The New Nokia 3310 was earlier unveiled with 2G support at the Mobile World Congress this year. HMD Global has however decided to go one step further by unveiling the 3G variant of the Nokia 3310 this month. The device features certain improvement from the 2G variant which will be reviewed in this article.
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Nokia 3310 3G Specifications, Review and Highlights
Display & Design
The Nokia 3310 3G has a 2.4-inch curved window display with a QQVGA screen resolution of 240 by 320 pixels and ~167ppi of pixel density. It measures 117mm by 52.4mm by 13.4mm in height, width, thickness while it weighs 84.9g and 88.2g for its Single SIM and Dual SIM variants respectively. The Nokia 3310 3G is made from tough polycarbonate shell with a matte finish and well separated silver keypads for data input.
Storage & Camera
The all new Nokia 3310 3G sports a 2MP rear camera with LED flash for taking nice pictures and video recording. It possesses 64MB of internal storage for messages, contacts and multimedia storage and it also has a dedicated microSD slot for expanding memory up to 32GB in case the internal memory is not just enough.
Battery & Software
It comes with a removable 1200mAh battery which could last up to 6h 30mins on calls and over 600hours on standby. The device would run on a Java-powered operating system and features a customisable UI to change icon colours and positions.
Connectivity & Gaming
The Nokia 3310 3G still features the ever-present Snake Xenzia game with Facebook and Twitter applications. Connectivity options include; Bluetooth v2.1, micro USB 2.0, FM Radio.
Polarized layer for better readability, Curved window display
Camera
2MP
–
Yes
–
Yes
No
Software
Java-powered Feature OS
Customisable retro UI
Yes
Skype
No
Whatsapp
No
Facebook
Yes
Youtube
No
Hardware
n/a
Number of Processor Cores
–
CPU Speed
–
GPU
–
n/a
Internal Storage
64MB internal memory
expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD(dedicated slot)
n/a
Connectivity
Yes, v2.1
Infrared
No
Wi-Fi
No
Wi-fi Hotspot
No
USB Type
microUSB v2.0
USB On-the-Go (OTG)
No
GPS
No
NFC
No
No
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Ion
Capacity
1200mAh
Placement
Removable
Standby
Up to 648h(3G) / 576h(Dual SIM)
Talk Time
Up to 6h 30mins(3G) (Dual SIM)
Messaging
SMS
Yes (threaded view)
MMS
–
Email
No
IM
No
Media
Yes, MP3, MIDI, AAC, WAV
Yes, H.263, M-JPEG, MPEG-4
n/a
Yes
Vibration; Polyphonic
MP3
Yes
Yes, 3.5mm Jack
Other Features
Flashlight
Availability and Price of Nokia 3310 3G in U.S, Europe & India
The Nokia 3310 3G will hit the phones market mid-October and is expected to cost US$ 81 which is approximately €69 and Rs. 5320 in the U.S, Europe and Indian markets respectively.
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