The all new Nokia 3210 has dropped in and it is a step back in time but with current looks, lightweight with tactile keys and a removable back cover this is half the thickness of the original model which we still have for comparison to give you an idea of what to expect.
Today we will give you a quick first look and unboxing of the revived mobile phone for its 25th anniversary and if you have any questions as always feel free to ask..
Lars Silberbauer, CMO of Human Mobile Devices (HMD), comments: “The Nokia 3210, a cultural icon, is back at the pinnacle of global dumbphone boom as consumers look to balance their screen time usage with a digital detox. The Nokia 3210 has simplicity at its core, allowing consumers to be totally present. Forget dumbphone, this is 2024’s fun phone.”
The Nokia 3210 – keeping it simple:
Design: back to 1999 retro design for a ‘nostalgia trip’ user experience
Powerful: a long-lasting 1450 mAh 2 battery keeps going for days with up to nine and a half hours of chat
Retro gaming: comes with snake – hit a new high score
Get ready to indulge in a deliciously delightful tech treat! HMD has just unwrapped their latest creation, a selection box of bar phones to choose from including the Nokia 215 4G, the Nokia 225 4G and the Nokia 235 4G – and they’re just as sweet as chocolate. The trio of delights arrive in a rainbow of standout colours and prices start from €59 each.
These fun phones can be the perfect companion to digitally disconnect on nights out, allowing social media-weary Gen Z’s to switch off in style and take a digital detox. It’s quick and simple to use and looks great on the 2.8” LCD display.
Commenting on the launch Adam Ferguson, Global Head of Insight, Proposition and Product Marketing at HMD said;“The Nokia 215 4G, the Nokia 225 4G and the Nokia 235 4G are beautiful pocket-sized feature phones with adaptable functionality.At HMD we are all about developing products to meet our consumers’ needs. Some people will use the phone to disconnect, tune out and live in the moment.
A pocket sized2.4” inch LCD display that has a 0.3 MP camera with flash that’s perfect for taking low-fi YK2 style pics, Bluetooth® connectivity, a 1450mAh1 battery with up to 9.8 hours of talk time and it comes in a range of two seriously popping colour ways Pink and Dark Blue.
Nokia 235 4G is everything the Nokia 225 4G is, just with a slightly bigger screen. It’s got a 2MP rear camera and comes in three distinct colours, Blue, Black and Purple. Rounding up the trio, the Nokia 215 4G is a bona fide feature phone through and through –beautiful and durable in equal measures and it comes in Peach, Black and Dark Blue. And, in case you were worried, all three devices come with Snake.
The Nokia 215 4G is RRP €59.00, the Nokia 225 4G is RRP €64.00 and the Nokia 235 4G is RRP €69.00 and all are available at hmd.com/ie
BURGA, the brand celebrated for its bold and artistic tech accessories, announces a surprising new addition to its product line: exclusive cases for the Nokia 3310. The collection pays homage to one of the most iconic mobile phones of all time, blending timeless design with modern-day aesthetics and durability.
The Nokia 3310’s Stylish Comeback
Today, BURGA invites you on a whimsical journey back to the days when mobile phones were simpler, yet undeniably resilient. The Nokia 3310, a legend renowned for its durability and long lasting battery life, gets a fashionable makeover from BURGA’s design heads. This unique collection promises not only to protect your beloved retro device but also to infuse it with a fresh, modern vibe that stands out in any crowd.
Where the Past and Present Collide
Burga’s design team has meticulously crafted a range of Nokia 3310 cases that reflect the brand’s signature style – bold, innovative, and always on-trend. From vibrant patterns to minimalist designs, each case is a statement piece, ensuring your Nokia 3310 is not just a functional gadget, but a fashion accessory that sparks conversation.
Features That Impress
Protection Meets Design: High-quality materials ensure your Nokia 3310 is protected in style.
Fashion-Forward Designs: Choose the vibe to match your unique style. ● Snug Fit: Precision-engineered cases guarantee a perfect fit for your Nokia 3310, providing easy access to all buttons and features.
Availability
The Nokia 3310 cases are available for a limited time exclusively at BURGA.com. Discover the perfect blend of nostalgia and contemporary style that celebrates the legend of the Nokia 3310.
Experience the Unforgettable
“We’re thrilled to bring a touch of BURGA’s signature style to the Nokia 3310. It’s a fun way to celebrate the legacy of a phone that changed the world of mobile communications. With BURGA, the past is never just history; it’s a source for innovation and style,” said the BURGA team.
Nokia G22 was one of the best inventions of 2023 (we didn’t say it, TIME Magazine did). Now it’s back in 2024’s colour of the year, Peach, for €149.99 right now.
As Gen Z continues to lead a rise in at-home-repairs known as the FYI (fix-it-yourself) trend, our new wave of 4G and 5G self-repairable Nokia phones have caused quite the stir amongst consumers. In fact, in 2023 one in every four smartphones we sold in Europe were repairable, this is showing quite a significant shift in consumer purchase habits.
CMO of HMD (Human Mobile Devices), Lars Silberbauer, said:
“This phone’s low cost, good looking, great camera and you can even repair it at home. The award-winning Nokia G22 stands for a lot of the things that inspired the evolution of our business and it’s a great hint of what’s to come from Human Mobile Devices in 2024.”
HMD VP of Design, Raun Forsyth, comments: “We are so happy that our efforts to bring repairability to every price point are being recognized by consumers, and even Time Magazine. Designing what our fans want has to be the winning strategy here. Scroll through any feed right now and peach is trending – from how to wear peach, to how to make peach, and now you can dial in peach with a super affordable, stunning and repairable smartphone. A good phone shouldn’t cost the planet or empty your pocket.”
If we were to play top trumps with this little gem, here’s our top five things about the Nokia G22 So Peach that we hope you’ll love
1. Battery boss
Capacity: the battery lasts a whopping three days between charges.
Endurance: the battery holds over 80% of its original capacity after 800 full charging cycles..
Bonus feature: batteries deplete. It’s normal. With Nokia G22, however, you can swap out the battery for a new one and keep those adventures coming.
2. More boom for your beats
Experience: OZO Playback delivers enhanced clarity and bass to your music
Audio Boost: this feature lets you turn the volume way up. And, when you want to keep the music to yourself, connect your wireless earbuds or plug in your headset.
3. Snap happy
Lens power: the 50 MP rear camera on Nokia G22 packs a punch at this price point
Versatility: a there’s a bunch of different shooting modes, you’ll be ready to capture the day’s best moments. And when the day ends, Night mode will take it from there.
4. Design excellence
Budget chic: it’s not just a pretty face, this phone is budget friendly.
Fix it yourself: sleek and elegant, but there’s more to Nokia G22 than meets the eye. With QuickFix repairability, you can replace the battery, screen and charging port yourself.3 This DIY design put it on TIME magazine’s list of best inventions of 2023.
5 . Warranty wonder
Value addition: Nokia G22 comes with a 3-year warranty as standard. You can’t put a price on peace-of-mind.
The Nokia G22 was our first repairable smartphone, followed by the Nokia G42 5G. They represent our push to bring fix-it-yourself repairability to affordable, stylish devices. But these are just the start of our self-repair journey.
Add a splash of pink to your tech game because, on Wednesdays, we dial pink! Inspired by the highly anticipated Mean Girls movie remake this week, HMD, the makers of Nokia phones, pick their ultimate selection of pink devices that would make ‘The Plastics’ green with envy. The list includes smartphones, a top-selling feature phone and the latest earbud accessory.
And, in case you missed the memo, Mean Girls is back, and this time the drama is set in modern day. In a world where pink reigns supreme, check out HMD’s Pink Phone collection:
Materials: Free of PVC, nickel, brominated and chlorinated compounds. Packaging made of renewable material.
Escape the drama with the current favourite amongst Gen Z, the Nokia 2660 Flip phone. This little gem sold out in 2023 due to demand but is back for more in 2024. It has received high praise globally for its gorgeous clamshell design, simple functionality and…lack of notifications! Create tech-free zones or times to prioritise face-to-face time. The Nokia 2660 Flip phone is affordable, stylish and has plenty of battery to keep you connected.
Materials: Free of PVC, nickel, brominated and chlorinated compounds. Packaging made of renewable material and 100% recyclable
The Nokia G42 5G So Pink brings sass to your tech game – it comes with 5G connectivity so you can seamlessly snap, share, shop, stream in style, all at your own pace. Plus, it’s made with a 65% recycled back cover. If you’ve ever dropped a phone, you’ve probably had to live with a cracked screen. The Nokia G42 5G is built with QuickFix repairability so you can replace cracked screens, bent charging ports and old batteries, all by yourself at home. In collaboration with iFixit, the Nokia G42 5G can be repaired with handy step-by-step repair guides and affordable replacement parts.
Materials: Free of PVC, nickel, brominated and chlorinated compounds. Packaging made of renewable material.
We don’t always know where the day will take us. But, with a three-day battery life, the Nokia C32 is ready to go on that journey with you. With a rear dual camera to capture more light and deliver stunning Night mode shots, it’s perfect for sun set. It’s got a great feel with a glass back and beautiful accent details. Nokia C32 is your new sidekick in the ultimate movie of your life.
*Discounted offer in January sales
The Nokia Clarity Earbuds 2+ So Pink
Price: €89.99
Availability:here *So Pink is not available to shop on IE site yet but coming soon
Colours: So Pink, So Purple, So Grey, Black
Materials: Free of PVC, nickel, brominated and chlorinated compounds. Packaging made of renewable material.
You know what’s fetch? Elevating your audio game with earbuds that match your Mean Girls attitude. Enter the Nokia Clarity Earbuds 2+ – the ultimate accessory for those who slay in pink and mean it. Eco-Fabulous made with 60% recycled plastic, on-the-go charging with a carry case that gives you up to 35 hours of ANC. Come rain or shine, these buds are weather-ready with an IPX4 rating, making them splash resistant.
Nokia announced today it has signed a new patent cross-license agreement with Honor covering both parties’ fundamental inventions in 5G and other cellular technologies. The terms of the agreement remain confidential between the parties.
Susanna Martikainen, Chief Licensing Officer Mobile Devices at Nokia said: “We are delighted to have concluded an amicable patent cross-license agreement with Honor, one of the leading players in the Chinese smartphone market. It is the fourth major litigation-free smartphone agreement that Nokia has concluded over the past twelve months and highlights once again the strength of Nokia’s patent portfolio and decades-long contributions to cellular standards and other technologies.”
Wenyu Zhou, Head of Global Intellectual Property at Honor said: “As both 5G SEP holder and implementer, Honor highly respects IP rights and strongly believes that reasonable value of IP is important to the development of mobile industry. The conclusion of the patent cross-license agreement shows Honor’s commitment on innovation to enabling a smart life across all scenarios and all channels, for all people.”
Nokia’s industry-leading patent portfolio is built on more than €140 billion invested in R&D since 2000 and is composed of around 20,000 patent families, including over 6,000 patent families declared essential to 5G. Nokia contributes its inventions to open standards in return for the right to license them on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms. Companies can license and use these technologies without the need to make their own substantial investments in the standards, fueling innovation and the development of new products and services for consumers.
‘Tis the season to sleigh your mobile game, and Tesco Mobile Ireland is decking the halls with joy and incredible deals on the latest smartphone technology. As Christmas fast approaches, Tesco Mobile is delighted to unwrap its latest festive offers and spread the gift of connectivity with a host of handset savings that will bring everyone together.
Tesco Mobile is all about making Christmas purchasing easy to allow customers to spend more time connecting with loved ones. So, whether planning a personal present or brainstorming for the tech-lover in your life, Tesco Mobile has customers covered with lots to love with less to spend!
What’s more, Tesco Mobile Ireland has extended the price freeze across all Bill Pay plans until 31st December 2023. Committed to helping households across Ireland cut the cost of connectivity this Christmas, existing and new Tesco Mobile Ireland customers signing up to 24-month contracts before the end of the year will enjoy the same great-value prices, safe in the knowledge that their monthly charge will not change for the duration of their minimum term.
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Save over €300 with Tesco Mobile on top quality handsets this festive season with offers on well-loved brands from A to X!
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The Apple iPhone 14 has a vibrant super retina XDR display which brings any media, from pictures to streaming, to life. With an aerospace-grade aluminium ceramic shield, the iPhone 14 is beautifully durable and tougher than any smartphone glass with 1P86 rated water resistance.
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A Masterpiece in sight, the Xiaomi 13T uses Authentic Leica Imagery, a professional optical lens co-engineered with Leica, utilising anti-glare lens coating and lens edge ink coating technology to improve light transmission for clear photos anytime day, and night. The Xiaomi 13T is an affordable phone which boasts many of the features of the higher-end Xiaomi handsets.
Christmas Pay As You Go Offers at Tesco Mobile
Tesco Mobile’s Prepay Data Plus Plan provides customers with access to 100GB for just €15 per month. This Prepay Data Plus Plan, available online or across Tesco stores nationwide, also includes 1,000 any network minutes with Tesco Clubcard. In addition to 500 any network texts, this plan also offers unlimited Tesco Mobile calls and texts.
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With a 3-day battery life, the Nokia C32 is ready to go on that journey with you! And when the sun sets, its rear dual camera is on hand to capture stunning night and day shots. Through it all, its luxurious glass back and beautiful accent details are a treat for the eye and for the palm of your hand.
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Nokia today announced it has set two new world records in submarine optical transmission, both of which will shape the next generation of optical networking equipment.
The first sets a new optical speed record for transoceanic distances. Nokia Bell Labs researchers were able to demonstrate an 800-Gbps data rate at a distance of 7865 km using a single wavelength of light. That distance is two times greater than what current state-of-the-art equipment can transmit at the same capacity and is approximately the geographical distance between Seattle and Tokyo. Nokia Bell Labs achieved this milestone at its optical research testbed in Paris-Saclay, France.
The second record was achieved by both Nokia Bell Labs and Nokia subsidiary Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), establishing a net throughput of 41 Tbps over 291 km via a C-band unrepeated transmission system. C-band unrepeated systems are commonly used to connect islands and offshore platforms to each other and the mainland proper. The previous record for these kinds of systems is 35 Tbps over the same distance. Nokia Bell Labs and ASN broke the record at ASN’s research testbed facility, also in Paris-Saclay.
Nokia Bell Labs and ASN presented the scientific findings behind both records on the 4th and 5th of October at the European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC), held in Glasgow, Scotland.
Making lasers that blink faster
Nokia Bell Labs and Alcatel Submarine Networks were able to achieve both world records through the innovation of higher-baud-rate technologies. “Baud” measures the number of times per second that an optical laser switches on and off, or “blinks”. Higher baud rates mean higher data throughput and will allow future optical systems to transmit the same capacities per wavelength over far greater distances. In the case of transoceanic systems, these increased baud rates will double the distance at which we could transmit the same amount of capacity, allowing us to efficiently bridge cities on opposite sides of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. In the case of C-band unrepeated systems, higher baud would allow service providers connecting islands or off-shore platforms to achieve higher capacities with fewer transceivers and without the addition of new frequency bands.
The research behind these two records will have significant impact on the next generation of submarine optical transmission systems. While future deployments of submarine fiber will take advantage of new fiber technologies like multimode and multicore, the existing undersea fiber networks can take advantage of next-generation higher-baud-rate transceivers to boost their performance and increase their long-term viability.
Sylvain Almonacil, Research Engineer at Nokia Bell Labs, said: “With these higher baud rates, we can directly link most of the world’s continents with 800 Gbps of capacity over individual wavelengths. Previously, these distances were inconceivable for that capacity. Furthermore, we’re not resting on our achievement. This world record is the next step toward next-generation Terabit-per-second submarine transmissions over individual wavelengths.”
Hans Bissessur, Unrepeated Systems Group leader at ASN, said: “These research advances show that that we can achieve better performance over the existing fiber infrastructure. Whether these optical systems are crisscrossing the world or linking the islands of an archipelago, we can extend their lifespans.”
Following the recent announcement of its transition to a new multi-brand portfolio strategy, HMD Global, the largest European smartphone manufacturer, today announces another major milestone: HMD have started manufacturing 5G1 smartphones in Europe. The company’s first device off the line, the Nokia XR21, is now available for purchase by Enterprise customers. This aligns with the overall growth potential for smartphones in Europe, with Canalys forecasting that the European smartphone market will increase by 7% in 2024.
“We are thrilled to be manufacturing the Nokia XR21, our signature rugged 5G smartphone, in Europe. We are dedicated to investing in security, technology and manufacturing processes that make our devices more secure and longer lasting,” said Jean-Francois Baril, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of HMD Global.
‘Our future plans include further investment into software security, with the intention to offer customised software and security features directly to customers.’
Responding to the evolving needs of Enterprise customers, HMD developed capabilities and processes to bring device production to Europe. Every device undergoes rigorous software and malware testing in Europe, with some Enterprise customers requesting additional security in conjunction with a number of IT security partners. Data is stored securely in the EU: With a focus on software security and privacy by design, consumer and corporate data from all smartphones made by HMD has been stored and processed on HMD’s servers in Finland since 2019.
Beyond its security credentials, the XR21 is also built to last and designed with sustainability in mind. With military-grade durability certification3 and IP69K rating, this smartphone is certified to withstand dust, heat, impact, and water. As part of HMD’s on-going commitment to sustainability, the Nokia XR21 is crafted to minimise impact on the environment: The chassis is made from 100% recycled aluminium and its two-day battery life4 supports 60% more charges over its lifetime.
Additional stages in the European production process will help to further reduce emissions.
Pricing and availability
The Nokia XR21 European Edition in Black will be available soon from €649 in the Ireland from nokia.com/phones/en_ie
