His colleagues convinced the 57-year-old to use a smartphone. However, even after experiencing what it is like, he still very much prefers his Nokia phone.

To break it down for you younglings, the Nokia 3310 was first launched in 2000 and was the first handphone for many folks. However, the brand practically became obsolete by 2013.

It was revived a few years later and the revamped Nokia 3310 was launched in 2017; it remained pretty much the same as its predecessor except with a colour screen, an enhanced adaptation of the well-loved Snake game and a 2mp camera.

Lianhe Zaobao had interviewed some local celebrities to find out whether they have kept their phone number unchanged for 20 years and if so, who they would hope to hear from.

The pair reconnected after Jun-yup dialled Barbie’s phone number from over 20 years ago and got her on the line.

Nanxing’s manager said he’s changed his phone number and there’s probably no old friend that he would like to hear from.

She explained: “Nanxing mentioned before, when he needed to borrow money from someone, he called 1,000 people and couldn’t get anyone. So humans are very practical.”

Text: Aisha Hassan/AsiaOne

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