Nokia C3-01 Review
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Review: May 2011 |
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Last updated July 2011.
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In a nutshell: The Nokia C3-01 Touch and Type is a slimline phone with an
alphanumeric keypad plus a small touchscreen. It's a modern twist
on a classic design, and is ideal for someone who wants a simple
phone with the ability to access facebook and twitter. The fast
3G HSPA connection helps, as does the Wi-Fi. The C3-01 is pretty
basic in other respects, but has a decent music player with FM radio
and headphone socket, plus a 5 megapixel camera. Available in Silver,
Grey and Copper.
Best buy: *Free* from BuyMobilePhones;
or on Pay as you Go for £99.89 from Dialaphone
(Silver or Copper).
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Features
of the Nokia C3-01 include:
- 5 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom and LED
flash
- VGA video camera with 4x digital zoom
- Display: 2.4 inch resistive touchscreen, 240 x 320
pixels, 262,000 colours
- Music Player (mp3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA formats)
- FM radio with RDS support
- MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA ringtones / video ringtones
/ 64 voice polyphonic ringtones
- Speakerphone
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, email
(POP3, IMAP4 and SMTP protocols), Instant messaging, Nokia Xpress
audio messaging
- Java™ MIDP 2.0 applications
- Games: Memorize, Puzzle It, Climate Mission
- Internet: Web browser, Adobe FlashLite support,
Facebook, Twitter, WAP, GPRS, EDGE,
HSDPA
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, micro-USB
2.0, 3.5 mm audio jack
- Memory: 30MB plus microSD card slot (up to 32GB
supported)
- Vibration alert
- Quadband GSM (850/900/1800/1900), 3G HSDPA
- Size: 111 x 48 x 11 mm
- Weight: 100g
- Battery: 1050 mAh Li-Ion
- Talktime: 4 - 5.5 hours
- Battery standby: 405 - 440 hours
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Nokia C3-01 Consumer Reviews
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Average rating from 90 reviews:
Reviewed by Sue from uk on 21st Feb 2012
PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS PHONE. IT IS AWFULL.
THIS IS THE SECOND ONE I HAVE TRIED FROM O2 AND IT IS WORST.FOR SOME
REASON THERE ARE TIMES I CANT EVEN SEND A TEXT MSG!! AS I HAVE A MONTHLY
CONTRACT I WILL KEEP @ THEM,UNTILL THEY REPLACE ME WITH A DIFFERENT
PHONE.
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Reviewed by caroline from england on 17th Feb
2012
DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!!! ALL THE REVIEWS I HAVE READ BELOW ABOUT THE
TOUCHSCREEN FAILING ARE ABSOLUTELY TRUE. I AM IN A 24MTH CONTRACT AND
HAVE NOT HAD THIS PHONE 12 MONTHS YET AND IT HAS JUST BEEN REPAIRED
FOR THE 2ND TIME!! BECAUSE THE SCREEN FREEZES AND YOU CAN DO NOTHING
NOT EVEN MAKE A PHONE CALL WHICH IS WHAT THE PHONE IS SUPPOSED TO DO.
THE MOST FRUSTRATING THING IS 02 WILL NOT REPLACE THIS PHONE UNTIL IT
HAS GONE WRONG 3 X !! WITH ALL THE BAD REVIEWS ON THIS PHONE I THINK
ITS TIME NOKIA TOOK NOTE AND RE-CALLED THIS PHONE AS THERE IS OBVIOUSLY
SOMETHING TERRIBLY WRONG WITH IT - AS CONSUMERS WE SHOULD HAVE A RIGHT
TO EXCHANGE THE PHONE FOR ONE THAT IS FIT FOR ITS PURPOSE - WHY SHOULD
WE BE INCONVENIENCED SO MANY TIMES - CANT WAIT FOR IT TO GO WRONG AGAIN!!!
SO I CAN GET A REPLACEMENT AS LONG AS ITS NOT THE SAME PHONE AGAIN!!!
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Reviewed by andrez from UK on 16th Feb 2012
my friend had this and I used it but over the time I used it it got
boring but its good because it's touch aswell
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Reviewed by Ru from UK on 16th Feb 2012
I've had this phone less than a week and already the screen has frozen
so to unlock it, i have to take the battery out. it's ridiculous. the
tones and sounds are extremely tinny and you can barely hear it when
it's in your handbag.
the cold steel and shape of the phone make it really uncomfortable to
hold. i've only ever had Nokia's but this is the worst phone i've had
from them. Don't waste your money on this. I'm going to have to buy
another brand now as this was the best of a bad bunch from them and
this phone is awful.
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Reviewed by kane from england (peterborough) on
15th Feb 2012
i personally think that the phone is a fantastic piece of equipment.
The reasons for this are because i am a bit of a fan for photos and
videos and also facebook. the 5 megapixel camera show fantastic views
as if you are actually at the scene yourself this goes for the piture
and the camera taker. also facebook and going online... these things
are very fast and you dint have to worrie about waiting for hours in
end for things to load. No matter what you are veiwing this phone loads
it up extreamly fast. Hope that this helps to make you think about bying
this phone. :)
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Reviewed by tony from uk on 15th Feb 2012
6 months into a 24 month contract with orange now and I have had my
c301 changed 3 times ,always the same touch screen problem ,these phones
are no good as mobiles ,just had mine replaced with x3 02 as thats all
they offered as a replacement,so stuck with this for 18 months not happy.
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Reviewed by Mike from UK on 10th Feb 2012
Sent the phone back after 3 days. I think I could have grown to love
it if Nokia hadn't fitted it with a camera from a Christmas cracker!
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Reviewed by soumya menon from singapore on 10th
Feb 2012
This is the worst mobile I have ever used..I bought it on april 2011...now
within 9 months I repaired it 5 times...firstly they changed the full
touch screen..then 2 times the software changed..then again touch screen..and
this series is continuing..Please dont buy this set..Since I am in guarantee
period, I got it repaired freely..After that dont know how much I will
need to pay them...
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Reviewed by fran from england on 9th Feb 2012
I have a Nokia C3 01 I have a lot of trouble sending picture messages
could it be the mobile, or the contract provider can anyone help. Otherwise
I like the phone it is easy to use.
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Reviewed by soyaf from India on 6th Feb 2012
Please dont buy this. within 4 months the touch screen is not working.
To unlock the phone i have to remove the battery and restart. And now
for nearly 2 weeks the starting the camera displays a message "operation
failed". I have used many phones and this one is the worst one of all.
Even china phone performs better.
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Reviewed by NORI from KOSOVO on 1st Feb 2012
hi, i got the Nokia C3-01, phone two month ago and everything was working
fine. recently every now and then the touchscreen decides to stop working.
(the keypad continues to work) i did the following:
- removed SD card (2gb) and used the phone without it to check if the
problem occurs again.
- soft reset of settings
- checked for software updates, no updates found (5.65)
- even without new updates i used nokia update manager to re-install
the current firmware
- changed sim card
none of the above helped. the other thing i noticed is that this issue
doesn't have a specific pattern. this 'disabling' of the touchscreen
occured when:
- answering the phone while being locked. (i couldn't unlock afterwards)
- receiving messages while viewing inbox
- receiving message while calling
- after leaving the phone for a long period of time.
- right after using bluetooth transfer and more that i cant really remember
right now.
i dont know if we should assume that it's not some specific application
or style of use that causes this problem. could this be a hardware problem?
how could it be a hardware problem if at any other time the screen functions
perfectly. my gut feeling says that it's the touchscreen ''service''
(software) that fails.
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Reviewed by no friends now from uk on 31st Jan
2012
keep clear of this..... you would be better off with a tin can and some
string.... touch screen is useless, will do what it wants or nothing
at all....
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Reviewed by Dana from Australia on 27th Jan 2012
I bought this phone after my Nokia N8 died on me. I bought it in July
and it crashed by November. Sent it to my Vodafone repaiir centre and
finally got it baack after nearly three months (i know, horrible service)
I just got it back today but my screen after at least 10 minutes isn't
responding again. I don't recommend this phone to anyone, ever. It's
useless at so many levels. It is always cutting out my calls, turning
off randomly or not responding. I regret paying $199 (australian dollar)
for this useless piece of junk!!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRR!
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Reviewed by akmal from uk on 16th Jan 2012
i used this phone but i dont like the phone becas the tuch screen is
not good. i got my phone reped 2 times becas tuch screen was not working.
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Reviewed by Mark from UK on 15th Jan 2012
I advised my wife not to get a Nokia or a touch screen from Nokia, as
they seem to have lagged well behind in the market. My wife only really
wanted a mobile that she could make and receive calls, send and receive
texts and take the odd picture. This was the phone that was recommended
by Orange that would accomplish all that she required of it. This mobile
struggles to do this satisfactorily. Now the touch screen is not working
and the phone is near on useless! I would steer clear until Nokia have
accomplished more.
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Reviewed by Sandra from U.K. on 15th Jan 2012
This is a rubbish phone. Phone started freezing initially and had to
be re-started. Key lock didnt work and phone would go onto internet
and dial people when in pocked. Phone then deteriorated, when I pressed
the green phone the camera would come on, key "def" stuck down, unable
to text but phone screen would fill with number 3's. Has gone away to
be repaired but I would rather never see this phone again!
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Reviewed by Marion from UK on 10th Jan 2012
I am pretty happy with this mobile as I just need a basic phone BUT
when I charge it it gets absolutely red hot! I am worried this will
mean that it is also a problem when using. Does anyone else have this
problem?
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Reply by shappies from uk on 20th
Feb 2012
yes i have noticed the high temp when charging, although as soon it
says battery charged, it cools immediatly
Reviewed by Eric from Australia on 5th Jan 2012
I've been a Nokia user all my life. Bought it because it has larger
buttons, but soon discovered this is by far the WORST model of the lot.
It's power hungry and all the faults already mentioned in all previous
reviews. Went back to my old 2710 Navigation Edition. This is probably
the best of all the Nokias I've used, except it is badly let down by
the key-pad. It is not only tiny, but completely flat, and without the
'feel' you keep pressing the wrong button.
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Reviewed by Malcolm from England on 4th Jan 2012
The C301 is not sutiable as a mobile phone I am returning my phone to
the Nokia shop 1 Speaker rubbish 2 Touch screen rubbish
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Reviewed by Grace from United Kingdom on 4th Jan
2012
The phone is good, I like it! I've had it for a year, and still have
10 months until an upgrade and I'm happy to wait for then. The facebook
and twitter capabilites are good and surfing the internet is also okay.
It does sometimes mix up messages in the inbox, but it does this rarely.
The homescreen where you can quickly access places is very useful. Overall,
i'm happy with this phone!
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Reviewed by Jill Linzell from UK on 4th Jan 2012
Initially I was very pleased with my phone but after a few months it
developed a fault and could only use half the touchscreen and could
not get my messages or text. As I was on a contract Vodaphone sent me
another. Again I was happy with the new phone until again a few months
later the same software fault developed. I am sending it for repairs
(I doubt if it can be repaired!). Will have to wait about a week for
a new one. The incovenience is terrible! It also turns itself off. My
advice is save yourself a lot of trouble and don't buy it.
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Reviewed by Vlad from USA on 27th Dec 2011
I bought it for my wife on her birthday. She is happy with this phone.
I tested it for several days and its working grate. I did not find any
problem with screen or keyboard or memory. I added 1GB card. I expected
camera to be better (it's better then Ipod Touch but worse then Blackberry
Bold for color temperature). It was difficult to find this phone. For
me it's very good decision. IPhone has better touch screen but I don't
like Iphone! I miss only option to copy and paste. That's it.
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Reply by kane from england (peterborough)
on 15th Feb 2012
hey mate i totally agree with u all the way this phone is handy and
easy to use dya think tht if i took a photo and uploaded it to a website
itll be a better quility :)
Reply by whoeveruwantme2b from whoeveruwantme2b
on 21st Feb 2012
eeer u can copy & paste so.... try it mate.
Reviewed by Thierry from Mauritius on 26th Dec
2011
While surfing on internet and receiving a message, I have to close the
page and lose all the data to view the message and re-connect to internet
again. I through it into a river and bought a Nokia c5-01 but no WIFI
available. It's quite rubbish that a C3 has WIFI and C5 doesn't.. I
made up my mind and swap to Sony Ericsson
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Reviewed by KG from UK on 24th Dec 2011
I've only come on here because this phone is so bad. It is by far the
worst phone I have ever owned. It freezes, changes setting of it's own
accord, sometimes the buttons don't respond. In general it is a rubbish
phone
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Reviewed by sukhi from india on 23rd Dec 2011
Good
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Reviewed by Kevin from UK on 23rd Dec 2011
Hmmm plenty of people have had problems with this phone, I have had
it for just over 7 weeks, I had some problems learning to interact with
the screen. To used to iPod screen, but once I realised it was not touch
sensitive but pressure sensitive, got on well with it, scrolling nearly
drove me crazy until I remembered to hold my finger on the screen and
not let go until I had scrolled. I love the size and feel. Got a great
deal from phones4U, But a colleague has had their screen die twice each
within 3 months, so clearly there is a screen fault for Nokia to deal
with. Battery life is great on mine, lasts many days with for me normal
use, mostly texts, with a couple of phone calls a day (daily calls mainly
on work phone). Its a good phone and nice design, but I am waiting with
bated breath to see if I get past the 3 months saga. I love the phone
and want it to work well, we will have to wait and see.
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Reviewed by Alex from England on 20th Dec 2011
It is rubbish! It freezes and the memory holds absolutely nothing, it
then muddles up my convocations and turns itself off.
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Reviewed by Javier from United Kingdom on 15th
Dec 2011
Rubbish phone, really bad.No wonder Nokia are behind other brands. The
touchscreen is not working, I try to swap my connection from bluetooth
to cable in my computer so I can download updates and it doesn't let
me. I tried to open the OVI shop app and it didn't let me. Again: rubbish
a a great scale.
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Reviewed by Paul Hale from England on 4th Dec
2011
Have had this for a few weeks from Virgin. Not happy. Can't get Maps
to work - seems to want to connect to a Bluetooth or something. Can't
get internet to work properly. Tap on something and either 'Memory Full'
comes up or wont display. Meaningless arrow in corner. Feel I have wasted
my money getting web package. Screen hyper sensitive so constantly having
to select back. Are all smart phones like this...
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Reviewed by jaz from uk on 3rd Dec 2011
i've had this phone since jan 2011 and it is useless!!! it freezes all
the time!!! then it restarts itself!! the only think good about it is
the stainless steel back!! its the worst phone ever!!!!
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Reviewed by Alan from England on 3rd Dec 2011
Don't like it , touch screen jumps. alters my settings in my pocket,
wish i still had my 6303 but Orange stopped doing them , change my supplier
next time. Nice loud ring though, battery needs charging every night.
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Reviewed by John from Serbia on 3rd Dec 2011
This phone is great
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Reviewed by adam from uk on 2nd Dec 2011
had the phone for 3 months got on with it great does every thing i need
it to do well did till the touch screen just gave up on me well bk to
phones 4 u i think
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Reviewed by Saad from Pakistan/Qatar on 27th Nov
2011
The Screen Keeps Freezing and only resolves when u restart it. Its Annoying
to Hell! My advice, Please Don't Buy it! It has many features, all work
nice. But what is the use of a phone, If you can't call or text in emergency?
Especially if u r some one who needs to sms a lot. This phone will simply
drive u mad!
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Reviewed by Caroline from UK on 25th Nov 2011
just got the C3-01 and struggling to get on with it. Basic yet difficult
to use. Personally I don't do Facebook & Twitter. There doesn't seem
to be an "inbox" in messages & my hundreds of messages on the SIM card
from my old phone seem to have disappeared... & I can't work out how
to set voicemail up - maybe I am just thick but this is a YOUNG PERSON'S
phone & if it has no inbox it is useless to me. I keep my texts!! Lots
of info not transferred across from my old phone, but all my contacts
are appearing twice.. touchscreen is either over-sensitive or sticks.
This is a nightmare phone, hate it, going back to my old one.
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Reviewed by Vanessa Harmer from UK on 25th Nov
2011
Hi I had the same problem with my phone, it kept freezing, couldnt unlock
etc.. However I rang Nokia who were incredibly helpful, arranged collection
by courier and within days had a new handset delivered. Yes it's a problem
(I need my phone for medical reasons) but not everything/everyone is
perfect - and Nokia do at least respond and do their best to resolve
issues! Thank you to Nokia for their customer service and their very
prompt action in resolving this for me.
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Reply by michael from ireland on 27th
Jan 2012
hi whats the number for nokia servive thanks
Reviewed by Tom from United Kindom on 23rd Nov
2011
This Gets warm very quieckly but i just brought it a few days i think
its not bad Lately it hasnt given anyprobles
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Reviewed by Sheri from UK on 23rd Nov 2011
I have had to go back to using my old phone as got this phone in Feb
and keeps freezing or not responding to touch screen some times the
light stays on when not using it and have to switch it on an off to
work again. Was only happening once in a while but now all the time.
Very frustrating when you need it in an emergency and can not text or
call. Will be taking it into the shop at the weekend. I also found the
signal was not as strong as my old phone and it constantly unlocks very
easily in my bag or pocket and calls people.
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Reviewed by Alan from uk on 23rd Nov 2011
When it works - it's a very good basic phone for those people who don't
want a lot of "smart" features, like me. However, the touchscreen is
unreliable and often refuses to respond at all. Many other people have
commented on here about this and you'll find plenty more with a quick
Google search. I will see if a Nokia return and repair fixes it - but
otherwise it's heading for the bin. My recommendation is not to buy
it under any circumstances - it's not worth the risk.
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Reviewed by lucy from uk on 21st Nov 2011
owned this phone for a year. been the worst phone ive ever had. keeps
freezing cutting out and turing off had it repaired and still does the
same. useless phone!!!
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Reviewed by TONY from WALES on 17th Nov 2011
A very accurate and sensible write up from Chris. It does what it promises
very well indeed, if you want anything more, then pay the extra price.
The pluses include a battery that lasts a full week with a fair amount
of usage. I think that this phone is an excellent compromise between
having keys and a touch screen. No complaints here.
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Reviewed by Chris from Great Britain on 16th Nov
2011
A very mixed bag of reviews but if your looking for a stylish compact
easy to use phone for texting phoning and taking reasonable pictures
and are not so bothered about the internet and facebook then its worth
a look. Some of the reviewers have obviously not followed the instruction
book provided and charged it properly to start with. Others have complained
that you have to delete text messages one at a time which is not true
as you can delete them by folder if you wish. This is my 4th Nokia phone
and if like me you like the simplicity of earlier nokia phones and their
funtionality then try it in the shop before deciding. Build quality
is good and the screen is a reasonable size whilist texting is a doddle.
The keys are nice and solid and yes the touch screen does take some
getting used to but once mastered its a good compromise for touch screen
phobics like me!
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Reviewed by jana from india on 15th Nov 2011
good phone but it hangs regularly & restarts.got os reloaded but the
problem continues
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Reviewed by Conrad Davies from Wales on 12th Nov
2011
This phone has kept me very fit , 3 visits to the vodafone store in
the last 5 weeks !I could not unlock the phone ,then the vodafone guy
went to the back of the store for 5 min came back and said it was working
fine . ( my arse ). Two days later the thing locked again .I work away
all week ,today is a saturday and im off to the vodafone store again
.Avoid at all costs !
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Reviewed by Caron sykes from Uk on 7th Nov 2011
This is the worst phone I have ever had...always had nokia but never
again ....the screen freezes and it cuts out when you are talking to
someone... Have had it repaired once only for the same problems to occur...so
once again off it goes for repair....avoid these phones at all costs
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Reviewed by fss from Ireland, Kinsale on 7th Nov
2011
modern phone, no camera focus, poor reception in marginal areas. I live
in marginal area and normally no reception (same as my C5). Last phone
was Nokia E51 with good reception but it has expired.
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Reviewed by tony lambert from uk on 2nd Nov 2011
I have had the pone for 3 months and the display has horizontal and
vertical lines making the screen unreadable. There were a few lines
at first and it got worse as the days went by. It is a contract pone
and virgin say it is not repairable and i will have to get another pone.
I am not happy about this as I have done nothing for this fault to occur.
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Reviewed by Graham from UK on 1st Nov 2011
This is definitely the worst phone I have ever owned. I upgraded to
it as I have always had Nokia's and have been used to their ease of
use, reliability and easy navigation of functions. Not so with this
one, as it tries to be a cross between a traditional phone and a smart
phone with a touch screen. The screen is too small and not very sensitive
and you will very easily end up selecting a function you did not mean
to. The 3G data connectivity is also extremely slow so internet use
is limited. I have had to wait since January to get out of my contract
and have now moved away from Nokia as they have been left behind the
rest of the market. On the plus side, the silver stainless steel effect
looks nice, and the C3-01 will now come in useful as a decorative door
stop.
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Reviewed by Kairat from Kyrgyzstan on 29th Oct
2011
Hi everybody. I have used this phone about 2 weeks,and it seems like
nonfinished smart phone. where is copy function on messaging? Also really
hard to touch small objects,for example in opera mini. But i like solid
look, stainless steel, and camera
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Reviewed by Ijaware seun from Nigeria on 22nd
Oct 2011
My phone is not sensitive to touch any more.i bought the phone in feb.i'm
not happy with this issue.i'm left with no phone.
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Reviewed by Natalie from Canada on 19th Oct 2011
For Sale: One slightly used Nokia C3-01 that works some of the time.
Unreliable at the best of times, useless in an emergency and consistent
only in the unwanted pocket dial or internet connection. This is the
worst phone ever. I have owned the phone for 5 months and in this time
I have had it sent away to be repaired twice for the same problem: the
touchscreen freezes and renders the phone useless for messaging, contacts,
dialing and even basic powering down. Very frustrating as the only solution,
a factory reset, requires touchscreen acceptance! How inane could a
product be? This is the first and last Nokia product I will ever own.
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Reviewed by deepak negi from india on 18th Oct
2011
i think nokia c3-01 is a best phone .its all features are really good
and comfortable. but one thing is wrong in this phone the touch problem
which is manufacturing fault and nokia did not gave any solution.even
u go to nokia care they also known that its a manufacturing fault even
then they behave very rudely and says its your fault your phne is croadet
or moisture in ur phone. i just want to say if nokia can not provide
good support please stop your products.
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Reviewed by paul from uk on 14th Oct 2011
always been a nokia fan, must admit i didnt like it at 1st but now love
it, easy to use good all round phone
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Reviewed by Chris from England on 12th Oct 2011
I have had the Nokia c3 01 Now for 24hours and feel I need to write
about it. Yes looking at the Nokia c3-01. I have to give it a 8/10 slim
line really nice on the eye. I am on network T-Mobile and have had the
HTC wildfire s and having to send it back as touch screen was bad. T-
Mobile replace it with this Nokia C3-01. Am I happy? Yes I think I am
happy very nice to use tho have already have internet cut out on me.
when send email but seams to be okay now. Apps well not great as I did
have a smartphone so use to great apps. However the App I can get work
very well. Ovi chat please please don't use very slow I can send a message
and it can take an hour to reach the person I send it to. Very Slow.
with Ovi chat maybe be power by Yahoo but don't rate this app 2/10.
Easy to set up and works well. Facebook and Twitter was easy to set
up and good to use tho finishing and screen pic can be disappointing.
The Facebook and Twitter apps I rate 6/10. As of yet I cannot set a
homepage soi have to type in the google address everytime So adds a
few mins to the task. Internet 5/10. Am I happy with this phone, Yes
I am happy just have to get use to it taken longer then if I had a HTC
or any other smartphone. I do not miss not having a smart phone but
do wish Nokia had came up with something better. Nokia are behind when
coming up with Smartphones. I hope this phone works better then my HTC.
My HTC freezes hoping my Nokia c3-01 will not I will get on well with
this phone I think over all I give it 7/10.
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Reviewed by Jessica Foley from United Kingdom on
12th Oct 2011
I wanted a touch and type phone. Well i wish i hadn't got one. I hate
this one (Nokia C3 -01). After about six months of use the screen spends
most of its time frozen. I try to get into the menu and it takes me
into messaging. I go to calender and try to access today's date and
it takes me to another date in completely different month. I often have
to take the stylus that comes with my DS and bang it on the screen about
20 times to make it move anywhere. I hate it with a passion. I wish
i had my o9ld Nokia 6300 back, i loved that phone.
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Reviewed by Colin from England on 11th Oct 2011
I have been looking for the right phone for so long now that I was starting
to think I could not upgrade from my trusty 6233. In the last year I
have tried a Blackberry Curve, iPhone 3 3g and a HTC desire Z. While
all of these high end handsets are feature rich only the blackberry
could make it through the day without recharging but the blackberry
needed a data contract in order to use the WiFi.One of my most important
features is the ability to record calls and none of these handsets could
do this which puts me back to Nokia or SE. I muss the D pad directional
button for it's shortcuts and fast navigation. On D pad models I just
tap down to get to the voice recorder. On the C3-01 its options > more
> Recorder. I think the C3-01 is about the right balance as battery
technology obviosly isn't ready to run phone with real power for a full
day. I can use all the features on the phone and it's ready for a charge
when I'm ready for bed. The resistive touchscreen can be clumsy but
in my experience it's like this with all touch screens. The keypad is
spot on I can rattle out text's so fast on this phone and the font size
is great. The WiFi is fine and I have managed to set up voip internet
calling after a visit to nokvoip. The phone is only 11mm thick and build
quality is great. If only the C5-00.2 had WiFi all my prayers would
be answered. Nokia have all the ingredients to produce a real winner
again but unfortunatly the ingredients are spread across a couple of
different phones. The C3-01 is probably the best phone out there for
me right now. It's a marvel of technology to have all these features
in such a slim phone. Just add a D pad, GPS and true emailpush wihout
being in the mail app.
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Reviewed by Natasha from England on 8th Oct 2011
It was lovely when I first brought it home, had no complaints. Battery
is great asI followed instructions, it's durable and looks great. Altohugh
not to happy with it getting hot whilst I;m on the internet, Screen
frezzes when I'm trying to text or look through my phonebook, If I try
to end a call it doesn't respond sometimes and memory is a little small
considering size of Megapixals on camera and WIFI capability. Overall
if you want a basic phone that is cheap and with WiFi then this is the
phone to get. I think I use my phone to much for something like this
so need to upgrade.
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Reviewed by Lynn from England on 8th Oct 2011
Wanted this phone due to the size of the keyboard..what's annoying about
this phone I'll be talking and then it cuts out very annoying people
getting fed up all saying what's wrong with your phone..only had this
for 2 months and have a 2 year contract
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Reviewed by LL from England on 4th Oct 2011
TERRIBLE PHONE! Main problem is it overheats when you use the internet
for a while or play a game and then it shuts down. I've already had
a replacement and the 2nd phone has the same problem. Also, the buttons
require a lot of pressure when texting which is a pain. If I could have
made my choice again I would have gone for a HTC Wildfire for the same
money - oh, and I don't work for HTC if that's what you're thinking!
I'm just a regular punter.
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Reviewed by Steve from UK on 3rd Oct 2011
Not a bad 'phone. Camera not too great (the 2mp on my old Nokia 6300
was better) but has flash (which doubles as a torch). Large Keypad good
for texting and touch-screen works fine once you get used to it being
very sensitive. Poor internal memory means upgrading is a MUST. Very
solidly built.
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Reviewed by DARREN EDEN from ENGLAND on 1st Oct
2011
WORST PHONE I'VE HAD. NOKIA IS USUALLY TOP OF MY LIST, BUT I'M FED UP
WITH PHONE PLAYING UP. CAMERA WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO AND ONLY GET INCOMING
CALLS ON OCCASIONS. PEOPLE GETTING ANNOYED NOT BEING ABLE TO GET IN
TOUCH WITH ME AND I MISS OUT ON WORK BECAUSE USING IT FOR MY BUSINESS.
WHEN IT DOES WORK THE CAMERA AND PHOTO QUALITY IS EXCELLENT
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Reviewed by jade from scotland on 28th Sep 2011
PEOPLE WHO ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT BATTERY OBVIOUSLY NEVER FOLLOWED SHOP
INSTRUCTIONS TO CHARGE STRAIGHT AWAY BEFORE YOU TURN IT ON.
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Reviewed by robie from london on 26th Sep 2011
its actually an easy phone thank you to those who posted about this
phone how to actually use it i actually bought this phone for 25pounds
brand new, without box no scratches i actually love this fone only bad
thing i have about it is its on orange n the camera is blurry but in
time i hope il get the hang of it soon. 9/10 mobile phone
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Reviewed by chris morris from united kingdom on
13th Sep 2011
Ipersonaly love my nokia c301 best of both worlds touch and type so
durable you wont beleive it you can put your smart phones where the
sun dont shine ant talking of shine you can actualy use this phone with
your eyes shut as regards the price of it its worth a lot more than
you are saying the battery times are much more than your write up it
is one of nokias fantastic beasts what are you trying to do giving it
a report like this...chris x
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Reviewed by rene from PH on 11th Sep 2011
I had this phone for more than 6 months now. First of all, the metal
build is great. The touch and type interface is useful but a little
clumsy. My gripes about this one is the poor battery performance even
when I got everything in battery saving mode. I even turned 3G off.
I expected this to have the same battery life as E51 but C3-01 is poorer
in this aspect. Then the earpiece went AWOL on me a few weeks ago for
no reason. This is not what I expected of a less than 1 year phone from
Nokia. I'm not even a heavy user, just the occasional calls and texts.
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Reviewed by nolatte from zimbabwe on 1st Sep 2011
love it ..its simple and smart.
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Reviewed by Stratton Joe from UK on 29th Aug 2011
Worst phone I have owned the touch screen gets on my nerves, it's ok
when you send text messages for accessing '£,@,?,!' etc but scrolling
through the main menu screens is a frustrating experience, I've only
had the phone about 6 weeks and thinking of changing it already
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Reviewed by Ken Smyth from UK on 22nd Aug 2011
Worst phone I have owned, screen often too responsive when trying to
scroll, cannot see it when outside, no hot key to contacts, texting
using symbols really frustrating. Returned my first one but it came
back with different faults. Got it replaced, I still hate it. Have gone
back to my old 6303, a proper phone for my needs. I'm aggrieved that
I've paid for a contract phone which is so poor. Three of my colleagues
also have this model and complain about theirs.
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Reviewed by Marion from England on 20th Aug 2011
I was 73 in July 2011 and had the c301 as a birthday gift to replace
my previous Nokia which due to all the texting I do, had worn out the
keypad. At first I couldn't control the scrolling on the touch screen,
but with a little patience and practice, I have got the hang of it.
As I have a camera for taking photographs and an ipod and cd player
for listening to music I use my mobile phone to send texts (sometimes
with a picture). Occasionally, playing games... Oh, and surprise, surprise
even as a phone!
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Reviewed by bellybong from UK on 7th Aug 2011
I have been a Nokia fan since 1994, and to be honest, this phone is
a bit dissapointing. The basics are great, easy to use for calls and
texts, even the touch screen is very good, and it looks great. The short
cuts are really good to and you can customise all day. The problem will
arise if you want to do anything more. The conection is like being on
the old 'dial up'. It quite often times out and you have to start again,
even on wifi. The email account does not go properly into your actual
account so you cant access your contacts (other than the ones stored
on your phone)it more sort of dips in to get info. I have been onto
Nokia several times to find out how to set an audible alert to tell
you of a new email, and they dont seem to know how to do it, I can only
assume it does not do it. Also you will find the apps very limited.
Most of the ones on Ovi do not work on this phone, and the ones left
do not really have much of a function, for example you cannot put any
maps on here (even Love film app does not work on here) All in all,
great styling, great for the basics, but a smart phone this is not.
All depends on what you are looking for I suppose
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Reviewed by Gerry from United Kingdom on 30th
Jul 2011
I got this phone a few weeks back and think its fab and so easy to use.
I thought I would have problems getting used to it as my old phone was
very basic but managed to set it all up myself It did come with a fairly
basic manual I got it from the Virgin mobile store.No problems so far.
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Reviewed by mac from australia on 29th Jul 2011
Very frustrating phone. Been Nokia loyal for 16 years. Unlikely to buy
another after this. Touchscreen barely functional. Phone turns itself
off when charging- hard to turn back on- usually have to remove battery
to do so. Never has been fully charged in 3 months of owning despite
leaving overnight. One plus point: it looks nice- just rubbish to use.
Terrible handset.
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Reviewed by Michael from UK on 26th Jul 2011
Mine has current software(6.00). Unfortunately, my phone has a few problems.
It often refuses to save photos - the ring of dots keep spinning until
I remove the battery. It also refuses to alert me to new emails or send
them to the home screen email, only when I enter the email via the menu
will it download new mail and sound the alert tone. Emailed Nokia so
many times and have followed their advice: hard and soft resets, etc,
etc. Tried everything but no change. Now the '0' button is loose, like
a wobbly tooth. Nokia are not the same as when I owned everything from
the 5110 through to the N73.
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Reviewed by Pame from Cr on 25th Jul 2011
I have one good and truth had a very poor performance and did not and
used more than one q I would like someone to help me because my C301
runs constantly and goes up to several days
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Reviewed by simon from uk on 21st Jul 2011
just got one of these & its taking quite a bit to work out how things
work! Main problem is the phone ( like most now!) doesnt come with an
instruction book. There is a user guide you can download at Nokia site
but its far from extensive. I cant understand why they no longer give
out a book? Obviously there is a "secret" FULL instructions somewhere
that is how all the tech gurus get the info! Its a real pity because
most folk will never get to use all the features of this & other phones!
My old Moto V3 had a book over 250 pages & it could only do a tenth
of the stuff a modern phone can! The main problem with the C3-01 is
the touchscreen. if you try & scroll a list - say for example your contacts,
the list will either scroll up so fast you cant see anything OR the
first name your finger touched when starting to scroll will open even
tho you didnt want that one! I could search much faster with my old
keypad phone! There is an option to "configure" the touchscreen but
it makes no difference when you do this! hardly surprising since there
are no options for adjustment here! You will have to spend a lot of
time on various helplines finding out how things work!
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Reviewed by Tommy from Uk on 9th Jul 2011
The problems everyone has said about are Not true as I have the phone
and all the problems can be altered. Just get a bigger memory for all
the music that I have on it
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Reviewed by Dutchguy from the UnDutch on 7th Jul
2011
The album feature seems useless as you can only make a copy to the albums.
the original stays with all the others. When deleting the copies outside
the album the ones in the album are deleted as well????
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Reviewed by Seamus from Ireland on 3rd Jul 2011
I got this phone last week and it has broken my heart, do not buy this
phone. I got it for the 5mp camera and its overall spec. The phone memory
is only 30mb 25 of which are ring tones and rubbish. I have 1200 contacts
which it would not take then it would not accept the memory card so
all week end I could not open text messages because not enough memory
and could not use the camera. I hate it !!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Adam from Australia on 3rd Jul 2011
I have read numerous of these reviews and still decided to purchase.
Alot of these points bought up in this fourm are false. There is a "hotkey"
for your contacts it's on the bottom right of the screen that says names.
Also the gentleman who said you cannot delete a msg unless you access
the delete msg folder is wrong, all you need to do is hold down on the
msg and the option will appear also people saying that the screen is
non responsive, there is an option to change the sensitivity of the
touch screen, people please read your manuals. I am quite enjoying this
phone as the the combination of touch and type combine nicely. My only
issues with this phone is firstly the back cover is very stiff to get
off, but after a few accesses it is fine. My major and only real problem
is the camera quality. The pictures are extremely blurred no matter
how much you try to zoom or not. My last Nokia only had a 2mp camera
and the quality was so much better, Shame for evertything else is a
plus
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Reviewed by Tom from Uk on 2nd Jul 2011
It is a good phone I believe, You can alter almost anything on it to
accommodate what you are looking to get out of it
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Reviewed by Ken from england on 19th Jun 2011
The C3 01 has a poor signal. OK i live in rural england but it won't
hold a signal at all. A 12 year old 3310 maintains a better signal,
so does an old motorola v220. For me it is a nice looking phone which
is practically useless. And i lobbed the box on the way home so Carphone
won't exchange or refund.
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Reviewed by Sue from Uk on 12th Jun 2011
Well I ordered the nokia c3 before I had read the reviews. I love it.
It's so easy to use. The scroll up and down takes a bit of getting used
to just take it slowly at first. It's fab!
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Reviewed by huddguy from england on 9th Jun 2011
this is the worse phone i have ever had! It gives you four favourite
contacts, and no hotkey to access your phonebook! madness, i've never
had a phone where i have to go to menu, contacts, names to make a call!
The text service is useless too. You can't delete a message when you've
opened it. You have to access the delete folder first. Camera is poor
and the touchscreen is either too sensitive or not sensitive at all.
DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!
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Reviewed by Gerry from UK on 5th Jun 2011
This has to be the worst handset I have ever had. I have had Nokias
for as long as I can remember but I have never been so frustrated with
a phone as I have been with this one. Had it 3 days and just of phone
to o2 to arrange a replacement. It is a nice looking phone but the touch
screen is a nightmare. Totally non responsive 90% of the time and has
been very close to getting launched across the room.
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Reviewed by Charlotte from UK on 28th May 2011
I *so* wanted to love this phone and waited with great anticipation
for it to be launched. When I got it home I announced to my husband
that it was perfect... HOWEVER...the camera has only autofocus (means
no focus!!!) No matter how hard i tried all I got was blurred photos.
This is a 5 mega pixel camera (Ihad the Nokia 5800 with 3.2mp) so surely
it should be better! It's not. It is horrendous. I took it back to the
shop! I think my nokia loyalty is over...what to try next?!
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Reviewed by Arshad Kashif from Karachi; Pakistan on
27th May 2011
Very nice, good touch. Best Mobile C3-01. What i can say is just use
& you will say this "OUTSTANDING"
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Reviewed by Dawn from UK on 24th May 2011
I've had this phone since February, upgrade with T-Mobile. Took a few
days to get used to the touch screen but now I've mastered it I can
honestly say it's brilliant. This phone is a must for anyone, who like
myself, uses a mobile for just texting/talking and taking the occassional
photograph. A step up from my Nokia 6300 with some of the advantages
of a smart phone. Battery lasts about a week depending on useage. Feels
great in the hand, although a little 'slippery', so have bought a silicon
cover which protects the back cover and right hand side keys (volume
& camera).
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Reviewed by Jon from UK on 18th May 2011
Feels good in the hand, solid, with a simple menu and effective text
messaging (using the conversation view). Alarm is easy to access. Battery
life lasts a couple of days between charges. It will not overly excite
the user but does the basics well. I look forward to getting hold of
a smartphone in a few months time.
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Reviewed by Cham from Scotland on 16th May 2011
Had the phone a short period of time, but have got used to it already.
One problem however is although I can send music files by bluetooth
TO the phone but it doesn't appear to allow you to send music files
FROM the phone by bluetooth although it allows the transfer of photos
both ways. Otherwise a good reliable phone which isn't over complicated
to use. The part keypad/part touchscreen idea is a good one, and it
being a smaller screen than a smartphone the battery lasts longer, but
is has most of the functions of a low end smartphone.
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Reviewed by Ian from Saudi Arabia on 16th May
2011
Hello, Bought the phone yesterday (upgraded from 6303) and have been
impressed with usability. However, this evening a received a call and
couldnt answer with the screen which became completely unresponsive.
Turned it off but when i turned it back on and entered my pin, i couldnt
press 'accept' as it forms part of the screen. Thought i was onto a
winner with this phone but just about to take it back to the shop. Not
sure if i am going to risk a replacement or demand a refund....
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