Reefa Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Quote Nokia isn’t counting on nostalgia for the 3310 alone to reboot its brand, with the Nokia 6 now sitting atop a trio of Android smartphones. Announced alongside the new Nokia 3310, the new Nokia 5 and Nokia 3 are aluminum-bodied plays for the Android market just like the existing Nokia 6, but with even more affordable prices. Meanwhile, Nokia – and brand-licensing, phone-manufacturing partner HMD – are promising rapid-fire Android OS upgrades to sweeten the deal. The Nokia 6 is the same phone we’ve already seen offered in the Chinese market, only now with global support. It has a 5.5-inch 1920 x 1080 Full HD display, and is powered by a Snapdragon 430 processor. It also gets stereo speakers and supports Dolby Atmos sound. The body is milled from a single block of 6000 series aluminum, and then polished five times, Nokia says. It’ll be offered in its global edition in the same four colors we’ve already seen: matte black, silver, tempered blue, and copper, all priced at €229, or approximately $244. However, Nokia will also have an Arte Black Special Edition in gloss black, with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, and which will be €299, or approximately $319. As for the Nokia 5, that keeps the unibody 6000 series aluminum form-factor of the Nokia 6, but shrinks it down somewhat. It has a 5.2-inch IPS HD display, covered with a sheet of Gorilla Glass; Nokia describes the form-factor as “pillowed” which brings to mind pleasant memories of the ill-fated Nokia N9. Inside, there’s Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 430 with Adreno 505 graphics. Like the Nokia 6 it’ll be offered in four colors: matte black, silver, tempered blue, and copper. However, it’ll be priced at €189 – approximately $201 – SIM-free and unlocked. Finally, there’s the Nokia 3, the cheapest of the trio and the company’s attempt to capture the entry-level user. There’s plenty to like, too: no plastic here, with Nokia still using machined aluminum to cut the frame from a single block of metal. Into that, the Nokia 3 slots a 5-inch HD display with a laminated Gorilla Glass top. 8-megapixel cameras front and back round out the core specs. Nokia will offer the Nokia 3 in four colors: silver white, matte black, tempered blue, and copper white. All four will be priced at €139 – approximately $148 – SIM-free and unlocked. The Nokia 6, Nokia 5, and Nokia 3 will begin shipping from Q2 2017, along with a range of matching accessories including headsets, portable and Bluetooth speakers, in-car chargers, cases and screen protectors. All the same, Nokia and HMD are counting on more than just brand recognition to pull in buyers. The company has committed not only to loading unmodified Android 7.0 Nougat onto the three phones – complete with Google Assistant, support for which is getting much broader on Android devices from today – but to pushing out monthly updates for security patches. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tao Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Nokia’s 3310 returns to life as a modern classic Nokia has sold 126 million of its original 3310 phone since it was first introduced back in September, 2000. It was a time before the iPhone, and Nokia ruled with popular handsets that let you play simple games like Snake. Now the 3310 is making a nostalgic return in the form of a more modern variant, thanks to Nokia-branded phone maker HMD. Like its predecessor, it will still be called the Nokia 3310, but this time it’s running Nokia’s Series 30+ software, with a 2.4-inch QVGA display, a 2-megapixel camera, and even a microSD slot. Those specs are still fairly basic by our modern phone standards, but that’s the beauty of such a basic featurephone. Unlike the brick-like sturdiness of the old 3310, the modern variant is a little smaller, thinner, and lighter all round. It’s also a lot more colorful this time around, with glossy yellow and red colors, and matte grey and dark blue models. It’s instantly recognizable as a Nokia, and HMD has even included a modern Snake game on the handset just to play on the nostalgia. Opera Mini is bundled for basic web surfing, but the real selling point is battery life. Just like most featurephones, standby time on the Nokia 3310 is 31 days, alongside a talk time of 22 hours. That’s a massive amount of battery life, but as the phone is so basic you’re hardly going to be wasting battery away on Snapchat or Facebook. HMD is planning to make the new Nokia 3310 available in Q2 this year for 49 euros ($52). < Here > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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