You don’t believe, Nokia 3310 stole Samsung’s show at MWC 2017. It was not LG or HTC or even Samsung’s own newly unveiled tablets that gained attention at MWC 2017, the renewed Nokia 3310 which came in new avatar. Samsung’s two tablet announcements at the show were not particularly exciting, the attention-grabber was Nokia 3310 which made everyone closely watching the event excited, including mobile application development companies and other technology companies. For your information, currently all sorts of Nokia devices are developed, owned and sold by Finnish company HMD Global.

Can’t believe why this buzz was? Let us tell.

Let’s look towards top features and design variations this trending device of the time has brought.

Classic design

We all know how sturdy the previous 3310 device was. The latest maintains the design cues including the rounded corners from its 17 year younger brother. As HMD said, the curved screen window is aimed at better readability in sunlight. And its new UI inherits from its brother, but the push buttons distinguishnew 3310 from the younger brother. The company calls this designchanges as “reborn with a modern twist on design”.

Impressive battery life

The revived 3310 upholds the battery performance of its previous version. HMD claimed at the event that the handset features a removable 1200mAh battery and can give 22 hours of talk time while the standby time is up to 31 days.

Camera – additional

The new 3310 sports a 2-megapixel camerawith flash which is one of the biggest updates to this trend set device, but no front camera. Though the picture quality is not much impressive, this feature adds more value to the device.
Headphone jack – additional

The original phone lacked headphone jack, but that was not a drawback of the device as it didn’t have FM radio or music player. But the new one covers all those loopholes.

Multiple colours

The new 3310 comes with multiple colours, but the previous one was limited to only grey colour. The device is available in four colour variants: Warm Red and Yellow colours both with a gloss finish, and Dark Blue and Grey colours both with a matte finish.

Micro-USB port

The new 3310 will come with a Micro-USB charging port, replacing the pin charger that was part of the original model.
Snake Game

Snake game was one of the key attractions of previous 3310. Now it has returned with revived 3310 with a little update and optimization for the colour screen. Meanwhile, the company revealed that the Snake game will also be available in the latest versionof Facebook’s Messenger app.

Other Key Features of New 3310

• 2.4-inch QVGA display
• 16MB storage with support for expandable storage
• Nokia Series 30+ OS
• 240×320 pixels

Price of New 3310

Around Rs. 3,500 or EUR 49

Launching

2nd quarter of 2017

Conclusion:

Though it doesn’t meet smartphone level, the new 3310 is one of the best feature phones we have ever today. We can say the revived 3310 is the first step HMD Global has taken to rejuvenate Nokia brand. Let’s watch HMD’s future efforts in reviving Nokia.

About the guest author:

Hari Krishna is a well-versed content writer working in FuGenX Technologies, an emerging mobile application development company India. He likes to write on technology, start-ups and latest technological innovations that people like to know and share with others.