Nokia C3-01 Touch and Type review

A low cost handset from Nokia that brings touch to S40 but ultimately disappoints

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Video is unsurprisingly (for a phone at this price point) limited to 640 x 480 resolution, and even at that size it was a little on the jerky side. But we were impressed with the amount of light the lens let in.

Sandra Vogel
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