If that’s too retro though, the later beautifully compact Game Boy Micro would all fulfil the Nokia 3310’s remit of being hardy, focused and pleasurable. There could also be a useful afterlife.
For the newer phone of the same name, see. Nokia 3310Series(3310, 3315, 3360, 3390, and 3395)(3320 and 3360)First released1 September 2000 ( 2000-09-01) (3310)2002 ( 2002) (3360)Units sold126 millionPredecessorSuccessorRelatedTypeBasic phoneDimensions113 mm × 48 mm × 22 mm (4.45 in × 1.89 in × 0.87 in)Mass133 g (4.7 oz)MAD2WD1 (based on )MemoryBuilt-inBMC-3 900 mAh;BLC-2 1000 mAh (removable)Data inputsDisplay, 84x48, 5 linesSound0.96 W/kgThe 3310 is a announced on 1 September 2000, and released in the fourth quarter of the year, replacing the popular. It sold very well, 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 due to its durability.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 model comes with a comprehensive update over its predecessor with a 2.4' colour display, a 2MP rear camera and a microSD slot. Inside a Nokia 3310.The 3310 was developed at the Nokia site in Denmark and unveiled at the 'Don't be bored.
Be totally board.' Lifestyle event in, Germany, as well as 'Nokia Unplugged' concerts in the Asia-Pacific region. It is a compact and sturdy phone featuring an 84 × 48 pure. It has a lighter 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.
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, the 3310 was marketed as a customisable consumer handset targeting the youth.
It is about a centimetre shorter than the 3210,The 3310 is known for being reasonably durable due to its casing and construction, a feature which is often in online communities. 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. Features The Nokia 3310's main new feature introduced over its predecessors was a Chat function. This is an -like feature that works on standard. The 3310 was popular for SMS text messaging because of Chat and also because it allowed three times the size of a standard SMS text message, at 459 characters. It also featured threaded SMS writing and for the quick dialing of selected numbers.The 3310 is known for having many features that were rare for the time.
These include many utilities, such as a, and a reminder function. It has four games: Pairs II, and the hugely popular. The Snake series of games had been popular on since the late 1990s. Remembered Space Impact, a 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.
It was later recreated for other mobile devices.The Nokia 3310 runs on Nokia's proprietary software. Customization The Nokia 3310 can be customized with interchangeable Xpress-On covers, and thousands of different designs have been produced by various companies. It also has over 35 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. Nokia 3330The Nokia 3330 added a -based 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 (Snake II mazes, Bumper tables, 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 96×65-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) 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 use / technology rather than.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 gram each, they are also slightly heavier than the 3390, which weighs 119 grams.Finland's National Emoji In November 2015, the Nokia 3310 was chosen as one of the first three 'National ' for. The emoji is referred to as 'The Unbreakable', as the phone was known for its toughness and durability. Reception In a retrospective piece, called the Nokia 3310 'a big tough cockroach of a phone' and praised its 'legendary durability'. ^ Stinson, Ben. Retrieved 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2014. (Press release).
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