Smartisan U1: A New Era of Mobile Phone Design

Smartisan ID Team's Innovative Approach to Everyday Technology

The Smartisan ID Team drew inspiration from the current state of the smartphone market. With smartphones becoming a commodity, the market is inundated with mediocre products described in superficial language. The team's goal was to create a smartphone that was not just affordable, but also easy to use and interact with, much like any everyday object.

The Smartisan U1 stands out with its unique properties. It is designed to be appropriate rather than merely affordable. The phone's humble yet elegant design does not compromise on quality. It features an iconic front face inherited from the Smartisan T1, integrating the proximity and ambient light sensors with the ear speaker into a single pill shape. The phone's changeable back covers come in a range of rich colors, and the classic stripes design makes the phone tactilely interactive.

The Smartisan U1's realization technology further sets it apart. While many smartphones use metal as their body material, driven more by market forces than material integrity, the Smartisan U1 uses plastic in a simple yet elegant way. The thermal conductivities of plastic, coupled with the classic lines design on the back cover, allow the phone to subtly interact with the user's hands.

The phone's design specifications are 76.9 mm × 152.9 mm × 9.0 mm. The Smartisan Industrial Design Team, responsible for this innovative design, has successfully transformed the material property into design quality.

The Smartisan U1's unique design has not gone unnoticed. It was awarded the Golden A' Digital and Electronic Device Design Award in 2016. This prestigious award is granted to marvelous, outstanding, and trendsetting creations that reflect the designer's prodigy and wisdom. They are venerated products and bright ideas that advance art, science, design, and technology, embodying extraordinary excellence and significantly impacting the world with their desirable characteristics.