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Nokia 2110

Released in 1994

Network = GSM 900MHz

Weight = 236 g

Dimensions = 148mm x 56mm x 25mm

Battery Life = 156 mins talk time and 1800 mins standby

The Nokia 2110 was released in 1994 and is most famous for being part of the first range of Nokia mobiles to feature the now iconic Nokia Tune ringtone. The Nokia Tune is actually based on a guitar work named Gran Vals by Spanish musician Francisco Tárrega written in 1902. Originally called Grand Valse on Nokia phones, it later (about 1998) became simply the Nokia Tune after having gained enormous popularity.

The Nokia 2110 had a monochrome screen that could display 4 x 13 characters with a range of fixed icons including a battery and signal strength meter and envelope icon to show that an SMS or voice message had been received. The address book could store up to 125 telephone numbers and associated names within the phone's memory, with additional storage provided within the SIM card. Speed dial access was provided for the first 9 memory locations. A range of menus and two soft menu selection keys gave access to other functions. These included call logs which recorded the last ten dialled, received and missed calls; call timers; ring tone and other tone volume controls; ring tone selection which included a vibrate option; and features for managing the sending and receipt of SMS text messages.

On 26th February 1996, the Nokia 2110 was voted the outstanding phone of the year by participants at the GSM World Conference in Cannes. This was in fact the tenth award for the Nokia 2110. Other awards included Business Week magazine's product of the year for 1995, a Cellnet Caesar Award for best performance and selection as the USA Home Office Computing Magazine Editors' Pick in January 1996.