Nokia 1100

Features

• The 1100 features a built-in flashlight, activated by pressing and holding the C key once, or by pressing it twice to lock it on when the keypad is unlocked. It can also be accessed via a menu item.
• The 1100 and 1101 are the last Nokia phones to use monophonic ringtones, which can be selected from a list of 36 pre-installed tones or from 7 self-composed ones.
• It features Nokia's traditional-style navigational keypad, which uses a single button to connect and end calls, bi-directional keys and vibrating alert.
• The Cingular-branded version features a built-in AOL Instant Messenger client.
• The 1100 is compatible with Nokia's Xpress-On covers (including matching battery compartments). In addition to the default light blue, orange or black, there are also dark blue, yellow, red, green and pink versions offered by Nokia, as well as many 3rd-party covers.
• It has been specifically designed for developing countries: its keypad and front face have been designed to be as dustproof as possible, and its sides are non-slip for humid weather.
• Other features include a 50-message capacity (inbox and drafts, with 25 messages in the sent items folder), alarm, stopwatch, calculator, 6 profiles, contacts storage (capacity 50, with the ability to assign different tones and icons to different contacts), games (Snake II and Space Impact+) and the ability to compose your own ringtones.
• The User Interface also known as the Navi-Key User Interface was invented by Christian Lindholm, and described in: Mobile Usability: How Nokia Changed the face of the Mobile Phone. McGraw-Hill 2003. It featured in more than 750M Nokia phones.

Variants

There are four distinct variations within the series: the 1100a, 1100b, 1101 and the 1108. They differ as follows:

• The 1100a operates on the GSM-900/1800 network.
• The 1100b operates on the GSM-850/1900 network.
• The 1101 replaces the green backlighting with a white backlighting and adds a simple WAP 1.1 browser.
• The 1108 also replaces the green backlighting with a white backlighting. Mainly made for Asian markets.

Firmware history

The phone's firmware version can be checked by dialling **#0000#*.

Use

The phone uses a GSM method of activation via a SIM card. The Nokia BL-5C battery has a long standby and talk time – this battery is used in more advanced models that have increased power needs for their features, but in the basic 1100 it consumes a fraction of the power and therefore lasts for up to 400 hours between charges. The phone is offered for use with a wide range of mobile phone networks.

Competitors

It competed against other super low-cost handsets such as Motorola C115 and Siemens A55.

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