Article 2QJZW Nokia 3310 review: No matter how much you think you want it, you don’t want it

Nokia 3310 review: No matter how much you think you want it, you don’t want it

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Mark Walton
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While this phone is not currently scheduled for release in the US, we thought you would be interested in this review from our colleagues in the UK.

SPECS AT A GLANCE: Nokia 3310
SCREEN2.4-inch QVGA LCD (167ppi)
OSNokia Series 30+
STORAGE16MB (plus microSD expansion)
NETWORKING2G GSM 900/1800
PORTSMicro USB, 3.5mm headphone jack
CAMERA2MP rear camera
SIZE115.6mm x 51mm x 12.8mm
WEIGHT80g
BATTERY1200mAh
STARTING PRICE50 (buy here)
OTHER PERKSA really bad version of Snake

That the new HMD-made Nokia 3310 was the star of this year's Mobile World Congress says more about how dull smartphones have become than it does about the appeal of Nokia's chintzy slab of noughties nostalgia.

Despite the retro appeal, the Nokia 3310 (buy here) is little more than a Nokia 150 (a basic feature phone that sells for a mere 20) wrapped up in a curved glossy shell and sold for a millennial-gouging 50. It is, for all intents and purposes, a fashion statement-a phone for the beard-grooming, braces-wearing festival set that think tapping out texts on a T9 keyboard is the ultimate irony.

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