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Budget Nokia Devices for Indian Users

by nokiamania - on Feb 10th 2010 - No Comments

Nokia company plans to introduce super-budget phones to the Indian mobile market where, despite the fact that it is the second largest in the world, there are still more than 500 million people who do not have mobile phones.
It is expected that Nokia phones will cost no more than 1,000 INR (about $ 20), moreover, according to Economic Times India, among them will be several devices, the price of which will be only $ 10. It should be noted that currently the cheapest new phone of the Finnish manufacturer is Nokia 1280, which costs about $ 30. The model is equipped with a 1.35-inch display, the resolution of which is 96×68 pixels, FM-radio, speakerphone, 3.5 mm audio connector, as well as the opportunity to have mp3-melody ringtones.

With regard to new products for India, there are no pictures and no alleged characteristics. But it is already clear that the phones will not differ greatly from the already well-known Nokia 1280.
We cannot forget about another mobile phone, which also plans to submit the budget news for Indian users. A company called Gee Pee also wants to start selling phones for $ 10, but the most interesting fact is that these mobile phones are very reminiscent of the design of Nokia devices.

Nokia 5000 – Representative of The Budget Aristocracy

by nokiamania - on Jan 20th 2010 - No Comments

The market of entry-level mobile phones in recent years has undergone significant changes. Functions that were the prerogative of the more expensive models were added to the devices of the budget class, making them much more interesting.
Nokia 5000 stands out above all with its fine performance. Its thickness is only 11 mm, which can serve as a strong argument for choosing among models of up to 100 Euros. Different color schemes are perceived very positively, especially among youth. After using this phone, you can easily highlight your style.
Of the not quite normal for entry-level functions in the Nokia 5000 there are radio and Bluetooth. Lack of support for memory cards in this model may disappoint fans of mp3 music. Although, you can try to install a third-party J2ME player. There is a small amount of internal memory, which can be more advantageous to use for storing photos.

1.3 megapixel camera will not make perfect quality pictures. But for an on-screen presentation its capabilities are quite enough. We should note that there is a special button on the right side of the phone to activate the camera.
Besides being a budget phone, the bundle includes a stereo headset WH-101. It is useful for listening to the radio, which, depending on the regions, can be recorded. However, the same size limit of memory will not let to fully enjoy this feature. However, the built-in voice recorder can provide you with good service.
For fans of internet communications a presence of pre-browser Opera mini and the presence of independent e-mail client in the handset’s menu will be very important. These functions are also inherited from the earlier business models.
Finally it is worth mentioning quite a decent by the standards of budget phones screen. It has a QVGA resolution, which allows you to make individual pixels noticeable. Working with such a screen in the room is very comfortable, and high resolution makes it suitable, for example, for reading electronic texts, that do not occupy so much space in the memory of the device as compared to mp3.