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HMD Global announced at the MWC 2024 Mobile Communications Conference that it will launch a new Nokia feature phone in May. (Picture taken from GSMArena)
The Nokia 3210 feature phone, which has been around for 25 years, is rumored to be making a comeback in a classic-looking “reissue” version!
Finland’s HMD Global, which is authorized to produce and sell the Nokia mobile phone brand, first announced to the outside world at the MWC 2024 World Mobile Communications Conference held in February this year that it would launch a new Nokia phone with classic design in May. In order to maintain a sense of mystery, The official released blurred body pictures at that time, only revealing that the new phone will have an upright appearance, a highly saturated yellow back cover and a single camera configuration.
As for which of the many Nokia feature phones in the past will be the new opportunity for a replica, it has triggered a lot of speculation and predictions from netizens, including Nokia 3310 5G version, Nokia 3210, Nokia 8110 banana machine 5G version, etc., all of which have been named popular candidate models.
HMD Global posted a post on the X social platform yesterday (3/18) to celebrate the birthday of the Nokia 3210 classic feature phone and announced that the new phone will be launched in May. (Picture taken from Nokiamob)
According to the latest report from foreign media Nokiamob, the replica Nokia new feature phone expected to be launched in May is most likely to be “Nokia 3210”. It is mainly HMD Global’s official Release a celebration picture with “It’s my Birthday” written on it, a mobile phone with a yellow back cover and red balloons.
Since the Nokia 3210 was launched on March 18, 1999, judging from HMD Global’s official Po post and celebration pictures, foreign media estimated that while the official celebration of the 25th anniversary of the phone was also quite The implication is that this classic mobile phone will be “resurrected” again.
For reference, the Nokia 3310, which was dubbed the “King Kong God Machine”, was released on October 31, 2000. It has a durable and ultra-fall-resistant body, and is missed by many old Nokia fans. HMD Global launched the Nokia 3310 2G version, 3G version and 4G version in 2017 and 2018, which are replicas of the classic phone. They maintain the features of digital button design and built-in Snake game. Although the phone has excellent functions, after its launch, All of them triggered waves of heated discussions and boosted sales.
The Nokia 3210 was launched in 1999. It was the world’s first mobile phone without an external antenna design. The front and rear of the mobile phone can be replaced with different colored casings. (Picture taken from Wikipedia)
The Nokia 3210 is regarded as the most powerful “King Kong machine” on the planet and is the predecessor of the Nokia 3310. Although it is not as famous as the Nokia 3310 launched a year later, it still retains the characteristics of a durable body and is the world’s first design without external antennas. The mobile phone is also one of the masterpieces of Nokia’s classic mobile phones in the past.
According to survey data, Nokia 3210 has set a global sales record of more than 161 million units since its launch, ranking seventh among the best-selling mobile phones in history. This is higher than the cumulative sales volume of Nokia 3310 of 126 million units (ranked 19th globally). name) is even higher.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Nokia 3210 mobile phone. HMD Global is preparing to release the new phone in May. Whether it will be a “reissue” of the Nokia 3210 as predicted by foreign media has yet to be officially announced.
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