The Art of Cell Phone Filth

Cell phones can be some of the world’s dirtiest objects, quite literally.  While some companies, like Apple, spend a lot of research and development dollars designing smart phones that are sleek, sexy, and even sanitary — other companies are just trying to chuck out whatever they can put on store shelves that will run on the latest version of Google’s Android operating system.  Sometimes, the results are less on the artistic side, and more inclined to complete and utter filth than you might be willing or able to imagine.  Designers like the people working for Apple, Nokia, Samsung, and other popular mobile handset makers usually are not thinking about cleanliness when they come up with concepts for the hottest new phones, but according to some recent information, maybe they need to think about it more.

There is certainly nothing wrong with a little dirt and grime marring the screen of your lovely cell phone sometimes.  In fact, it’s unavoidable that something people use as much as their cell phones will get pretty icky, sticky, and germy over time.  This can play havoc with your sense of home security, and places you at risk for coming down with a nasty bug.  Which phones are the worst for this?

The world’s dirtiest phones are all Android models!  Those that made Bit9′s “Dirty Dozen list are as follows:

1. Samsung Galaxy Mini

2. HTC Desire

3. Sony Ericsson Xperia X10

4. Sanyo Zio

5. HTC Wildfire

6. Samsung Epic 4G

7. LG Optimus S

8. Samsung Galaxy S

9. Motorola Droid X

10. LG Optimus One

11. Motorola Droid 2

12. HTC Evo 4G

Perhaps it seems a little unfair that all of the dirtiest phones are smart phones — and that all twelve are Android devices.  No Windows Phone or Apple iOS devices made this list.  Surely, it must be an art form for a phone to be able to collect enough grime and filth to be added to a list as foul as this one.