Nokia’s 2003 phone-console hybrid asked players to remove its back cover and battery just to change a game. Calls placed the speaker and microphone on the thin edge, producing the celebrated “sidetalking” pose. The 2004 QD fixed both ideas, which is an unusually efficient product review.
Sources: GameSpot’s 2004 report on the redesigned QD; The Register’s original N-Gage review.
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