Nokia C5-00

THIS PHONE WOULD HAVE BEEN A HOT CAKE IF IT COME WITH WI-FI !! ONLY THING MISSING !!!

First a word of praise for Flipkart: Tell you something this company is soon going to rank in the charts if it maintains and keeps achieving this kind of customer delightness. I ordered this product on sunday evening and expected it to reach me by thursday maybe. Monday evening i am getting a call on the confirmation of order, maybe because this was a COD delivery of a higher amount. and then guess what Tuesday evening this product is delivered at my address. Nicely packed that even if it is to swim in the sea to reach the nicobar islands the product inside is going to feel nothing about it.

Secondly about the phone: Nokia has always given this best deal offers. i think in this world of android, nokia still is ticking with its best hardware support, best looks and best prices. This phone has it all. buy this product and expect some surprises when you start browsing it for the first time. for those design savvy ones this owes one of the best.

Have used it for exactly 10 months now, reinstalled the OS twice. SO what, it takes not more than 5 minutes with my Idea 3G network but on 2G scheme, giving me regular 120kbps/15KBps.
Camera is cool in daylight!
Flash is great on nearer objects when in dark.
Yes the paint is coming off, but you know why?
Because this phone never lets me keep my hands off it!
Keypad is the awesomest ever in this age of extinct good numerics, do try yourself at a Croma before you buy. Enhanced to 5MP now at same price! Too much?
Well, yes, WiFi is missing, but come on, you move with it but no WiFi area does! Does it?
GPS is awesome with Google Maps and when in good network, locates me in 20m radius. Yes you heard me right!
Opera 5 and 10 work as awesome as ever. Seems they too design their OS for Nokia devices. It's just so smooth and swift!
Expandable to 8GB, hot swappable slot.
External Music Keys: become a must when you are already multitasking in the bus/metro/train on Opera GoogleMap Music Player Radio and someone asks you something! You need not close any app! Easy?
The steel back is sturdy and suave!
Battery backup is not exemplary but mostly due to my multitasking. While only using voice, it hasn't dissapointed, going up to 4 hours!
Micro USB provided, 3.5mm jack, pretty cool very long wired charger along with make it a steal!
Screen is a little small and that is where the bucks have been saved in this phone. It has overall, a dissapointing display.
If you like streaming, I can almost challenge any other brand to stream from Youtube at such speeds, all thanks to the in-built RealPlayer! It buffers a 10min clip for 30 seconds and then plays it non stop! Beat that!
All softwares and games you wanted are compatible thanks to the updated Symbian v 9.3 firmware 071.005. It hangs if put to Windows test. By that I mean using 4 applications at once!
256MB RAM and 600Mhz ARM, at 7300 bucks, it is indeed rocket science in your hands!
All major formats supported, Nokia E series shortcuts provided.
The new Chat App is simply amazing, can handle 2-5 chat accounts at a time, not FB though. For Fb, get an Ebuddy and you are all set to rock social worlds.
Ovi, Search, Dictionary, Nokia Maps and yes the 2GB inclusive card come along with!
Aren't a touch savvy, big screen person, and can bear charging every 20-24 hours, this is the best budget phone Nokia ever made in the Rs 7000 bracket!

This phone is best if you are looking for 3G access. Worth the price. However I have used it for 3 months and the metal polish has started coming out. Also the speed is slow, as at times I press the menu tab and have to wait for it to open. One more thing the sound is not a loud one, I usually miss the call because of this.
Well it is good in look, slim and I am using vadafone 3G sim with this and it works excellent.

I've been using Nokia C5(black) since last year. Over all, I'm satisfied with the phone. It has a long battery life and a nice still camera. Video recording is quite smooth at 320x240, though the device can also record at 640x480 resolution. It is very light and small, so people never think it's a smartphone. But it runs on the Symbian OS 3rd edition(the newest OS for non-touch nokia smartphone) and supports full multitasking. Keypad is large and soft. Battery back cover is nicely made of a light stainless steel. The silver coating on it comes off after a few months of heavy use. But the original colour of the metal is nice too. The only complaint I have is with its viewing angle of the screen and outdoor visibility. But it's not bad at 100% display brightness, and the viewing angle is good for personal use.

VERDICT: Highly Recommended if your budget is under Rs.8000/-