Design of Nokia 101
The latest Nokia 101 candy bar phone is designed with rounded edges and looks damn simple. Its petty TFT color screen is sized at 1.8 inches and displays 65 K colors. It gives resolution of 128 x 160 pixels. This basic dual SIM phone with simple design and minimal features is good for entertainment purpose. It also has an integrated flash light option and 5-way Navi-key, two soft keys, separate call, end keys and volume keys on the side. Nokia 101 weighs 69.6 grams and its respective length, width and height are 110 mm, 45.5 mm and 14.9 mm. The Nokia 101 can be bought in Coral Red and Phantom Black colors at an extremely affordable price.
Audio and Music functionality in Nokia 101
Nokia 101 is equipped with features that can keep its users entertained via music. It has an integrated stereo FM radio and a MP3 player. The audio quality is good on Nokia 101 dual SIM phone which also supports vibration alerts, MP3 and polyphonic ringtones.
Camera of Nokia 101
Nokia 101 is not a camera phone and one cannot do any video shooting or photography with this entry level handset.
Memory of Nokia 101
The internal memory of Nokia 101 is relatively less and it can save only few contacts details (up to 500) and call records but with the memory expansion provision, it can be enhanced easily. A 16 GB microSD card can serve the purpose and meet the needs of any individual who wish to save more data.
Nokia 101 Battery Life
A BL-5CB Li-ion battery of 1020 mAH capacity is placed in Nokia 101 for delivering768 hours of standby time and 8 hours 30 minutes of talk time to its users. The battery specifications of this phone that will be released in other markets other than India are different. It is admirable that the battery of Indian version of Nokia 101 is more robust.
Nokia 101 Internet Features
As far as the connectivity, browsing and navigation are concerned, Nokia 101 stands nowhere. It is basic dual SIM phone which is incapable of facilitating such Internet-based services for its users, be it a browser, a Bluetooth or a GPS receiver.
Nokia 101 Messaging Features
The Nokia 101 supports only SMS messaging service. It is not meant to do anything in the multimedia, messaging and browsing departments.
Nokia 101 Network Support
Nokia 101 gets support of the 2G GSM dual band 900/1800 MHz frequency for the operation of both its SIM cards.
Games in Nokia 101
The Nokia 101 has bundled games inside its fun section for amusement of its users in their free time.
Nokia 101 Pros
The Nokia 101 is a decent and simple dual SIM device made in bar form factor. It has a small TFT color screen and is available in cool choices like Coral Red and Phantom Black. It boasts a FM radio, MP 3 player for music based entertainment. It also supports gaming. If its users avail locally relevant services such as Nokia life tools and Nokia money on their handset, the Nokia 101 can offer a unique experience particularly for Indian users. Its price is well within the reach of low-end budget buyers of India and that is its best aspect. The memory of the phone can be expanded a lot and that makes space for lots of data in this device with low internal memory. The battery support is quite adorable. The most important thing is that Nokia 101 offers simplicity and convenience to its user’s at the most reasonable price. No other dual SIM phone at such a price tag can be of so much use to all genres of users.
Nokia 101 Cons
Nokia 101 is a simple dual SIM handset which lacks on multimedia, connectivity, browsing and all the advanced technology fronts. It does not have an integrated camera, video recorder, Bluetooth, browser and JAVA support. The phone can be of no use to any buyer who is passionate to owe a technology packed gadget.
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