Barnacle-encrusted Nokia mobile from the 1990s washes up on a beach – so the finder’s daughter takes the ‘museum piece’ to school for show-and-tell
- Iconic Nokia 3210 phone found by a local mum washed up on a Gold Coast beach
- The mobile phone was covered in barnacles but was still in one piece
- The model was incredibly popular with more than 160 million units sold
The reputation of Nokia mobile phones for being sturdy and durable remains intact after a 1990s model was found washed up on a Gold Coast beach.
The Nokia 3210 was discovered covered in barnacles but still in one piece.
A local mother stumbled across the hardy device while taking a morning stroll along Gold Coast’s Palm Beach last Friday.
A 1999 Nokia has been found by a Gold Coast mother on Palm Beach still intact though covered in barnacles
Her daughter took the iconic mobile phone to school for show-and-tell. The 3210 model was incredibly popular at the time of its release due to its durability and long battery life
Her daughter reportedly took the iconic mobile phone to school for show-and-tell.
The 3210 model was incredibly popular at the time of its release due to its durability and long battery life of 22 hours for a single charge.
The phone was also pre-loaded with the legendary mobile game Snake and could hold 250 names in its phonebook.
There were more than 160 million units sold of the 3210 model.
It was also the first mobile phone where users could compose personalized monotone ringtones and could even send them to other Nokia phones.
There were more than 160 million units sold of the 3210 model, which was also the first where users could compose personalized monotone ringtones and could even send them to other Nokia phones
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