Most of us cherish memories of using the old Nokia 3310 handset . More then a decade ago it marked a dawn of an era of mobile phones which lead to increase in market demand and capitalization. Nokia 3310 was stipulated to be the most successful model in terms of reliability and usability. I remember myself along with my friends calling it a “brick” , because of its sturdiness.
Company has done its best to keep the same old features which were a eye catcher for old school generation like me. Body is plain and simple like before , with a plastic body and curve features. Key difference with its previous predecessor is the colored screen , bigger battery , camera , multiple sim slot, mini usb charger and bluetooth feature addon .
Question arises in everyone’s mind , is it worth buying ? Tagged at 49 Euro ( 52 dollar and 3500 INR) approximately , it seems cheap , but looking at the competition it might face a serious competition in low level price segment. HMD global is putting an immense effort to revive the old magic of Nokia brand , after the recent acquisition from Microsoft.
Lets have a look at the features of Nokia 3310 :
Screen size is 2.40 inch with a display resolution of 240 x 320 px . If you are mistaking it for a smartphone and thinking its a touch , its actually not. Its a sturdy nutshell phone with a small display , with few enhanced features.
1200 mAh is a big plus , with low resolution and smaller display and as a non smartphone henadheld, battery life can be speculated to be quite good.
For basic use , Nokia 3310 has a 2 Megapixel rear camera . Surprise is the flash which fits well with the camera on back panel
For basic file transfer operations , Bluetooth v3 has been incorporated into Nokia 3310. Their is no WiFi or NFC connectivity feature for doing wireless transfers.
Fulfilling latest standard in terms of gadget charging connectivity , Nokia gave up rounded pin charger and introduced standard mini-USB charger.
Nokia 3310 has a dual Micro-SIM slot for GSM
Their is no 3G or 4G connectivity option , which might prove to be one of the prima factor for failure of new Nokia 3310
| IN THE BOX | Your Nokia 3310 |
| Nokia Micro-USB charger | |
| WH-108 headset* | |
| Quick guide | |
| DESIGN | |
| Colors | Warm Red (Glossy), Dark Blue (Matte), Yellow (Glossy), Grey (Matte) |
| Size | 115.6 x 51 x 12.8 mm |
| NETWORK AND CONNECTIVITY | |
| Network speed | 2G |
| Networks | GSM 900/1800 MHz |
| PERFORMANCE | |
| Operating system | Nokia Series 30+ |
| STORAGE | |
| Internal memory | 16 MB4 |
| MicroSD card slot | Support for up to 32 GB, memory card sold separately |
| AUDIO | |
| Connector | 3.5 mm AV connector |
| Apps | FM radio, MP3 player |
| DISPLAY | |
| Size and type | 2.4” QVGA |
| CAMERA | |
| Primary camera | 2MP |
| Flash | LED flash |
| CONNECTIVITY | |
| Connectivity | Micro USB (USB 2.0), Bluetooth 3.0 with SLAM |
| BATTERY LIFE | |
| Battery type | Removable 1200 mAh battery5 |
| Max. talk time Up to 22.1 hours | |
| Max. standby time Up to 31 days | |
| Max. MP3 playback time Up to 51 hours | |
| Max. FM radio playback time Up to 39 hours |