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.
The new 3310 will definitely get fans talking, even if not
necessarily buying. 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. You might want to fill up the microSD slot, capable of holding up
to 32GB of storage.
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.
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, there is a 2MP
camera on the back, with a single LED flash.
The retro-fueled 3310 is said to retail for EUR 49.
