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Why the Nokia C2-00 won't reach the Phils?

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief May 23, 2011 · 2 min read

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May mga buwan na, halos isang taon na, mula nang ipinag-annunsiyo ang unang dual-SIM ng Nokia pero hindi pa rin ito nakikita. Ang Nokia C2-00 ay hindi pa rin inilabas sa Pilipinas at walang balitang kailan ito magiging available (pasensya na sa lahat ng nagtanong nang mga buwan na ngayon).

Nokia C2-00 ay maaaring ang unang yunit ng Nokia na may malaking hiwalay o pagkaantala sa pagitan ng pagsasama at tunay na paglabas sa merkado (na nagtatasa nang 12 buwan at patuloy pa).

Simpleng simple lang ang unit sa mga specs -- Bluetooth, VGA camera, WAP browsing at GPRS na may FM tuner na kayang mag-record ng FM. Parehong active ang dalawang SIM card kung saan isa ay hot-swappable (maaaring palitan o i-switch kahit naka-on pa ang phone).

Marami nang nagtatanong -- kaya, ano ang dahilan ng pag-aantay? Hindi talaga sigurado pero mayroon akong ilang makatwirang dahilan.

Napagdesisyon ng Nokia na hindi na sila magtutunggali sa merkado ng dual-SIM. Hindi dahil sa pakiramdam nilang late na sila (Samsung at LG ay bagong naglabas lamang ng kanilang mga dual-SIM phones) kundi dahil sa paniniwala nilang ang potensyal na merkado ay mga rehiyon kung saan sila na nangunguna (tulad ng Pilipinas) at ito lamang ang magdudulot ng pagkakabagabag sa kanilang sariling numero.
Ang Nokia C1-00, isa pang dual-SIM pero hindi parehong aktibo nang sabay-sabay, ang gagamitin para sa kasalukuyan. Ang unit ay inilabas na sa Pilipinas noong Setyembre 2010. Akala ko ba ay pinagbabantayan pa rin ng Nokia ang pagbebenta nito at nakakaapekto ito sa kanilang mga ibang handsets na may katumbas na presyo.
Nakapahinga nang buong-buo o inilagay sa hold nang walang hangganan ang handset. Posibleng may isang mataas na eksekutibo sa Nokia ang nag-block ng paglabas ng unit na ito. Naging #1 ang Nokia sa buong mundo kahit wala silang dual-SIM phones at patuloy pa rin silang magiging #1 nang walang ito. Ito lang ang nasa isip ko.

Ang tunay na nakakapukaw ng isip ay bakit ipinagpaliban nang walang hangganan ng Nokia ang paglabas ng kanilang unang aktibong dual-SIM phone. Kailangan nating tanungan ang taong mataas sa loob ng kumpanya.

Update: Natanggap namin ang isang mensahe mula sa Nokia Philippines noong araw na iyon na nag-imbita sa akin upang makita ang mga "preview" units ng C2-00 at X1-01. Tingnan ang mas maraming detalye dito.

Why hasn't the Nokia C2-00 been released in the Philippines?

Nokia may be avoiding the dual-SIM market to prevent disrupting its own sales in regions where it is already a market leader.

What are the key features of the Nokia C2-00?

It has Bluetooth, a VGA camera, WAP browsing, GPRS, an FM tuner with recording, and dual active SIMs with one hot-swappable.

Has Nokia released any other dual-SIM phone in the Philippines?

Yes, the Nokia C1-00, a dual-SIM phone where both SIMs are not active simultaneously, was released in the Philippines in September 2010.

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Abe Olandres

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and is considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines.

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56 Comments

mugilvanan · 14 years ago

My sim 2 is not getting activated. I have airtel in sim1 and vodafone in sim 2 whenever i switch on only sim1 is active. Sim 2 says it has no sim. but i have already inserted in sim 2.why is this problem occuring

ulol ka! · 15 years ago

ulol ka!

Tony · 15 years ago

I bought this phone in Market
Market. It is simple and excellent except for battery life. Only last 3 days max with regular calls/text.

nathan · 15 years ago

Nokia C2 is coming to the Philippines!

http://ikuwaderno.com/nokia-c2-00-new-dual-sim-phone-with-s40-will-hit-stores-in-the-philippines-this-quarter.html

xerdoms · 15 years ago

There is still some hope that Nokia C2-00 might be released in the phils as Nokia said in its blog – http://conversations.nokia.com/2011/05/24/twice-as-nice-nokia-x1-01-and-nokia-c2-00-with-dual-sim-2/

The Nokia X1-01 and Nokia C2-00 will ship this quarter in India, China, South-East Asia/Pacific region, Middle East and Africa, Eurasia and Brazil. Before local taxes or subsidies, the X1-01 will cost â‚¬34 while the C2-00 will cost â‚¬45.

1001 · 15 years ago

right.all of us are waiting for this nokia dual sim phone

Cherry · 15 years ago

I think Nokia C2-00 has now started shipping and will hit the stores soon. http://nokia.ly/lyeRC8

Nino Matienzo · 15 years ago

i think they will release it sometime this coming month…

kannuchi · 15 years ago

I think possible na mareach ang Philippines ng C2-00.

http://www.fonearena.com/blog/37845/nokia-says-that-its-finally-shipping-the-c2-00-dual-sim-phone.html

PNOY · 15 years ago

Mga Buwaya kc ung mga nagmamanage dito sa Nokia Philippines.Cellphone nila over & unreasonable ung price kahit sbhin mong 1 year waranty pa yan.

Alam kc nila na pagnilabas nila ito wala ng gano bibili ng mga phones nila na single sims, for example ung mga low ends na nsa 2-5T and price, instead na may bumili nun bka ung dual sim na C2-00 nlng ang bilin nila. But wait lng tayo bka maawa din sila nairelease dito satin, di pa naman din kc available sa europe, magtaka kayo pagnilabas na sa europe pero wla parin dito satin.

Kevin · 15 years ago

It’s happening all over again. Nokia’s letting other companies take the lead while they just wait and do nothing. Remember when the first iPhone was released? It took nearly a year before Nokia released a competitor, the 5800. But by then it was already too late. Nokia can beat the crap out of these dual sim china, torque and cherry phones coz Nokias are better in terms of build quality and lasts longer on a charge.Â

kannuchi · 15 years ago

Nokia has management reorganization which only took place at a too late time.

But right now, it is not the low-end segment what mobile phones are battling, but on the high-end smartphone sales. Nokia is focusing on mid-range, and eventually prepping up for the upper segment. A typical strong and leading company doesn’t have to release immediately their secret weapon. It takes time to polish a competitive product, unlike Android that release different versions and different hardware, but eventually will have a hard time releasing software updates ON TIME on different varieties of hardware type. They are gaining market share for now, but will lose them after a year or 2.

rhyan · 15 years ago

I’ve been waiting for this phone since it was announced. I didn’t opt to buy china dual sim phones since the hardware breaks easily and the OS is not so good. too bad they won’t sell it anymore. :(

Benchmark · 15 years ago

Maybe dahil dito sa Pinas, they knew na magkakaroon na naman ng dalawang competition na lang dahil nga sa merging of SMART and SUN…so it will not be usefull yung hot swappable na unit, parang mas better na lang ang DUAL SIM instead of hotswappable.

Probably they can just market it na lang sa mga retail stores who sells laods, kasi fo sure mas ok yun, instead of having 3 different phones or more (personal, SUN/SMART and GLOBE).

Well yun lang ang nakikita ko and just my opinion…hehehehe :)

Winziph · 15 years ago

ang lakas kasing magdominate ng mga china phones at malamang malugi lang si nokia pag nakipagsabayan pa siya sa mga yun.

adam · 15 years ago

Hindi na naila-launch laos na.

1001 · 15 years ago

well, we have no choice but to choose alternatives aside from nokia for dual sim phones.

Elbert · 15 years ago

I was looking for this today in Megamall and found none. I settled for an LG A165 instead. I’m sure they’ve lost some sales this way.

wreek888 · 15 years ago

So sad it was not release, waiting for it maybe i will settle for el cheapo cherry mobile

povillo · 15 years ago

for economic reason a dual sim both active is ideal for this promos. dont forget to have a sun sim as the other sim, economical at 350/month with 250 free text to other networks.

Air|Danio · 15 years ago

http://bit.ly/iQS4wE Tsk, Tsk, I agree with you RIch..

Rich · 15 years ago

I hope Nokia comes up with a really thin Music Phone (similar to 5310, NOT a touch screen phone) that has the Nokia C2-00’s features.. (hot-swappable sim and dual-sim, both active)

That would be a best Seller for sure!

1001 · 15 years ago

here’s a suggestion for you.
http://conversations.nokia.com/2011/05/24/twice-as-nice-nokia-x1-01-and-nokia-c2-00-with-dual-sim-2/

Eason · 15 years ago

the Nokia C1-00 is a waste of money cause its not dual active, and Nokia to go dual sim is not right. Let the Filipino Chinese OEM capture the market to sell cheap dual sim phones. Honestly MyPhone, Kingcom, Cherry, Torque and many more are just one of the reasons why people are wasting more money.

Honestly do they really need dual sim phones? or a single sim will suffice their needs? Instead of just using what is needed they load up for 2 sims and hardly even uses the 2nd sim resulting to wastage of money.

Iyan Sommerset · 15 years ago

Some pinoys do require the anonymity/second identity for their illicit activities that two numbers provide. :P

netbooksearcher · 15 years ago

Not everyone who owns two sims use their second sim for illicit activities. Some, if not most, use it for security reasons. :)

rhyan · 15 years ago

I have 2 lines and I don’t use it for illicit reasons but for economy since the second line is unli text and call to my family and people in that network.