Seems some Indians love the old Nokia 3310 and a few other old Nokia phones so much that they make love to them. Literally. The Nokia 3310, known well for its durability and rather extra strong vibrations whenever it would ring, seem to be still popular among some users who make use of it as a sex toy. They apparently use the Nokia phones as vibrators, probably also because good vibrators are likely difficult to find in a country like India where sex toys are still a taboo.

According to a website called Agents of Ishq, which recently surveyed 100 Indian women to find out their sexual behaviour and practices, Nokia phones found a surprising mention whenever the women talked about masturbation. When the women were asked how they masturbated a number of them apparently pointed towards a Nokia phone from the era when the company was ruling the phone market.

"So, vibrators and sex toys.... But this pageant had a surprise winner - the old Nokia vibrating phone made several appearances on this survey! We have no idea why that company is not the market leader after this," notes the Ishq website.

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Although there is nothing scientific about why a Nokia phone would make for a good sex toy, it is apparently because of the strong vibrating engine inside it. In fact, when these phones were popular -- and may be some college students from the early 2000 would re-call it -- there were jokes in which the Nokia phones used to feature as sex toys, just because they used to vibrate rather strongly whenever they were ringing.

The new distinction for the Nokia phones comes just weeks before the Nokia, now a brand used by HMD Global, is going to launch the New Nokia Android phones. Dubbed Nokia 6, Nokia 5, Nokia 3, these Android phones will go on sale in the Indian market in June, India Today Tech had exclusively reported earlier.

At the same time, Nokia to please its fans -- the word please suddenly gets a new meaning, isn't it -- is also launching a new Nokia 3310. The Nokia 3310 is the re-imaging of an iconic phone, with rounder edges and smaller body, a bigger and colour screen and more funkier colours.