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  • Nokia 3100

    Nokia 3100

    💎 Rarity Index: D (Very Common)

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9.8/10

    🕵 Nokia Codename: Maxine

    ⏱ Life timer: 270h | 📦 Boxed: NO

    📅 Release Year: 2003 | 💰 Release Price: 50 $

    📊 Units Sold: ~15M

    📰 Why this phone matters: The Nokia 3100 is a triband-GSM mobile phone announced on 17 June 2003 as an entry-level phone from Nokia and released in September 2003, designed primarily for the newer generation of marketing audience.
    The Nokia 3100 was developed from the Nokia 6100 as a successor to the Nokia 3510. The phone was Nokia’s first in the youth-oriented 3000-series to be equipped with a 128×128 pixel passive colour display (4096 colors/12-bit), and included Java MIDP 1.0, XHTML and WAP browser, GPRS, Pop-Port connectivity and Lithium-ion battery. It is also capable of playing polyphonic MIDI files, which can be used as ringtones.
    It is compact in size and lightweight, and also features special lighting effects.

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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  • Nokia 3100b

    Nokia 3100b

    💎 Rarity Index: C (Common)

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: Good – 9/10

    🕵 Nokia Codename: Maxine

    ⏱ Life timer: 79h | 📦 Boxed: NO

    📅 Release Year: 2003 | 💰 Release Price: 50 $

    📊 Units Sold: ~1.5M

    📰 Why this phone matters: This version intended to be used in American GSM networks. It works in GSM 850/1800/1900.

    Differences from the basic 3100:

    The Grid (originally the Line), an additional main menu interface in the settings menu
    TTY/TTD option in Menu > Settings > Enhancement settings that appears only if the phone has been connected to a headset, TTD, or similar device
    Voice recording during an active call, up to 1 minute
    World clock that displays the time for various time zones. The Nokia 3100 is a triband-GSM mobile phone announced on 17 June 2003 as an entry-level phone from Nokia and released in September 2003, designed primarily for the newer generation of marketing audience.
    The Nokia 3100 was developed from the Nokia 6100 as a successor to the Nokia 3510. The phone was Nokia’s first in the youth-oriented 3000-series to be equipped with a 128×128 pixel passive colour display (4096 colors/12-bit), and included Java MIDP 1.0, XHTML and WAP browser, GPRS, Pop-Port connectivity and Lithium-ion battery. It is also capable of playing polyphonic MIDI files, which can be used as ringtones.
    It is compact in size and lightweight, and also features special lighting effects.

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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  • Nokia 3108 - The Handwriting Pioneer

    Nokia 3108 – The Handwriting Pioneer

    💎 Rarity Index: A (Rare)

    ⭐ WOW Factor: Handwriting Recognition

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: New – 10/10

    ⏱ Life timer: 0 | 📦 Boxed: NO

    📅 Release Year: 2003 | 💰 Release Price: N/A

    📊 Units Sold: ~300k

    📰 Why this phone matters: The Nokia 3108 is one of Nokia’s most unusual and innovative feature phones, created specifically for the Chinese market and designed around pen-based handwriting recognition. Built on the early Series 40 platform, the 3108 combines a compact candybar form with a flip-down translucent keypad that reveals a dedicated writing pad. Using the included stylus, the phone can recognize both English and Chinese handwriting, offering an input method perfectly adapted to the complexity of Chinese characters.

    This unit represents one of Nokia’s rare experiments in interface design, developed long before touchscreens became mainstream. The writing pad system uses stroke detection software and a pressure-sensitive surface, making the 3108 function as an early hybrid between classic keypad phones and later touch-driven devices. It also includes MMS, Java support, and a speakerphone, bringing modern features to a form factor centered on pen input.

    Because the 3108 was sold only in China and produced for a short period, surviving units are uncommon, and examples in clean condition are even harder to find. As part of Nokia’s limited Pen Input family, the 3108 stands out as a unique collector piece that captures a moment of bold experimentation in Nokia’s history. It remains one of the very few non-touchscreen devices in the world capable of recognizing handwritten text, making it an important and highly distinctive addition to any serious mobile phone collection.

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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  • Nokia 3110

    Nokia 3110

    💎 Rarity Index: D (Very Common)

    ⭐ WOW Factor: The first Nokia phone to feature the Navi-Key (a.k.a. D-Pad)

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9.8/10

    ⏱ Life timer: NA | 📦 Boxed: YES

    📅 Release Year: 1997 | 💰 Release Price: N/A

    📊 Units Sold: ~8M

    📰 Why this phone matters: The 3110 is a GSM mobile phone handset manufactured by Nokia in Hungary, introduced at CEBIT in March 1997.The 3110 is notable as the first Nokia handset to feature the ‘Navi-Key’ (a.k.a. D-Pad) menu navigation system. The Navi-Key was featured heavily on Nokia handsets, especially the entry-level models such as the Nokia 1100 in the following years. Unlike its successor, the 3210, and subsequent handsets of similar design, the 3110 had an external antenna. The phone was available with a slim, standard or vibrating battery. It could only be used on a GSM-900 network.
    The 3110 shared the platform and accessories of the Nokia 8110 “banana phone”.
    The model number was reused by Nokia in 2007 when the company launched the Nokia 3110 classic. The 3110 Classic sports a candybar form factor similar to that of the 3110, but adds modern features such as Bluetooth, camera functionality, audio and video playback and recording, and packet data over EDGE, in addition to tri-band functionality.
    Unlike subsequent 3000 series mobile phones, its display is not PCD8544 based. This is a special edition made for VW AG, it has red light and LI ION battery

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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  • Nokia 3110 Orange

    Nokia 3110 Orange

    💎 Rarity Index: B (Uncommon)

    ⭐ WOW Factor: The first Nokia phone to feature the Navi-Key (a.k.a. D-Pad)

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: Good – 9/10

    ⏱ Life timer: NA | 📦 Boxed: NO

    📅 Release Year: 1997 | 💰 Release Price: N/A

    📊 Units Sold: ~8M

    📰 Why this phone matters: The 3110 is a GSM mobile phone handset manufactured by Nokia in Hungary, introduced at CEBIT in March 1997.The 3110 is notable as the first Nokia handset to feature the ‘Navi-Key’ (a.k.a. D-Pad) menu navigation system. The Navi-Key was featured heavily on Nokia handsets, especially the entry-level models such as the Nokia 1100 in the following years. Unlike its successor, the 3210, and subsequent handsets of similar design, the 3110 had an external antenna. The phone was available with a slim, standard or vibrating battery. It could only be used on a GSM-900 network.
    The 3110 shared the platform and accessories of the Nokia 8110 “banana phone”.
    The model number was reused by Nokia in 2007 when the company launched the Nokia 3110 classic. The 3110 Classic sports a candybar form factor similar to that of the 3110, but adds modern features such as Bluetooth, camera functionality, audio and video playback and recording, and packet data over EDGE, in addition to tri-band functionality.
    Unlike subsequent 3000 series mobile phones, its display is not PCD8544 based. This is a special edition made for VW AG, it has red light and LI ION battery

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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    Nokia 3128 Prototype “ID SAMPLE”: BenQ Hybrid | Unreleases Colour Light Blue

    💎 Rarity Index: X (Mystical Prototype)

    ⭐ WOW Factor: Represents a short-lived moment when BenQ attempted to showcase its ability to deliver a complete UI solution, hoping to convince Nokia that full software outsourcing for low-cost devices was feasible.
    The existence of this device is proof of a BenQ-driven initiative, briefly evaluated and ultimately rejected by Nokia.
    Only a handful of such BenQ UI?on?Nokia hardware identity samples were ever created, making surviving units exceptionally rare.

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: New – 10/10

    🕵 Nokia Codename: Kirin

    ⏱ Life timer: 0 | 📦 Boxed: NO

    📅 Release Year: 2003 | 💰 Release Price: ~300 $

    📊 Units Sold: ~15M (final units)

    📰 Why this phone matters: This device is one of the strangest, most intriguing Nokia 3128 variants ever uncovered. Externally it follows the familiar engineering path of the 3128 platform, but once powered on, everything breaks the pattern. There is no Nokia branding in the software, no Nokia splash screen, no Series 40 heritage, instead it boots into a BenQ-style interface, complete with custom icons, Chinese menu structures, and UI elements never found on any released Nokia product.

    The label inside reads “ID SAMPLE”, marking it as a pre-production identity unit used for internal validation during Nokia’s ODM sourcing phase. These ID Samples were not mass-produced, not distributed to carriers, and not meant to survive outside the labs. The combination of Nokia hardware and a BenQ firmware stack indicates that this device comes from the period when Nokia briefly explored outsourcing complete handset UI development to third-party Asian manufacturers before ultimately abandoning the idea.
    The handwriting is a timestamp from the engineering team: “August 16, 2004.”
    It marks when this specific prototype was logged, flashed, or validated.

    The software screens match early prototypes from unreleased BenQ flip designs, particularly those associated with the never-released BenQ A-Series Asian clamshells, hinting that this firmware was being evaluated on Nokia shells for cost and speed benchmarking. The UI animations, iconography, and color palettes align far more with BenQ’s internal 2004-2005 development than with anything Nokia ever shipped.

    A detail that further confirms how early this unit is, the SIM card lock mechanism is completely missing, leaving the slot open and unfinished exactly as seen on raw factory evaluation samples. Even more telling, the device reports an IMEI of 0000000, a clear sign of a pre-IMEI-burning engineering stage where the radio stack and identity fields had not yet been finalized.

    The mysterious “cmg” sticker seen on the display is consistent with internal testing labels used during configuration management, marking the unit for firmware staging or UI evaluation. These stickers usually identify a branch, a module, or a build handler inside the engineering workflow and marks it as a monitored experimental build – exactly the kind of anomaly this prototype represents.

    All the elements together, the missing SIM lock, the IMEI 0000000, the absent Nokia splash, the BenQ interface, the “ID SAMPLE” marking, the prototype hardware architecture, and the inconsistencies between software and chassis, place this device among the rarest 3128 developmental anomalies, far more unusual than standard prototypes or early F-series units. It is a tangible piece of the abandoned Nokia-BenQ convergence experiments, where Nokia evaluated whether foreign UI stacks could run on their hardware to accelerate low-cost market entry.

    A true one-off laboratory hybrid, and one of the most unusual pre-production Nokia 3128 derivatives ever documented.

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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    Nokia 3128 Prototype F5.0 : Codename Kirin| Unreleased Colour (Orange)

    💎 Rarity Index: S (Ultra Rare)

    ⭐ WOW Factor: Represents a short-lived moment when BenQ attempted to showcase its ability to deliver a complete UI solution, hoping to convince Nokia that full software outsourcing for low-cost devices was feasible.
    The existence of this device is proof of a BenQ-driven initiative, briefly evaluated and ultimately rejected by Nokia.
    Only a handful of such BenQ UI?on?Nokia hardware identity samples were ever created, making surviving units exceptionally rare.

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: New – 10/10

    🕵 Nokia Codename: Kirin

    ⏱ Life timer: 0 | 📦 Boxed: NO

    📅 Release Year: 2003 | 💰 Release Price: ~300 $

    📊 Units Sold: ~15M (final units)

    📰 Why this phone matters: A remarkably rare piece of Nokia’s China-market CDMA history, the Nokia 3128 (Type RH-72) stands apart from the brand’s mainstream lineup.
    Developed during Nokia’s short-lived collaboration with BenQ/Qisda for ODM CDMA devices, the 3128 blends Nokia’s software customisation with a hardware platform originating from BenQ’s Kirin F5.0 design family – a handset architecture that BenQ itself never released commercially.

    This prototype unit, finished in an unreleased Orange colourway, represents a pre-production stage never intended for the public market. The colour scheme follows BenQ’s design language rather than Nokia’s, making it instantly identifiable among collectors familiar with early-2000s ODM manufacturing. Hardware elements – including the casing geometry, battery interface and Qualcomm-based CDMA internals – further underline its BenQ lineage while still carrying official Nokia branding, labels and firmware.

    The device offered compact CDMA 1X connectivity, a lightweight clamshell form factor and the simplified user interface typical of Nokia’s China-exclusive CDMA portfolio of the era.

    This example is preserved brand new, never used in the collection – a highly desirable state for a model whose production numbers were already extremely small.

    A rare convergence of two major manufacturers’ design philosophies, the Nokia 3128 prototype in Orange stands as one of the most distinctive and least-known ODM Nokia variants ever created.

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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  • Nokia 3200

    Nokia 3200

    💎 Rarity Index: C (Common)

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

    🕵 Nokia Codename: Rio

    ⏱ Life timer: 92h | 📦 Boxed: NO

    📅 Release Year: 2003 | 💰 Release Price: ~300 $

    📊 Units Sold: ~8M

    📰 Why this phone matters: An interesting feature present in this phone is that the face plate system allows users to print out their own cut-out cover designs and use it in the phone. The official special released designs include “Snowboard,” “Street life” and “Urban chic”. It was thus marketed as being “fun and funky” with a unique style

    📝 Reviews when released: Mobile Review 🔗

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    Nokia 3208c: The BNIB Hybrid Touch Concept

    💎 Rarity Index: B (Uncommon)

    ⭐ WOW Factor: One of the only Nokias ever made with a handwriting recognition touch-panel on the keypad – an experimental design exclusive to China.

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: BNIB – 10/10

    ⏱ Life timer: 0 | 📦 Boxed: YES

    📅 Release Year: 2009 | 💰 Release Price: ~200 $

    📊 Units Sold: ~200k

    📰 Why this phone matters: The Nokia 3208c (RM-572) is one of the most unusual and least-known Nokia models ever produced – a China-exclusive, touch-enhanced feature phone released only in select Asian markets and almost never seen in eur;ope today. This unit goes even further: it’s a BNIB (Brand New In Box) example, making it an exceptional collector’s piece given how few survived.

    What makes it special

    The 3208c belongs to Nokia’s experimental lineup developed specifically for the Chinese market, where handwriting recognition and touch input were already mainstream years before global adoption.

    Instead of a touchscreen smartphone, Nokia implemented a resistive touch layer on top of a traditional display, paired with a touch-enabled numeric keypad-allowing stylus input for handwriting without abandoning the classic keypad design. This hybrid concept existed only on a handful of China-only Nokias.

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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  • Nokia 3210 - The Youth Icon

    Nokia 3210 – The Youth Icon

    💎 Rarity Index: D (Very Common)

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

    ⏱ Life timer: 5m | 📦 Boxed: YES

    📅 Release Year: 1999 | 💰 Release Price: ~150 £

    📊 Units Sold: ~160M

    📰 Why this phone matters: The Nokia 3210 is one of the most important mobile phones ever made, a device that redefined the industry and introduced a new era of mobile culture. Released in 1999, it was the first Nokia phone designed specifically for young users, with a focus on style, entertainment, and ease of use. It introduced T9 predictive text, internal antenna design, customizable Xpress-On covers, and three built-in games that helped shape mobile entertainment.

    The 3210 is historically important as the first widely produced Nokia with a true internal antenna, a major step that defined the design of every Nokia released afterward. This engineering milestone allowed Nokia to eliminate the external antenna stub while maintaining strong GSM reception, setting a new standard for mobile phone design across the entire industry.

    This BNIB unit represents the 3210 at its absolute best. With its lightweight form, strong reception, long battery life, and classic Nokia durability, the 3210 became a global phenomenon, selling around 160 million units worldwide. Its internal antenna was a major engineering achievement, eliminating the need for external protruding parts and contributing to its clean, modern look.

    Customizable covers made the 3210 a fashion statement. The included green Xpress-On cover is a less common variant that adds even more collector value to this unit. Because the 3210 was heavily used by millions of people for years, finding a new-in-box example is extremely rare, and such units are now considered valuable pieces of mobile history.

    The Nokia 3210 remains a cultural icon and a milestone in Nokia’s development. This BNIB example is a perfect representation of one of the most influential handsets ever produced and a standout addition to any serious mobile phone collection.

    📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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  • Nokia 3220 Blue

    Nokia 3220 Blue

    💎 Rarity Index: C (Common)

    👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9/10

    🕵 Nokia Codename: Asterix

    ⏱ Life timer: 04h | 📦 Boxed: NO

    📅 Release Year: 2004 | 💰 Release Price: ~230 $

    📊 Units Sold: ~8M

    📰 Why this phone matters: The Nokia 3220 is a GSM, Series 40 mobile phone from Nokia. The Nokia 3220 was introduced on 31 May 2004 as a “fun” device with LED lights and Xpress-on covers.It was the first entry-level phone that offered full access to the Internet, with an XHTML browser and POP3/IMAP email client. The tri-band camera phone uses GPRS and EDGE for its internet connections.

    📝 Reviews when released: Mobile Review 🔗

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  • Nokia 3220 Brown

    Nokia 3220 Brown

    💎 Rarity Index: C (Common)

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

    🕵 Nokia Codename: Asterix

    ⏱ Life timer: 01m | 📦 Boxed: NO

    📅 Release Year: 2004 | 💰 Release Price: ~230 $

    📊 Units Sold: ~8M

    📰 Why this phone matters: The Nokia 3220 is a GSM, Series 40 mobile phone from Nokia. The Nokia 3220 was introduced on 31 May 2004 as a “fun” device with LED lights and Xpress-on covers.It was the first entry-level phone that offered full access to the Internet, with an XHTML browser and POP3/IMAP email client. The tri-band camera phone uses GPRS and EDGE for its internet connections.

    📝 Reviews when released: Mobile Review 🔗

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