Stefan alerted me to the fact that today is the 15th anniversary of Nokia’s GSM handsets! It was on this day in 1993 that the 1011 started shipping. The first mass-produced handset, features included a 2 line display, 900MHz GSM, and it held 99 phone numbers. This thing was no small potatoes, weighing in at 475g and measuring 195mm x 60mm x 45mm. That’s HUGE!
Stefan’s got a huge picture on his Flickr account showing every Nokia handset up to the latest E-series, and alot of even have the codenames on there, which is fun. My first Nokia handset was the 6190, I believe. That’s pushing things back to 1998!! Nearly a decade of Nokia love for me. First entered the S60 world with the 6620, which, according to this picture, was 2003-2004. Ah, I remember that day as if it were yesterday! What a freakin great phone that was.
What about you? When was your first Nokia, and does it have a fun codename?
