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Top 5 Weirdest Nokia Phones Ever

Nokia, as we all know, is a veteran when it comes to manufacturing handsets and lead the mobile industry for the longest time. The company has so much pride in its work that it can afford to produce the weirdest and strangest handsets ever made. For that, here are the top five weirdest Nokia phones ever.


Author’s note: Article was updated to include the Nokia 7380.

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1. Nokia N-Gage

Nokia’s first venture into a dedicated gaming phone is the Nokia N-Gage. It was released in Q4 of 2003 and features a 2.1-inch display with a resolution of 176 x 208 (130 ppi). It has a five-way directional controller on the left along with some other dedicated keys while on the right is the keyboard for T9 input. Its main feature other than gaming is the mp3 player. I can’t remember which games played on its Symbian S60 OS but I remember that I used to look at it as the coolest Nokia phone ever.

2. Nokia 3650

Now this one brings me back to my college days as I used to have this phone. The Nokia 3650 was released in Q1 of 2003 and sports the same display as the N-Gage. It doesn’t have a weird form factor but it does have a weird keyboard. Instead of having the regular T9 keypad arrangement, Nokia decided to place them keys in a circular fashion. It took me one week before I got used to those keys. The last memory I have of this phone was when it flew across my room out of frustration because of the “5 times reboot” issue that its Symbian S60 is having.

3. Nokia 3250

The Nokia 3250 was released in 2005 and is also known as the Rubik’s phone due to its ability to twist its lower part where the keyboards are to give you access to its dedicated music buttons. It has a 2 megapixel camera, built-in radio and was the first phone to utilize the Symbian 9.1 OS.

4. Nokia 7600

Also known as the leaf phone because of its leaf-like shape. The Nokia 7600 was released in Q4 of 2003 and like the 3650, Nokia has also decided to play around with its keys. Other than the odd shape, the 2-inch display and VGA camera, I don’t know what else this phone can offer. Lethal when thrown, I guess.

5. Nokia 6800

I consider the Nokia 6800 as nifty rather than weird. Released in Q1 of 2003, the 6800 bridged the gap between having a regular T9 keypad and a QWERTY keyboard. The 6800 has a hinge located on its sides near the display which allows the keypad to flip 180 degrees revealing a fully-fledged keyboard. The screen would also rotate 90 degrees to accommodate your landscape typing.

Bonus: Nokia 7380

The Nokia 7380 is part of Nokia’s stylish L’Amour Collection. Released in 2005, it’s the successor to the Nokia 7280 “lipstick” phone. It features a very small and reflective screen that doubles as mirror, 2 megapixel camera, and a sensory navigation key.

And there you have it folks, the weirdest Nokia phones ever that can make Sir Jony Ive cringe. It also makes you wonder what the Nokia peeps are smoking in their HQ when they decided to produce these handsets. I’m sure there are more out there so feel free to share those in the comments section below.

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This article was written by Louie Diangson, Managing Editor of YugaTech. You can follow him at @John_Louie.

36 Responses

  1. Avatar for adrian adrian says:

    sakto lng design ng nokia n-gage…

  2. Avatar for roy110480 roy110480 says:

    nokia 3300 kamukha rin ng n-gage. then yung 5700, upgraded version ng 3250.

  3. Avatar for Yol Yol says:

    Parehong nanakaw ang phone ko #2 and #4. Napapalingon mga tao pag nakikita leaf phone ko kakaiba raw. ???? Galing England pa yun bigay ng brother-in-law ko na nagwowork sa Nokia noon.

  4. Avatar for Treng Treng says:

    “lethal when thrown” got me on this one hahaha but i guess that’s the thing with Nokia lols

  5. Avatar for Jojo Jojo says:

    Ahhh reminiscing the good old nokia times… Na hindi ka in kapag hindi ka naka nokia…. I remember the ngage… Yan nun ang phone kasama ni 7110 na dream phone ko talaga…. The lipstick (7380)the leaf and the butterfly phone (6800) nakakita at nagamit ko nun… Haiii kakaiyak naman to….. Those were the days papauso p lng gprs at mms. Na tinataype ang ringtone. Na inn ang pagdownload ng picture mms. At pagbro browse ng text only at gblogs… Nakakamiss…

  6. Avatar for errockz errockz says:

    nice one :)
    ngkaron aq n-gage dti ang sarap panlaro..paborito q ung skyforce at rayman :)

  7. Avatar for Rod Rod says:

    You missed nokia 6260, nokia 7700 and the 7710. Nokia N92 and N93 are also weird for me

  8. Avatar for GuchieG GuchieG says:

    Good ol days, dati puro nokia ang cp. Pag hundi ka naka nokia di ka in haha. 1St phone was 3310 10k pa sa ghills noon unang labas. 5510 1st music phone Then 3530 1st. Colored. 3650 1st ko na may camera. 6260 un nga ba un na flip and twist phone na ung cam nasa gilid hehe. 6680 1st na maexperience 3g video calling. 9500 communicator unang may wifi. Nagka 8890 pa ko ung may nahihila na antenna manipis aluminum grade case pa ata un. Syempre 5110 haha pataasan sa snake ng score. Whew dami hehe. Heres hoping Nokia will change the norm again.

  9. Avatar for annieB annieB says:

    gandang ganda ako sa 7600! i so wanted that before! i also like the nokia phone with the flower design, gold pa nga yung color ng phone. (syempre girl eh ;P) just can’t remember the name of it.

  10. Avatar for Adam Parnala Adam Parnala says:

    Great compilation sir Louie. They really look weird. =)

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