Nokia debuts refreshed 3310

Nokia is bringing back its 3310 mobile phone, 16 years after it first launched it, as the technology firm makes a bid to revamp itself.

Arto Nummela, Chief Executive Officer at HMD Global, shows the new re-launched Nokia 3310 phone, ahead of Monday's opening of the Mobile World Congress wireless show in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017. Finland-based HMD Global is re-launching the

Arto Nummela, Chief Executive Officer at HMD Global, shows the new re-launched Nokia 3310 phone Source: AAP

Nokia is to relaunch its 3310 mobile phone as the technology firm reveals a new line-up of smartphones in an attempted revamp of the company.

An updated version of the 3310 - first launched in 2000 - complete with the classic mobile game Snake and a month-long standby battery life is to go on sale later this year, new manufacturer HMD Global confirmed.

The company said the device, which will not have internet connectivity, will cost 49 euro ($A67) and is aimed at those looking for a second or so-called "burner" phone to make calls and send texts.

Having once been the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, Nokia has since slipped behind all its major rivals and was sold off by previous buyers Microsoft last year.

As well as the 3310, Nokia also revealed a new line of mid-range modern smartphones - including the Nokia 6 the company released in China at the start of the year, as well as a limited edition gloss version called the Arte Black - alongside the new Nokia 5 and Nokia 3.

All four devices are made from aluminium, with each device shaped from an individual block of metal.

Each also runs the latest version of Android - Nougat 7.0.

HMD Global chief executive Arto Nummela said the new line-up of phones would build on Nokia's reputation in the industry.


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