Nokia Unknown Model Prototype: CodeName Kabaka | Unreleased
Type: NPM-3NA
💎 Rarity Index: X (Mystical Prototype)
👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9/10
🕵 Nokia Codename: Kabaka
⏱ Life timer: 0m | 📦 Boxed: NO
📅 Release Year: 2001 | 💰 Release Price: N/A
📊 Units Sold: 0
📰 Why this phone matters: Nokia NPM-3NA “Caballa” – Unreleased 3G Prototype (2001)
The Nokia NPM-3NA is an extremely rare, unreleased prototype developed around 2001 during Nokia’s early work on Japan’s first 3G network, NTT DoCoMo’s FOMA. Built in very small internal batches, this device was used for radio testing, firmware evaluation and UI experiments, and was never certified or intended for public sale.
Running prototype firmware V55.40 (31-10-01) with the internal ? NMP signature and showing an unassigned IMEI (??????????????), the phone carries all hallmarks of an engineering sample. The internal hardware label NE8_06 / HW0250 suggests a development board related to NEC, a major DoCoMo technology partner in the early W-CDMA era. Its long extendable antenna and unique keypad design match the style of early FOMA trial devices, such as NEC’s X2001V.
With no public documentation, no final RM code, and no retail equivalent, the NPM-3NA stands as a rare glimpse into Nokia’s abandoned Japanese-market 3G program. A genuine collector-grade prototype, extremely uncommon and historically significant for anyone interested in unreleased Nokia hardware or the origins of modern 3G technology.
📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔