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So my masseuse came on the weekend and she had Nokia 3310 (for 15 years I think she said). She's saying the battery still lasts 10 days on a single charge and doesn't want to change it.

My question is - would this new shiny thingy last as long as well or everything is going to get drained by bells, whistles, emojis, big emojis, animated emojis etc?

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The thing that really kills battery life isn't "animated emoji" but always-on apps/data. So if this thing supports WhatsApp and you keep that running for notifications, the battery is not going to reach their advertised specs.

I used to keep an old Android phone as my "on call" phone with a separate phone number, and with data turned off, it lasted 2 weeks on a charge. Those batteries are dimensioned to run a huge screen and demanding games. When you're not doing that, they last forever.

It says a month on the page.

Probably not. Bells and whistles unfortunately come with added complexity which takes a toll on the device's durability (at least w.r.t software; I think hardware is a related but different issue). Unless they made some massive changes to their version of Android, you are still going to see the same issues on these phones as well.

And: Can the new 3310 open beer bottles and be used as a hammer?

Ha! Still using mine too. Holds about a week. The battery has never been replaced.

they claim all-day talk and month-long standby battery life.

So probably not.

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