By Mae Sy, | March 06, 2017
Nokia 3310 News: Revamped 3310 Practically Unusable In Some Countries: Here’s Why
The internet is overwhelming with reports which surround the revamped iconic Nokia 3310 feature phone. The refreshed 3310 phone debuted this week at the MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2017 trade show in Barcelona.
While gadget freaks are going hysterical over the recently revealed Nokia 3310, various reports have already been pointing out at the phone's eye-catching colors, superlative battery standby-life of 30 days and how good the phone feels in the hand.
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These have propelled the already shooting up hype around the iconic phone's long rumored return. Take a look at what the revamped Nokia 3310 feature phone has in store for its huge fanbase.
Nokia 3310: What's Missing?
The new Nokia 3310 will be available in several variants. One will come with a single SIM card slot while the other will feature two SIM card slots. Nonetheless, Forbes' David Phelan strongly thinks that the phone is not free from flaws.
Aside from the absence of 3G and a shortage of applications on the Nokia Series 30+ platform that powers it, the feature phone would require users to add their personal contacts manually in the device one by one. On a brighter note, Nokia told Phelan that users can fit well over 500 contacts on their new Nokia 3310 phone.
The only thing that makes users think is that the new Nokia 3310 is not a world phone. In the UK, the Nokia 3310 was made to operate on a couple of European frequencies such as 900 and 1800 MHz. The same were used in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Australia; however, the United States had its own bands which were 850 and 1900 MHz. Unfortunately, they were not compatible with others.
Furthermore, the Nokia 3310 HMD's reincarnation is unworkable in several countries. According to TheNextWeb, for handsets to operate internationally without any kind of restriction, it is vital for it to support four bands -- 850MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz and 1900MHz.
Any carrier in the U.S. and Canada can barely support the frequencies the new Nokia 3310 does. Likewise, Australia and Singapore-based carriers are slowly getting rid of 900MHz and 1800MHz bands.
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