The banana phone is back.

 

香蕉手机回归了！
 

 

A startup that licenses¹ the Nokia phone brand has unveiled a new version of the 8110, a curved mobile phone that was first released in 1996 and featured in "The Matrix."

 

The phone, which is offered in banana yellow and black, will sell for €79. It comes loaded with a new version of the game Snake, Finnish startup HMD said in a statement.

 

"This is a return to the glory years of Nokia," said Ian Fogg, senior analyst² at IHS Markit. "But it also includes all the new technology."

 

The 8110 comes with 4G, and a handful of apps including Google Maps, Facebook and Twitter. But it doesn't have a flashy operating system and users won't be able to download other popular apps.

 

Fogg said that basic -- or "feature" -- phones are appealing because they are reliable, and can run for a long time on a single charge. The 8110 goes 25 days in standby mode, for example.

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