Nokia 8310

{{short description|Cell phone model}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}

{{Infobox Mobile phone

| name = Nokia 8310

| logo = Nokia8310logo.png

| logosize = 100px

| image = Nokia 8310 phone.jpg

| imagesize = 200px

| caption = Upper: A Nokia 8310 phone compared to a pair of coins in size. Lower: Nokia 8310's UI menu icon.

| manufacturer = Nokia

| available = September 2001

| discontinued = 2004

| screen = Monochrome graphic, 84 x 48 pixels

| exterior_screen =

| camera =

| 2nd_camera =

| operatingsystem = Series 30

| input =

| cpu =

| memory =

| memory_card =

| networks = GSM 900/1800 (8310)
GSM 1900 (8390)

| battery = Standard, 750 mAh Li-Ion (BLB-2)

| connectivity = GPRS, Infrared port

| size = 97 x 43 x 20 mm, 67 cc

| form =

| weight = 84 g

| predecessor = Nokia 8210

| successor = Nokia 6610
Nokia 7210

| related = Nokia 6510
Nokia 6310
Nokia 6500

}}

The Nokia 8310 is a fashion-oriented{{Cite web |title=Tekniikan Maailma |url=https://tekniikanmaailma.fi/cebit-2001-the-show-must-go-on/?page=4 |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=tekniikanmaailma.fi}} mobile phone manufactured by Nokia between 2001 and 2004.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}} The handset was announced at CEBIT in March 2001{{cite web |title=New Nokia style engine makes debut |url=http://press.nokia.com/PR/200103/813134_5.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020606093157/http://press.nokia.com/PR/200103/813134_5.html |archive-date=2002-06-06 |access-date=1 January 2021 |website=Nokia Press Release |df=dmy-all}} as a member of Nokia's flagship premium 'candybar' variety and retailed for a price in excess of £400 (approximately £740 in 2025 adjusted for inflation) when it first shipped in September 2001.{{Cite web |title=Nokia confirms GPRS programs are on track, addresses technology outlook |url=https://www.tech-insider.org/mobile/research/2001/0904-a.html |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=www.tech-insider.org}}{{Cite web |title=Third Quarter 2001 Financial Results |url=https://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/nys/nok/q301_ccslids_v2.pdf |publisher=Nokia}} As the successor to the Nokia 8210, the 8310 was even smaller in size,{{Cite web |date=13 December 2001 |title=Six of the best |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2001/dec/13/gadgets.electronicgoods |website=TheGuardian.com}} one of the smallest Nokia have produced to date. It also has support for Xpress-On covers,{{cite web |author1=Kinny Cheng |date=30 November 2001 |title=Impress and Be Impressed – The new Nokia 8310 |url=http://www.imobile.com.au/phonereviews/default.asp?ID=reviewsdec0101 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011225101103/http://www.imobile.com.au/phonereviews/default.asp?ID=reviewsdec0101 |archive-date=25 December 2001 |access-date=13 November 2022 |website=mobile.com}} and it was reported to come in 100 colour combinations.{{Cite news |date=20 April 2001 |title=Why Nokia is winning the phone war |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1287560.stm}}{{cite web |title=Nokia 8310 - Full phone specifications |url=https://gsmarena.com/nokia_8310-241.php}}

File:Nokia 8310.JPG

It, along with the Nokia 6310, were the first Nokia phones built on the Nokia DCT4 hardware platform, which replaced the DCT3 that dated back to Nokia 6110 (1997).{{Cite web |title=Cellular technology history (2006 - 2007) @ Marcin's page ON-LINE |url=https://mwiacek.com/www/?q=node/8 |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=mwiacek.com}} It contained advanced features not normally found on handsets of the time, such as infrared, a fully functional calendar, and was the first Nokia phone to support GPRS data{{Cite news |last=Borzo |first=Jeanette |last2=Tribune |first2=International Herald |date=2001-10-29 |title=Consumer Outlook : A Movable Feast Of Faster Phones |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/29/IHT-consumer-outlook-a-movable-feast-of-faster-phones.html |access-date=2025-05-19 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} and an FM radio. It was also the first Nokia phone to feature a polyphonic startup sound, despite not having polyphonic ringtones built into the phone, possibly due to the muffled sound.{{cite web |author=Nokia |date=2009-01-19 |title=History of Nokia part one: Nokia firsts |url=https://blogs.windows.com/devices/2009/01/19/history-of-nokia-part-one-nokia-firsts/ |access-date=2018-01-13 |publisher=Microsoft (formerly Nokia) |df=dmy-all}}{{cite web |date=11 November 2019 |title=Nokia 8310 Vintage Mobile Phone Review – Pocket Powered Device |url=https://www.profitwarning.co.uk/2019/11/nokia-8310-vintage-mobile-phone-review-pocket-powered-device/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129095346/https://www.profitwarning.co.uk/2019/11/nokia-8310-vintage-mobile-phone-review-pocket-powered-device/ |archive-date=29 November 2020 |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=profitwarning.co.uk}} The 8310 has a white backlight.

The 8310 shares the same platform{{cite web|url=http://www.mobileburn.com/review.jsp?Id=58|title=Nokia 6510 review|work=MobileBurn|access-date=22 August 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316110218/http://www.mobileburn.com/review.jsp?Id=58|archive-date=16 March 2014}} and shape with the 2002-released Nokia 6510, which the latter model being a more business-oriented phone and utilised a higher resolution 96x60 display. Faceplates designed for the 8310 can be installed on a 6510 and vice versa. They were among Nokia's last phones to feature a monochrome display with a buzzer.{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2019-11-11 |title=Nokia 8310 Vintage Mobile Phone Review – Pocket Powered Device |url=https://www.profitwarning.co.uk/2019/11/nokia-8310-vintage-mobile-phone-review-pocket-powered-device/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Profit Warning |language=en-GB}} Nokia 8310 was succeeded by the Nokia 7210 with the fashion-oriented handsets moving from the 8xxx range to 7xxx.{{Cite web |title=Nokia fashion phones |url=https://www.mobilephonehistory.co.uk/nokia/nokia_fashion_phones.php |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=www.mobilephonehistory.co.uk}} However it is considered that it did not receive a true successor incorporating its especially small size.{{Cite web |title=Retro: Nokia 8310 - Mobile Gazette - Mobile Phone News |url=https://www.mobilegazette.com/nokia-8310.htm |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=www.mobilegazette.com}}