If you were around in the early 2000s, you probably remember this:
A total of 126 million 3310s were sold since the phone’s launch in September 2000. Nokia
Well, it’s back (kind of).
On Sunday — 17 years after the phone was first introduced — Nokia announced it would be reintroducing the 3310.
You asked for it… we brought it back. The Nokia 3310 is reborn. #MWC17 pic.twitter.com/UZfHMHIZid
— Nokia Mobile (@nokiamobile) February 26, 2017
The reimagined phone comes with the classic game Snake, and is said to have a standby battery life of a month. It also has a 2-megapixel camera, a microSD slot, and a color screen. It comes in four colors — red, yellow, blue, and gray — and is expected to cost around $52 when it becomes available sometime in the second quarter of the year.
“The love for the brand is immense. It gets a lot of affection from millions and millions of people,” said Nokia Chief Executive Rajeev Suri in a press conference on Sunday.
Nokia 3310 is back and you're still single.#2017isharsh
— Dominic Rajcoomar (@dominicneal79) February 26, 2017
