Nokia
Nokia 6300
Welcome to the beginning of 2007, where Nokia has just released a phone so fundamentally right that it has effectively become the ‘uniform’ for the British middle class. The Nokia 6300 is not a technical ‘Godzilla’ like the N95; instead, it is a masterclass in understated, premium industrial design. It’s a slim …
Nokia 1110
It is mid-2005, and while the rest of the world is obsessing over megapixels and 3G video calls that nobody actually wants to make, Nokia has released the 1110—a phone that looks like it was designed for a minimalist cult or a very stylish toddler. This is the entry-level king, the ‘phone …
Nokia 6230
It is early 2004, and Nokia has just delivered the 6230—a phone so comprehensively capable that it feels like the engineers in Espoo were trying to win a bet. While the 6310i was the king of the boardroom, the 6230 is the emperor of the high street, the office, and the gym …
Nokia N-Gage
It is October 2003, and Nokia has decided to declare war on Nintendo. If you’ve stepped into a Carphone Warehouse lately, you’ve likely seen the N-Gage taking pride of place in a plastic display case, looking less like a mobile phone and more like a high-tech Cornish pasty. For the princely sum …
Nokia 1100
It is late 2003, and while the tech-elite are preening over their colour screens and camera lenses that take photos of what appear to be smudged ghosts, Nokia has quietly released the 1100. If you walked into a Carphone Warehouse today, you might overlook it in favour of the shiny Samsung flips, …
Nokia 6600
The ‘Fat Phone’ has arrived in the UK, and it’s here to tell you that your PDA is obsolete. Launched in October 2003, the Nokia 6600 is a significant technical milestone; it is the most advanced Series 60 device Nokia has ever produced. It’s a chunky, soap-bar shaped beast that feels substantial …
Nokia 3510i
While the 7650 is for the tech elite, the 3510i is the phone that’s bringing colour and “the internet” to the rest of us. Launched in late 2002, it’s a brilliant mid-range worker that replaces the monochrome 3510. It’s got a 4,096-colour display that makes the menus look vibrant, even if the …
Nokia 7650
It is June 2002, and Nokia has just released a device that feels like it fell off the back of a spaceship. The 7650 is a landmark for three reasons: it’s the first Nokia with a built-in camera, the first with a colour screen, and the first to run the Symbian OS …