Release in 1996, the Nokia 8110 was the first of Nokia's high-end, 8xxx series of phones. Its distinctive styling (which at its release earned it the nickname of "banana phone") was the first example of a so-called 'slider' form factor, with an active sliding cover over the buttons, which extended inferiorly to bring the microphone nearer the mouth when speaking. Three years after its release, the phone featured in the public eye with its appearance in the feature film The Matrix. However, in reality, the phone's sliding keypad cover was not spring loaded, but moved by hand; the spring loading feature was added for the film, and incorporated into the 7110, Nokia's second phone with a slider form factor.