Nokia now has three budget Android phones, but everyone will want the 3310 nostalgia model

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Published 26 Feb 2017

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Years have passed since its last hit phone, but the Nokia name still comms respect. As one of the pioneers of the modern mobile hset, Nokia is something of an elder statesman in today’s market, revered but long thought to be too old out-of-touch with new trends. But parent company HMD Global is convinced that there’s still something left in Nokia’s tank, its new slate of Android phones unveiled at M looks to prove that.

The headline-grabber is the retooled 3310, a modernized version of the rugged cy bar hset that was made obsolete by the ione. ile it’s not an Android phone, it will definitely appeal to smartphone users as a secondary phone free of distractions.

It’s not quite a carbon-copy of the original, but it keeps most of its charm ( hopefully, its indestructible body). For around $50 you’ll get a 2.4-inch screen, voice text messaging, limited Internet browsing via an Opera Mini browser, a 2Mcamera, a 22-hour battery. And yes, you will still be able to play Snake on it. It will be available in black, silver, red, yellow, we’re keeping our fingers toes crossed for a U.S. release.

Exping universe

HMD is also adding a pair of budget phones to its fledgling lineup of Android Nokia phones: the Nokia 5 Nokia 3. The 5 features a 5.2-inch 720p display, Snapdragon 430 processor, microB port, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, a 12Mcamera. It features an aluminum design in four colors, blue, silver, matte black, copper, will cost approximately $200.

The Nokia 3 slides further down the scale, with a plastic, $150 frame. The screen is just 5 inches it includes a MTK 6737 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 8Mcamera, 16GB of storage.

nokia 6 HMD Global

HMD will begin selling the Nokia 6 worldwide in the second quarter of 2017.

Additionally, the previously announced Nokia 6 will be exping to the rest of the world (though not the U.S. yet). ready on sale in China, the hset features a 5.5-inch 1920×1080 D display, Snapdragon 430 chip, a 16Mrear camera, 64GB of storage, a 3,000 mAh battery. It comes in matte black, glossy black, silver, blue, copper varieties, will cost around $250 (with a $50 premium for the glossy black color).

at HMD is hoping sets these Nokia phones apart from the Moto G5 Honor 6x is the software. But it’s not what it’s done to it, but what it hasn’t. l Nokia phones feature the purest Android Nougat experience this side of a xel phone, with no bundled apps or interface tweaks, the promise of regular updates.

HMD says the phones will be available in the second quarter of 2017. And while a U.S. release hasn’t been ruled out, there are no current plans to work with any operators in the States.

Something old, something new: This time last year, Nokia was thought to be a dead br walking, but HMD has certainly breathed new life into it. ile the Android phones here won’t set the world on fire, it’s a good start to building Nokia into a recognizable br again. And the classic 3310 is a stroke of genius. Much like Nintendo built up hype with its NES Classic Mini, anyone who once owned one of Nokia’s tiny rugged phones is going to want to buy one.