The rise of smartphones has been the biggest story in personal computing technology over the past decade. But while there have been a lot of high-profile hits like Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy Note series in that time, there have been even more misses. While this is to expected in just about every industry, there were certain smartphones released over the past decade that were so obviously ill-conceived that you just had to scratch your head and wonder what their developers were thinking. For your amusement and horror, here are the five most disastrous smartphones ever released. FROM EARLIER:- The complete Star Wars movie schedule through 2020 No. 5:

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