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I switched back from iPhone to Nokia Symbian

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Funny, 2 years ago I switched back from an iPhone 3GS (after 2 years using it) to a Nokia C1, a candy bar feature phone.

I wouldn't go back to a smartphone.

I get 1 week battery life.

I can browse the web on opera mini over Edge network and its really fast (ok, the experience is limited, but its fine for reading the news and you get an instantaneuos back buton page load...)

I can do email facebook, irc via jar apps in an emergency.

Maps are challenging but if im really lost and have some adress reference i can find my way.

I get no distractions with notifications or app updates or any of that crap (yes i know you can turn them off on any smartphone...but do you?)

It fits in my pocket and doesnt feel like a slab when i sit down.

The only downside i can think of is that in 2 years ive lost 3 chargers... it takes so many days to drain the battery sometimes that i loose my chargers when i go on holidays or on house cleanups...

I develop for both iOS and Android, but still use a dumb phone.

- 7 days battery life. seriously, I always get a surprise when it reminds me that it does actually run on power.

- I dont know whether it can do email, facebook or twitter. The screen is so small, why would I want to try?

- Can do internet via Opera Mini if needed (its fine for reading forums).

- Never upgrades

- Cannot use it as a distraction when I should be talking to people or working.

Life Is Good, When Your Phone Is Dumb.

Yes, It's a lot better than I expected it to be. My biggest gripe is browsing the internet, it's just impossibly slow...

There's an interesting phenomenon where I live (Lisbon, Portugal) the smartphone market just boomed during the past 12 months and while the 3G and 4G networks are still quite speedy (not overcapacity yet) hardly anyone is on the edge network anymore , couple that with the efficient browsing provided by the operamini proxy and you get a really satisfactory browsing experience.

the old nokia 6120 classic also call smartphone. but new term smart phone applied to touch screen . i still like my old nokia 6120 classic(s60). unlimited note compare with s40 series.

For me the killer feature of my Nokia C1-02 is the keyboard. I have fat thumbs and i chose this phone for its nicely spaced keys. Nothing can beat buttons for speed and feedback. Another reason i picked the C1-02 was the lack of a camera. Everyone knows how bad cameras are on must dumb phones, i wanted one that didnt have the extra bloat.

http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mobile-phones/nokia-c1-02-review-5...

Don't know which version of Symbian your Nokia phone uses, but a friend of mine owning a Nokia (with Symbian v5) showed me a couple of really good apps for the age of these phones, including a really well thought nice and functional Twitter client called Gravity (paid), UC Browser (free, with lots of features) and UC Video for playing divx and other video formats not playable with phone's default video player. Hopefully they are available for your phone too?

Thanks! I will give them a try!

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