The new Nokia 5310 was launched on Thursday by the Nokia mobile brand licensee HMD Global at an online event.
The 2G handset, inspired by the original Nokia 5310 Xpress Music, was unveiled along with the company’s first 5G smartphone, the Nokia 8.3 5G.
Nokia has also positioning the latest feature phone as an entertainment device, especially for those who “love to take their music on the go.”
At the time Nokia released the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic in 2007, the phone came in Black/ Red and Black/ Blue colour options with three physical buttons present near the left side of the screen.
The new Nokia 5310, however, comes in White/Red and Black/Red colour options minus the physical buttons near the screen.
The Nokia 5310 is priced at £39 and will roll out starting from this March.
Specifications
The new Nokia 5310 comes with several upgrades, however, HMD Global stresses that the phone is specifically designed for“music lovers,” like its predecessor.
The 2G feature phone comes with 2.4-inch QVGA display with dual front-facing speakers and physical keypad. The phone also comes in dual SIM and single SIM options that support a Mini-SIM.
Powered by MediaTek MT6260A SoC and with 8MB RAM. The phone runs on Nokia Series 30+ software and has an internal storage of 16MB that is expandable up to 32GB via a microSD card.
Battery time won’t disappoint, with 30 days promised by Nokia. VGA camera with flash on the rear,support for MP3 player and FM radio.
