Mitsubishi Trium MT-250 Neptune Blue: Sealed Clamshell

2001


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  • Mitsubishi Trium MT-250 Neptune Blue: Sealed Clamshell

    Mitsubishi Trium MT-250 Neptune Blue: Sealed Clamshell

    💎 Rarity Index: A (Rare)

    ⭐ WOW Factor: The Neptune blue variant is likely one of the most visually striking finishes

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: BNIB SEALED – 10/10

    ⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: YES

    📅 Release Year: 2001 | 💰 Release Price: n/a

    📊 Units Sold: ~200k

    📰 Why this phone matters: This unit is a sealed Trium MT-250 Neptune blue, preserved exactly as Mitsubishi shipped it during the final years of the Trium mobile era. Still wrapped in its original factory shrink, the box presents a classic early 2000s clamshell design with a translucent blue flip and a frosted keypad housing that defined the playful aesthetic of Trium handsets. The packaging shows the simple monochrome display with the Trium logo, underlining the minimalistic UI that characterized Mitsubishi’s compact GSM range.

    The side label confirms the exact variant: MT-250 Neptune blue with a Mitsubishi retail IMEI, CE0165 certification and an unbroken production batch code. Very little documentation exists for the MT-250 today, making this sealed example exceptionally rare. As Trium devices vanished from the market long before smartphones took over, complete unopened units almost never survived. This one stands as a pure, untouched snapshot of Mitsubishi’s design language, a lightweight clamshell aimed at style-focused users of its time. For collectors, it is a highly uncommon BNIB relic from a manufacturer whose mobile legacy has become increasingly scarce and desirable.

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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  • Nokia 3330

    Nokia 3330

    💎 Rarity Index: D (Very Common)

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: BNIB – 10/10

    🕵 Nokia Codename: Spiderman

    ⏱ Life timer: 0m | 📦 Boxed: YES

    📅 Release Year: 2001 | 💰 Release Price: ~130 £

    📊 Units Sold: ~10M

    📰 Why this phone matters: The Nokia 3330 added a CSD-based WAP capability, animated screensavers, a pinball game named ‘Bumper’ and phonebook (stored in the phone memory as opposed to the SIM card in earlier models) with a 100 entry capacity to the model. It also has the capability of downloading Java MIDP apps via WAP (Snake II mazes, Bumper tables, Space Impact chapters).

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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  • Nokia 5510

    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 6500 Flip

    Nokia 6500 Flip

    💎 Rarity Index: S (Ultra Rare)

    ⭐ WOW Factor: Nokia’s first flip model created specifically for the Chinese market.

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: New – 10/10

    🕵 Nokia Codename: Annika

    ⏱ Life timer: 0h | 📦 Boxed: NO

    📅 Release Year: 2001 | 💰 Release Price: ~250 €

    📊 Units Sold: ~5M

    📰 Why this phone matters: Nokia 6500 (NHM-7) – a genuine 2001 Chinese-market retail unit, produced at the Nokia Beijing factory (FAC 40) and certified under CMII ID 2001CJ0730. This variant carries the original Chinese/English firmware and the official ‘Telecom Network Access License’ hologram, confirming full approval for sale on China Mobile and China Unicom networks. With its early-2000s design, clean IMEI labeling and region-specific product code, this NHM-7 represents an authentic piece of Nokia’s expansion into the Asian GSM market. A rare and well-preserved example of a model seldom found outside China today.

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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  • Nokia 8310

    Nokia 8310

    💎 Rarity Index: C (Common)

    ⭐ WOW Factor: The first Nokia phone with GPRS and Radio

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9/10

    🕵 Nokia Codename: Demi

    ⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: NO

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

    📊 Units Sold: ~7M

    📰 Why this phone matters: Belonging to the 8000 series, the handset was a member of Nokia’s flagship premium ‘candybar’ variety.It contained advanced premium features not normally found on handsets of the time, such as infrared, a fully functional calendar, and was the first Nokia phone to sport GPRS support and an FM Radio

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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    Nokia Unknown Model Prototype: CodeName Kabaka | Unreleased

    💎 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 💔

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  • Samsung SGH-A408 "Egeo Edition": Rare Custom Blue-Gold Variant

    Samsung SGH-A408 “Egeo Edition”: Rare Custom Blue-Gold Variant

    💎 Rarity Index: A (Rare)

    ⭐ WOW Factor: This isn’t a normal A408.
    The Egeo branding with the golden flame and scripted logo marks it as a co-branded boutique variant, distributed in extremely low quantities through select retailers.

    This edition barely appears in global phone archives.

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: BNIB – 10/10

    ⏱ Life timer: 0m | 📦 Boxed: YES

    📅 Release Year: 2001 | 💰 Release Price: 200 $

    📊 Units Sold: ~300k

    📰 Why this phone matters: A rare Samsung SGH-A408 in the distinctive Egeo co-branded edition, featuring a striking blue-and-gold finish not seen in standard Samsung retail models. Manufactured in Korea, this version is part of a small-volume release used primarily for promotional partnerships and boutique-market customization, making it far harder to find than the regular A408.

    The SGH-A408 was one of Samsung’s early compact flip phones, built during the transition period when Samsung began refining the sleek, stylized designs that later defined their SGH and X-series devices. The classic external antenna, metallic paint, and angular shell combine into a perfect late-90s / early-2000s Samsung aesthetic.

    Your Egeo variant stands out through:

    Gold hinge + gold logo unique to this edition

    Branded Egeo flame insignia

    Metallic deep-blue casing produced in limited quantities

    Clean Korean manufacturing label indicating early production batch

    Uncommon GSM variant (A408 GSMH)

    These features make it one of the more unusual Samsung flip designs of its era – especially valuable for collectors of pre-2003 Samsung hardware and regional special editions.

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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  • Siemens S40

    Siemens S40

    💎 Rarity Index: B (Uncommon)

    ⭐ WOW Factor: Made it in top 10 in the lowest radiation phone

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9.0/10

    ⏱ Life timer: 20h | 📦 Boxed: YES

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

    📊 Units Sold: ~400k

    📰 Why this phone matters: The Siemens S40 is a mobile phone. Originally developed as the Bosch 1886 in 2000, the phone was branded as the Siemens S40 after Siemens acquired the Bosch mobile phone division. The Siemens S40 is a tri-band mobile phone that operates on the GSM-900, GSM-1800, and GSM-1900 networks. Communication with a computer can be done either through the infrared port (IrDA) on the phone or a USB or serial port data cable. Its more distinctive features include the voice memo recorder, the mute feature for conversations, the ability to record phone conversations, and the ringtone composer (a useful alternative for those unsatisfied with the 47 monophonic ringtones).

    In 2005, the phone made it onto CNET’s list of ten lowest-radiation cell phones, at #10, with a SAR (specific absorption rate) of 0.33.

    The phone also supports WAP 1.1, SMS, HSCSD, and T9 predictive text input.

    The S40 includes a 104×64 pixel monochrome liquid-crystal display with a blue backlight, an internal antenna, and rubbery buttons to prevent accidental dialing.

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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  • Siemens SL42

    Siemens SL42

    💎 Rarity Index: A (Rare)

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: Good – 9/10

    ⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: NO

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

    📊 Units Sold: ~300k

    📰 Why this phone matters: The SL42 was cost reduced variant of the Siemens SL45.

    It shipped with a Siemens branded 16MB Hitachi MultiMediaCard which had a holder that slide into the side of the phone.

    The phone also lacked headphones and a sync cradle which were included with the SL45.

    Other features included a digital voice recorder, WAP browser, address book and currency converter.

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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  • Sony Ericsson T68i

    Sony Ericsson T68i

    💎 Rarity Index: C (Common)

    ⭐ WOW Factor: The first Ericsson phone with a colour display

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9.8/10

    ⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: NO

    📅 Release Year: 2001 | 💰 Release Price: ~500 €

    📊 Units Sold: ~8M

    📰 Why this phone matters: The Ericsson T68m (often called simply T68) was a candy-bar style mobile phone by Ericsson Mobile Communications. Launched in time for the 2001 Christmas season, the T68 was the first Ericsson mobile phone to have a colour screen, a passive LCD-STN with a resolution of 101×80 and 256 colours. Despite its diminute size (3.94×1.89×0.79 in or 100x48x20 mm, 2.96 oz or 84 g), it was one of the most feature-rich mobile phones at the time, with Bluetooth, IrDA port, GPRS 3+1, tri-band compatibility (900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 1900 MHz), SMS with T9 (predictive text), EMS, WAP, and customizable monophonic ring tones. A simple bitmap image editor was provided, allowing the creation of monochrome pictures by guiding a cursor around the canvas and setting or unsetting individual pixels (several ‘brush’ sizes were selectable to make this easier). These images could be set as the phone’s background image in standby mode, and sent to owners of EMS-compliant phones. With EMS soon to be succeeded by the superior MMS, few owners made much use of this feature. At its release, the phone cost around &eur;o; 500, £299 in the UK, in either two-tone grey or all-gold.

    📝 Reviews when released: Mobile Review 🔗

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