Latest Nokia 3310 leak reveals new details about revived 17-year-old phone

HMD must be surprised at how the internet blew up last week when the media leaked news about it resurrecting the Nokia 3310. And that now, because of the huge interest, a new report with even more details has surfaced.

HMD Global Oy, the Finnish manufacturer marketing phones under the Nokia brand, is reportedly bringing the Nokia 6 and three budget Android phones to Europe. One of those budget phones is a revival of the Nokia 3310 from 17 years ago. It is described as “modern version of a classic workhorse” with plentiful battery life and a “nearly indestructible build”. Also, according to a new report, it will “remain a feature phone”.

A report from GizmoChina, which has cited an anonymous source that “was one of the first to report the revival of the Nokia 3310,” said the phone will not run Android. It will also look a lot like the original phone that released in 2000 (pictured below for reference), but it’ll be lighter and thinner, which makes total sense, considering phone components have slimmed down quite a bit in the last two decades.

Aman Firdaus (Flickr)

• Mobile World Congress 2017: Nokia, Sony, Huawei, and more

While the original Nokia 3310 had a 84 x 84 monochromatic display, the new one will have a larger colour display, but it won’t be high resolution in order to maximise the phone’s battery life. And finally, the default colours for the Nokia 3310 were grey/black, blue and ash, but this time around, you can expect multiple colour variants like red, green, and yellow. And it will cost only €59, naturally.

The Nokia 3310 is expected to launch alongside the Nokia 6 on 26 February at Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. Pocket-lint will be there to bring you the latest as it happens, including details on UK pricing if made available.