Nokia 1100



The Nokia 1100 (type RH-18, codenamed Penny) is an ultra-basic GSM candybar phone announced in August 2003. It was designed for developing markets and people who only needed the most basic of functionality. Its low cost made it the best selling phone of all time, with over 250 million devices sold. Later Nokia basic phones like the 1110 and 1600 were similarly successful too.

One of its main features was a flashlight at the top of the phone, which could be activated by holding the clear key. A few organizer features were included, such as a calculator, stopwatch, timer, alarm clock, and reminders. The phone could be customized with a composer with 7 ringtone slots, as well as a few built-in screensavers.

The 1100 runs a stripped-down version of the old Series 30 UI, controlled with one softkey like the 3310 and other older models, whereas many other Series 30-based phones used two softkeys. Compared to higher end S30 models, the 1100 has a static startup image with no sound, and simpler menu animations. Newer S30 phones used a refreshed UI which was available in both color and monochrome.

The phone supported Xpress-on covers, these were most commonly available in black, light blue, and red/orange, but other colors include fuchsia, green, yellow, and a darker blue.

Variants

 * 1100b (RH-36): American version with different bands.
 * 1101 (RH-75): Released later, has a white backlight and adds a basic WAP 1.1 browser. Looks the same as the regular 1100, but with a browser icon on the 0 key.
 * 1108 (RH-38): Asian variant, also with a white backlight.

Related phones

 * Nokia 3310: Predecessor, has a similar feature set. Before the 1100, Nokia did not have a series of ultra-basic phones, but the 3310 was one of their cheapest models.
 * Nokia 1110: Successor, adds polyphonic ringtones and uses a more standard two-softkey layout.

Games

 * Snake II
 * Space Impact +

Batteries

 * Nokia BL-5C (3.7 V, 850 mAh Li-ion)

Headsets

 * Nokia HDC-5