review nokia 3310

1 OF 10 0:00 / 1:00 Nokia 3310 hands-on 3310 1 3310 5 3310 7 3310 9 3310 11 3310 13 3310 15 3310 17 3310 19 SUMMARY KEY FEATURES Text messaging 1.5-inch colour screen Snake 2.5G network Bluetooth 1 day of talk time 1 month standby time Manufacturer: Nokia Review Price: £49.99 NOKIA 3310 (2017) HANDS-ON: NOKIA HAS MADE THE PERFECT SECOND PHONE Nokia 3310 (2017) release date: Q2/2017 Nokia 3310 (2017) price: €49.99 Of all the phones rumoured to be unveiled at MWC 2017, none has whipped up quite the frenzy as the brand-new Nokia 3310. As soon as it had been leaked that HMD – the owner of the Nokia name and brand – was planning to revive the iconic slab of unbreakable plastic, it’s been everywhere. So it's with great pleasure that I can say that the rumours were true – the Nokia 3310 is well and truly back. The original 3310 was my first phone at the age of eight, and picking up the new model for the first time gave me a feeling of nostalgia that’s hard to replicate. The new 3310 is such an odd device in today’s market of quad-HD displays, Snapdragon 835 CPUs and 6GB of RAM; but it’s refreshing. This is a simple phone; one that isn’t going to replace your iPhone 7 or Samsung Galaxy S7, but that might be kept for an emergency. Or a festival, or maybe even given to a child. This handset isn't a high-end device, tacking on the 3310 moniker for prosperity; this isn't even a smartphone. It’s just a feature phone – when was the last time you read about one of those on TrustedReviews? There’s no Wi-Fi, no 4G, no app store, no Android, and certainly no Facebook. Instead, it has text messaging and a phonebook in which you can store all your mates’ numbers. The 2.4-inch display isn’t monochrome like the original 3310, but its 240 x 320 resolution is about as far away from 1080p as you can get. Like most Nokia feature phones, the OS of choice is Series 30+ and it’s nothing more than a homescreen with a basic menu attached. There’s a messaging "app", dialler, contacts book, picture gallery and...wait for it... Snake. The most iconic of all the mobile games is back, although it has seen a fresh coat of paint since the last time I played it. Instead of being confined to right-angle movements, your "snake" can move freely in all directions. I probably should have been working, but within the space of five minutes I was addicted again. It seems to be a big hit at MWC, too, with the Nokia booth packed with folk sitting cross-legged playing Snake. I never thought I'd have been saying that a few weeks ago. Read more at http://www.trustedreviews.com/nokia-3310-review#m2ciJHizS2AYSL9D.99

1 OF 10 0:00 / 1:00 image: http://static.trustedreviews.com/94/00003d287/6cb9_orh104w133/5338184921001.jpg Nokia 3310 hands-on image: http://static.trustedreviews.com/94/00003d22d/a9ca_orh104w133/3310.jpg 3310 1 image: http://static.trustedreviews.com/94/00003d22e/6ef1_orh104w133/3310-1.jpg 3310 5 image: http://static.trustedreviews.com/94/00003d22f/d448_orh104w133/3310-2.jpg 3310 7 image: http://static.trustedreviews.com/94/00003d230/fd85_orh104w133/3310-3.jpg 3310 9 image: http://static.trustedreviews.com/94/00003d231/d994_orh104w133/3310-4.jpg 3310 11 image: http://static.trustedreviews.com/94/00003d232/4616_orh104w133/3310-5.jpg 3310 13 image: http://static.trustedreviews.com/94/00003d233/ff4a_orh104w133/3310-6.jpg 3310 15 image: http://static.trustedreviews.com/94/00003d234/3e86_orh104w133/3310-7.jpg 3310 17 image: http://static.trustedreviews.com/94/00003d235/4277_orh104w133/3310-8.jpg 3310 19 SUMMARY KEY FEATURES Text messaging 1.5-inch colour screen Snake 2.5G network Bluetooth 1 day of talk time 1 month standby time Manufacturer: Nokia Review Price: £49.99 NOKIA 3310 (2017) HANDS-ON: NOKIA HAS MADE THE PERFECT SECOND PHONE Nokia 3310 (2017) release date: Q2/2017 Nokia 3310 (2017) price: €49.99 Of all the phones rumoured to be unveiled at MWC 2017, none has whipped up quite the frenzy as the brand-new Nokia 3310. As soon as it had been leaked that HMD – the owner of the Nokia name and brand – was planning to revive the iconic slab of unbreakable plastic, it’s been everywhere. So it's with great pleasure that I can say that the rumours were true – the Nokia 3310 is well and truly back. The original 3310 was my first phone at the age of eight, and picking up the new model for the first time gave me a feeling of nostalgia that’s hard to replicate. The new 3310 is such an odd device in today’s market of quad-HD displays, Snapdragon 835 CPUs and 6GB of RAM; but it’s refreshing. This is a simple phone; one that isn’t going to replace your iPhone 7 or Samsung Galaxy S7, but that might be kept for an emergency. Or a festival, or maybe even given to a child. This handset isn't a high-end device, tacking on the 3310 moniker for prosperity; this isn't even a smartphone. It’s just a feature phone – when was the last time you read about one of those on TrustedReviews? 0:00 / 1:00 Related: Best budget phones There’s no Wi-Fi, no 4G, no app store, no Android, and certainly no Facebook. Instead, it has text messaging and a phonebook in which you can store all your mates’ numbers. The 2.4-inch display isn’t monochrome like the original 3310, but its 240 x 320 resolution is about as far away from 1080p as you can get. Like most Nokia feature phones, the OS of choice is Series 30+ and it’s nothing more than a homescreen with a basic menu attached. There’s a messaging "app", dialler, contacts book, picture gallery and...wait for it... Snake. The most iconic of all the mobile games is back, although it has seen a fresh coat of paint since the last time I played it. Instead of being confined to right-angle movements, your "snake" can move freely in all directions. I probably should have been working, but within the space of five minutes I was addicted again. It seems to be a big hit at MWC, too, with the Nokia booth packed with folk sitting cross-legged playing Snake. I never thought I'd have been saying that a few weeks ago. image: http://static.trustedreviews.com/94/00003d22f/fbe9_orh616w616/3310-2.jpg 3310 7 I do still wish that Nokia had preserved Snake in its original format. In the transition to colour it has lost some of the magic. Maybe I'm being picky, but I think it would have been great for Nokia to include a completely retro version of the game. There’s a rudimentary browser, too, although since the phone only works on a 2.5G network and there’s no Wi-Fi, you’d only be likely to use it in an emergency. It's the Opera browser, and Nokia told me that the reason for its inclusion is to give people in developing countries the chance to access services such as Facebook. Read more at http://www.trustedreviews.com/nokia-3310-review#m2ciJHizS2AYSL9D.99