In 1994 Motorola developed their now legendary brick phones to use the new GSM technology. This meant the appearance of new technology in a very familiar shape. These phones were sold across Northern Europe but not widely in the UK. Most popular was the 3200 which was the last of the big upright mobile dinosaurs.

Handsfree for the car? Oh dear lord no. Back in the day you would have been positively encouraged to make phone calls whilst driving your Porsche, waving your filofax in the air and listening to Dire Straits. They have a much shorter battery life than modern mobiles - even though the battery itself is the size of Cheshire.

So there are a few features lacking with this phone, but if it was gadgetry you were after you wouldn't be on this page would you? If you want bluetoothery, textual intercourse, video-mp3-colour-screen-eyestrain then toddle off to the high street and buy yourself something new and shiny and whizzbang. If you prefer something a little more retro then this is the phone for you.