Signal A reissued feature phone sells out in China in two days

Summary

This signal concerns the re-released Nokia 3210, which sold out in China within two days. Sitra cites a May 2024 report on the sell-out. A deliberately simple feature phone found strong demand in a major smartphone market. It suggests that nostalgia and a wish for less connectivity are commercial realities rather than mere talk. The signal fits a wider pattern of people paying for digital peace. Sitra lists it among signals behind an imagined 2046 magazine column in which digital peace and nostalgia become key selling points of tourism.