Nokia
6150

The Nokia 6150 was released in 1998. It had a monochrome screen could display 5 lines and the phone book could store telephone numbers and associated names within either the phone's internal memory or the SIM card. A total of 150 entries could be stored in the phone's memory with a further 250 entries in the SIM card. Different ring tones could be assigned to various groups of entries in the phone book and speed dialling was provided for nine entries using the keys 1 to 9. Call registers logged the most recent 10 missed, dialled and received calls and call timers recorded the duration of received and dialled calls together with cumulative totals. The Nokia 6150 also included SMS text messaging, a clock with alarm, a calculator and calendar function that allowed for the inclusion of text notes and reminders. In addition three games were pre-loaded and these were Snake, Memory and Logic. Access to information services and downloaded ringtones was provided through Nokia's Smart Messaging service which was a precursor to the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). Nokia subsequently discontinued Smart Messaging in favour of the widespread adoption of WAP. External connectivity was also supported via an infra-red port which could be used for communication with other compatible mobiles and peripherals such as printers. Some information courtesy of Nigel Linge & Andy Sutton, the authors of 30 Years of Mobile Phones in the UK (Paid Link)