The Mobile Phones of Doctor Who - Series 2
To celebrate the upcoming series Doctor Who staring Jodie Whittaker, I'm attempting to chronicle all the mobile phones used in previous shows.
If you think you've spotted something that's not listed here, or think I've made a mistake, drop it in the comments.
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The Christmas Invasion
Only one phone of note here. The Sycorax speech is translated by Alex's device. That's a handy view of an HP iPAQ H2210
Mickey - School Reunion
Rose's on-again-off-again boyfriend gets an upgrade!
If I'm not mistaken, a Nokia 6260
Note the space bellow the screen, the central ridge on the keypad, and the black side button. Finally Rickey has a cameraphone!
Rose - Rise of the Cybermen
Rose has dumped her old phone! No doubt it gets its own spin-off series on BBC 9.
The venerable Samsung D500.
2021 Update!
Doomsday
In the comments, Brandon points out that this episode has a couple of phones!
Jackie Tyler hands her phone over to the Doctor.
That's a really distinctive phone. Those silver swirls going from front to back mean this is the Nokia 7260.
And it is used to call Rose - who still has her Samsung.
Onwards!
That's it for Season 2 - very light on the phone action. If you think I've missed any, let me know.
Don't worry, S03 has loads! You can follow along with all the series at https://shkspr.mobi/blog/tag/doctor-who-phones/.
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Brandon Godden says:
Not meaning to intrude, but you have missed Rose's and Jackie Tyler's phones used in the episode 'Doomsday'. Im not sure what Jackie has, but Rose still has a Samsung (though I doubt it's the same Samsung from The Age of steel cos that one was given to Mickey).
@edent says:
Oooh! Good spot! I've found Jackie's phone at 6m 35s. You're right - Rose still has the same one.
WhoPhone says:
Sorry to intrude, there's a phone that Elton uses to show the LINDA gang in Love and Monsters, around the 22 minute mark in the episode!
@edent says:
Excellent spot!
Not much to go on. Might be a Nokia 6131 or a Motorola V360. Will keep hunting!
Sam Machin said on twitter.com:
Looks to me like a Nokia 6101, threw one away juts last weekend!
Sam Machin said on twitter.com:
Pretty sure Orange U.K. ranged it which would be the little square branding on the bottom front of the flip
Hannah Nicklin 🌹 said on twitter.com:
Wanna say it’s a Samsung e700 - feel like I had payg one early 2000s?
Marvs said on twitter.com:
Yeah, I'm 99% sure it's the e700/e720. I also had one in early 2000s
Richie said on twitter.com:
That hinge on the lower side - looks Samsung Z500-ish to me.
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