Guys, remember the Nokia 3210? The absolute tank of a phone that could survive anything? I swear, mine went through the washing machine at least twice and still worked perfectly! Well, get this – Nokia just released a new version of it, the 3210 4G! It’s got that classic look but with a bigger screen and some modern features. And the price? Only 349 yuan!
I gotta admit, seeing this announcement brought back a flood of memories. It’s like a little piece of my childhood came back to life. But then reality set in… This isn’t the Nokia we grew up with, not really.
See, the original Nokia, the one that ruled the world, sold its phone business to Microsoft back in 2014. Then, a couple of years later, they licensed the Nokia brand to a company called HMD. So, the Nokia phones we’re seeing now are actually made by HMD, not the original company.
And it gets even more interesting! HMD is now building its own brand, ‘HMD Global,’ and even launching phones under that name. Meanwhile, Nokia seems content with sticking to these retro feature phones. It’s kind of bittersweet, you know? It’s cool to see the 3210 back, but it’s also a reminder that things change. The tech giants we knew can vanish, brands can change hands, and our childhood memories become just that – memories.
Still, I’m tempted to grab one of these new 3210s. Maybe it’ll be a fun way to disconnect from the smartphone world for a bit and relive those simpler times. What do you guys think?