Precision hardware / 2004 handset profile
Thinness became the status symbol.
The hinge stopped reading as mechanism and started reading as jewelry. At 14.0 mm closed, the fold turned restraint into the part people remembered.
Closed thickness / millimeters
Before → after
Before / 2003
22.8mm
Typical pocket flip profile, built for bulk rather than fit.
After / 2004
14.0mm
The closed shell slipped under the line of sight and stayed there.
38% slimmer at the hinge