This review is from: Nokia C1-01 Sim Free Mobile Phone – Dark Grey (Electronics)
As a previous owner of the Nokia 1616 (an even cheaper handset with even less features) this phone was somewhat of an upgrade!
Who’s it for? The Nokia C1-01 is a basic phone but with enough technology so as you don’t feel completely inferior to your consumerist iPhone friends – some of these features are incredibly basic; it does have a camera, for example; however, I would only suggest using it if the subjects of your photos are incredibly ugly and you wish to flatter them.
What’s it like? Phone wise it’s nice and simple as you’d expect; It does however seem to be quite sensitive to interference, so don’t stand next to any speakers during a call. It’s loud and clear and has a loudspeaker function in case you want to keep your hands free (not that I’m implying anything) Texting is also a pleasure and unlike the Nokia 1616, the keypad is nice to press and very quiet. The keypad is quite narrow and therefore I wouldn’t recommend it for people with clumsy hands or the elderly alike.
It has an MP3 player – also a good time to mention that it has a proper headphone jack (a truly good effort by Nokia) and using it with my own headphones on the train to London I was satisfied that unlike with the camera, it performed well – you will need a micro SD memory card to store one album or more though.
Battery life The battery life is excellent, although, not as good as the Nokia 1616, which, will run for over a week with heavy usage! This phone will last a week with light use, but as soon as you make a few calls and use the MP3 player you’ll more than likely half that time – still very good though.
Connectivity It has WAP so you can technically use the internet – if you want the internet though, you shouldn’t really be looking at this phone – checking email in an emergency it’s about all it’s up to. Bluetooth is included, unlike on the Nokia 1616. Another plus point for the Nokia is that it features both the thin needle charger port (standard on a lot of modern Nokias) and the new micro-usb connector for transferring files – as noted below in the comments section you cannot charge the device through micro-usb.
Overall If you’re looking for a phone that’s easy to use, has good battery and a nice addition of an MP3 player, the C1-01 is definitely worth checking out. If you think that bluetooth, MP3 player and a terrible VGA camera will be lost on you, have a look at the Nokia 1616.
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This review is from: Nokia C1-01 Sim Free Mobile Phone – Dark Grey (Electronics)
Bought this to replace my aging nokia 1100. simple to use but fully featured really impressed.Lovely clear screen and graphics which can be user configured.Battrey life is very good and has the new compact charger which is a bonus.mp3 player is excellent especially with 32gb mini sd card, just the job for listening to your music through portable speaker on your hols. Even the radio works but the supplied headphones are poor much better sound quality through my own set so it’s the headphones and not the phone. Camera is low image quality but works well enough.Two things that did catch me out was that you can’t send picture messages unless you insert a mini sd card. You need to buy a data cable to connect the phone to your pc and turn the phone off and then on to establish connection. Much faster and easier than to transfer music and pics than blue tooth.
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This review is from: Nokia C1-01 Sim Free Mobile Phone – Dark Grey (Electronics)
Bought this as a replacement phone for my son who seems to get through phones more often than he has a bath. It’s a good phone wilth all the basics on it, an ok camera and a good battery life. It does though just feel a bit light and plasticky and hasn’t got the heft of a more expensive model – but hey you get what you pay for and for the price this is cracking value.
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Another sweet Nokia candy bar,
As a previous owner of the Nokia 1616 (an even cheaper handset with even less features) this phone was somewhat of an upgrade!
Who’s it for?
The Nokia C1-01 is a basic phone but with enough technology so as you don’t feel completely inferior to your consumerist iPhone friends – some of these features are incredibly basic; it does have a camera, for example; however, I would only suggest using it if the subjects of your photos are incredibly ugly and you wish to flatter them.
What’s it like?
Phone wise it’s nice and simple as you’d expect; It does however seem to be quite sensitive to interference, so don’t stand next to any speakers during a call. It’s loud and clear and has a loudspeaker function in case you want to keep your hands free (not that I’m implying anything) Texting is also a pleasure and unlike the Nokia 1616, the keypad is nice to press and very quiet. The keypad is quite narrow and therefore I wouldn’t recommend it for people with clumsy hands or the elderly alike.
It has an MP3 player – also a good time to mention that it has a proper headphone jack (a truly good effort by Nokia) and using it with my own headphones on the train to London I was satisfied that unlike with the camera, it performed well – you will need a micro SD memory card to store one album or more though.
Battery life
The battery life is excellent, although, not as good as the Nokia 1616, which, will run for over a week with heavy usage! This phone will last a week with light use, but as soon as you make a few calls and use the MP3 player you’ll more than likely half that time – still very good though.
Connectivity
It has WAP so you can technically use the internet – if you want the internet though, you shouldn’t really be looking at this phone – checking email in an emergency it’s about all it’s up to.
Bluetooth is included, unlike on the Nokia 1616.
Another plus point for the Nokia is that it features both the thin needle charger port (standard on a lot of modern Nokias) and the new micro-usb connector for transferring files – as noted below in the comments section you cannot charge the device through micro-usb.
Overall
If you’re looking for a phone that’s easy to use, has good battery and a nice addition of an MP3 player, the C1-01 is definitely worth checking out. If you think that bluetooth, MP3 player and a terrible VGA camera will be lost on you, have a look at the Nokia 1616.
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|excellent phone,
Bought this to replace my aging nokia 1100. simple to use but fully featured really impressed.Lovely clear screen and graphics which can be user configured.Battrey life is very good and has the new compact charger which is a bonus.mp3 player is excellent especially with 32gb mini sd card, just the job for listening to your music through portable speaker on your hols. Even the radio works but the supplied headphones are poor much better sound quality through my own set so it’s the headphones and not the phone. Camera is low image quality but works well enough.Two things that did catch me out was that you can’t send picture messages unless you insert a mini sd card. You need to buy a data cable to connect the phone to your pc and turn the phone off and then on to establish connection. Much faster and easier than to transfer music and pics than blue tooth.
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|Nokia C1-01,
Bought this as a replacement phone for my son who seems to get through phones more often than he has a bath. It’s a good phone wilth all the basics on it, an ok camera and a good battery life. It does though just feel a bit light and plasticky and hasn’t got the heft of a more expensive model – but hey you get what you pay for and for the price this is cracking value.
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