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Iconic Feature Phone Nokia 3310 Coming Back this Month, VentureBeat Says (venturebeat.com)
The iconic Nokia 3310 feature phone is all set for a return, according to a report. VentureBeat adds: HMD Global Oy, the Finnish manufacturer with exclusive rights to market phones under the storied Nokia brand, is planning to announce four such handsets at Mobile World Congress later this month, according to a person briefed on the company's plans. Known primarily for its plentiful battery life and nearly indestructible build, the 3310 was released at the turn of the millennium as a replacement to the also-popular 3210.
I'm gonna buy two-three of these phones. Could come in handy every once in a while, especially when I am on a trip.
A phone with pussy and tits would sell so well!
Also it's only fair - the women have had vibration in theirs for decades!
I wish they'd do something with the older 21xx series. Those were beautiful phones, again almost indestructible, part of the golden age of Nokia design. I'd want it slightly modernized, specifically with Bluetooth audio. They could probably actually fit a semi-integrated Android tablet on the back if they wanted to ensure people buying it didn't feel like they had to give one up to have the other.
You are not alone. This is not normal. None of this is normal.
The 3310 barely fits in a pocket. Nokia had a bunch of just as tough and good but smaller candybar phones like the 2610.
To this day I still use my 2610 when my phone will be at high risk of being damaged. For example when doing anything water related (beach, pool, boating, fishing, etc). That way I don't risk dropping my expensive smart phone in the ocean.
Hopefully these will have something better than a WAP browser? maybe a 3390 version for the US?
Oh, probably not intended for the US.
deleting the extra space after periods so i can stay relevant, yeah.
There is only one reason that I will not be buying one of these. That is because, when they were out originally I bought several and they still work fine including most of the original batteries (though the life isn't so good any more). Would recommend to a friend. I used to use them as sports phones so it's not like they didn't regularly get dropped and abused.
The indestructableness of Nokia 3310 is a myth. I was repairing mobile phones back then when 3310 was considered a modern phone. The 3310 have small and weak tabs on the side that keeps the shell in place. They get chipped easily and the sliding rear panel also is prone to sliding off. The battery holding plastic spring breaks easily. The keypad foil as well as keys themselves are subpar when compared to other phones of same era.
The indestuctableness comes from time period when 3310 was cheap phone and it was intentionally abused. Despite damage to outer shell and keys, it could be held together by duct tape and it continued to function after being smashed against pavement and so on. Still, most Siemens phones fared much better in this regard.
Just asking because the specs on this say its a GSM phone. And my poor old Motorola Razr V3 was recently abandoned by AT&T. Because it's not 3G or better.
Have gnu, will travel.
I had a 7110. Great phone, eternal standby (seriously, you charged it once a week and it had no problem retaining that power) and back then that spring-mechanism was just way too cool.
Only thing that bothered me, and that eventually broke, was that antenna stub. Without that it would have been the perfect phone. Very rugged, near indestructible (except for that damn antenna) and that spring mechanism worked for a surprisingly long time...
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I would love a modernized Nokia 6500. It was a well-designed, solid feature phone, one of the first with a micro-USB charger. Modern chipsets are coming down in price and power consumption, and carriers are trying to free up 2G/2.5G/3G spectrum.
Here's a quick feature wishlist: VoLTE, USB-C charger, 5+MP camera, flashlight, 3.5mm audio jack, and GPS. Apps / applets for functionality, such as TTS, auto uploading photos, or Spotify. For a higher end model, maybe add in a voice assistant a la Alexa, Siri, Hound, Google Assistant.
I'm not the only one who wants this. See Louis CK's story where his daughter writes him a thank you note for giving up his smart phone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Df4xdr_5pk
God. Has Slashdot descended to this? Get a life.
The cops can't take your info from it (because it holds none) and it's great for breaking windows! ;)
Anons need not reply. Questions end with a question mark.
A dumb phone with 4G wifi hotspot functionality may be my ideal device. It's not clear from the article if that'll be supported, but I'd be pleasantly surprised if it was.
Being obsessed with that doesn't reflect favourably on you.
Almost identical to the 3310. Bullet proof, legendary battery life. Wish I still had it. I dropped that onto concrete from 10 to 15 feet high many times when I was up on a ladder checking APs. Never a problem. Got totally soaked in water more than once and dried out fine. Symbian was a reasonable OS too.
OK, there are a few scratches but it works like it did when I bought it.
No thanks.
The shepherds did so well protecting the flock that the sheep no longer believed that wolves existed.
Ok.. how about a updated version of this? :)
Grow up and find a sense of humour.
That T9 texting was for the birds. The 6820 had the flip out QWERTY keyboard. Kick ass! Probably my favorite phone of all time.
God. Has Slashdot descended to this? Get a life.
I'm nothing but a man; no matter how brilliant my ideas may be.
Anyway, I assume what you mean is to "get a wife", I've tried but they don't want me!!
(I even got stuff which vibrates for the object in question but of course I should had understand that in this day and age with smartphones and learning machines even that is too simple.)