Nokia's iconic 3310 phone may make a surprise return
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}File photo: A collection of mobile phones made by Nokia is pictured in this photo illustration taken in Warsaw May 8, 2012. (REUTERS/Kacper Pempel)
A classic cellphone from another age could be coming back.
You might remember the Nokia 3310, a simple phone known for its toughness and stellar battery life. A “dumb” phone by today’s standards, it certainly couldn’t do things we take for granted today, like check your email or surf the web. But this throwback is supposedly being re-released by HMD Global, which now has the rights to make Nokia phones.
Evan Blass, a reporter for VentureBeat, wrote that the phone (and three other models) will be released at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Feb. 26. It will reportedly cost around $62 and be positioned for the European market.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}NEW PHONE DESIGNED TO BE USED 'AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE'
The Nokia 3310 hit the market in 2000, and had games like Snake II on it— a far cry from "Pokemon GO," but still beloved.
The #Nokia3310 is set to be re - released...I for one can't wait to play Snake II again!#gamersunite #retrogaming #retrogamer pic.twitter.com/4ZKAd0bKIe
— 🎮Nostalgic Gamer🎮 (@16bitnostalgia) February 15, 2017
The phone may be of interest to people who want a second handset, and in fact, it wouldn’t be the only phone marketed that way: a modern device called the “Light Phone” costs $150 and does one thing: make calls.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A representative for HMD Global said in an email to Fox News that they "don’t comment on rumours or speculation."