Nokia Editorials. By Nick Todorov nikolaytodorov1. May 23, , AM. This article may contain personal views and opinion from the author. So, what can you do with a Nokia i Communicator? The truth is that every bit of technology has a limited lifespan. Back in the 90's, the Communicator must have looked super cool and futuristic, like a Tesla Roadster parked next to a Ford Taurus.
It is the product of Nokia having a vision for the future of mobile tech — a future where the internet was in people's pockets and enabled them to communicate in new and exciting ways. Clearly, Nokia had the will and resources to experiment in the field. And I don't think that I can stress this enough: the Nokia i's set of features may seem laughable today, but in its time, it was at the cutting edge of technology. While the is iconic, it's a 16 years old "dumb" phone, which means that it's not really all that much use to today's tech-savvy crowd.
Even with a color screen, a camera unheard of back then and a few other tweaks, it was always going to be something for users with simple needs. Don't get me wrong, there are situations where phones like this can flourish. But these aren't the people raving about retro revivals. The Communicator series my favorite is either the i or the E90 , is ripe for a remake. If you never saw one of these beasts, they were extra chunky phones back when phones were already chunky , that flipped open to reveal a second, full-length display and a QWERTY keyboard, almost like a mini laptop.
The Communicator screamed "I do business" and came with all manner of apps for the suit on the go. This was the defining "smart" phone of its day if you're asking me that is. The Communicator line started early, around Showing that, even then, Nokia knew the future was email and internet on your phone.
There were several iterations that grew smaller and smarter until the name fizzled out around Nokia experimented with similar products, like the innovative, but ultimately lacking N internet tablet. It was launched in This was the first smartphone Communicator. The i was released in It was the first Communicator I ever owned. Like its predecessor, it also ran Symbian OS Series 80, the version of Symbian that was designed specifically with the Communicator in mind.
The also had Bluetooth, camera and WiFi. I owned a Launched in , the Nokia E90 was the last true Nokia Communicator.
It ran Symbian OS Series Nokia had discontinued Series 80 for the more popular Series Many of us Communicator fans griped and complained about how Series 60 made the E90 feel watered-down from traditional Communicators. But it was a great device still. I so loved the E90 that I ended up purchasing it twice.
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