Nokia releases a revamped version of 3310

Pre-reading questions:

  1. At what age did you have your first mobile phone?
  2. Do you know Nokia 3310?

Nokia releases a new 3310 model. It’s the updated model of the classic phone that was popular back then. It will be available globally in the second quarter of this year. Consumers have four colors to choose from – red and yellow, and blue and gray. The battery life on standby mode is 25.3 days and with up to 22.1 hours of talk time. It is a basic phone with voice and text messaging, Opera Mini browser, MP3 player, camera, 2 sim slots, and the classic Snake game.

Vocabulary:
updated [adjective] – improved; latest
popular [adjective] – well-known; commonly liked
globally [adverb] – around the world; everywhere
classic [adjective] – simple and usual
standby [adjective] – backup; be used when needed

True or False:

  1. Nokia releases a new iPhone.
  2. It will be available globally in the second quarter of 2018.
  3. The battery life on standby mode is 20 days.
  4. You have four colors to choose from – red, yellow, blue, and gray.
  5. It has up to 22.1 hours of talk time.