Microsoft has finally completed its purchase of Nokia’s mobile empire. But
the journey of Nokia doesn’t end here are as the mobile-phone manufacturing
business isn’t the only thing Nokia is into.
This Finnish Tech giant still retains Nokia’s other ventures like HERE maps, Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN), along with a large
number of patents.
In 1865, Fredrik Idestam started a wood
pulp mill. The name ‘Nokia’ came to light when a second processing unit was
opened on the banks of the river “Nokianvirta”.
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Further expanding into multiple domains of businesses, the company began
to manufacture communication cables, power generation machinery, capacitors,
robotics, etc. In the 80s, Nokia took a historical step and decided to focus solely
on the “telecommunication” industry. This was the beginning of the greatest
telecom company ever.
The Nokia that we are familiar with today is the product
of the outstanding dedication of this company in the last 3 decades.
Let us go back in time and revisit this amazing
line of iconic mobile devices that has made the name Nokia renowned across the world
and synonymous to cell phones.
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Nokia
Mobira Cityman 900
Launched: 1987
Back in the musical 80s where phones used to be heavier
than 10 phones put together today, Nokia had launched Nokia Mobira Cityman. Being
the lightest cell phone in its time it weighed about 0.8 kg which is outrageous
by today’s standards. But hey, back then it was the insanely awesome!!
Key
features:
- It had a Monochrome screen.
- It could display 8 numbers in the phone directory.
- The battery was 1000-mAh battery (~1 hour).
- It was operated on NMT (Nordic Mobile Telephone) network which is now defunct.
Price: INR 4,
00,000 (approx.)
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Nokia 8810
Launched: 1996
I am sure
you remember this amazing slider The Matrix, where Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne
Moss used it to transition in and out of the virtual and real worlds.
The real-life
8110 didn’t have the spring-loaded mouthpiece/keypad cover. It was added by the
movie’s prop-makers for absolute “coolness”. Later a lookalike Nokia 7110 (see
further down our list) popped up in shops equipped with the rewarding
slide-down action the fans had been waiting for.
Key
features:
- It had a Monochrome graphic screen.
- It could display 5 lines.
- The battery was 600-mAh battery (33-135 hours).
- It had dynamic font size and smart messaging services.
Nokia
9000 Communicator
Launched: 1996
It was the first ever business cell phone by Nokia. It is a witness to the earlier
visions of smart phones by Nokia. This device had the features of email, web
browsing and messaging even in 1996. These features just swept the user
community off their feet and everybody loved it.
Key features:
- It had 2 ‘grey scale’ LCD displays.
- The primary screen was 640x200 pixels
- It ran on GEOSTM 3.0 OS
- It supported SMS, Email and web Browser.
- It had Intel 386 processor and ran 24 MHz
- It had 8 MB ‘flash’ memory.
- It was equipped with a Full-‘QWERTY’ keypad.
Price: Rs 53,000 (approx.)
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Nokia 5110
Launched: 1998
It was one of those legendary Nokia models that
became ubiquitous in every household, streets and offices the 5110. It was impervious
to almost anything that the world could throw at it, it had excellent battery
life and best of all, and it was the first Nokia mobile to have our beloved
Snake game. You could also customise the back panel to your liking.
Key features:
- It had a Monographic display screen.
- It had 5 lines of display
- It supported downloadable ‘monophonic’ ringtones
- 3 games were available. ( Snake, 2 other logic and memory based games)
- It’s had a Li-Po battery 600 mAh (~40-180 hours)
Price: INR 40,000
(approx.)
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Nokia 3210
Launched: 1999
If you are over 25 years old then you
probably would have owned this phone and if you did, then you are a part of the
club that has over 160 million people. It was one of the first mobiles ever without
a visible exterior aerial. It was tough, reliable and compact. It was THE game
changing mobile and Nokia’s one of the best selling devices ever.
Key
features:
- It had a Monochrome display screen.
- It could display 5 lines at a time.
- It had user customisable front and back covers.
- It had games like snake, rotate, and other logical games.
Price: INR 15,000
(approx.)
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Nokia 7110
Launched: 1999
It was Nokia’s first
Series 40 phone; the 7110 offered a WAP browser. Dubbed as Nokia's first "media
phone", it gave cell phone users hitherto unavailable access to email and
web services.
It offered a clickable
wheel which made much easier. However the spring-loaded keypad mouthpiece is a
design masterstroke (as mentioned earlier).
Key
features:
- It had a Monochrome screen.
- It could display 6 lines.
- It had dynamic font size.
- It offered a WAP browser.
- Clickable wheel for scrolling.
Nokia 8210
Launched: 1999
Celebrated by its
appearance in the movie Charlie's Angels, the 8210 was petite and feminine.
Customisable ringtones were also available and was a main reason for the
success of this phone. It also had a customisable back panel.
It was remarkably compact
and lightweight (a mere 79g), this phone had exceptional compatible capabilities
and it also featured an infrared port. This allowed it to wirelessly
communicate with PCs and printers- like a primitive Bluetooth.
Key
features:
- It had a Monochrome screen.
- It could display 5 lines.
- It had picture messaging service.
- 6 Xpress-on covers were available for customisation.
Price: INR 20,000
(approx.)
Nokia 3310
Launched: 2000
This handset is so hardy
and dependable that it has dubbed as the ‘chuck-Norris’ phone and has spawned a
meme trend as well. The 3310 was a bestselling phone and has sold more than 130
million pieces. It was a major boon for text addicts, as it permitted messages
of 459 characters (3xnorm) and also displayed chat messages in easy-to-follow
threaded form.
Key
features:
- It had a Monochrome screen.
- It could display 5 lines.
- It had User customisable back and front covers.
- Supposedly ‘INDESTRUCIBLE’ ;)
Price: INR 15,000
(approx.)
Nokia
7650
Launched: 2001
One of the greatest ground
breaking developments by Nokia was its 7650 model. It was the company’s first built-in
camera-phone with the Symbian S60. The camera is a huge development as Nokia
went on to create some of the best camera phones that were ever built (the N93,
N95 and Lumia 1020 for starters).
Key
features:
- It had a TFT screen with 4096 colours.
- Advanced user interface and 5-way joystick.
- VGA camera was introduced in this mobile.
- It was operated on Symbian version 6.1 OS.
Price: INR 48,000
(approx.)
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6310
Launched: 2002
Don’t let its basic (but
admittedly gaudy) candy bar looks fool you: the 6310 was a business-minded
blower with such exec-friendly features as Bluetooth (for the ubiquitous
headset) and a voice memo recorder. The pic above is the 6310i, which was an
updated model released after an year and equipped with a blue monochrome screen
and triband reception.
Key
features:
- It had a Monochrome screen.
- It could display 6 lines.
- SMS and WAP browser enabled.
- It had SyncMl and voice enabled commands.
- Data transfer capabilities using infrared.
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CONCLUSION:
The journey of Nokia has truly been dreamy. Nokia played a prominent
role in setting up a competitive market and thus led to unthinkable
technological development in the last decade.
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