Tasty new Nokia Prism Collection

Aug 07

Tasty new Nokia Prism Collection

There was a time when Nokia was the style icon in the mobile industry, the 3210 widely considered one of the best phones of all time (I can't substantiate that claim), it was good looking, worked flawlessly and was as tough as old boots (if I remember it was also the first with Snake). In particular the foray into smartphones has left them looking a little bit... purely functional, leaving the Samsungs and the LGs to take the crown for best looking in the last few years.

Nokia made a few valiant attempts to stay original, but left me personally feeling they had lost some of the quality. Nevertheless they are certainly fighting back with some pretty daring new styles in the Prism range, not to everyone's tastes, but it shows they are still willing to seek out new directions:

http://www.nokiaprismcollection.com/

The "lighting effects" and the "living wallpaper" (I would guess this is likely Flash Lite) are two features that make this collection stand out from the rest and provide user feedback in a new subtle way that sits well with how we like to use technology in a more passive fashion. The phone itself reminds me of the monolith from 2001... must have then.

5 comments

§ Tink said on : 08/08/07 @ 03:33
So apple push touch screens, large displays etc, and Nokia come up with triangular buttons.

Looks like a marketing ploy that a few fashion heads will fall for until they realize they have got triangular fingers. dissapointing!
§ Richard Leggett® said on : 08/08/07 @ 03:42
Tink, obviously you've not seen Logans Run :)
§ prism said on : 09/08/07 @ 03:21
If you haven't got flash installed and can't see the nokiaprismcollection.com site you can view images and specs here:

http://www.nokiaprism.com/
§ dns said on : 13/08/07 @ 03:23
i think the first nokia phone to come with snakes was the 5120
http://www.nokiausa.com/A4410626

this prism looks nice though. does it come with snakes? :)
§ Nokia 7500 Prism said on : 13/12/07 @ 19:31
The 7500 is a nice looking a obviously different handset and its nice that Nokia have tried to shift another direction with their design, but the Nokia 7900 looks a far more competent phone with 3G.