【Animation Archives】

When you have Animation Archivesa history as long as Nokia, there's a lot of cool stuff too revive -- and HMD Global, the current owner of the Nokia brand, is playing its cards right.

At a press conference in Barcelona on Sunday, the company announced the Nokia 8110 4G -- a rehash of the Nokia 8110, also known as the Matrix phone.

SEE ALSO: 'John Wick' is coming to TV (and yes, Keanu Reeves will be there)

For our very young readers, or people who haven't seen The Matrix(it's possible that they exist) who might not remember why this is important, we'll refer you to this video.

The phone used by the very young Keanu Reeves in the original Matrix movie is the Nokia 8110, a slide-out phone which, at the time (it was released in 1996, though The Matrixfeatures it in 1999) was a high-end device with such cool features as a monochrome graphic LCD and a price tag of more than $1,000. Most of all, the slide out mechanism was just plain cool, and pretty much everyone wanted to own this phone.

Mashable Light Speed Want more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories? Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter. By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thanks for signing up!

The new version of the device, which Nokia says was "inspired" by the original, is a dumbphone, just like the rehashed Nokia 3310 which was launched at last year at MWC. It's got a 2.4-inch QVGA curved display, 4G connectivity, a low-end Qualcomm 205 chip, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of storage (and a microSD card slot), a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 1,500mAh battery.

Simply put, it's got none of the features that your current phone has -- but it does have a few things going for it -- a 25-day battery, Nokia's famous Snake game, and that superb feeling of being better than your peers when you answer a phone call by sliding the keyboard cover out. And unlike the Nokia 3310, it can actually tether a 4G connection to your laptop.

Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable

The Nokia 8110 4G come in black and yellow, but you know which one you want. It'll set you back 79 euros ($97) when it becomes available in May.

Nokia also announced some other phones at the event but that doesn't matter, because the only phone that matters right now is the Matrix phone.

UPDATE: Feb. 25, 2018, 11:05 p.m. CET The post was updated with additional details about the Nokia 8110 4G.

---

Featured Video For You

---

Here's what ‘The Matrix’ would look like without any special effects

---

Topics Mobile World Congress

• Science
• Games
• Shopping
• Deals
• Life
• Tech
• Social Good
• Entertainment

• Outdoor speaker deal: Save $20 on the Soundcore Boom 2
• Hands on with Google's ambitious Pixel and Pixel XL
• These cotton candy ice
• Who are these cartoon villains driving around with Rudy Giuliani?
• Best Apple deal: Save $19 on AirTag 4
• People are pissed that Google closed out its event so abruptly
• Samira Wiley of 'OITNB' is now engaged to show writer Lauren Morelli
• Say hello to the Pixel and Pixel XL, the first of a new breed of Google phone
• Robin Triumphant
• NFL ball boy pulls off spectacular one

• Rihanna visited the massive, headless Rihanna statue in Germany
• John Stamos shares heartwarming tribute following his dog's death
• David Schwimmer says 'Friends' made it hard for him to make friends
• The hackers getting paid to keep the internet safe
• 5 ways to text from your laptop
• Donald Trump's tangled web of Russian influence
• Turbulent footage shows harrowing Russian rocket failure
• Video compilation highlights all the sexist moments from the Olympics coverage
• Joseph Schooling marks Olympic gold with new tattoo
• This guy's Slack app costume is pretty spot on

• Amazon Book Sale: Shop early deals now
• Yahoo reportedly built software to search incoming emails
• Google's new VR headset is just $79
• Rickie Fowler brought the Ryder Cup trophy to Arnold Palmer's memorial
• Nvidia DLSS: An Early Investigation
• Ben Stiller opens up about prostate cancer diagnosis
• The one joke the internet is already making about the VP debate
• Scientists just named a new species of ancient, 'megatoothed' shark
• Big-League Bluster
• Say hello to the Pixel and Pixel XL, the first of a new breed of Google phone

• Turtle Beach Recon 50P gaming headset deal: 28% off
• 2024 space calendar events: NASA missions, total solar eclipse, and more
• Football player dragged for 'racist' depiction of Aboriginal Australians
• How to watch Google's big event
• DDR4 Memory at 4000 MT/s, Does It Make a Difference?
• Lenovo launches Moto Z and Moto Z Play modular smartphones in India
• Google replaces 'Now on Tap' feature with 'Screen Search
• That Hurricane Matthew forecast you keep seeing may not mean what you think
• Barcelona Open 2025 livestream: Watch live tennis for free
• The one joke the internet is already making about the VP debate