A History Of Nokia Phones

A History Of Nokia Phones

Nokia N9

A History Of Nokia Phones. Nokia have unveiled their N9, the long-awaited successor to the N8, which its designers are describing as an "all-screen" phone. Here, we take a look at some of the phones that Nokia have released since they started getting involved in mobile technology in the early 1980s.

Mobira Senator

Mobira Senator
The Mobira Senator was released in 1982 and is seen as one of the first true mobile phones. Nokia's telecommunications branch originally existed as a merger between themselves and Salora OY. The two companies released handsets under the name Mobira. It was not until 1989 that Nokia began manufacturing phones under its own name.

Nokia 2110

Nokia 2110
The Nokia 2110 was the first of the company's mobile phones to carry their signature ringtone, which was later made famous by Dom Joly's Trigger Happy TV antics.

Nokia 8110

Nokia 8110
The Nokia 8110, one of the original 'slider' phones, was released in 1996 to great acclaim. For the time it provided a powerful and fast mobile phone with innovative design. It also featured in the original Matrix movie.

Nokia 1100

Nokia 1100
An incredibly simple and easy to produce handset. The Nokia 1100 remains the biggest-selling mobile phone of all time. Aimed at developing countries, it brought mobile communications to many people who originally could not afford it.

Nokia 3310

Nokia 3310
The 3310 succeeded the incredibly popular 3210 and with it brought improved versions of Nokia's highly addictive mobile phone games. Snake 2, in particular, brought huge popularity to the phone.

Nokia N95

Nokia N95
Nokia has produced some fairly impressive smart phones over the years. The N95 in particular was powerful and cutting edge for the time. It provided a good quality camera as well as many of the features we now take for granted in current iOS and Android powered smartphones.

Nokia X6

Nokia X6
The X6 became Nokia's flagship music-orientated phone back in 2009. The phone supported social network access and Nokia's Ovi maps. It also came in two different version, one containing an 8GB hard drive and another with a larger 16GB memory.

Nokia N8

Nokia N8
This soon to be released Symbian powered smart phone is what Nokia hopes will catapult their company back into the mobile phone manufacturer leaderboards. It comes crammed with features including a powerful 12 megapixel camera and clever connectivity, including HDMI and Dolby Digital Plus sound.

Source:telegraph