Here we have a selection of mobile phones from years gone by. Time can do wonders for some things, including vintage mobile phones that have become very few and far between. This collection is a small glance through the history of our past, from the basic businessman's hand held brick to the early streamlined electronic social media devices. Whilst we cannot say these are investments, the likelihood is they will increase in time, with the rarer models seeing the biggest increase in value. Theres no doubt this little collection is one for the mobile phone enthusiast.
First we have a:
Ericsson A1018s – was released in 1999.
These phones were extremely popular for their size and the abilitiy to change the front faces colours.
For Sale £45.00
Motorola Flare - was Released in 1995.
This phone was one of the early entries into the world of mobile phones. Its a single band, GSM 1800mhz, Motorola Flare locked to the One 2 One network. It featured a credit card sized sim card and this particular phone still has it's original SIM card and a spare battery.
For Sale £60.00
Motorola Micro TAC Duo - Was Released in 1989
This very rare phone featured a black plastic housing and an 8-character dot-matrix LED display. The original models can be distinguished by their elongated antenna base, translucent keys and gray keypad background. This comes with one spare battery.
For Sale £60.00
Siemens C35i - Released Germany, 2000-2003
This phone was one of the first (WAP) an early mobile internet system for use with mobile phones and other portable computing devices.
For Sale £30.00
Sony CM-H333 - Released Japan, 1991-2000
A vintage phone better known as the Sony CM-H333 – was, indeed, the first commercially available Sony phone. They were referred to as the Sony Mars Bar. It earned its mars bar nickname because of its chunky design. This phone became one of the most desirable handsets of its time and was the first to come with a sliding earpiece that moved up and down to answer and end calls.
For Sale £30.00
Toshiba TG01- Released 2009
The Toshiba made its appearance running Windows Mobile 6.5. These phones ran on Orange-network with Microsoft’s technology. On the main screen you will find a scrolling menu of key features: pictures, music, clock, phone, voicemail, text, email and pop up populate apps.
For Sale £110.00
The peculiarity of this phone is that you can flip the image at the angle of 180 degrees simultaneously. This is a unique feature of this model, which you can't find in the phones of other manufacturers or other models from Samsung. This particular model was highly advertised along with the launch of the second Matrix Reloaded film by T-mobile.
For Sale £80.00
Nokia 6310i - Released 2002
Nokia's first tri-band phone offering. The device was most commonly offered in two-tone; this one is in gold/black trim which is known as an iconic retro mobile phone.
Very popular for its robustness, simplicity and long battery life years after being discontinued as a product. Many have called the 6310i one of the best handsets Nokia ever produced.
For Sale £80.00
Please Be Mindful
These Items are not tested so sold as not working.
Some of these phones are not supplied with a charger.
Please remember that these phone are from the days of the analogue phone and will not work on modern networks, so it must be considered a collectable item.
For the reasons above please do not buy if functionality is required. The item may or may not work.
