The concept of the digital detox has always seemed disingenuous to me. I disagree with the notion you can pick up a bare-bones Nokia to disconnect from the chaos of connective life.
#Candybar phone with whatsapp skin
Though it may look basically the same as the software on other Nokia feature phones, behind that familiar skin is a much more capable backbone. In this instance, it's KaiOS that's responsible for what's happening behind the scenes. HMD can't really take the credit, however. The company already pushed our nostalgia buttons to the point of numbness with the 3110, but the new 8110 serves as sort of a feature-phone benchmark. These aren't outlandish for a feature phone, though, and well.
There are a few modern amenities too: A 2-megapixel camera with flash, a color display, four gigs of internal storage and a microSD slot. You also get a removable battery that HMD says will last several days without crying for an outlet, or up to 25 days in standby. It's on the larger end of the feature-phone spectrum, with a robust build quality that'll always be associated with the Nokia brand. It also retains the curved body of the original 8110, which earned it the nickname "banana phone." Not to miss a trick, HMD has nodded to this old handle by releasing the new version in a garish bright yellow, as well as the more reserved matte-black option. It's still a thick candy bar with a sliding cover that's used to answer and hang up calls - alas, however, it's not spring-loaded like the special model featured prominently in the first Matrix movie. The 8110 came to market in 1996, complete with chunky body, small monochrome screen and protruding aerial. The same is true of the Nokia 8110 4G, but that's a good thing. It was more a modern reimagining of the turn-of-the-century icon than a true relaunch. People didn't really seem to care much when it was announced, but the relaunched Nokia 3310 only bore a passing resemblance to the original.
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