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The new Nokia phones are here: Nokia 6, 5, 3 & 3310
- richardboegli 10y agoEngadget's coverage https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/26/nokia-android-smartphone-global-launch/ https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/26/nokia-android-smartphone...
- manaskarekar 10y agoPersonally, I'm excited for the Nokia 6. It ticks mostly all the right boxes. I hope they have similar build quality as the Lumia 920 although that seems unlikely.
- pjmlp 10y agoMe too, the only negative point seems to the be the integrated battery. Otherwise SD card support, the type of lenses, regular Android and promise to actually care about updates are very enticing. In any case, my device is not going to die yet, so I still get to see how they actually will look like.
- manaskarekar 10y agoIndeed. It would have been perfect with an easily replaceable battery. Either way, I look forward to the real world reviews, I hope they live up to all the expectations.
- Pxtl 10y agoI wish the issue of battery replacement wasn't so binary. I mean, if it just takes a screwdriver to replace battery surely that's okay right? There's a spectrum of ease-of-replacement, imho.
- jmkni 10y agoYeah it looks nice, any idea if it comes with Stock Android or a Nokia'd version?
- usrusr 10y ago"Pure Google Android" is their second most visible USP claim, right after the vintage branding. It could be all lies, but then why should they? Given the current market situation it is quite clear that absence of brand "improvements" will create more loyalty than the add-on ever did.
- jmkni 10y agoNice. That is a legitimate selling point for me, I'm not a fan of the customised Android versions sold by the likes of Samsung, it reminds me too much of the old Windows days where every OEM would sell computers with their own customised versions of Windows, loaded up with their own software. Unfortunately the 5.5" Google Pixel (the one I want) seems to be perpetually out of stock. A big plus with Apple is that they just don't let this happen, you always get stock iOS on an iPhone.
- throwaway7645 10y agoLoved my Lumia 920...had it for quite awhile
- pavlov 10y agoSo, three generic aluminium-clad Androids made by Foxconn, and one more cute basic phone on the rather awful Series 30+ platform [1]. I wasn't expecting anything else, really, but still feeling a bit disappointed... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_30%2B https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_30%2B
- jkaljundi 10y agoSince most Android phones nowadays are anyway a commodity, success is much more about sales, marketing and branding than the phone itself.
- pavlov 10y agoSure. It's just that there's no reason for anyone to care if the successful Android brand is called Nokia, Samsung, Pixel or something else. I guess it's like buying a PC in the late '90s -- they were all the same.
- JD557 10y agoI wish Nokia revamped the whole Series 30+ thing to support J2ME. I know J2ME was not really good, but they managed to get something even worse. It's almost* impossible to develop applications to their new phones. * http://mre.mediatek.com/ http://mre.mediatek.com/ is down for good since the start of 2017 and they announced that they would shutdown in 2015/12/31, so I don't think there's any official way to download the SDK.
- satysin 10y agoI am impressed with the prices. Sure the core specs are nothing amazing but if it has the excellent Nokia build quality I think I will pick one up.
- redorb 10y agoAgree the Nokia 6 comes to $241 USD, if the euro price of $229 is true it's a real value. To replace my nexus 6 (which is now discontinued so new in box old stock) would be more expensive.
- oriettaxx 10y agoyeah, me too. I was totally shocked when Nokia decided for windows! Nokia is back!!!
- mdasen 10y agoI'm not that impressed because they're based off the Snapdragon 4xx series processors. The Nokia 5 has the same basic hardware as a Moto G4 Play, but costs twice as much ($200 instead of $100). You're paying double for a possibly better camera and a metal back. Similarly, the Nokia 6 is a $242 5.5" 1080p phone. The Moto G4 is a 5.5" 1080p phone, but has a Snapdragon 6xx processor rather than 4xx - and costs less. Again, the Moto is lacking the metal design. The Nokia reputation doesn't really have anything to do with these devices. They're certainly playing it up in marketing, but I think that's yet to be seen. It's possible they'll have good build quality, but looking at the Nokia 6, it's not going to be more durable than an iPhone. In the video, they clearly want to leave you with the impression that they're somehow more durable than other smartphones, but the display is just Gorilla Glass (of unknown generation) completely unprotected (there's no lip or anything to deflect some falls). The Nokias definitely look cool, but are they offering a better option? In addition to the Motos, you can get a Huawei Honor 5X with a Snapdragon 6xx for well under $170 unlocked on Amazon. That has a better processor for $70 less. Again, they definitely look good, but they also seem expensive (42% more expensive) compared to, well, more powerful options. When put in the perspective of 42% more expensive, they don't look as great. It's like, "yea, they're fine, but if I'm being cheap, I should get a Moto G or Huawei Honor. If I'm not being cheap, I should get something with a better processor than a Snapdragon 4xx series." I mean, a OnePlus X is $200 with a Snapdragon 8xx series processor. The OnePlus X isn't a great option for Americans since it doesn't support enough of the North American bands to get good coverage, but the Nokias don't really support North America at all. I have nostalgia for Nokia too and the phones do look pretty, but I'd definitely take a $200 OnePlus X over a $242 Nokia 6. Similarly, a Huawei Honor 5X or Moto G4 looks to have a better processor than a Nokia 6 and they cost less. A Moto G4 Play has similar specs to a Nokia 5 for half the price. And I think Motorola/Lenovo are coming out with a G5 this Spring (which might be before the Nokia gets into customers' hands). LeEco and ZTE also have devices with more power. The thing about the mobile industry today is that it's reasonably saturated with good options. The Nokia devices look nice, but they're in the "get notified when you can actually get one" stage. Let's say you can get your hands on one in June. By then a whole slew of new Android slabs could be out - possibly with better specs and prices. I do love CNC machined aluminum like the Nokia 6, but I also like a phone that has enough performance to be great to use for a while. I'm guessing that Nokia is going to push these in cheaper markets. There are European countries like Poland and Greece that have lower GDP per capita, markets like India where Nokia has been historically strong where people might be willing to shell out an extra $75 for the Nokia, and China where the cachet of having a Nokia could play well (Volvo, another Scandinavian brand, plays well there). But it's a hard market that's saturated with plenty of good options and it's hard to one-up anyone given that all players (other than Apple and maybe to a small extent Samsung) are essentially pulling from the same parts (and OS) bin. They look like fine devices, but they're not a value you can't already get for multiple manufacturers today and given that they aren't available yet, it remains to be seen what this Spring will bring from competitors. I mean, they're super pretty and that almost makes me want to cast off all my cynicism aside and say "screw-it, I want a pretty blue or copper metal Nokia", but the practical side of me notes the Snapdragon 4xx processor (and the fact that the device won't work where I live). I kinda wish that Nokia had decided to go high-end. I think Nokia could have done well with a $650 device if their build quality is actually what they claim in the videos. Why not stick a Snapdragon 8xx in there with the latest LTE and a display to match. I mean, we all miss Nokia and the Nokia 5/6 look nicer than most Android phones out there. Why not go after the profitable part of the market? Even if you don't want to deal with CDMA, there are a lot of people on T-Mobile/AT&T in the US or other GSM-stack carriers in the world. But, alas, it was probably a calculated effort to play into the markets that might have the most Nokia dumbphone penetration today and therefore most receptive to a Nokia smartphone.
- helipad 10y agoOf the many people I know who say they yearn for a 'dumbphone' (feature phone), I've yet to see anyone I know actually make the nostalgic leap. I don't think the Nokia 3310 would achieve that either. The long battery life of feature phones is fantastic, and I could certainly type faster with T9. The experience often falls apart when you want to join a group text, book an Uber, get directions etc. There are lo-fi versions of these, but the experience is bad enough to just not be worth it.
- pjmlp 10y agoI know quite a few people that don't care 1s for such things,they really just use their phones for calling and SMS, eventually taking some very occasional pictures.
- adzicg 10y agoI have a dumbfone, in addition to an iphone. Bought it because I needed a secondary phone number and Iphone does not support dual sim. Did not see much point getting another smartphone
- IgorPartola 10y agoI would use it as a backup phone but never as my primary device, and I did use the original back in the day. Sure, it is indestructible. But it is not applicable in the modern world.
- Drumlin 10y agoOnly reason I own a smartphone is to fit in while working - it was like being an outsider with everyone else getting information immediately via Trello and Slack. I would often miss last minute changes to meetings and stuff. Other than that I have no reason to own one and would love to get rid of it. I deleted all my social media accounts, I use normal taxi services and public transport, I memorize directions from my computers and so on. I don't even check my emails on the thing.
- ams6110 10y agoIf work requires trello and slack on a mobile device, it would be reasonable to ask them to buy said device for you. I dislike the trend of work expecting people to use their personal mobile device to stay connected or even for 2FA.
- nextos 10y agoThey should revive the N900 platform by offering Maemo/Meego in Nokia 6, 5 or 3. Would cost little and bring in tons of loyal followers. It's an antifragile plan. They would have to invest little to port and keep Maemo running on these new terminals. But if it takes off it can give great ROI. Also, it buys them independence and differentiation. They should also provide AOSP for these phones, so that we don't get yet another Android terminal that gets no updates past a few months. It'd be nice to have alternatives for pricy Pixels to run CopperheadOS.
- test001only 10y agoAlong with the build quality that Nokia was known for, I am sold.
- LordWinstanley 10y agoBut are these really 'Nokia' phones? Didn't someone else just buy the right to use the Nokia name
- bobsam 10y agoSomeone = former Nokia engineers from the golden years
- Nursie 10y agoIIRC when the MS takeover/under happened, the stub of nokia was left behind, and MS actually walked off with the exclusive right to make nokia branded phones (or maybe just smartphones, unsure) for a certain number of years. I'd guess that that period has expired.
- zulln 10y ago"tons of loyal followers" are most likely a smaller group of people than you seems to believe.
- XtalJ 10y agoI had the N9 with MeeGo, best OS for phones I have ever used. Also very beautiful and easy to use.
- hsivonen 10y agoI'm very excited about the promise of security updates for Android.
- dmd 10y agoThe full specs page for the 3310 says it's a 2G phone. That must be an error? Verizon and AT&T have both started the shutdown of their 2G networks.
- sumitgt 10y agoMaybe it's meant for emerging markets.
- ar0 10y agoI assume they are made for Europe and emerging markets. Note that it only works on 900/1800 MHz as well and not on the US frequencies, so even without sunsetting it would not work in the US.
- pantalaimon 10y agoThis is odd - there is plenty of industrial equippment/ M2M communication modules that run only 2g. I'd assume that UMTS would be shut down long before 2g.
- anamexis 10y agoThis is actually impacting San Francisco buses right now - the transponders that MUNI buses use to transmit their location for arrival estimates use 2G, and they stopped working because AT&T started taking down the 2G network. https://www.sfmta.com/about-sfmta/blog/why-muni-arrival-times-are-off-week-and-how-we%E2%80%99re-working-fix-them https://www.sfmta.com/about-sfmta/blog/why-muni-arrival-time...
- colechristensen 10y ago"In a world that is more disconnected than ever" How is this in any possible way true?
- test001only 10y agoMay be they are referring to the bubble/echo-chamber that everybody is living in.
- rythie 10y agoI think it's referring to Trump, Brexit and the various moves the right elsewhere in Europe, which are dividing people on nationalistic and religious grounds.
- criddell 10y agoMaybe it means that everything is going wireless.
- jmkni 10y agoPolitical statement maybe?
- DanBC 10y agoPeople spend time on their smartphone rather than really connecting with the people around them or the situations they're in.
- sbarre 10y agoNo bluetooth?
- bdz 10y ago>Max. standby time Up to 31 days Good old 3310
- lvillani 10y agoI wonder what "we’ll make sure you keep getting regular updates" really means. Regular updates and prompt security updates the moment Google publishes them are two different things. Considering that even Google's support of its own devices is somewhat abysmal (three years of security updates _at best_) and that almost all 3rd party vendors don't push security updates fast enough I'm not confident that Nokia will be any better.
- zyberzero 10y agoSince, from my understanding of the texts, all the Nokia Android devices are running stock Android, I guess they can apply the same updates as for the Google devices.
- euyyn 10y agoIs it "stock Android" from the Android repo, or "stock Android" from the chipset manufacturer's fork? And will the carriers keep it untouched?
- usrusr 10y agoIt's a promise and nothing more. I sure would not pay a premium for that promise, considering how often it had been broken. I would find it more compelling if they announced updates for a small fee, then they could say "we promise, but we also promise that you only pay of we deliver". At least they are offensively sticking to plain Google Android, so the usual excuse "we customized ourselves into a corner, now you can only get security updates if you buy new hardware" is out of the picture.
- test001only 10y agoDoes anybody know about the build quality? Is it on par with what Nokia was known for?
- rodionos 10y ago> United we have more fun That's the slogan for Nokia 6. Is this a play on politics du jour, now permeating even consumer campaigns?
- d--b 10y ago€49, 1 month battery, no distraction. $600, 12 hr battery, tells me every 10 minutes how the world goes down the drain. Mmmmh...
- beams_of_light 10y agoLife changing.
- Nokinside 10y agoIt's technologically possible to combine $600 smartphone and dumb phone and make smartphone that has has 1 month battery and all day speaking if you don't activate smartphone features (you might want to add low power dummy display on the backside). Consumers might like it but everybody else would hate it. It cuts into profits and teaches wrong habits to consumers.
- oblio 10y agoThe truth is, nobody wants that. I got a Sony Xperia Z5 Compact. I turned on "stamina mode", where almost everything is disabled. In that case the battery lasts more than 1 week. However friends want to messsage me on Whatsapp (ergo wifi or mobile data), I want to use the GPS from time to time, I want to google things from time to time (ergo more wifi or mobile data), etc., etc.
- Nokinside 10y ago>nobody wants that. >I want to I agree. It's important to direct wants of the consumer into frequent use. The real value in marketing is creating cultures where people must consume to participate. Consumer needs are path dependent, so it's important to not allow avenues for countercultures or ways to avoid traps.
- oblio 10y agoI'm not sure I understand your comment. Are you saying they're guiding/tricking me into wanting/using the GPS?
- kirse 10y agoWhy does every phone these days come out looking like the standard rounded-corners slate? Have companies stopped innovating on phone design anymore... are rounded-corners superior for deflecting drops or something? I yearn for the days when we got unique designs like the Nokia 6820/E70/N95, the Sony Ericsson M600i, Moto Razr (as junky as that phone was), etc. Even the Nokia Icon was an edgier but classy design. I just went with a Sony Xperia XZ recently because it's one of the few smartphones that seemed like the engineers bothered to apply a modicum of creativity/differentiation to the physical design.
- LeifCarrotson 10y agoIt is a rectangle because the screen is a rectangle. What do you want them to do? Not round the corners? That gives you 2 options, and one is less comfortable in the hand. The old phones could have interesting features because they had hardware keyboards, but the screen that's sometimes a keyboard (and symbols/numbers/emoji/swipe/draw) has won out over the better keyboard and smaller display options.
- will_pseudonym 10y agoTriangles are superior. What shape did the Egyptians build the pyramids into? http://www.nbc.com/the-office/video/power-of-the-pyramid/n21971 http://www.nbc.com/the-office/video/power-of-the-pyramid/n21...
- jljljl 10y agoMost of the creativity in the phone designs you mention is around fitting or concealing physical input. Modern touch screens negate the need for buttons, and the most useful format becomes a large screen.
- kirse 10y agoYea I realized after my lament that is probably the case, we have reached "peak smartphone" until the super-flexible screens can become a reality... Maybe then we'll see the return of the physical keyboard and cool things like retractable/foldable/slidable devices again. My beef was mainly that I went through the top rated devices on GSM/PhoneArena recently... Basically the only smartphone with squared edges or a unique design was the Galaxy Edge, the Xperia XZ, and the Xiaomi Mi Mix.
- nik736 10y agoI don't understand why companies have such a hard time crafting smartphones that are as good looking as Xiaomi or Apple devices. The front of the 5 & 6 is acceptable, but the back just kills it for me. Also the 5 looks the best in my opinion but the specs are so bad that I'd not even consider it
- on_and_off 10y agoAs an Android developer, I don't know whether I should be happy that this knowledge is basically applicable on all kind of electronic device or lament that the competition has been so thoroughly obliterated.
- Nokinside 10y agoThe best thing in these new phones is vanilla no-clutter Android with tight integration (both directions) with Google/Android. These get just as fast updates, upgrades and fixes as Pixel phones.
- untog 10y agoI really, really wish someone would make a smaller Android device. I was hoping the Nokia 3 would be it, but alas. Surely I'm not alone and there is a market out there? The iPhone SE sells well, and will be my next phone after I lost my trust in Sony's compact Android devices.
- ams6110 10y agoI'd love something with the form factor of the new 3310 and the ability to do maps/navigation. I'd be all over that in a heartbeat.
- other_herbert 10y agoI just went there hoping it included GPS... I agree that would be awesome.. Perfect running / backup emergency phone
- rublev 10y agoI'm ditching my iPhone 7 for the 3310.
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- aaronharnly 10y agoYes, I'd love this too -- the killer app of smartphones is navigation. I'd be better off leaving the house without HN and Facebook in my pocket, but knowing how to get where I'm going without a paper map pre-written directions is really hard to give up.
- marbu 10y agoNokia released such phone back in 2010: http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_2710_navigation_edition-3051.php http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_2710_navigation_edition-3051.p...
- daenney 10y agoI really like how the 3, 5 and 6 are going to come in dual-SIM options too. Great for vacation or having one device for work and private.
- petra 10y agoThey mention durable earphones.That's important - really big different at public transportation or a busy workplace. But more interesting would be earphones with decent noise cancellation, which get power from the phone. Huawei has those at $80. But earphones are delicate. If Nokia can them long lasting - and create good demo videos showing the real effects on user life - they may have a nice niche.
- runeks 10y agoI remember my Nokia 3310 clearly. I still think I can type texts faster using that than I can on my iPhone now. It just required that you memorize the built-in dictionary.
- fsiefken 10y agoDoes anyone know what apps you can run on the 3310 and if you can perhaps 'sideload' them? I see an 'O' - would that be Opera Mini? That would be nice, also I am not sure but wasn't there a version of Whatsapp running on the older Series 30+ Nokia phone? If so, such a phone would be ideal for hikes. Add water resistance and for 50$ you have an amazing thing in a small form factor with long battery life.
- unicornporn 10y agoAnd I wonder if there's email functionality in that thing.
- fsiefken 10y agoAppearently there wasn't in the previous ones, but there was an Opera Mini browser, so the 'O' icon might really be Opera. It makes me wonder what the other 'O' does and the upper right dual-arrow icon. So you could use the browser to e-mail through webmail which might be good enough. They talk about a previous model here: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mobiledevices/forum/mdasha-mdservices/does-nokia-s30-phones-have-an-email-client/e93bba3c-6691-46bd-af9b-1b96cec362f5 https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mobiledevices/forum/mdas... In the Nokia 210 also Facebook and Messenger were usable, from the movie it's not clear if it's available this time. Perhaps there is a list of aditional apps under the squares icon. http://www.opera.com/blogs/mobile/2015/01/microsofts-affordable-phone-comes-preinstalled-opera-mini/ http://www.opera.com/blogs/mobile/2015/01/microsofts-afforda... Now could you use Opera Mini to execute local javascript apps or games on the 240x320 screen? For example could I use parchment.js to load local text adventures or play local hosted 2048, sodoku or minichess games? What about a 2FA javascript app?
- london888 10y agoIs it true in the U.K. that Carphone Warehouse has the exclusive rights to sell these and the only way to get a 3310 is on a contract?
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- edpichler 10y agoNokia is really giving highlight to the word "Android" on these copies.
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- pxeboot 10y agoLooks promising, but no USB-C is a deal breaker for me.
- wooptoo 10y agoToo bad they didn't jump on the Android bandwagon years ago when they were still in good shape.
- mirekrusin 10y agoSo my masseuse came on the weekend and she had Nokia 3310 (for 15 years I think she said). She's saying the battery still lasts 10 days on a single charge and doesn't want to change it. My question is - would this new shiny thingy last as long as well or everything is going to get drained by bells, whistles, emojis, big emojis, animated emojis etc?
- moontear 10y agoAnd: Can the new 3310 open beer bottles and be used as a hammer?
- pfooti 10y agothey claim all-day talk and month-long standby battery life.
- vxNsr 10y agoSo probably not.
- StavrosK 10y agoIt says a month on the page.
- pm90 10y agoProbably not. Bells and whistles unfortunately come with added complexity which takes a toll on the device's durability (at least w.r.t software; I think hardware is a related but different issue). Unless they made some massive changes to their version of Android, you are still going to see the same issues on these phones as well.
- unicornporn 10y agoHa! Still using mine too. Holds about a week. The battery has never been replaced.
- kalleboo 10y agoThe thing that really kills battery life isn't "animated emoji" but always-on apps/data. So if this thing supports WhatsApp and you keep that running for notifications, the battery is not going to reach their advertised specs. I used to keep an old Android phone as my "on call" phone with a separate phone number, and with data turned off, it lasted 2 weeks on a charge. Those batteries are dimensioned to run a huge screen and demanding games. When you're not doing that, they last forever.
- electic 10y ago> In a world that is more disconnected than ever, what we really need to do is unite. Totally agree, however not sure how they are doing this by introducing new phones.
- nkkollaw 10y agoI wish Apple let others use macOS and iOS on other hardware. I got a Y6II and Android is about 1000 times more frustrating than iOS, while the hardware and price are great. I also like macOS better than all other platforms, but hate paying so much for Apple's outdated hardware.
- digi_owl 10y ago> I wish Apple let others use macOS and iOS on other hardware. Probably would do jack all good, as the tight integration between hardware and software is likely what makes iOS anything special.
- nkkollaw 10y agoThere are a lot of performance optimizations specific to the hardware, but other than that it's just a computer. macOS works perfectly on VirtualBox and hackintoshes.
- andybak 10y ago> Android is about 1000 times more frustrating than iOS I'd be curious to decompose that into: 1. The fact you're familiar with iOS 2. The fact that Huawei have tampered with default Android and not all of those changes will be improvements 3. The remainder - genuinely valid complaints about Android vs iOS Number 3 would have to be weighed against a corollary of (1) - if you're more familiar with iOS you'll notice deficiencies a lot quite quicker than you'll notice improvements as the latter requires relearning habits. I'm not denying the validity of your opinions but I think the factors I lay out above go some way to reducing their universal applicability.
- nkkollaw 10y agoOf course, whether something is simple can be subjective. To answer your points: 1. I've been using Android for a few months, I can now say that I'm familiar with both 2. that would be one thing where iOS is simpler. I've tried and I still haven't figured out what the default Android installation is (I assume Google phones?). Every Android installation is different, every phone gets different updates and bugs, etc. What a nightmare. 3. I bought the phone because it was 179 vs. 799, and it had dual SIM. Everything else is worse, but it would take ages to go through all that. In general, the control that you lose with Apple makes things easier. There is one launcher that always works, the apps are double-checked and don't contain viruses or malware, every app follows some guidelines and is integrated with the rest of the OS.
- XJOKOLAT 10y agoMy wife just messaged me about this saying: "I'm finally on-trend!". She still uses her old Nokia as an alarm and normal phone. Uses a wifi-connected smartphone for everything else. Don't ask me why.
- _andromeda_ 10y agoIt's interesting that they actually still stand a chance to succeed with these even after they took too long to do the obvious i.e. ditch Symbian and adopt Android.
- spiralpolitik 10y agoDisappointed with the 3310 being Dual Band 2G only. If it had a modern 3G chipset in it I would happily throw down money for it. As it stands its a curious oddity.
- foepys 10y agoSome countries like Germany are talking about dropping 3G entirely in favor of LTE and keeping 2G because old controlling hardware depends on it. So maybe Nokia is on the right track here.
- MrRadar 10y agoOTOH AT&T in the US has already shut down its 2G network and T-Mobile US has reduced their 2G capacity to the point where they can operate it in the guard bands for their 3G signal. 2G is basically on life support in the US at this point. The writing is also clearly on the wall for 3G as well, though the carriers won't be able to shut that down until enough people upgrade to VoLTE-capable handsets (even T-Mobile, who have the greatest VoLTE penetration among the US carriers, still see a third of their customers' calls go over their 2G and 3G networks).
- kalleboo 10y ago2G GSM has already been shut down by AT&T in the US and Telstra in Australia. In Singapore all the networks are shutting it down in April. Sweden and the UK have networks never supported GSM and launched 3G-only. Of course, Japan and South Korea never supported GSM to begin with, but do support 3G UMTS. So the world market will be fractured no matter how you look at it.
- fsiefken 10y agoI doubt you'd notice the difference between 2G and 3G on Opera Mini, if images are turned off. What app/website on it would need the bandwith of 3G?
- dingaling 10y agoWell for example in the UK it simply won't work on the 3 network ( Hutchinson-Wampoa ) which has no 2G reversion but is popular for PAYG.
- endgame 10y agoWhy would they "reimagine" the UI and shell of the 3310? Isn't the point of re-releasing a device like that to get the people who love the old one exactly as it is?
- kuschkufan 10y agoBecause look at the success of e.g. the new Mustang, the new Camaro, the new Mini, the new Beetle etc. pp.
- Nursie 10y agoWhere were you six months ago! I'd have jumped at a Nokia 6 android phone. Also six years ago before the whole MS kerfuffle...
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- zbuf 10y agoAm I the only person who was hoping for an actual re-vamp of the 3310? ie. a b/w screen (always on, easy to read in direct sunlight). Perhaps updated for 3/4G networks and modern chargers, and maybe without some of the bugs. Right now I'm rocking an ageing 8310; the buttons are worn out and, one of the more interesting problems with running a 'classic' phone is that the contacts erode a modern SIM card every 6 months or so. Today we got a curvy 'featurephone' with a camera, which is valid, but feels like that's something already out there.
- ivix 10y agoI was hugely disappointed when it turned out that it's not remotely similar to the 3310. They've basically created a generic featurephone and piggybacked on the glory of the 3310, which was anything but generic. I highly doubt the new 3310 will be even slightly as durable as the old one.
- deevious 10y agoIt has more in common with Nokia 6300 than with the 3310, IMO. As zbuf said, I was also hoping for a 3G or newer modem, 2G networks are being shut down in many parts of the world and will continue to go down in the next couple of years.
- Nition 10y agoYou might like the Nokia 103: http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_103-4690.php http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_103-4690.php
- endgame 10y agoI was, too. 2G is getting shut down in Australia, so this new thing is useless to me.
- jakewins 10y agoCan someone with mobile spec reading skills speak to the 3310 as a travel phone? I'm an immigrant living in the US, interested in a dumber phone to use when travelling across US border. I mainly travel to Sweden, but would be keen on a phone that works well across Europe, South America and, if possible, south east Asia. The somewhat modern GUI, coupled with good battery time and dual sim seems appealing - or?
- Maxious 10y agoTech spec is 2G GSM 900/1800 MHz frequency which is good across Europe and SEAsia but South America has variability (some by country, some by network) http://www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html http://www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html
- sjukfan 10y agoIt's 2G only so it depends on what provider you have. Some American providers plans to shut down their 2G networks. Sweden is fine as long as you're not up in the mountains in the north west.
- Nition 10y ago> Play the classic Snake I was kind of hoping from this statement that it actually was the classic version of snake on the 3310. But it's not, you can see in the video that it's a modern version. Not that that's necessarily bad except for nostalgic reasons.
- dgudkov 10y agoRight timing for the launch -- Google just discontinued its Nexus line leaving only a few options for non-premium stock Android phone.
- clubm8 10y agoAny word on whether it can tether? Dumbphone + tethered netbook could be a killer combo.
- eng_monkey 10y agoThere does not seem to be much difference between the Nokia 3310 and the Nokia 220 / 215 / 108 that have been around for at least 2 years.
- upofadown 10y ago>... whilst the 2.4” polarized and curved screen window makes for better readability in sunlight. As opposed to the perfect sunlight readability of the original monochrome transflective screen the 3310 had. I have a Nokia 1100. I've had the thing for over 10 years. It appears that I will run out of 2G networks to connect it to before I can buy a technologically more advanced phone.