The Nokia C3 is a full QWERTY messenger with a 2.4-inch screen and an amazing build quality. It’s powered by the Series 40 OS, which is Nokia’s entry-level operating system, so how does it handle the messaging options and other features of the Nokia C3? Find out with our Nokia C3 software review.
The Nokia C3 comes with the Series 40 OS installed, so in many ways isn’t really viewed as a smartphone, more a feature phone with fringe benefits. When you look at the Homescreen of the Nokia C3 you’ll find everything you need to pushed to the right-hand side and placed in three boxes.
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The top box on the Nokia C3 allows you to add your favourite Contacts, which you can scroll through using the D-pad. Below this is a second box aimed at getting your social networking up and running. Twitter and Facebook are both pre-installed on the Nokia C3 so you won’t need to worry about setting them up, merely sign-in and you’re away.
The third and box is smaller but no less important as it gives you access to a wide range of apps, from the FM radio to Music Store and even the 2-Megapixel camera that is a fitted feature of the Nokia C3. The layout isn’t the most intuitive and getting to your apps can be a little tricky to master. However, once you tap the right button we found apps do load quickly and smoothly.
Start exploring the Nokia C3 menu system and you’ll soon find this is a fully-rounded device. The menu system is fairly intuitive and because Series 40 doesn’t support touchscreen all menu pages are designed to be highlighted and clicked using the D-pad or control buttons.
Web browsing is carried out using the Opera Mini browser, which loads quickly and has a nice and clear interface. The various messenger services truly come in to their own thanks to the QWERTY keyboard, so you’ll easily be able to stay in touch with friends and family.
The Nokia Ovi Store now fully supports Series 40 so you’ll find hundreds of apps you can download and install on the Nokia C3. The device itself lacks 3G connectivity, so you may find larger apps slow to download using the standard GPRS connection. However, the Nokia C3 comes with Wi-Fi built-in so we’d recommend installing apps this way, as it proved quick and hassle free.
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Considering you can pick this device up for as little as £80 PAYG, we’ve been surprised just how fully-rounded and usable the Nokia C3 is. If social networking is key to you in a device, the Nokia C3 could well be the budget device you’ve been looking for.
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