iPhone 13 Pro Max, Galaxy Z Fold 3 or Galaxy S22 Ultra may be the cellphones of choice for the 'sultans' at this time. But in early 2000, the mobile phone that was widely used by the rich was the Nokia 9210 Communicator.
When you see someone holding it, your eyes are immediately stunned. As soon as the Nokia 9210 is opened, it makes you flabbergasted because of its aura of sophistication.
The Nokia 9210 is like a mini laptop that can be stored in a pocket so that it can be carried anywhere easily. At that time the size of the laptop itself was still thick and heavy, not to mention the addition of a charger which was also large, making it difficult to carry.
The dimensions of the Nokia 9210 are so large, this phone has a thickness of 27 mm. This is almost double the range of the Galaxy Z Fold 3 which is 14.4mm thick.
Even so the weight is slightly lighter. While the Samsung folding screen phone weighs 271 grams, the Nokia 9210 only weighs 244 grams.
Nokia pinned two screens. On the front there is a monochrome screen with a resolution of 80 x 48 pixels.
The function of this front screen is like a feature phone in general. Able to read SMS, call and others.
Once the inside is opened we will be greeted by a TFT screen with 4096 colors. The size is 4.5 inches with a resolution of 640 x 200 pixels.
In addition, there is a physical QWERTY keyboard complete with additional keys at the top for quick access to a number of features and a D-Pad for navigation. That's why the Nokia 9210 is favored by business people
The kitchen is quite capable in its era, combining an ARM9 52 HZ processor with 8 GB RAM and 40 MP memory. The 1,300 mAh battery has a talk time of 10 hours and can standby for 230 hours.
The Nokia 9210 is the first phone to run Symbian OS version 6 with the new S80 interface. A number of features are included, such as calendar, contact book, calculator, converter, voice recorder, file manager, spreadsheet and presentation.
It's just that when compared with sophisticated mobile phones at that time, the Nokia 9210 does not have GPRS and Bluetooth. Even though it is an important feature that must be owned so that the cellphone can connect to the internet or other devices.
Instead, the Nokia 9210 can still connect to the Internet via other devices, such as a computer with an infrared connection or a serial port.
Nokia 9210 (left) vs Nokia 9110 (right) Photo: Wikipedia
With the advantages it brings, the Nokia 9210 Communicator is a success in the market. This phone has helped Nokia overtake Palm and Compaq to become the leading 'mobile data device' vendor in Western Europe in the third quarter of 2001,
It's no wonder that the Finnish vendor made the successor to the Nokia 9210. They released the 9210i in 2002 with a number of improvements, one of which was Flash 5 support.
Have any of you ever used a Nokia Communicator device?