Nokia C3: The Company’s Latest Addition to the C Series
Nokia, the multinational mobile phone company, unveiled their three new handsets following their “everyone connect” teaser. These phones were made to bring the best tools for messaging and social networking to mobile phone users at an affordable price. The Nokia C3, unlike the other two, supports only a 2G network with frequency bands of GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900. This mobile device is set to be released during the second quarter of this year.
The handset comes in a rectangular shape with contoured corners (almost similar in appearance to BlackBerry). The phone’s casing is available in colors of slate gray, golden white and hot pink. The phone comes in dimensions of 115.5 x 58.1 x 13.6 mm. It’s lighter than other mobile phones since it only weighs 114 grams.
The screen of the phone is a 2.4” TFT screen with resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. It can display 256K colors. Below the screen are key buttons and full QWERTY keyboard.
The phone supports both GPRS and EDGE used for mobile internet and data transfer through cellular networks. The phone, however, does not support 3G UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA. Users of this phone can still connect and browse through the internet through hot spots since this handset is WiFi capable.
This phone can connect and transfer data to other devices and gadgets through Bluetooth technology for wireless connections and microUSB for cabled ones.
Apart from the features mentioned above, this handset also comes with features standard in most mobile phones.
The phone comes with 2-megapixel camera which can be used to take both still images and videos. The camera has frame rate of 15 fps. Users of this phone can browse through different radio stations since it has Stereo FM Radio. The phone can also play different audio (MP3, WAV, WMA and eAAC+) and video (MP4, H.264 and H.263) files in different formats with a built in media player.
The phone has internal memory of only 55 MB. This can be further expanded since the handset has a card slot for microSD cards of up to 8 GB.
The handset, like any other phones, supports messaging services such as SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email and IM. The phone is designed to allow users to access their email accounts from providers such as Yahoo Mail, Gmail, Windows Live and Hotmail. Instant messaging is also available through Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk and Ovi Chat. Users can also send audio messages through Nokia Xpress audio messaging.
The home screen of the phone can be personalized by changing the background, theme and icons and by placing widgets on the home screen. Live Facebook and Twitter feeds can be placed on the home screen for easier access and viewing.
Like other phones, this handset allows personal information management through applications such as calendar, to-do list, notes, recorder, calculator, clock and converter. It also provides users with pre-installed games such as Bounce, Sudoku, Block’d and Diamond Rush.
This mobile phone is more affordable than other phones since it is expected to be priced at around €90 before taxes and subsidies. Find the best Nokia C3 deals at Moby1 by comparing them from among the best mobile deals on offer in the UK including many mobile phone free gift deals.
