Design and Build Quality
As mentioned earlier, the C3-01 looks like a completely different mobile phone if you have to compare it with the X3-02. The basic candybar form stays the same, however the edges of the C3-01 are curved and it weighs a little more than the X3-02. The handset has a metallic matte finish throughout except the keypad which is plastic. The overall grey gives the handset a professional look but the functions speak otherwise.
No shortcut keys for music or SMS
The 2.4-inch screen has a decent 240 x 320 pixels resolution which looks pretty good for the size of the display. The brightness of the screen is quite good and the colours are quite nice as well. Below the screen, there isn’t any dedicated music or SMS keys like the X3-02, rather it houses two keys for making and ending calls. The keypad is the normal T9 design without any change made to the *, 0 and # keys. The volume rocker, screen lock and the camera button on the right are well placed and easy to use. Although the mini-USB port on the top might feel awkward for some, there’s not much of a problem while connecting it to a laptop or PC.
The build quality of the mobile is really good. The phone does not boast of any ruggedness. However, it does have a solid feel to it. Overall, the design and build quality of the C3-01 is really nice.
Features
Interface
Here’s where the similarity actually shows. The C3-01 runs on the same Symbian OS, S40 platform 6th edition. So there’s not much of a difference between how the two function. The touchscreen is resistive and responds really well. Transitions between menus and options are all very fast and apart from a couple of occasions where it lagged a bit, overall operation is really smooth.
Well built but doesn't have a trendy look
The homescreen is the same as before, where you have the options to customize and select shortcuts that you usually use. You can add a maximum of three shortcuts and below the homescreen, the quick launch bar lets you add four more shortcuts. So the user has a total of seven shortcut options to select from, which is a pretty wide range.
Media
While the piece that we received for review did not have bundled earphones, we still checked out the sound quality with external ones. This feature, just like previously, does not disappoint at all. The mids seem to be almost perfect and the highs sound good as well. The base seems to be a little low but that’s not too bad. The C3-01 has a Stereo FM Radio with RDS which also sounds good.
Volume rocker and other keys are well placed
The C3-01 supports one less video format than the X2-01, that is the XviD format. However, the 2.4-inch screen is still too small to actually watch videos and we recommend that you don’t really use the phone for videos in particular.
There are three pre-loaded games on the C3-01 and you can also download more games and other themes or apps from the pre-loaded Nokia Ovi Store.
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