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| Manufacturer | Nokia |
|---|---|
| Availability by region | Discontinued |
| Predecessor | Nokia 2170 (9000/9000i) |
| Successor | Nokia 9210 Communicator (9110) Nokia 9210i Communicator (9110i) |
| Compatible networks | GSM-900 |
| Dimensions | 173 mm × 64 mm × 38 mm (6.8 in × 2.5 in × 1.5 in) |
| Weight | 397 g (14.0 oz) |
| Operating system | GEOS (on the PDA side) |
| CPU | AMD Élan SC450 |
| Memory | No |
| Removable storage | No |
| Display | Monochrome partly-graphic LCD |
The Nokia 9000 Communicator was the first product in Nokia's Communicator series, announced at CeBIT 1996 and introduced into the market on 15 August 1996.[1] The phone weighed 397 grams (14.0 oz),[2] was powered by an Intel 24 MHz i386 CPU,[3] and had 8 MB of memory. The memory was divided between applications (4 MB), program memory (2 MB) and user data (2 MB).[2] The operating system was PEN/GEOS 3.0. The Communicator was one of the earliest smartphones on the market,[4] after the IBM Simon in 1994 and the HP OmniGo 700LX, a DOS-based palmtop PC with integrated cradle for the Nokia 2110 cellular mobile phone, announced in late 1995 and shipped in March 1996.[5]
The Communicator was highly advanced, featuring sending and receiving e-mail and fax via its CSD (Circuit Switched Data) modem, to transmit data over the GSM network at a bitrate of 9.6 kbit/s,[6] printing documents using its IrDA port,[6] and it also had a web browser and business programs.[7] It was formed of a clamshell design that opened up to reveal a monochrome LCD display with a 640 × 200 resolution and a full QWERTY keyboard similar to a Psion PDA.[2] It was priced £1,000 in the UK upon launch (equivalent to £2,400 in 2023). Then-CEO of Nokia, Jorma Ollila, said in 2012 regarding the device: "We were five years ahead."[8]
- ^ "First GSM-based communicator product hits the market Nokia Starts Sales of the Nokia 9000 Communicator". Nokia (Press release). 15 August 1996. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Nokia 9000 Communicator | Device Specs". PhoneDB. 13 October 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Nokia Unveils World's First All-In-One Communicator For The Americas". Nokia (Press release). 19 September 1996. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ Vor 20 Jahren: Die Smartphone-Ära beginnt mit großem Communicator, heise.de (German)
- ^ "HP's OmniGo 700LX Communicator Plus". www.palmtoppaper.com.
- ^ a b Brombach, Harald (2021-08-06). "For 25 år siden brakte Nokia 9000 internett til mobilen". Digi.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ Meadows, Andy (January 2013). ASP.Net MVC 4 Mobile App Development. Packt Publishing. ISBN 9781849687379.
- ^ Baguley, Richard (August 1, 2013). "The Gadget We Miss: The Nokia 9000 Communicator". Medium.