The most effective and worst Nokia telephones

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

Though the brand new telephones won’t be the rock-solid, meme-worthy 3310, it is nonetheless attainable to say that proudly owning a Nokia telephone is one thing to be happy with.

HMD World is behind the revitalisation, utilizing the Nokia branding on smartphones from entry-level to flagship devices. And it’s utilizing a few of 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 couple of a long time. We have additionally chucked in some stinkers too.

So listed below are one of the best and, frankly, worst and weirdest Nokia handsets all of us keep in mind.

Nokia Mobira Talkman (1985)

The Talkman was a chunky beast of a cellphone that you would 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 would carry with you (in case your arms had been robust sufficient to raise the huge block/suitcase hooked up to the telephone).

It’d appear like a monster, however this was the beginning of issues to come back.

Nokia Cityman (1987)

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The Cityman is one in every of many well-known Nokia telephones from its early a long time. Once more, a chunky system by in the present day’s requirements however actually fashionable on the time.

The Cityman was one of many first compact telephones. It turned 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 definitely come a good distance from their chunky origins.

Nokia 8110 (1996)

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

It was additionally fashionable on the time on account of an look within the palms 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 underneath the Communicator collection. 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 Unhealthy Firm.

Nokia 5110 (1998)

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The 5110 was made with enterprise shoppers in thoughts, although it is most remembered in the present day for being one of many first telephones to characteristic an addictive sport referred to 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 had been bought, making it one of the fashionable and profitable telephones in historical past.

Nokia 7110 (1999)

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

Nokia 8210 (1999)

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

Nokia 3310 (2000)

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Maybe probably 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 system – we all know as we by chance 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 varieties liked the 6310 and 6310i (and the similar-looking 6210 earlier than them). It was extra skilled trying than the 3310, however nonetheless provided 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 digicam, 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 information. Tonnes of room, proper? (Sarcasm.) This telephone appeared through the period when extra bodily buttons had been a great factor.

Nokia N-Gage (2002)

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The N-Gage was Nokia’s try to win over GameBoy customers. It was a gaming system and cell phone in a single, although avid gamers scoffed on the telephone and described it as trying 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 digicam. It was additionally totally 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 assume Nokia had an obsession with bodily buttons at this level.

Nokia 5100 (2002)

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

Nokia 3300 (2003)

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

Nokia 7600 (2004)

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The 7600 had a teardrop kind issue. It was aimed on the vogue 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 otherwise.

Nokia 7280 (2004)

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

Nokia 7710 (2005)

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

Nokia N90 (2005)

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

Nokia 8800 (2005)

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The 8800 was a slider telephone. It was totally 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 primary 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 standard telephone keypad, a digicam, and devoted music management keys.

Nokia 6280 (2005)

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The 6280 was one other 3G cell phone. It had a slide kind 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 positive however puzzled 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 system – much like the 2003 N-Gage – and was notable for being the one N-Gage 2.0 system 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, nonetheless, because of 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 thing sensible, Nokia went forward with this inexpensive 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 expertise.

Nokia Lumia 1020 (2013)

Described as a Windows Phone 8-powered cameraphone, the Nokia 1020 notably featured a PureView Professional digicam 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. Additionally it is a easy characteristic telephone, reasonably than a smartphone, however has a full-colour display and is far slimmer than the unique. There’s even a current 4G improve accessible too.

Nokia 9 PureView (2019)

The Nokia 9 PureView is bonkers – it has five cameras aimed toward delivering a really distinctive digicam resolution. That took place because of 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 development of making excellent mid-range and price range telephones full of 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, which means it is stronger than the basic Nokia 3310 as nicely.

Not fairly constructed for these on a constructing website, however definitely adequate that the typical 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 system, 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 the intention to make at-home smartphone repairs a actuality with this system.