Series 80 (software platform) facts for kids

Nokia's Series 80 was a special kind of software for their business phones. It was introduced in 2000 and isn't used anymore. This software ran on the Symbian operating system, which is like the main program that makes a phone work.

Phones using Series 80 often had a big screen (640x200 pixels) and a full QWERTY keyboard, just like a computer keyboard. These phones, often called "Communicators," used their large screens well. However, not many apps were made for them because they were for a smaller group of users.

The very last phone to use Series 80 was the Nokia 9300i, which came out in 2006. After that, Nokia used a different software, S60 3rd Edition, for its next "Communicator" phone, the Nokia E90 Communicator, released in 2007.

What Could Series 80 Phones Do?

Series 80 phones had many cool features for their time:

• You could easily work on popular office documents, like Word or Excel files.
• They had a full keyboard, making typing much faster than on a regular phone.
• Some even had a small mouse-like control to help you move around the screen.
• They could connect to secure websites, keeping your information safe.
• You could browse the internet using a special web browser called Opera.
• They could connect securely to company networks, which was great for business users.

Which Phones Used Series 80?

Here are some of the phones that used the Series 80 software:

Series 80 Version 1.0

• June 2001 – Nokia 9210 Communicator
• June 2001 – Nokia 9290 Communicator
• May 2002 – Nokia 9210i Communicator

Series 80 Version 2.0

• February 2005 – Nokia 9500 Communicator
• July 2005 – Nokia 9300 (This one wasn't called a "Communicator")
• March 2006 – Nokia 9300i (This one also wasn't called a "Communicator")