Nokia 6101 clamshell · Idefix · RM-76
Workhorse flip. Last Nokia era with a stub antenna (with 6060). Cover screen for time and caller ID. No Bluetooth — infrared + Pop-Port only.
S40 2nd Ed BL-4C 760 mAh VGA EU <€250 list · ~€139 shop US $150 plan · ~$310 cash · ~$257–530 now Black / white / red / pink
Games: Canal Control, Golf Tour, Solitaire
Family: 6102 / 6102i / 6103 later added Bluetooth
Fun: Reviewers called the design “the Asian way.” One-hand flip. 4.4 MB fills up after a few MMS shots.
Nokia 6111 slider · Munich · RM-82
Fashion slider. Nokia’s first stylish GSM slide. S40 3rd Edition, Bluetooth 2.0, 1 MP with LED flash, Visual Radio. No US carrier.
S40 3rd Ed BL-4B 700 mAh 1 MP + flash EU €270 list · ~€110 street US equiv. ~$330 then · ~$565 now Silver / black / pink
Games: Champ Rally 3D, Golf Tour, Backgammon II, Solitaire
Fun: SIM hides behind the slide. Camera bulge wobbles on a table. Glossy black is a fingerprint magnet. Slide is stiff compared with Samsung D500.
Nokia 6300 candybar · Piccolo · RM-217
The steel one. Two years newer than the other two and it shows. Stainless steel face, 11.7 mm thin, and one of the first here with a microSD slot. QVGA screen, 2 MP camera, A2DP audio.
S40 3rd Ed FP2 BL-4C 860 mAh 2 MP, no flash EU €250 list · ~€110 by 2009 US: unlocked import Black / silver / red / white
Games: Snake III, Golf Tour, Sudoku, Backgammon
Fun: One of Europe’s best-selling phones ever, and the reason people still say “they don’t build them like that.” Dropped infrared and Pop-Port. Steel back scratches, and it is slippery on a desk.
Nokia 5300 XpressMusic slider · RM-146
The music slide. First proper XpressMusic slider. WIRED 8/10, T-Mobile US for $99. Dedicated side music keys, QVGA screen, 1.3 MP, microSD, A2DP.
S40 3rd Ed FP2 BL-5B 860 mAh 1.3 MP, no flash EU €250 list · ~€100 street US $99 plan · ~$300 cash · ~$160–480 now White/red · white/grey · black
Games: Music Guess, Snake III, Soccer 3D, Pro Snowboard
Review: WIRED, Mar 2007, 8/10
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Fun: Pauses music for a call, then resumes. Ships with a 3.5 mm headphone adapter. microSD lives under the back. WIRED said no FM; the shipping phone actually has stereo FM.
Sony Ericsson W380 Walkman flip · Lena
Cover Walkman. A cheap 2008 flip with touch music keys on the lid, a hidden OLED window, and wave-to-silence. Walkman 2.0, TrackID, 7-hour talk. No video camera.
SE A100 · JP-7.7 BST-39 930 mAh 1.3 MP · no video EU ~€220 · later ~€80 US unlocked ~$250 · ~$388 now Purple / grey / black / orange
Games: Extreme Air Snowboarding, QuadraPop, The Sims 2
Fun: 512 MB Memory Stick Micro in the box. Cover keys need a rear unlock slider. The hidden OLED can fade with age. Sony Ericsson's own FastPort, not miniUSB.
LG Rumor 2 QWERTY slider · LX265
Sprint texter. 2009 side-slider with a 4-row QWERTY. QVGA screen, 1.3 MP, GPS, Bluetooth 2.1, swappable back plates. CDMA-only — dead on today's US networks.
LG feature OS 950 mAh · 5h30 / 7 days 1.3 MP · no video US $50 plan · $250 cash · ~$78–390 now Sprint CDMA · microUSB Blue / grey + swap plates
Games: Downloadable Java / Sprint
Fun: Number row on the QWERTY is the whole upgrade from Rumor 1. IM and Sprint email were the point. No 3G, no FM, no video. US CDMA shut down, so it does not call anymore.
WIRED review · Nokia 5300 XpressMusic
8/10
“If you just want to listen to tunes and make phone calls without all those other superfluous smart phone features, the Nokia 5300 could be your personal (media) savior.” External music keys, auto-pause on calls, a loud speaker, and “awesome sound quality.”
- Fun design. Relatively inexpensive.
- Large keypad actually compatible with human fingers.
- Includes 1 GB microSD card. PC and Mac compatible. Mass storage.
- Multiple IM clients. Customizable equalizer.
- Adapter for 3.5 mm headphones.
- 1.3 MP camera with decent pictures and 8× digital zoom.
- Storage maxes out at 2 GB.
- Need to remove the back panel to reach the microSD slot.
- No FM receiver. The retail phone actually has stereo FM.
- No album art.
Scorecard
6101 trivia
- Codename Idefix — the Idefix ringtone bank is named after it.
- Phonebook: 500 contacts × 10 fields + photo call.
- FM radio needs the headset as antenna.
- Successor 6131/6125 finally added microSD.
- US T-Mobile 6101b; Cingular got 6102/6102i.
6111 trivia
- Announced 13 Jun 2005 with 6270/6280. First S40 3rd Ed GSM 128×160.
- 23 MB shared — enough for a handful of MP3s, then full.
- Landscape camera mode + side shutter, like a tiny digicam.
- Related to 6270/6280 fashion sliders. Collector magnet: pink-on-silver.
- Never a US carrier phone.
6300 trivia
- Announced 28 Nov 2006, shipped January 2007.
- One of Europe’s best-selling phones; sold for ~2.5 years.
- Uses the 6101’s BL-4C battery family, at 860 mAh.
- No infrared — the later 6300i added it back.
- miniUSB instead of Pop-Port — same idea as the 5300.
5300 trivia
- Announced 26 Sep 2006. T-Mobile US: 1 Mar 2007, $99.
- WIRED 8/10, two months before the iPhone went on sale.
- Dedicated music keys on the slide. Auto-pauses for calls.
- Box included a microSD card (256 MB–1 GB by region).
- A2DP stereo Bluetooth, miniUSB, 2.5 mm jack + 3.5 mm adapter.
W380 trivia
- Codename Lena. Last Sony Ericsson with the old bitmap font.
- Hidden 128×36 OLED under the cover, plus haptic music keys.
- Wave-to-silence uses the camera as a motion sensor.
- Walkman 2.0 + TrackID. 512 MB Memory Stick Micro in the box.
- Cover OLED can die with age. FastPort, not a normal cable.
Rumor 2 trivia
- Announced 12 Mar 2009. Sprint LX265 / Alltel AX265.
- The upgrade is a 4-row QWERTY with a real number row.
- Swappable back plates. Patterned cover in the box.
- GPS yes, 3G no. AIM / Yahoo / Windows Live IM.
- US CDMA is gone — a shelf piece, not a daily driver.
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| Spec | 6101 | 6111 | 6300 | 5300 XM | W380 | Rumor 2 | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Form / launched | Clamshell · Feb 2005 | Slider · June 2005 | Candybar · Nov 2006 | Slider · Sep 2006 | Clamshell · Mar 2008 | QWERTY slide · Mar 2009 | Rumor 2 newest |
| EU price | <€250 list · ~€139 shop → ~€220–395 | €270 list · ~€110 shop → ~€175–425 | €250 list · ~€110 by 2009 → ~€380 | €250 list · ~€100 street → ~€150–380 | ~€220 launch · ~€80 street → ~€125–340 | Not sold in EU | List ≠ contract |
| US price | $150 w/ plan · ~$310 cash → ~$257–530 | Not sold · ~$330 if cash → ~$565 | No carrier deal · unlocked import | $99 w/ plan · ~$300 cash → ~$160–480 | Unlocked ~$250 → ~$388 | $50 w/ plan · $250 cash → ~$78–390 | Rumor 2 cheap plan |
| Platform | Series 40 2nd Edition | Series 40 3rd Edition | Series 40 3rd Ed · FP2 | Series 40 3rd Ed · FP2 | SE A100 · Java JP-7.7 | LG feature OS | S40 vs Walkman vs LG |
| Size / weight | 85 × 45 × 24 mm · 97 g | 84 × 47 × 23 mm · 92 g | 106.4 × 43.6 × 11.7 mm · 91 g | 92.4 × 48.2 × 20.7 mm · 106 g | 92 × 49 × 16 mm · 100 g | 112 × 53 × 18 mm · 120 g | 6300 thinnest |
| Antenna | External stub | Internal | Internal | Internal | Internal | Internal | All but 6101 |
| Main display | 1.8″ 128×160 · 65k TFT | 1.8″ 128×160 · 262k TFT | 2.0″ 240×320 · 16M TFT | 2.1″ 240×320 · 262k TFT | 1.9″ 176×220 · 262k TFT | 2.0″ 240×320 · 262k TFT | 6300 / 5300 QVGA |
| Cover display | 96×65 · 4k colors | None | None | None | 128×36 OLED (hidden) | None | 6101 + W380 |
| Storage | 4.4 MB · no card | 23 MB · no card | 7.8 MB + microSD | 5 MB + microSD (2 GB) | 14 MB + M2 (4–8 GB) | 22 MB + microSDHC (16 GB) | Rumor 2 16 GB |
| Phonebook / logs | 500×10 fields · 20/20/20 | Yes · 10/10/10 | Yes · shared memory | 1000 · shared | 1000×20 fields · 30/30/30 | 600 · photo ID | W380 fields |
| Camera / video | VGA · basic video | 1 MP LED · QCIF | 2 MP · QCIF, no flash | 1.3 MP · QCIF, no flash | 1.3 MP · no video | 1.3 MP · no video | 6300 2 MP |
| Bluetooth | No | 2.0 | 2.0 + EDR · A2DP | 2.0 · A2DP | 2.0 · A2DP | 2.1 + EDR · A2DP | Rumor 2 2.1 |
| Infrared / USB | IrDA · Pop-Port | IrDA · Pop-Port | None · miniUSB | IrDA · miniUSB | None · FastPort | None · microUSB | Rumor 2 microUSB |
| EDGE / radio | Class 6 · FM | Class 10 · stereo FM + Visual Radio | Class 10 · stereo FM | Class 10 · stereo FM + Visual Radio | Class 10 · stereo FM + RDS | CDMA 1x · no FM · GPS | 5300 / W380 radio |
| Battery | BL-4C 760 mAh · 4 h / 350 h | BL-4B 700 mAh · 3h10 / 192 h | BL-4C 860 mAh · 3h30 / 348 h | BL-5B 860 mAh · 3h10 / 223 h | BST-39 930 mAh · 7 h / 300 h | 950 mAh · 5h30 / 170 h | W380 talk time |
| Java / extra | MIDP 2.0 · PTT · SyncML | MIDP 2.0 · PTT · photo editor | MIDP 2.0 · A2DP · microSD | MIDP 2.0 · music keys · microSD | MIDP 2.0 · Walkman · TrackID | MIDP 2.1 · IM · GPS · QWERTY | Different toys |
| Network | GSM | GSM | GSM | GSM · T-Mobile US | GSM · W380a US | CDMA Sprint | GSM vs CDMA |
| Keyboard | 12-key | 12-key | 12-key | 12-key · large | 12-key | 4-row QWERTY | Rumor 2 |
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