Performance and Conclusion:
The Nokia C5 can fly indeed... when thrown out of the window. „Heh, that was a good one!” said the schizophrenic and went on playing belote all by himself. All joking aside, the Nokia C5 is equipped with 600MHz processor and 128MB RAM, i.e. more than enough resources that guarantee a smartphone like this will be running without any lagging. We encountered some minor issues relating to the sound sharpness during calls, but all told, we were able to perfectly understand people on the other end of the line and they claimed the same. The Nokia C5 offers the whopping 12 hours of continuous talk time on 2G networks and decent 4.9 hours over 3G bands.The Nokia C5 is exceptionally well-made, comfortable and snappy device. The in-call and audio playback quality is decent, the handset supports Nokia Messaging, the camera will do and the A-GPS coupled with free navigation is welcome indeed. Our only gripe relates to the mediocre display and lack of Wi-Fi.
If all models of the C-Series of the manufacturer prove to be more like the Nokia C5, well, we have to admit they do have their place on the market. We know there are many people out there, inclined to purchase a smartphone with stlish design, but unwilling to shell out for an overpriced Nokia’s E-series family member. The C5 might be just what they have been looking for.
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Introduction
If you are on the hunt for a stylish smartphone but you run a tight budget, chances are the Nokia C5 is on your radar already. The compact Symbian-running handset looks well, costs little and can give you all the smart you need in a phone.
Even more so if you need your mobile phone to do voice-guided navigation. The Nokia C5 comes with a lifetime license that costs exactly zilch. Now, isn’t this one of the handsets to claim the best bang for your buck on the market? As always there’re compromises involved, but the price tag hanging on that metal body won’t make you think twice.
Key features
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
Dual-band 3G (900/2100) with 10Mbps HSDPA and 2Mbps HSUPA
Neat and well built, metal on the body
2.2" 16M-color QVGA display, excellent sunlight legibility
Symbian OS, S60 3.2 user interface
ARM11 600 MHz CPU, 128 MB RAM
3 megapixel fixed-focus camera with LED flash
VGA video recording at 15fps
GPS receiver and free lifetime voice-guided navigation license
Stereo FM radio with RDS, Visual radio
Bluetooth (with A2DP)
Standard microUSB port (with charging support)
microSD card slot (16 GB supported, 2GB included)
Smart dialing
3.5mm audio jack
Great audio quality
Document viewer preinstalled
Main disadvantages
No WLAN
Small screen
No accelerometer (hence no auto screen rotation)
Fiddly memory card slot
Document viewer doesn't support editing
