Do you remember these phones with Nokia’s unique design?
Among the select companies without which the mention of mobile phones is incomplete, Nokia is prominent. This Finnish company was started in the year 1865. Be it technology or design, Nokia’s flag has remained high for years. The company gave many such benchmark phones, whose image is still alive in the minds of people. There was a time when these phones of the company were considered ‘status symbols’ due to their design. Today let us remember 5 such unique phones of Nokia, whose technology and design have become ‘outdated’ today. What we found unique may be ‘useless’ to you, but these phones were really something different…
Nokia N-Gage was the world’s first mobile phone, which brought a portable gaming console design. The phone was launched in October 2003. It worked on Symbian operating system. One of the reasons the phone failed was that it was touted as a comfortable phone for playing games but it failed to respond well to the user. The earpiece and mic in the phone were placed on the side instead of at the top or bottom.
Nokia 9210 Communicator
Talking about Nokia 9210 Communicator, it was the third generation handset of the Communicator series. It was launched in the year 2000. This upgraded version of Nokia 9110 communicator had a color display, Symbian OS and ARM processor. At that time it was one of the few mobile phones through which it was possible to send fax. It also had the feature of speakerphone, which was rarely available in phones at that time. Besides, this was also the first phone of the company in which the storage could be increased by using a memory card.
nokia 8110
Nokia 8110 mobile phone was first launched in the year 1996. This was the company’s first phone in ‘slider’ design. Besides, a cover was also given on the keypad. In this, when the cover was lowered, the call was automatically connected. Monochrome graphic LCD was used for the first time in the phone. This phone later also became famous by the name of ‘Banana Phone’. The popularity of this handset is such that Nokia brand maker HMD Global has recently launched it with 4G VoLTE feature.
nokia 7600
Talking about Nokia 7600, its unique design was very much discussed. Some appreciated it while some called it funny. The phone was launched in the year 2003. It had a 2 inch display. In this, half the keys were given on the left and the rest on the right. The phone was provided with polyphonic ringtones, downloadable Java games and a 850 mAh battery.
nokia 7280
Talking about Nokia 7280, the body of this phone looked like a pencil box. It was provided with VGA camera. When the screen of this phone was off, users used it as a mirror. Fortune magazine named it the best product of 2004.
…So these were such Nokia phones, which are difficult to forget. These phones are reminiscent of the era when color displays, cameras and polyphonic ringtones were considered big features in phones.
