This would be my "primary driver" had they implemented LTE, GPS, and no-nonsense USB tethering.
I don't need, nor want, anything else.
Also, get off my lawn.
3310 (the original) was my first mobile phone. It was OK. Flip phones were much nicer though, even the ones with the antenna sticking out - which, in fact, made them even cooler looking. I loved my Motorola-made one (not the RAZR; VA76R, was it?). It was perfect.
This is really attractive, SD card, bluetooth, long battery life. But there is no GPS, so no maps. That's a lot to compromise.
Seems they really went all out in not making it a smart phone replacement.
burner for border crossings.
Finally, a phone for older relatives that doesn't suck.
What are the possibilities of application development in feature phones?
Are we seeing the return of feature phones with possible voice functions in the very near future.
Pretty cool! Be interesting to see how many of the internet "grumpy old men" complaining about modern smartphones buy them in first-world countries.
I'm actually looking forward to buying them, but only if they drop the price (which I'm sure it will overtime). If it's around $20+, i'd snap it in a heartbeat.
I'm seriously tempted. If it does contact and calendar syncing with google, then sign me up!
I really want to see them succeed, too. Considering that used Nokia 3310 and 3330 are still sold for around 50 Euro on Amazon or eBay here in Germany, it's fair to assume that there is a real market for new "dumbphones".
If only it had a keyboard. I bet people just forgot about the pain of T9