Nokia C5-03 Review
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The Nokia C5-03 comes with a 2GB microSD card, but you can use cards with up to 16GB of memory. Included in the retail package is also a charger, user guides and one of the shortest microUSB cables we have seen so far.
Design:
The Nokia C5-03 is light on your pocket. And we mean it light as light in money, and light as 93-gram light in weight, which puts it somewhere in the top of our list of flyweight smartphones. The phone comes in a variety of color combinations with black or white choices for the body, which can be then paired with different colors for the bottom part. The variety of looks comes bundled with eco-friendly materials – 80 per cent of the body is recyclable, while half of the packaging is made from recyclable materials.
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The Nokia C5-03 comes in a variety of color combinations | ||
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You can compare the Nokia C5-03 with many other phones using our Size Visualization Tool.
One thing you might not notice in the beginning is that around the edges, where the screen meets the casing, seems to be a minimal distance, just enough to collect all sorts of garbage. Apart from this issue, the phone feels a bit like a toy, but still with no moving parts and good build quality for a mid-range device.
And speaking of affordable handsets, the screen is where budget played big and Nokia went with resistive technology. This undeniably ruins some of the fun of the otherwise pretty 3.2-inch screen, which boasts a resolution of 360x640 pixels. We pumped up the brightness to its highest level, but that still did not help much in direct sunlight where legibility suffered seriously.
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On the back you will see a glossy plastic cover, which is a fingerprint magnet and you will find yourself wiping it out every now and then. What really defines the phone is the bottom part which stands out with its color and three physical buttons. We appreciate that Nokia sticks with physical keys, which give a solid phone feel to the device, something we have been missing even on high-end handsets.
Just behind the plastic back cover lies a 1000 mAh battery, which promises up to 11.5 hours of talk time.
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40 Comments
1. Lee (unregistered) posted on 08 Jan 2011, 13:57 0 0
Nokia still come up with resistive touchscreen? $280 is tooo expensive
2. swach (unregistered) posted on 04 Feb 2011, 05:02 0 0
if it had video calling i would have considered buying it
3. xxxx (unregistered) posted on 24 Mar 2011, 15:15 0 0
worst cell eva. No delete option in the entire phone
6. fucku posted on 04 Apr 2011, 08:19 1 0
u dont even know 'abc' of these phones..........press and..hold the thing u want to delete, a pop up menu appears...with delete and other options.!!
11. asmedsaj (unregistered) posted on 24 Apr 2011, 01:12 0 0
it has 2 delete options: one by long pressing the file(appears a menu that looks like PC right-click) and the second one is from the quickoffice app.
18. nokia c5 (unregistered) posted on 08 Jun 2011, 19:56 0 0
do u know how to use cellphone??? or maybe u dnt know how to read???? hahahhaa
4. unknown (unregistered) posted on 26 Mar 2011, 07:51 0 0
I WANT TO PURCHASE THE NOKIA C5 O3 HANDSET, CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHETHER THIS HANDSET IS GOOD TO USE OR NOT
12. asmedsaj posted on 24 Apr 2011, 17:47 0 0
I have a c5-03 since january 2011 and it works very well. I have 2 recommendations: microSD >4GB, stereo headset for noisy environments. Quickoffice upgrade for Office editing and PDF reader are strongly recommended.
5. Cal-er (unregistered) posted on 01 Apr 2011, 06:45 0 0
Nice device regarding its price.. in belgium 160€ with discount.
Only negative.. i find rather disturbing..slow gallery ( especially if you flip the screen to horizontal position. it may take up to 10 seconds for the pic to upload again to the screen ) Video function is average but what coul you expect for this low end price range
Like to hear from other about the gallery tweaks
7. Cal-er (unregistered) posted on 05 Apr 2011, 12:03 0 0
purchased my Nokia on 23 march.. unfortunatly.. back to shop.. Phone applications kept freezing.. and all very slow. especially the pics viewing it took up to 15 seconds before pics appeared if you switched it from upright to horizontal mode.. and GPS Very slow in finding position ( even outdoors ) called Nokia and they said i should return it for examination. too bad :-(
13. rmckarthik (unregistered) posted on 26 Apr 2011, 02:09 0 0
Please dont buy this if anyone planning to, its total waste for our money, the battery is only one day use if you charge daily, The Music player hangs in middle of the songs and taking long time to display the contents........
PLEASE DONT BUY THIS AND THEN YOU WILL FEEL VERY BAD LIFE ME......:-(
14. Cris_Co (unregistered) posted on 23 May 2011, 03:44 0 0
Please dont buy this phone,...,......its really waste of money.......
It looks good but it isnt...... u should rather buy samsung wave 723 or Xperia x8 if u hav this budget............
15. Sudarshan (unregistered) posted on 27 May 2011, 07:24 0 0
What result about that cell phone ? Will I purchase ?
16. Amjad (unregistered) posted on 06 Jun 2011, 04:03 0 0
I have purchased this C5 03 but not used till. I have read comments about frieds and thiks about to back the same. May I return back?
17. nokia c5 (unregistered) posted on 08 Jun 2011, 19:53 1 0
hahahha i love nokia c5-03.....AFFORDABLE/ and easy to use.. /so many features JUST MAKE SURE U KNOW HOW TO USE IT hahahahha -cool-
19. cal-er (unregistered) posted on 15 Jun 2011, 15:40 0 0
phone is ok now.. got it back from Nokia store.. they completely reset it .. now all working fine all complaints solved.. it was a software problem
20. fhd (unregistered) posted on 22 Jun 2011, 03:38 0 0
i cant turn off my phone's(C5-03) wifi. whenever i plug my wifi router my phone automatically get connected with it. if i disconnect it automatically get connected in a few seconds. i have 2 stop it by deleting the 'Access point'.
How can i make it manual- i mean whenever i want 2 connect it i can do it by myself & whenever i want it 2 b disconnected i can do it by myself.
HOW CAN I DO IT?
PLZ SOMEBODY HELP ME!!!!!!!
21. Frustrated. (unregistered) posted on 04 Jul 2011, 04:14 0 0
How do I do smiley faces with my texts?
36. asmedsaj posted on 25 Sep 2011, 08:01 0 0
Upgrade software to the latest version for this phone 20.0.024 and the smileys will appear in the symbols list when writing a message
22. Sumanz (unregistered) posted on 07 Jul 2011, 00:40 0 0
How 2 activate push mail in this cell ??
