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{{Short description|Mobile phone model}}
{{Infobox Mobile phone
| name = Nokia 9000/9000i Communicator
| image = Nokia9000.png
| imagesize = 150
| caption = 
| manufacturer = [[Nokia]]
| carrier = 
| available = Discontinued
| discontinued = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| screen = [[Monochrome]] partly-graphic LCD
| exterior_screen = 
| camera = 
| 2nd_camera = 
| operatingsystem = [[GEOS (16-bit operating system)|GEOS]] (on the PDA side)
| input = 
| cpu = [[AMD Élan]] SC450
| ringtone = 
| memory = No
| memory_card = No
| storage = 
| networks = [[GSM-900]]
| connectivity = 
| battery = 
| size = {{cvt|173|×|64|×|38|mm}}
| weight = {{cvt|397|g}}
| form = 
| music = 
| predecessor = [[Nokia 2170]] (9000/9000i)
| successor = [[Nokia 9210 Communicator]] (9110)<br />[[Nokia 9210i Communicator]] (9110i)
| related = 
| other = 
}}
[[File:Nokia-9110-9000.jpg|thumb|The Nokia 9110 on the left and 9000 on the right.]]
The '''Nokia 9000 Communicator''' [[mobile device]] is<!-- do not change to 'was' --> the first product in [[Nokia]]'s [[Nokia Communicator|Communicator series]], announced at [[CeBIT 1996]] and introduced into the market on five months later, 15 August 1996.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=First GSM-based communicator product hits the market Nokia Starts Sales of the Nokia 9000 Communicator |url=http://company.nokia.com/en/news/press-releases/1996/08/15/first-gsm-based-communicator-product-hits-the-market-nokia-starts-sales-of-the-nokia-9000-communicator |website=[[Nokia]] |date=15 August 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603191142/http://company.nokia.com/en/news/press-releases/1996/08/15/first-gsm-based-communicator-product-hits-the-market-nokia-starts-sales-of-the-nokia-9000-communicator |archive-date=3 June 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=1 October 2019}}</ref> It is powered by an [[AMD Élan|AMD Elan]] 24&nbsp;MHz [[Intel 80386|Intel i386]] [[Central processing unit|CPU]],<ref>{{cite press release |title=Nokia Unveils World's First All-In-One Communicator For The Americas |date=19 September 1996 |url=http://press.nokia.com/1996/09/19/nokia-unveils-world%C2%92s-first-all-in-one-communicator-for-the-americas/ |access-date=1 October 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031013345/http://press.nokia.com/1996/09/19/nokia-unveils-world%C2%92s-first-all-in-one-communicator-for-the-americas/ |archive-date=31 October 2013 |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=[[Nokia]]}}</ref> with 8&nbsp;MB of memory, divided between applications (4&nbsp;MB), program memory (2&nbsp;MB) and user data (2&nbsp;MB),<ref name="Nokia9000Specs">{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=13 October 2007 |title=Nokia 9000 Communicator {{!}} Device Specs |url=http://phonedb.net/index.php?m=device&id=879&c=nokia_9000_communicator |access-date=1 October 2019 |website=PhoneDB}}</ref> running [[PEN/GEOS 3.0]].

The Communicator, with its digital [[GSM]] [[Cellular network|cellular]] telephone, was one of the earliest [[smartphone]]s on the market,<ref>[http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Vor-20-Jahren-Die-Smartphone-Aera-beginnt-mit-grossem-Communicator-3294399.html Vor 20 Jahren: Die Smartphone-Ära beginnt mit großem Communicator], heise.de (German)</ref> after the [[IBM Simon]] in 1994 and the [[HP OmniGo 700LX]], a [[DOS]]-based [[palmtop PC]] with integrated cradle for the [[Nokia 2110]] cellular mobile phone, announced in late 1995 and shipped in March 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palmtoppaper.com/ptphtml/24/pt240021.htm|title=HP's OmniGo 700LX Communicator Plus|website=www.palmtoppaper.com}}</ref>

The Communicator was highly advanced at the time, featuring sending and receiving [[e-mail]] and [[fax]] via its [[Circuit Switched Data|CSD (Circuit Switched Data)]] [[modem]], to transmit data over the [[GSM]] network at a bitrate of 9.6&nbsp;kbit/s,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Brombach |first=Harald |date=2021-08-06 |title=For 25 år siden brakte Nokia 9000 internett til mobilen |url=https://www.digi.no/artikler/for-25-ar-siden-brakte-nokia-9000-internett-til-mobilen/512253 |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=Digi.no |language=no}}</ref> printing documents using its [[Infrared Data Association|IrDA]] port,<ref name=":0" /> and it also had a [[web browser]] and business programs.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jIClo30yWO4C&q=nokia+9000+i386&pg=PT44 |title = ASP.Net MVC 4 Mobile App Development|isbn = 9781849687379|last1 = Meadows|first1 = Andy|date = January 2013| publisher=Packt Publishing }}</ref> It is formed of a clamshell design that opens up to reveal a monochrome [[LCD]] with a 640 × 200 resolution and a full [[QWERTY]] keyboard similar to a [[Psion (company)|Psion]] [[Personal digital assistant|PDA]],<ref name="Nokia9000Specs" /> and weighing {{convert|397|g|oz}}.<ref name="Nokia9000Specs" /> It was priced £1,000 in the UK upon launch ({{Inflation|UK|1000|1996|r=-2|fmt=eq|cursign=£}}).

== 9110 ==
[[File:Nokia 9210 and 9110.JPG|thumb|200px|right|The Nokia 9210 on the left and 9110 on the right.]]
[[File:Nokia-9110-2.jpg|thumb|Nokia 9110 open.]]
[[File:Nokia-9110-4.jpg|thumb|Inside of Nokia 9110.]]
The '''Nokia 9110 Communicator''' is the updated model of the Nokia 9000 Communicator in the [[Nokia Communicator|Communicator series]].
Its biggest change from the 9000 was that it weighed much less, but also had a newer [[i486]]-based processor.

=== Specifications ===
* '''Operating system''': [[GEOS (16-bit operating system)|GEOS]] (running on top of [[ROM-DOS]]) on the PDA side
* '''Main applications''': [[telefax|Fax]], [[Short Message Service|short messages]], [[email]], Wireless imaging: digital camera connectivity, [[Smart message|Smart messaging]], TextWeb, Web browser, Serial Terminal, Telnet, Contacts, Notes, Calendar, Calculator, world time clock, Composer. 
* '''Display''': 640 × 200 Pixels
* '''Size''': 158&nbsp;mm&nbsp;×&nbsp;56&nbsp;mm&nbsp;×&nbsp;27&nbsp;mm
* '''Weight''': 253&nbsp;g
* '''Processor''': Embedded [[AMD Élan]] SC450 [[Am486]] processor at 33&nbsp;MHz<ref>A photograph of the insides of the case, with the CPU, can be seen in the last picture on the right side of this page.</ref><ref>[http://support.amd.com/TechDocs/21028.pdf Data sheet of the processor]</ref>
* '''Memory''': 8&nbsp;MB total, 4&nbsp;MB Operating System and applications, 2&nbsp;MB program execution, 2&nbsp;MB user data storage, [[MultiMediaCard|MMC]] card.

== Reception and legacy ==
Then-CEO of Nokia, [[Jorma Ollila]], said in 2012 regarding the device: "We were five years ahead."<ref>{{cite web |last=Baguley |first=Richard |date=August 1, 2013 |title=The Gadget We Miss: The Nokia 9000 Communicator |url=https://medium.com/people-gadgets/the-gadget-we-miss-the-nokia-9000-communicator-ef8e8c7047ae |website=Medium}}</ref>

=== Awards ===
The Nokia 9000 Communicator received several awards including:<ref>{{cite web |title=Nokia Annual Report 1997 |url=https://web.lib.aalto.fi/fi/old/yrityspalvelin/pdf/1997/enokia.pdf |access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref>
*GSM World Award (for innovation) at GSM World Conference 1997
*Best Technological Advance by ''Mobile News UK''
*Best New Product 1997 by ''[[Business Week]]'' magazine

=== Successors ===
The product line was discontinued in 2000 with the introduction of [[Nokia 9210 Communicator]] which introduced a wide TFT colour internal screen, 32-bit ARM9-based RISC CPU at 52&nbsp;MHz, 16&nbsp;MB of internal memory, enhanced web abilities and most importantly saw the operating system change to the [[Symbian]] operating system. The 9210i launched in 2002 increased the internal memory to 40&nbsp;MB, video streaming and flash 5 support for the web browser.

The 9xxx Communicators introduced features which later evolved into [[smartphone]]s.

==In popular culture ==
The Nokia 9000 is used by [[Val Kilmer]] when he played [[Simon Templar]] in the 1997 remake of ''[[The Saint (1997 film)|The Saint]]'',<ref>Nokia. (1997, Apr 9). [http://press.nokia.com/1997/04/09/nokia-9000-communicator-makes-a-visible-appearance-in-the-saint/ Nokia 9000 Communicator makes a visible appearance in "THE SAINT"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611082753/http://press.nokia.com/1997/04/09/nokia-9000-communicator-makes-a-visible-appearance-in-the-saint/ |date=2012-06-11 }} Retrieved Apr 30, 2016, from Nokia</ref> and by [[Anthony Hopkins]] and [[Chris Rock]] in the action comedy ''[[Bad Company (2002 film)|Bad Company]]''.

The phone is also  mentioned in Bret Easton Ellis' book ''[[Glamorama]]''.

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{in lang|fi}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20050407075708/http://www.tml.hut.fi/Studies/Tik-110.300/1997/Mobile/nokia9000_2.html More info]

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