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Pocket Archive

Six phones, 2003 to 2023, at true relative size.

An interactive 3D timeline of six mobile phones from 2003 to 2023, each modelled at true relative size in the colour it was owned in. Pick up a phone to rotate it, open the flip phone, wake the screens and read full technical specifications in English or Russian.

  1. Siemens A52

    Colour owned: Navy blue. In production July 2003 – c. 2005.

    Size
    104 × 46 × 21 mm
    Weight
    84 g
    Screen
    101 × 64 monochrome display with amber backlight

    GSM 900/1800 feature phone with a 700 mAh battery, 50-entry phonebook, SMS/EMS and two games, StackAttack and Balloon Shooter. Clip-it covers let owners swap the front colour.

  2. Sony Ericsson W710i

    Colour owned: Performance Graphite. In production May 2006 – c. 2007.

    Size
    88 × 48 × 24.5 mm
    Weight
    101 g
    Screen
    1.9″ 176 × 220 TFT plus a 1.5″ 128 × 128 orange outer display

    Walkman clamshell for runners with a step counter and running tracker, 2 MP camera, stereo FM radio, Bluetooth 2.0 and a Memory Stick Micro slot.

  3. HTC Desire

    Colour owned: Brown. In production March 2010 – March 2011.

    Size
    119 × 60 × 11.9 mm
    Weight
    135 g
    Screen
    3.7″ 480 × 800 AMOLED or Super LCD

    Android 2.1 smartphone with HTC Sense, a 1 GHz Snapdragon S1, 5 MP camera and an optical trackpad; a close cousin of the Nexus One.

  4. Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

    Colour owned: White. In production September 2014 – February 2016.

    Size
    127.3 × 64.9 × 8.6 mm
    Weight
    129 g
    Screen
    4.6″ 720 × 1280 IPS LCD

    Snapdragon 801 flagship in a compact, IP68 waterproof body with a 20.7 MP camera, 4K video and a round aluminium power key.

  5. Google Pixel 2

    Colour owned: Kinda Blue. In production October 2017 – April 2019.

    Size
    145.7 × 69.7 × 7.8 mm
    Weight
    143 g
    Screen
    5.0″ 1080 × 1920 AMOLED

    Snapdragon 835 phone with Active Edge squeeze for the assistant, Now Playing song recognition on the always-on display and a 12.2 MP camera.

  6. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE

    Colour owned: Olive. In production January 2022 – October 2023.

    Size
    155.7 × 74.5 × 7.9 mm
    Weight
    177 g
    Screen
    6.4″ 1080 × 2340 Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120 Hz

    Fan Edition delayed by the chip shortage and announced at CES 2022, with a triple camera, 4500 mAh battery and IP68 rating.