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Nokia C5 unveiled
By JBC on 02 March 2010
GLOBAL – Today sees the unveiling of both a new device, the Nokia C5, and a new naming convention, Nokia Cseries (more on that later). The C5 is a smartphone packed into a feature phone body, boasting S60 3rd edition and a host of messaging and social networking features built in. It also boasts a bright 2.2-inch display and a 3.2-megapixel camera. It also comes packing free walk and drive navigation courtesy of Ovi Maps and is ready for messaging with Nokia Messaging built in.
The Nokia C5 boasts a cool new feature in its phone book, where you can see your friends status updates directly from Facebook. You can also update your Facebook status easily and share your location with Ovi Maps 3.0.
The homescreen will show off your favourite three friends for easy access to calling and messaging whilst Nokia Messaging enables you to keep in touch on IM using Google Talk or Windows Live Messenger.
Storage is the mircoSD variety with support for up to 16GB cards – the Nokia C5 will come with a 2GB card in the box, plenty of room for storing music and with the built in stereo FM radio and 3.5mm AV connector, not to mention the Stereo IHF speaker, it should sound good too.
The device is small too, measuring just over 12mm thin and 46mm across (and 112mm high). Battery life is good for up to 12 hours talktime (GSM) and it’ll stay on standby for a whopping 26 days between charges.
Available in white and warm grey, the Nokia C5 will be available in the second quarter of 2010 globally in Europe, Eurasia, SEAP, China and MEA. The anticipated retail price, before applicable taxes and subsidies is €135. It looks rather nice too. Let us know what you think below.
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March 2nd, 2010 at 8:13 am
Looks sexy…. Seems to have nearly the same features as 6303 and 6700.
Except S60, the good old midrange S40 divices seem to disappear and getting replaced with S60?!
Price is good, too…. Stainless steel, great!
I will definitely take a close look!!
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Anonymous Reply:
March 13th, 2010 at 8:40 am
agree
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March 2nd, 2010 at 8:53 am
Looking at the images, I can assume this device comes with Ovi Maps preinstalled. Will this be included with the free navigation Nokia ‘promised’ to come to other devices as well?
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Aravind Reply:
March 2nd, 2010 at 4:39 pm
Does it come with digital compass?
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Alex Whiteside Reply:
March 2nd, 2010 at 4:58 pm
Yes, it has free navigation (and the even-newer Ovi Maps 3.4 apparently). My understanding is that every Nokia from here on out with GPS will have free navigation.
I’d like to know about a compass too!
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March 2nd, 2010 at 4:37 pm
Wow, what to say? On the one hand this is really nothing special- my N78 will be 2 years old when this one comes out and it’ll have most of its features, including the same OS.
2 years is a looong time in this industry.
On the other hand it looks to be a perfectly fine phone for anybody who doesn’t want/need a touchscreen with free navigation, a slim package and a good price.
It all depends on how you look at it.
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March 2nd, 2010 at 4:37 pm
Will we get this in the US, preferably with ATT 3G?
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March 2nd, 2010 at 4:48 pm
With no doubt – a good looking phone. But I hope honestly that Nokia has some bigger news for us than Low-Entry-Hardware.
In fact that HTC or Samsung will release their brandnew flagships (Desire, Legend, Wave) in a short time, it would be a mistake to wait too long for announcing real Nokia-Flagships. In this case I can imagine that also Nokia-Fans could change their favourite brand. So come on Nokia. Prove, that you are still a leading manufacturer. Now !
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March 2nd, 2010 at 5:08 pm
What does Nokia mean by the following on the C6’s web page:
“Free navigation is for the lifetime of the phone.”
How long is the phone’s lifetime? Is it in perpetuity? Or is it the two-year “device lifetime” licence that Navigator devices shipped with?
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Georg Reply:
March 2nd, 2010 at 5:21 pm
Since all new GPS phones Nokia ships have the new free navigation you can be assured it’s not limited to 2 years.
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Markus Reply:
March 4th, 2010 at 12:21 am
It’s a f**king Nokia one. It’ll probably survive the apocalypse.
Nokia phones may not have the best usability, but they are sturdy unlike crap companies like Samsung produce.
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oscar Reply:
May 8th, 2010 at 11:23 am
new nokia n97
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March 2nd, 2010 at 5:55 pm
Nice to see some new concepts (Friend’s status update on contacts) in C series phone..
But I think, it would have been better if this device had qwerty keyboard instead, as the device will be preferred mostly by social networking lovers.
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Hardeep Singh Reply:
March 3rd, 2010 at 6:00 am
Return of the T9, I prefer it over qwerty for typing.
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March 2nd, 2010 at 6:04 pm
Good One Nokia, keep it up. I love this one.
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March 2nd, 2010 at 6:07 pm
Wow, looks really neat. I hate the 2.2 inch display though, they should have gone for at least 2.6″. Otherwise pretty interesting. I’ll wait for the C10
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March 2nd, 2010 at 9:26 pm
Does this phone have wi-fi? If so then I will be very interested to purchase as I do not want or need an expensive data plan. With wi-fi I can occasionally use the phone to get online to get email or look at websites. A 2.2″ screen hardly lends itself to extensive web use. I would like to have a phone with decent camera, GPS, FM radio and MP3 player that can be used to occassionally get online via wi-fi. If this phone comes with wi-fi it will satisfy all of those requirements.
Last question, will it be available in the US?
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paulkev09 Reply:
April 17th, 2010 at 11:33 pm
yes, it comes with wi-fi and a 3.2 megapixel camera.
i am sure this will be available at the u.s.
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Gigi Reply:
May 3rd, 2010 at 1:25 pm
No wifi available !!!
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March 2nd, 2010 at 10:49 pm
Battery life is 26 days in stand-by mode?!
Is it possible somehow?
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Anonymous Reply:
July 26th, 2010 at 11:32 am
how it is possible.!
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March 3rd, 2010 at 12:25 am
Like the Nokia X6 ( http://bit.ly/nokia-x6-updated ) but this one is on steroids..
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MeeGo Reply:
March 3rd, 2010 at 10:38 am
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March 3rd, 2010 at 12:46 am
Please Nokia, BRING THIS TO UNITED STATES! Unlocked and without any contracts.
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i_pablo Reply:
March 3rd, 2010 at 7:28 pm
PLEASE Bring this to the U.S. FAST!!!! (PLEASE!) I want a T9 “smarter” phone at a reasonable price with NO DATA CONTRACTS. This is a winner! I would have bought one yesterday if I could have!!!
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March 3rd, 2010 at 1:24 am
I really like this device, the only weak point I can think of is that there’s only 50MB of internal storage, and I want more of that to store MMSes and so on.
I find it a bit annoying that S60 devices from 2007 have more internal storage than the S60 devices Nokia release now.
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March 3rd, 2010 at 9:15 am
What is a digital compass?
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March 3rd, 2010 at 10:10 am
looks pretty clean and elegant, but i wonder whether it comes with built-in GPS or not? and the keyboard is apparently copied from that of 6730, which i’ve seen scores of guys complain its awkwardness to use, especially the function keys (the navi, the soft keys, and the send/end keys)~
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March 3rd, 2010 at 5:10 pm
Every Nokia phone I’ve owned has been solid, but this looks similar to one I had in 1996. And that one had Snake.
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March 3rd, 2010 at 9:48 pm
It looks like a pretty decent phone, although I’d like to see Nokia going more in the direction of touchscreen Symbian-devices.
By myself I own a Nokia XpressMusic 5530 and I must say I like it. It has had it’s problems, but after the latest firmware update everything is working like a charm.
The looks of the 5530 are good, and I think it shows the way Nokia should go – buttonless phones with a little-bit-larger-than-average touch screen.
The form factor we’re seeing with the Nokia C5 is rather standard for Nokia. Although the interface looks improved for a button phone, it still gives me the idea that this is not a special phone, but will be one of those ‘budget’ phones like the 3110 Classic.
I don’t know what to say… should Nokia keep producing these types of phones?
Anyways, good job on the interface, people! It looks nice, fresh and vibrant.
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March 3rd, 2010 at 10:20 pm
on the down side, being a nokia, deploying software on it requires stupid symbiansigned procedures so it is not a developer’s phone. to all the developers out there, why take symbiansigned crap, when you can develop for a better platform such as android, or even blackberry where signing code is just $20 for pretty much lifetime.
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March 4th, 2010 at 7:23 am
will this phone include 3G or more….. and yes can the screen size be a bit larger maybe 3″…
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March 4th, 2010 at 7:29 am
Hey, does it have Wi-Fi?? If that is available, this phone would be a killer device.
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Anonymous Reply:
April 26th, 2010 at 12:08 pm
yes!!!
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Sharrysse Reply:
May 18th, 2010 at 9:04 pm
Can I use the Nokia C5 navigation on a PC too or on MAC only ?
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March 4th, 2010 at 9:33 am
Same, I have only owned Nokia’s ever since I’ve been using cellphones. Sure Nokia may not be the hottest smartnphone maker in the world, but if I dropped a smart phone the number of times I dropped my Nokia I would be a broke ass. Nokia’s phones are practical, and functional.
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March 7th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
i would have liked it a little thinner. but bring it to ATT and i’ll buy it.
i wonder if the screen is oled
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March 8th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
I love Nokia, In my life i never change my mind love U nokia
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March 13th, 2010 at 1:11 am
u know, I shouldnt come to this blog anymore… it always makes me wanna buy a new phone… :S
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March 13th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
Looks like a very decent mobile. Only i wonder why it has such a weak video cameramodus: it only gets till 8 frames per second whilst others go easily till 30 fps.
Maybe that’s for easier posting little movies on netwerk sites, but still, if it would have 30 fps it would have been the ultimate all-in-one mobile for me.
Nice device though.
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Krz Reply:
March 20th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
On the detailed specs it appears to capture video till 15 fps.
Still wonder what you can expect from the gps-receiver in such a small device though ..
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March 14th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
With free navigation its a all in one phone.
But it must be although free for older Nokia-phones
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March 15th, 2010 at 8:47 am
dual sim phone C5 please? have had several nokia’s since 1997. hate to switch to samsung but nokia doesn’t seem to want to address this need among consumers. =(
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March 29th, 2010 at 3:54 am
hey Nokia!!!so much for so less!!! pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease release a slider version with a bigger screen for this handset and i ll purchase it on the day of its debut!!!
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slidey Reply:
July 30th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
ooooh yesss pleeeeeease!!! this phone would be PERFECT as a slider, with a larger screen. in fact i think they might have missed a trick by not making it a slider in the first place.
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March 31st, 2010 at 11:39 am
I m going to b crazy about this phone!
I am gonna buy this phone as nokia will release!
Thank you so much nokia!
East or West nokia is the best!
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April 3rd, 2010 at 11:37 am
Good One Nokia, keep it up. i like it
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April 4th, 2010 at 7:47 pm
Hey NOKIA….
When will this phone reach in India?
I am planning to buy a new handset, esp. 3G with video call facility.
I’ve been researching in various internet sources, friends and relatives, and I FINALLY FOUND THIS C5…!!!
I am waiting… Please let us know when will you reach here…!
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April 7th, 2010 at 7:48 am
I’ll wait it in China.Hurry up!
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April 8th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
This phone is 99% the same for the specifications of the 6730, release in August 2009 exclusive for Vodafone, only the 6730 included 1 GB microSD. The looks are also likely.
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April 11th, 2010 at 7:44 am
When is it gonna launch in Bhubaneswar? And what’s its price in rupees? Could someone tell me please?
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April 14th, 2010 at 8:36 pm
What should be the expected price of nokia c5 in rupees? I wanna purchase this phone this has awesome features
and also which phone is better nokia 5630 or this one please tell i am hurry to purchase any cellphone of nokia in one or two days
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April 15th, 2010 at 6:51 am
I would like it to have a front cam too……..
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April 19th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
During the recession time it is good to have have a good phone with cheap price!
When these C series available
I want to grab all 3
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April 21st, 2010 at 6:45 pm
hey i have blackberry from 2 years that is good but i board with my pnone i think to change my phone
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May 3rd, 2010 at 2:39 pm
I don’t think it does have wi-fi.
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May 4th, 2010 at 8:25 am
Hello..
What is the Price of Nokia C5 in India?
Is it available in India ?
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May 4th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
put a larger 3.2 inch screen and get the keypad to slide under the phone body.. That would be a incredible combination for this phone design.. I would paint that phone model on my back and roam around naked for publicity..Its painful to use a candybar which compromizes with screen size for adding the stupid buttons on the top side
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slidey Reply:
July 30th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
totally agree!! this phone would be better as a slider with a bigger screen.
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May 5th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Nokia is one of the awesome moblie, i appreciate for the features it has no comparistion, my only suggestion is to make sure the moblie is in reasonable prices
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May 5th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Nokia is one of the awesome moblie, i appreciate for the features it has no comparistion, my only suggestion is to make sure the moblie is in reasonable prices.
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May 19th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
I am proud to be the owner of C5 which I bought from DUBAI.
Please send few pieces to India/Cochin for my friends. It is just facinating.
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May 20th, 2010 at 3:42 am
always loved using Nokia phones untill recently.
I purchased N95 8GB from a US website and it worked beautifully about 18 months until my internal memory got corrupted. I spent more than 100 hours on the phone with Nokia support (which hard to understand and speak English, call centre was somewhere in Philippine) finally they gave up and asked me to sen the phone for repaire to a third party service centre in the US (NOKIA DOESN’T HAVE ANY LOCAL SUPPORT – THIS SUCKS). I sent the phone three times to this place and every time they sent it claiming that they have fixed it. The truth of the matter is NOT fixed. The last time they sent it back without any docs and when I called them they said. Sorry we can’t fix it. At any cost
This phone cost me more than $500.00 and now it is useless in less than 20 months.
NOKIA get a grip and be serious about supporting you products. If you have any chance in making it big in the US, get you fat AS—-SS here and support your product properly.
Anybody who lives in the US and thinking about buying a NOKIA phone think again.
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May 21st, 2010 at 5:22 am
any one know that what is the exact time it will lunch in india?
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May 21st, 2010 at 9:07 am
Good one Nokia!
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May 22nd, 2010 at 12:24 pm
when will the N 98 or N 99 be launched by nokia.looking forward to its unique features. kindly mail if any suitable replies on this front.
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May 26th, 2010 at 11:16 pm
I want it in Delhi, India ASAP!!!!!!!! plzzzzzzzzzz..
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June 10th, 2010 at 10:56 am
when it will be available in pakistan
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June 14th, 2010 at 4:33 am
It doesn’t have autofocus option
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June 23rd, 2010 at 10:03 am
wats the price in india????????
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shyam Reply:
July 11th, 2010 at 10:45 am
its price is 8000 in india ok
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June 29th, 2010 at 6:51 pm
Got a new C5 for myself… Excellent set… ultrasmooth and it feels very solid… The keypad is soft like a feather…. A 4 out of 5….
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slidey Reply:
July 30th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
which colour you bought??? i can’t decide which one to get – dark grey or silver/white one?? :s
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July 1st, 2010 at 8:27 pm
When It will be In Delhi?
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July 6th, 2010 at 5:29 am
when r u realsing nokia c3 in india
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July 6th, 2010 at 5:30 am
when r u relsing nokia c3 in india
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July 8th, 2010 at 11:52 am
HI All,
Nokia C5 is launched in India the price in Kolkata is Rs 8000. But I did not like its looks. Looks like a low budget phone…Thts wat turned me off from buying it. Now waiting for Nokia C6!!
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July 11th, 2010 at 8:10 am
nokia c5 have wifi connection yes or no………otherwise it is best……….plz tell me about nokia c5
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July 12th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
NOKIA
PLS MAKE IT GREATER THAN MY 6700
- small and thin candy bar style (OK)
- with silver classy style (OK)
- more than 8GIG microsd ( Very OK 16G)
but..
unlike 6700
- internal memory should be 170MB or more (its just 50)
- it should be 5megapixels or more (but its just 3.2)
..so ill have a NEW PHONE but not going back to older specs
=(
BIG THANKS
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July 15th, 2010 at 9:34 am
All is good about C5. But in india customers are facing a typical problem with this model. It is not working with Airtel & Vodafone networks ( two major GSM operators in India) .
Many customers highlighted this issue but nothing yet came out from Nokia.
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July 16th, 2010 at 8:27 am
hey is nokia c5 is a dual sim ???
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July 19th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
I have Nokia C5 now.
Airtel and Vodafone sim is working fine in it.
I haven’t tested these sim card in dual mode but its just fine in Gsm mode.
You can change Dual mode to Gsm mode in SETTINGS.
The only problem i am facing is restarting automatically while working and rest all features are excellent.
I am a tight budgeted player so why should i buy Nokia C6 or E5 if we get related features in an affordable price?
I know it doesn’t support Wifi connectivity but for me it doesn’t matter.
So i suggest you all guys to go for Nokia C5 only if you don’t need Wifi connectivity because rest all other company handsets does not provide this type of features for this price ie.,Rs7999/-
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July 22nd, 2010 at 7:33 pm
Am Happy to share of my C5 purchase today at Nasik Road India.
Thanks Nokia
I did pay a premium price but am happy as today my 3250 display went bad and had to buy a phone
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July 29th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
Its an amazing device. Misses the WiFi connection, but I can live with it.
It says here http://www.nyemobiltelefoner.dk/ny-nokia/nokia-c5.html Nokia C5 comes in two colors, but I can only find it for sale in silver.
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nysa Reply:
July 30th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
there are 2 colours – warm grey and silver white. i can’t decide which one to get :s
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