go back to GSM handsetsHere is the complete set of GSM handsets within our collection. Where possible a detailed description of each handset has been provided together with a summary of its main features.
The complete set of GSM handsets is ordered by the year in which each handset was released.
Nokia 1011
Released in 1992
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 470g
Dimensions = 175mm x 60mm x 35mm
Battery Life = 90 mins talk time and 720 mins standby
The Nokia 1011 (Nokia firmware code NHE-2XN) was released on 10th November (hence, 10-11) 1992 as the world's first commercially available, mass produced GSM mobile phone. It was also marketed as the Nokia Mobira Cityman 2000. The monochrome LCD screen could display two lines of text and the phone book could store 99 telephone numbers and associated names.
Unfortunately nothing else is known about the features or performance of this mobile.
The Nokia 1011 was replaced by the Nokia 2110 in 1994
Motorola m300
Released in 1993
Network = GSM 1800MHz
Weight = 348g
Dimensions = 155mm x 60mm x 50mm
Battery Life = unknown
The Motorola m300 was one of the first mobile phones to be offered for use on the Mercury one2one digital network when it was launched in 1993. Mercury had approached design consultancy IDEO to develop a mobile that would have a unique appearance, be offered at low cost, be easy to use and have mass appeal. Their design was subsequently manufactured by Motorola as the m300. It was a flip design and had a retractable aerial, although this particular example is showing signs of wear and the aerial is missing.
Unfortunately nothing else is known about the features or performance of this mobile.
Orbitel 902 Pocket Phone
Released in 1993
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 290g
Dimensions = 97mm x 48mm x 18mm
Battery Life = 75 mins talk time and 720 mins standby
Orbitel Mobile Communications was established in 1987 in Basingstoke, UK, as a joint venture between Plessey Corporation and Racal Telecommunications with each owning a 50% share however, Racal eventually bought out Plessey to fully own the company. Orbitel was setup to manufacture and supply analogue mobile phones to Vodafone (also owned by Racal). However, they became heavily involved in research and development of GSM in their own right leading to the launch of an independent range of GSM mobiles. In 1991 Racal Telecommunications announced that L M Ericsson was acquiring a 50% share in Orbitel for £45 million. Ericsson subsequently took over the entire company in 1996 resulting in Orbitel becoming Ericsson Mobile Platforms.
At the Comex 1993 conference and exhibition in London, Orbitel announced their 902 Pocket Phone. It had a monochrome screen that could display 12 x 4 characters. The phone book allowed for up to 99 telephone numbers and associated names to be stored in the SIM card and a further 100 entries in the phone's memory. A call register kept details of the most recent 5 dialled calls and call timers recorded the duration of the last call and a cumulative total. The Orbitel 902 could also receive, but not send SMS text messages.
Motorola Micro-TAC 5200
Released in 1994
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 268g
Dimensions = 160mm x 60mm x 38mm
Battery Life = unknown
Following on from the success of the Motorola micro-TAC analogue mobile phone, the Micro-TAC 5200 was released in 1994 and represented Motorola’s move to GSM. It was however, a basic featured phone that in addition to the standard set of phone functions offered an address book that could store up to 100 telephone numbers and associated names within the phone's memory. The Micro-TAC 5200 also provided a range of call timers and could both send and receive SMS text messages.
Nokia 2010
Released in 1994
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 275g
Dimensions = 165mm x 58mm x 28mm
Battery Life = 60 mins talk time and 1200 mins standby
The Nokia 2010 (Nokia firmware code NHE-3DN) was released in 1994. It was a basic featured phone that included support for the sending and receiving of SMS text messages.
Unfortunately nothing else is known about the features or performance of this mobile.
Nokia 2140
Released in 1994
Network = GSM 1800MHz
Weight = 240g
Dimensions = 147mm x 54mm x 22mm
Battery Life = 78 mins talk time and 1080 mins standby
The Nokia 2140 (Nokia firmware code NHK-1XA) was launched exclusively for the Orange network and became available to customers on 28th April 1994. It had a LCD screen that could display 4 lines of text. It also supported data and fax at 9600bps and provided network features such as caller ID, easy access to the answer phone service and two line working. The Nokia 2140 is believed to be a derivative of the Nokia 2110 specifically for the Orange network and was replaced by the Nokia 5.1 (see separate entry).
Unfortunately nothing else is known about the features or performance of this mobile.
Motorola MicroTAC 8200 International
Released in 1994
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 241g
Dimensions = 140mm x 60mm x 27mm
Battery Life = unknown
The Motorola Micro-TAC 8200 International was a further development of Motorola's GSM range of mobiles, following on from the 5200. It was launched in 1994.
Unfortunately nothing else is known about the features or performance of this mobile.
Motorola mr1
Released in 1994
Network = GSM 1800MHz
Weight = 264g
Dimensions = 150mm x 60mm x 38mm
Battery Life = 60 mins talk time and 660 mins standby
The Motorola mr1 was a specifically designed for the Orange network and became available to customers on 28th April 1994. In particular it supported Orange's incoming caller ID function and their line two option. It is a flip design mobile that uses the credit card sized SIM, has an LCD screen that can display two lines of text, a phone book that can store up to 180 names and numbers and the ability to receive but not send SMS text messages. It was superseded in 1996 by the mr20, a rebranded version of the Motorola fLaRe.
Nokia 2110
Released in 1994
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 236g
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.
AEG m150
Released in 1995
Network = GSM 1800MHz
Weight = 250g
Dimensions = 192mm x 58mm x 22mm
Battery Life = 60 mins talk time and 720 mins standby
The AEG m150 was released in 1995 for use on the Mercury one2one network. Mercury one2one was the UK's third mobile phone network when it launched in 1993 with its GSM1800MHz service. The m150 was a basic featured phone that in addition to the standard phone functions, provided a telephone directory for the storage of numbers and associated names either within the phone's memory or the SIM card which was actually known as your Mercury SmartCard.
BT Roamer 500
Released in 1995
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 220g
Dimensions = 163mm x 60mm x 21mm
Battery Life = 75 mins talk time and 1320 mins standby
The BT Roamer 500 was introduced in 1995 and is actually a branded version of the Alcatel HC600. As it can be seen from the front cover the manual, this phone is missing its external aerial.
It provided two dialling number memories, each of which could store up to 50 telephone numbers and associated names with the further option of storing up to 20 entries on the SIM card. The Roamer 500 also included a basic function calculator, a 24 hour clock and a range of call timers. The phone could also receive, but not send, SMS text messages.
Motorola m301
Released in 1995
Network = GSM 1800MHz
Weight = 294g
Dimensions = 150mm x 60mm x 35mm
Battery Life = 70 mins talk time and 720 mins standby
The Motorola m301 was introduced in 1995 specifically for the Mercury one2one network where it succeeded the Motorola M300. Its LCD screen could display two lines of text with an additional icon for signal strength. The address book could store up to 99 telephone numbers and associated names with fast dial access and last number redial.
Unfortunately nothing else is known about the features or performance of this mobile.
Motorola fLaRe
Released in 1995
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 250g
Dimensions = 142mm x 59mm x 37mm
Battery Life = 60 mins talk time and 720 mins standby
The Motorola fLaRe family became available in 1995. They utilised the main Motorola Micro-TAC phone body, but dispensed with the flip. These were basic featured phones that had an LCD screen that could display 2 rows of 12 alphanumeric characters and additional icons. The phone's address book could store up to 100 telephone numbers and associated names. Call logs recorded the last 10 calls made and received and call meters recorded duration of a call and a running total of all calls made. Finally, the fLaRe could receive but not send SMS text messages.
The Motorola 6200 Flare was offered in four colour choices of yellow, blue, green or fuchsia on black. The Motorola DCS fLaRe was released in 1996 for use on the Orange network where it was branded as the Motorola mr20 where it succeeded the Motorola mr1.
Bosch CarTel SL2G2
Released in 1995
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 215g
Dimensions = 141mm x 58mm x 30mm
Battery Life = unknown
Robert Bosch GmbH began manufacturing mobile phones in the 1980 within its telecommunications division. They introduced their Handfunktelefon or Handy range which included models such as the analogue Bosch Handy C9 which was intended to compete with Motorola's MicroTAC. However, the Bosch mobile phone division was sold to Siemens in 2000.
The Bosch CarTel SL2G shown here was released in 1995. In addition to the standard phone functions, it provided an address book memory for storage of up to 100 telephone numbers with associated names with the option of storing additional numbers on the SIM card. The screen could display 2 x 12 characters with additional icons such as signal and battery strength meters. There were a range of call timers provider and the CarTel would both send and receive SMS messages.
Ericsson GH337
Released in 1995
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 193g
Dimensions = 130mm x 49mm x 24mm
Battery Life = 110 mins talk time and 1500 mins standby
The Ericsson GH337 was introduced in 1995. It had an alphanumeric display of 3 x 12 characters with fixed icons and could receive but not send SMS text messages.
Unfortunately nothing else is known about the features or performance of this mobile.
Orbitel 905
Released in 1996
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 245g
Dimensions = 145mm x 59mm x 18mm
Battery Life = 120 mins talk time and 1500 mins standby
Orbitel Mobile Communications was established in 1987 in Basingstoke, UK, as a joint venture between Plessey Corporation and Racal Telecommunications with each owning a 50% share however, Racal eventually bought out Plessey to fully own the company. Orbitel was setup to manufacture and supply analogue mobile phones to Vodafone (also owned by Racal). However, they became heavily involved in research and development of GSM in their own right leading to the launch of tan independent range of GSM mobiles. In 1991 Racal Telecommunications announced that L M Ericsson was acquiring a 50% share in Orbitel for £45 million. Ericsson subsequently took over the entire company in 1996 resulting in Orbitel becoming Ericsson Mobile Platforms.
The Orbitel 905 was launched in 1996 and was able to both send and receive SMS text messages.
Unfortunately nothing else is known about the features or performance of this mobile.
Motorola mr20
Released in 1996
Network = GSM 1800MHz
Weight = 250g
Dimensions = 142mm x 59mm x 37mm
Battery Life = 60 mins talk time and 720 mins standby
The Motorola mr20 was introduced in 1996 and was a version of the Motorola DCS fLaRe specifically tailored for use on the Orange Network. In that respect it succeeded the Motorola mr1.
The fLaRe family of which the mr20 forms part utilised the main Motorola Micro-TAC phone body, but dispensed with the flip. These were basic featured phones that had an LCD screen that could display 2 rows of 12 alphanumeric characters and additional icons. The phone's address book could store up to 100 telephone numbers and associated names. Call logs recorded the last 10 calls made and received and call meters recorded duration of a call and a running total of all calls made. Finally, the fLaRe could receive but not send SMS text messages.
Panasonic EB-G400
Released in 1996
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 197g
Dimensions = 142mm x 46mm x 24mm
Battery Life = 120 mins talk time and 1440 mins standby
Panasonic began life as Matsushita Electrical Industries in 1918 changing its name to the Panasonic Corporation in 2008. Their mobile phone products were also marketed in the UK under the name Matsushita Communication Industrial UK Limited.
The Panasonic G400 was introduced in 1996.
Unfortunately nothing else is known about the features or performance of this mobile.
Nokia 8110 / 8110i
Released in 1996
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 151g
Dimensions = 141mm x 48mm x 25mm
Battery Life = 300 mins talk time and 9000 mins standby
The Nokia 8110 (Nokia firmware code NHE-6BX) was released in 1996 and was Nokia's first slide form factor mobile whereby a sliding cover protected the keypad and was moved downwards to give access to the keys and to bring the microphone closer to your mouth. Nokia claimed that it was the first mobile to be uniquely designed to fit the contour of the human face. Consequently, the side profile of the mobile had a distinctive curved appearance which became more prominent when the slide was opened thereby earning it the nickname of a banana phone.
In order to address a broader international marker, the Nokia 8110 was one of the first Nokia mobiles to feature the Asian language in addition to English. Based on the Nokia 3110 (see separate entry), the Nokia 8110 was also the first Nokia mobile with a dot matrix full graphic display that changed the text size automatically for easy viewing. The phone book stored telephone numbers and associated names either in the phone's memory where 125 entries could be stored or on the SIM card where a further 199 entries could be stored. Call registers recorded the most recent 10 dialled, missed and received calls and there was a choice of 16 pre-loaded ring tones.
The upgraded Nokia 8110i model (Nokia firmware code NHE-6BM) was released in early 1997 and was the first mobile to support Nokia's Smart Messaging which offered access to a wide range of new applications, information services and the Internet via the Nokia Netgate web viewer. This technology was in effect a precursor to the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and was subsequently discontinued by Nokia in favour of the widespread adoption of WAP. It was also the first Nokia mobile to support downloadable ring tones.
However, the Nokia 8110i is probably best known as the Matrix phone after it was used by Neo in the 1999 feature film, The Matrix. In fact the version of the Nokia 8110i used in that film was slightly modified to include a sprung loaded slider; a feature that would later be incorporated in the Nokia 7110.
Both models are shown here; the Nokia 8110 has its slider closed whereas the Nokia 8110i is shown with its slider open.
Philips fizz
Released in 1996
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 169g
Dimensions = 162mm x 60mm x 17mm
Battery Life = 60 mins talk time and 2700 mins standby
The Philips fizz (TCD 312) was introduced in 1996 and was a basic featured phone. It had a monochrome screen that could display 3 x 12 characters with fixed icons. The phone book stored telephone numbers and associated names within the SIM card. Call registers logged the last 10 dialled calls and the last 10 received calls, including both answered and missed calls. Call timers recorded the duration of the most recent call together with a cumulative total. Finally, the mobile could both send and receive SMS text messages.
Nortel Nevada
Released in 1996
Network = GSM 1800MHz
Weight = 98g
Dimensions = 92mm x 41mm x 21mm
Battery Life = 120 mins talk time and 6240 mins standby
Nortel was founded in 1895 as the Northern Electric and Manufacturing Company supplying telecommunications equipment to Canada's new telephone network. From those beginnings it grew to become a major international provider of telecommunications equipment, changing its name to Northern Telecom Ltd in 1976 and to Nortel Networks Corporation in 1998. Unfortunately Nortel suffered a series of financial problems which resulted in it announcing in June 2009 that it was to cease operations and sell off its constituent businesses.
The Nortel Nevada was released in 1996 and is believed to be a re-branded version of the Nortel 2000 for the mercury one2one network. Just below the screen it carries the PAC logo depicting the fact that this mobile was for the Personal Communications Network, 1800MHz network, created exclusively for GSM digital services.
Unfortunately nothing else is known about the features or performance of this mobile.
Nokia 9000 Communicator
Released in 1996
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 397g
Dimensions = 173mm x 64mm x 38mm
Battery Life = 180 mins talk time and 2100 mins standby
The Nokia 9000 was announced at the CeBIT exhibition in 1996 as the first in their communicator range and the world's first all-in-one mobile communications tool. It had two interfaces, the phone interface shown in the upper picture in which it functioned as a conventional mobile phone and the communicator interface shown in the lower picture where it opened to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard and large screen. Nokia used the term interfaces to stress the point that these two functions were being provided by the same underlying hardware and that this device was not simply two devices enclosed within the same case. So, your address book on the phone interface was the same as the contacts within the communicator interface and so on. Internally it had 8MB of memory of which 4 MB was used for its GEOSTM 3.0 operating system, 2 MB for programs and 2 MB for user data and it was powered by an Intel 24MHz 386 microprocessor.
In addition to all of the basic phone, address book (contacts) and SMS functions, the Nokia 9000 had a document handling and editing feature called Notes, a fully featured calendar and diary application, a clock showing world time and including an alarm, Composer for creating your own ringtones and alerts, a currency converter and connection to a PC via an Infra-red port through which documents could be exchanged and software downloaded and installed. However, the most important feature was the provision of Internet and WWW services provided using Nokia's Smart Messaging - a precursor to the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). These services were supported through a Nokia web browser, an SMTP, MIME and POP3 compliant email client, and Telnet and Terminal programs for remote access to computing services using VT100 emulation. It must be remembered that in the late 1990s when the Nokia 9000 was launched, the web was still in its infancy and so providing fully integrated Internet and WWW access within a mobile was very much at the technological cutting edge.
The revolutionary, futuristic and innovative design of the Nokia 9000 saw it starring in the 1997 feature film, The Saint, released by Paramount Pictures. In the film the Saint was played by Val Kilmer and he is seen using the Nokia 9000 throughout the film to get out of tight situations.
The Nokia Communicator range continued with the:
Nokia 9110i released in 1999
Nokia 9210 released in 2000
Nokia 9210i released in 2002
Nokia 9300 released in 2004
Nokia 9500 released in 2004
Nokia E90 released in 2007
The version shown here is a Nokia 9000 released for use on the Orange network (Nokia firmware code RAK-1N).
Nokia 1610
Released in 1996
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 250g
Dimensions = 160mm x 58mm x 28mm
Battery Life = 420 mins talk time and 12000 mins standby
The Nokia 1610 (Nokia firmware code NHE-5NX) was released in 1996 and marketed as a phone for first time buyers. Mr Anssi Vanjoki, Nokia Mobile Phones' Senior Vice President, Sales, Europe and Africa, claimed that the Nokia 1610's impressive performance in talk time and standby time, presently the longest on the market, would make this phone a real seller in GSM markets. The monochrome LCD screen could display 2 lines of text. A phone book could store up to 199 telephone numbers and associated names with one-touch dialling being configurable against eight of these entries. The Nokia 1610 also supported the sending and receiving of SMS text messages.
Unfortunately nothing else is known about the features or performance of this mobile.
Ericsson GA628
Released in 1996
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 160g
Dimensions = 130mm x 49mm x 28mm
Battery Life = 120 mins talk time and 4980 mins standby
The Ericsson GA628 was introduced in 1996 and was a basic featured phone. An address book could store up to 99 telephone numbers with associated names in memory with additional storage capacity within the SIM card. The first 9 entries in the address book could be accessed using keypad speed dialling and a record is kept of the most recent 5 calls made. The GA628 could send and receive SMS text messages and provided a range of call timers. Personalisation took the form of choosing from a range of pre-load ringer tones and by changing the front cover plate around the keypad; new covers were available in red, blue, green and yellow.
The GA628 could also be fitted with an Ericsson Chatboard which provided a QWERTY push button keypad. Depending on the mobile to which it was attached, the Chatboard gave direct access through this keyboard to SMS, email, www, and phonebook functions.
Nokia 5.1
Released in 1996
Network = GSM 1800MHz
Weight = 240g
Dimensions = 147mm x 55mm x 25mm
Battery Life = 78 mins talk time and 1320 mins standby
The Nokia 5.1 (Nokia firmware code NHK-4RY) was released in 1996 exclusively on the Orange network and was a development of the Nokia 2140 (see separate entry). The screen was monochrome and could display 4 lines of characters. The phone book stored telephone numbers and associated names in either the phone's memory or the SIM card. A total of 125 entries could be stored in the phone's memory and a further 90 in the SIM card. Speed dialling was provided for 8 entries using the keys 2 to 9; key 1 gave direct answer to the Orange Answer Phone service. The call register logged the most recent 10 dialled, missed and received calls and a timer recorded the duration of the last call and a cumulative total for all calls made since the last time the timer was reset. In addition, the Nokia 5.1 could send and receive SMS text messages, offered a choice of 8 ring tones and had a countdown timer.
Motorola StarTAC
Released in 1997
Network = GSM 900MHz / GSM 1800MHz / D-A
Weight = 122g
Dimensions = 95mm x 56mm x 28mm
Battery Life = 120 mins talk time and 4500 mins standby
Following on from the launch of the AMPS analogue Motorola StarTAC in 1996 (see analogue mobiles section), a version for use on digital (second generation) networks was released in 1997. One of the problems with the Motorola StarTAC however, is that most are not marked with a model number thereby making them hard to identify. One distinguishing feature though, is the layout of the keypad. This image shows three StarTACs, each with a different keypad layout. The one on the left is clearly marked as a StarTAC mr501 which was launched in 1997 for use on the Orange GSM 1800 network; the one in the centre is believed to be a StarTAC 130 which was released in 1997 for use on GSM 900 networks; and the one on the right carries the branding of American Wireless and is believed to be a StarTAC 7860 released in 1999 for the digital AMPS networks in the USA. Despite its revolutionary clamshell design and distinctive extending aerial, the StarTAC was a relatively basic featured phone. The monochrome LCD screen could display 4 lines of alphanumeric characters with additional fixed icons. The phone book could store up to 100 telephone numbers and associated names within the phone's memory and easy access to these was provided by a smart button and two scroll buttons located on the left had side of the phone (not present on the original analogue models). Single key, quick dial access was provided for the first 9 entries in the phone book. In addition, you could customise the phone through the selection of pre-loaded ring tones or opt to use the VibraCall vibrating mode. There was a call log that recorded the last 10 calls made and received, a clock which provided date and time, a range of call meters, a battery charge meter and support for sending and receiving SMS text messages. The StarTAC 7860 included a mini-browser for accessing network provided information services and offered dual support for both digital and analogue networks. It could also be attached to the serial port of a PC for synchronisation using Motorola's TrueSync software. Over 60 million StarTACs were sold during its lifetime and in 2005, PC World magazine rated the Motorola StarTAC at number 6 in a list of the 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years.
Nokia 3110
Released in 1997
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 187g
Dimensions = 136mm x 45mm x 21mm
Battery Life = 120 mins talk time and 4200 mins standby
The Nokia 3110 (Nokia firmware code NHE-8) was announced at the CeBIT exhibition in Hannover, Germany in 1997 and was the first Nokia to feature their Navi-Key menu navigation system. Nokia proclaimed that the 3110 offered the ultimate ease of use with a unique one-key access to functions. The Navi Key is the large button immediately below the screen and its function varied in line with the text displayed above it. The monochrome screen could display 4 x 13 characters with variable font size.
The phone book could store up to 250 telephone numbers and associated names using the SIM card. Speed dialling was provided for nine of these entries using keys 1 to 9; you pressed the key once and then the Navi-Key button to make the call. Alternatively, one touch dialling was available for eight entries whereby holding down key 2 to 9 automatically called the number. The use of key 1 in this mode was reserved to call the network service provider's voice mail service.
The Nokia 3110 supported SMS text messaging, call registers recorded the most recent 5 dialled, received and missed calls and call timers recorded the duration of the last dialled or received call together with a cumulative total. In addition you could personalise the phone by selecting one of the 25 preloaded ring tones.
It was superseded by the Nokia 3210.
Motorola mr601
Released in 1997
Network = GSM 900MHz / GSM 1800MHz
Weight = 211g
Dimensions = 130mm x 59mm x 23mm
Battery Life = 180 mins talk time and 4800 mins standby
The Motorola mr601 was released in 1997 as a re-branded Motorola MicroTAC International 8800 (Mc1-41a11) for exclusive use on the Orange network. The key feature of this mobile is that it was the first dual band GSM phone released in the UK, being able to operate on both the GSM900 and GSM1800 bands. Initially known as the Personal Communications Network standard, the GSM1800 band was exclusively for digital services but lagged somewhat behind the more widespread adoption and deployment of GSM900 networks. The Motorola mr601 therefore provided international roaming with customers being able to access networks in over 70 countries by the end of 1997 using the same handset. Although the mr601 could only operate one network at a time, switching between the two was easily achieved through a few key presses.
Unfortunately nothing else is known about the features or performance of this mobile.
NEC G9
Released in 1997
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 200g
Dimensions = 145mm x 49mm x 22mm
Battery Life = 108 mins talk time and 1680 mins standby
NEC was founded in 1899 as the Nippon Electric Company specialising in telephone and switching systems. Today, NEC is a global supplier of communications products and semiconductors.
The NEC G9 was introduced in 1997 and had an alphanumeric monochrome display of 4 x 12 characters in size. In addition to the basic phone functions, it included a clock with alarm, a range of call timers and 7 ring tones. An address book feature was supported in which telephone numbers and associated names could be stored within the SIM card memory only. It could also support the sending and receiving of SMS text messages.
Philips TCD308 diga
Released in 1997
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 179g
Dimensions = 147mm x 56mm x 19mm
Battery Life = 120 mins talk time and 5100 mins standby
The Philips diga (TCD308) was introduced in 1997. It had a removable slider that protected the majority of the keyboard but did not cover the top two rows of keys, thereby allowing calls to be answered and made from the phone book without moving the slider.
The monochrome screen could display a single line of text with additional fixed icons. The phone book comprised a name list that stored telephone numbers and associated names within the SIM card. The main keypad keys 1 to 9 could be configured as hot keys whereby specific functions were activated by holding one of the keys down. For example, key 1 could call the answer phone, each could be defined as a flash dial key for a name list entry, another could turn the ringer off, another could redial the last called number etc. In total there were 21 functions that could be assigned to a hot key. The call registered logged that last 10 dialled calls and the last 10 received calls including both answered and missed calls. Call timers recorded the duration of the most recent call together with a cumulative total. There was a choice of 8 different ring tones and the Philips diga was able to both send and receive SMS text messages.
Maxon MX-3204
(MN-1)
Released in 1997
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 170g
Dimensions = 131mm x 45mm x 21mm
Battery Life = 120 mins talk time and 3000 mins standby
Maxon was founded in 1974 in Seoul, Korea and changed its name to Maxon Telecom in 2000. Maxon Cellular Systems A/S was created in 1987 in Denmark as a subsidiary to Maxon Telecom with specific responsibility for research and development into GSM mobile phone technology and products. Subsequently Maxon Cellular Systems A/S was re-branded as Maxon Telecom A/S.
The Maxon MX-3204 was released in 1997 and as this example shows, was made available for use on the Vodafone network where it was branded as the Maxon MN-1. It had a distinctive curved shape, was offered in a range of colours including black, red, silver, Persian blue and this metallic gold/bronze. Four main navigation buttons were arranged for ease of use in a circular formation at the top of the keypad.
The monochrome screen could display 4 x 12 characters with fixed icons. An LED indicator on the top edge of the phone provided a status indicator that was red when the phone was not connected to the network or had a low battery; green when connected to a network; and yellow when the battery was discharging. The phone book could store telephone numbers and associated names in the SIM card. Support was provided for the sending and receiving of SMS text messages and commonly used message types could be stored as templates. A call list recorded recently dialled and received calls and timers recorded the duration of the last dialled call and a cumulative total.
Nokia 6110
Released in 1997
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 137g
Dimensions = 130mm x 47mm x 28mm
Battery Life = 180 mins talk time and 10800 mins standby
The Nokia 6110 (Nokia firmware code NSE-3NX) was a development of the Nokia 2110 designed for the business market and launched in 1997. It had a monochrome screen that could display 5 lines and included an infra-red port for local communications. The phone could store telephone numbers and associated names using either the phone's internal memory which could store up to 50 entries or the SIM card's memory where up a 250 entries could be stored. A specific ring tone and graphic could be assigned to an entry should that these would be played and displayed when receiving calls. Speed dialling was provided for nine entries using the keypad keys 1 to 9. Call registers recorded the last ten missed, received and dialled numbers and call timers recorded the duration of individual calls and the cumulative totals. Other functions included a clock with alarm, a calendar and calculator.
The infra-red port could be used to communicate with similar phones or peripherals such as printers that were within line of sight range. This featured enabled the transfer of phone book entries, remote printing and an option to extend the built in games to 2 player mode.
It was however, the introduction of built in games that gives the Nokia 6110 a unique place in history for it was the first Nokia phone to feature a mobile version of the popular computer game, Snake. Snake required you to control a pixelated snake as it moved around the screen, feeding it to make it grow bigger but all the time ensuring that it never caught its own tail! This game proved incredibly popular, being loaded onto millions of mobiles and it has even been successes that it kick-started the whole mobile gaming business. Two other games were also launched at the same time and came preloaded on the Nokia 6110. These were Logic which involved working out combinations of symbols and Memory which requires you to match up pairs of symbols that are hidden beneath cards within the least number of moves.
The Nokia 6110 was also developed into a model for the general consumer market where it appeared as the Nokia 5110.
Ericsson GF768
Released in 1997
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 135g
Dimensions = 105mm x 49mm x 23mm
Battery Life = 180 mins talk time and 3600 mins standby
The Swedish company Ericsson was founded in 1876 by Lars Magnus Ericsson to manufacture telegraphy equipment. They subsequently expanded into telephony and telephone exchanges before entering the mobile phone market where Ericsson established itself as the world's number three manufacturer before a series of problems led to a decline. It was this change in fortune that stimulated the formation of a joint venture with the Sony Corporation on 1st October 2001 thereby forming Sony Ericsson.
The Ericsson GF768 flip phone was released in 1997. Its screen could display 1 x 10 characters with fixed icons. The phone book could store up to 50 telephone numbers and associated names in the phone's memory with additional storage in the SIM card. Speed dialling was provided for nine of the phone book entries, assigning them to keypad keys 1 to 9. In addition to the preloaded ring tones, there was also a Note System feature which allowed you to create your melodies. A call register monitored the last 5 dialled numbers and timers recorded the duration of the most recent call together with a cumulative total. There was support for both sending and receiving SMS text messages and the GF768 also had a clock with alarm.
Alcatel One Touch Pro (HD2)
Released in 1998
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 145g
Dimensions = 133mm x 54mm x 15mm
Battery Life = 150 mins talk time and 4200 mins standby
Alcatel has a long established history in telecommunications which was strengthened in 1986 with the acquisition of the European division of ITT. In 1998 Alcatel Alsthom as it was known then, split into Alsthom and Alcatel with Alcatel focusing solely on telecommunications. Further acquisitions followed and on 1st December 2006, Alcatel-Lucent was formed following a merger with Lucent Technologies which itself had evolved from AT&T.
The Alcatel HD2 One Touch Pro was introduced in 1998 and the model shown here is promoted through Barclaycard. Its monochrome display is 4 x 16 characters in size, it has a vibrating ringer and has a phone book that can store up to 100 numbers.
Panasonic EB-G520
Released in 1998
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 150g
Dimensions = 140mm x 46mm x 20mm
Battery Life = 180 mins talk time and 4800 mins standby
The Panasonic EB-G520 mobile was released in 1998.
It featured a four position navigation key in which the up/down and left/right movements allowed you to scroll through menu items, options and system controls for screen brightness and speaker volume. The address book stored telephone numbers and associated names in the SIM card with speed dial access. Call timers recorded the duration of the last dialled call and a cumulative total. A vibrate ring tone option was also included and the G520 could both send and receive SMS text messages.
Siemens C11
Released in 1998
Network = GSM 1800MHz
Weight = 165g
Dimensions = 137mm x 55mm x 22mm
Battery Life = 300 mins talk time and 4800 mins standby
The Siemens Mobile Phone Division was established in 1985 with the launch of their C1 analogue mobile phone. In 2000 Siemens acquired the Bosch mobile phone division but in 2005 Siemens sold its mobile phone division to Taiwanese company BenQ which was permitted to continue using the Siemens brand name. The Siemens C11 was released in 1998. It had a monochrome alphanumeric display of 3 lines by 12 characters in resolution with fixed icons. The phone book could store 50 telephone numbers and associated names and call registers recorded the last 5 dialled and 4 received and missed calls.
Unfortunately nothing else is known about the features or performance of this mobile.
Motorola d460
Released in 1998
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 195g
Dimensions = 142mm x 59mm x 30mm
Battery Life = 198 mins talk time and 4500 mins standby
The Motorola d460 (mg1-4A11) was released in 1998 and was of similar size to the MicroTAC range but lacking the flip plate that covered the keypad. Otherwise it was a basic featured phone with a screen that could display 2 lines of text.
Unfortunately nothing else is known about the features or performance of this mobile.
Motorola mr30
Released in 1998
Network = GSM 1800MHz
Weight = 195g
Dimensions = 142mm x 58mm x 33mm
Battery Life = 150 mins talk time and 2400 mins standby
The Motorola mr30 (mp1-1B11) was introduced in 1998 as the third (mr1, mr20, mr30) in the range of Motorola mobiles designed specifically for use on the Orange network. It featured an alphanumeric LCD display that could display two lines of text with a range of fixed icons that included a permanently displayed signal strength and battery charge meter. The phone book could store 100 telephone numbers and associated names within the phone's memory and a further 90 in the SIM card. A one touch dialling feature allowed quick access to the numbers stored in the first 9 phone book entries. A range of call timers was also included together with an audible alert and a call log recorded the numbers of the last 10 calls made and received.
Motorola Graphite
Released in 1998
Network = GSM 1800MHz
Weight = 195g
Dimensions = 142mm x 58mm x 33mm
Battery Life = 150 mins talk time and 2400 mins standby
The Motorola Graphite carried the same manufacturer's code (mp1-1B11) as the Motorola mr30 but had a slightly modified keypad layout.
It featured an alphanumeric LCD display that could display two lines of text with a range of fixed icons that included a permanently displayed signal strength and battery charge meter. The phone book could store 100 telephone numbers and associated names within the phone's memory and a further 90 in the SIM card. A one touch dialling feature allowed quick access to the numbers stored in the first 9 phone book entries. A range of call timers was also included together with an audible alert and a call log recorded the numbers of the last 10 calls made and received.
Siemens S6
Released in 1998
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 165g
Dimensions = 159mm x 55mm x 22mm
Battery Life = 240 mins talk time and 3600 mins standby
The Siemens Mobile Phone Division was established in 1985 with the launch of their C1 analogue mobile phone. In 2000 Siemens acquired the Bosch mobile phone division but in 2005 Siemens sold its mobile phone division to Taiwanese company BenQ which was permitted to continue using the Siemens brand name. The Siemens S6 was introduced in 1998 and was marketed as being light and slim! It was however, a basic feature phone. The phone book stored telephone numbers and associated names within the SIM card with a fast dial capability accessed via the right hand menu soft key. A call register maintained details of the last 5 dialled and missed calls and timers recorded the duration of the last dialled called and the cumulative total. There was also the option of an audible reminder that would bleep every minute during a call. Finally, the Siemens S6 was able to both send and receive SMS text messages.
Nokia 5110
Released in 1998
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 170g
Dimensions = 132mm x 47mm x 31mm
Battery Life = 180 mins talk time and 3600 mins standby
Nokia introduced the 5100 series of handportable phones at the CeBIT 1998 exhibition in Hannover, Germany. The Nokia 5110 in that series (Nokia firmware code NSE-1NX) was released in 1998 and is not to be confused by the Nokia 5100 model that was released in 2002. With the 5100 series Nokia recognised that the mobile phone was becoming a fashion item that people wanted to personalise and so introduced the concept of Xpress-on interchangeable covers. The Nokia marketing campaign stated that now you could match your Nokia mobile phone with almost any clothing, style and occasion. Initially a simple colour range was available but the concept of changing your mobile cover soon grew to become a standard feature of mobiles and a major business with an enormous range of designs becoming available. A total of seven different cover colours, in addition to black, were initially available. On the 23rd September 1998 Nokia announced the first limited edition covers for the winter holiday season. These were the Silver Bells Xpress-On and Snowflake Covers.
Targeted at the consumer market, the Nokia 5110 shared much in common with the business orientated Nokia 6110 but offered a simpler user interface using the Navi key and lacked the infra-red port. Its screen was a monochrome graphical one that could display 5 lines. Menu access was facilitated through Nokia's Navi key feature that was first introduced in the Nokia 3110. The phone book could store telephone numbers and associated names within the SIM card memory which allowed for up to a maximum of 250 entries. Speed dialling was provided on nine entries using the keypad keys 1 to 9. Call logs recorded the duration of calls and the last five missed and received calls and the last eight dialled calls. It also included a calculator, clock with alarm and a selection of ring tones.
However, the Nokia 5110 has another important feature in common with the Nokia 6110 and that was the introduction of the mobile version of the popular computer game, Snake. This game went on to become an enormous success and many have claimed, kick started the whole mobile gaming industry. Nokia introduced two other games at the same time and these too were included on the Nokia 5110; these were Memory and Logic.
The Nokia 5110 also found fame as the mobile used by Agent Dana Scully in the X-files television series.
Nokia 5130
Released in 1998
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 170g
Dimensions = 132mm x 47mm x 31mm
Battery Life = 180 mins talk time and 3600 mins standby
The Nokia 5130 (Nokia firmware code NSK-1NX) was released in 1998 and is a version of the Nokia 5110 for use on the Orange network where it was also known as the Nokia nk402. Apart from this one difference, it had the same specification as the Nokia 5110.
Nokia introduced the 5100 series of handportable phones at the CeBIT 1998 exhibition in Hannover, Germany. With the 5100 series Nokia recognised that the mobile phone was becoming a fashion item that people wanted to personalise and so introduced the concept of Xpress-on interchangeable covers. The Nokia marketing campaign stated that now you could match your Nokia mobile phone with almost any clothing, style and occasion. Initially a simple colour range was available but the concept of changing your mobile cover soon grew to become a standard feature of mobiles and a major business with an enormous range of designs becoming available.
Its screen was a monochrome graphical one that could display 5 lines. Menu access was facilitated through Nokia's Navi key feature that was first introduced in the Nokia 3110. The phone book could store telephone numbers and associated names within the SIM card memory which allowed for up to a maximum of 250 entries. Speed dialling was provided on nine entries using the keypad keys 1 to 9. Call logs recorded the duration of calls and the last five missed and received calls and the last eight dialled calls. It also included a calculator, clock with alarm and a selection of ring tones.
The Nokia 5130 has another important feature in common with the Nokia 5110 and that was the introduction of the mobile version of the popular computer game, Snake. This game went on to become an enormous success and many have claimed, kick started the whole mobile gaming industry. Nokia introduced two other games at the same time and these too were included on the Nokia 5110; these were Memory and Logic.
Nokia 5146
Released in 1998
Network = GSM 1800MHz
Weight = 170g
Dimensions = 132mm x 47mm x 31mm
Battery Life = 180 mins talk time and 3600 mins standby
The Nokia 5146 (Nokia firmware code NSK-1NX) was a version of the Nokia 5110 released in 1998 for use on the Mercury one2one network. Apart from this one difference, it had the same specification as the Nokia 5110.
Nokia introduced the 5100 series of handportable phones at the CeBIT 1998 exhibition in Hannover, Germany. With the 5100 series Nokia recognised that the mobile phone was becoming a fashion item that people wanted to personalise and so introduced the concept of Xpress-on interchangeable covers. The Nokia marketing campaign stated that now you could match your Nokia mobile phone with almost any clothing, style and occasion. Initially a simple colour range was available but the concept of changing your mobile cover soon grew to become a standard feature of mobiles and a major business with an enormous range of designs becoming available.
Its screen was a monochrome graphical one that could display 5 lines. Menu access was facilitated through Nokia's Navi key feature that was first introduced in the Nokia 3110. The phone book could store telephone numbers and associated names within the SIM card memory which allowed for up to a maximum of 250 entries. Speed dialling was provided on nine entries using the keypad keys 1 to 9. Call logs recorded the duration of calls and the last five missed and received calls and the last eight dialled calls. It also included a calculator, clock with alarm and a selection of ring tones.
The Nokia 5146 has another important feature in common with the Nokia 5110 and that was the introduction of the mobile version of the popular computer game, Snake. This game went on to become an enormous success and many have claimed, kick started the whole mobile gaming industry. Nokia introduced two other games at the same time and these too were included on the Nokia 5110; these were Memory and Logic.
Motorola cd920 / mr602
Released in 1998
Network = GSM 900MHz / GSM 1800MHz
Weight = 145g
Dimensions = 130mm x 55mm x 27mm
Battery Life = 240 mins talk time and 6000 mins standby
The Motorola cd920 was introduced in 1998 and was also known as the Motorola mr602 on the Orange network. It was a flip design with a more ergonomically curved body shape compared to its angular predecessors. The LCD screen was advertised as having a high contrast, easy to read, holographic appearance that could display 4 lines of 12 alphanumeric characters with separate icons for signal strength and battery charge. An innovative feature was the VoiceNote message recorder application which allowed you to record up to 3 minutes of speech. The address book could store up to 100 telephone numbers and associated names in the phone's memory with speed dial access. A choice of 11 ring tones was offered in addition to a vibrating ringer. In addition, the mobile provided a call log that maintained the last 10 dialled, received and missed calls, a clock and the ability to both send and receive SMS text messages.
Alcatel One Touch Easy
Released in 1998
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 160g
Dimensions = 133mm x 54mm x 25mm
Battery Life = 180 mins talk time and 4200 mins standby
The Alcatel One Touch Easy became available in 1998. Its monochrome screen could display 2 lines of text of 12 characters per line and was able to operate using AAA batteries. Unfortunately nothing else is known about the features or performance of this mobile.
Nokia 6150
Released in 1998
Network = GSM 900MHz / GSM 1800MHz
Weight = 141g
Dimensions = 129mm x 47mm x 28mm
Battery Life = 96 mins talk time and 10200 mins standby
The Nokia 6150 (Nokia firmware code NSM-1NY) was released in 1998. It had a monochrome screen could display 5 lines and the phone book could store telephone numbers and associated names within either the phone's internal memory or the SIM card. A total of 150 entries could be stored in the phone's memory with a further 250 entries in the SIM card. Different ring tones could be assigned to various groups of entries in the phone book and speed dialling was provided for nine entries using the keys 1 to 9. Call registers logged the most recent 10 missed, dialled and received calls and call timers recorded the duration of received and dialled calls together with cumulative totals. The Nokia 6150 also included SMS text messaging, a clock with alarm, a calculator and calendar function that allowed for the inclusion of text notes and reminders. In addition three games were pre-loaded and these were Snake, Memory and Logic.
Access to information services and downloaded ringtones was provided through Nokia's Smart Messaging service which was a precursor to the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). Nokia subsequently discontinued Smart Messaging in favour of the widespread adoption of WAP. External connectivity was also supported via an infra-red port which could be used for communication with other compatible mobiles and peripherals such as printers.
Motorola c520
Released in 1998
Network = GSM 1800MHz
Weight = 170g
Dimensions = 140mm x 50mm x 28mm
Battery Life = 180 mins talk time and 3600 mins standby
The Motorola c520 (mp2-1A14) was released in 1998 as a basic featured phone. It was one of the first Motorola mobiles to use the smaller size SIM card which resulted in it being reasonably slim with a curved body shape which made it comfortable to hold. By choosing a slightly thicker back cover, the mobile could be converted to use 4 AA batteries. The screen could display 2 lines of 12 characters with additional fixed icons for signal strength and battery charge levels. An address book could store up to 90 telephone numbers with associated names within the phone's memory with speed dial access.
A range of call timers recorded the combined duration of all calls, the duration of the most recent call and a programmable audible call alert timer which operated during a call. The call log recorded the last 10 telephone numbers dialled and also received. There was a choice of 11 ring tones and the mobile could both send and receive SMS text messages.
The example shown here was produced for use on the Orange network.
Motorola g520 Aerial
Released in 1998
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 170g
Dimensions = 140mm x 50mm x 28mm
Battery Life = 180 mins talk time and 3600 mins standby
The Motorola g520 Aerial(mp2-1A12), was released in 1998 as a basic featured phone. It was one of the first Motorola mobiles to use the smaller size SIM card which resulted in it being reasonably slim with a curved body shape which made it comfortable to hold. By choosing a slightly thicker back cover, the mobile could be converted to use 4 AA batteries. The screen could display 2 lines of 12 characters with additional fixed icons for signal strength and battery charge levels. An address book could store up to 90 telephone numbers with associated names within the phone's memory with speed dial access.
A range of call timers recorded the combined duration of all calls, the duration of the most recent call and a programmable audible call alert timer which operated during a call. The call log recorded the last 10 telephone numbers dialled and also received. There was a choice of 11 ring tones and the mobile could both send and receive SMS text messages.
Motorola Manhattan
Released in 1998
Network = GSM 900MHz / GSM 1800MHz
Weight = 235g
Dimensions = 159mm x 58mm x 30mm
Battery Life = 240 mins talk time and 4500 mins standby
The Motorola Manhattan (mp1-1d11) appears to have also been released as the Memphis and on the Orange network, as the mr201. This candy bar style mobile dates from 1998 and provided the standard set of phone functions and support for sending and receiving SMS text messages. It had a small LCD display and keypad function buttons dedicated to the address book, menu, and SMS messaging. The 4.8v rechargeable battery can be replaced by four AA cells as an alternative.
Unfortunately nothing else is known about the features or performance of this mobile.
Motorola v3688
Released in 1998
Network = GSM 900MHz / GSM 1800MHz
Weight = 83g
Dimensions = 83mm x 44mm x 25mm
Battery Life = 180 mins talk time and 8400 mins standby
The Motorola v3688 clamshell phone (Motorola model code MC2-41E11) was released in 1998. At the time it as marketed by Motorola as one of the smallest dual-band mobiles in the world. The monochrome screen had a resolution of 96 x 64 pixels organised as a 5 line display with fixed icons. In addition to the standard set of phone functions and SMS messaging, it provided a clock function, a phone book that could store 100 telephone numbers with associated names and a call log which recorded the last 10 dialled, missed and received calls.
Unfortunately nothing else is known about the features or performance of this mobile.
Ericsson A1018s
Released in 1998
Network = GSM 900MHz / GSM 1800MHz
Weight = 150g
Dimensions = 130mm x 49mm x 19mm
Battery Life = 300 mins talk time and 6000 mins standby
The Ericsson A1018s was introduced in 1998 and is a candy bar style mobile. In addition to the normal phone functions, the A1018 provided a personal phone book that was stored on the SIM card memory. This phone book could store telephone numbers with associated names with full edit and search function capability. A call list maintained a record of the 30 most recent incoming and outgoing calls and timers measured the duration of calls. There was a choice of ring tone melodies preloaded in the phone or you could compose your own melody with an EditMelody menu option in which the mobile's keys became a musical keyboard. In addition it featured a clock with alarm function, the ability to send and receive SMS text messages and keypad lock and PIN code access security.
Finally, you could personalise the appearance of the phone by changing part of the front cover as shown here. Although only a basic colour selection is shown, a much wider range, including special edition and promotional (notably for Coca Cola) covers became available.
Motorola Colorado
Released in 1999
Network = GSM 900MHz
Weight = 170g
Dimensions = 140mm x 50mm x 28mm
Battery Life = 180 mins talk time and 3600 mins standby
The Motorola Colorado (mp2-1A17)was released in 1999 is believed to be a variant in the Morotola 520 range. It was a basic featured phone and one of the first Motorola mobiles to use the smaller size SIM card which resulted in it being reasonably slim with a curved body shape which made it comfortable to hold. By choosing a slightly thicker back cover, the mobile could be converted to use 4 AA batteries. The screen could display 2 lines of 12 characters with additional fixed icons for signal strength and battery charge levels. An address book could store up to 90 telephone numbers with associated names within the phone's memory with speed dial access.
A range of call timers recorded the combined duration of all calls, the duration of the most recent call and a programmable audible call alert timer which operated during a call. The call log recorded the last 10 telephone numbers dialled and also received. There was a choice of 11 ring tones and the mobile could both send and receive SMS text messages.
Ericsson A2618s
Released in 2000
Network = GSM 900MHz and GSM 1800MHz
Weight = 140g
Dimensions = 131mm x 51mm x 25mm
Battery Life = 540 mins talk time and 12000 mins standby
The Ericsson A2618s was introduced in 2000 as a replacement for the very popular A1018s. It included several enhanced features. The address book could store up to 100 telephone numbers and associated names in the phone's memory with voice activated dialling and short cut keypad dialling for the first 9 entries. The call lists recorded the last 20 dialled, answered or missed calls. The A2618s included time and date functions, an alarm clock, a stop watch, call timers and basic function calculator. It could also send and receive SMS text messages and allowed levels of personalisation by selecting from a range of pre-loaded ring tone melodies, by composing your own ring tone and by changing the external covers. Three games were also provided on the phone, Tetris, Erix and E-Maze. Finally, limited Internet access was provided to mobile services using the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) over an SMS bearer.
That completes the collection of GSM mobiles.
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