Nokia is bringing back the 'bananaphone' from 'The Matrix' — and it's a refreshing counterpoint to the modern smartphone by Edoardo Maggio on Feb 27, 2018, 10:02 AM Advertisement
 HMD Global announced it's bringing back the Nokia 8110 feature phone at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress. The "slider phone," which was first popularized because of its appearance in the 1999 film "The Matrix," is following the footsteps of the 3310, the other historic phone Nokia brought back last year. The Nokia 8110 is not meant to compete with the rest of the smartphones in the market, but it's still packing some modern technology, which might make it a nice companion to a more full-fledged device. Business Insider went to Nokia's booth at Mobile World Congress to take a closer look at the "bananaphone" — here's what it looks like: SEE ALSO: Hands-on: Samsung's new flagship Galaxy phone feels a lot like the old one The phone has actually a slick design.  When you first pick the phone up, the slider is closed, hiding the numeric keypad. Half the phone shines in its yellow color, while the black top is only tarnished by the Nokia logo up top. The dual-tone, as well as the curvature, give it a distinct look, which is certainly different from that of most modern smartphones.
Slide the cover down to reveal the keypad.  When you slide the cover down, the phone "elongates" revealing the keypad. This move, which effectively works as the phone's substitute for the sleep/wake button, will also turn the screen on.
The yellow colour helps the phone look like a banana.  This is what the phone looks like from the side...
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