Remember Nokia? The de facto phone company before iPhone took over? After it was aquired and sold by Microsoft, it's looking to do serious business again. Reports surfaced online that HMD Global, the sole manufactorer with exclusive rights to the Nokia brand, is planning to announce later this month at the Mobile World Congress a couple of new Nokia phones (Android based Nokia 3, 5 and 6), among them the iconic Nokia 3310!

Yes, that's right. The Nokia 3310 will get a refresh to beat up the competition. Apple and Google beware! Well, not really, the Nokia 3310 is meant as a homage to the good old days. Nonetheless I believe it will be a desirable collectors item and stock will surely be limited. And in case you want to phone with it, you actually CAN do that! Just don't expect a Google Chrome port.

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Note: Well this isn't about gaming, hacking or anything related to it, but I believe it deserves its own topic. Feel free to voice your opinion in this thread.

 

[Justinde75]

Ahh the memories of playing snake on it and listening to the ringtone for hours

 

[DinohScene]

Nothing beats the old 3310.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

Good idea but who is this aimed at? Hipsters? Dedicated Nokia fans?

There are extremely cheap Android smartphones out nowadays so it really limits the market of whom this is targeted.

Not everyone wants a smartphone like the Nexus and not everyone has money for the price tag. Bar phones are (thankfully) still a thing.

For the sake of an example, here's an Android smartphone for only GBP £14.99. It's not expensive at all, in fact, it's super cheap.

 

[Enkuler]

Will be funny to see headlines like "Nokia 3310 outsold iphones this quarter"

 

[thekarter104]

Sent from my Nokia 3310 using NokiaTalk

 

[Vipera]

Good idea but who is this aimed at? Hipsters? Dedicated Nokia fans?

There are extremely cheap Android smartphones out nowadays so it really limits the market of whom this is targeted.



For the sake of an example, here's an Android smartphone for only GBP £14.99. It's not expensive at all, in fact, it's super cheap.

Have you ever used those kind of phones? They are extremely laggy.

On the other hand, bar phones have just less features.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

Have you ever used those kind of phones? They are extremely laggy.

On the other hand, bar phones have just less features.

I actually use it as my main phone and it's really good. There are a few times it lags but not really a big deal, it didn't cost much and does the essentials (check the web, run/play apps/games, check email, etc).

 

[gnmmarechal]

Good idea but who is this aimed at? Hipsters? Dedicated Nokia fans?

There are extremely cheap Android smartphones out nowadays so it really limits the market of whom this is targeted.



For the sake of an example, here's an Android smartphone for only GBP £14.99. It's not expensive at all, in fact, it's super cheap.

I like my 3310 tho. I may buy a new 3310 (lul Nintendo naming scheme) and keep it in the box.

 

[mgrev]

I'm gonna buy it and throw it at trump's wall /s

Really though, i want one

 

[foob]

Years before Microsoft bought NOKIA's phone business, they had lost their way. They have never come back. A NOKIA release (in name only) is just that. The suits are just trying to capitalize on the remaining goodwill & brand recognition that remains.

 

[WiiUBricker]

Good idea but who is this aimed at? Hipsters? Dedicated Nokia fans?

Rumor has it the US government wants to force Trump to use one of those because he tweets too much

Spoiler

At least it's more secure than an Android phone

 

[Imacaredformy2ds]

Whooo boy

 

[Bladexdsl]

oh yeah...i remember these guys. their phones SUCKED

 

[Psionic Roshambo]

I have two of these phones, I can't bring myself to throw them away....

 

[Yepi69]

I bet its gonna be as pricey as a shitty chinese smartphone.

 

[gnmmarechal]

I bet its gonna be as pricey as a shitty chinese smartphone.

60 eur afaik.

 

[Veho]

Meh, screw 3310, bring back 8210

 

[plasma]

This just makes me want to go out an buy another N-Gage....

 

[duwen]

My current phone is a Nokia E6 - I've had it for years, and it's still going strong! It only needs charging once a week, and it does everything I need a phone to do (text, phone, email).
Why have I not bothered with a newer android/ios phone? Because I have other (better) devices available to me for most of the popular tasks people rely on their phones for.
...also... Over the same period of time that I've had this Nokia there have been at least 5 revisions of iPhone - do the money maths!

 

[air2004]

Can I play snake on it ?