Nokia 8110 is a

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released in 1996. It was announced on 9 September 1996, as the first of

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's high-end ''8000'' series of phones. Its distinctive styling was the first example of a 'slider' form factor. A sliding cover protected the keypad when being carried in the pocket and extended downwards in use, bringing the

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closer to the mouth. The action of opening the cover also answered an incoming call. The prominent curvature of the case, particularly when open, earned it the nickname "banana phone". It was also the first Nokia phone with monochrome graphic LCD. The phone was designed for the business market and was one of the smallest and lightest (152 grams) phones on the market, but still had better battery life than its predecessor

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. The improved 8110i model, announced in March 1997, was the first phone with the SSMS (Smart

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) engine. The handsets could be updated OTA (Over The Air) with an intelligent menu structure, which allowed simple information input, input which was sent through a simple structured text message to an MT receiver. This station could interpret information and a structured text message back to the handset. Ring tone receiving by SMS was also part of the smart messaging protocol, so 8110i was also the first mobile phone to support it. Nokia later stopped marketing Smart messaging and concentrated on the upcoming

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standard, but has not dropped smart messaging support from later phones. 8110 and 8110i models were succeeded by

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in 1998. While the 8146 and 8148 models were succeeded by

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in 1999.

Cultural references

An altered version of this phone was famously featured in the science fiction action film ''

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'' (1999), for which it was modified featuring spring-loaded mechanism (this actually appeared on the

Variants

* The Nokia 8146/8148 for the

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band. * The

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shared the same engine.

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