c/technology · by schizoidman@lemmy.ml · 2yHMD launches Nokia 6310, Nokia 5310 and Nokia 230 featurephones https://www.gsmarena.com/hmd_silently_relaunches_three_nokia_feature_phones__6310_5310_230-news-62391.php54 points · 11 comments · view on lemmy.world
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Blaster_M@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 2y
So these are basically the old 2G phones but with a USB-C port and a new chipset.
They still only support 2G, so are useless anywhere that requires 4G VoLTE and where 2G/3G has been shut down.
ramble81@lemm.ee · 11 pts · 2y
What’s the point then?! Update the cell bands so people at least have an option to use them.
Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y
Developing countries. When I lived in one a few years ago I got a Nokia brick phone the same as I had around 2002, it went 5-6 days on a charge in a place with 'random' electricity.
pastermil@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y
Don't some of this have VoLTE?
wander1236@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 2y
The phones in the article are 2G-only.
lemmyreader@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y
With 2G being faded out or already faded out, this is important.
ar0177417@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 2y
Not true. I only know about 6310. It does support 4G. Edit: my bad I was looking at Nokia 6300. Its weird that 6300 has 4g but 6310 doesn't.
wander1236@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y
The article links directly to HMD's website for the phones, where the specs say they only support GSM 800 and 1900.
ar0177417@lemmy.world · -7 pts · 2y
Having 2G support doesn't mean it doesn't have 4g support. I have a phone which supports 2g 3g and 4g.
4am@lemm.ee · 11 pts · 2y
The article literally says they don’t work with anything newer than 2G
lnxtx@feddit.nl · 7 pts · 2y
I have Nokia 3310 from the HMD.
Hardware looks fine, but software is slow and buggy.
More like a collection item than a daily driver.