Nokia C3 review: SNS love

16 July 2010
Nokia C3 is young and social, simple and reliable. Messaging and social networking are the very heart of this handset. But are they enough of a head-turner to become a phone's key selling points? Sure thing! Just add a pinch of charisma and hang a price tag...

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  • Abhisek
  • uBV
  • 18 Jul 2010

awesome review..its almost like phine was with me.great...!!!!!!!!!

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    • Anonymous
    • wiw
    • 18 Jul 2010

    A very good and detailed review of C3. very helpful too.
    Wanna know when E5 is launching in mumbai?

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      • DS
      • uWA
      • 17 Jul 2010

      SNS stands for "Social Network Service"

      @GSMARENA:
      That was a nice review but you people haven't said a word about the responsiveness of the UI. Is it slow or fast?

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        • nomorese
        • S3d
        • 17 Jul 2010

        this phone is weak, 17 Jul 2010for the same price u can get a blackberry curve and have mu... moreI would like to see that 100Euro BB unsubsidized, post a link please.

          • t
          • this phone is weak
          • qQT
          • 17 Jul 2010

          Anonymous, 17 Jul 2010Lol just compare the price of both handsets. And even black... morefor the same price u can get a blackberry curve and have multitasking, video, a good OS

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            • Anonymous
            • 2Aa
            • 17 Jul 2010

            [deleted post]SNS is a new word, it's stand for "Short NEWS Service"

            LOL

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              • ND
              • tVv
              • 17 Jul 2010

              Anonymous, 17 Jul 2010Cheap but still packing lot of features. Would be a great d... moreI fully agreed with u. This is a great low budget phone with all the basic features we need. Only Nokia can do it, keep it on!

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                • Anonymous
                • s86
                • 17 Jul 2010

                Cheap but still packing lot of features. Would be a great deal for particular class of buyers. BTW GSMarena, I am not really agree with some of your cons. Its a low budget phone you know and should mind that throughout the review.

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                  • ND
                  • tVv
                  • 17 Jul 2010

                  this phone is weak, 17 Jul 2010•No 3G •S40 is outdated, never mind the visual updates •N... moreHey, can I buy a Blackberry for 100 euro without contract?

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                    • nomorese
                    • S3d
                    • 17 Jul 2010

                    this phone is weak, 17 Jul 2010•No 3G •S40 is outdated, never mind the visual updates •N... moreAnd how much did your BB cost and how much does the C3 cost??? Stop comparing apples to oranges, it makes you look unintelligent.
                    This is obviously a kids phone with basic features like texting and chatting, and I'm not surprised that it has wifi, many will enjoy surfing through their home networks and chatting with their friends. It's what it's for. And it's really cheap.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • KFP
                      • 17 Jul 2010

                      this phone is weak, 17 Jul 2010•No 3G •S40 is outdated, never mind the visual updates •N... moreLol just compare the price of both handsets. And even blackberry misses many features of C3, just check the pros. You sucks

                        • t
                        • this phone is weak
                        • qQT
                        • 17 Jul 2010

                        •No 3G
                        •S40 is outdated, never mind the visual updates
                        •No multi-tasking
                        •Doesn't charge off the microUSB port
                        •No USB cable in the retail box
                        •No office document viewer
                        •No smart dialing


                        this phone is missing a lot compared to my BB 9700, hell, this phone cant touch a low end blackberry

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                          • Akash from nepal
                          • u10
                          • 17 Jul 2010

                          Thanks gsmarena for nokia c3 review

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                            • Anonymous
                            • j%a
                            • 17 Jul 2010

                            Lame, don't look back if you're already using E71/72

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                              • ezekiel_zick
                              • t7X
                              • 17 Jul 2010

                              N0t Bad at all.... I wana Buy it.. Hehe..!

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 0GM
                                • 16 Jul 2010

                                come on gsmarena, cons are really unfair cose this ain't a smart phone :(

                                neither nokia nor anybody says this; so no document viewer can not be count as a constitution :(

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                                  • bricked
                                  • mXQ
                                  • 16 Jul 2010

                                  Bang on Nokia.

                                  Targeting the young SNS addicts is a surefire way to make plenty of cash.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • tA{
                                    • 16 Jul 2010

                                    finally............

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 0U@
                                      • 16 Jul 2010

                                      nice phone GJ all in one msn ovi yahoo love that

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                                        • Arjoo
                                        • tUr
                                        • 16 Jul 2010

                                        Awesome phone with correct price tag..
                                        Value for money
                                        Go for it
                                        Nokia.. rocks.