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Nokia model licensee HMD Global is doubling down on the tech nostalgia card it pulled out again in February, by saying a 3G model of the colourful candybar Nokia 3310 — now with assist for a handful of apps.

So in addition to speak, textual content and the traditional Nokia Snake sport, it now touts the flexibility for the 3310 3G to make use of apps like Facebook, Twitter and Skype — largely due to the presence of a 3G radio (vs the slower and presumably unsupported, relying on service and market, 2G GSM tech used within the 3310 introduced earlier this yr).

Given the presence of 3G, HMD has determined to beef up the dimensions of the handset barely — it’s 13.29% larger quantity to be exact — saying it’s been ergonomically redesigned to allow extra spacing between the buttons to make the typing expertise extra comfy.

However battery life is significantly lowered, additionally due to the presence of 3G, with solely as much as 6.5 hours of speak time now vs up 22.1 hours for the 2G model. (Although Nokia 3310 3G customers stand up to 27 days of standby time, which is up barely on the 25.three days touted for the 2G model.)

“The addition of 3G data connectivity brings this popular phone to even more fans around the world,” HMD writes in a press launch. “The Nokia 3310 3G combines the talk and text appeal of the current model with a 3G data connection, meaning you can now enjoy the classic across more countries.”

HMD says it needed to develop some new core software program to allow assist for 3G — so the 3310 3G has a barely completely different OS vs the 2G model of the telephone.

Moi! To step as much as 3G we needed to create a brand new asset. As simple to make use of and navigate however with some cool new options. You will really feel proper at residence

— Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) September 28, 2017

The 3G model of the retro traditional can be barely costlier (RRP of €69 vs €49 for the 2G).

HMD says the 3G cellular might be rolling out globally from mid-October — with Australia among the many first markets the place it is going to be obtainable.

Tech nostalgia is only one half of HMD’s cellular play in fact, with an Android powered smartphone line — such because the Nokia eight flagship it unboxed final month — and, now, a portfolio of almost ten cellular gadgets in play after lower than a yr of bringing the Nokia model again to the cellular market.