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| Nokia's crazy hardware experiments |
| By Thom Holwerda on 2012-10-09 15:39:26 |
| Sorry for linking to a long picture (why this isn't an article I don't know, but bear with me for a second), but this is an excellent overview of some of the crazy hardware experiments Nokia has performed during its golden years. For me, this is the best device Nokia ever made - and also, my personal best and favourite mobile phone I've ever owned. You hear people talking about how solid the iPhone 5 or the HTC One X feels? Fisher Price compared to the 8800. They don't make 'm like that no more. |
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| Comment by NuxRo |
| By NuxRo on 2012-10-09 15:47:46 |
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Yeah, Nokia used to be pretty cool. The one phone that I absolutely loved was the Nokia 6310i. I would exchange my current smartphone in a heart beat for a new 6310i. |
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| To be fair to Fisher-Price |
| By No it isnt on 2012-10-09 16:30:38 |
| Their toys are practically indestructible. I'm not sure what your point it. |
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| Today's lack of innovation? |
| By typeo on 2012-10-09 17:01:19 |
| If a new phone was released today with no brand name on it then you'd be hard pressed to know who made it or what O/S it ran. They all look pretty much the same. Bring back the days of innovation with a mixture of designs. It would be great to have another Communicator type device. |
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| Comment by MOS6510 |
| By MOS6510 on 2012-10-09 17:20:39 |
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I prefer the old candy bar models. My son uses my old 1101: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nok... It's a phone and not much more, but it's very easy and quick to use, simple. Just grab it, press 'n' hold a speed dial number and it makes a call. You also never had to worry about making it to the end of the day with the battery. |
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| There was one model even better than the 8800, iirc |
| By gan17 on 2012-10-09 17:40:02 |
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The 8800 was bloody expensive when it first came out, if memory serves me right, and I think there was one model that came out after that was even better built. Can't recall the number, but it was similar to the 8800 but had a sort of matte titanium/gunmetal grey finish. Didn't smudge as much as the 8800. But yes, I agree for the most part. Nokia made very solid hardware back in the day. the amount of abuse/accidents my banana-phone (sorry, can't recall the number... the one they used in the first Matrix film) went through in 3 years of ownership would have decimated an iPhone or Galaxy in 3 days. Actually, they probably even make decent hardware nowadays, at least in the high-end segment. The girlfriend just got an iPhone5, and it doesn't even feel quite as well built as my N9 (made in Finland, btw). Shame they abandoned Meego, though. |
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| Comment by kompak |
| By kompak on 2012-10-09 18:47:43 |
| That phone in the first image sure doesn't look like 5110... |
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| RE: Comment by NuxRo |
| By Bill Shooter of Bul on 2012-10-09 18:50:10 |
| This article right here. This is why Nokia was always kind of mocked in the USA. Side-talkin'. A gaming device that requires a battery pull to change games. A leaf phone. It was never cool to have a nokia. |
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| My first phone was the Motorola StarTAC |
| By adinas on 2012-10-09 20:36:43 |
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And boy did I hate it! (bet y'all thought I would reminisce how great it was :-p) Then I got a Nokia 6110 which was literally indestructible... and played Snake all day, telling everyone they copied it from the Apple ][ Snake Byte. Edited 2012-10-09 20:38 UTC |
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| My favourite. |
| By judgen on 2012-10-09 21:58:10 |
| My all time favourite Nokia product is not even in the picture. Here you go: http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VO... |
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| RE: To be fair to Fisher-Price |
| By BeamishBoy on 2012-10-10 00:44:32 |
| Indeed. Fisher-Price was (and still is) a byword for indestructible toys. Thom's got it precisely arse-ways on this one. |
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