Nokia is bringing back the 'bananaphone' from 'The Matrix' - and it's a refreshing counterpoint to the modern smartphone

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.

This is what the phone looks like from the side...

Up top there are two features rarely seen on modern smartphone, for better or worse.

The new 8110 charges via micro-USB, which has been almost entirely been replaced by the more modern USB-C.

But there is a headphone jack, which works both for listening to the built-in FM Radio as well as MP3s users can load onto the available 4GB of storage.

Don't expect to one-up your mobile photography skills with it, but the 8110 has a flash-equipped 2-megapixel camera around back.

As expected, the user interface (UI) — based on a proprietary operating system, KaiOS — is rather simple.

There are a few apps, like messages, camera, calendar, and contacts, which are arranged in a 3x3 grid, and users will mostly navigate the UI with the central button.

The processor inside the 8110 is a Snapdragon 205, which Nokia says will guarantee for 9 hours of talk time and over 3 weeks of stand-by time.

There are also more modern games and apps, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google Maps, which will take advantage of the built-in WiFi and 4G technologies, as well as HTML5 support.

But of course the one game everyone will be obsessed with is Snake — which is indeed present, and as fun as always.

Users will probably not spend much time on the web, but there is a browser if you want to.

The initial markets will be Europe and China, with a launch price of €79 (£69/$99).