Nokia 9210 Communicator


The Nokia 9210 Communicator is a third-generation Communicator series smartphone produced by Nokia, introduced 21 November 2000. It greatly improved on the second generation Nokia 9110 Communicator, providing a colour main screen and using an ARM processor. It is one of the few mobile phones able to send and receive fax.
It was the first device to run on the Symbian OS platform, version 6, succeeding version 5 of EPOC. It also introduced Nokia's Series 80 interface, which was the result of Symbian Ltd.'s 'Crystal' design.
It is used as a normal though bulky mobile phone in closed mode, when it is flipped open it can be used like a very small notebook computer with a 640 × 200 screen. The earpiece and microphone are located on the back so one must hold it with the front screen and keypad facing out to make a call. The phone also has speakerphone functionality. It was also the first Nokia with a card slot for expandable memory.
The 9210 Communicator's success helped Nokia overtake both Palm and Compaq to become the leading 'mobile data device' vendor in Western Europe in the third quarter of 2001, when it had a 28.3 percent share in the market.

Specifications

The 9210i launched in 2002 increased the internal memory to 40 MB, video streaming and Flash 5 support for the web browser.
The main screen backlight was also changed from high voltage CCFL tube light to LED backlight, which was quite new technology at the time.

Replacement models

replaced the 9210 in first quarter of 2005 with:
Both new models include other improvements such as: EDGE, colour external displays and Bluetooth.

Accessories

The American variant is the Nokia 9290, introduced in 5 June 2001, but had a long release delay before finally arriving in the continent in June 2002.