Nokia’s C1 and C2 series try hard not to break even the smallest of banks

It looks like Nokia’s conversion from the time-tested four-digit naming scheme to the one-letter, one-number strategy may be nearing completion now that the company has announced a new series of ultra-low end candybars that all have homes within the Cseries. The C1 is actually a three-pack of phones — the C1-00, C1-01, and C1-02 — all of which feature Nokia’s longest standby… Continue reading

Nokia’s Series 40 to ‘offer a compelling touch experience’

Even though it’s lived a long, fruitful (some might even say wildly successful) life as Nokia’s one and only high-end feature phone platform, Series 40 is suffering from a bit of an identity crisis now that S60 pushing deeper than ever into categories traditionally considered dumbphone strongholds — one needs to look no further than the C5 to see that… Continue reading

Keepin’ it real fake, part CCIV: Nokla beats Nokia to the touchscreen N98 punch

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia

Good ol’ Nokla, with its punny branding and utter shameless, has taken upon itself to build the touchscreen N98, based on a sketchy Nokia concept that was making the rounds last year and never materialized. There’s a 3-inch QVGA screen and dual-sim support, but things lean into the realm of Nokia parody with the… Continue reading

Keepin’ it real fake, part CXCIX: NokiPhone N3000i dual slider is one part N95, two parts iPhone, and six parts win

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, GSM, Apple

Combining two pretty great ideas in a way that is all kinds of illegal in the US, the China-produced NokiPhone N3000i looks to be a pretty straightforward iPhone ripoff with bonus N95-esque dual slider capabilities. The GSM smartphone’s got 3.2-inch QVGA screen, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, dual SIM support, microSD… Continue reading

Keepin’ it real fake, part CLXXXIII: WebXpress just a "Music" and "5800" shy of greatness

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Others, GSM, EDGE

Here lately, we’ve been pretty impressed with just how awesome some of these Chinese knockoffs have been. In fact, we were beginning to wonder if the bona fide manufacturers weren’t in cahoots with some of these low-class acts. Thanks to China Grabber, we’re being… Continue reading