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Nokia 6820
My first phone in 2007
I dae jss1 for Abesan then
I bought it for ₦200

Omo engineer too chop my money that year because the arm you opened get pin wey Dae touch the panel before the button work.

Olyver007:
Nokia 6820
My first phone in 2007
I dae jss1 for Abesan then
I bought it for ₦200

Omo engineer too chop my money that year because the arm you opened get pin wey Dae touch the panel before the button work.

200 or 20k?
Because no phone was sold for that amount then, not even 2k

AND what happened next?
well i used a Nokia COMMUNICATOR used by DA passed to my BRO and Briefly I, but to day i have used more than 3 SAMSUNG FOLD now with ULTRA FOLD 8 , I[b]PHONE and its DUO is a PIECE of SHIII![/b]

Do you know Trium Mondo?

The first Pocket PC phone from Japan

before this, my best phone was Sony J7 ... sleek!!

streetpaddy:
Long before the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold or dual-screen iPhone concepts dominated tech headlines, a quiet mobile revolution was happening in the early 2000s. Today, we view foldable phones as the pinnacle of modern luxury tech. However, the blueprint for the pocket-sized, folding powerhouse wasn't invented by modern tech giants.

Nokia started the foldable phone era decades ago, powering these groundbreaking dual-screen form factors with the legendary Java (J2ME) and Symbian platforms.

Folding a phone to reveal a massive screen is not a new idea. Nokia mastered the "duo phone" layout before today's smartphones were even a blueprint.


The Original "Cover Screen" and "Inner Screen" Layout

Today's foldables rely on a small outer screen for quick tasks and a massive inner screen for productivity. Nokia pioneered this exact dual-screen workflow using physical hinges and clever software orchestration.

Instead of a single bendable piece of glass, Nokia utilized premium mechanical hinges to bridge two separate user experiences:

The Cover Experience: On the outside, a traditional, compact phone screen handled dialing numbers, checking SMS, or viewing the clock.

The Full Screen Experience: Flipping the device open deactivated the outer shell and instantly booted up a massive interior display paired with a full physical keyboard.


Legendary Nokia Foldables That Pre-Dated Modern Tech

Nokia experimented with radical form factors that allowed users to fold, twist, and transform their devices. Several iconic models set the stage for modern dual-screen and foldable devices.

1. The Nokia Communicator Series (9300, 9500, and E90)

The Nokia Communicator lineup is the direct structural ancestor of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold. Devices like the Nokia 9300 and 9500 looked like standard, thick brick phones from the outside. When opened horizontally like a book, they revealed a stunning, ultra-wide landscape display.

2. The Nokia 6800 and 6820 "Butterfly" Phones

Perhaps the most literal interpretation of a folding duo phone, the Nokia 6800 series featured a numeric keypad that physically flipped over the front screen. Once unfolded, the operating system instantly rotated 90 degrees, turning the device into a split-QWERTY texting machine.

3. The Nokia N90 and N93 "Transformer" Phones

Before content creation was a career, Nokia built the N90 and N93. These devices featured a multi-axis hinge. Users could fold the screen up like a laptop, or twist the display vertically to turn the phone into a handheld camcorder.


Powered by Java (J2ME): The Original App Ecosystem

What made these early Nokia foldables so ahead of their time was their ability to run third-party software. Long before the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, there was Java ME (Micro Edition).

Nokia's Java-powered operating systems allowed these folding devices to be highly versatile:

- True Multitasking: While standard phones could only text, Nokia's Java-backed platforms allowed users to open massive enterprise documents, spreadsheets, and early mobile web browsers on the large interior screens.

- Responsive Gaming: Java games dynamically adapted to Nokia's unique screen resolutions when a user unfolded their device.

- Developer Flexibility: Developers wrote apps in Java that could recognize when a phone's physical layout changed, altering the UI to match the unfolded state.


Why Nokia Deserves the Crown

Samsung perfected the flexible OLED panel, and Apple perfected the modern smartphone ecosystem. However, Nokia invented the behavior of the foldable phone.

They proved to the world that users wanted a device that was small enough to fit in a pocket, yet capable of unfolding into a massive workstation. They achieved this through mechanical engineering, incredible durability, and the power of Java software.

The next time a modern smartphone unfolds, remember that Nokia built that exact bridge twenty years ago.

The shot themselves in the foot by not embracing the almighty android OS early enough

ayusco85:
Nokia would have rules the smartphone market till date, what happened to them should be studied and taught in schools. They fell off real bad

Real bad, I guess it was when they divert to Microsoft software or thereabout... Before they pick themself up and move to android....... It was way fucki*g late already, it's a pity,no goat ever come close to Nokia in term of phone, both browse-able and normal device!!

Nokia messed up big time, they couldn't maintain the tempo.

Millennials are dragging us to the past again. You will never enjoy the present if you keep immortalizing the past.

Incognito403:
Anyways, Nokia didn't make foldable smart phones.

So stop pretending like foldable smartphones are not a revolution and Eyefone is entering late but pretending that it's late entry is fashionable.

Really... Lol

Don't say what you don't know, maybe you haven't got in shape in those era

I know you will try to quote me about your age, I won't even reply

My fondest memory was Nokia training us on writing J2ME for mobile apps, it was shocking how simple it was, good times

qtguru:
My fondest memory was Nokia training us on writing J2ME for mobile apps, it was shocking how simple it was, good times

Those time of those.com.ng website, I create many website then for free, I can't even remember them, very easy template back then

Nokia wey yoh go apply cheat and browse free, just press your red button once for the connection to disconnect and then continue browsing again.. Good old time!!!!

PapalsBull:
200 or 20k?
Because no phone was sold for that amount then, not even 2k

₦200 from a friend and the phone get fault already

PapalsBull:
200 or 20k?
Because no phone was sold for that amount then, not even 2k

And buy Nokia 2820 for ₦2,500 in 2010 don't say what you don't know bros

I miss the early days of Nokia. Siemens and Motorola.

Definitely it was MOTOROLA first.
Motorola was there in the 90s with the 090.
Motorola introduced Motorola Razr.

Nokia followed thereafter.

Olyver007:
And buy Nokia 2820 for ₦2,500 in 2010 don't say what you don't know bros

Perhaps he’s talking about used phones.

I purchased my first Nigerian GSM phone in 2001. It was an Econet SIM and the phone brand was called Trium. The total package was 37K for the phone and SIM.

ElevationD:
Perhaps he’s talking about used phones.

I purchased my first Nigerian GSM phone in 2001. It was an Econet SIM and the phone brand was called Trium. The total package was 37K for the phone and SIM.

Yes it's used and it's faulty the front keyboard is not working the keypad has a problem and engineer chop my money back then

I used Nokia N8,Nokia 808 pureview. Great camera phones.

Badt guys lol

Bayoonanuga:
Nokia C2 that year

I use ham disvirgin one girl that year

2go

Slimplush:
Really... Lol
Don't say what you don't know, maybe you haven't got in shape in those era
I know you will try to quote me about your age, I won't even reply

This comment deserves no reply.

This Samsung galaxy s26 ultra Dubai version I am seeing everywhere is it good?