With its un-ignorable similarities to Nokia 701 and Nokia 700, Nokia 603 houses a 3.5 inch clear black LED backlit IPS nHD display screen and a 1GHz processor; However, it has a junior 5.0-Megapixel camera compared to its siblings though enjoys same clear black nHD technology on its display panels. Looking at the handset maker’s Symbian Belle software, Nokia 603 is expected capitalize on this stronghold as its major selling point against Android devices. For those who are thrilled by Android’s popularity and applications, I wont hold you on Nokia 603, however its worth trying. The 5.0-Megapixel fixed focus digital camera at the back of Nokia 603 is capable of recording 720p HD video clips; however, Nokia 603 suffers a major blow when it comes to making video calls and chatting due to unavailable front facing camera. It comes in variety of choices featuring 6 different back cover colors depending on your preferences.

Nokia 603 offers Quad-band on 2G networks and tri-band on 3G supporting up to 14Mbps on HSDPA and 5.7Mbps on HSUPA. It comes with 2GB internal storage capacity which is significantly smaller compared to its siblings 701’s 8GB onboard storage; however, users can expand it using an external MicroSD card of up to 32GB. It comes with a WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML browser supporting RSS feeds. Other features include; SNS integration, NFC support, TV out active noise cancellation, photo editor and Adobe PDF reader.

Nokia 603 Features/Specifications;

• 1GHz Processor speed, 2D/3D Graphics HW Accelerator
• Symbian Belle operating system
• 3.5 inch (360×640 pixels) LCD capacitive multi-touch, clear black display screen
• 5.0-Megapixel fixed focus camera (2592×1944)
• WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth
• Supports external MicroSD card of up to 32GB
• 2GB internal storage capacity, 512 RAM, 1GB ROM
• 3G support; up to 14Mbps on HSDPA and 5.7Mbps on HSUPA
• WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML browser supporting RSS feeds

Nokia 603 Price in Kenya: Kshs.26000

Nokia has once again reinforced its entry level portfolio with two new handsets dubbed Nokia X2-05 and C2-05 both running on Symbian S-40 operating system. Unlike other industry players who have completely shifted to Android based devices, it seems the handset maker’s appetite for its traditional Symbian platform especially for devices ranging in entry level genre is not fading away anytime soon. Nokia X2-05 and C2-05 are closely similar in terms of features and functionality except for their form factors; X2-05 comes with a slider keypad while its sibling Nokia C2-05 boasts of a durable bar form factor design. The two siblings are priced lower than most devices in their genre and as expected, C2-05 is slightly edging X2-05 on its price tag due to a unique and stylish slider design; X2-05 is estimated to cost €46 while C2-05 €50.

Nokia C2-05

Of the two entry level siblings, Nokia C2-05 looks more fashionable considering its slider form factor compared to X2-05 which has a bar form factor. It has a 2.0 inch LCD display panel enhanced with up to 65k colors and a VGA camera. Nokia C2-05 comes with integrated multimedia features such as Fm radio, a MicroSD card slot and Bluetooth for connectivity purposes. Although its doesn’t support 3G connectivity, Nokia C2-05 supports dual band GSM/GPRS/EDGE network known to offer modest internet connection speed for basic online activities such as social networking and e-mails. A slim disappointment on this handset is revealed by a smaller 2.0 inch screen compared to X2-05’s 2.2 inch panel though not touch sensitive.

Nokia C2-05 Features and Specifications;

• 2.0 inch TFT Resistive touch screen, up to 65k colors
• 64MB internal storage capacity, Micro USB v2.0
• Expandable by an external MicroSD card of up to 32GB
• VGA camera (640×480 pixels), Fm radio and Fm recording
• Bluetooth, WAP 2.0/xHTML browser

Nokia has unveiled two additional Symbian based budget phones coming as cheaper alternatives to a slightly high priced C5-03 sibling. Despite most consumers routing for a cheaper version for the flourished N9 at this point in time, the handset maker seems to have settled for affordable variants to C5-03 smart phone. The new Nokia C5-06 and C5-05 phones have had some of their functionalities and capabilities such as camera and 3G-connectivity downgraded compared to their predecessor C5-03; unlike C5-03 which houses a 5.0-Megapixel digital camera, both Nokia C5-06 and C5-05 have a downgraded 2.0-Megapixel rear camera. In addition to a downgraded camera, the two newcomers do not support 3G networks, they fall under 2G budget feature phones genre. Nokia C5-05 is also referred to as C5-04 for the Canadian market only.

Nokia C5-05 (C5-04 for Canada)

Nokia C5-05 houses a 3.2 inch (640×360 pixels) nHD resistive touch display panel capable of up to 16m colors which is significantly similar to C5-03’s TFT screen. On top of that, both these two handsets come with 40MB internal storage capacity which can be expanded using an external MicroSD card up to 16GB although C5-03 is shipped with a 2GB MicroSD card included. In addition, C5-05 runs on a 600HMz processor and Symbian series 60 operating system just like its predecessor sibling. The main difference separating the two is camera and 3G support though they are closely similar.

Nokia C5-05 (C5-04 for Canada) Features;

• 3.2 inch (640×360 pixels) nHD resistive touch screen, 16m colors
• 600MHz processor, 40MB internal storage
• Symbian Series 60 operating system
• Supports MicroSD card up to 16GB

Nokia C5-06 Symbian Phone

Nokia C5-06 is pretty much similar to its sibling C5-05/04 featuring a 3.2 inch (640×360 pixels) nHD resistive touch screen, 40MB internal storage capacity, 128MB RAM, 256 ROM and supports a MicroSD card of up to 16GB capacity. Nokia C5-06 houses a 600MHz modest processor and runs on Symbian 60 series operating system just like its sibling.

Nokia C5-06 Features/Specifications

• 600MHz processor, 40MB internal storage, 128MB RAM
• 3.2 inch (360×640) TFT resistive touch screen
• 2.0-Megapixel camera (1600×1200 pixels)
• MicroSD card up to 16GB, FM radio
• WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth

Nokia C5-06 Price in Kenya:

The introduction of Dell Streak Pro 101DL to an already competitive Android market segment has elicited mixed reactions from consumers most of whom praised Dell’s initiative to significantly raise benchmarks within which high-end smart phones are grouped. During the same launch, Panasonic Lumix 101P was also unveiled featuring the most powerful 13.0-Megapixel digital camera in the industry so far; until now, smart phones ranging in the high-end genre have been known to house an 8.0-Megapixel camera or a lesser 5.0-Megapixel, a 13.0-megapixel camera is obviously breathtaking significantly raising benchmarks for other handset makers. On the other hand, Dell Streak Pro 101DL has not been left out, it boasts of a 1.5GHz dual core processor speed caching up with most of its peers in the same genre.

HTC is making good use of its Sensation’s popularity by introducing variant products targeting various market segments across the globe. Latest developments from the handset maker has witnessed the introduction of HTC Sensation XL following in the footsteps of its sibling Sensation XE though with a modest single core 1.5GHz processor speed contrary to its sibling’s dual core 1.5GHz processor. Consumers have also admitted seeing major similarities between HTC Sensation XL and its Windows Phone powered sibling HTC Titan in terms of Qualcomm MSM8255 chipset that features a 1.5GHz processor and Adreno 205 GPU. Just like other Beats enhanced handsets from the manufacturer, HTC Sensation XL features the Beats audio enhancements and a unique pair of Beats headphones that are shipped in its retail package.

The latest droid device from Panasonic has undoubtedly raised benchmarks defining digital cameras on smart phones in high-end genre; Panasonic Lumix 101P smart phone features an actual 13.0-Megapixel digital camera up from 8.0-megapixel commonly associated with high-end Android devices. The handset maker was very keen in ensuring Panasonic Lumix 101P phone stays abreast despite a very competitive market segment by encapsulating flourished features such as a 1GHz dual core processor instead of a scrawny single core processor inside most handsets falling in its genre. Despite major industry players such as Samsung introducing powerful devices such as Galaxy Note that drastically raised benchmarks for high-end smart phones, Panasonic Lumix 101P smart phone has managed to outshine them considering its 13.0-megapixels camera with enormous capabilities comparable to a dedicated digital camera.