Nokia C3 Review
|| Review: October 2010
Last updated Sep 2012.
In a nutshell: The Nokia C3 is
a cut-price BlackBerry lookalike, and that's no bad thing! It
offers a full QWERTY keyboard, mobile e-mail, a basic camera
and a media player, plus Wi-Fi, Facebook and Twitter and excellent
battery life. Watch out for freezing and crashing, and be aware
that the Wi-Fi isn't the most reliable. Available in Black,
Blue, Gold or Pink.
The Nokia C3 is a budget BlackBerry lookalike. What a good idea! A
BlackBerry Curve for the price
of a budget Pay as you Go phone! And in lots of ways the C3 delivers
on its promise. It's certainly a smart looking phone. Plasticky, yes,
but what did you expect at this price? The keyboard works well and the
phone feels good in the hand.
The TFT display has been built to a budget, but it's no worse than
the screen on the BlackBerry 8520.
It has the same size and resolution (2.4 inches, 320 x 240 pixels).
The camera's about as basic as you can get these days, so don't expect
much from that. The phone does have an MP3 player, of course, and an
FM radio, but pretty much every phone does these days. Don't look for
GPS or 3G, because you won't find any high-end features on the C3. But
it does have Bluetooth and USB, and it's also Wi-Fi enabled and has
a 3.5mm audio jack too. The Wi-Fi could be handy for accessing the internet
on your phone, although don't count on it because some users are experiencing
problems getting a Wi-Fi connection with the phone. The C3 has Facebook
and Twitter apps that can be accessed from your home screen, but don't
expect to do a lot of web browsing on such a small screen.
Battery life is truly excellent, with a very meaty 1320 mAh battery,
and not too much work for it to do. Compared to high-end smartphones
the C3 is like the Duracell Bunny! It's not so hot when it comes to
memory though, with only 55MB onboard and no memory card included in
the sales package. You'll need to spend a little extra to add a microSD
The C3 is very much a phone built to a budget. It's key selling point
is the QWERTY keyboard and the fact that it looks like a BlackBerry.
It does email well, has great battery life and has Wi-Fi, although that
doesn't always work. It's a Symbian phone and that can lead to freezing
and crashing at times. The C3 is one of the cheapest BlackBerry-lookalikes,
but you should also consider the BlackBerry
Curve 9360, Orange Rio 2 and Samsung
Features of the Nokia C3 include:
- 2 megapixel camera with 2x digital zoom
- QCIF video camera with 4x digital zoom
- Display: TFT, 262,000 colours, 240 x 320 pixels (2.4 inches)
- Music Player (mp3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA formats)
- FM radio with RDS support
- MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA ringtones / video ringtones
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, email (POP3, IMAP4 and
SMTP protocols), Instant messaging, Nokia Xpress audio messaging
- Java™ MIDP 2.0 applications
- Games: Bounce, Sudoku, Block'd, Diamond Rush
- Internet: Web browser, Opera Mini browser, Facebook, Twitter, WAP,
- Connectivity: WLAN 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, micro-USB
2.0, 3.5 mm audio jack
- Memory: 55 MB plus microSD card slot (up to 8 GB supported)
- Vibration alert
- Quadband (850/900/1800/1900)
- Size: 116 x 58 x 13.6 mm
- Weight: 114g
- Battery: 1320 mAh Li-Ion
- Talktime: 7 hours
- Battery standby: 800 hours
Nokia C3 User Reviews
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Average rating from 106 reviews:
Reviewed by Ella Simms from UK on 10th Jun 2012
The Nokia C3-00 is a good phone for the first few months of having it:
-battery life (lasts 3 days after being fully charged)
-easy typing with qwerty keypad
Although after a while it starts to freeze and becomes a bit slow. The
screen scratches easily, although,admittedly i did drop it twice. Overall
quite a good phone for careful,paitent people (older children or adults).
Reviewed by jack grant from england on 28th May
The nokia c 300 is not as good as I expected it to be it is not grabble
because I have dropped it a few times and it has now got scratches all
over it, I had a package that gave me a 500 mg of internet and 300 free
text messages for £10 and within a couple of day the internet had disappeared
but I still have 500 mg of internet still unused.
Reviewed by higaffy from nigeria on 14th Apr 2012
nokia c3 is a goog phone at least a celebrity is using it.
Reviewed by Dave Griffiths from England on 17th
This is an okay phone for texting and making calls. Internet is slow
and email even slower.I have had mine for around 18 months and found
it fairly reliable only crashing a couple of times. I am ready for a
new phone and will look for improved internet and email capability.
Reply by Mobile Phones UK from UK on
18th Mar 2012
Perhaps the new Nokia Asha 302?
Reviewed by whoeveruwantme2b from whoeveruwantme2b on
22nd Feb 2012
nowt like bb its so rubbish slow and no gud on into so its an OK for
me coz of tht reason!
Reviewed by aimz from UK on 19th Feb 2012
i got this phone for xmas 2010. its a good phone, but the screen is
so easily scratched, its like a cat's got hold of it. The silver control
button in the middle, doesn't stay silver for very long. After about
2 weeks, it had peeled off and was black. The battery life is amazing
on this phone though, i can last a full week in school which is good,
because you don't have to keep charging it. The games are rubbish. On
my c3, i cannot access the ovi store, so i cannot download more games.
Another thing is that it's very complicated to set up the email app.
The camera i find, is rubbish. When you press the button to take the
photo, it takes forever to load, so when you think you've taken the
photo, it comes out all blurred because it was still processing. I suppose
the only good thing about this phone, is that it's cheap. If you were
to buy a blackberry, it would cost at least £100 more than thins phone,
a blackberry look-alike. Another point is that the keys on the QWERTY
keyboard are incredibly small, and very hard to write a text without
a mistake. As well as all this, i cannot recieve or send MMS messages,
which i find incredibly annoying, as my friends are always sending them
:( I wouldn't recommend this phone to a friend because i find it a very
poor phone, like most nokia phones.
Reviewed by ally from Uk on 16th Feb 2012
Reviewed by Allie from UK on 3rd Feb 2012
I bought this phone as it was similar to a blackberry, and have now
had it for a year and a bit. Generally it is a good phone, it takes
a while to get used to the qwerty keyboard as the buttons are smaller
than normal, but that's nothing really.
The camera on it however is awful. When you go to take a picture on
it it goes yellow, then when you do take the picture is slightly green:/
also it takes a while for it take the photo... but it is only 2 meagpixels.
The email and internet are slow if you aren't in a wifi area, if you
are then its quite fast.
Lastly the screen gets scratched really easily. If you get this phone
buy a protector. Before I bought the phone i read all the comments and
saw that it scratched easily. I thought, ah they must be lying, BUT
THEY WEREN'T! take my advice and buy a protector.
The games are quite good, and you can cancel sending texts which i found
helpful. This is quite a good little phone but take precautions:) 4/5
Reviewed by Kuleino Faruk from Nigeria on 2nd
C-3 phone is a wonderful machine; i enjoyed using this piece from Nokia,what
an excellent product from the company.
Reviewed by Magda from England on 28th Jan 2012
This Nokia is terribly disappointing. I had 3 Nokias before - latest
6300 which lasted about 5 years without fault, has been dropped in water
3x and uncountable times on the floor and still worked. Thats why I
chosen Nokia again, but the C3 is not comparable. Only had it for 4
months and the screen is already scratched a lot, the back lid comes
off easily. The buttons are too sensitive so when you press it against
your shoulder and head, phone always goes to mute or ends call. Internet
is a waste of time on this model. grainy and small screen, doesn't work
half of the time or it is so slow there is no point in using on the
go. Buttons for texting not great, too narrow. I would strongly advice
not to buy this phone!!!
Reviewed by Rose from England on 15th Jan 2012
I have had this phone for almost a year, and yes it is overall quite
good. But, in the last 4 or 5 months it freezes and crashes a lot, and
generally the interface is very dates, considering what else is out
there. The Symbian OS is quite poor, and the "Communities" app is also
not very good, with the web versions of facebook and twitter better.
Also, the Opera Mini browser is pretty good but I had to update mine
and now getting to the internet requires going through apps then extras
then collection - its very long winded. The camera is awful (but what
do you expect from 2MP) but having said that the music player and FM
radio are impressive, although the headphones supplied are awful but
this can be helped with messing around with the equalizer. The only
saving grace is the messaging system, the QWERTY keyboard is brilliant
and it comes with its own 'Symbols' button for smileys etc, as well
as working like a real computer keyboard i.e ctrl+c copies and ctrl+v
pastes. Everything started out great to begin with, but since has declined
quite a lot. Overall, its a fairly good phone for basic functions and
if you don't want a big fancy break-the-bank smartphone that sings and
Reviewed by Miss B from Scotland on 6th Jan 2012
This is a great phone i currently own it and it comes with fun games,wifi,
apps, a good camera, calendar ect.It is very easy to type fast due to
the keyboard and my texts are growing gradually longer. All in all it
is a good phone that does everything you need and that little bit more.
Reviewed by johann brits from south africa on
2nd Jan 2012
wht does the key board change colour? when it is enlightened I cannot
read it without glasses.when it is black it is fine,but the moment you
start it changes to a slivery colour which is unreadible
Reviewed by Marie-leigh from England on 1st Jan
I have had my nokia C3 for about a year now and i have had no problems
at all with it. Its the best phone ive ever had and great for people
like me whos constanly on the internet and can have links to get to
a website. It dosent take long to get used to and its battery lasts
for around 5-7 days. The only problem i would say with it would be that
its very big and cant fit in many of my trouser pockets, but over all
its a very good phone and i do advice people to get one.
Reviewed by Arun Pandian Thevar from India on
28th Dec 2011
Reviewed by Mc javier from Philippines on 18th
This is the best phone eve!...but the camera is poor
Reviewed by Vitória Da Silveira from Brazil on
7th Dec 2011
This is probably the best phone I've ever had. Before buying it I read
a couple of reviews and lots of people said it easily crashes and freezes,
and that WiFi does not work properly. I've had it since february, and
it has *yet* never freezed or turned off spontaneously. The camera is
not that bad, pictures have a good quality, but the lack of autofocus
or flash makes it complicated to get good macro pics or night shots.
I can't complain about pictures taken during daytime or on lighted places
— quality is pretty good and you never get them blurry or anything.
On the other hand, the videocamera sucks big time! Video quality is
VERY poor and sound is worse. You've got to shout while filming in the
beginning for the mic to detect any eventual sound. The headphone set
and the music player are probably the best feature in this phone. The
battery is very strong, too, and even listening to music one hour per
day (as I do on the bus) battery life is about 2 days. The whole interface
is user friendly, and it's easy to get accustomed to the phone in the
moment you get it. WiFi works perfectly, sometimes it disconnects from
the net but you just go and reconnect and BOOM problem solved. The screen
lowest backlight is still shiny enough for me to be uncomfortable while
looking at it, but nothing I can complain. I've had a Motorola and Sony
Ericsson before this one (can't remember the names right now) and I'm
never been Nokia's #1 fan, but I reccomend this cellphone to anyone.
Really, if you're considering buying this, go get it. It's wonderful.
Reviewed by Ajay Gupta from India on 6th Dec 2011
Nokia C3-00 is very nice and superb mobile, u can use it very easy,
its functions and features are very good, internet speed is too good...
Reviewed by bobby from india on 3rd Dec 2011
welldone nokia this mobile is very good
Reviewed by veronica from uk on 30th Nov 2011
Phone seems OK. However, in the first 2 weeks I found it had connected
to the internet 600 times without my knowing to update its stupid software.
This used up all my credit in one go. Nokia gave me the settings to
fix this and it carried on and gobbled up another month's credit in
one go updating its software. Its costing me about £10 per call. My
mobile provider has cut off the internet for me and i'm just going to
use it for calls - a pretty 'smart' phone huh! Nokia offered to let
me send it back to the factory indefinately for 'repair' which doesn't
seem like very good customer service for something you've only had for
Reviewed by Laura from Northern Ireland on 28th
I love this phone had it a year now and still no problems :) I like
how I can change themes and download from the ovi store most theme that
are free are decent and look good. I would defo recommend this phone!
Reviewed by kamil kemal guller from u.k. on 27th
l am using this model for 2nd phone night time keyboard is good but
day time background lighs is on so you can not see the letters and numbers
and you can not switch off the back ground lights. if you text or send
msjs dificulty in a day light.
Reviewed by Becks from Birmingham on 26th Nov
Had this phone since last christmas. Really nice looking phone, easy
to use + great price. However recently has had many problems: repeatedly
clears all of my photos, freezes/crashes, screen picture turns upside
down, speaker isn't working for phone calls (loudspeaker is working,
weird!), confuses text conversations (been doing that for a while) and
so on. However the majority of these problems have been more recently,
so maybe not a good phone if you're planning to keep it for years, but
i tend to change regularly anyway. Other than the problems it is a really
nice phone and very good - whilst it lasts. Planning on getting the
samsung ch@t s335 next which could be a better alternative.
Reviewed by laura from oxfordshire on 24th Nov
i liked the nokia at first then all of a sudden it had deleted all my
pictures and music and now the screens completly messed up and gone
half white and half like multi coloured :L someone help!!!!
Reviewed by Shell H from HAMPSHIRE on 24th Nov
love the phone.. but i have had 2 set backs with it... 1.... when i
save texts.. it confused the conversations.. so my sisters was in with
the boyfriends..... 2.... it goes blank... and then ur saves test messages...
are there but no names... so u have the number but it says " no name"
where the name should be..... apart from that.. a good easy phone..
Reviewed by sarah silas from nigeria on 22nd Nov
my c3 is 1yr old. its a good companion.
Reviewed by Anna from UK on 21st Nov 2011
I have had this phone for around i year now i got it at last Christmas.
I have loved this phone !So much that i was considering getting it again
but looking after it more :/ I dropped it so many times the bottom of
my pink casing came of :S But the phone still works!Its great :D.
Reviewed by Mark from Uk on 16th Nov 2011
I actually downgraded from a Sony xperia mini pro to this model. I was
so fed up with convoluted methods of simply answering phonecalls, charging
everyday, or waiting for the phone to finish lagging – I opted
for something simple instead. I'm glad I picked the C3. The build quality
is a little cheap and the technology feels dated but it performs well.
I much prefer the keypad to touch screen, which is easy to use and well
spaced. Although I don't use the net much on portable devices I've been
quite impressed at how quickly it can navigate sites. Compression /
quality of videos for it is pretty bad, regardless of software used,
they’re barely watchable. However I get the impression the phone
wasn’t really designed with movies in mind. The camera is also
pretty awful in low light, with no flash or autofocus. However the Mp3
player easily rivals any market leaders out there in terms of sound
quality, from Apple to Sony. These are basically the features I bought
it for :– MP3 player, schedule reminder, calendar, phone & text.
If you're after the same I recommend this phone.
Reviewed by see shell from uk on 8th Nov 2011
love this phone , been my best so far , I drop my phones a lot though
and the bottom part of its pink casing has all come off! if you look
after your phones I definitely recommend it. the phones features are
brilliant even though I only use messaging and calls.My favourite part
of all the phone is the lay out of conversations ! :-)
Reviewed by jamshed from pakistan on 4th Nov 2011
I think its an excellent phone with good features.it does messaging
well and pretty much looks like a blackberry curve.I dont no about freezing
but i think phone is good enough if u dont have that much buget
Reviewed by tina dennis from uk on 27th Oct 2011
This phone truely is awful, I would not recommend it to anyone, I've
had it for five months and it has already started to develope air bubbles
on the face of it. Massively disappointing :-(
Reviewed by Kerry Harris from UK on 25th Oct 2011
Apsolutely rubbish phone. WIFI packs up all the time, camera's rubbish,
screen scratches too easily... Supposed to be paying £10 a month, recieved
a bill for £61.20 last month all down to WIFI not workin so turns out
ive been paying for the internet. Dont recommend it at all
Reviewed by Audrey from Zimbabwe on 23rd Oct 2011
I just love it
Reviewed by Joe from Uk on 22nd Oct 2011
used this phone for 2 months and was fine but after a while it didnt
recieve or send texts and call which is the *most* important part of
a phone so it was a waste of £80 , wouldn't reccommend at all
Reviewed by musadaq hussain from pakistan on 22nd
i like very much
Reviewed by D Mented from UK on 17th Oct 2011
The camera is a let down, it annoys me when people review saying, 'you
get what you pay for' and/or, the camera is due to a cheaper version
of a better phone. All phones are expensive, my c3 cost me £89.99 and
i 'had' to buy a £10 in credit too. £100 is alot of money to me, the
makers of any phone, make them for about £2 a phone then sell em for
mega bucks, you never get what you pay for, in this monetary obsessive
industry, a camera, despite price, should have good zoom focus and a
damn flash, this camera has neither.
Reviewed by Becky from England on 16th Oct 2011
It's a rubbish phone. it keeps freezing and so slow and un responsive.
now it keeps turning its selfish off. very disappointed
Reviewed by Shell H from UK on 12th Oct 2011
i have brought a nokia c3... loved it... but over the past week i have
noticed.... i went to check up on saved text messages and noticed....
they had been mixed up with other saved text messages.. so my sisters
texts were mixed in with my boyfriends texts.. so the conversation was
mixed up... also.... the time is stopping... woke up this morning...
and the clock said 1.11am when it was infact 7am.... i have had to reset
it several times now....!! so a lovely fone... but i have only had it
for a few short weeks....!! not happy!!! but i would replace it for
another fone.... nokia c3...
Reviewed by amy from bangladesh on 6th Oct 2011
i love my nokia c3.its just awsome.its battary life is great.its been
12 hours since i charged it but still have 2 bars.it looks super cool.you
just feel the style.its a awsome way to socialize.its really fun to
type on the qwaryy keypad.i just can't stop typing. I just love it.
Reviewed by tasneem atef from egypt on 18th Sep
what a perfect mobile trully the gold is the best ill buy the golden
Reviewed by Rebma from England on 14th Sep 2011
This phone is amazing! i think people are being too critical! if you
dont like the keyboard don't buy the phone! also, the screen is great
and the camera is fine for a phone! overall, a great phone, definatly
Reviewed by hozaifa ahmad from india on 10th Sep
i like it But i confused that is it totally like nokia e71
Reviewed by mazni from malaysia on 8th Sep 2011
i like this phone as its vry easy,simple 2 use..:)
Reviewed by shainey from united kingdom on 30th
this phone is not very good perfect at freezing and good at getting
scrateched up allso very good at having random stuff like extra messages
and rubbish camrea aslo canot play video's on youtube and very rubish
video camra also random password s like PIN 1 and PIN 2
Reviewed by Alice from uk on 30th Aug 2011
i've had my c3 for 4 months now and i think it is a very good phone,
you can text people easily make calls and do all the stuff a normal
phone should do. the only way i can fault the c3 is for it's internet
connection, if you want to use internet apart from msn and weather search
then this is not the phone for you.
Reviewed by lionel from bahrain on 24th Aug 2011
hey iv had my c3 for almost 1 year...it seems fine to me...its camera
is okay,video bad,sound perfect,internet a bit slow but okay,wifi good,
i like it and i stil havnt found any problem with it.....they r all
sayin that evrytin has password but on mine there is no password needed
except for restore factory default and that is just 0000...so yeah ok
Reviewed by NCR from UK on 8th Aug 2011
Should you buy the Nokia C3? In a word, No. The keys are too small,
the screen cover is curved so it distorts pics and text, WIFI and GPRS
are hit and miss, the camera worse than any I've ever had, video is
completely unusable as sound distortion means listening back to anything
but silence is pointless. The screen gets so covered in scratches that
you can barely see the screen in daylight. There are so many options
at this end of the market, the HTC wildfire at around £10 per month
amongst others, you'd be daft to even consider this. I bought it pay
as you go to fill a gap before getting a contract. Only good thing is
battery life, 3 days with medium use.
Reviewed by Hannah from UK on 4th Aug 2011
The phone is good but there is just one thing that annoys me is after
you send a text a message comes up with how much credit you have left.
He makes an annoying noise to tell you how much credit you have got.
Then when you turn it off it doesnt make a noise but when you get a
text it vibrates instead of telling you outloud.
Reviewed by Wayne Latham from United Kingdom on
3rd Aug 2011
i have got both these phones and believe me the battery in the c3 far
outlasts the e72 but around 40%. and to be honest it may be cheaper
but i am yet to be convinced the e72 is better.
Reviewed by Martin Zuerner from UK on 2nd Aug
I have had my Nokia C3 for about 6 months now, I have constantly had
problems connecting to the net and now I cannot access the net or Bluetooth
at all. Everything is password protected, I haven't reset any passwords
but it won't accept the default one so I have a phone that all I can
do now is make a call, take photos and text. No Internet or bluetooth
Reviewed by brook from devon on 25th Jul 2011
it's not like what they show you on the adverts as it seems worseer
then your first immpressions so DON'T EB FOOLED'
Reviewed by Basil from Unitedkingdom on 16th Jul
One of the best phones out there, seriously for that price its a steal.
I really like its layout and performance is really good too, the only
thing which probably puts a taint on this phone is its camera, which
could get a bit more powerful, i read a review on mobilephones.pk earlier
today and the comparison between C3 E71 and E6 was good enough to help
me make my choice regarding C3, a cheap business phone and highly recommended.
Reviewed by Sue from England on 16th Jul 2011
I got this phone and two weeks later it crashed wiping certain things
off the phone.....wallpapers, ringtones,themes, nokia stuff. But i can
still use it. Want to get a blackberry now.
Reviewed by Jimutbahan sanyal from India on 14th
Very good. However, gps system would have been more useful.thanks.
Reviewed by noby39 from UK on 5th Jul 2011
If you want an all-singing and dancing phone with 3G, etc., then the
C3 is not for you. But if you want a phone that allows you to get your
emails with ease and send text messages, then it's as good as (and maybe
better than) the next machine of similar spec. You'll need a cable to
sync with your MS Outlook (calendar, etc.). My E72 is away at Nokia
being repaired, and I bought this phone as a standby. It syncs via the
USB cable that came with my E72 and OVI software, but as far as I can
tell not via Bluetooth. I don't think that you can get a USB cable for
the C3. The C3 is good enough as a standby phone but it's a long way
(and quite a bit of money) behind the E72.
Reviewed by Tammy from UK on 19th Jun 2011
I got this after an LG I had died, well this one started freezing a
few days after I got it in Nov 10, its been progressivly freezing more
and just turning itself off ever since, first when I took a picture,
now just randomly and wont turn on again sometimes. When it works, it
works well, I can get internet albeit slowly, and once the screens are
zoomed I can see ok, the camera isnt the best but it takes pics. My
mother in law got the same in May 10 and hers doesnt seem to have any
problems, so it may be the first gen that have the issues, but I personally
wouldnt get another one. Im heading for an HTC.
Reviewed by Laura from England on 15th Jun 2011
WLAN keeps on messing up. It is a good phone but if I had read what
people have been writing about the wireless access since June 2010 then
i doubt i would have got it. Battery is very good, cant really fault
the phone apart from the wireless :(
Reviewed by tolu osho from Nigeria on 2nd Jun
when i got the phone,sincerely i was expecting better, i thought it
was gonna be out of this world.it was good, but the camera was just
not it, i expected better,especially from Nokia,but its all in all a
good phone,quite manageable
Reviewed by Mike from UK on 29th May 2011
This is a solidly built phone. For it's price bracket the range of features
it offers are very good. Great for texting with it's Qwerty keyboard.
Using GPRS web access is a little slow but you can connect with WLAN
at home or in places that provide it. The display is very good & large
enough that it's very useable on the web. The 2 mega pixel camera is
ok but no great shakes! I have had no problems with this phone & all
the features work perfectly. Happy camper!
Reviewed by Danny from England on 21st May 2011
This phone is exactly like every other phone I've had, I gets slower,
freezes and turns itself off- but whilst my other phones have lasted
over 2 years before getting to this stage, the C3 has lasted around
4 months! Not good when the Carphone Warehouse want nothing to do with
it, and you're broke. I took the battery out for an exam last week and
it took me over an hour to get the phone to turn on, because every time
I turned it on and re-entered the time, it had frozen and become unresponsive
before I could enter the date. It's a joke! The handset is comfortable
to use, and is a nice size, and the screen is fantastic but it's useless
because it just isn't reliable!! Just about the worst phone I've ever
Reviewed by Holmze from UnitedKingdom on 19th
Bought my daughter a blackberry and inheritied her Nokia C3 whilst i
love the look of the phone and the options that a basic blackberry offers
it has a downside it struggles to gain a wifi connection 8/10 times
& has now started to turn itself off even when battery is fully charged.I
am now going to check out the Nokia website to see if there are any
Reviewed by Zain from U.K on 12th May 2011
I think the nokia C3 is a great phone and i have only ahd to for 3 weeks
and i love it, i dont get why people are complaining, for its price
it is a very very good phone so if you are looking for a new phone,
i recomend this one. Also it has a very very good screen and the camera
is great too not the best but it will do.
Reviewed by Jackie from South Africa on 27th Apr
Im ready to smash my C3(4months old) into a wall.. It keeps going off
with a fully charged battery and then i battle to get it on again..
Reviewed by Opara vivian from Nigeria on 8th Apr
The c3 is a cute phone, gets attention and is to an extent sleek but
the camera sharpness could use more work. Brightness and sharpness is
a problem of the picture quality. I must commend its internet accessing
ability and its social networking. Since its not a symbial phone i guess
i shouldnt complain about it non hiding ability. Overall the phone is
great for its price.
Reviewed by rukh from pakistan on 6th Apr 2011
nokia c 3 perhaps is better than 6303 in all aspects except camera.Camera
quality is not that good.
Reviewed by Ryan from UK on 3rd Apr 2011
Keyboard drives me up the wall its awful. Interface on the phone is
very basic too.
Reviewed by paul maina from kenya on 28th Mar
a like the shape
Reviewed by James from Newcastle on 11th Mar 2011
This phone has really suprised me. I've felt for sometime that Nokia
were on a downward slide, with lack of quality and substandard handsets.
I would have liked a Blackberry but found myself being won over by the
C3. Granted it lacks a lot of things BUT...still does email which was
the most important for me, has outstanding battery life, above average
screen and looks and feels good. The metal backplate gives the feel
of a more expensive handset. The qwerty keypad doesn't pose a problem
even with my big fingers and messaging is quick and responsive. I'm
not really a mobile internet person but it is reasonably quick. Why
buy a Blackberry when this does the job equally well.....and one thing
mine came with a memory card too. Bargain!
Reviewed by Mr Smith from Matrix uk zone on 8th
This phone will be rememberd for how fantasticly it performs, it is
Reviewed by Bhojendra rai from India on 5th Mar
This is a best for me
Reviewed by east end lad from UK on 5th Mar 2011
This is a good phone. Nice big clear screen. Both gprs and wifi connections
solid (you might need to fiddle with settings so it doesn't autoconnect
to gprs). It's not as high end as the E-series so things like 3G, Exchange
mail and Document reader are all missing. Still, for the price it's
a good phone with clear reception, comfortable keypad and very good
battery life. Promoted for its children's toys like Facebook and such
but these can easily be removed from the home screen to make this more
like a reasonable second phone for grown-up use.
Reviewed by Osiana from Nigeria on 3rd Mar 2011
D phone's simply outstandin.d battery lasts for days.internet connection
Reviewed by A dy Brown from UK on 27th Feb 2011
I got this after having the C7, which was just a complete pain, i ant
to be able to make a call at the click of a button, not fanny about
with silly touch menu's, this phone is a win :)
Reviewed by mari from uk on 25th Feb 2011
I bought it because it has wifi. What I do not like about this phone
is that you cannot turn off the GPRS, and if you are on pay as you go
the credit will go down quickly. Be warned. My partner has a Blackberry
which has the option of turning off the GPRS. Otherwise is a good phone
for the money.
Reviewed by Frank from uk on 21st Feb 2011
Great easy to use phone. camera is easy to operate I'm not tech minded
but managed to find out how to use all basic functions without using
the manual all in all a great phone for the money
Reviewed by Martin from England on 7th Feb 2011
Ok phone if you are to poor to buy nokia E72
Reviewed by lila from England on 3rd Feb 2011
This phone is really good!! x
Reviewed by Rebecca Frost from UK on 27th Jan
I have had this phone for 6 months now, I did have it as a replacement
phone for my HTC Wildfire, but as it cost almost the same price to fix
as to buy, I decided I would just buy a new phone. I went for this one
because I liked the look of a Blackberry, but after some of my friends
said it was just as good as the Nokia, I bought the Nokia. It's got
a great layout for messaging, all the keys are spread out well, great
for even the stubbiest of fingers!It's a shame they don't do the phone
is black, otherwise I think, many people were put off that they were
only In Gold,Pink,Graphite and Blue. The screen scratches easily, but,
I bought a case and that solved the problem. The internet isn't 3g and
the screen is small but I find it relatively easy to scroll down. I
am not really a phone internet person. Basically it's just amazing for
people who text a lot, a very stylish affordable phone!
Reviewed by muhammad from uk on 26th Jan 2011
it is a wonderful phone best value for money i would certainly recommend
it to all who are looking for a fantastic phone
Reviewed by ibrahim from nigeria on 20th Jan 2011
Jokes apart the phoneis nice,but when i but my there is no USB cable,no
2GB memory card.pls the seller should stop this act for them not to
degrade the NOKIA coy.
Reviewed by Gareth from Wales on 19th Jan 2011
I bought the Nokia C3 6 months ago and have since had the same 3 re-occuring
problems: 1. The 'favourite' contact would be deleted everytime i turn
the phone off then back on. 2. The ringtones would randomly reset back
to default for no reason at all. 3. The contacts in my contact list
would sometimes only be displayed as the phone number instead of the
name. So yesterday I bought the phone again to replace mine as mine
was scratched anyway, and am sending the old one off to envirofone for
£29.00. I absolutely love the phone, it could have a better camera if
anything, but its the best phone i've ever had, so good I even bought
Reviewed by Ken Danquah from Ghana on 19th Jan
Let me tell you Nokia C3 is just sweet and cool.It looks cute guys grab
Reviewed by albert from britain on 16th Jan 2011
i dont think this is a good cell phone as its looks are not at all good
Reviewed by Eddie from UK on 16th Jan 2011
I think the problem that people mention about the wifi is that it defaults
back to gprs, ie you think you have set it to wifi and are happily surfing
the web then you notice the G symbol which means it has switched to
gprs and you are being charged ££££££££s.To stop this happening; menu/settings/connectivity/wlan/internet
connection ask first/.Do this and it sticks to wifi like glue providing
you stay in range
Reviewed by Martin Zuerner from England on 9th
I have recently purchased the Nokia C3 and bought it to check facebook/Twitter
and my emails, it does this with great speed and ease. It was very easy
to set up which is a good job as the manual that comes with it is a
bit basic in what it is telling you. All in all it's a great phone for
the price, camera OK, radio works great in fact everything works as
it should. I can't fault it.
Reviewed by chloe from spain on 8th Jan 2011
Very good phone
Reviewed by Nathan Davidson from UK on 7th Jan
The phone has problems with the Wifi. Nokia have released update which
may have fixed the problem. Also this phone lacks the option to adjust
the brightess of the screen (a very basic feature) or the powersaver
timeout. Has anyone downloaded the latest software update to confirm
whether any of these have been ammended. The phone design ****, Phone
Operating system (S40)***, Camera ***, Battery *****. My review is based
upon the phone as I bought it before returning it
Reviewed by Hannah from Zimbabwe on 31st Dec 2010
I got this phone for christmas and I absolutely love it. I've used the
blackberry curve and storm and found them both not as user friendly
as they look. I've gotten to the age where I can't be bothered to spend
days learning how to use a new phone, but need a phone that makes me
look serious and business-like and the C3 does the trick. I would definitely
Reviewed by Annie from england on 16th Dec 2010
I have just purchased the nokia c3 & it came with a 2gb micro memory
card already in the phone. I can't say much more as I have still to
get used to it.
Reviewed by fred from england on 8th Dec 2010
have to agrre with sexy katrina
Reply by Mobile Phones UK from UK on
8th Dec 2010
Strictly no flirting on this website please ;)
Reviewed by Charles from UK on 6th Dec 2010
I have ti completely agree with katrina becuase this phone by far is
the best i hav owned (baring in mind i have had the iphone 3gs) i still
have my nokia e71 i think by far that is the best qwerty keyboard phone
i have ever owned the other qwerty keyboards that have been launched
are just replica of the awesome nokia e71
Reviewed by -unknownlady- from middle earth on
6th Dec 2010
i have this phone for a week now and im very happy, i wanted the bb
but i desides to buy this one its cheaper and looks smaller than bb
bold and curve i think ill keep this pfone longer than a year, till
now no regrets only bad camera but well if u want good pictures buy
a good camera its a phone and it does what it has to do
Reviewed by Katrina from UK on 25th Nov 2010
I have had a few mobiles over the years (most below the £100 mark on
pay and go) and this is definitely the best mobile I have had by far
to date. My brothers have touchscreen iPhones (half of its functions
they don't even use). There's no way I would even contemplate buying
an iPhone at 600 odd pounds when the Nokia C3 has everything I could
possibly need on it! I certainly wouldn't say it was basic like one
of the other reviewers says below. It's the most advanced phone I've
had to date. They obviously don't know what 'basic' is! The Nokia C3
is so simple and straight-forward to use, I would say any age could
figure it out. I was that impressed with it, I have actually ended up
purchasing another one in a different colour for my mum's Christmas
present. I mainly wanted a mobile where I could access my emails quickly
and easily and have speedy internet access. This phone has WiFi too
which a lot of phones under the £100 mark don't have. It loads my Yahoo
emails really quickly and tells me when I receive new email. I can also
get fast internet access which is fantastic. There are also shortcut
buttons, and widgets on your home screen so you don't have to go into
the menu to access your most used functions. The Nokia C3 has a Qwerty
keyboard which makes it quick and easy to txt if you txt a lot, and
if you prefer speaking rather than txting, you can programme your most
dialled numbers into shortcut keys,so you can telephone someone quickly
if you need to. If you want a radio and an mp3 player to listen t o
your music, its also got that, and the mobile comes with an extra 2gb
memory card already inserted in the phone when you buy it. You also
have a 2 megapixel camera and video camera with zoom. I probably won't
use the mp3/radio function or the camera facility as I've got a digital
camera and an iPod, but at some point it may come in handy if I forget
one or the other! The other thing this phone has (for those of you who
use Facebook or Twitter), is a shortcut button on the front of the phone
for quick and easy access to your social networking site. Honestly I
couldn't recommend this mobile enough, plus its nice to hold (a decent
size - easy to find in your handbag, with a good sized screen).
Reviewed by Matthew Knowles from UK on 23rd Nov
The review is accurate but please keep in mind it is an entry-level
phone. So it's OK and does a good job at being a value smart phone.
However, it does not support Microsoft Exchange as the E71 and E72 do
so the comparison is a little off. So not bad but not quite as good
as billed either.
Reviewed by Jose Carlos from Brazil on 23rd Nov
As an alternative to Blackberry this handset meets all expectations,
except for not being able to open docs attached to msgs. The cost is
much lower and the trade-off is outstanding. The WiFi and email work
really effectively and are very easy to deal with. The battery is a
IonLy 1300 mA/h and the lasts really long. The handset is well designed,
very attractive with a keyboard easily accessible and very fast to get
used with for immediate navigation. A true milestone achieved by Nokia!
Purchase highly recommended.
Reviewed by Joe Bowness from Wales on 21st Nov
This phone has a serious problem with Wifi connection Check out the
Nokia website before you buy!! It has to be returned for upgrade at
your cost. Please do not BUY
Reviewed by Dave Griffiths from England on 17th
I had a Blackberry 8520 on contract which I loved until it was taken
by my son!! I thought I would get a cheap replacement and bought the
C3..I am so pleased I did. I will not replace it when my contract expires
in 6 months. The wifi and email features are excellent and I have found
the Nokia easier to navigate than the Blackberry. The only minor niggle
is that it easier to send texts to multiple recipients on the Blackberry.
All said and done the Blackberry is likely to remain history - I will
save a few quid and keep the Nokia on a Sim only deal when my contract
is due for renewal.
Reviewed by Tracey from United Kingdom on 17th
Just got this phone really like it. wifi bit of a bugger to use but
other that than not a bad phone only bad thing is the ovi store is rubbish
not any good apps or anything but im ok with that cause I have an ipod
touch so it makes up for it but for anybody who thinking of getting
this phone that wants good app store go for something with android or
Reviewed by sp from uk on 12th Nov 2010
just returned this phone. Flaw in software doesn't enable phone to store
Reviewed by abbeey from england on 9th Nov 2010
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