Nokia Smartphone Review

Nokia's new C-Series phone is out with its first model -- the Nokia C5, powered by S60 platform which we normally see in high-end, full-featured smartphones from Nokia. Is the Nokia C5 an attempt to bring the smartphone to the masses? Nokia might be working on a new licensing deal with another smartphone manufacturer following their separation from HMD Global. At first, I thought the N78 would be just a slight improvement over its N77 predecessor (see my review of the Nokia N77 here) but turns out these two have very little things alike and the former isn't a digital TV phone. The Nokia N78 features a prominent directional pad at the center called the Navi-Wheel which was initially introduced in the N81 (see my review of the Nokia N81 here). Before you continue reading this, please read my review of the Nokia E71 first so you’d get a better perspective of where I am coming from and so I don’t have to repeat the sections where the Nokia E63 is similar to the E71. However, for those who are in a budget (which most people are nowadays) but are looking into a fine qwerty smartphone, the Nokia E63 is the better option because of the bargain price-point. Read more in our articles including "Nokia C5: Smartphone for the Masses?" and "Nokia may get licensed by a new smartphone brand after HMD split".