These basic candybar handsets, despite looking very similar to phones of years ago, have actually moved on a great deal in functionality. Nonetheless, it’s definitely something of a let down. Also, given the price of this phone, it’s to be expected that the screen isn’t setting new standards in quality. This isn’t such a dramatic problem in everyday use, particularly as you’re unlikely to be watching video or browsing the web with much regularity on a screen only 2.2-inches across. The relatively low maximum brightness also makes it difficult to see in bright sunlight. Try and take a photo over your head or from low down and you simply can’t see what’s on-screen, the viewing angles are so bad. The other key problem with the camera is the main problem with this phone its rather poor quality screen. Video is produced at a decent 640 x 480 resolution, but with a framerate of only 15fps it’s of limited use. Results from the camera are adequate for the odd snap, with the LED being surprisingly powerful, but low light conditions without the flash prove rather too much for it, producing grainy and noisy pictures. There’s no dedicated camera button on the left edge, but it’s not much of an inconvenience to reach for the central D-pad button to take a shot. It uses a hinged hard plastic door rather than a flexible push-on flap, which is a neater solution but you’ll have to be very careful when opening it as it will easily snap off.Ī volume rocker sits above this, and a 3.2 megapixel camera with an LED flash can be found on the back. Thankfully you don’t even need to remove this to get to the microSD compartment, which is actually accessed through a slot on the right edge. The battery cover is a nice strong stainless steel slab that pops on and off with reassuring certainty – there’s none of this prying off plastic panels like you get on so many devices. The charger itself is also rather neat as it uses a pop-up earth connector to half the usual height of the plug when in transit. In the box you get the proprietary charger and a USB cable, so both options are open to you. Also on the top edge is Nokia’s proprietary charging socket, which is useful for the fact it charges quicker than over USB. Taking a tour of the phones physical features, we’re pleased to see standard headphone and microUSB sockets, so you’ll be able to use your own cans and borrowing a spare cable to charge your phone shouldn’t be a problem. That said, the owner of the model we reviewed (Geoff Richards, our Publishing Manager) has had his for a couple of months and it has come to no harm. The only immediately obvious let down is the plastic screen that really shows off fingerprints and, if you’re anything like me, will pick up scratches easily. A curved back and rounded edges also make it very comfortable to hold. It’s light, too, at just 89.3g and with dimensions of 112 x 46 x 12.3mm, it’s slim as well. ![]() Dark grey plastic combines with chrome and brushed steel to make for an understated but generally stylish handset. Despite a change of naming scheme, from the four-digit model numbers of old, the C5 still looks and feels very much like a classic Nokia phone.
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