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The Nokia 3310 is a GSM mobile phone announced on 1 September 2000, and released in the fourth quarter of the year, replacing the popular Nokia 3210. It sold very well, being one of the most successful phones with 126 million units sold worldwide, and being one of Nokia's most iconic devices. The phone is still widely acclaimed and has gained a cult status due to its near indestructibility. Several variants of the 3310 have been released, including the Nokia. Even though Nokia isn't exactly disappearing, the fact that Microsoft's acquisition of the Finnish firm has just been finalized means that it will, at least, be losing some of its identity. Given that most of us have, at some point, used at least one Nokia handset, it's rather sad to see the famed brand meet its demise, and here - through one or two tears - we look back and pay tribute to some. The Nokia 3310 is a GSM mobile phone announced on 1 September 2000, and released in the fourth quarter of the year, replacing the popular Nokia 3210.It sold very well, being one of the most successful phones with 126 million units sold worldwide, and being one of Nokia's most iconic devices.

The Nokia 3310 (2017) is a Nokia-branded feature phone developed by HMD Global. It was announced on 26 February 2017 at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona, Spain, as a revival of the original Nokia 3310 that was produced from the early 2000s. An improved model with 3G support was released on 29 October 2017.

Launch[edit]

On 14 February 2017, it was reported that a modernised version of the 3310 would be unveiled at the 2017 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona by HMD Global Oy, a Finnish manufacturer with rights to market phones under the Nokia brand, with the price point of 59 euros.^[3][4] On 26 February 2017, the modernised version of the 3310 was relaunched at a price of €49.^[5]

The initial 3310 release only came with support for 2G networks,^[6] which led to criticism especially as a number of countries, including the United States,^[7]Australia and Singapore^[8] were in the process of phasing out their 2G networks; an improved variant of the phone with support for 3G networks was later announced by HMD, released on 29 October 2017.^[9]

Functions and design[edit]

The 3310 has functions like an FM radio, the Opera Miniweb browser, a voice recorder, and a 2-megapixel camera with flash for photos and video recording. The flash LED doubles as a flashlight. Certain models have Bluetooth 3.0 and a dual-SIM tray.^[10] The display has a polarized layer for outdoor use.

The original Snake game has been replaced by Gameloft's Snake Xenzia with updated modes and graphics. It is also possible to sideloadJava-based applications using the .jad and .jar format. Available apps are browsers, games, internet radios, etc.

The design of the phone heavily mimics its predecessor both in design and form factor. It comes in two glossy colors, red and yellow, as well as two matte colors similar to the original Nokia 3310: dark blue and grey.

3G version[edit]

The 3G model has many improvements and changes apart from the 3G radio. The internal storage has been increased from 16 MB^[11] to 128 MB,^[12] and there are some cosmetic changes, including a new silver keypad.^[13] It comes in four new colors: yellow, 'warm' red, azure and charcoal, all matte.^[14] The phone's size has slightly increased (by 13.29%) to ergonomically make typing on the keypad easier. The 3G radio has reduced battery talk time, but slightly increased standby time.^[15] All 3310 3G versions support Bluetooth 2.1.^[16]

The 3310 3G also runs a Java-based operating system that HMD calls 'Smart Feature OS'. Its appearance is similar to the Series 30+ as on the 2G version, but has a new customizable interface.^[17] However, only sim-slot 1 is 3G compatible, the slot 2 is still only 2G capable.

4G version[edit]

A 4G version was released in late January 2018 in China in partnership with China Mobile. It runs YunOS, an incompatible fork of AOSP (Android), and can create WiFi hotspots using the LTE data connection. Internal storage has been increased to 512 MB, and 64 GB memory cards are now supported.^[18][19][20]

Reception[edit]

HMD announced on 2 July 2017 that the 3310 received great demand and was as a result sold out in many markets.^[21] UK retailer Carphone Warehouse said on 10 March that demand was 'astonishing'.^[22]

The new 3310 received mixed reviews. CNet praised the phone's battery life, price, and durability,^[23] but Techradar and The Guardian said the device lacks much of the utility to which modern users have become accustomed.^[24][25] One consensus among most reviewers was the nostalgia of playing the iconic Snake game.

Some counterfeit versions of the phone have been produced due to the model's popularity.^[26][27][28]

Variants[edit]

References[edit]

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2. ^'A classic, reimagined'. www.nokia.com.
3. ^Blass, Evan (13 February 2017). 'HMD Global will launch the Nokia 3, 5, and 6 at MWC, plus a 3310 homage'. VentureBeat. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
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5. ^Kelion, Leo (26 February 2017). 'Nokia 3310 mobile phone resurrected at MWC 2017'. BBC. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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10. ^'Nokia 3310 (2017) - Full phone specifications'. GSMArena. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
11. ^'Nokia 3310 - the original mobile phone, updated'. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
12. ^'Nokia 3310 3G - for the originals'. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
13. ^'The Nokia 3310 3G is official. #Nokia3310 #HMDGlobal'. 28 September 2017.
14. ^Brown, Aaron (29 September 2017). 'Nokia 3310 3G fixes one of its biggest flaws: Here's the UK release date, price, features'.
15. ^'HMD's revived Nokia 3310 classic mobile gets 3G – TechCrunch'. techcrunch.com.
16. ^'#Nokia 3310 3G passes Bluetooth SIG (TA-1006/1022/1036)'. 2 October 2017.
17. ^'The iconic Nokia 3310 now comes with 3G network capability'. 28 September 2017.
18. ^'Nokia 3310 4G can make an LTE-powered Wi-Fi hotspot'.
19. ^'A new version of the Nokia 3310 is coming with 4G'. January 2018.
20. ^'4G era new style'. January 2018.
21. ^'HMD: Nokia 3310 (2017) enjoying great demand globally. Sold out in many markets'. 2 June 2017.
22. ^McGoogan, Cara (7 March 2017). 'Nokia 3310 demand 'astonishing', says Carphone Warehouse' – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
23. ^'Nokia 3310: Bare bones and lovin' it'. 3 June 2017.
24. ^'New Nokia 3310 (2017) review'.
25. ^Gibbs, Samuel (19 May 2017). 'Nokia 3310 review: blast from the past, sore thumbs and all'. the Guardian.
26. ^'Before you end up with a Fake Nokia 3310, Check This'. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
27. ^'Fake #Nokia 3310 (2017) spotted in the wild. Don't fall for it…'. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
28. ^Andrews, Rob (12 October 2017). 'Hundreds of fake Nokia 3310 phones seized by trading standards'. stokesentinel. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

Further information[edit]

• JerryRigEverything Durability Test (YouTube video)

External links[edit]

The Nokia 3310 is a GSMmobile phone announced on 1 September 2000,^[2] and released in the fourth quarter of the year, replacing the popular Nokia 3210. It sold very well, being one of the most successful phones with 126 million units sold worldwide,^[3] and being one of Nokia's most iconic devices. The phone is still widely acclaimed^[1][4] and has gained a cult status due to its near indestructibility.

Several variants of the 3310 have been released, including the Nokia 3315, 3320, 3330, 3350, 3360, 3390 and 3395.

The Nokia 3310 was produced at factories in Finland and Hungary. The 3315s were produced in South Korea for the Asia-Pacific market.

A new mobile phone based on the iconic 3310 design was launched in 2017. The new Nokia 3310 model comes with a comprehensive update over its predecessor with a 2.4' colour display, a 2MP rear camera and a microSD slot.^[5]

Design[edit]

The 3310 was developed at the Copenhagen Nokia site in Denmark and unveiled at the 'Don't be bored. Be totally board.' lifestyle event in Oberhausen, Germany, as well as 'Nokia Unplugged' concerts in the Asia-Pacific region.^[6] It is a compact and sturdy phone featuring an 84 × 48 pixel pure monochrome display.^[1] It has a lighter removable 115 g (4.1 oz) battery variant which has fewer features; for example the 133 g battery version has the start-up image of two hands touching while the 115 g version does not. It is a slightly rounded rectangular unit that is typically held in the palm of a hand, with the buttons operated with the thumb. The blue button is the main button for selecting options, with 'C' button as a 'backspace', 'back' or 'undo' button.^[1] Up and down buttons are used for navigation purposes. The on/off/profile button is a stiff black button located on the top of the phone. Like its predecessor Nokia 3210, the 3310 was marketed as a customisable consumer-oriented handset targeting the youth.^[7] It is about a centimetre shorter than the 3210.^[8]

The 3310 is known for being reasonably durable due to its casing and construction, a feature which is often humorously exaggerated in online communities.^[9] Numerous videos also exist of the phone being put through increasingly-severe damage tests to test the phone's strength, including being dropped from a great height (sometimes while being protected with makeshift cases made from various objects), being crushed by heavy objects or being struck by vehicles or hammers, many times of which the phone proved its record.^[10] The 3310's reputation for durability led HMD Global to develop the Nokia 800 Tough with MIL-STD-810G standard compliance in mind.

Features[edit]

The Nokia 3310's main new feature introduced over its predecessors was a Chat function. This is an instant messaging-like feature that works on standard SMS.^[11] The 3310 was popular for SMS text messaging because of Chat and also because it allowed long messages three times the size of a standard SMS text message, at 459 characters. It also featured threaded SMS writing and voice dialing^[12] for the quick dialing of selected numbers.^[13]

The 3310 is known for having many features that were rare for the time. These include many utilities, such as a calculator, Nokia network monitor, stop watch and a reminder function. It has four games: Pairs II, Space Impact, Bantumi, and the hugely popular Snake II. The Snake series of games had been popular on Nokiahandsets since the late 1990s.^[13]CNET remembered Space Impact, a shoot 'em up in which the player fires projectiles at oncoming aliens, as a mediocre game overall but impressive for fitting a mobile device with its complexity and length.^[14] It was later recreated for other mobile devices.^[15]

The Nokia 3310 runs on Nokia's proprietary Series 20 software.^[16]

The Nokia 3310 uses a MiniSim (more commonly known as a standard sim).

Customisation[edit]

The Nokia 3310 can be customized with interchangeable Xpress-On covers, and thousands of different designs have been produced by various companies.^[1] It also has over 35 ringtones built-in with space for seven custom tones. These can either be downloaded, or composed by the user on the handset. The phone has various 'profiles' that can set a number of preferences such as silent mode where the phone will not ring, useful for situations where it is inappropriate to do so. Screensavers can be made from received picture messages.

Variants[edit]

3315, 3390 and 3395[edit]

An enhanced version of the 3310 is the Nokia 3315, which has some additional features:

• A picture editor to edit pictures for use in SMS Picture messaging and screensavers on the phone
• Timed profiles
• Could use received ringtones as SMS tones
• Fixed some of the bugs found in the 3310
• Automatic keypad locking after specified time
• The right button, which finish the call, activates the key guard at the same time. So keyguard may be 'off' in settings, but it will be activated anyway every time you finish the call. To make a call, you always have to disable keyguard first (even if it says 'off' in the settings menu)
• Accidental emergency calls are not possible because keyguard is always 'on'
• Peanut-like interconnected silicon keymat
• 3315s sold in Singapore and Malaysia had a blue backlight for the LCD screen and keypad, as opposed to green in other markets
• Similar design to its successor, the Nokia 3410

The 3315 was also released in Australia. Most versions of the 3310 could be upgraded to include the additional features of the 3315 by using a data cable.

There are two North American variants of the 3310; one is the Nokia 3390, which operates on GSM 1900. The Nokia 3395 is an updated version of the 3390, which includes the additional features of the Asian 3315 model, and it has poor reception if connected to a GSM 850 area.^{[citation needed]}

WAP-enhanced models (3330 and 3350)[edit]

The Nokia 3330 added a CSD-based^[17]WAP capability, animated screensavers, a pinball game named Bumper, and phonebook (stored in the phone memory as opposed to the SIM card in earlier models) with a 100-entry capacity to the model. It also has the capability of downloading Java MIDP apps via WAP (such as Snake II mazes, Bumper tables, and Space Impact chapters).

An Asia-Pacific only version, known as the Nokia 3350, was in essence an improved 3330 with WAP, rhythmic backlight alert, animated screensavers, two-way Navi-Key, dedicated call and hang buttons, Chinese lunar calendar, and a 96-by-65-pixel screen. Some 3350s have back covers that feature a photo-insert window, allowing users to put personal pictures from photographs, magazine cut-outs, etc.

AMPS/D-AMPS-based versions (3320 and 3360)[edit]

The Nokia 3360 and 3320 are related models designed for the U.S. and Canadian markets, respectively. They are externally similar to the 3310 and 3390, but they use Digital AMPS ('TDMA')/AMPS technology rather than GSM.

Like the Asian 3350, they include two dedicated call and hang buttons and two soft keys. They also feature an infrared port. Unlike the 3390, the 3360 and 3320 do not support voice dialing. At 136 grams each, they are also slightly heavier than the 3390, which weighs 119 grams.

Legacy[edit]

The Nokia 3310 has the reputation of having a great durability, and many internet memes have been made calling the phone 'indestructible' and praising its durability compared to modern smartphones.^[18]

In a retrospective piece, TechRepublic called the Nokia 3310 'a big tough cockroach of a phone' and praised its 'legendary durability'.^[19]

In November 2015, the Nokia 3310 was chosen as one of the first three 'National Emojis' for Finland. The emoji is referred to as 'The Unbreakable', as the phone was known for its aforementioned toughness and durability.^[20]

Revival[edit]

On 14 February 2017, it was reported that a revived version of the 3310 would be unveiled at the 2017 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona by HMD Global Oy, the Finnish manufacturer with rights to market phones under the Nokia brand, forecasting a price point of €49.^[21][22] On 26 February 2017, the modernised version of the 3310 was launched at a price of €49.^[23]

References and footnotes[edit]

A Walk With My Nokia 3310 Mac Os X

1. ^ ^abcdeStinson, Ben. 'Nokia's 3310: the greatest phone of all time'. TechRadar. Future plc. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
2. ^'Nokia introduces mobile chat with the Nokia 3310 Nokia'. Nokia. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
3. ^'Nokia Introduces Nokia 2652 (Section: 'Nokia Facts / 'Did You Know?')' (Press release). Nokia. 21 September 2005. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2011. ... the Nokia 3310 / 3330 sold 126 million units from its launch in 1996 until its 'retirement'...
4. ^Grunewald, Craig (9 May 2016). 'Why The Nokia 3310 Is The Greatest Phone Of All Time'. Odyssey. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
5. ^Shobhit Varma (8 March 2017). 'Nokia 3310 pre-orders are through the roof'. indiatodayintech. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
6. ^'Can a throwback phone revive Nokia?'. USA TODAY.
7. ^'Nokia 3310'. www.mobilephonehistory.co.uk.
8. ^'Nokia 3310 vs 3210'. technologie.onet.pl. 16 December 2000.
9. ^Kanji, Muhammad Jarir (18 August 2015). 'Nokia 3310 vs Flaming Nickel Ball – guess which one wins'. Neowin. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
10. ^'VIDEO: Hydraulic press attempts to crush Nokia 3310'. Irish Examiner. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
11. ^https://meremobil.dk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/nokia-3310-original-pressrelease.pdf
12. ^'Voice dialling (Menu 1-10) Nokia 3310'. nokia-3310.helpdoc.net.
13. ^ ^abArici, Alexandra (28 January 2015). '5 Iconic Nokia Phones You Need to Remember'. Softpedia. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
14. ^'The 10 greatest mobile games of all time'. CNET. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
15. ^'O.G. Nokia Mobile Classic 'Space Impact' Will Not Be Left Behind - Now Available for iOS'. TouchArcade. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
16. ^'Zaspomínajte si s TOUCHIT: Legenda menom NOKIA 3310'. touchIT. 9 August 2016.
17. ^'WAP 1.1 browser (via CSD)' 3330 Technical Specifications at Nokia UK website
18. ^Callaham, John (1 September 2018). 'Tech Throwback: The Nokia 3310 and its reputation of indestructibility'. Android Authority. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
19. ^'Why the Nokia 3310 reboot will struggle to do the original justice'. 16 February 2017.
20. ^'THE HEADBANGER THROWS HIS PHONE AWAY AND GOES TO SAUNA'. thisisFINLAND. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
21. ^Blass, Evan (13 February 2017). 'HMD Global will launch the Nokia 3, 5, and 6 at MWC, plus a 3310 homage'. VentureBeat. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
22. ^Haynes, Gavin (15 February 2017). 'The Nokia 3310: it's back, it's indestructible and it's got Snake'. The Guardian. ISSN0261-3077. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
23. ^Kelion, Leo (26 February 2017). 'Nokia 3310 mobile phone resurrected' – via www.bbc.co.uk.

External links[edit]

• Nokia 3310 Phone – Details and support at Nokia.com

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