However, two things strike the eye when you compare the old witht he new: the new uses an internal antenna and a relatively large 2.4” color screen with a 240×320 resolution. The new Nokia 8110 4G slider resembles Neo’s slider handset from the 1990s, but with a difference in feel and design to match the modern era. However, with sliders and plastic smartphones, they tend to bend and wear out over time. The same could potentially be said with some of the other re-released designs last year.At MWC 2018, the depth of the Nokia nostalgia revival was strong. As well as black, it also comes available in yellow, and is curved. The new Nokia 8110 4G naturally continues this tradition.Moving on to the keyboard - the keys are rather big, but since they are very tight and completely flat, they are not as comfortable to use as on previous-gen sliders from Nokia. While a metallic enclosure is by definition more expensive than a plastic one, the price is important for the 'Originals' phones — they have to be affordable. Welcome back to the Banana Phone. Discover more with Nokia phones. The Nokia 8110 also had a slight curve, designed to wrap around a face, which was very unusual for the time and clearly became a distinctive feature. The banana phone is a telecommunications banana that transmits speech by means of electric signals, without the use of computers, TVs or quarters.
The Nokia 8800-series moved on to stainless steel, which was then used for numerous 8-series and E-series products. Things are a bit different with the Nokia 8110 4G. Over time they may get even more slack, but this depends on usage model and other factors. Pulling out a $400 mid-range smartphone in a crowd won't be noticed by anyone.
Of course, nowadays we are used to mobile phones made of aluminum or glass, so any plastic handsets feel like entry-level models. By late 1999, Nokia already offered its smaller and more advanced 8-series handsets, such as the 8210 (a plastic candy bar, co-released with Kenzo and featuring removable covers of different colors), the chrome-plated 8810 (this was one of the world’s first phone with and internal antenna and chrome plating), and the 8850/8890 with metal plating. Back in the nineties, widespread use of the ceramic antennas found in today’s mobile phones did not make business sense: they had high prices and often mediocre performance at times. (It’s a phone with a peel!) But then the touchscreen slabs stepped in and took away all of those old-school charms. It is disappointing that the sliding cover did not feel particularly solid, but it is still an eye catcher, especially in yellow.The two key things about the re-released 'Originals' line are the nostalgia and the attention-grabbing design. When HMD launched a re-imagined Nokia 3310 last year, it only had to offer a slightly revamped feature phone that would resemble the original … The keyboard is different (and not ideal), and the software does not look the same, but this is not necessarily bad as it is a different phone with a completely different feature set and even usage model of handsets has changed in 20 years. In the end, this was just another plastic phone with an antenna, and while its dimensions were smaller when compared to most other GSM handsets of the time, but they were not remarkably small, especially when compared to its successors. The 8110 G will cost about €80 ($98) without taxes, and there are doubts it was possible to squeeze a metal or metal-plated enclosure into its BOM. Basically, they just need to be there for a 'just in case' scenario. With this one, HMD had to replicate not only design, but the experience with the world’s first status slider phone. But to a degree, it preserved the spirit of its ancestor.Nonetheless, in the march to revive a brand with device recognition, HMD Global has decided to re-release the Nokia 8110. There were a number of reasons for this decision, but the main ones probably were: a widespread recognition of the device because it was featured in The Matrix (and a number of other movies), its distinctive nickname, an inexpensive case made of polycarbonate, and an extravagant form-factor that is barely used today.The original Nokia 8110 was rather heavily advertised in various high-profile and lifestyle magazines, making it impossible to miss. HMD’s 'Originals' are different: they have to resemble their ancestors, inspire nostalgia causing owners to re-live their past emotions, and be good enough for millions of people who still remember the original model.When you charge well above average for a handset, you need to ensure that it looks and feels like a solid device.