-tailed look at the V.70.
What was the overall scoop?
It is clear that the level of both manufacturing and electronic complexity which went into this V.70 is immense. This phone’s complexity from a materials and production point of view is amazing. However, it is equally impressive when considering its technical and assembly hurdles. This phone served Motorola well as a showcase for design ingenuity and their ability to package complex electronics.
It is certain that the manufacturing decisions behind this phone greatly impacted its appeal and captured consumers’ attention. However, the choice of these production techniques greatly impacts the phone’s longevity, not merely aesthetics. This phone illustrates also that beyond the technique used, the vendor providing those services is critical in producing both an aesthetic and lasting product.
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