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The Snake series of games had been popular on Nokia handsets since the late 1990s. It has four games: Pairs II, Space Impact, Bantumi, and the hugely popular Snake II. These include many utilities, such as a calculator, Nokia network monitor, stop watch and a reminder function. The 3310 is known for having many features that were rare for the time.

It also featured threaded SMS writing and voice dialing for the quick dialing of selected numbers. The 3310 was popular for SMS text messaging because of Chat and also because it allowed long messages three times the size of a standard SMS text message, at 459 characters. This is an instant messaging-like feature that works on standard SMS. The Nokia 3310's main new feature introduced over its predecessors was a Chat function. The 3310's reputation for durability led HMD Global to develop the Nokia 800 Tough with MIL-STD-810G standard compliance in mind. Numerous videos also exist of the phone being put through increasingly-severe damage tests to test the phone's strength, including being dropped from a great height (sometimes while being protected with makeshift cases made from various objects), being crushed by heavy objects or being struck by vehicles or hammers, many times of which the phone proved its record. The 3310 is known for being reasonably durable due to its casing and construction, a feature which is often humorously exaggerated in online communities. It is about a centimeter shorter than the 3210. Like its predecessor Nokia 3210, the 3310 was marketed as a customizable consumer-oriented handset targeting the youth. The on/off/profile button is a stiff black button located on the top of the phone. Up and down buttons are used for navigation purposes. The blue button is the main button for selecting options, with "C" button as a "backspace", "back" or "undo" button. It is a slightly rounded rectangular unit that is typically held in the palm of a hand, with the buttons operated with the thumb. It has a lighter removable 115 g (4.1 oz) battery variant which has fewer features for example the 133 g (4.6 oz) battery version has the start-up image of two hands touching while the 115 g (4.05 oz) version does not. It is a compact and sturdy phone featuring an 84 × 48 pixel pure monochrome display. Be totally board." lifestyle event in Oberhausen, Germany, as well as "Nokia Unplugged" concerts in the Asia-Pacific region. The 3310 was developed at the Copenhagen Nokia site in Denmark and unveiled at the "Don't be bored. Design Ī disassembled Nokia 3310 showing various internal components

#Nokia candybar phone original release date update
The new Nokia 3310 model comes with a comprehensive update over its predecessor, with a 2.4" color display, a 2 Megapixel rear camera and a microSD slot. The 3315s were produced in South Korea for the Asia-Pacific market.Ī new mobile phone based on the 3310 design was launched in 2017. The Nokia 3310 was produced at factories in Finland and Hungary. The phone is still widely acclaimed and has gained a cult status due to its reputation for durability. It sold very well, being one of the most successful phones, with 126 million units sold worldwide, and being one of Nokia's most iconic devices.

The Nokia 3310 is a discontinued GSM mobile phone announced on 1 September 2000, and released in the fourth quarter of the year, replacing the popular Nokia 3210. Texas Instruments MAD2WD1 (based on ARM7TDMI)ġ.5-inch backlit monochrome graphic LCD display
