Flashback: Nokia 9000 Communicator could receive fax and browse the web

06 September 2020
One of the first smartphones - even though back in its day it would have been called a "palmtop PC".

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Andreidinutu, 06 Sep 2020In 1998, in romania, only doctors and rich people had this ... moreI would say till 2014-15 the price of phones were not that high. but since 2016-17 it has been crazy. no way a new phone should cost 1200-1300 bucks. it's not like they invented some battery tech which takes 15 minutes to charge and goes for 7 days without charging. phones are basically same for last few years other than reducing bezel and being bigger and mass production of OLED. still, prices are obscene. even Chinese companies are selling their flagships for a grand.

    Mobilemaster, 06 Sep 2020But Elop simply destroyed the company, this is what I meant... more"Windows Phone was not that great of an OS"

    Not for me. Coming from Android, I'm so jealous of just how fluid and memory-efficient Windows Phone is. I have an Android phone with more RAM and running custom ROM and I still experience some lag. Sorry.

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      • Anonymous
      • y$7
      • 06 Sep 2020

      people nowadays are spoiled, they are crying over if the phone too wide or too thick.. they never feel how to use this device in daily life, lol XD

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        • 3DR
        • 06 Sep 2020

        Mobilemaster, 06 Sep 2020But Elop simply destroyed the company, this is what I meant... moreBut Elop simply destroyed the company, this is what I meant. Windows Phone was not that great of an OS. What do you think why there is no Windows OS for smartphones these days? Because they failed.

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          • Anonymous
          • bJb
          • 06 Sep 2020

          if nokia can release this kind of phone , with proper spec and proper os ....

            YUKI93, 06 Sep 2020"To make business with Microsoft was their biggest mis... moreBut Elop simply destroyed the company, this is what I meant. Windows Phone was not that great of an OS. What do you think why there is no Windows OS for smartphones these days? Because they failed.

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              Mobilemaster, 06 Sep 2020In the early 2000's, Nokia was an innovating company. ... moreIn the early 2000's, Nokia was an innovating company. I remember when I first saw the N93, later the N93i, I was saying to myself:how great is Nokia. When I saw the N95, I was proud of Nokia. When I saw the N97 I said what a beautiful phone they made. They had such amazing products. Too sad they was sticking to Symbian OS when they should have switched to Android in 2009, 2010. To make business with Microsoft was their biggest mistake. That Nokia from 10 years ago does not exists anymore, just only a fraction.

                Mobilemaster, 06 Sep 2020In the early 2000's, Nokia was an innovating company. ... more"To make business with Microsoft was their biggest mistake."

                I'd say that is a welcome mistake. If it wasn't because of that, we wouldn't see Windows Phone and I might be forced to stick with Android forever.

                  TheLastOracle, 06 Sep 2020Yes. And Samsung has truly made a superb business and produ... moreLol, I so doubt people who buy the Galaxy Fold or the Galaxy Z Fold2 would use it as a productivity tool. Not one I see who owns it totally utilize the whole phone to the max. All I see is mobile gaming, YouTube, and app splitting, that's it. Not exactly productive if you ask me.

                    Thankfully, there is a real spiritual successor to this Nokia courtesy of Planet Computers. What I like about the Cosmo Communicator is that you can even run legit Linux OS in it. Here's one running Debian: https://youtu.be/s1j05dCU6Fc

                      Anonymous, 06 Sep 2020Val Kilmer - the Saint https://youtu.be/wd-jNaK-Hc0 bea... moreYep. Nokia actually has a list of movies that feature their phones, starting with... Lethal Weapon and the chonky Mobira Talkman:

                      https://community.phones.nokia.com/discussion/41180/the-history-of-nokia-phones-movie-edition

                        Anonymous, 06 Sep 2020And these days you can see kids with Galaxy Note 20 Ultra w... moreAll countries should have unlimited 4G or 5G connections. Having expensive or limited data is just rubbish. Data charges globally need to come down atleast 90%.

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                          Anonymous, 06 Sep 2020More than 1000 dollars,really..Thanks..

                            Vishal C , 06 Sep 2020This phone reincarnated as Samsung Z fold 2😉😉Yes. And Samsung has truly made a superb business and productivity tool. Once foldavles start hitting the $1000 mark (maybe 3-5 years from now?), one would realize what amazing innovation the foldable phone is.

                              The Sheer range of Designs from Nomia was staggering. And some of those phones were masterpieces. The iPhone and iOS actually brought the downfall of Nokia, along with Symbian and a slow to adapt and slow to chance perspective. And then they adopted Microsoft for smartphones, which was disastrous after Symbian.

                              Nokia could be back in the game, if they get a sue0rb product design team. Nokia hasn't been able to find or create its USP since its decline.

                                Haidy, 06 Sep 2020"...the last Communicator (in spirit if not in name), ... moreYou're right, of course, thanks for the correction.

                                  In the early 2000's, Nokia was an innovating company. I remember when I first saw the N93, later the N93i, I was saying to myself:how great is Nokia. When I saw the N95, I was proud of Nokia. When I saw the N97 I said what a beautiful phone they made. They had such amazing products. Too sad they was sticking to Symbian OS when they should have switched to Android in 2009, 2010. To make business with Microsoft was their biggest mistake. That Nokia from 10 years ago does not exists anymore, just only a fraction.

                                    "...the last Communicator (in spirit if not in name), the Nokia N97."

                                    No it wasn't. It was Nokia E7.

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                                      • 06 Sep 2020

                                      I have several models of this series.
                                      9110i, the battery would fall off and the phone would reboot often.
                                      9210, this was great and introduced us to a great version of Bounce and Rayman. Much improved.
                                      9300, very good but smaller key layout, Still working today!
                                      9500, like the 9500 but with wifi and a camera and better keyboard leyout
                                      E90, better wifi and camera but Series 60 does not suite this design, keys were very hard to type on. This still works also.

                                      This design continues with devices like the Gemini (Did not get one).


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                                        Rcvtechinfo, 06 Sep 2020What are the price of these phone's, that day's?More than 1000 dollars,really..

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