Nokia 7700 Prototype F5.0 Black | Unreleased
Type: RAL-2_Black
💎 Rarity Index: X (Mystical Prototype)
⭐ WOW Factor: The first Nokia unreleased phone with touch screen and Symbian S90
👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9.5/10
🕵 Nokia Codename: MX
⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: NO
📅 Release Year: 2003 | 💰 Release Price: N/A
📊 Units Produced: ~1k
📰 Why this phone matters: A true piece of Nokia history – the Nokia 7700 F5.0 Prototype, Type RAL-2, made in Finland and never released commercially. This is one of the most ambitious devices Nokia ever built: a full-touch “media communicator” years before the 7710 and long before modern smartphones adopted the concept.
This listing includes two fully working prototypes, one in black and one in white, both belonging to the late engineering stage (F5.0) and carrying the internal Model: M designation. These units were intended for final validation and software testing, featuring the hardware configuration closest to what a retail 7700 would have been – had it reached the market.
The 7700 became legendary precisely because it never launched, making functional prototypes extremely rare. To find two, in different colours, in working condition, is virtually unheard of and places this set among the top-tier collector items of early smartphone history.
Whether displayed as design icons or preserved as engineering artifacts, these devices stand as one of Nokia’s boldest steps toward the touchscreen era.
📝 Reviews when released: Mobile Gazette 🔗