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Nokia handsets over the years - in pictures

Nokia timeline: 1987: Nokia unveiled the Mobira Cityman mobile phone
1987: Nokia unveiled the Mobira Cityman mobile phone; they really don't make mobile phones like that any more. Believe it or not, this was actually one of the first 'compact' mobile phones Note Eagles soundtrack. Photograph: Ian Shaw/Alamy
Nokia timeline: 1989: Mikhail Gorbachev makes a call on a Nokia Mobira Cityman mobile phone
1989: Mikhail Gorbachev makes a call on a Nokia Mobira Cityman mobile phone from Helsinki to his communications minister in Moscow. The phone became known as the Gorba Photograph: Lehtikuva OY/Rex Features
Nokia timeline: c 1995: Nokia NHK-1XA with aerial
c 1995: Nokia NHK-1XA with aerial Photograph: Creative Element Photos / Alamy/Alamy
Nokia timeline: 1996: Nokia 8110 Banana phone
1996: The Nokia 8110 Banana phone. The Nokia 8110 is the first of its kind in terms its ergonomics. It feels good in the hand and fits into any pocket. The revolutionary curved design fits the natural shape of your face. It has unique sliding mouthpiece for maximum voice quality Photograph: Alamy
Nokia timeline: c 1998: Men stand near a large model of a Nokia 3210 in Dusseldorf
c 1998: Men stand near a large model of a Nokia 3210 in Dusseldorf Photograph: John Robertson / Alamy/www.alamy.com
Nokia timeline: 1999: A Nokia 9110 which has a fax phone and internet connection
1999: A Nokia 9110 which has a fax phone and internet connection Photograph: Alex Lentati/Evening Stand/Rex Features
Nokia timeline: 2000: The Nokia 3310 featured advanced messaging, personalisation with Xpre
2000: The Nokia 3310 featured advanced messaging, personalisation with Xpress-on covers and screensavers, vibra feature, time management functions, voice dialling, picture messaging, predictive text input and games. It also had the Nokia Friends-Talk service, which allows users to have conversations using SMS (Short Message Service) Photograph: Lenscap/Alamy
Nokia timeline: 2002: Nokia 6800 which supports MMs and Java technology and has a colour di
2002: Nokia 6800 which supports MMs and Java technology and has a colour display and fold-out QWERTY keyboard Photograph: Nokia
Nokia timeline: 2002: Nokia presents its new mobile phone 3410 featuring Java 2 Micro Editi
2002: Nokia presents its new mobile phone 3410 featuring Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) at the CeBIT computer trade fair in Hanover Photograph: Rainer Jensen/EPA
Nokia timeline: 2002: Nokia 7650
2002: Nokia 7650 with a large colour display Photograph: Nokia
Nokia timeline: 2003: Nokia N-Gage mobile phone and handheld game system
2003: Nokia N-Gage mobile phone and handheld game system Photograph: PR
Nokia timeline: 2004: A mobile user takes a picture of the British Airways London Eye using
2004: A mobile user takes a picture of the British Airways London Eye using the built-in camera on a Nokia picture-messaging phone Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA
Nokia timeline: 2004: Nokia 7710, the first Nokia phone to have a touchscreen
2004: Nokia 7710, the first Nokia phone to have a touchscreen Photograph: Nokia
Nokia timeline: 2006: Nokia 6131 clamshell phone
2006: Nokia 6131 clamshell phone with a 1.3-megapixel digital camera Photograph: Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty Images
Nokia timeline: 2006: Nokia N91 featuring a 2-megapixel camera and a 4GB (8 GB in a revisio
2006: Nokia N91 featuring a 2-megapixel camera and a 4GB (8 GB in a revision released later that year) hard drive to store approximately 3,000 songs Photograph: Nokia
Nokia timeline: 2007: Nokia N93i highend clamsehll smartphone with digital camcorder
2007: Nokia N93i highend clamsehll smartphone with digital camcorder Photograph: Nokia
Nokia timeline: 2007: The Nokia N95, with GPS, a 5 megapixel digital camera with Carl Zeiss
2007: The Nokia N95, with GPS, a 5 megapixel digital camera with Carl Zeiss optics, video recording and Bluetooth Photograph: David Sillitoe for the Guardian
Nokia timeline: 2009: A woman uses her mobile telephone as she passes a Nokia advert for th
2009: A woman uses her mobile telephone as she passes a Nokia advert for the N97 intended to rival and outsmart the iPhone, the 150g handset boasts a 3.5-inch touch screen, QWERTY keyboard and customisable home screen Photograph: Luke MacGregor/Reuters
Nokia timeline: 2010: Nokia X6 smartphone and portable entertainment device
2010: Nokia X6 smartphone and portable entertainment device Photograph: Nokia
2012: Nokia Windows smartphones - the Lumia 920 runs on the latest Windows Phone operating software
2012: Nokia Windows smartphones - the Lumia 920 runs on the latest Windows Phone operating software Photograph: Nokia/EPA
2013: The Nokia Lumia 1020, a Windows Phone with a 41-megapixel camera
2013: The Nokia Lumia 1020, a Windows Phone with a 41-megapixel camera Photograph: Timothy Clary/AFP/Getty Images
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