BFD: Nokia 3310

The phone hit the grounds in the last quarter of 2000 and replaced the massively like model 3210. this phone can be called the Prince of the Nokia family, though a simple and elegant feature it sold in high numbers 126 million pieces.

It is a phone with circular rectangular edges and easy to be held in the palm of a hand. The blue button is the main button apart from ‘C’ which can be used for both “back” and “undo” option. The “Up” and “Down” buttons can be used for navigation.

3310 is known for its inbuilt features like calculator, Nokia network monitor, stop watch and a reminder function.The best feature of this phone is it has interchangeable covers,  thousands of different designs based on ones liking, one can start customization from there.

There are 35 default ringtones and the user can bring out the musical qualities in them with the help of the “composer” option available. With this the user can compose new musics and use them as their ringtunes.

Nokia display is built on a graphical LCD, with a resolution of 84 X 84, which includes a Philips PCD5544 controller. There are special codes available for 3310 which is used to find some mobile related data like IMEI numbers, EFR / HR – voice quality mode.

Dimensions   : 113 x 48 x 22 mm, 97 cc

Weight          : 133 g (Standard battery)

Display         : Monochrome Display

Call Records  : 8 dialed, 8 received, 8 missed

Stand-by : 55 h to 260 h

Messaging     : SMS

Battery : Standard, NiMH 900 mAh (BMC-3);Internal, 1000 mAh Li-Ion (BLC-2)

Disply size : 5 lines

BFD: Back from the dead is a Nokiareviewz series where we look back at old Nokia models that have been discontinued