Nokia Remakes Its Oldschool Bestseller - With Snake And 1 Month Battery Life!
Currently, the Mobile World Congress (MWC) is being held in Barcelona, Spain.
The world's biggest smartphone companies are represented there, showing their newest products and innovative technologies.
But there was also one very different announcement, coming from Nokia.
Nokia has just released a re-make of its iconic Nokia 3310 phone!
The Nokia 3310 - the iconic, unbreakable, original mother of all phones! It's a reminder of those times when Nokia was still the leading supplier of the mobile phone industry.
I'm certain everyone reading this post either had one of these phones themselves, or knows somebody that had them!
It had a black and white screen, mobile data wasn't a thing yet, and of course there was no touchscreen, only physical keys.
And the highlight for all the kids was of course the most classic phone game of all time - SNAKE!
To refresh your memory, this is what the original Nokia 3310, released in 2000, looked like:
The 2017 version is slimmer and lighter, it features a 2,4 inch display and a 2 Megapixel camera.
There is no touchscreen and no apps, no GPS, no Wifi - but you can use a web browser for basic surfing.
But the biggest selling point is probably the incredible battery life.
The battery is supposed to last 25 days on a single charge, with a talk time of 22 hours!
Also, the price will only be around $50!
It will be released some time in the 2nd Quarter of this year.
The new 3310 comes in dark blue, grey, glossy red and glossy yellow, and you'll have the ability to put in your own micro SD card to extend the memory space.
And yes - Snake, the iconic game from the 2000's is back on there as well!
There have been rumours that the iconic 3310 might be coming back, but no one really believed it - until the surprise release yesterday at MWC.
The re-make comes after smartphone supplier HMD has acquired the rights of Nokias licenses, the company will release Nokia-branded smartphones from now on.
“There are a lot of legendary phone models in Nokia’s history. We thought long and hard about whether we should be bringing back a legend… and then we decided to remake the 3310.”-J. Sarvikas, HMD Chief Product Officer
Of course, the specs of the 3310 could never be compared with a smartphone. But that's the whole point.
It will be a perfect phone for kids, for taking to a festival or to the beach - basically anywhere you need an indestructible phone that won't run out of charge!
What do you think about the Nokia 3310 Re-make ?
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Looks simple and very functional. I want it!!
It's definitely very useful and handy for certain situations!
It would be great to have same nokia 3310 like before just with newer technology for battery and signal. I would be happy with exact same case, display etc.
Yes, I guess they just wanted to make it a bit slimmer and lighter (and make the display colorful instead of super-retro black and white!)
which similarities new 3310 has with old one? same name and that's it?
The case is different, it has a newer software so that it works quicker, they changed the display and added a camera.
So I guess it's really just a throwback-handheld phone with few features and the same name. It's not really the same as the old one, more like an hommage to it I guess
so there is one similarities and that is name :D
It will be a good second phone in case the smart one gets lost/stolen.
Exactly.
Good for times when all you need to do is call or text, and you need long battery life.
Perfect for traveling if you know you won't have/use internet anyway.
nice!!! I remember these! this is so cool, thanks for sharing
Glad you liked it :) Brought back so many memories when I read about this! I think literally everyone remembers this Nokia
woow so remember the first time have a mobile
Hahaha, yes exactly, this was sooooo many people's very first phone!
thats what i am talking about
Old but gold!
and can easily damage a thief :p it has many uses
I want to buy it and leave it to my children as a family heirloom, those things were indestructible!!
Hahaha, exactly!
I think it's actually perfect for kids, they can't break it and you can call them when they're on the go. But of course, it won't be considered cool at all ;)
Who knows, maybe they'll call it 'retro chic'? :D
@sirwinchester it's cute and I wonder if it would make it big again.
I think the biggest advantage here is that it would be indeed handy for kids
it looks thieving desire proof .. I wonder if it'll make it huge again cause this would be great to have when traveling too.
Yes I wonder the same thing. As far as I've read, the request for it was quite big, which surprised me.
But for $50 it's a perfect 2nd phone in case you go traveling or your smartphone breaks.
@sirwinchester yes, it is perfectly priced I think so too .
I still have a samsung 2100 and that's what I use when I'm travelling - still working till now, thief proof really :)
My husband is going to be so happy about this, he is still using the original! Despite having had several upgrade phones he always goes back to this one within a few weeks!
I saw the news of 3 Android phones too but this one I'll probably get one for the seniors at home. Or maybe one more of this to replace the home fix line instead using multiple SIM for the same number.