The Nokia 3310 is back - and it even has Snake
by Samuel Gibbs from Technology | The Guardian on (#2E0WQ)
The 'indestructible' handset returns, complete with one-month standby time, colour screen and bags of nostalgia
The rumours are true - the Nokia 3310 is back, and it even has Snake. The updated version of the early noughties icon, famed for its seemingly indestructible qualities, was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Sunday.
Anticipation of the device, a phone that doesn't even have 3G, has been high ever since news of its release leaked earlier this year. The relaunched 3310 is produced by new mobile firm HMD Global, which licensed the Nokia brand last year. HMD is filled with key ex-Nokia people, and the phone appears to have lost none of the charm and identity of the 17-year-old original.
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