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All Signs Point to This Old Nokia Brick Phone Getting a Full Reboot

The rebooted Nokia 3210 will likely have a far bigger, IPS QVGA screen compared to the old monochrome display. It will also sport a rear-facing camera and a USB-C port.
The rebooted Nokia 3210 will likely have a far bigger, IPS QVGA screen compared to the old monochrome display. It will also sport a rear-facing camera and a USB-C port. Photo: POM POM (Shutterstock)

If you were born early enough to come into semi-adulthood in 1999, you used to have a Nokia 3210. OK, maybe you didn’t, but your friend or a family member had one, or they had a slightly later model. Maybe you forgot about it completely because, for hell’s sake, it’s been 25 years. But you’d recognize the silhouette, the thick body, the thumbnail-sized monochromatic screen. New reports show that the HMD-owned Nokia is working to worm its way to that core of nostalgia by releasing its old 3210, and it could be here within a week’s time. – Kyle Barr Read More