Nokia 3660: The Rare 3650 Upgrade

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  • Nokia 3660: The Rare 3650 Upgrade

    💎 Rarity Index: A (Rare)

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9.3/10

    🕵 Nokia Codename: Sylvester

    ⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: NO

    📅 Release Year: 2003 | 💰 Release Price: 450 €

    📊 Units Sold: ~2M


    📰 Why this phone matters: The Nokia 3660 is a refined and expressive successor to the iconic Nokia 3650, combining the power of the early Symbian Series 60 platform with a redesigned keypad and a striking color-focused design. Released in late 2003, it addressed user feedback by replacing the circular keypad of the 3650 with a more familiar rectangular grid layout, improving typing comfort without losing the distinctive charm of Nokia’s bold early smartphone era.

    This mint-condition red unit is an exceptional example of the 3660. The red housing is one of the more eye-catching and vibrant variants, reflecting Nokia’s early 2000s focus on personalization and expressive design. These colorful versions were popular at launch but are difficult to find today in clean, near-new condition.

    Powered by Symbian OS 6.1 with Series 60 UI, the 3660 offered video recording, Bluetooth connectivity, multimedia messaging, RealPlayer support, and expandable MMC memory at a time when most mobile phones were still limited to basic features. Its VGA camera made it a capable early cameraphone, continuing the evolution that began with the Nokia 7650 and 3650.

    With its combination of color, capability, and unique early smartphone personality, the Nokia 3660 stands as a memorable and collectible piece of Nokia’s Symbian history. A mint red unit like this is a rare and valuable addition to any serious mobile phone collection.

    📝 Reviews when released: Mobile Review 🔗

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  • Nokia 5100

    💎 Rarity Index: C (Common)

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9/10

    🕵 Nokia Codename: Foxy

    ⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: NO

    📅 Release Year: 2003 | 💰 Release Price: N/A

    📊 Units Sold: ~2M


    📰 Why this phone matters: Nokia 5100 is a Nokia GSM mobile phone model that was announced on 4 November 2002 and released in early 2003.

    It was marketed as an outdoor device, hence it is in a rubber casing that provides protection against humidity, shocks and dust. It has some special functions like thermometer, flashlight, calorie counter and loudness meter (dB). It also has a stereo FM radio built in and is Tri-Band with up to 300 hours standby time.

    The model type is NPM-6 and it is available in light blue (picture), dark grey, green and orange. It has Xpress-on shells which can be changed.

    📝 Reviews when released: cNET 🔗

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  • Nokia 5110: The Xpress-On Game Changer

    💎 Rarity Index: D (Very Common)

    ⭐ WOW Factor: The first Nokia phone to come with replaceable faceplates

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9/10

    🕵 Nokia Codename: Santra

    ⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: NO

    📅 Release Year: 1998 | 💰 Release Price: ~375 $

    📊 Units Sold: ~10M


    📰 Why this phone matters: The Nokia 5110 is one of the most important consumer mobile phones ever created, marking the start of Nokia’s transformation into the world’s most iconic handset brand. Released in 1998, it introduced the concept of Xpress-On covers, allowing users to personalize their phone with fully replaceable front and rear shells. This innovation became one of Nokia’s defining features for years, shaping the identity of the company and the youth-driven mobile culture of the late 1990s.

    Built on the same core platform as the business-focused Nokia 6110, the 5110 delivered strong reception, excellent battery life, and the simple but powerful Series 20 user interface. Its rugged construction made it extremely durable, and its 84 x 48 pixel monochrome display driven by the Philips PCD8544 controller offered impressive clarity for the time. The inclusion of Snake, one of the first globally recognized mobile games, helped turn the 5110 into a cultural milestone.

    The collection includes an outstanding selection of Nokia 5110 units. With around 10 color variants, multiple sealed original covers, and an extremely rare official Michael Schumacher cover, it captures the full expressive power of the Xpress-On concept. These accessories, especially sealed originals and licensed editions, are now highly desirable collectibles due to their limited production and the heavy real-world use of most 5110s.

    The Nokia 5110 stands today as a symbol of simplicity, durability, and personalization. Its impact on mobile culture is unquestionable, and a collection as diverse as yours highlights just how influential and historic this model truly was. It remains a cornerstone of any serious Nokia or mobile phone collection.

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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  • Nokia 5210: The Outdoor Classic

    💎 Rarity Index: C (Common)

    ⭐ WOW Factor: The only Nokia phone with an orange backlight for a monochrome display.

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: TBD

    🕵 Nokia Codename: Funky

    ⏱ Life timer: 17m | 📦 Boxed: NO

    📅 Release Year: 2002 | 💰 Release Price: N/A

    📊 Units Sold: ~4M


    📰 Why this phone matters: The Nokia 5210 is Nokia’s definitive rugged classic, a phone built for tough conditions at a time when most handsets were still fragile and business-focused. Announced in late 2001 and released in early 2002, it combined dust, shock and water resistance with Nokia’s familiar Series 20 interface, delivering a device that could survive real-world abuse without sacrificing everyday usability.

    This full box blue unit showcases the 5210 exactly as it was originally sold, complete with its distinctive rubber Xpress-On shells. The blue housing with silver and black accents gives the phone a sporty, technical look, while the rubber exterior provides added grip and physical protection. Unlike typical monochrome Nokias of its era, the 5210 uses an orange backlight, making it instantly recognizable and giving it a unique visual identity in low light.

    Technically, the 5210 offers more than just toughness. It features WAP over CSD, a built-in infrared interface for data transfer to compatible devices, and support for Nokia’s PC tools, allowing phonebook editing and SMS handling directly from a computer. The Series 20 software platform provides a full set of calling features, including last number redial, speed dial, conference calling, call waiting, hold, mute, transfer and end all calls, alongside productivity tools such as a calculator, countdown timer, stopwatch, thermometer and calendar.

    One of the most unusual features of the 5210 is its built-in thermometer, which reads the internal temperature of the phone’s battery. While primarily a technical and diagnostic function, Nokia exposed it as a user feature, adding to the phone’s adventurous, tool-like character. Preloaded with classic games like Snake II, Space Impact, Bantumi, Pairs II and Bumper, the 5210 balances rugged functionality with entertainment.

    Because the 5210 was intended for rough use, most units were heavily worn or damaged over time. A full box example in blue, preserved in excellent condition, is now a rare find and a strong piece for any serious Nokia or rugged mobile collection. It represents a moment when Nokia successfully merged durability, personality and technology into one unmistakable device: the Nokia 5210, the Rugged Classic.

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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  • Nokia 5510

    💎 Rarity Index: B (Uncommon)

    ⭐ WOW Factor: The first Nokia phone with music player capabilities

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: BNIB – 10/10

    🕵 Nokia Codename: Maverick

    ⏱ Life timer: 0m | 📦 Boxed: YES

    📅 Release Year: 2001 | 💰 Release Price: N/A

    📊 Units Sold: ~800k


    📰 Why this phone matters: The Nokia 5510 features a full QWERTY keyboard, and is notable for its digital music player, the company’s first mobile phone with music player capabilities.It has a 64 MB memory for storing audio files

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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  • Nokia 5710 Unreleased Prototype B3.0: RM-187

    💎 Rarity Index: X (Mystical Prototype)

    ⭐ WOW Factor: The only Nokia design where a single twist instantly switched the device’s personality: messaging, music, or camera.

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9/10

    ⏱ Life timer: 0m | 📦 Boxed: NO

    📅 Release Year: 2006 | 💰 Release Price: N/A

    📊 Units Sold: 0 unreleased


    📰 Why this phone matters: The Nokia 5710 (RM-187) prototype represents one of the rarest and most technically fascinating chapters in Nokia’s experimental design era. Built in Finland as a late-stage engineering sample, this unreleased device was intended to become the successor to the Nokia 5700 XpressMusic – and the final evolution of Nokia’s iconic twist-mechanism platform.

    Carrying the markings “Prototype ? Property of Nokia ? Not for Sale”, this RM-187 unit showcases hardware that never reached production: a redesigned rotating lower module, a reinforced hinge, and an upgraded rotary connector meant to eliminate the flex-cable failures seen on earlier twist models. Every piece of internal labeling, from its pre-production QR matrix to the B-series hardware stamps, confirms its status as an authentic high-level engineering device.

    Unlike the retail 5700, the 5710 was slimmer, structurally stronger, and technically more advanced – an ambitious internal attempt to create the third-generation twist phone, following the 3250 and 5700. Development was ultimately halted, making RM-187 the final Nokia twist platform ever constructed.

    The result is a prototype that combines unfinished industrial design, experimental hardware, and a form factor that was already disappearing from Nokia’s roadmap. With no retail release and only a handful of RM-187 boards ever confirmed, this piece stands as a true collector’s artifact – a preserved snapshot of a daring design direction that Nokia never shipped.

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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  • Nokia 6110: The Chameleon Business Icon

    💎 Rarity Index: C (Common)

    ⭐ WOW Factor: The first GSM phone to use an ARM processor, The first Nokia phone with the Snake game pre-installed

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9.5/10

    ⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: NO

    📅 Release Year: 1997 | 💰 Release Price: N/A

    📊 Units Sold: ~7M


    📰 Why this phone matters: The Nokia 6110 is one of the most important business phones Nokia ever created, introducing technologies and design elements that shaped the brand for years to come. Released in 1998, it delivered a series of major milestones that defined the next decade of Nokia devices. It was the first chameleon color phone in the world, the first Nokia with IR, the first Nokia with Series 20 icon UI, the first Nokia with Snake, and the first Nokia with an ARM processor. No other Nokia model combined this many industry firsts at once.

    This chameleon color unit is especially significant. Its color-shifting shell, changing tone depending on lighting and angle, was a world first and made the 6110 stand out immediately in the late 1990s market. These iridescent shells were produced in much smaller quantities than standard colors, and finding a brand new example today is extremely rare. This unit shows the 6110 exactly as Nokia intended, with unmistakable visual character and a premium finish unique to this early business classic.

    Built on the same hardware platform as the consumer-focused Nokia 5110 but enhanced for business users, the 6110 introduced a new icon-driven Series 20 interface that became the foundation for future Nokia UI design. Its ARM processor improved performance, while the infrared port enabled early wireless data transfer long before Bluetooth became standard. Snake, preinstalled for the first time on this model, would go on to become one of the most iconic mobile games ever created.

    The 6110 offered reduced size, better talk time, strong GSM reception, and a professional design that aligned with the growing business mobile market. It also represented the beginning of the 6xxx series, which would become one of Nokia’s most respected and longest-running product families.

    With its world first chameleon housing and an unmatched combination of technological milestones, this brand new Nokia 6110 stands as an exceptional collector-grade example and a key piece of mobile phone history. It represents the moment Nokia transitioned from early GSM devices into the modern mobile era and set the standards for design, interface, and connectivity for years to come.

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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  • Nokia 6110: The D2 Platinum Business Classic

    💎 Rarity Index: A (Rare)

    ⭐ WOW Factor: The first GSM phone to use an ARM processor, The first Nokia phone with the Snake game pre-installed

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: Good – 9/10

    ⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: NO

    📅 Release Year: 1997 | 💰 Release Price: N/A

    📊 Units Sold: ~7M


    📰 Why this phone matters: The Nokia 6110 D2 Platinum Edition is a rare and visually distinctive version of one of Nokias most influential business phones. Released in 1998 for the German D2 network, this variant features a premium grey metallic shell and regional branding, giving it a refined and professional appearance that stands out from the standard colors.

    The 6110 platform itself represents a major turning point in Nokia history. It introduced an exceptional list of industry firsts: the first chameleon color phone in the world, the first Nokia with IR, the first Nokia with Series 20 icon UI, the first Nokia with Snake, and the first Nokia with an ARM processor. No earlier Nokia model combined this many breakthroughs at once. Although the Platinum Edition uses a metallic grey shell rather than the chameleon finish, it fully inherits the technological importance of the 6110 platform.

    As a business-targeted model, the 6110 delivered improved talk time, reduced size, stronger performance and a more advanced interface compared to earlier generations like the 2110. Its infrared port enabled early wireless data transfers years before Bluetooth became standard, and the Series 20 icon-driven UI laid the groundwork for future Nokia user interfaces for many years to come.

    The D2 Platinum Edition is significantly rarer than regular 6110 units. It was produced in smaller quantities, distributed mainly within the German business market, and most units were heavily used, making clean surviving examples uncommon today. Its metallic finish, regional branding and connection to the earliest era of Nokia business innovation make it a desirable collectible piece.

    The Nokia 6110 D2 Platinum Edition remains a core part of Nokias late-1990s business evolution, offering a unique combination of premium styling, regional exclusivity and historical significance tied to one of the most important mobile platforms ever created.

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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  • Nokia 6150

    💎 Rarity Index: C (Common)

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: As New – 9.8/10

    🕵 Nokia Codename: Dora

    ⏱ Life timer: 0m | 📦 Boxed: NO

    📅 Release Year: 1998 | 💰 Release Price: N/A

    📊 Units Sold: ~5M


    📰 Why this phone matters: The phone was used in the Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W220)(1998-2006 type), where it was held in a cradle and connected to the car’s integrated car phone and media system called COMAND.

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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  • Nokia 6170 Prototype “Castor” : Stainless Steel Clamshell

    💎 Rarity Index: S (Ultra Rare)

    ⭐ WOW Factor: Metal Clamshell

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9/10

    🕵 Nokia Codename: Castor

    ⏱ Life timer: 0h | 📦 Boxed: NO

    📅 Release Year: 2004 | 💰 Release Price: ~300 €

    📊 Units Sold: ~1.5M (final units)


    📰 Why this phone matters:

    📝 Reviews when released: cNET 🔗

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  • Nokia 6230i

    💎 Rarity Index: C (Common)

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9/10

    🕵 Nokia Codename: MatrixII

    ⏱ Life timer: 131h | 📦 Boxed: NO

    📅 Release Year: 2005 | 💰 Release Price: ~400 $

    📊 Units Sold: ~15M


    📰 Why this phone matters: In early 2005 Nokia released an updated 6230i model (RM-72) which includes a 1.3-megapixel camera instead of a 0.3, 208×208 screen resolution (65,536 colours), a slightly larger display, a raised selection button in the midst of the scroll key, and a modern redesigned menu.
    It is also standard UMS (USB mass storage device class) compliant, i.e. no proprietary drivers are required to transfer data to and from the device’s memory card. It weighs 99 g (including battery BL-5C) and the dimensions are 103 mm x 44 mm x 20 mm, 76 cc.

    📝 Reviews when released: Mobile Review 🔗

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  • Nokia 6250

    💎 Rarity Index: B (Uncommon)

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: As New – 10/10

    🕵 Nokia Codename: Harald

    ⏱ Life timer: 0m | 📦 Boxed: NO

    📅 Release Year: 2000 | 💰 Release Price: ~400 $

    📊 Units Sold: ~1M


    📰 Why this phone matters: The Nokia 6250 is a mobile phone made by Nokia. It is a more rugged version of the Nokia 6210 phone. It has a monochrome graphic LCD display of resolution 96 x 60 pixels. Its memory can hold up to 500 phone book records with up to three numbers per name, and up to 150 text messages (SMS).

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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