Last year, around Mobile World Congress (News - Alert) time, Nokia unleashed a blast from the past with the reintroduction of the 3310 series – the cute and colorful line of phones that enabled it to catapult into a cell phone leader years earlier. As we wait for the next big event in Barcelona, rumor has it that Nokia (News - Alert) is readying to release a new generation version of the 3310 in the next month or so.
The 3310 devices out now have a battery that lasts for a whole month, a two-megapixel camera, and a 2.4-inch screen. And the next-generation version, reports indicate, will support 4G connectivity, feature a faster chip, have enhanced storage (256MB of RAM (News - Alert) and 512MB of memory storage), and be powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor.
“Surprisingly, the phone is also sporting a 2.4-inch TFT, which is a non-touch display with a screen resolution of 240×240 pixels,” Mobile Dekho reported today. “The battery is going to be the same as the original one – 1200mAh battery.”
Last spring, Finnish company HMD revealed it had licensed the Nokia brand and would be selling the Nokia 3, Nokia 5, Nokia 6, and Nokia 3310 phones in India. The country is the world’s second largest mobile market.
Various Nokia mobile phones are also sold in China.
As you may recall, last year’s Mobile World Congress saw several important suppliers introduce new mobile phones and related devices such as smartwatches.
For example, the Consumer Business Group of telecommunications powerhouse Huawei (News - Alert) launched the P10 and P10 Plus smartphones, along with a couple of smartwatches. These cell phones drew attention in particular for their built-in Leica cameras. The P10 includes the Leica Dual-Camera 2.0, and the P10 Plus features the Leica Dual-Camera 2.0 Pro.
LG was also at last year’s event with its G6 smartphone. This smartphone presents content across the entire face of its 5.7-inch screen. And Lenovo (News - Alert) Group came out with the Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus models.
Edited by
Mandi Nowitz
