GSMArena.com GSMArena.com

Tip us

883k

142k
87k
355k

RSS

Log in

Login with
Facebook Google

Sign up
  • Home
  • News
  • Reviews
  • FeaturedNew
  • Phone Finder
  • Tools
  • Glossary
  • Coverage
  • FAQ
  • Contact
Motorola Moto X4 review
  • -
  • -
  • -

The Nokia 3310 is back, but it's not exactly a pretty sight

  • Post your comment
  • Comments (189)

Victor 26 February 2017

Nokia MWC2017

Just like the rumor-vine predicted, HMD didn't skip on the opportunity to ride the nostalgia wave and reincarnate the legendary Nokia 3310 for a second go on the 2017 mobile scene. We are sure opinions will be polarized on the EUR 49 feature-phone, but that definitely fits into the whole idea.

Whether you find it unsightly, or enjoy its colorful and playful looks, the new 3310 will definitely get fans talking, even if not necessarily buying. Again, as far as design goes, you will just have to judge for yourself. The new 3310 measure only 115.6 x 51 x 12.8 mm and is plastic all around. HMD claims it did the best it can to recreate the original 3310 rounded shape and silhouette. The rounded buttons on the retro keypad definitely hit home. However, the 2.4-inch QVGA display and the curved and polarized layer on top, do look a bit off. So do the buttons on the front.

Still, we have to say the four available color options: Warm Red (Glossy), Dark Blue (Matte), Yellow (Glossy), Grey (Matte), all seem to be so vibrant that they jump off the screen. Other specs on the retro wonder include an undisclosed processor and RAM configuration and 16MB of on-board storage. Mind you, a large portion of that will be taken up by the OS and apps, so you might want to fill up the microSD slot, capable of holding up to 32GB of storage.

Speaking of which, the 3310 is a featurephone and runs on the Nokia Series 30+ OS. HMD has also styled the UI with some throwbacks to the original. You do get an Opera browser out of the box, but you will have to limit your browsing to 2G speeds, since GSM 900/1800 MHz is all the 3310 supports No Wi-Fi. And if that's not enough of a retro blast for you, Snake is back! Well, it has been slightly updated and colored-in for 2017. But other than that, it is classic Snake.

Circling back to specs, since there are a few more to mention, there is a 3.5mm jack on the unit, oddly listed as an "AV connector". We presume it's a mistake, since we don't really see the new 3310 as being capable of outputting a video stream. Still you can connect a headset and listed to the FM radio or MP3. You can also be hip and use the Bluetooth 3.0 radio with SLAM support.

And according to HMD, you should be good for quite some time of music playback, up to 51 hours, to be exact. The removable 1200 mAh battery on the 3310 is also rated for up to 31 days of stand-by, 22 hours of talking and 39 hours of FM radio fun. Last, but not least, there is a 2MP camera on the back, with a single LED flash.

The retro-fueled 3310 is said to retail for EUR 49.

Source

All MWC 2017 Announcements and Hands-ons

Related articles
  • 35 million Nokia feature phones were shipped in 2016
  • Nokia 150 feature phone now available in UK
  • HMD Global is making the new Nokia devices in Vietnam
  • HMD looking to announce Nokia N-series devices at MWC 2017

Reader comments

E
  • ED
  • mXDR
  • 03 Mar 2017

I dont want effing facebook if i buy this phone. Just have it as phone to call and text. u buy a smartphone if u want facebook and all the bells and whistles. 3310 is a legacy phone and is a good reminder of where we used to be before, Monochrom...

  • Reply
E
  • ED
  • mXDR
  • 03 Mar 2017

In reply to anonymous.... you make a valid point but whats the point of making a phone in 2g band when its getting discontinued public access more and more in future.? Yes 3g has its reason for creation after we had 2g bandwith. But 2g bandwit...

  • Reply
?
  • Anonymous
  • vxpa
  • 03 Mar 2017

The whole premise of not adding 3g is the battery life and assurance of signal coverage, besides, what would you need 3g for?, facebook on a monochrome screen?

  • Reply
  • Read all comments
  • Post your comment
Total reader comments: 189

Phone finder

  • Samsung
  • Apple
  • Nokia
  • Sony
  • LG
  • HTC
  • Motorola
  • Huawei
  • Microsoft
  • Lenovo
  • Xiaomi
  • Google
  • Acer
  • Asus
  • Oppo
  • OnePlus
  • Meizu
  • BlackBerry
  • Alcatel
  • ZTE
  • Toshiba
  • Vodafone
  • Energizer
  • XOLO
  • Lava
  • Micromax
  • BLU
  • Gionee
  • vivo
  • LeEco
  • Panasonic
  • HP
  • YU
  • verykool
  • Maxwest
  • Plum

All brands Rumor mill

Top 10 by daily interest

  Device Daily hits  
1.Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro69,814
2.Huawei P20 Pro56,701
3.Oppo F751,779
4.Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M1) ZB601KL49,247
5.vivo V940,902
6.Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro36,564
7.Huawei P20 lite34,810
8.Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus)34,461
9.Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)31,120
10.Xiaomi Mi A131,096

Top 10 by fans

  Device Favorites  
1.Samsung Galaxy Note81,640
2.Sony Xperia XZ Premium1,577
3.Nokia 81,276
4.Samsung Galaxy S8+1,207
5.Xiaomi Mi Mix1,081
6.LG G61,058
7.LG V30948
8.Xiaomi Mi A1902
9.Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro875
10.Xiaomi Mi 6834

Home News Reviews Compare Coverage Glossary FAQ RSS feed Facebook Twitter

© 2000-2018 GSMArena.com Mobile version Contact us Advertising Privacy Terms of use

CDN by