List of Ericsson phones from the 90s
This is a list of the Ericsson phones available in the UK market in the 1990s.
| Year | Phone | Network | Form (*) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Hotline Pocket | ETACS | Curt | Ericsson's first hand portable continued the Hotline range which started with a transportable phone, the Hotline Combi, on the Nordic NMT network in 1986. The colour scheme, brown with orange buttons, was dated. The Hotline Pocket was a phone for big (and deep) pockets! |
| 1991 | EH72 | ETACS | Olivia | A smaller, lighter and improved phone compared to the Hotline Pocket, but the brown and orange colour scheme continued. |
| 1992 | EH97 | ETACS | Sandra | Last of the Hotline phones - What Cellphone compared it to a 70s' calculator |
| 1992 | GH172 | GSM | Olivia | Ericsson's first GSM phone, also in brown and orange. It was similar in looks to the EH72 |
| 1993 | EH237 | ETACS | Jane | A superb modern design, it won the 1994 Caesar Award for Best Mobile Phone |
| 1993 | GH197 | GSM | Sandra | GSM version of the EH97, but grey with white buttons. It won 1994 Caesar Award for Best GSM Phone |
| 1994 | GH337 | GSM | Jane | GSM version of the EH237, it won the 1995 Caesar Award for Best Mobile Phone |
| 1995 | EH238 | ETACS | Jane | Improved EH237 with Fur Elise ring tone |
| 1995 | PH337 | PCN | Jane | PCN version of GH337 for Mercury and Orange networks |
| 1996 | GH388 | GSM | Jane | Slimmer version of the GH337 |
| 1996 | GA318 | GSM | Jane | Consumer version of the GH337. It was stylish and popular, but lacked features. |
| 1996 | Orange er100 | PCN | Jane | Orange version of the GH337, styled like the GA318 |
| 1997 | PH338 | PCN | Jane | PCN version of the GH388 |
| 1997 | GA628 | GSM | Jane | Popular entry level Ericsson; the first phone with interchangeable front panels |
| 1997 | GH688 | GSM | Jane | Executive phone, the ultimate Jane phone - large screen, perfect sound quality |
| 1997 | GS18 | GSM | - | Ericsson took over Orbitel, this is an Ericsson branded Orbitel phone |
| 1996 | Orange er500 | PCN | Jane | Smaller and lighter version of the er500 |
| 1998 | GF768 | GSM | Emma | First Ericsson flip phone |
| 1998 | PF768 | PCN | Emma | PCN version of GF768 |
| 1999 | T28 | GSM | - | Ultra slim phone |
| 1999 | A1018 | GSM/PCN | Jane | Budget dual band phone |
(*) Ericsson phones used several basic shapes. They were generally named after girls' names, although the first phone 'Curt', was obviously named after a boy! See Vintage Ericsson Phones for a more detailed explanation.
