15 September 2010 by Caroline
It seems day two of the Nokia World has not seen the pace of the event slow as the company has today launched a fourth device in the shape of the Nokia C3 Touch and Type.
A Series 40 handset, the C3 has a traditional keyboard and touchscreen combination. Similar in concept to the BlackBerry Torch smartphone, this design offers you the best of both worlds when it comes to communication – you can choose to type on the physical keys or swipe on t...
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Nokia C3 deals on contract
Blackberry doesn’t have the final word on its signature candybar full-QWERTY smartphones anymore as just about all the Big Fives have one. Finnish smartphone leader in the Symbian world Nokia has plenty in its E-series line-up but goes one step further to use the Blackberry form factor in the Nokia C3, a non-smartphone that can easily be mistaken for one.
It looks and feels like one, but it isn’t. The C3 is another fine specimen that blurs the distinction between that two on a more modest budget line that should please a wider market that wants a Blackberry on the looks department.
Measuring 115.5 x 58.1 x 13.6 mm with a lightweight 114g comfortable in any pocket, it doesn’t have the thin profile of the E71/E72, but neither do the Blackberrys. And apart from the common black, it comes in state grey, hot pink and golden white body colors you can choose from which betrays its pitch to a younger more fickle-minded crowd.
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Features on a Non-Smartphone
It is not a 3G phone. There’s no GPS either. But it has WiFi 802.11b/g for hotspot online social networking and downloading at a more than adequate 54 Mbps local data speeds. As a capable social networking messaging handset, the C3 delivers as it comes preloaded with the Opera Mini with SNS apps and Flash Lite 3.0 support.
You will need to secure a GPRS/EDGE data plan from your network carrier to get decent SNS messaging, push email, instant messaging, internet browsing and downloading speeds because it ’s just your basic quad band GSM (850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900) on 2G with class 32 GPRS/EDGE data connectivity up to 296 Kbps. It local high speed connectivity also supports Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and microUSB 2.0.
The C3 has the usual landscape 2.4-inch TFT LCD screen with the minimum QVGA resolution and 256k color depth. Its imaging prowess gets a rather outdated camera with just 2 megapixels of resolution and no autofocus or LED flash, but you get a decent QCIF video capture at 15fps that yields low file sizes you can immediately upload to your media sharing sites or SNS.
Your mobile entertainment is served with a stereo FM radio with RDS, an audio player supporting MP3, WAV, WMA and eAAC+ file formats and a video player supporting MP4, H.263 and H.264 files. It has a monaural speakerphone but for stereo listening, its 3.5mm audio out jack allows using your high fidelity headsets and its A2DP profile support over Bluetooth allows wireless stereo listening.
Onboard phone memory comes with a modest 55 MB with practically unlimited phonebook entries. But your multimedia files are better stored on a microSD card which the phone supports for up to 16 GB. Its standard BL-5J li-ion battery on a full charge is muscled enough to deliver up 7 hours of talk time on 2G and 792 hours when on standby.
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Latest Nokia C3 News
24 June 2010 by Liam
Getting a mobile phone on a pay as you go price may not be as cheap as going for a contract, but when your overall messaging and call consumptions are low and you prefer to stick to WiFi for internet access, then you might want to consider Vodafone’s nice 80 GBP offer for the Nokia C3. The Nokia C3 is a very straightforward handset. It comes with basic phone features, a 2.4 inch TFT display, a 2 mega pixel camera, a QWERTY keyboard and support...
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Getting a mobile phone on a pay as you go price may not be as cheap as going for a contract, but when your overall messaging and call consumptions are low and you prefer to stick to WiFi for internet access, then you might want to consider Vodafone’s nice 80 GBP offer for the Nokia C3. The Nokia C3 is a very straightforward handset. It comes with basic phone features, a 2.4 inch TFT display, a 2 mega pixel camera, a QWERTY keyboard and support...
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23 June 2010 by Caroline
If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on the BlackBerry-styled new Nokia C3, you’re in luck as Vodafone is now selling the handset in the UK. The first mobile network provider to offer Nokia C3 deals, you can now buy the latest device on Pay As You Go from Vodafone for a mere £80 in either slate grey or hot pink. The C3 is all about social networking and comes with Facebook, Twitter and Bebo support for easy access to these popular sites...
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If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on the BlackBerry-styled new Nokia C3, you’re in luck as Vodafone is now selling the handset in the UK. The first mobile network provider to offer Nokia C3 deals, you can now buy the latest device on Pay As You Go from Vodafone for a mere £80 in either slate grey or hot pink. The C3 is all about social networking and comes with Facebook, Twitter and Bebo support for easy access to these popular sites...
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09 June 2010 by Caroline
The messaging-centred Nokia C3 smartphone will be available to buy from 18 June onwards in the UK. The new phone will be sold exclusively through Vodafone for the first month before also becoming available through O2. An affordable 2G handset that has support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, you’ll be able to stay in touch with friends and family in multiple ways on the C3. There is instant messaging through various clients including G...
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The messaging-centred Nokia C3 smartphone will be available to buy from 18 June onwards in the UK. The new phone will be sold exclusively through Vodafone for the first month before also becoming available through O2. An affordable 2G handset that has support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, you’ll be able to stay in touch with friends and family in multiple ways on the C3. There is instant messaging through various clients including G...
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07 May 2010 by Simon
Joining the Nokia C-series family are two new mobile devices announced the same day: the C3 and C6. Like other C-series mobile devices, they are mid-range mobiles with a specific focus on messaging functionality. As the naming would suggest, the C3 is intended to fill the lower-end niche of the messaging device market with a cheaper price and fewer features, while the C6 is the more expensive flagship model with a number of high-range features to...
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Joining the Nokia C-series family are two new mobile devices announced the same day: the C3 and C6. Like other C-series mobile devices, they are mid-range mobiles with a specific focus on messaging functionality. As the naming would suggest, the C3 is intended to fill the lower-end niche of the messaging device market with a cheaper price and fewer features, while the C6 is the more expensive flagship model with a number of high-range features to...
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