Same! My family doesn't understand why I don't keep my phone with me at all times. I like gaming on consoles and I do go on the computer nearly every day. But I try to limit it all as much as possible. I wish I could say bye bye to all this technology completely, but I need games and the internet to escape reality from time to time. It's one of the only things that makes life bearable for me. Plus, if you want to function in this society, you just need internet access in some capacity. They've made us dependent on it. But I'll be damned if I ever get addicted to this stuff. Most people my age balk at my attitude. They don't understand how I can be so sceptic about it all. And it's only going to get worse, I think. That is what I fear. Most people seem to think the rapid technological advancements are so great but they don't see the danger in it. People can laugh at me all they want but I feel really pessimistic about the future. The coming years have already been confirmed to be the second machine age and there is nothing we can do about it.
I still use mine, its indescribable to say how nice it is to "switch off" the bombardment of social media and be able to look where Im going without bumping into people, yet still contactable if needed.
Reviewer is a muppet totally missed the point of this phone……..its for people who don’t want a smartphone myself included. Currently use a vintage Nokia 6303c and then have my iPad in my bag for when I need to social media.
Theirs NO comparison its far better then any smart phone right now...besides the fact it was built for young kids who should not have a microwave next to their growing brains.
This is a crazy. Why are you looking for apps? It is a backup phone for emergency purposes. It is irritating that he compares it to a smart phone. A phone is basically for calls and sms. If you dont have people to text and call then a 3310 is really a problem for you.
Yeah, I didn't get this review.. it's basically "don't buy an old nokia if you want a smartphone"... No friggin poop. Why on earth wasn't this review from the point of view of the sort of person who would be looking to buy a dumphone
Fun fact: I used an original Nokia 3310 made in 2001 literally 2 or 3 years ago and survived and i didnt have a laptop or tablet and the only computer access i had was at school so i would be 100% down with the new nokia as my phone and have no qualms whatsoever
And i was 16 years old which makes it even more fun because other kids had really nice phones and i was proud of my retro phone and my high score of 658 on snake (which literally everyone wanted to play, making my time on my phone limited anyways with how much people wanted to play with it)
3:13 isn't the idea of that phone is to use it as a phone and texts and not check emails or web browsing. Thats what mini tablets , sorry I mean smart phones are for.
3310 gives you your life back, if you NEED a smartphone then your life must be extremely boring and that individual will not be very well adjusted to the real world. sad really.
Definitely I need my life back, the only thing I'm wondering is if it's possible to send messages on Messenger app or via Facebook app. Just because I work with international people and I need to communicate with them. Do you perhaps know?
I have been using it for phone calls from 5 months ago It is really good Excellent call quality Excellent Bluetooth pairing with my car system. Excellent battery life - 3.5 days.
No apps, no Facebook, no twitter that's exactly what I want while at work Will buy this for my Monday to Friday 9-5 work And keep smartphone with addicting apps when I come home
Thanks for the review, it was good, although I think you were a little too harsh and expectant of such a simple straight forward phone. After all, the feelings of frustration you were experiencing were just the muscles of patience and common sense being exercised again. I think it's great, everything in this world is instant and unnecessarily easy and convenient. A phone like the 3310 could probably bring back more VALUE and QUALITY of life again. Not to say we don't need social media etc, but that's why we have a pc, laptop or tablet.
a huge mistake to think about this phone as a main device.. this is the perfect back up device.. u simply can't go backwards. I'm getting this phone for sure.
wait you own the phone? I am thinking about getting one, I have already deleted all social media, I have also put my smart phone to grayscale so baasically I have no urges to use it unless I get texts or calls. I want something like the nokia 3310 that I won't constantly see youtube on (my phone won't let me delete it) but I want something that has a camera to take pics with. I am confused of how I'd get a carrier for it, like do you just buy a prepaid card?
Good review, but you're comparing a basic phone with a state of the art smartphone. The feature phone is primarily a call and text machine - not for continuous internet browsing which you show here. You're lucky to get basic browsing for news and thats it. Don't expect a bells and whistles features like those on smartphones. 4g? If you have this phone, I think 4g would be the last thing you'd be concerned about? This phone is aimed at someone who wants to just call and text, otherwise people would buy a smartphone.
True, but I feel that including an internet browser, however basic, was a mistake. It goes against the spirit of the original and the 'retro' element of this revamp. I was tempted to buy the new 3310 in order to 'disconnect' from social media while on holiday, but the truth is that I would still be using it to check Facebook, etc. by the hotel pool - even if it took me ten times longer to do than on a smartphone!
You know I disagree with these comments about this not being a daily driver this phone has sauced my life I was so addicted to my phone and had to get a grip with my constant social media and googling. Also tons of games. Before I got addicted to clash royale I had tons of friends and a hot girlfriend and then supercell came along and my life literally disintegrated within two weeks. Friends? None. Girlfriend? Nope. But on the plus side I made a sick deck. However I have cut my addiction and my grades have soared up (yes even my school life and results had plunged and it's getting much better). It's also refreshing I had almost forgotten what the world looked like through my eyes rather than a 5.1" AMOLED. Thank you for reading my story.
Spotify?? On that thing?? To even think this would be possible is ridiculous... Anyway, I bought the 3310 a few days ago, and I'm very happy with it! I won't use it as a phone though. My goal is to use it as my daily mp3 player ;)
ITX Official Pretty much same here! i mainly use it as a MP3 player and sound quality (through headphones) is pretty good for a 60€ phone. And it's a pretty good looking MP3 player (i have yellow one)! And one important thing: it feels really good in the hand! Back to basics is what you really need from time to time :)
Thats pretty much why I re-bought the 3310 as you can have 32gb of music on it and the battery last forever. Compare that to my iPhone 4 with 4gb and a battery life that lasts half a day.
This is nothing, but capitalising on the 3310 name. Who would need this nowadays? I owned the original and it was EPIC back in the day, but now it's just a good memory.
I think it would be great to use when I'm unpluged or don't want to take my iPhone. I still get service and it's less than $100 to replace when it falls off the side of a mountain.
I wouldn't expect a recreation of an older phone to be particularly fun to browse on. If you're interested in this phone, I would hope you aren't going in expecting it to work just like a smart phone.
This Nokia is a travel tool and also has a battery life which can be reliable as long as you can , what an exciting property , I am a huge fan of Nokia
It's pointless to compare this phone to current smartphones. They're not on the same category. Feature phones, as some people have already said here, are backup phones nowadays. They're excellent for their battery life, so this means they offer basic functionality but great connectivity and reliability. This is why Nokia advertises its new feature phone as something meant for concerts and such; I suppose it makes for a great travel tool.
Ahhh I remember my Nokia 5110. Snake! Those were the days. Mind you. I really miss my Motorola rokr. My favourite phone. Music sounded so good on that. And the haptic transforming glass keyboard. Wow.
Thank you. I was looking for a phone for my son that does talking and texting but not really internet. Looks like this is the phone to get if you want to limit kids and teenagers to certain access of items.
Er.... I own and daily use 2 feature phone, Nokia 215 and an oldies Sony Ericsson C902, but even I know that I shouldn't ever hope to find something like Spotify in it... Heck, the oldest OS you can find them, which seems to just died due to lack of support early this year was the version for Symbian. BTW guys, buying an old classic like Nokia N79 is a much better option for a 2nd phone like these rather than buying a new feature phone, those can be found just as cheap as these feature phones but still pack every single hardware modern phone should have, like 3g, wifi, gps, accelerometer, min 5 mpix camera, bla bla.. All while packed inside a shell that's made of quality materials, I used to forget how solid a phone back in the day feels...
With a phone as old as a Nokia N79, it's not really viable, unless you find one new old stock or (properly and professionally) refurbished. A lot of the used ones are going to have maintenance issues (and may be on the verge of not working anymore), just like any other old piece of equipment.
I have the 3g version of this phone. No need to save numbers to your SIM, you can transfer them via Bluetooth from your smart phone to the Nokia, very easy.
In fairness once you got the phone set up then many of the issues in this video wouldn't apply. When you buy a phone surely you check out what size SIM it takes and if the phone has an SD slot I always put extra memory in. The Facebook, Facebook Messenger & Twitter apps are now available. There is even Yahoo! News available. Enjoyable video
Buttons can be much more convenient than touchscreen in certain situations including games! Did he even try holding the buttons down to scroll faster in Opera Mini?
People keep saying that the phone is for texting and calls only bai i say that is bullcrap, it is obviously meant for playing snake :D!!!!1!1!11!!111!!!1!!
Really missed the point of this phone as many already said in the comments. I would not mind using this as a main phone and having a tablet for the functionality missing when compared to a smartphone. What you probably should have talked about, and what no one seems to talk about is that they put a 2G modem in it. Many contries are going to shut down their 2G networks in the near future and this will render the phone useless, actually some contries have already started this process. I will most likely keep on using my original 5110 and 3310 as a backup phones in the car for as long as they will keep on working, if this had a 3G radio in it I would have replaced the backup with this.
I bought one just to be able to have an Icelandic number in addition to my Norwegian number. I think that it works great for my use. I always carry my iPhone 7 Plus as well. If the iPhone had been able to take two sims, I'd probably manage with only the iPhone. At first I tried using my old Samsung S5 Neo as the second phone, but it is really too bulky and heavy to carry in addition to the iPhone. Anyways, if I'm going to a festival or something, the Nokia takes two simcards at once, making it simpler for me.
I have a different Nokia with the same Series 30+ operating system: the Nokia 225, made by Microsoft, not HMD Global. It's absolutely terrible. I'm considering buying the Nokia 3310, but before I do I need to know if they've fixed a whole bunch of problems that the Nokia 225 had: * Only 200 SMSs in memory at a time. Worse, it doesn't automatically delete old messages to make room for new ones; you have to do this manually. * Only 25 calendar items in memory at a time. No automatic deletion of old calendar items, so go hunt through the last few months to find the ones you forgot to delete before you can add a new one. * No custom ringtones for individual callers. * No custom ringtone for calendar reminders. * A weird bug where anytime you open a Java game, the volume levels of all of your profiles are set to 80%. This includes the Silent profile. It took me ages to track down why my phone was randomly ringing in meetings even though it was ostensibly on silent. * No ability to connect to a PC for file transfers or for use as a portable modem (I used my old Series 40 Nokia 2710 as a modem all the time). * When typing an SMS, as soon as it gets to three or four lines long it starts getting really laggy. * When I've tried sending a photo to someone by SMS, they either never receive it or can't open it. Have you tried it? Can you tell me which if any of these problems you experienced?
This is like comparing a moped to a Corvette. As far as the map is concerned, is there a reason that you didn't use the browser to attempt getting directions from Google? The 2G thing would prevent me from using it on my carrier; that's the only disappointing part that I found.
I set one up for an elderly relative today.cost £40,easy to use,basic and all the better for it.It was never mean't to be anything else.Even trying to compare it to android etc is missing the point completely.
I bought this phone as a pure back up phone that i will use only 4 work and dont wanna have all my contacts see what I'm doing on whatsapp and so on... I think its perfect for a 2nd mobile device because the battery capacity is beyond all phones on the market and hey its a perfect phone 4 work because no more charging problems. and when you are at home you can use your normal smarphone and this phone is essential. Not only nostalgic. It is a pure mobile phone what you really need. SMS Phone ability, radio, Camera, alarm clock. As said ESSENTIAL.
You speak of the inconvenience of not having navigations apps...sure they're handy, but how about life before smartphones? We had the smarts to find out where we were going, using road signs, etc.
I loved your honest review, thanks! Why I will buy it : -decent battery -alot sturdier then an average smartphone -not being the head-down idiot on the Streets looking at a screen...being more social is the key with this Phone! I've had my share of troubles these last 2 months with 2 Iphones and a huawei , all 3 with cracked screen and 1 IPhone even completely unusable after a fall...so yups, I'm done with smartphones!
It sounds like you're trying to replace a smartphone with a feature phones but have the same functionality. I don't know who is buying it expecting it to have an amazing camera or have app support for apps like Spotify or WhatsApp ( however if WhatsApp was willing to support it then Nokia would happily put it on as per interview when asked) Personally I'm considering getting it as my phone and then using my OnePlus 3 just as a overkill MP3 player and pocket camera.
I have this phone. I also had the original back in the early aughts. I find though it has poor reception in a lot of places I go. I guess because it is 3G whereas networks are 4G LTE in the US now. I still like it though, but my job requires an app so there is no getting fully away from smartphones, but my android phone is a Nokia 6 2017. Always had Nokia phones since 2000. Not a bad little phone as a backup though. Calls are clear when you have good reception. I was on the 3310 a few days ago and my dad could hear me but I couldn't hear him and I wasn't far from him. That is unacceptable in this day and age.
I want to buy this phone for my mother who doesn't like smartphones. Is it a good choice? I have read some negative customer reviews which support that the phone consists of very bad plastics. Is it true? If it's not a good choice, can you suggest me a better feature phone?
Richard Lucas If you try hard enough, you can get an OK smartphone for this Nokia's price. At the end of 2015 I got a Moto E LTE for 73€ as a spare phone.
Did you not have any idea what this phone is for? WHY would you be expecting a cheap feature phone to have the same functionality or quality as a smart phone?
It's silly to try and use this phone for the things you do on your smartphone. This is the phone you get when you want to detox from apps, email, facebook, Instagram etc that you use on your smartphone and go back to the days when a phone was just made for calls and texts.
Jong-Jong Slownely sadly it is not.. i was looking for a basic call and text phone with threaded view messages too.. if you found one, could you please share? hehe.. thanks! i use to have a nokia 112. nice basic phone with threaded messages.. unfortunately i lost it 😞
I sadly wasted around 80 usd on this phone after reading that it would last around 30 days(battery) on standby. I like simple phones without to much jiq jack apps. 3 times within 14 days i had to recharge it and am only using it as a alarm clock. I almost never phone or sms anyone, so whatever the phone is using battery on beside keeping itself "alive", is beyond my knowledge. I prolly go back to my Thai copy model Nokia x2-2. Atleast the copy version lasted longer than 2 weeks. So much for become "modern".
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I am switching now. I want my real life back.
I'm still waiting for the 3310 in the USA. I want my life back too!
That’s exactly what I’m doing, I’m ditching my iPhone or spy phone lol I want my life back as well
I agree, even tho my family thinks I’m crazy
Same! My family doesn't understand why I don't keep my phone with me at all times. I like gaming on consoles and I do go on the computer nearly every day. But I try to limit it all as much as possible. I wish I could say bye bye to all this technology completely, but I need games and the internet to escape reality from time to time. It's one of the only things that makes life bearable for me. Plus, if you want to function in this society, you just need internet access in some capacity. They've made us dependent on it. But I'll be damned if I ever get addicted to this stuff. Most people my age balk at my attitude. They don't understand how I can be so sceptic about it all.
And it's only going to get worse, I think. That is what I fear. Most people seem to think the rapid technological advancements are so great but they don't see the danger in it. People can laugh at me all they want but I feel really pessimistic about the future. The coming years have already been confirmed to be the second machine age and there is nothing we can do about it.
Will do the same in 2-3 weeks!
I still use mine, its indescribable to say how nice it is to "switch off" the bombardment of social media and be able to look where Im going without bumping into people, yet still contactable if needed.
The perfect phone for people like me, who hate smartphones :)
I think you are better off to get the Nokia 150 that this one because it costs around 30$ and the new nokia 3310 costs almost double.
Dac DT I have the Nokia 150 its decent but the colour range Isnt their
Fríði Bjørgvin agree.
@@Wilbur-em1hw xz
He keeps comparing the 3310 to a smartphone.
He keeps on looking for smartphone features on a 2G phone. No wonder he's dissapointed.
Exactly. 🤦🏼♀️
Reviewer is a muppet totally missed the point of this phone……..its for people who don’t want a smartphone myself included. Currently use a vintage Nokia 6303c and then have my iPad in my bag for when I need to social media.
Theirs NO comparison its far better then any smart phone right now...besides the fact it was built for young kids who should not have a microwave next to their growing brains.
This is a crazy. Why are you looking for apps? It is a backup phone for emergency purposes. It is irritating that he compares it to a smart phone. A phone is basically for calls and sms. If you dont have people to text and call then a 3310 is really a problem for you.
Yeah, I didn't get this review.. it's basically "don't buy an old nokia if you want a smartphone"... No friggin poop.
Why on earth wasn't this review from the point of view of the sort of person who would be looking to buy a dumphone
work great alongside a tablet with a bluetooth keyboard
Fun fact: I used an original Nokia 3310 made in 2001 literally 2 or 3 years ago and survived and i didnt have a laptop or tablet and the only computer access i had was at school so i would be 100% down with the new nokia as my phone and have no qualms whatsoever
And i was 16 years old which makes it even more fun because other kids had really nice phones and i was proud of my retro phone and my high score of 658 on snake (which literally everyone wanted to play, making my time on my phone limited anyways with how much people wanted to play with it)
I have this as main phone and it feels so good to have a real phone again that isn't need charge several times/day! and with a touch of nostalgy!
its clearly no a phone for the internet. just phone calls and texts only really
Rage Quit87 lol
Rage Quit87 it does wat its made for. Dats a win in my book.
3:13 isn't the idea of that phone is to use it as a phone and texts and not check emails or web browsing. Thats what mini tablets , sorry I mean smart phones are for.
Yeah, though we all have opinions on what phones are.
3310 gives you your life back, if you NEED a smartphone then your life must be extremely boring and that individual will not be very well adjusted to the real world. sad really.
Jup, but it ain't waterproof :(, but gave me the chance to test it to the extreme, pretty strong things ;) : ruclips.net/video/ff5ZHBCCRGU/видео.html
Definitely I need my life back, the only thing I'm wondering is if it's possible to send messages on Messenger app or via Facebook app. Just because I work with international people and I need to communicate with them. Do you perhaps know?
Emails for work. Many companies expect you to be available all the time.
Literally billions of people use smartphones what even is this logic? Not adjusted to the real world? What the fuck are you talking about?
This is the most pretentious comment. Likely made from a boomer.
I have been using it for phone calls from 5 months ago
It is really good
Excellent call quality
Excellent Bluetooth pairing with my car system.
Excellent battery life - 3.5 days.
And this is what it was like for all of us before 2008. Before smart phones and touch screens. Before lightning fast internet
I remember those days. trippy
No apps, no Facebook, no twitter that's exactly what I want while at work
Will buy this for my Monday to Friday 9-5 work
And keep smartphone with addicting apps when I come home
LOL!!!
I don't know why.. But i agreee with u Khaled Selim
Coming home? I'd be better off using a tablet at home than a smartphone.
Thanks for the review, it was good, although I think you were a little too harsh and expectant of such a simple straight forward phone. After all, the feelings of frustration you were experiencing were just the muscles of patience and common sense being exercised again.
I think it's great, everything in this world is instant and unnecessarily easy and convenient. A phone like the 3310 could probably bring back more VALUE and QUALITY of life again.
Not to say we don't need social media etc, but that's why we have a pc, laptop or tablet.
But we don't need social media...
@@Inconvenient_NPCyou prob a 60 year old boomer saying “internet harms you”
@@elgatonurms 😂😂😂
@elgato-abc I'm a 32 year old millennial lol. I do wish I was a boomer though, just so I could have experienced the 80s 😂😂😂
lmao, seriously it's not a smartphone , why are you getting disappointed?
a huge mistake to think about this phone as a main device.. this is the perfect back up device.. u simply can't go backwards. I'm getting this phone for sure.
painful1978 or a phone for a grandma. Nice and simple
Dr. Furter only if u use a tablet or your personal laptop
Dr. Furter lots of services were discounted for the os tho, whatsapp stopped working a few years back
I'm using it as a main. Smartphones are purely a convenience, not a necessity.
wait you own the phone? I am thinking about getting one, I have already deleted all social media, I have also put my smart phone to grayscale so baasically I have no urges to use it unless I get texts or calls. I want something like the nokia 3310 that I won't constantly see youtube on (my phone won't let me delete it) but I want something that has a camera to take pics with. I am confused of how I'd get a carrier for it, like do you just buy a prepaid card?
You can always call for direction :)
Good review, but you're comparing a basic phone with a state of the art smartphone. The feature phone is primarily a call and text machine - not for continuous internet browsing which you show here. You're lucky to get basic browsing for news and thats it. Don't expect a bells and whistles features like those on smartphones. 4g? If you have this phone, I think 4g would be the last thing you'd be concerned about? This phone is aimed at someone who wants to just call and text, otherwise people would buy a smartphone.
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True, but I feel that including an internet browser, however basic, was a mistake. It goes against the spirit of the original and the 'retro' element of this revamp. I was tempted to buy the new 3310 in order to 'disconnect' from social media while on holiday, but the truth is that I would still be using it to check Facebook, etc. by the hotel pool - even if it took me ten times longer to do than on a smartphone!
You know I disagree with these comments about this not being a daily driver this phone has sauced my life I was so addicted to my phone and had to get a grip with my constant social media and googling. Also tons of games. Before I got addicted to clash royale I had tons of friends and a hot girlfriend and then supercell came along and my life literally disintegrated within two weeks. Friends? None. Girlfriend? Nope. But on the plus side I made a sick deck. However I have cut my addiction and my grades have soared up (yes even my school life and results had plunged and it's getting much better). It's also refreshing I had almost forgotten what the world looked like through my eyes rather than a 5.1" AMOLED.
Thank you for reading my story.
Spotify?? On that thing?? To even think this would be possible is ridiculous... Anyway, I bought the 3310 a few days ago, and I'm very happy with it! I won't use it as a phone though. My goal is to use it as my daily mp3 player ;)
ITX Official Pretty much same here! i mainly use it as a MP3 player and sound quality (through headphones) is pretty good for a 60€ phone. And it's a pretty good looking MP3 player (i have yellow one)! And one important thing: it feels really good in the hand! Back to basics is what you really need from time to time :)
ITX Official not really that strange. I could use Spotify on my Symbian Nokia 808 Pureview
Hallo, can you please tell me how you put your contacts in? can it sync with some software?
strandalx how? I have the 808 but how do u put Spotify?
Thats pretty much why I re-bought the 3310 as you can have 32gb of music on it and the battery last forever. Compare that to my iPhone 4 with 4gb and a battery life that lasts half a day.
This is nothing, but capitalising on the 3310 name. Who would need this nowadays? I owned the original and it was EPIC back in the day, but now it's just a good memory.
I think it would be great to use when I'm unpluged or don't want to take my iPhone. I still get service and it's less than $100 to replace when it falls off the side of a mountain.
You've through a difficult week, appreciate it man!
1) How is the outdoor sunlight visibility of its screen/display?
2) Which Nokia feature phone has the best visibility outdoors?
I wouldn't expect a recreation of an older phone to be particularly fun to browse on.
If you're interested in this phone, I would hope you aren't going in expecting it to work just like a smart phone.
This Nokia is a travel tool and also has a battery life which can be reliable as long as you can , what an exciting property , I am a huge fan of Nokia
I wish i could go back to the era when people weren't glued and fully dependant on their smartphones 😢
All your negative comments about this phone are exactly the reason you would buy a phone like this!
It's a phone, you make phone calls on it, if you have to surf you have a smartphone
It's pointless to compare this phone to current smartphones. They're not on the same category. Feature phones, as some people have already said here, are backup phones nowadays. They're excellent for their battery life, so this means they offer basic functionality but great connectivity and reliability. This is why Nokia advertises its new feature phone as something meant for concerts and such; I suppose it makes for a great travel tool.
I'm a millenial, man.
Ahhh I remember my Nokia 5110. Snake! Those were the days. Mind you. I really miss my Motorola rokr. My favourite phone. Music sounded so good on that. And the haptic transforming glass keyboard. Wow.
Thank you. I was looking for a phone for my son that does talking and texting but not really internet. Looks like this is the phone to get if you want to limit kids and teenagers to certain access of items.
My smartphone broke I bought this in orange as backup still trying it out
I love this phone. Still waiting to buy it.
You never mentioned how good or not so good the mp player was.
Dislike! Hello? Messaging? Phone calls? Hahahah! Its not even a smartphone for you to review it like that. 😔
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I just ordered one, is anyone using this phone today?
getting one on the mail soon.
I have the 2G version and use it now.
Yes several years now I love mine
Internet? I thought the whole point of switching to a phone like that would be no need for a data plan....
Was I wrong?
Er.... I own and daily use 2 feature phone, Nokia 215 and an oldies Sony Ericsson C902, but even I know that I shouldn't ever hope to find something like Spotify in it...
Heck, the oldest OS you can find them, which seems to just died due to lack of support early this year was the version for Symbian.
BTW guys, buying an old classic like Nokia N79 is a much better option for a 2nd phone like these rather than buying a new feature phone, those can be found just as cheap as these feature phones but still pack every single hardware modern phone should have, like 3g, wifi, gps, accelerometer, min 5 mpix camera, bla bla.. All while packed inside a shell that's made of quality materials, I used to forget how solid a phone back in the day feels...
With a phone as old as a Nokia N79, it's not really viable, unless you find one new old stock or (properly and professionally) refurbished. A lot of the used ones are going to have maintenance issues (and may be on the verge of not working anymore), just like any other old piece of equipment.
great vid. I purchased one today and i can't wait for it to arrive!
I have the 3g version of this phone. No need to save numbers to your SIM, you can transfer them via Bluetooth from your smart phone to the Nokia, very easy.
Most commenting here are losing the point. It's useful to know as a comparison to what we are used to. Good review. Thanks very helpful.
In fairness once you got the phone set up then many of the issues in this video wouldn't apply. When you buy a phone surely you check out what size SIM it takes and if the phone has an SD slot I always put extra memory in. The Facebook, Facebook Messenger & Twitter apps are now available. There is even Yahoo! News available. Enjoyable video
Buttons can be much more convenient than touchscreen in certain situations including games! Did he even try holding the buttons down to scroll faster in Opera Mini?
Hey Knux, wassup?
It looks pretty and good function as secondary phone. I like light blue colour.
People keep saying that the phone is for texting and calls only bai i say that is bullcrap, it is obviously meant for playing snake :D!!!!1!1!11!!111!!!1!!
I have mine few years now i love it
Hi! Does the new 3310 have conversational or threaded SMS view? Thanks!
Hie
I am planning to buy a new smartphone budget about 17k.
Planning to go for Samsung Galaxy On Nxt or Honor 8 (confused) . Please suggest.
I cant seem to get the internet to work on mine through the vodafone U.K network. :((
Really missed the point of this phone as many already said in the comments. I would not mind using this as a main phone and having a tablet for the functionality missing when compared to a smartphone. What you probably should have talked about, and what no one seems to talk about is that they put a 2G modem in it. Many contries are going to shut down their 2G networks in the near future and this will render the phone useless, actually some contries have already started this process. I will most likely keep on using my original 5110 and 3310 as a backup phones in the car for as long as they will keep on working, if this had a 3G radio in it I would have replaced the backup with this.
I bought one just to be able to have an Icelandic number in addition to my Norwegian number. I think that it works great for my use. I always carry my iPhone 7 Plus as well. If the iPhone had been able to take two sims, I'd probably manage with only the iPhone. At first I tried using my old Samsung S5 Neo as the second phone, but it is really too bulky and heavy to carry in addition to the iPhone. Anyways, if I'm going to a festival or something, the Nokia takes two simcards at once, making it simpler for me.
Great honest review. Good job 👍
One question, can I hook that phone up to a PC, and down load a list of contacts from, say, my google account?
I believe so
Really useful review. Cheers man.
You sir are *GROOMED* 100%! Snap out of it, there is still time!
I have a different Nokia with the same Series 30+ operating system: the Nokia 225, made by Microsoft, not HMD Global. It's absolutely terrible.
I'm considering buying the Nokia 3310, but before I do I need to know if they've fixed a whole bunch of problems that the Nokia 225 had:
* Only 200 SMSs in memory at a time. Worse, it doesn't automatically delete old messages to make room for new ones; you have to do this manually.
* Only 25 calendar items in memory at a time. No automatic deletion of old calendar items, so go hunt through the last few months to find the ones you forgot to delete before you can add a new one.
* No custom ringtones for individual callers.
* No custom ringtone for calendar reminders.
* A weird bug where anytime you open a Java game, the volume levels of all of your profiles are set to 80%. This includes the Silent profile. It took me ages to track down why my phone was randomly ringing in meetings even though it was ostensibly on silent.
* No ability to connect to a PC for file transfers or for use as a portable modem (I used my old Series 40 Nokia 2710 as a modem all the time).
* When typing an SMS, as soon as it gets to three or four lines long it starts getting really laggy.
* When I've tried sending a photo to someone by SMS, they either never receive it or can't open it. Have you tried it?
Can you tell me which if any of these problems you experienced?
This is like comparing a moped to a Corvette. As far as the map is concerned, is there a reason that you didn't use the browser to attempt getting directions from Google? The 2G thing would prevent me from using it on my carrier; that's the only disappointing part that I found.
I set one up for an elderly relative today.cost £40,easy to use,basic and all the better for it.It was never mean't to be anything else.Even trying to compare it to android etc is missing the point completely.
I bought this phone as a pure back up phone that i will use only 4 work and dont wanna have all my contacts see what I'm doing on whatsapp and so on... I think its perfect for a 2nd mobile device because the battery capacity is beyond all phones on the market and hey its a perfect phone 4 work because no more charging problems. and when you are at home you can use your normal smarphone and this phone is essential. Not only nostalgic. It is a pure mobile phone what you really need. SMS Phone ability, radio, Camera, alarm clock. As said ESSENTIAL.
Is it possible to install Viber or what's app on this device?
It is expensive as a feature phone in Egypt you can buy Samsung galaxy j 1mini or Lenovo a 1000 at the same price
mahmoud ahmed it is a publicity stunt, not meant to be bought as a phone to be used
You speak of the inconvenience of not having navigations apps...sure they're handy, but how about life before smartphones?
We had the smarts to find out where we were going, using road signs, etc.
I can understand if you get quick irritated with Nokia 3310, this phone will *never* replace your OnePlus, it's meant to get simple.
Nice review! Also, Opera Mini hasn't changed since I left in 2009. That's impressive lol.
The title should be Feature Phone vs Smartphone!
I bought a lenovo p2 thanks to your battery test, it's amazing. It could beat 3 iphone 6S, and 2 iphone 7plus why not to do a video about that.
I loved your honest review, thanks!
Why I will buy it :
-decent battery
-alot sturdier then an average smartphone
-not being the head-down idiot on the Streets looking at a screen...being more social is the key with this Phone!
I've had my share of troubles these last 2 months with 2 Iphones and a huawei , all 3 with cracked screen and 1 IPhone even completely unusable after a fall...so yups, I'm done with smartphones!
I think the price is quite high for this phone considering it's just a basic phone.
With this phone, its bezel is thinner than the original 3310.
can you play a video(mp4, avi, etc) on this phone ?? planning on buying one of this can you please help
Yeah!!
But it's best if its downloaded on the sd card
Only thing that sucks is it’s not VOLTE compatible. Most 2G/3G networks around the world are in the process of shutting down.
Thats funny....Day 3..."I need to find an app to get me home"......
why would you travel with it though? it's meant to be used when you only need basic communication
does it charge you if you use the web browser or youtube and facebook in the phone?
It sounds like you're trying to replace a smartphone with a feature phones but have the same functionality.
I don't know who is buying it expecting it to have an amazing camera or have app support for apps like Spotify or WhatsApp ( however if WhatsApp was willing to support it then Nokia would happily put it on as per interview when asked)
Personally I'm considering getting it as my phone and then using my OnePlus 3 just as a overkill MP3 player and pocket camera.
I have this phone. I also had the original back in the early aughts. I find though it has poor reception in a lot of places I go.
I guess because it is 3G whereas networks are 4G LTE in the US now.
I still like it though, but my job requires an app so there is no getting fully away from smartphones, but my android phone is a Nokia 6 2017. Always had Nokia phones since 2000.
Not a bad little phone as a backup though. Calls are clear when you have good reception. I was on the 3310 a few days ago and my dad could hear me but I couldn't hear him and I wasn't far from him.
That is unacceptable in this day and age.
It's not supposed to compete with smart phones.
It's a basic phone with a long battery life.
Nice review
Thanks
Shit i got my first smart phone in like 2014-2015. I kinda wanna go back to the basic text and calling.
Hello everyone. Can this nokia 3310 be used as a internet router to other devices such as tablets?! Using bluetooth?
i do really regret why i purchased 2 units of it
. believing it has longer battey life
How about testing like a regular phone for sound quality, loudness, ring loudness? It's not meant to use like a smart phone.
I love these week in the life of videos.
How about one for the WileyFox Swift 2X?
I want to buy this phone for my mother who doesn't like smartphones. Is it a good choice? I have read some negative customer reviews which support that the phone consists of very bad plastics. Is it true? If it's not a good choice, can you suggest me a better feature phone?
just ordered mine
cant wait to get back to reality.
these smart phones have fucked our lives..
phonezombies
well it feels like when you are a rich guy then suddenly turn into a poor , if u know what i mean 🙄
Richard Lucas If you try hard enough, you can get an OK smartphone for this Nokia's price. At the end of 2015 I got a Moto E LTE for 73€ as a spare phone.
+Dr. Furter Where did I ever say I own an iPhone? Saying that I got a 70€ backup phone in 2015 is flaunting my iPhone?
Richard Lucas jesus shit learn english first before you comment in the internet
Richard Lucas not about turning poor. Its abt the nostalgia. Good to go back to ur roots ya know.
manu ochenta true shit.
Hey James this is mad I was talking to you this evening when a lady was going through your bin....
Hi, is there unlimited reminders and alarm?
Did you not have any idea what this phone is for? WHY would you be expecting a cheap feature phone to have the same functionality or quality as a smart phone?
It's silly to try and use this phone for the things you do on your smartphone. This is the phone you get when you want to detox from apps, email, facebook, Instagram etc that you use on your smartphone and go back to the days when a phone was just made for calls and texts.
Is the messaging a thread?
Jong-Jong Slownely sadly it is not.. i was looking for a basic call and text phone with threaded view messages too.. if you found one, could you please share? hehe.. thanks! i use to have a nokia 112. nice basic phone with threaded messages.. unfortunately i lost it 😞
How is youtube on 2.5g?
A phone like this should allow me to delete the internet browser.
i have been using it for a few months now and i dont care is people say that its dumb or something (get it?) i really enjoy it
Why is he testing browsing and such? Wouldn't the point of this phone be to cut down on smartphone (besides the nostalgia factor)?
Nobody can tell me if you can group message on this phone.
I sadly wasted around 80 usd on this phone after reading that it would last around 30 days(battery) on standby. I like simple phones without to much jiq jack apps.
3 times within 14 days i had to recharge it and am only using it as a alarm clock. I almost never phone or sms anyone, so whatever the phone is using battery on beside keeping itself "alive", is beyond my knowledge. I prolly go back to my Thai copy model Nokia x2-2. Atleast the copy version lasted longer than 2 weeks. So much for become "modern".
Just generally irritated there mate
how is the group text on this phone?