In my last post I mentioned that teh Nokia 2630 was the smallest Nokia since the 8210, so I thought I would remind those of you old enough to remember just how Nokia earned their reputation, and, for a while absolutely trounced all other manufacturers!
Whilst other manufacturers such as Motorola were producing bulky clam shell / flip style handsets with poor reception, Nokia were belting out bar style handsets that were easy to use, had good battery life, good reception and looked good!
They were producing quality that other manufacturers just could not match, and, in my opinion the 8210 was one of the defining moments in that part of Nokias history. They produced the smallest neatest handset I have ever owned.
The one criticism I had of this handset was that it did feel a little flimsy, however, it never cracked anywhere and it lasted several years being past amongst friends and relatives, in the days when there were no decent PAYG handsts at an affordable price.
The handset was very basic by modern standards, predictive text, monocrome display, standard ring tones etc. But it did have voice recognition for dialling numbers.
I remember amusing my friends trying to demonstrate this after a few drinks… it could not recognise my slightly drunken tones and refused to dial! But, on the whole it worked.
If Nokia made a phone as small, neat and functional as that today I would buy one. To hell with all the features, I like phones that I do not know I am carrying, and IMO nothing has ever rivalled the 8210 in that respect!
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