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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.
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.
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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The cops can't take your info from it (because it holds none) and it's great for breaking windows! ;)
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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.
Really what they need to do is make it look as much as possible like a TV remote, because ass-dials just aren't funny enough anymore.
Someone had to do it.
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? :)
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.)
Hey there are people who resort to packing in order to get a bigger bulge.
Apps / applets for functionality? They are killing "feature-phone" (read: non-android/apple phone) with app functionality. The whatsapp installed in my lovely nokia 301 nagged me all the time last year that it will go out of support. *Luckily* its earpiece has been broken already (relying headset/loudspeaker) so buying a replacing "smart" phone is not too heart-breaking.