The Nokia 6110 was a

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from

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announced on 18 December 1997 and released in 1998. It is not to be confused with the newer

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. It was a hugely popular follower of the

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, and the first of the many Nokia 6xxx series business-targeted phones. Main improvements over the 2110 were reduced size and improved talk time. It was the first GSM phone to use an

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processor, as well as the first running on Nokia's

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user interface. The phone shared the same platform as the

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targeted at the consumer market; unlike the 5110, however, it had the advanced user interface with menu icons (it was the first phone with this new interface that would become the future standard), and featured an infra-red port (once again being Nokia's first phone with it). It was also the first phone from Nokia to have the popular

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game pre-installed. It was succeeded/complemented by the similar but enhanced 6150.

Variants

Nokia 6190 is a version of the phone for the

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n market, although the infra-red port was removed. Several non-GSM variants were also released aimed at the North American market, including the 800 MHz

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6120 (not to be confused with the

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), the 800/1900 MHz D-AMPS 6160, and the 800/1900 MHz

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6185. This was also known as the NK702 on the Orange UK network with a slightly different

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, however the inside was identical. The GSM 1800 MHz variant was labeled 6130 and had the same exterior design changes, as the dual band GSM 900/1800 MHz 6150 model. In Brazil, it was licensed for Gradiente to manufacture a variant of Nokia 6120. Such devices, very similar to those manufactured by Nokia, were marketed under the brand Gradiente Concept.

Phone features

* Three games: ''Memory'', ''Snake'' (with two-player mode using two phones and IR connection), ''Logic'' * Calculator, clock and calendar * Currency converter * Works as a pager * Profile settings * 4 colours *LINK

Service

900 (EUROPE) *

1900 (US) (6190) *

800 MHz (US) (6120) *

800/1900 MHz (US) (6160) *

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/ AMPS 800/1900 MHz (US) (6185)

Battery life

* Extended NiMH Battery 900 mAh * Digital Talk Time up to 3.25 hours * Digital Standby Time up to 200 hours * Analog Talk Time up to 2 hours * Analog Standby Time up to 50 hours

References

{{Nokia phones 6110 Mobile phones with infrared transmitter

Variants

Phone features

Service

Battery life

See also

References