It’s brick-shaped, indestructible (as the memes would have you believe), has crazy long battery life and it’s making a comeback soon. We are, of course, talking about none other than the legendary Nokia 3310.
Finnish phone maker Nokia’s recent announcement that they would be releasing an updated version of the legendary 3310 has gotten tech geeks around the world giddy with nostalgic excitement, none more so than those in Indonesia.
First, the good news: it was reported that HMD Global, Nokia’s new distribution license holder, had Indonesia in mind when it comes to the new 3310.
“We have started operating in the global market in the second quarter of this year. Yes, of course we will enter Indonesia,” Flann Gao, HMD Global Communications Director, told Kompas at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain recently.
“Right now, we’re setting up teams and agencies in Indonesia.”
However, unlike the new 3310’s reportedly insane battery life (said to last a month on standby), the Indonesian government doesn’t think the classic HP will have an especially long market life as the cellphone only runs on 2G technology, which is currently being phased out in Indonesia.
“Well, it (the new 3310) would probably be here just for a short time,” said IT Minister Rudiantara when asked about the prospect of 3310’s return to Indonesia, as quoted by Detik today.
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