Nokia C1 Plus gets official with Android 10 (Go edition) and €69 price

14 December 2020
This is apparently the cheapest ever Nokia 4G smartphone.

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  • 13 Feb 2023

Turns out supporting a budget phone with os version upgrades has a huge catch too it

Looking at my old text I didn't see it coming but In practice very bad idea

Hands on experience told me even so you can get os updates on budget phone

You won't want too the new version of Android are mega system resources hog on them

They run sluggish and are unbearable too use

Android 14 dropping legacy support for apps and compatibility issues as well bugs etc on new crappy android versions

Kinda turned Nokia greatest strength in too a painful weakness

Google completely trashed the android os And hurt the budget market so much

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    • Maezo
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    • 09 Sep 2022

    This phone 📱 is very bad I even can't explain.is very slow in everything,it gives hard work not enjoyable at all

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      • Sin
      • 0Rw
      • 13 Jul 2022

      My mistake I think I miss read
      Though my point doe stand true for Nokia 1 or one plus can't remember which one it was off the top of my head that's on androidOne and got 2 new versions of Android

      It's just a updated Nokia c1 phone this phone is with androidGo 10 instead of 9

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        • Sin
        • 0Rw
        • 13 Jul 2022

        The Nokia brand is amazing

        Cheap affordable budget smartphone that get updated like the expensive flagships

        Flagship software support on even Nokia most budget smartphone

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          • Anonymous
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          • 29 May 2021

          Prices

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            • 03 May 2021

            joe nodden, 03 May 2021And this is relevant in what way. You were pointing out about Blu (Wiko/Gionee)'s phones being cheaper, hence I mentioned why. Also they're much higher than the region I assume you're living in. Not to mention how the prices of phones have drastically increased within a very few years :)

              Minu, 30 Apr 2021Blu's phones are actually rebranded Tinno (Wiko)/Gione... moreAnd this is relevant in what way.

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                • 30 Apr 2021

                joe nodden, 15 Dec 2020$20 isn't even that far off what the price should be. ... moreBlu's phones are actually rebranded Tinno (Wiko)/Gionee phones, and would normally cost twice as the marked price in most other regions (unless you live in the Americas, of course)

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                  • XBA
                  • 16 Apr 2021

                  abigfanoftechs, 16 Dec 2020In the Android market, the high end compacts are long dead.... morePrice

                    B, 15 Dec 2020I dont get why they Make small phones with trash specs whil... moreIn the Android market, the high end compacts are long dead.
                    The days of Sony compacts are not coming back.

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                      • 15 Dec 2020

                      joe nodden, 15 Dec 2020Yep and with those costs I estimated it should actually cos... moreHave you taken into account everything ?
                      From the employee, the time the machines are used and all the cost it is required to cover that including the fact they aren't available for making more profitable products, the certifications, all shipping from base components, end product, packaging, charger, storing cost, ads regardless how little there are, and all that ?
                      Because if we were to only take the base components cost, yeah, MAYBE you can get as low as 30€/$ if you buy stuff directly out of their factories, but you still have a lot of other expenses.
                      Even the electricity from the meeting room's lighting when they planned to make this phone have to be taken into account, let alone the production chain lighting when the device is made...
                      I mean, I could literally reduce the cost of the device to 2€/$ or less if we only consider all the base chemical components, such as sand, crude oil and all that, but it isn't representative.
                      And we haven't even considered the margin yet, after all they need to make profits, but even with a low margin and minimum profits, the cost can't be 30€/$ for sure.
                      The Google Glasses margin were clearly over the top, that's for sure it can't be justified from component to end product cost to have that huge of a margin, but here, even if it was 30€/$, a 40€/$ margin is quite reasonable.
                      A billion worth company doesn't care about making 1€/$ per item except if they expect to sell a massive number of those (which isn't the case here).
                      And while over the top margin for already expensive devices are indeed a really bad practice (well, for the consumer at least, because capitalism wise it is the best practice), there is still also a minimum profit limit based on the number you plan to sell.
                      For a small local business that worth less than 20k, small margin are totally acceptable except if they plan on jumping directly to international level, but big companies can't afford that, otherwise it is wasted time and resources.
                      I'd be more than happy if it could cost way less, so those who don't have much money could afford it, but sadly it isn't possible, even the absolute cheapest and mediocre quality smartphones rarely get close to 30€/$, Kimovil list only one under 30, it is the Cubot J3 at 28, and the next cheapest is the Leagoo T5c at 42€, and those are the absolute cheapest the website can find on all the online shop they look at.
                      GSMArena phone finder's price slider doesn't even go under 50€/$...
                      https://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?nPriceMax=50&sFormFactors=1&sOSes=2&nOrder=1

                        AnonD-909757, 15 Dec 2020It isn't as simple, there is a minimum price you can&#... moreYep and with those costs I estimated it should actually cost $30.

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                          • 15 Dec 2020

                          joe nodden, 15 Dec 2020You realize that thinking in the last sentence is why we ha... moreIt isn't as simple, there is a minimum price you can't get below regardless how cheap you make something, between electricity, salary, shipping, maintenance etc.
                          There are some costs that even if you had base material for free, use the fastest and cheapest construction method, and tried to make the least profit as possible, you still will get them, so a smartphone with a tactile screen, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and all that WILL have a minimum cost you can't get under, and this one is already quite cheap.

                          And this has NOTHING to do with how manufacturers simply inflate artificially the price and make huge margins.
                          I am against super expensive phones that aren't worth their cost, though I don't complain about ultra phone having ultra price unlike many do, but how cheap do you want this phone to be anyway?

                          You have to realize that cost to performance/quality isn't linear, when a 1% increase in low end can get you a much better thing, you'd need a 50% cost increase in the high end to achieve similar improvement.
                          Just look the massive difference between a 200€ and 300€ smartphone compared to an 800€ and 900€ one, that's the difference between a midrange and a flagship killer vs two almost identical flagships.
                          Now consider that the M3 is way more expensive.
                          The cheapest M3 I saw is 117€ on AliExpress, this is closer to double the C1 Plus cost, even if the real retailer cost of the C1 Plus will be 80€, it will still be a big difference.

                            AnonD-909757, 15 Dec 2020I can still see how and why some people might want this, ma... moreYou realize that thinking in the last sentence is why we have $1500 mid rangers on the market right.

                            Every other company sees this new lowest end phone is priced that high so they raise their prices just that little bit higher on their phones of a similar price. Then companies with slightly higher end phones raise their prices and the trend continues. These horrible phones flooding the market will hurt people in the long run.

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                              • 15 Dec 2020

                              Im just here to noice since i saw 69

                                Rambo99, 15 Dec 2020Yeah, maybe if it had something reasonable in it like the S... moreIt's pure android go phone, and cause of that, it will work perfect. Android go is created for 1gb ram and weaker soc.

                                  T M, 15 Dec 2020With those specs, it will struggle doing any of those tasks. It will not. It's android go phone, so, it will work perfect. U can check reviews, it's a great phone.

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                                    • Indian
                                    • Dkf
                                    • 15 Dec 2020

                                    Realme c2.
                                    Redmi 8a
                                    Redmi 7

                                    Better choice then this at same cost..

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                                      • XDw
                                      • 15 Dec 2020

                                      69 euro? noice. :-)

                                        sq2013, 15 Dec 2020Who's going to buy it? Just because it's cheap, d... more95 quid my a**. Its over 200 in romania!

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