Nokia C3 Pros and Cons

A budget phone QWERTY keyboard Dedicated Messaging and Contacts keys Social network integration on the homescreen and dedicated buttons for more conveniance Does well under sunlight No autofocus No flash No 3G No USB cable in the box No office doc viewer No smart dialing microUSB port doesn't charge Is it S40 still ? No multi-tasking Wi-Fi EDGE 2 megapixel cam, the budget buyer is extremely targeted 2GB microSD card included Video recording is low graded Its cheap but doesnt seem cheap stylish A QWERTY messenger Fingerprints easily gather Good image quality Dedicated Contacts and the Messaging keys can be assigned other functions Comfortable navigation keys and D pad User-configurable soft keys and D-pad Good backlighting No dedicated volume controls and camera key 1320 mAh Li-Ion BL-5J battery Limited third party apps No accelerometer Phone numbers can be assigned to a contact is limited to 5 Videos can be assigned to contacts Phone book displays the list of contacts with names and contact images Quick dialing short cuts Vibration is hardly felt Signal indicator sometimes illusive A built in app to record ongoing conversations No voice dialling enhancement No voice labels required for voice dialling Good for texting Gmail and others natively supported on email client No need to worry about server addresses and ports when setting up email client Ovi chat accomodates G talk and several others Chat is natively supported. Not a j2me app Can conduct chats with several contacts once New messages are notified by the social app with screen blinks and vibrations Social networking is deeply integrated Communities app shows real time messages from Facebook and Twitter on home screen widget Socia app supports multiple accounts from two giant networks but only one account is hosted at a time 320 x 240 pixels, 2.4 inches display microSD, up to 8GB 55 MB C: 64 MB RAM Adobe Flash Lite Stereo widening A timeline view in photo app A station directory in radio which fetches details from internet on local stations Video player only supports 3gps and mp4s Full screen and fast forward Good clarity in audio output Week loudness in head phones A self timer in cam app Poor image quality Noisy photos Poor video Bad noise reduction and color balance microSD card not hot swappable Nokia browser supports javascript but you cannot freely surf with it Communities and chat apps work in background Nearest rival INQ Chat 3g has Qwerty, 3G and Skype is natively supported The keypad is hard to read under the light or sun, once you started to dial or type The only possible way of accessing nokia's browser is, music player >>options >>downloads and goto address Takes a long time for the battery to get fully charged No option to view sent text messages Hangs when surfing or recieving messages No drafts option in messaging Hangs or restarts while watching video Messaging only for 20 recipients at a time To minimise apps press menu button and long press menu to switch between all opened apps No skype to skype call No folders for messages No PDF Key pad is hard for big hands Dont be misguided by its look. Do determine your necessities well and research well before buying it s40 doesnt store apps in E: location or simply spoken, in memory card In opera mini, the mouse point is hard to get to the right spot Youtube, google maps, opening zips excels, nimbuss, whatsapp all supported