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  Nokia 3650: The Early S60 Icon with Camera Zoom Cover

  💎 Rarity Index: C (Common)

  ⭐ WOW Factor: Back Cover with Camera zoom

  👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9.5/10

  🕵 Nokia Codename: Cameron

  ⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: NO

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

  📊 Units Sold: ~6M

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  📰 Why this phone matters: The Nokia 3650 is one of the most distinctive early Symbian smartphones ever produced, combining an expressive design with advanced multimedia features and a unique circular keypad that immediately set it apart from every other phone of its time. Released in 2002 as the successor to the Nokia 7650, it expanded the Symbian Series 60 platform with MMC memory card support, Bluetooth, video recording, and tri-band GSM capability.

  This unit comes in a bright yellow Xpress-On cover, one of the more uncommon color variants, and features an extremely rare camera back cover with a rotating zoom-lens mechanism. This accessory physically extends the camera assembly, allowing manual zooming and enhancing the phone’s multimedia personality. These zoom-lens covers were produced in very small numbers, making them a highly desirable collectible today.

  The 3650’s circular keypad design became one of Nokia’s most iconic experiments, bridging retro inspiration with modern smartphone functionality. Its sister model, the Nokia 3600, was the first Symbian OS phone to launch in the United States, marking a major expansion of Nokias smartphone presence in North America.

  With its early camera capabilities, expandable storage, Bluetooth connectivity, and unmistakable styling, the Nokia 3650 represents a key moment in the evolution of mobile phones. This yellow unit with a rare zoom-lens back cover stands out as a unique and collectible piece of Symbian history, showcasing Nokia’s bold engineering and design experimentation at the dawn of the smartphone era.

  📝 Reviews when released: Mobile Review 🔗

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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

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  📰 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 N-gage

  💎 Rarity Index: B (Uncommon)

  ⭐ WOW Factor: The first Nokia game phone

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

  🕵 Nokia Codename: Starship

  ⏱ Life timer: 0m | 📦 Boxed: NO

  📅 Release Year: 2003 | 💰 Release Price: ~ 350 $

  📊 Units Sold: ~3M

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  📰 Why this phone matters: The N-Gage was a smartphone combining features of a mobile phone and a handheld game system developed by Nokia, announced on 4 November 2002 and released on 7 October 2003. It runs the original Series 60 platform on Symbian OS v6.1.
  N-Gage attempted to lure gamers away from the Game Boy Advance by including telephone functionality. This was unsuccessful, partly because the buttons, designed for a telephone, were not well-suited for gaming. The original N-Gage was described as resembling a taco, which led to its mocking nickname “Taco phone”.

  📝 Reviews when released: Mobile Review 🔗

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  Nokia N-gage QD

  💎 Rarity Index: C (Common)

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

  ⏱ Life timer: 0m | 📦 Boxed: NO

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

  📊 Units Sold: ~2M

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  📰 Why this phone matters: N-Gage – Mobile gaming devices (2003-2004).The N-Gage QD is a handheld game console and smartphone by Nokia, and a redesign of the N-Gage. It was unveiled on April 14, 2004, and was released on May 26, 2004, running the same Symbian OS v6.1 with Series 60 1st Edition FP1.However, the new model was unable to make an impact, and with only 2 million units sold in its two years, the N-Gage and its QD model were a commercial failure, unable to challenge their Nintendo rival.

  📝 Reviews when released: Mobile Review 🔗

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  Siemens SX1

  💎 Rarity Index: A (Rare)

  ⭐ WOW Factor: The first Siemens with Symbian

  👁 Evaluation in my collection: Good – 8.5/10

  ⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: NO

  📅 Release Year: 2004 | 💰 Release Price: 599 $

  📊 Units Sold: ~1M

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  📰 Why this phone matters: The Siemens SX1 is a GSM mobile phone running version 1.2 of the Series 60 platform for the Symbian OS. It is the first such smartphone from the German phone manufacturer Siemens AG following their licensing agreement with Nokia for the use and development of Series 60. Though unveiled in February 2003 it launched only in December of that year. The phone has a very high feature list for its time of release. It had three built in games and support for more by downloads. The three games which were bundled with the phone were Mozzies, which was awarded the title of best mobile game in 2003, Typegun, which was a game made for acquainting users to the keypad layout, and Sitris, a Tetris version with multiplayer support (via Bluetooth). In Mozzies, the Camera is used to detect the motion. So you have to position the gun on the flying mosquitoes which are superimposed on the video feed from the camera. The objective is to shoot down the mosquitoes by moving the phone around and clicking when you are aiming correctly.
  The phone also has a good number of connectivity options from Bluetooth to IrDA. It can also be used as a Fax Machine by connecting it to an appropriate device like a computer through the software provided. The File Manager allows sending and receiving of various files over either infrared or bluetooth. The phone has two shortcut keys on its side. One is used to start the camera and click pictures, while the other can be used to make a voice command driven call or start the voice memo. There is a built in picture editor which allows modification of images taken by the camera or any other type of image present on the phone. The phone has a few organizer capabilities. There are applications to take down short notes, a To-Do List, a scheduler application with reminders and a converter to convert currency and different measuring units. The mobile has been popular because of a Linux port to this mobile called “Linux on SX1”.

  📝 Reviews when released: Cnet.com 🔗

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