Nokia 3310 available from May 18

New Delhi May 16 (IANS) Finnish start-up HMD Global which owns the rights to the Nokia brand on Tuesday announced that the much-awaited Nokia 3310 will be available across top mobile stores in India from May 18 for Rs 3 310.

The device will come in four distinctive colours -- warm red and yellow both with a gloss finish and dark blue and grey both with a matte finish.

Talk all day on a single charge send texts take pictures and enjoy a pocket jukebox with a built-in FM Radio and MP3 player. Our reinvention of this classic design is sure to make you smile. It s got everything you remember but with a modern twist Ajey Mehta Vice President India HMD Global said in a statement.

Considered as iconic because of its popularity and sturdiness Nokia sold more than 126 million devices before it was phased out in 2005.

Having a 2.4-inch display the new Nokia 3310 qualifies as a feature phone rather than a smartphone as it only provides limited internet facilities.

It relies on 2.5G connectivity and is powered by the S30+ operating system. With 1 200mAh battery the device offers a 22 hours of talk time and has up to a month s standby time.

The battery of the new device is removable like its older version. However the 2017 model is rechargeable through a microUSB port. Its single camera is also restricted to 2MP.

According to HMD Global the device also comes with the modern version of the classic game Snake pre-installed.

The device will power through up to 51 hours of MP3 playback too as well as up to 39 hours of FM radio playback.

--IANS
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