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Old 01-10-2011, 09:45 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Its around 15 day today, when I bought a new Nokia C2-03 after watching the add and some reviews.
I went through the specifications given on the official website. so after 15 day i find that this is the worst phone I ever had. The reasons are here.


1. The Screen:
Though the screen is 240 x320 resolution. Its worst in class. You can find the difference if you use Opera mini. Most of the time the text get overlapped.

2. The Touch:
One of the most irritating thing of this phone. even china phones are better than this third class phone. and you can experience it if you try to scroll any item. If you try to scroll it down it will do exactly opposite and vice-versa. some time i feel to break it out. This happen again and again.

3. User Interface:
Icons are like old 1990 phones. No good looks.
The worst touch quality adds more problems to the phone interface.
The message always display total number of messages in inbox instead of Unread messages.
There is no option for instant delete of messages.
No option for message filter.
No option for Call filter.
If you want to save a phone number from call log, you cant edit it before you save.
If you have a contact with 2 or more phone numbers and you call that, and if you want to call the second number of it, you again have to go to the phone book. No option go to the specific contact from the call log.
4. The Media player.
You cant play any video file large than 5 MB smoothly. it will give you a pause after evry few seconds.
you cant play amr file smoothly. it also have the same problem.

5. The inbuilt applications:
Nokia Maps: its worst, you cant use it because of the memory low error.
OVI browser: its better not to say anything about it. It always give connection error while the Opera mini works great on the same connection.
Nokia life tools: Its paid. who will use it if you have net connection.
Communities: same case. worst interface, non responsive, worst interface, connection error, low memory error problems.
email: it also always show error in connection problem.
6. Camera:
Its just OK but have more Blue shade in the photos.

7. Duel SIM manager:

You must have to take the sim out if you want to turn it off. you cant switch off the one sim by keeping it inside. either you have to keep active both or turn off both.

8. bundled earphones are cheap.

9. THE MEMORY PROBLEM:

It has only 10 MB memory. so what? read now. That is not a user memory free for use. The same 10 MB memory is used for saving contacts, SMS, internal applications if you install and all those things. after use of few day you have to format it again and again get few KB of memory for getting new SMS of saving new contact or even to start Media player or to take photo. It will ask you 100 's of time to please free some memory to do anything. and then you cant find anything to delete from phone internal memory.

10. THE PHONE-BOOK:
If you want to save entire phone book to memory card or send it to other phone via Bluetooth to backup, there is no such option. i don't know what Nokia think.
You cant import the VCF file from memory card if you have it. you cant backup you phone book in VCF format. you have to use the third class backup utility which will again ask for low memory error.

11. The PC suit or OVI suit:

Same case with this software. You cant import your contacts from PC in any format. There is no such option to import CSV file of VCF contact file. you have to go the Nokia way.

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Old 02-10-2011, 01:52 AM   #2 (permalink)
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thats a bad experience. heard about touchscreen issues a few times before but the internal memory problem can't be ignored.
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Old 02-10-2011, 03:34 AM   #3 (permalink)
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From your blog:
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There is a software update available and most of the issues are resolved now.
Did you verify with the update. Sorry to hear your tale. Hope others find this information useful.
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Well, Not the phone's fault. It is not a smartphone and is only meant for calls/sms. Resistive touch 240 x 320 pixels and 2mp camera adds to your woes
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i am sure earlier you used a s60 phone, this c2-03 has an s40 operating system with low ram. better sell to someone quick and buy an s60 or android phone.
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IMHO :before anyone buys a new phone, he must review it .. i mean checking out stores like croma, priority shops(for nokia) etc
also visit this thread
http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/mobi...ese-sites.html
even if it is a low Budget phone ..

@pravin : try to sell it as ASAP (as casual_gamer said) . . .buy a new one ...MOVE ON
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Old 04-10-2011, 12:23 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Did you verify with the update. Sorry to hear your tale. Hope others find this information useful.
yes, i updated the firmware. but that doesn't solve the memory problem. and the touch screen problem is also the same. no any special performance change after update.
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thats a pathetic performance by a good brand...
it shud "hardware u shud not buy"
pravinbv thanx for reviewing & posting the user experience...
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The most irritating thing about it is that, you have to format the phone again and again and still then it doesnt free any memory.
You cant export your phonebook to your pc by any means. Not by phone or Using nokia pc suit or ovi suit. Same case with importing to phone. I dont understand what nokia think? They dont want us to back up our own contacts.
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why don't you use memory card as your memory for sms/bluetooth messages/apps? there will be an option to move messages from internal memory to memory card. for camera select memory card as your main storage. i feel you are not operating it properly, it should be in the manual or ask some other owners of this phone on gsmarena.com
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why don't you use memory card as your memory for sms/bluetooth messages/apps? there will be an option to move messages from internal memory to memory card. for camera select memory card as your main storage. i feel you are not operating it properly, it should be in the manual or ask some other owners of this phone on gsmarena.com
i tired everything. There is no such option to store sms on memory card. I already set card for camera storage. You cant move the nokia apps like maps, life tools , communities, to card as these are system application. There is no option to save files from bluetooth to memory card. Dear i tried everything. I am also a digit reader.
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