When did the Nokia 1100 come out and how much is it worth now? If you have one in your drawer, you've got a treasure.

Before smartphones, and long before iPhones were the most coveted phone in the world, the phone everyone wanted was the Nokia 1100. A simple, durable model, at a more than reasonable price, and designed to be useful rather than beautiful.

The launch of this model (along with some others from the brand, such as the Nokia 3310 ) made Nokia sell more than 250 million units , making it one of the best-selling mobile phones in the history of telephony, at a time when these devices were not as necessary for everything as they are today.

It was in August 2003 , when the mobile industry was taking its first steps, that Nokia introduced the 1100 model . A simple but useful phone, without a touch screen or camera , although it offered other things to users.

For example , it stood out for its battery , capable of lasting several days without recharging, and also for its durability , since no matter how many times you dropped it, nothing would happen to it; in fact, you might have been more afraid of the ground it fell on. And how could we forget its few but legendary functions, the number one being the Snake video game, as well as an alarm clock and reminders.

Aside from all this, this model was very popular due to its low price, which allowed it to establish itself and become a complete success in areas where this type of device would not initially have a large market, such as Latin America, Asia, and Africa. When it was released in 2003, this Nokia 1100 cost around 100 euros.

Now, a phone like this, which has no touchscreen, no Wi-Fi, no Bluetooth, and no internet access at all, is something many might consider useless. However, the world always seems to go against the grain of logic, and the truth is that factors like nostalgia, in addition to the problem of our tremendous addiction to screens, have made these phones increasingly coveted.

This has led to sales of a Nokia 1100 for up to 500 euros in certain cases, provided the phone works. However, there are users who are happy with the phone itself as a collector's item, even if it doesn't work. That's why it's not a bad idea to look in some old drawer to see if you still have yours around, because you might find a buyer on sites like eBay or Wallapop.