10 of the best smartphone concepts we wish were real

Mobile Script

Designer: Mukomelov Studio

The Mobile Script concept uses a (presumably) flexible screen, which can be extended outwards to turn your phone into a tablet. Aside from being a two-in-one device it's also covered with a 'nano material', which can convert sunlight into energy, keeping its battery alive for longer.

The long, thin shape of the phone is unusual, but in a world of identical rectangles 'unusual' is something we need more of, so we could see it catching on.

James Rogerson

James is a freelance phones, tablets and wearables writer and sub-editor at TechRadar. He has a love for everything ‘smart’, from watches to lights, and can often be found arguing with AI assistants or drowning in the latest apps. James also contributes to 3G.co.uk, 4G.co.uk and 5G.co.uk and has written for T3, Digital Camera World, Clarity Media and others, with work on the web, in print and on TV.