The original Nokia 5110 is a GSM 900 phone with replaceable Xpress-on front covers, a removable battery and three games including Snake. It uses a physical keypad and monochrome display; the GSM 1800 Nokia 5130 and North American variants are separate models.
Monochrome graphic LCD. Nokia's original March 1998 NSE-1 UI Module UE4S service documentation describes 84 × 48 display memory with one bit per display pixel. Physical diagonal and refresh rate are unpublished in the retrieved maker documents.
Cameras
Main camera
None
Ultra wide camera
None
Telephoto camera
None
Optical zoom
None
Main camera
No camera (GSMArena exact 5110 table).
Battery and charging
Battery
900 mAh
Wireless charging
None
Battery life detail
Original NSE-1 general-information document lists the standard BMS-2 NiMH battery at 900 mAh; compatible BLS-2 slim, BMS-2S standard, BMS-2V vibrating and BLS-4 extended packs differ. The GSMArena battery table conflicts, calling a 600 mAh Li-Po pack standard and a 900 mAh Li-ion pack slim; the maker's named standard pack is retained. No universal runtime is assigned across packs.
Wired charging
Proprietary charger connector. Original guide lists ACP-7, ACP-9 and LCH-9 chargers; no inferred charging wattage.
Design
Type
Standard
Weight
170 g
Thickness
31 mm
Height × width
132 × 47.5 mm
Weight detail
170 g and 132 × 47.5 × 31 mm from GSMArena's original-model table. ITavisen states 170 g with the standard battery and measures its review sample at 164 g; the measurement is not substituted as a universal mass. Installed weight changes with battery choice.
Colours
Xpress-on front covers can be replaced, as shown in the original maker user guide. Cosmetic finishes are not separate hardware generations.
Buttons
Physical number keypad, Navi key, C key, scroll keys and top power key, maker user-guide diagrams.
Software
Operating system
Proprietary software
Software features
SMS, call divert, speed dialling, clock, alarm, calculator and the Memory, Snake and Logic games. Vibrating alerts require a compatible special battery, as the exact manual states; the basic standard pack does not establish built-in vibration.
Release detail
Nokia's 1998 annual report records introduction in March 1998 and volume deliveries beginning in May. The Irish Times on 29 May 1998 confirms availability in mobile-phone shops. May retains supported actual-sale month; no first worldwide day is established.
Performance
Memory
Names and phone numbers are stored on the SIM; the maker user guide explains how to check used and free entries, with capacity dependent on the SIM. Contact counts and firmware memory are not user storage in GB.
Storage type
No memory-card slot (GSMArena exact 5110 table).
Connectivity
Mobile network
GSM 900. Nokia's 1998 annual report distinguishes the GSM 1800 5130; its band is not transferred to this model. No GPRS or EDGE (GSMArena).
SIM
Removable SIM installed behind the battery, maker user guide; Mini-SIM designation from GSMArena.
Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi (GSMArena).
Bluetooth
No Bluetooth (GSMArena) or infrared (contemporary ITavisen original handset test).
