Its five megapixel camera features 3 x digital zoom and little else. There is no flash, no form of image stabilisation—you don't even get a dedicated camera button. This leaves you relying on the resistive screen once again to provide you with a quick way to snap pictures. Given the screen's tendency to lag, this may result in some botched pictures.
Its video recorder also has 15fps and 2 x digital zoom. However, without the flash, its quality suffers as well. Its internet connectivity options include wi-fi, Bluetooth, aGPS, GPRS, EDGE, and others. It also has quadband technology to allow you to use the phone regardless of where you travel.
We also did like its array of Ovi Maps, which features satellite navigation, though the process of tweaking it to our liking was annoyingly difficult. With only 40MB of internal memory, it makes sense that they would provide a 16GB microSD card.
With 11 hours of talk time and 600 hours of standby means its battery life is decent for a phone with such a big screen, wi-fi, and other battery draining features. You can also boost your battery life by turning off wi-fi when you're not using it.
All in all, the Nokia C5-03 is simply an unappealing phone. Its unattractive design, resistive screen, lack of a camera button, and dated operating system make attempting to use this phone an exercise in frustration.
We do like the presence of Ovi Maps, wi-fi, the 3.5 mm headphone jack, and decent sound quality, but Nokia is going to have to step up its game if it wants its mid-range phones to succeed. As it is, there are plenty of phones that are cheaper that provide you with a lot more.
Nokia has a lot of low cost phones but certainly practical as they are highly usable are available mostly in contract phones with free PS3. It's best to check the web occasionally and you might be able to get a free Nokia C5-03 cashback offer which is a better deal than on the high streets.
