The Brick is Back, baby. All hail the Nokia 3310!

Feb 15, 2017 8:56 AM

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"One of the best-selling mobile phones of all time is set to be re-released as phone manufacturer Nokia is reportedly preparing to announce the return of one the greats from its past, the humble [indestructible] 3310. "

"On 14th February 2017, it was reported that a modernized version of the 3310 would be unveiled at the 2017 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona with the price point of 59 euros."

Source: http://venturebeat.com/2017/02/13/hmd-global-will-launch-the-nokia-3-5-and-6-at-mwc-plus-a-3310-homage/

And just to add to the legend, the 17 year old phone survived a washing machine, and a war.

http://www.mensxp.com/technology/latest/34895-this-ex-soldier-s-nokia-3310-survived-a-war-a-washing-machine-and-still-works-perfectly-after-17-years.html

And now you can buy them again. Soon.

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Cool, you found a rumor

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

just buy one on ebay for £20

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

"...and a war." That got extreme very quickly.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Ah, I can see it now.. TechRax gonna build a house out of these "Bricks," then blow it up.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

The content cop on that guy is damn good (unsurprisingly so, with Ian really)

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

$10 says the new phones have an exploding battery or some MAJOR design/production flaw.

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

That was Samsung, not nokia

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

That's every phone in the last 10 years.

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