I would pay for a Nokia 5110 that is exactly like then except for the 4g call/sms part
Nokia 5110 – Back from the Dead (2022)
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#12Sound incredible ! I like the word "simply" in this sentence > i will simply be able to recreate the baseboard with the new 4G module, a microcontroller, and some audio processing and power management circuitry and it will be able to seamlessly fit inside the phone. Seems like a bigger project than the author would let us think ! But I hope to see the PCB soon !
Especially funny as article is from 2022 Nov.
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#13> While the Memes generally refer to the 3210 or the 3310, the classic 5110 is no less a condender for most robust general use mobile phone available.
The reason for that (I think) is not that the 5110 is less robust, but that the 3210 and 3310 were much more widespread - they came onto the market when mobile phones really started to become widespread, while the 5110 (their predecessor), with its stub antenna and bulkier size, looks a bit like the last representative of the previous era...
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#14Just a wishful plan, nothing happened as it seems (post is 2 years old)
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#15My old Nokia 6310i from 2003 was in use until a year or two ago with my mother in law. And with the original battery lasting for days! Then finally on/off button broke. While nowadays phones not only have a glass in the front, which is understandable, but in the back too. So fragile. What would grandpa Nokia say to his ancestors?
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#16I would pay for a Nokia 5110 that is exactly like then except for the 4g call/sms part
Well good news for you – Nokia still sells plenty of these kinds of phones (just not in the USA). It’ll be pretty easy to import them from a developing market, on eBay or elsewhere. E.g. see https://www.amazon.in/s?k=nokia
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#175110 was fantastic. I did not realize this before, but about 10 years ago needed a replacement phone quickly and had an old 5110 in storage. Charged up, powered up, switched on and in less than 10 seconds could make a call. Fantastic booting speed, very fast phone.
Found a video where the boot-up speed/usage are shown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d40KwKvCGZo
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'd kill for an EV 914. Although I also loved the sound of that little engine.
While I really like the idea, I think we're still too far out tech wise to make it a reality in a way that it would live up to the dream. EVs of today are really heavy and even with a fairly small range, I fear the weight from the batteries would butcher any kind of driving experience for a car like that. In time though, I hope we get plenty of old cars retrofitted to be EVs as the tech becomes lighter, cheaper and m…
The 914 was always more toy than car anyway, so a short range is not really a deal breaker.
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#19I would pay for a Nokia 5110 that is exactly like then except for the 4g call/sms part
Well good news for you – Nokia still sells plenty of these kinds of phones (just not in the USA). It’ll be pretty easy to import them from a developing market, on eBay or elsewhere. E.g. see https://www.amazon.in/s?k=nokia
HMD do sell a few Nokia-branded phones in the US; most of their international range is available on Amazon US.
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#20Looking for someone who can breathe new life into old phones, like Singer does with some Porsche models.
I'd kill for an EV 914. Although I also loved the sound of that little engine.