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the Nokia 3310 is arguably one of the most durable phones on the planet so it only makes sense that I review the new 2017 successor with the same namesake if you have the same durable characteristics running the family the important specs are listed on the box with 31 days of standby time and of course the snake game back in my day playing snake on my dad cellphones one of the coolest things ever so it's fun though Kia brought that back and it's pretty refreshing to see a removable battery on a modern cell phone it's time to see how the new Nokia 3310 stands up to my durability test let's get started now both of these phones might look similar but the larger orange one is actually a fake imitation that I found on eBay claiming to be the real deal it's fully functional but it's not the same phone so be very careful when purchasing one of these for yourself online if you want a real Nokia 3310 the fakes are rampant the imitation box is the one on the left and the real original box from Nokia is the one you see on the right the more colorful one I'll put a link in the description to the real Nokia 3310 when it becomes available here in the United States the scratch test is always first since this phone is what we call a dumb phone or a simple phone I don't have high hopes for anything premium like sapphire or glass and my thoughts were confirmed when my pick started catching a level-3 and leaving full gouges at a level for the screen of this new Nokia 3310 is plastic exactly like the old version since the screen isn't going to be doing any YouTube Netflix or social media general a few scratches aren't going to be a super big deal with something on the inexpensive end of the phone spectrum I would prefer a plastic screen over a glass one since classic does handle drops better the physical buttons are made of plastic I tried texting on the t9 pad for kicks and giggles and even though it's been 10 years since I've owned a t9 phone it all came back to me too presently quick slick right on the black besides the phone are made from plastic and the top of the genuine 3310 is where the microUSB port is located it's also plastic up here the opposite into the phone has EDD phone jack there's also an FM radio as well as an internal SD card slot inside the phone it's nice to see Nokia producing devices equipped with consumer-friendly ports it's got to be a little awkward when this dumb phone has more features than some people smartphones these days the phones complaining beeps drowned out the scratches a little bit but you can tell the phone is pure plastic all over there's no screeching metal on metal a little-known fact that starting with the Nokia 6110 in 1998 snake was actually a two-player game connecting to phones in real time via an infrared port at the top of the phone kind of like how the old game boys could connect to battle Pokemon the Nokia 61 perm would allow the phones to join their snakes and compete for apples in gained on the first neck to crash lost again pretty impressive for old technology unfortunately this new Nokia 3310 doesn't come with an infrared port but maybe we'll see that perk come back eventually in a future model one thing I would change on this phones design is the camera lens it is made of plastic switching to glass would only cost Nokia a few pennies but at the same time this phone is made to be budget and durable so I don't blame them too much just remember that you're easy to scratch a plastic lens will rest flat on any surface you set the phone on so be careful if you want to protect those 2 megapixels now the burn test reminds me quite a bit of the Nintendo switch since both of these screens are plastic the display is a 240 by 320 pixel 2.4 inch TFT LCD a big improvement over the monochrome display on the original 3310 but after about 20 seconds the flame does permanently disfigure the outer layer it's still usable of course just keep in mind that during any volcanic eruptions or apocalyptic scenarios that top layer might become a little blemish and now the bend test flexing the phone the sets of the construction and gives a general idea of how the phone will hold up over the coming years even though this device does have a physical keyboard below a screen the screen doesn't fall out on a whim like we saw happen with the BlackBerry key one black bear you might want to consider buying a few of these Nokia 3310 s for research purposes I'll add a link for them in the video description or better black bear you can just wait for my teardown video and we can all see what makes this little brick of a phone so durable flexing from the front or the back and the phone still stays solid and functional nokia has impressed me with the two phones I've tested from them this year it'll be fun to see what they come up with in the future this Nokia 3310 passes my durability test coming out with me on Instagram or check out my Nokia 600 billion to the smartphone thing Nokia has a long history of taking phone build quality to the next level and it's good to see that they haven't changed thanks for watching I'll see you around