Nokia C5 review - Simple and powerful

On the market today, Nokia is still the mobile carrier is the most popular user. Although there are not many handsets with stunning design as the LG Chocolate BL-40, or equipped with many features trendy as the iPhone, Nokia has confirmed its position with diverse Phones about design features as well as to meet the needs of users in many different segments. 

Nokia C5 review - Simple and powerful

One of the smart phone is the average price has been the Finnish phone company launched in the second quarter in 2010 that Nokia C5. With simple design but no less subtle and sure, it is accompanied by the appearance of a range of facilities needed in a smartphone, Nokia C5 is truly a worthwhile product for Nokia medium for consumers this year.

Design: Simple and powerful


It can be said of Nokia appearance C5 not so prominent compared to other phones on the market. However, all the details about the design of the Nokia C5 are designed quite reasonable. Do not run the splendid design, not put on your computer so expensive material, the criteria of the latest mobile phone line of the C-series are: simple and powerful

The latest phone under the C-series with three-dimensional measurements are 112 x 46 x 12.4 mm and weighs 89.3 grams. Overall, the machine is relatively compact size, users can easily phone in pants pocket without any trouble.

Nokia C5 is equipped with a 2.2 inch screen along. TFT technology with resolution 240 x 320 pixels displays up to 16 million colors, the ability to show images of the C5 very impressive. In addition, a highlight on the screen of the Nokia C5 is good visibility even under sunlight. However, with 2.2-inch size, the smart phone's screen this is considered quite small compared to the same price range handsets on the market.

Below the screen are six small keyboard keys to navigate around a square. The small keyboard includes two keyboard listening to calls, 2 function keys, Menu and Clear keys. The buttons are designed and fit for sure, private keys slightly raised Menu and Clear feeling so good to manipulate. Navigation keys are also designed square raised high and quite thin, but the ability to manipulate the keyboard is still very good.

Nokia C5 review - Simple and powerful

Nokia C5 is equipped with a 12 keys numeric keypad as familiar on the phone model ordinary bar (candy bar). With the keys fit the size, material-friendly community with a reasonable degree bounce keys, numeric keypad of the C5 is the best comment of the mid-range phone market.

In addition, the front of the Nokia C5 also present a VGA camera located above the screen to support video phone function through 3G services.

Nokia's next two C5 pretty empty. Left side only a small hole to hook the phone line column, while the right side includes a volume up button and microSD card slot. However, memory card slot on the Nokia C5 is a point of unnecessary except when the design is too deep, making operations on the memory card becomes very difficult.
Nokia C5 review - Simple and powerful


C5 is on top of Nokia's 3.5mm headset jack, microUSB port and charger port. However, microUSB port and charger port was not making dust shields fit easily into the machine.

Back of the C5 is designed with simplicity in camera 3.2 megapixels and speakers on the underlying battery cover. Supported camera LED flash, however, makes no lens cover is easily scratched.

Performance in use: Multi-function with Symbian

Despite being mid-range phone, but Nokia C5 is equipped with Symbian S60 3rd edition with more features quite useful.

Perfect Interface: The interface used on Nokia C5 quite nice and friendly. At the main screen, users can toggle display mode bar contacts, shortcuts management quite easy. Wallpaper in the main screen can also be customized flexibility makes using the phone becomes interesting and not boring.

Nokia C5 review - Simple and powerful

Intelligent management contacts: machine equipped management functions of the phone pretty smart and handy. Ability to store unlimited contacts (depending on memory capacity) is a strong point of Nokia phones C5. The phone number in your contacts book added many small items such as avatar, address, email ... Furthermore, the arrangement of numbers in each group make the management more convenient than a more. In addition, users can change the type of personal ringtones for each phone number.

Excellent messaging capabilities: Supported by good keyboard plus intelligent messaging software, the drafting of messages on Nokia C5 more convenient and easier than ever. C5 supports SMS, MMS and email. C5 email application on Nokia phones like Nokia's Symbian recently, allowing users to manage e-mail with just a simple mail address and password. However, there was a small inconvenience in the Mail Manager of C5. That is to use Google email account, users must manually configure, but can not use automatic mode settings.

Feature conversation was relatively stable: with good recording capabilities, the Nokia C5 for call
perfect quality is quite . Clear sound quality and quite clearly help users can even talk in a noisy environment. Besides, the report features a strong vibrating device to help users not miss any calls or messages. Nokia's speaker volume is not too large C5 compared with other phones on the market but also easy to satisfy users by the volume level just right, not being shy or distortion.

Outstanding musical performances: Unexpectedly, though C5 is the medium-range products in line C-series, though capable of playing the phone no less than the product side of the phone line solution position. C5 owns the music player is identical to the Nokia XpressMusic phones with the ability to support multiple audio formats like MP3, AAC, eAAC and WMA. Besides, this device is equipped with a 3.5mm headset jack lets users easily choose yourself a good quality headphones to enhance the music experience that this brings Nokia C5 again.

In addition, the quick search feature by name and song music library sorted by artist smart, album, genre, etc.. also highlights the musical ability of the Nokia C5. Nokia's sound quality when listening through headphones C5 was hit pretty clear and detailed. Bass and Treble are quite harmonious combination makes the listener feel the music on a dedicated MP3 player. However, the volume when listening with headphones is not really a big drawback of Nokia C5.

Experience live video: Nokia C5 is equipped with Real Player application for the video presentation. With this application, users can manage and enjoy the video at your convenience. Real Player interface is quite intuitive and eye makes video easy than ever. However, if you want to view DivX / XviD, installing additional applications from third-party movie is required by the Real Player does not support these formats.

Nokia C5 review - Simple and powerful

Smart Gallery: The screen has good visibility, plus software intelligent image management, image browsing on Nokia C5 becomes extremely interesting. Thanks to the PC's processor speed is high (600MHz). tasks such as zooming, moving images ... become very smooth.

Photography and filming restrictions: Only equipped with a camera has a resolution of 3 megapixels, clear photography and filming is not the strengths of Nokia C5. Although equipped with features such as LED flash, auto-capture capability, night shooting, panorama shooting or continuous shooting, but the camera's resolution is not high, plus the lack of auto travel dynamic focus (autofocus), pictures taken by Nokia C5 only average quality.

Besides, the video features of the C5 also stop at the level of "entertainment" is the key. With only supports VGA video frame rate 15 fps, the C5 is only relevant video presentation on mobile devices small screen.

FM Radio: Most Nokia phones have an integrated FM radio and Nokia C5 is no exception. With eye-catching interface and easy to use, plus such features as automatic probe station, probe stations by hand, listen to radio via speaker etc. .. FM radio feature is really a strong point of Nokia in general and in particular of the C5.

Ability to connect diverse: C5 is equipped with the familiar protocol that a smartphone should be like Bluetooth 2.0, 3G networks support protocols to connect high-speed HSDPA and HSUPA. Specifically, Nokia C5 is equipped with GPS function (GPS) to help support the use of advanced facilities such as finding the road, navigation with voice ... Ovi Maps application preinstalled. However, the lack of wireless Wi-Fi is a pity for a smartphone like Nokia C5.

Web browser improvements: Like the other smart phones of Nokia, C5 is also equipped with powerful browsing capabilities. The controls on the Web site is made easy through the virtual cursor. The zoom operation, search the text in Nokia C5 site also implemented smoothly and quickly. Thanks to its 128MB of RAM, users can just browse the web, listen to music without fear or do not have standing machine off applications running in the background.

Conclusion:

Despite a few minor defects such as screen, memory card slot inconveniently, excellent camera and especially the lack of Wi-Fi communication. However, the features that Nokia smart phones C5 delivers truly satisfy those who enjoy the products of the Finnish handset maker. Especially, with the selling price is equivalent to only a midrange phone, the Nokia C5 is a worthwhile product for users preferred products with rustic design but uses high performance and reasonable price .

Nokia C5 detailed summary:

Features:
  • 4-band support for GSM / GPRS / EDGE
  • Support for 3G networks
  • Simple design, sure
  • 16 million color screen display clearly even under bright beautiful sun
  • S60 Symbian OS 3.2 
  • ARM11 600 MHz processor with 128MB RAM
  • GPS satellite positioning and navigation functions by voice
  • FM radio
  • Bluetooth 2.0 
  • Supports up to 16GB microSD card
  • 3.5mm headset jack
  • Great sound quality
  • Text-reading software is available
Shortcoming:
  • No Wi-Fi
  • 2.2-inch screen is quite small
  • Lack of text-reading software editing functions.
  • Design inconvenience slot
  • Camera image is not beautiful


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