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HMD is relaunching the iconic Nokia 3310 phone:
Nokia has sold 126 million of its original 3310 phone since it was first introduced back in September, 2000. It was a time before the iPhone, and Nokia ruled with popular handsets that let you play simple games like Snake. Now the 3310 is making a nostalgic return in the form of a more modern variant, thanks to Nokia-branded phone maker HMD. Like its predecessor, it will still be called the Nokia 3310, but this time it's running Nokia's Series 30+ software, with a 2.4-inch QVGA display, a 2-megapixel camera, and even a microSD slot.
The original Nokia 3310's battery had a 900 or 1000 mAh capacity depending on the model. This one has a 1200 mAh battery, but supposedly allows 22 hours of talk time, ten times that of the original. The new version weighs 79.6 grams, versus 133 grams for the original.
The price for this throwback? 49 euros.
Here's a lot of pictures of the device.
(Score: 3, Funny) by takyon on Monday February 27 2017, @11:04PM (1 child)
Aren't there feature phones on the market with a similar feature set and half or a third of the price? That price seems way too high to me, so despite whatever extra bump in quality it brings, I don't see why you would buy 10.
Plus on the Wikipedia page for the original, some guy made it into the news for using his for 17 years. Maybe 1-3 is a better quantity given that you could throw it at a brick wall and it will still work.
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(Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday February 28 2017, @12:16AM
Who will work? The wall? No, it won't; even if the wall doesn't crack and fall instantly, you should call a structural engineer to assess the damage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0