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Nokia N80 Prototype S5.1: The birth of the World’s First UPnP Phone
Quick View💎 Rarity Index: S (Ultra Rare)
⭐ WOW Factor: The world first UPnP-compatible phone,
👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9.5/10
🕵 Nokia Codename: Miro
⏱ Life timer: 0 | 📦 Boxed: NO
📅 Release Year: 2006 | 💰 Release Price: 500 €
📊 Units Sold: ~2M (final units)
📰 Why this phone matters: This unit represents the earliest surviving form of the world’s first
UPnP-compatible phone, the Nokia N80, shown here in its S5.1 prototype
stage long before the technology reached consumers. Built in Finland and
marked with the legendary 004400 Nokia internal IMEI range, this device
was part of Nokia’s secret push to bring home-network integration to
mobile phones for the first time in history.The internal label reveals everything expected from a genuine engineering
sample: a masked FCC and IC set, the placeholder Xyy-n model code, and an
unreleased product code known only to Nokia’s R&D teams. The bold PROTO
S5.1 stamp indicates an early hardware validation cycle, a phase where
engineers were still shaping the mechanics, RF behavior, and multimedia
stack that would define the N80. A matching S5.1 barcode sticker on the
side confirms that this device circulated between test teams, yet survived
in untouched, mint condition – almost impossible for units used at this
development depth.UPnP was the N80’s signature innovation, a world-first feature allowing a
mobile phone to discover and communicate with home media servers, TVs, and
computers. But before the world ever saw this capability demonstrated on a
stage, units like this one acted as the true testbeds. Early debug builds
of Symbian OS 9.1 ran experimental networking stacks, Wi-Fi drivers, and
service discovery modules. Engineers used devices like this to validate
seamless connectivity, file sharing, remote playback, and the foundation
of what would later become the connected-smartphone era.The Finnish build origin makes the device even rarer. Only the earliest
pilot-line N80 units came from Finland, assembled for hardware tuning,
firmware experiments, and RF calibration. Most were disassembled, reworked
to exhaustion, or destroyed after testing concluded. This one escaped
untouched – a true anomaly.With its dual proto identifiers preserved, its 004400 IMEI confirming deep
internal lineage, and its role at the dawn of UPnP mobility, this N80
S5.1 prototype is not just a rare device. It is a technological milestone
captured in physical form – the raw, unfiltered origin of the world’s
first UPnP phone.📝 Reviews when released: CNET 🔗
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Nokia N93
Quick View💎 Rarity Index: A (Rare)
⭐ WOW Factor: The most advanced camera phone from Nokia at the time of its release
👁 Evaluation in my collection: As New – 10/10
🕵 Nokia Codename: Gundam
⏱ Life timer: 0 | 📦 Boxed: YES
📅 Release Year: 2006 | 💰 Release Price: ~750 €
📊 Units Sold: ~800k
📰 Why this phone matters: Nokia N93 is a smartphone from Nokia, part of the multimedia Nseries. It was introduced on 25 April 2006 and released in July 2006. It runs on Symbian OS v9.1 and the S60 3rd Edition interface. It was the most advanced camera phone from Nokia at the time of its release, and was particularly marketed for its camcorder, packed in its unique swivel design like its predecessor Nokia N90.The N93 improved upon camera capabilities over the N90. The phone has a 3.2-megapixel camera, Carl Zeiss optics and 3x optical zoom (the first Nokia phone to have it) as well as a 30 fps 640×480 (VGA) MPEG-4 video recording capability.
It was succeeded by the Nokia N93i.
📝 Reviews when released: Mobile Review 🔗
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Samsung X820
Quick View💎 Rarity Index: C (Common)
⭐ WOW Factor: The thinest Phone when released
👁 Evaluation in my collection: Good – 8.5/10
⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: YES
📅 Release Year: 2006 | 💰 Release Price: ~499 $
📊 Units Sold: ~1M
📰 Why this phone matters: Samsung SGH-X820, also known as Ultra Edition 6.9, is a mobile phone created by Samsung and announced in Q3 2006, as part of the Samsung Ultra Edition range.Samsung marketed the device as “the world’s slimmest mobile phone”, and as a competitor to the Motorola SLVR L7. The X820 surpassed Samsung D830, released that same year, which Samsung previously marketed as “the world’s slimmest”.
The carrier-unlocked U.S. price on late July 2006 was $449.00
📝 Reviews when released: Cnet.com 🔗
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Sony Ericsson F100i Jalou Dolce Gabbana
Quick View💎 Rarity Index: S (Ultra Rare)
⭐ WOW Factor: First Sony Ericcson with D&G
👁 Evaluation in my collection: Good – 9/10
⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: YES
📅 Release Year: 2006 | 💰 Release Price: ~380 £
📊 Units Sold: ~20k
📰 Why this phone matters: The Sony Ericsson Jalou F100i, then, is a tiny clamshell fashion phone aimed squarely at, well, anyone that might invest in a clutch bag and care about their make-up routine. It’s certainly no smartphone but packs in a respectable number of features and, in its non-Dolce & Gabbana branded guise, it’s available for a respectable £130.📝 Reviews when released: Trusted Reviews 🔗
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Sony Ericsson M600i
Quick View💎 Rarity Index: C (Common)
⭐ WOW Factor: The first and only product of the M series of handsets from Sony Ericsson
👁 Evaluation in my collection: As New – 9.9/10
⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: NO
📅 Release Year: 2006 | 💰 Release Price: 130 €
📊 Units Sold: ~600k
📰 Why this phone matters: Sony Ericsson M600 (sold as M600i model in some markets and originally labelled M608c in other markets) is a 3G smartphone based upon the UIQ 3 platform (which is built upon Symbian OS 9.1). It was announced on February 6, 2006 and is the first and only product of the M series of handsets from Sony Ericsson.The M600 is designed as a business tool and its features reflect this role. The M600 supports push email, document editing and PC synchronisation amongst other features. Notably the M600 does not have an integrated camera, which is a positive attribute for those working in environments where cameras are not permitted📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔