The Nokia 9210 Communicator is a third-generation Communicator series

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produced by

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, announced on 21 November 2000 and released in June 2001. It greatly improved on the second generation Nokia 9110 Communicator, providing a colour main screen and using an

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processor. It is one of the few mobile phones able to send and receive

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. It was the first device to run on the

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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

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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

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functionality. The 9210 Communicator's success helped Nokia overtake both

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and

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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

* Main applications: mobile phone, desk application, messaging (

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), Internet (web,

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), contacts (address book), calendar, office (word processor, spreadsheet, presentation viewer, file manager) * Extra applications: calculator, clock, games, recorder, and unit converter. In addition, 3rd party software developers could freely implement new applications for the Nokia 9210 Communicator and offer them for download by the users. * Processor: 32-bit 66 MHz ARM9-based RISC CPU * Radio: foldout antenna for improved reception. * Operating system:

v6.0, Series 80 v1.0 * Interface:

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but no

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cable for PC. * Audio: Stereo- headset, mp3-player software is optional, additional internal speaker for music and full-duplex speakerphone functionality. * Includes PC Suite for the Nokia 9210 Communicator, running on

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platform. * Vibrating alert: not implemented.

9210i

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

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, which was quite new technology at the time.

Replacement models

replaced the 9210 in first quarter of 2005 with: *

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) but is smaller (148 mm × 57 mm × 24 mm) and lighter (222 g), and has an updated Symbian Series 80 operating system. *

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– is smaller (132 mm × 51 mm × 21 mm) and lighter (167 g) than Nokia 9210, with similar features and the same operating system as the Nokia 9500. Both new models include other improvements such as:

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, colour external displays and

Accessories

* Camera * Hands free car kit

Nokia 9290

The American variant is the Nokia 9290, first introduced on 5 June 2001 and eventually, after a year-long delay, released on the continent in June 2002.

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