Summary

• Nokia made a great comeback in 2016 with its Android phones, competing with the big players in the market.
• Nokia has a rich history of iconic mobile phones, from the chunky Talkman to the innovative 8110 and 3310.
• The company continues to release impressive devices like the Nokia 9 PureView and the Nokia XR20, known for their unique camera solutions and ruggedness respectively.

Nokia made a brilliant return in 2016 and started competing amongst the big boys with its Android phones.

Although the new phones might not be the rock-solid, meme-worthy 3310, it's still possible to say that owning a Nokia phone is something to be proud of.

HMD Global is behind the revitalisation, using the Nokia branding on smartphones from entry-level to flagship devices. And it is using some of the heritage of the phone manufacturer's past as inspiration.

That's why we've handpicked some of our favourite Nokia mobile phones from the last few decades. We've also chucked in some stinkers too.

So here are the best and, frankly, worst and weirdest Nokia handsets we all remember.

Nokia Mobira Talkman (1985)

The Talkman was a chunky beast of a cellphone that you could theoretically take with you anywhere, but it was far from practical.

From 1985 to 1992, Nokia manufactured the Mobira Talkman line of crazy-large cell phones you could carry with you (if your arms were strong enough to lift the massive block/suitcase attached to the phone).

It might look like a monster, but this was the start of things to come.

Nokia Cityman (1987)

The Cityman is one of many famous Nokia phones from its early decades. Again, a chunky device by today's standards but really popular at the time.

The Cityman was one of the first compact phones. It became famous in 1987 when Mikhail Gorbachev, then-president of the Soviet Union, used a Cityman 900 to call Moscow during a press conference.

Nokia 1011 (1993)

The 1011 is famous for being the first mass-produced GSM phone. Again, not much to look at, but phones had certainly come a long way from their chunky origins.

Nokia 8110 (1996)

The 8110 gained notoriety as being the first phone with a slider form factor, but the design's prominent curvature earned it the nickname "banana phone".

It was also popular at the time due to an appearance in the hands of Keanu Reeves in The Matrix.

Nokia 9000 Communicator (1996)

The 9000 Communicator was a messaging phone and the first phone under the Communicator series. It is famous for being used by actor Val Kilmer in the remake of The Saint as well as by actors Anthony Hopkins and Chris Rock in the film Bad Company.

Nokia 5110 (1998)

The 5110 was made with business consumers in mind, though it's most remembered today for being one of the first phones to feature an addictive game called Snake.

Nokia 3210 (1999)

The 3210 was notable because it introduced the idea of colourful, interchangeable covers. There are claims over 160 million units were sold, making it one of the most popular and successful phones in history.

Nokia 7110 (1999)

The 7110 is nicknamed "The Swordfish Phone" because it was used by actor John Travolta in the film Swordfish. It was also the first mobile phone to come with a WAP browser.

Nokia 8210 (1999)

The 8210 was the smallest and lightest Nokia mobile phone available when it launched and came with colourful, interchangeable covers.

Nokia 3310 (2000)

Perhaps the most iconic of all Nokia handsets, the 3310 was the phone that really took the interchangeable covers craze to all-new levels. It was also a hardy device - we know as we accidentally lobbed a fair few of them across car parks and down streets, but they continued to work.