Nokia 3310 was released 21 years ago, Netizens baffled

Team Udayavani, Sep 2, 2021, 2:02 PM IST

Around 21 years ago, Nokia’s “indestructible” 3310 was released on September 1. with a pre-installed iconic Snake game when graphics and phone battery was on nobody’s spec sheet. The phone was touted as a brick, an invincible phone that could bear it all. A nasty drop and the phone’s front and back panels along with the battery disassembled in a million pieces and popping them back in their place meant the phone was good to go.

On this day in 2000: Nokia 3310 released pic.twitter.com/2qolCTUKwR

— Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) September 1, 2021

The tweet shared by Jon Erlichman has sparked memes online.

The Legend was Born today ! ?? https://t.co/1smjVWbyVZ

— suryakanth bal (@BalSuryakanth) September 2, 2021

I can’t express my joy at that time, after getting Nokia 3310…it was best phone of my life. I carry IPhone now, but #Nokia ki baat hee alag thi. https://t.co/B041WWdzdw

— Journalist Yusuf Kirmani (@YusufYkirmani) September 2, 2021

Best invention ever https://t.co/audiwRBKJ4

— Dexter↗️ (@MunnaKaTunna) September 2, 2021

Definitely had this phone. It had interchangeable face plates and I thought it was THE COOLEST THING. Fuck me, I'm old. https://t.co/76Hu9q4cB2

— Teresa | Scared Media (@scared_media) September 1, 2021

The mobile phone that helped us for almost 20 years in the invasion of US+Nato and slavery of Kabul admin. https://t.co/Yuv5WCDCK3

— Hammad(عزام) (@HumveeKhan1) September 1, 2021

Nokia made our childhood awesome!
Any 90's kids here? https://t.co/7u9wjHl8bB

— Akhil Venkatesh (@AkhilVenkatesh9) September 1, 2021

These days, when your phone falls, you'll be worried about the screen. Those days, when your Nokia 3310 falls, you'll be worried about the floor. It was called the Earth Crasher. ?

— Danny Amuche (@amuche_danny) September 1, 2021

21 years ago today the Nokia 3310 released for $160. The battery life lasted for 11 days & it came with the legendary game “SNAKE!” (2000) pic.twitter.com/D6h8j8qIzx

— Saycheese TV ?? (@SaycheeseDGTL) September 2, 2021

Four years ago in 2017, Nokia brought 3310 back to the market with a revamped design. Many considered it a market gimmick by Nokia but it was (is) a very capable secondary phone nonetheless. The new Nokia 3310 got a 2-megapixel camera with a LED flash and is readily available for sale in the market today.