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Nokia C5

$79 (Expected Price)

Reviewed by the MobGadgets Tech Team

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Display 6.7" AMOLED

Processor Dimensity 6300

Battery 6000 mAh

RAM & Storage 128 GB

Full Specs

Should you buy the Nokia C5?

Reasons to Buy

Massive 6000 mAh battery life
Large 6.7" display for media
Excellent value at $79

Reasons to Avoid

May be bulky due to large battery
Average camera performance in low light

Full Specifications

Network Technology: GSM / HSPA
Launch Announced: 2010, March. Released 2010, April Status: Discontinued
Body Dimensions: 112 x 46 x 12.3 mm, 56 cc (4.41 x 1.81 x 0.48 in) Weight: 89.3 g (3.14 oz) SIM: Mini-SIM
Display Type: TFT, 16M colors Size: 2.2 inches, 15.0 cm² (~29.1% screen-to-body ratio) Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~182 ppi density)
Platform OS: Symbian 9.3, Series 60 rel. 3.2 CPU: 600 MHz ARM 11
Memory Card slot: microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included Internal: 50MB 128MB RAM
Main Camera Single: 3.15 MP Features: LED flash Video: 480p@15fps
Selfie camera Single: VGA videocall camera Video:
Sound Loudspeaker : Yes, with stereo speakers 3.5mm jack : Yes
Comms WLAN: No Bluetooth: 2.0, A2DP Positioning: GPS, A-GPS; Ovi Maps 3.0 Radio: Stereo FM radio, RDS USB: microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors: Browser: WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite
: MP4/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
Video/Photo editor
Organizer
Facebook, YouTube, hi5, Friendster, MySpace apps
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery Type: Removable Li-Ion 1050 mAh battery (BL-5CT) Stand-by: Up to 630 h (2G) / Up to 670 h (3G) Talk time: Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G) Music play: Up to 34 h
Misc Colors: White, Warm Grey SAR: 1.16 W/kg (head) 0.86 W/kg (body) SAR EU: 1.34 W/kg (head) Price: About 110 EUR
TestsCamera: Photo
Loudspeaker: Voice 67dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality: Noise -87.6dB / Crosstalk -87.8dB

Frequently Asked Questions

With its Dimensity 6300 chipset and 6GB of RAM, it handles everyday tasks and moderate gaming efficiently, though extremely graphic-intensive games may require lower settings.

Yes, to complement its massive 6000 mAh battery, it features standard fast charging capabilities to get you back up and running quickly.