Nokia C2-00 review: Dual SIMbiosis

04 August 2011
Dual-SIM is usually the domain of no-name brands, and the few models signed by top makers are well worth a look. Because when you need to make a lot of calls on a shoestring, nothing beats the likes of the Nokia C2-00. The Nokia C2-00 seems...

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  • Dr.Imran
  • 2FY
  • 22 Sep 2011

benny, 05 Aug 2011GSM arena why wasting time on this crap.. please tell us ho... moreIts not true. There are a lots of people in this world who uses their cellphone mainly for voice call & massaging. For those people buying an iphone or a droid is just a waste of money. Different operator offers us different packages. For example in my country (Bangladesh) Grameenphone has the strongest & largest network coverage but also expensive call rates and Airtel offers us the most economical call rates but weak signal strength. So when i stay in the city i use Airtel for both important or casual phonecalls, but when i go outside the city specially countryside i use Grameenphone for only important phonecalls. Which reduced my phonebill about 30% comparing with previous months. Which is very important for a student like me. Moreover i can check & update my facebook account, chat with my yahoo & fb frnds (by mig33), check my mail regularly, enjoying my fav musics on the way(i added a 4GB card) & use this phone as a internet modem with my laptop. Paying only about 70$ without any agreement with any operator, isn't it great? At least it server all my purpose 100%. And i attracted for this phone after reading this article. So this article can't be a waste of time.

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    • Anonymous
    • utV
    • 20 Sep 2011

    Anoop, 05 Aug 2011Just purchased a C2-00. Whenever I make a call normally, th... morei to having the same problem is the company having only one speker for both ear pies and loud speaker

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      • David mark
      • ftK
      • 11 Sep 2011

      To my best of knowledge.Nokia C2.00, is the best among the rest phones ever expirience.fast in browsing,easy to understand,using two sim card & loaded with diffrent kind icon.infact is the best

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        • venkat
        • t}d
        • 19 Aug 2011

        dis advantage: your speaker will be on automatically once your call is connected. To avoid this you need to use your head phone. If you do not connect your head phone any one can listen your on going conversation.

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          • GSMguru
          • t}4
          • 19 Aug 2011

          great blog and great review about this latest mobile phone

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            • bubz
            • sG}
            • 16 Aug 2011

            why only 1.8 screenz what sup with that?? 2.2 at least

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              • metre9dmt
              • PEG
              • 13 Aug 2011

              I appreciate the review but it didn't talk about much of nokia's unique take to dual sim - the sim swap. The 2nd slot can accommodate up to 5 sim cards and recognize it separately. You need to be dexterous to be able to change sims - believe me you don't want to change sims in a moving vehicle. Probably Nokia could do something about this in its next incarnation. Other than that, it my phone for now.

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                • shan
                • JFy
                • 10 Aug 2011

                is c2 00 available in qatar

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                  • Sharma
                  • bJ2
                  • 09 Aug 2011

                  How can i see a online video On NOKIA C2-00 mobile.pls rpl me.

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                    • Owen
                    • P@1
                    • 09 Aug 2011

                    no flashlight ftw!

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                      • Basti
                      • wYK
                      • 08 Aug 2011

                      In terms of price-to-feature ratio. the X1-01 beats this phone hands down. X1 own everything in its price range.

                      at C2-00 price range; it wont keep up. the samsung or LG dual sims offer better features at similar prices

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                        • AnonD-1268
                        • PT2
                        • 07 Aug 2011

                        Did this phone REALLY require a review? Its Dual Sim. End of story. A whole review just for this thing? :/

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                          • Anonymous
                          • Ui{
                          • 07 Aug 2011

                          all dual sims phone including china made dual sims are dual sims,dual standby but SINGLE ANTENNA...that explain y when u r making or receiving a call on C2-00,1 of the signal will b missing and it will activate again once ur call is ended

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                            • AnonD-11905
                            • txE
                            • 07 Aug 2011

                            Samsung C3322 is a far better deal...with the same price you'll get 2.2 inch QVGA screen, 2 mp camera, better design with metal front case...yes, metal...at a very cheap price. An answer for people who always say metal is only for high ends handsets.

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                              • saryu
                              • uEx
                              • 06 Aug 2011

                              AnonD-13986, 06 Aug 2011There's still a lot of people going "OMG, China brand,... moreoh well. ty for the nice comment, i had imagine many people will start to flame me..

                              may be i'm lucky to get the durable 1, i don't change phone much, i only had 2 nokias, 1 SE, 1 china dual sim, 1 nexus s.. the 1st nokia last until now, only the body messed up but easily replaceable, my 2nd nokia (5800) isn't as good as the 1st, already went to repair twice in 3 years.. my china phone works fine till now but it's boring-old phone (boring like c2-00 except much older).. i hope samsung did a great job in nexus s, so far 8 months (since last december) hvn't had any hardware problem..

                              i just hope that nokia do something extraordinary amazing. Their top phone is not as competitive as the others, their mid range is so-so, their low end losing in feature with china phone.. while different people are having different result with their phone, some having terrible built quality, some having great durability..

                              that's why nokia lose it's ground on number 1. i remember good old days, their high end is the best, their mid range packs lots of punchs, their low end is a superb good deal..

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                                • saryu
                                • uEx
                                • 06 Aug 2011

                                Sun Down, 06 Aug 2011Did your Nokia failed you in terms of hardware? Or was it s... moremy nokia 5800 is now in repair.. 3 years old though =)..

                                waiting for it to be fix, now using my old 4 years old china dual sim (never go to repair) and my lovely 6 months old nexus s..

                                well, at least my 5800 deliver what it promise, excellent music audio quality, that's it...

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                                  • Ian Paice
                                  • 8gj
                                  • 06 Aug 2011

                                  Sun Down, 06 Aug 2011Did your Nokia failed you in terms of hardware? Or was it s... moreExcuse me, mister? Your N70 is decade-old? You must be mistaken! You better be factual in posting comments. Now your credibility is quashed. N70 was released 2005, not 2000 or 2001. Be factual and accurate, ok?

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                                    • tarun yadav
                                    • vGR
                                    • 06 Aug 2011

                                    its best and wise phone
                                    it has cop. multimedia function
                                    really its best..............

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                                      • AnonD-13986
                                      • IVS
                                      • 06 Aug 2011

                                      saryu, 05 Aug 2011lol. i never usually troll... but GSMarena sure waste their... moreThere's still a lot of people going "OMG, China brand, horror", esp Asian region, for obvious reasons. Plus many have had bad experiences with China brands, in a variety of product line.

                                      Good for you that you take care of your phone well. Mine didnt last one year, so China, Taiwan, Korea or any phone with plastic hardware is out.

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                                        • WEKS
                                        • MLx
                                        • 06 Aug 2011

                                        People who are unhappy with what the good folks at GSMArena are reviewing should start their own reviewing site and see how well they do.