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'{{Infobox mobile phone | name = Nokia 9210 Communicator / Nokia 9290 | image = Nokia 9210.jpg | imagesize = 250px | manufacturer = [[Nokia]] | carrier = | released = June 2001<ref name="Nokia9210Specs" /> | screen = 4096-color 640 × 200 [[LCD]] screen<ref name="Nokia9210Specs" /> | exterior_screen = Mono | ringtone = | camera = | 2nd_camera = | memory = Application 14 MB, user 2 MB<ref name="Nokia9210Specs" /> | memory_card = 16 MB [[Multi Media Card]]<ref name="Nokia9210Specs" /> | networks = [[E-GSM|EGSM]] 900/1800 and [[HSCSD]] (43.2 kbit/s)<ref name="Nokia9210Specs" /> | battery = BLL-3 (1300 mAh)<ref name="Nokia9210Specs" /> | connectivity = | size = 158 × 56 × 27 mm<ref name="Nokia9210Specs" /> | form = | weight = 244 g<ref name="Nokia9210Specs" /> | music = | predecessor = [[Nokia 9000 Communicator#9110|Nokia 9110 Communicator]] | successor = [[Nokia 9300]]<br>[[Nokia 9500 Communicator]] }} The '''Nokia 9210 Communicator''' is a third-generation [[Nokia Communicator|Communicator series]] [[smartphone]] produced by [[Nokia]], introduced 21 November 2000.<ref>{{cite pressrelease |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=The Nokia 9210 Communicator heralds the dawn of mobile multimedia |url=http://press.nokia.com/2000/11/21/the-nokia-9210-communicator-heralds-the-dawn-of-mobile-multimedia/ |website=Nokia |date={{date|November 21, 2000}} |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212112345/http://press.nokia.com/2000/11/21/the-nokia-9210-communicator-heralds-the-dawn-of-mobile-multimedia/ |archive-date={{date|12 Dec 2013}} |url-status=dead |accessdate={{date|10/1/2019}}}}</ref> It greatly improved on the second generation [[Nokia 9110 Communicator]], providing a colour main screen and using an [[ARM architecture|ARM]] processor. It is one of the few mobile phones able to send and receive [[fax]]. It was the first device to run on the [[Symbian OS]] platform, version 6, succeeding version 5 of [[EPOC (operating system)|EPOC]]. It also introduced Nokia's [[Series 80 (software platform)|Series 80]] interface, which was the result of [[Symbian Ltd.]]'s 'Crystal' design.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wood |first1=David |last2=West |first2=Joel |date=11 June 2013 |title=Evolving an Open Ecosystem: The Rise and Fall of the Symbian Platform |url= |location= |publisher=[[Emerald Group Publishing]] |page= |isbn=978-1-78190-826-6 }}</ref> It is used as a normal though bulky mobile phone in closed mode, when it is flipped open it can be used like a very small notebook computer with a 640 × 200 screen.<ref name="Nokia9210Specs">{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Nokia 9210 Communicator Device Specs |url=http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=886&c=nokia_9210_communicator |website=PhoneDB |date=16 Oct 2007 |accessdate=28 Sep 2019}}</ref> The [[earpiece]] and microphone are located on the back so one must hold it with the front screen and keypad facing out to make a call. The phone also has [[speakerphone]] functionality. It was also the first Nokia with a card slot for expandable memory. The 9210 Communicator's success helped Nokia overtake both [[Palm Inc.|Palm]] and [[Compaq]] to become the leading 'mobile data device' vendor in Western Europe in the third quarter of 2001, when it had a 28.3 percent share in the market.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/03/business/nokia-s-sales-climb-in-western-europe.html</ref> ==Specifications== * Main applications: mobile phone, desk application, messaging ([[Short message service|SMS]], [[fax]], [[email]]), Internet (web, [[Wireless Application Protocol|WAP]]), contacts (address book), calendar, office (word processor, spreadsheet, presentation viewer, file manager) * Extra applications: calculator, clock, games, recorder, and unit converter. In addition, 3rd party software developers could freely implement new applications for the Nokia 9210 Communicator and offer them for download by the users. * Processor: 32-bit 66&nbsp;MHz [[ARM9]]-based [[RISC]] [[Central processing unit|CPU]] * Radio: foldout [[Antenna (radio)|antenna]] for improved reception. * Operating system: [[Symbian OS]] v6.0, Series 80 v1.0 * Interface: [[Infrared Data Association|IrDA]] but no [[Bluetooth]], [[Serial port]] cable for PC. * Audio: Stereo-[[Headset (audio)|headset]], mp3-player software is optional, additional internal speaker for music and full-duplex speakerphone functionality. * Includes PC Suite for the Nokia 9210 Communicator, running on [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] platform. * Vibrating alert: not implemented. ===9210i=== The 9210i launched in 2002 increased the internal memory to 40 MB, video streaming and Flash 5 support for the web browser. The main screen backlight was also changed from high voltage [[Backlight#CCFL_backlights|CCFL tube light]] to [[Backlight#LED_backlights|LED backlight]], which was quite new technology at the time. ==Replacement models== [[Nokia]] replaced the 9210 in first quarter of 2005 with:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nokia.com/phones/comparephones/compare_results.jsp?location=EMEA&language=EN&pageaction=COMP&phone=9300&phone=9500&phone=9210i|title=Nokia - Phone Models - Compare Phones |accessdate=10 September 2004 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050507060649/http://www.nokia.com/phones/comparephones/compare_results.jsp?location=EMEA&language=EN&pageaction=COMP&phone=9300&phone=9500&phone=9210i |archivedate=7 May 2005 }}</ref> * [[Nokia 9500]] – has additional features ([[Wi-Fi]] and [[camera]]) but is smaller (148 × 57 × 24&nbsp;mm) and lighter (222 g), and has an updated [[Symbian]] [[Series 80]] operating system. * [[Nokia 9300]] – is smaller (132 × 51 × 21&nbsp;mm) and lighter (167 g) than Nokia 9210, with similar features and the same operating system as the Nokia 9500. Both new models include other improvements such as: [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]], colour external displays and [[Bluetooth]]. ==Accessories== * Camera * Hands free car kit ==Nokia 9290== The American variant is the '''Nokia 9290''', first introduced on June 5, 2001 and eventually, after a year-long delay, released on the continent in June 2002. == See also == *[[Ericsson R380]] *[[Nokia 7650]] *[[List of Nokia products]] == References == <references /> *[http://www.symbioosi.net/nokia9210 Nokia 9210 info site] {{Nokia phones}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} [[Category:Smartphones]] [[Category:Symbian devices]] [[Category:Nokia mobile phones|9210]] [[Category:Mobile phones with an integrated hardware keyboard]]'