Nokia C5-03 set to replace Nokia 5800XM

Nokia had announced C5-03 in October and this phone is now set for release in India at 10k price point. For long, 5800XM has been  one of the best low-midrange Symbian handset. After Nokia 5235 (8k retail price), the next best Symbian touch device is X6 which retails for 15k, and it doesn’t really justify the 14k+ price tag. C5-03 should fill that gap, which was taken care by old horse 5800XM. C5-03 doesn’t boast of any new features. Consider it as 5800XM v2.

First, let’s take a quick look at specifications:

Dimensions:

• Size: 105.8 x 51 x 13.8 mm
• Weight (with battery): 93 g
• Volume: 65 cc

Display and user interface:

• Screen size: 3.2" 16M resisitve touch
• Resolution: 640 x 360 (nHD)
• Symbian S60v5

Camera:

• 5 megapixel camera
• Video resolution: 640x480, 15fps

CPU/Memory:

• ARM 11 600MHz
• Internal memory: 40 MB
• MicroSD memory card slot, hot swappable, up to 16 GB

Data network:

• GPRS/EDGE class B, multislot class 32, maximum speed 296 kpbs downlink/177.6 kbps uplink
• HSDPA category 9, maximum speed up to 10.2 Mbps
• HSUPA category 5, maximum speed up to 2 Mbps

Connectivity:

• 802.11 b/g
• Bluetooth 2.0
• USB 2.0
• 3.5mm AV

Battery:

• 1000mAh Li-Ion battery BL-4U
• 11.5hrs (2G), 4.7hrs (3G) talktime
• 25days standby (2G)
• 35hrs music playback
• 7.5hrs video playback

GPS:

• Integrated with A-GPS
• Digital compass
• Ovi Maps 3.0, lifetime free navigation license

When compared to 5800XM (which it is going to replace), C5-03 has:

• thinner and lighter and better looking build
• faster 3G
• better processing speed
• triband HSDPA
• less onboard memory
• no proximity sensor
• inferior camera, no camera flash and poor video recording quality
• smaller battery

When comapared to 5230, C5-03 has:

• thinner and lighter build
• faster 3G
• better processing speed
• faster triband HSDPA
• better camera
• 802.11 b/g (wi-fi)
• less onboard memory
• no proximity sensor
• smaller battery

As one can see, this phone is slightly inferior when compared to 5800XM but a better phone than 5230 in features. If priced at 9k, this phone can give a touch competition in the low-mid range market and it’s main competitors will be:

• Samsung  Galaxy 5
• Samsung Wave 525
• LG GT540 Optimus
• Samsung Galaxy 3
• HTC Smart