The return of the Nokia 3310
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At the MWC show later this month, Nokia is releasing a 3310 'homage' for $59. So it probably won't be exactly the same phone, but hopefully it will still be a) indestructible and b) have a battery that lasts for aaaages
and c) have Snake. If it looks like the 3310 with new bits inside, it would make a good 2nd phone for about £50.
At the MWC show later this month, Nokia is releasing a 3310 'homage' for $59. So it probably won't be exactly the same phone, but hopefully it will still be a) indestructible and b) have a battery that lasts for aaaages
and c) have Snake. If it looks like the 3310 with new bits inside, it would make a good 2nd phone for about £50.it would be nice to see it as the same model, although they say homage.. so who knows. perhaps it will look like it, but have a high res colour screen? much as I love my smartphone I do sometimes think how I miss using older phones. much as I love the 3310 there are other nokia phones that are lighter and slimmer that i would much prefer (like nokia 6700)
Could it be a Nokia 105 in a new body? I've got one I use when buying/selling stuff and it's really nice to have a light phone where the battery lasts ages (weeks...) that doesn't keep wanting to update itself...Even has snake!
But it couldn't be my only phone, text messages displayed in the order they come in instead of in conversations gets annoying really quickly, and typing anything takes ages.
But it couldn't be my only phone, text messages displayed in the order they come in instead of in conversations gets annoying really quickly, and typing anything takes ages.
FunkyNige said:
Could it be a Nokia 105 in a new body? I've got one I use when buying/selling stuff and it's really nice to have a light phone where the battery lasts ages (weeks...) that doesn't keep wanting to update itself...Even has snake!
But it couldn't be my only phone, text messages displayed in the order they come in instead of in conversations gets annoying really quickly, and typing anything takes ages.
+1But it couldn't be my only phone, text messages displayed in the order they come in instead of in conversations gets annoying really quickly, and typing anything takes ages.
It's a great second/emergency phone.
I keep looking on ebay at the phones I had back in the day and am tempted to buy one for a laugh, 3210/3310 included (but I preferred the shape of the 3210, I had mine for 2 weeks before I dropped it in a puddle and killed it)
But I'll instantly miss all that I have become accustomed to, my sim card won't fit and I'll use it for about 3 days then get bored.
Shame, I'd love a 6310i again, I've always said that if I ever buy a shed with a hard wired cradle for one I'll buy a handset and pretend to be a powerfully built photocopier salesman for a week...
But I'll instantly miss all that I have become accustomed to, my sim card won't fit and I'll use it for about 3 days then get bored.
Shame, I'd love a 6310i again, I've always said that if I ever buy a shed with a hard wired cradle for one I'll buy a handset and pretend to be a powerfully built photocopier salesman for a week...
Never understood how Nokia crashed. Looking at their sales figures they sold 150 million of some phones.
Suppose it was just a case of not moving with the times and not expecting any competition. Symbian OS and came from Psion was is bit bizarre.
Although I wanted the N95. I loved the old Nokia 9000 communicator.
This new one will probably be some android thing squeezed into the same case and eat batteries for breakfast.
Suppose it was just a case of not moving with the times and not expecting any competition. Symbian OS and came from Psion was is bit bizarre.
Although I wanted the N95. I loved the old Nokia 9000 communicator.
This new one will probably be some android thing squeezed into the same case and eat batteries for breakfast.
Morningside said:
Never understood how Nokia crashed. Looking at their sales figures they sold 150 million of some phones.
Suppose it was just a case of not moving with the times and not expecting any competition. Symbian OS and came from Psion was is bit bizarre.
Although I wanted the N95. I loved the old Nokia 9000 communicator.
their operating system was never really as good as android or apple. peoople moved on from wanting a solid phone with a small screen to a more fragile one with touch screen and tons of apps, camera and big screen and more resolution.Suppose it was just a case of not moving with the times and not expecting any competition. Symbian OS and came from Psion was is bit bizarre.
Although I wanted the N95. I loved the old Nokia 9000 communicator.
ambuletz said:
their operating system was never really as good as android or apple. peoople moved on from wanting a solid phone with a small screen to a more fragile one with touch screen and tons of apps, camera and big screen and more resolution.
People moved on from wanting a good portable phone to having a half decent pocket size computer. Nokia made good phones, they just didn't do computers all that well (Apple and Google just did it better).It's a completely different competence. If personal transport tomorrow changes towards "teleporters" or "personal drones", how many car manufacturers will be ready for it?
There was little they could have done other than to completely reinvent themselves, but the change hit fast and it hit hard. No-one saw it coming, not Nokia, not Microsoft or Blackberry.
Corso Marche said:
Probably just a marketing ploy to get their name in the media again.
The coming models for their relaunch as a brand have been confirmed as being Android handsets.
Nokia is the 2nd biggest feature phone maker in the world. Nokia is alive and kicking in cheap phones.The coming models for their relaunch as a brand have been confirmed as being Android handsets.
http://www.telecomlead.com/telecom-statistics/noki...
ajprice said:
Oh dear, looks like they missed the point. That thing looks like a flimsy thing with plastic from some ex Soviet rejected project20hours talk time and up to 31 days standby time. that's crazy.
I would totally own one as long as someone can get a work around for whatsapp to work on it.
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/news/noki...
I would totally own one as long as someone can get a work around for whatsapp to work on it.
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/news/noki...
ajprice said:
Looks like a Chinese knoc off 3310. Gassing Station | Computers, Gadgets & Stuff | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff