Nokia 8110 4G

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 10 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

2
Average:

4
Bad:

3

Pros:

Sturdy and classy design, decent call quality, VoLTE, expandable memory, great standby battery life, FM radio

Cons:

Mediocre display, poor camera, Google Apps largely useless, somewhat complicated operation

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Last revision on May 11, 2020

Reviewers Liked

Sturdy and classy design, decent call quality, VoLTE, expandable memory, great standby battery life, FM radio

Reviewers Didn't Like

Mediocre display, poor camera, Google Apps largely useless, somewhat complicated operation

Expert reviews and ratings

Should we welcome back this old favourite? Or leave it as a sweet memory?Available from £69.99A blast from the past yet again from HMD Global, dropping another feature phone many have loved on the public. But is that what the 8110 should have been? A...

By What Mobile on September 24, 2018

It is £70, it's fun, it works well for what it does and you can't help but enjoy using...

By The Inquirer on August 20, 2018

With the Nokia 8110 4G HMD has produced a much more capable retro phone than the equally nostalgic new 3310. You can get your email on it, you can get Google Maps, YouTube, Google Assistant and even sync all your contacts and calendar. It even has a...

By theguardian.com on August 16, 2018

The 8810 is a really simple phone and a great bit of nostalgia. When all considered, not a bad phone but it's not brilliant by today's standards. It lacks screen real-estate, it lacks grunt, it lacks software functionality, text messaging is painful...

By Ausdroid on August 13, 2018

Texting like in the olden days! After the 3310 the Nokia 8110 4G is HMD Global's second retro cell phone. The bananaphone is much better equipped and even connects to 4G/LTE networks. Find out whether it is capable of more than just delighting...

By NotebookCheck on July 25, 2018

Inspired by the iconic slide phone of the mid-'90s, the new Nokia 8110 is a $129 device designed to make calls and perform only the most basic of internet-powered tasks. But while this may sound like retro heaven for some, missteps in the design mean...

By brisbanetimes.com.au on September 26, 2018

When it was announced in March it was eye-catching. The pricing looked good too – but just who is the Nokia 8110 4G for? And can you really live with it in the age of the smartphone?I took the plunge. I wanted to use it for a week. Spoiler alert – I...

By eftm.com.au on September 25, 2018

It would be unfair to compare the 8110 4G to a modern Android smartphone as that's not what it is trying to compete with. In some respects it isn't competing with anything except our own level of interest in a handset that's a modern take on an old...

By zdnet.com on August 28, 2018

It's true that smartphones aren't much more expensive, even the new Nokia 1, but that doesn't stop the new 8110 4G from being an alluring phone. It's different and fun while offering some modern features like voice calls over LTE and Wi-Fi hotspot.Of...

By techadvisor.co.uk on August 09, 2018

The above list of competitors naturally leads us to the conclusion here. Namely, that the Nokia 8110 4G is hard to recommend as a value option. Sure, it's different and KaiOS has some untapped future potential - one that could lead to a new and...

By GSMArena on August 06, 2018

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