Nokia C3 review: Lightweight design with matte finish, stock Android experience & good battery life
If not for the stock Android experience, there are better phones in this price range.
By Utkarsh Saurbh, TOI Contributor |
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Get It For: Rs 7,499
Highlight: Compact form factor
Nokia C3 is the entry-level offering from the Finland-based brand that was once extremely competent in making affordable feature phones. Has that translated to affordable smartphones? The Nokia C3 can say a lot about that. In terms of design, this is a rather different phone. For starters, the phone’s outer cover can be removed. It has a matte finish, with the dual rear camera setup and the fingerprint sensor at the back.
The phone has a dedicated Google Assistant button and comes with a micro-USB port for charging.
Nokia C3 survived a fall from a table. But do not take too many liberties with where you keep it, as the outer cover is made of plastic and hence prone to get damaged more quickly.
The phone features a 5.99-inch HD+ display with thick bezels on the top and bottom. The brightness is optimum outdoors at full. Nokia C3 has an adaptive brightness feature that works well.
The phone is powered by an octa-core 1.6GHz SC9863A processor and 3GB RAM (or 2GB), so don’t expect speedy performance. Apps may take 2-3 seconds to open. Multitasking and playing graphicintensive games are not exactly what you should be hoping to do well with this phone.
The phone gives a clutter-free, stock Android experience, which means no useless pre- installed apps.
On the camera front, Nokia C3 gave mostly clear and natural photos during the daytime. At night, the camera performance worsens and the photos lack clarity and sharpness.
Apart from a lightweight design with a matte finish, stock Android experience and good battery life, the Nokia C3 does not have any other major highlights. Go for it only if you want a Nokia phone under Rs 10k. There are better phones from rivals like Samsung, Xiaomi and Realme in this price range.
Highlight: Compact form factor
Nokia C3 is the entry-level offering from the Finland-based brand that was once extremely competent in making affordable feature phones. Has that translated to affordable smartphones? The Nokia C3 can say a lot about that. In terms of design, this is a rather different phone. For starters, the phone’s outer cover can be removed. It has a matte finish, with the dual rear camera setup and the fingerprint sensor at the back.
The phone has a dedicated Google Assistant button and comes with a micro-USB port for charging.
Nokia C3 survived a fall from a table. But do not take too many liberties with where you keep it, as the outer cover is made of plastic and hence prone to get damaged more quickly.
The phone features a 5.99-inch HD+ display with thick bezels on the top and bottom. The brightness is optimum outdoors at full. Nokia C3 has an adaptive brightness feature that works well.
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Nokia C3 comes with security features like face unlock, fingerprint recognition and the usual pattern and pin unlocks.The phone is powered by an octa-core 1.6GHz SC9863A processor and 3GB RAM (or 2GB), so don’t expect speedy performance. Apps may take 2-3 seconds to open. Multitasking and playing graphicintensive games are not exactly what you should be hoping to do well with this phone.
The phone gives a clutter-free, stock Android experience, which means no useless pre- installed apps.
On the camera front, Nokia C3 gave mostly clear and natural photos during the daytime. At night, the camera performance worsens and the photos lack clarity and sharpness.
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Nokia C3 comes with a 5W charger and takes about 90 minutes to charge fully. The battery life is great and with some medium usage like watching videos, listening to music, gaming and social media (about an hour each), it can stretch for more than a day easily.Apart from a lightweight design with a matte finish, stock Android experience and good battery life, the Nokia C3 does not have any other major highlights. Go for it only if you want a Nokia phone under Rs 10k. There are better phones from rivals like Samsung, Xiaomi and Realme in this price range.
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