A portable telephone is adapted to accommodate a plurality of distinctive telephone appearances. The portable telephone includes a faceplate 102 and a housing 101. The faceplate 102 has a distinctive user interface appearance. The housing 101 adapted to receive the faceplate 102 as one of a plurality of faceplates to provide the distinctive user interface appearance for the portable telephone thereby giving the portable telephone a distinctive telephone appearance. The faceplate 102 is advantageously attached to the housing 101 after a functional portable telephone is produced to streamline manufacturing and offer a greater variety of unique looks. IMAGE
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