Nokia C3-01 deals & review

The C3 is the latest Nokia phone to adopt the Touch and Type brand which signifies a synergy of modern touch sensitive screens and more traditional numerical keypads. This phone was announced just shortly after the X3 Touch and Type. These phones emerged from the recognition by Nokia that while many people are keen to own a touchscreen phone a lot of them are still hesitant to completely drop the texting prowess afforded by a numeric keypad.

The interface and apps can be operated through the use of your fingers or you can quickly tap away a message with the keypad. The beauty of this design is that you can still do all of this with one hand. There are many apps to enjoy on the C3 with plenty more available from the Ovi Store. As a phone primarily aimed at the younger generations the C3 comes with excellent apps for popular social networks like Facebook and Twitter. These can pool information from your accounts and have them displayed quickly on the homescreen should you feel the need to do so.

These social networks can also be accessed directly through the web browser. With HSDPA and Wi-Fi support web browsing is quick and easy wherever you may find yourself, and FlashLite support means that a whole lot more of the internet is opened up to you. The web browser also supports streaming video which is fantastic for viewing websites like YouTube.

A 5 megapixel camera is included which can take some very high quality photos that can be uploaded to share online with your Facebook friends. The camera has a 4x digital zoom as well as an LED flash which both greatly extend the phones scope of usage. With 48MB of storage space (as well as support for 16GB microSD) there is plenty of room for storing your captured images as well as other personal media content. The camera also comes with QVGA video capture at 20fps.

There is fantastic support for music playback with support for all of the top formats as well as DRM music. You can copy over music from your home computer via USB, or you can listen to the latest tunes on the FM radio. Entertainment is extended by the inclusion of games and thanks to the touch sensitive screen you can play touchscreen games.

As mentioned regarding the design the C3 is heavily aimed towards people who partake in many of the various messaging options available today, including social networks. The C3 comes with support for Email as well, along with standard SMS messages. There is also support for MMS, audio messages, Flash messages and instant messaging.

The C3 Touch and Type has just about every messaging feature available today and as such is an ideal phone for the technologically proficient youth of today. What sets the C3 apart from many other phones available on the market is the combination of touchscreen and traditional keypad – which provides the best of both worlds.