Released on July 2018, this small device is the beginning of a revolution in the world of mobile operating systems. On the internet you will find hundreds of reviews and technical sheets, but here you will find what nobody has ever told you about the Nokia 8110 4G.
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| Nokia 8110 4G (nokia-argon) | |
| Announced | 25 February 2018 (MWC 2018) |
| Released | 23 April 2018 |
| Model | TA-1048, TA-1059, TA-1067, TA-1071 |
| Specifications | |
| SoC | Qualcomm MSM8905 Snapdragon 205 (2 * 1.1GHz Cortex-A7) |
| RAM | 512MB LPDDR3 |
| GPU | Adreno 304 |
| Storage | 4GB eMMC 4.5 (+ up to 32GB microSDHC card) |
| Network | 2G GSM, 3G UMTS, 4G LTE Cat4 150/50Mbps + EU: band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 + APAC, MENA, SSA: band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38/41 (120MHz), 39, 40 VoLTE/VoWiFi support Single or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM + Nano-SIM, dual-standby) |
| Screen | 320 * 240 (167 PPI) 2.45 inches QVGA TFT LCD, 256K colors |
| Bluetooth | 4.1, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11b/g/n, Hotspot |
| Peripherals | GPS, GLONASS |
| Cameras | Rear: 2MP with fixed focus, LED flash |
| Dimensions (HWD) |
133.5 * 49.3 * 14.9 (mm) 5.26 * 1.94 * 0.59 (in) |
| Weight | 117 g (4.13 oz) |
| Ports | - microUSB charging & USB 2.0 data transferring port - 3.5mm headphone jack |
| Specials | IP52 drip protection |
| Battery | Removable Li-Ion 1500mAh (up to 25 days of 4G standby advertised) |
| KaiOS info | |
| Version | KaiOS 2.5, upgradable to KaiOS 2.5.1 |
| Build number | 10.00.17.02, 11.00.17.03, 12.00.17.06/10, 13.00.17.01, 14.00.17.04, 15.00.17.03, 16.00.17.00, 17.00.17.01 |
¶ MUST KNOW downsides about 8110 4G
This device is not a good option as a daily driver. Its keypad gets unusable after 2-3 months of normal usage. Also it won't receive KaiOS higher than 2.5.1(needs confirmation).
The other problems which has been seen in this device are the device being hot while hotspot is used and that the connection hotspot provides has high latency and jitter.
¶ Secret Codes
*#*#33284#*#*(*#*#debug#*#*): Toggle debug mode (allows to access the phone with both ADB and DevTools/WebIDE). A bug icon should appear in the taskbar when the debug mode is on.*#06#: Display the IMEI(s).*#0000#: Display firmware version and model number.*#0606#: Display the MEID(s) (all zeroes).###2324#(###adbg#)` - Turn Qualcomm diagnostics port on/off.#8378269#(#testbox#) or##2637643##(##android##): Testbox utility (engineering menu).##372733##(##draped##*) or#2886#(#auto#): KaiOS MMI Test utility.#7223#(#race#): Internal firmware build and boot image versions.##0574##(##0lri##): LogManager utility.#573564#(#jrdlog#): T2M Log, a cut LogManager interface.#091#: Turn on auto-answer on incoming call.*#092#: Turn off auto-answer on incoming call.
¶ Codes that exist but don't work as expected
#1219#: UNKNOWN, "flag of customization is cleared by secret code".#07#: Doesn't work (must have output SAR-related information).##212018##: Doesn't work (must switch between privileged and non-privileged modes, including root shell).#8378266#(*#testcom#):doesn't work (must also run Testbox utility).#1314#: Switches theauto.send.crash.smsproperty, whose purpose is still unknown.
¶ Boot modes
¶ Recovery mode
Nokia 8110 has a recovery mode. Recovery menu can be accessed either with adb reboot recovery command or by turning the phone on keeping Up button pressed until the menu appears. It allows you to install patches from both sideload interface and SD card with the right patch, view boot and kernel logs and wipe data and cache partitions. Learn more about custom recovery: Recovery Mode
¶ EDL MODE
EDL mode, on the other hand, is a Qualcomm-specific "emergency download" mode that can be only entered with the "adb reboot edl" command. When you reboot into it, you'll see nothing but black screen, but it's normal. It's designed to be operable only with proprietary Qualcomm tools. To exit this mode, the easiest way is to plug the battery out of the phone and to put it back, and then turn the phone on normally. Press D-pad Up and Down simultaneously and power the phone on.
A firehose can be downloaded here: HWID 0x000940e100420050
Learn More about EDL tools: Guide
¶ Fastboot mode
According to Affe Null and Dylan murzello, 8110 will go into fastboot mode if the recovery partition is corrupt and the phone tries to boot into it.
Before corrupting the
recoverypartition, make sure you have a backup of it somewhere!
For example:
adb shell echo 0 > /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/recovery
adb reboot recovery
will boot the 8110 into fastboot mode.
To get out of it you must reboot the phone either by fastboot reboot or removing the battery and then placing it.
¶ Our Backup Sources
This is the Construct. It's our loading program. We can load anything we need:
¶ Clean Dumps
- TA-1059 v11.00.17.03
- TA-1059 v12.00.17.06
- TA-1048 v12.00.17.06
- TA-1048 v13.00.17.01
- TA-1048 v16.00.17.00
- TA-1048 v17.00.17.01
- TA-1071 v16 (without userdata.img)
¶ Update Packages
¶ Recovery Mode
- Gerda-Recovery with ADB root support, from the GerdaOS project (recommended)
- Philz Touch Recovery by Huy Minh Bui, a custom recovery with a nice user interface
- Custom v13 Recovery a stock v13 recovey with test-keys
¶ Modem Partition
¶ Learn More Here...
The original Nokia 8110 in "The Matrix" Movie, 1998:
Video on Youtube
¶ Differences with the Indian versions
The global version of Nokia 8110 4G was released between June and July 2018, while the Indian version was released in September of the same year. The most obvious reason is certainly the exclusivity that Jio has on the platform in India: the pre-installed applications, including the JioStore, are the same as Jio Phone. You can also see it from the menu interface, whose icons show the name of the application, while in the global version this is shown at the top, when we select the application.
The guides on this site are compatible with all versions of Nokia 8110 4G, therefore also the Indian version. The delays in the release of this device in India make thinking of certain compromises that Jio had to find with HMD. In fact, not even the firmware version is the same as the global one:
- The global version starts from firmware v11 (June 2018) KaiOS 2.5, after a year (May 2019) with the firmware update v16 KaiOS 2.5.1 is also available, while the latest update of December 2019 brings with it the firmware v17 (waiting for KaiOS 2.5 .2);
- The Indian version has remained stuck to v10 of the firmware, certainly faster and more versatile than any Jio Phone, but more limited than the global one in terms of performance and software updates, as the operating system has remained with the KaiOS 2.5 version (as any other Jio Phone).
However, the fundamental features that made the Nokia 8110 4G the true protagonist of these pages have remained preserved, and not blurred (unlike the now obsolete Jio Phone), and first of all the possibility of debugging on the device.
¶ Third party updates for the Indian variant
Since the partitions are interchangeable from one device to another, it is possible to convert the Indian variant into a global one with the official KaiStore fully functional and KaiOS updated to the latest version available. Find out how to do it by reading the dedicated guide:
The whole website revolves around the 8110 4G and then around all the other Nokia phones, which are the best KaiOS devices ... so choose your tests without any problem! To learn more, visit the dedicated pages.
¶ UART debugging port
The Nokia 8110 4G has a UART TX testpoint which can be used to read debug logs (marked by a red circle in this image):
The UART interface operates with 1.8 volts. The shield on the left or the microUSB connector can be used as the ground.
The 8110's stock kernel is not configured to output logs to it by default, so only bootloader logs can be read from it unless you're using a custom kernel. There might also be a UART RX testpoint somewhere on the board, but its location is unknown.
¶ Source code
Nokia has published source codes for the Linux kernel, B2G and many libraries used in this phone. You can directly download the code from Nokia servers(mirror from Farooq)
Also the source code for B2G has been mirrored:
Note that the source code of B2G provided by Nokia does not include propriety parts(e.g. from Qualcomm)