Imitation Nokia mobile phone, 2010-2012

Imitation Nokia mobile phone, 2010-2012 Imitation Nokia mobile phone, 2010-2012 Imitation Nokia mobile phone, 2010-2012 Imitation Nokia mobile phone, 2010-2012

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C1 Mobile phone with spaces for two SIM cards made to imitate a Nokia C1-00 mobile phone, manufactured by SQ, 2010-2012. With charger and headphones.

C1 Mobile phone with spaces for two SIM cards made to imitate a Nokia C1-00 mobile phone, manufactured by SQ, 2010-2012.

Purchased in Cameroon in 2012, this mobile phone is a counterfeit designed to resemble the popular Nokia C1-00. Low cost counterfeit phones were popular in many developing countries in the 2010s, despite being of variable quality, as they were much cheaper than authentic models. This example has two SIM slots, a common and desirable feature in Cameroon at the time as network coverage was often patchy so the ability to access more than one network was useful. The phones that arrived in Cameroon typically came via China or Dubai, and as a result were known colloquially as ‘Chinese’ phones.

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Category:
Telecommunications
Object Number:
2013-165
Materials:
plastic (unidentified), metal (unknown) and electronic components
Measurements:
phone: 116 mm x 45 mm x 14 mm,
type:
mobile telephone
credit:
Museum Purchase

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Imitation Nokia mobile telephone, 2010-2012

C1 Mobile phone with spaces for two SIM cards made to imitate a Nokia C1-00 mobile phone, manufactured by SQ, 2010-2012.

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Purchased in Cameroon in 2012, this mobile phone is a counterfeit designed to resemble the popular Nokia C1-00. Low cost counterfeit phones were popular in many developing countries in the 2010s, despite being of variable quality, as they were much cheaper than authentic models. This example has two SIM slots, a common and desirable feature in Cameroon at the time as network coverage was often patchy so the ability to access more than one network was useful. The phones that arrived in Cameroon typically came via China or Dubai, and as a result were known colloquially as ‘Chinese’ phones.

Measurements:
overall: 116 mm x 45 mm x 14 mm,
Materials:
plastic (unidentified) , metal (unknown) and electronic components
Object Number:
2013-165/1
type:
mobile telephone
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The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum