The perfect and worst Nokia telephones

Nokia made a superb return in 2016 and began competing amongst the large boys with its Android phones.

Though the brand new telephones may not be the rock-solid, meme-worthy 3310, it is nonetheless doable to say that proudly owning a Nokia telephone is one thing to be pleased with.

HMD World is behind the revitalisation, utilizing the Nokia branding on smartphones from entry-level to flagship devices. And it’s utilizing among the heritage of the telephone producer’s previous as inspiration.

That is why we have handpicked a few of our favorite Nokia cell phones from the previous few many years. We have additionally chucked in some stinkers too.

So listed below are the perfect and, frankly, worst and weirdest Nokia handsets all of us bear in mind.

Nokia Mobira Talkman (1985)

The Talkman was a chunky beast of a cellphone that you may theoretically take with you wherever, nevertheless it was removed from sensible.

From 1985 to 1992, Nokia manufactured the Mobira Talkman line of crazy-large cell telephones you may carry with you (in case your arms have been sturdy sufficient to raise the large block/suitcase hooked up to the telephone).

It would seem like a monster, however this was the beginning of issues to return.

Nokia Cityman (1987)

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The Cityman is certainly one of many well-known Nokia telephones from its early many years. Once more, a chunky gadget by immediately’s requirements however actually widespread on the time.

The Cityman was one of many first compact telephones. It grew to become well-known in 1987 when Mikhail Gorbachev, then-president of the Soviet Union, used a Cityman 900 to name Moscow throughout a press convention.

Nokia 1011 (1993)

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The 1011 is legendary for being the primary mass-produced GSM telephone. Once more, not a lot to take a look at, however telephones had actually come a great distance from their chunky origins.

Nokia 8110 (1996)

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The 8110 gained notoriety as being the primary telephone with a slider type issue, however the design’s distinguished curvature earned it the nickname “banana telephone”.

It was additionally widespread on the time on account of an look within the arms of Keanu Reeves in The Matrix.

Nokia 9000 Communicator (1996)

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The 9000 Communicator was a messaging telephone and the primary telephone below the Communicator sequence. It’s well-known for being utilized by actor Val Kilmer within the remake of The Saint in addition to by actors Anthony Hopkins and Chris Rock within the movie Dangerous Firm.

Nokia 5110 (1998)

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The 5110 was made with enterprise customers in thoughts, although it is most remembered immediately for being one of many first telephones to characteristic an addictive sport known as Snake.

Nokia 3210 (1999)

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The 3210 was notable as a result of it launched the thought of vibrant, interchangeable covers. There are claims over 160 million items have been bought, making it one of the widespread and profitable telephones in historical past.

Nokia 7110 (1999)

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The 7110 is nicknamed “The Swordfish Telephone” as a result of it was utilized by actor John Travolta within the movie Swordfish. It was additionally the primary cell phone to return with a WAP browser.

Nokia 8210 (1999)

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The 8210 was the smallest and lightest Nokia cell phone out there when it launched and got here with vibrant, interchangeable covers.

Nokia 3310 (2000)

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Maybe essentially the most iconic of all Nokia handsets, the 3310 was the telephone that actually took the interchangeable covers craze to all-new ranges. It was additionally a hardy gadget – we all know as we by accident lobbed a good few of them throughout automobile parks and down streets, however they continued to work.

Nokia 6310 (2001)

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Enterprise sorts cherished the 6310 and 6310i (and the similar-looking 6210 earlier than them). It was extra skilled wanting than the 3310, however nonetheless supplied a level of customisation in an interchangeable plate on the backside. The “i” model added a backlit display and tri-band connectivity.

Nokia 7650 (2001)

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The 7650 was the primary Nokia smartphone with Symbian OS, it was additionally the primary with a built-in digital camera, introducing a brand new age of characteristic telephones.

Nokia 5510 (2001)

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The 5510 featured a full QWERTY keyboard and a digital music participant. It even had 64 MB of reminiscence for storing audio recordsdata. Tonnes of room, proper? (Sarcasm.) This telephone appeared in the course of the period when extra bodily buttons have been an excellent factor.

Nokia N-Gage (2002)

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The N-Gage was Nokia’s try and win over GameBoy customers. It was a gaming gadget and cell phone in a single, although avid gamers scoffed on the telephone and described it as wanting like a taco.

Nokia 3600/3650 (2002)

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The 3600/3650 was additionally the primary telephone in North America with an built-in digital camera. It was additionally completely different on account of its round keypad.

Nokia 6800 (2002)

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The 6800 was marketed as a messaging telephone due to its uncommon fold-out QWERTY keyboard. Anybody would suppose Nokia had an obsession with bodily buttons at this level.

Nokia 5100 (2002)

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The 5100 was a rugged gadget with a rubber casing and built-in FM stereo. Regardless of being designed to be rugged, it would not substitute the 3310 in individuals’s reminiscences because the strongest telephone ever produced.

Nokia 3300 (2003)

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The 3300 was marketed as music enjoying telephone but in addition featured a QWERTY keyboard.

Nokia 7600 (2004)

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The 7600 had a teardrop type issue. It was aimed on the style market and featured interchangeable covers. One other in a line of quirky-shaped telephones from Nokia that confirmed the corporate wasn’t afraid to innovate and do issues in another way.

Nokia 7280 (2004)

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The 7280 was additionally known as the “lipstick” telephone. Introduced as a part of Nokia’s Vogue Telephone line, it had black, white and pink styling in addition to a display that remodeled it right into a mirror. Weirdly futuristic wanting and positively one other uncommon smartphone.

Nokia 7710 (2005)

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The 7710 was a smartphone extensively referred to as being Nokia’s first gadget with a touchscreen.

Nokia N90 (2005)

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The N90 was one other telephone below the N-series however stood out for its swivel design that remodeled into 4 completely different modes.

Nokia 8800 (2005)

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The 8800 was a slider telephone. It was completely different in that it had a stainless-steel housing and a scratch-resistant display.

Nokia 1100 (2005)

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The Nokia 1100 was a fundamental GSM cell phone. Nokia claimed in 2011 that the telephone was as soon as owned by 250 million individuals, making it the world’s hottest telephone at the moment.

Nokia 3250 (2005)

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The 3250 was a singular cell phone that featured a twist design, a conventional telephone keypad, a digital camera, and devoted music management keys.

Nokia 6280 (2005)

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The 6280 was one other 3G cell phone. It had a slide type issue and a 2.2-inch color TFT display.

Nokia N70 (2005)

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The N70 was a 3G cell phone. It was introduced as a part of Nokia’s brand-new line of N-series multimedia telephones. We thought it was a feature-packed telephone for certain however questioned in regards to the lack of a QWERTY keyboard.

Nokia 5300 (2006)

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The 5300 was reportedly the preferred (regarding the variety of items bought) of all of the XpressMusic telephones, a line of Nokia telephones that was designed for music playback.

Nokia N81 (2007)

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The N81 was marketed as a cell gaming gadget – just like the 2003 N-Gage – and was notable for being the one N-Gage 2.0 gadget with particular gaming keys.

Nokia N95 (2007)

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Coming with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G connectivity, the Nokia N95 was a really “sensible” telephone for its day. The battery took some bashing, nevertheless, due to all of the tech crammed inside, and it wanted charging usually.

Nokia 1280 (2010)

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Regardless of a transparent demand for every part sensible, Nokia went forward with this reasonably priced ultrabasic dual-band GSM cell phone… in 2010.

Nokia 808 Pureview (2012)

The 808 was Nokia’s final Symbian-powered smartphone. It was additionally the primary telephone to characteristic Nokia’s PureView Professional know-how.

Nokia Lumia 1020 (2013)

Described as a Windows Phone 8-powered cameraphone, the Nokia 1020 notably featured a PureView Professional digital camera with a 41-megapixel picture sensor. It was additionally the final Nokia telephone made earlier than Microsoft introduced it will purchase Nokia’s telephone enterprise.

Nokia 3310 (2017)

And that is the reimagined Nokia 3310, as launched in 2017. It’s also a easy characteristic telephone, quite than a smartphone, however has a full-colour display and is far slimmer than the unique. There’s even a current 4G improve out there too.

Nokia 9 PureView (2019)

The Nokia 9 PureView is bonkers – it has five cameras geared toward delivering a really distinctive digital camera resolution. That took place due to an in depth collaboration with Mild, who produced a 16-camera device, the L16. However the Nokia 9 PureView is interesting for different causes too, not least of which is a way more palatable worth when put next with different flagships launched in 2019.

Nokia 5.3 (2020)

The Nokia 5.3 continued the corporate’s pattern of making excellent mid-range and finances telephones filled with options at an affordable worth.

Nokia XR20 (2021)

The Nokia XR20 is an attention-grabbing rugged telephone and one which the corporate claims is the hardest it is ever made. Sure, meaning it is stronger than the traditional Nokia 3310 as properly.

Not fairly constructed for these on a constructing web site, however actually ok that the common consumer will not have to fret.

Nokia 5710 XpressAudio (2022)

Following on from the Nokia XpressMusic telephones that launched in 2006, the Nokia 5710 XpressAudio rocks a retro-vintage T9 keyboard, nevertheless it’s the again that is thrilling. The Nokia 5710 has headphones that tuck into the again of the gadget, with a sliding cowl. Very cool.

Nokia G22 (2023)

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Bringing us as much as the current, the Nokia G22 launched in 2023 with DIY restore in thoughts. Nokia teamed up with iFixit with a view to make at-home smartphone repairs a actuality with this gadget.