HMD is in the
business of resurrecting legendary Nokia phones – allow us to introduce the
Nokia 8110 4G.
It features the iconic curved design and even has a
tongue-in-cheeck Banana Yellow color option, the more serious one being
Traditional Black. And it’s the first phone to have a slide-down cover since forever! It is not spring-loaded, though, which makes it more authentic (the
original wasn’t either).
The slide offers the long-lost tactile feeling of
answering or ending a call. You can’t angrily hang up by poking at a
touchscreen, but you definitely can with a slide you can slam shut.
It’s no longer based on S30, instead KaiOS was used
(which was forked off Firefox OS). This brings the old-time favorite to the
21st century with some Android smarts. You get Google Search, Maps and even the
Assistant! And you get to sync your contacts and calendar with your Google
account, so much more convenient than the old days.
You can’t get into the Matrix with this one, but the
Nokia 8110 4G will get you on Facebook and Twitter. There’s no selfie camera
though, so if you want to update your cover photo you’ll need to use the 2MP
camera on the rear.
In terms of other apps, more are being developed,
but you shouldn’t expect miracles as the phone is powered by a Snapdragon 205
chipset. That’s still more than enough to run the revamped Snake game on the
2.4” curved display (QVGA resolution).
And, as the name suggests, there 4G LTE connectivity
– both for VoLTE calls and for a Wi-Fi hotspot. The 1,500mAh battery will last
over 9 hours of VoLTE calls or 48 hours for music (you listen through a 3.5mm
jack). There are single and dual-SIM versions of the phone.
The Nokia 8110 4G will cost €80 when it becomes
available in May.
