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Posted: 02 Mar 2010 Announced: 02 Mar 2010
Market Status: Released
Release date: 21 Apr 2010
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The Nokia C5 is an affordable Symbian S60 3rd Edition smartphone, with support for Ovi Maps 3.0 (with free walk and drive navigation) and Nokia Messaging. The phonebook shows you the Facebook status updates of your contacts and you'll also be able to easily update your status and share location with Ovi Maps.

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Nokia C5 specifications

also known as Nokia C5-00

Pros

Small dimensions (4.41 x 1.81 x 0.48 inches)

Cons

Slow processor (600 MHz)
Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
Too little RAM memory (128 MB RAM)
Low-resolution camera (3.2 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
Low-resolution video capture
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
- Symbian (9.3) S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
Dimensions:
- 4.41 x 1.81 x 0.48 (112 x 46 x 12.3 mm)
Weight:
- 3.15 oz (89 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 2.20 inches
Resolution:
- 240 x 320 pixels
Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 182 ppi
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- TFT
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 16 777 216

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 12.00 hours
  the average is 8 h (497 min)
Stand-by time:
- 26.2 days (630 hours)
  the average is 21 days (496 h)
Talk time (3G):
- 4.90 hours
Stand-by time (3G):
- 27.9 days (670 hours)
Video call time:
- 3.50 hours
Capacity:
- 1050 mAh

Hardware

Processor:
Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.
- Single core, 600 MHz, ARM11
System memory:
System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.
- 128 MB RAM / 256 MB ROM
Built-in storage:
- 50 MB
Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - microSD, microSDHC
- Maximum card size:
  Maximum card size - Shows the capacity of the memory expansion slot that can be added
  - 16 GB

Camera

Camera:
- - 3.2 megapixels
- Flash:
  - LED
- Features:
  - Exposure control, White balance, Digital zoom, Effects, Self-timer
Camcorder:
- - 640x480 (VGA) (15 fps)
- Features:
  - Video calling
Front-facing camera:
- 0.3 megapixels VGA

Multimedia

Radio:
- - FM, Stereo, RDS
Speakers:
- Stereo speakers
YouTube player:
- Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Yes
- Supports:
  - HTML, XHTML, WAP 2.0, Flash Lite, RSS
Built-in online services support:
- Facebook, MySpace, OVI, Flickr

Technology

GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 900, 2100 MHz
Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- HSDPA 10.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 2 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE
Positioning:
Positioning - This field shows the positioning systems supported by the device. There are three main types: GPS, A-GPS and GLONASS. GPS - This is one of the most widespread global positioning technologies, developed and maintained by the U.S. government. It uses satellites in order to detect your location. Works best in clear weather. A-GPS - A-GPS stands for Assisted GPS and is the industry standard for positioning and navigation. “Assisted” means that it can use local wireless networks, in addition to satellites, for quicker and more precise localization. GLONASS - GLONASS is a global positioning system, developed by the Russian Federation. It’s very similar to GPS, but isn’t so popular in cell phones.
- A-GPS
Navigation:
- Yes

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Document viewer, Calculator, Converter, Notes
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
E-mail:
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 2.0, EDR
USB:
- - USB 2.0
- Connector:
  - microUSB
- Features:
  Features - Universal Serial Bus - is a plug-and-play interface for connection a computer and add-on devices such as joysticks, keyboards, wireless phones, scanner, cameras etc. USB supports hot-swap (ability to add a new device without having to reboot the computer). USB supports data speed of 12 megabits per second.
  - Mass storage device, USB charging
- Tethering, Computer sync, SyncML

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI), Video ringtones, Polyphonic ringtones (64 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability

Officially announced:
- 02 Mar 2010
Scheduled release:
Scheduled release - Shows when is the particular phone scheduled to be made available to the public in North America
- Q2 2010 (Official)

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