Yesterday saw Nokia unveil two new things.  Firstly, the Nokia C5 smartphone, and secondly, with it, the start of the C-Series range of devices.

The Nokia C5 is a T9 candybar smartphone sporting a 2.2 inch screen, and Symbian S60 3rd Edition FP2.  Whilst this is nothing new to the world of mobile devices, the fact that the device is running Symbian, and will retail for 135 Euros before any operator discounts marks a definitive stage in the Nokia product cycle of bringing a smartphone to market at a previous featurephone price point.

So let’s have a look at the specifications, after the jump.



The C5 has a 3.2 Megapixel camera, using the new EDOF technology (which I was actually quite pleasantly surprised with on the E52) and VGA video recording capability at 15 frames per second.  3G, GPS, Bluetooth, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a 1050 mAh battery can also be found packed into the featherweight 90g device.

Battery life should be pretty good with a standby time quoted as 28 days, or up to 12 hours talk time.  Real world scenarios will probably get close to 4 or 5 days operational time under normal conditions.

The software has also been improved over previous Nokia devices, including greater integration of social networks into the operating system, and the latest Ovi Maps with lifetime free navigation.

The Nokia C5 will be available in Q2 2010, in either white or warm grey.

If you want the full run down of specifications, check out the DATA SHEET.

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