Nokia C3-00

Since the Industrial Revolution things have been getting a whole lot cheaper. They arent quite as pretty as hand-crafted items, but they work, quite often better than their more expensive counterparts.



Throw in Wi-Fi support and the Contacts and Messaging keys, which are similar to the Eseries keys, and the Nokia C3 is beginning to look like a mass-market Nokia E72. read more →

The Wal-Mart exclusive Nokia C3 is a cheap prepaid phone that looks sharp and lasts seemingly forever on a single charge, but it's far from Nokia's usual quality standards. read more →

You may come to the Nokia C3 expecting a lot more than the phone actually delivers. Its solid hardware design and good keyboard and buttons lead you to think this is a handset with a lot on offer.



But you'll find that when you actually start using it on an everyday basis the phone lets you down - although with the budget price tag you can't really expect much more. read more →

The Nokia C3 is a well-targeted phone, made predominantly for affordable messaging and social network updates on the go. By stripping it down of functions unneeded by its target market like 3G, GPS or a touchscreen, the company has managed to keep the price at bay. Moreover, Nokia has cleverly designed the C3 to look and feel like a device from the business-friendly Eseries, altering the interface of the Series 40 platform. read more →

Nokia's C3 looks like the funky sibling of the serious, yet popular E71. Its full QWERTY keypad is matched with a bevy of messaging functionality, but without 3G, its Web life is compromised.

While we won't forget the C3's sub-US$100 price tag in our final evaluation, there are still a few areas where we'd like to have seen a little more. At the time of writing you can buy a 3G touchscreen smartphone for US$130 in several of the major phone stores, and in an age ruled by social networks, it would seem wise to spend this extra money to have the Internet wherever you go. read more →