Background Information – Look n’ Feel

This week Nokia announced the release of three new mobile phones of which the Nokia C3 is the entry level phone. By copying the BlackBerry style the phone gives the impression that its more expensive than it’s worth. In black, the phone looks quite business like, but for those wanting to a more chic look there’s “hot pink” and “golden white”. The phone is a manageable size at 115.5 x 58.1 x 13.6 mm and weighing 114 grams.

Hardware – Display, Keyboard, Battery, Communications, Memory, Connectors

The phone comes with a 2.4 inch graphical monitor with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels.  It is also Nokia’s first full QWERTY keyboard giving it the appearance of a smartphone. The C3 also comes with a pretty basic 2 MP built-in camera with video but this is perfectly adequate given the price tag.

The Nokia C3 does not have 3G but it has quad-band GSM and supports Bluetooth 2.1, GPRS, WAP and Edge. The phone also has WLAN (wireless local area network) which means you can use your phone like a laptop by accessing the internet wirelessly at home or via hotspots.

Software

The C3 uses Series 40 which is both a software platform and application UI (user interface) used for Nokia’s mid range mobile phones. The software helps run Ovi Mail, Ovi Chat and social networking apps such as Facebook and Twitter. Incidentally, this is Nokia’s first phone that can access the social networks from the homescreen.

Availability and pricing

The Nokia C3 will be available in the second quarter of 2010 and will cost about €90.

Video Review

General

Size

Display

Memory

Ringtones

Networking

Features

Standard Battery