Nokia 1800: One Basic Yet Functional Entry-level Phone

By Author: Jerry Smith
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Nokia 1800 Mobile Phone is targeted towards users who only want to do basic communication with their friends or families. Therefore, this phone comes with easy-to-use communicating features. It has a very simple design with a solid bar shaped casing. The casing is curved and available in various colors including Silver Grey, Black, Orchid Red and Ash Blue. With the Exchangeable color covers, you can customize the looks of the mobile phone.

The Nokia 1800 comes with a decent 1.8 inches TFT screen that supports a color display at 128 x 160 resolution pixels, so you can view colorful wallpapers on the phone. Beneath the display there is a large keypad with a square shaped chrome navigation key. All the keys are comfortable to press and conveniently located. This handset features rounded edges and plastic form factor which makes the phone look cheap but robust enough. It is quite a compact mobile phone, measuring 107mm tall by 45mm wide by 15.3mm deep and weighing as less as 78.5 grams, thus making it quite comfortable to hold in hand ...
... or carry in pocket.

The phone features the simple S30 user interface with all the common Java apps like organizer, voice memo, convertor, games, calendar and other PIM functions on board. The phone comes with an application called Nokia Life Tools which was first launched on the Nokia 2323 Classic and Nokia 2330 Classic phones. This application provides important information on Agriculture, Education and Entertainment services. This is really a novel app. Based on where you live and what you like, you can access local weather updates and places to source seeds from and their rates, vital career information, general knowledge content, and entertainment news, games and daily horoscopes.

In terms of entertainment, this handset comes with pre-loaded games which allow you to enjoy a fun when you are in free time. MP3 ringtones and Vibration are the available alert types. The phone also features FM radio which is enhanced by the loudspeaker and a standard 3.5mm audio jack. You can listen to your favorite stations on the move. The speak quality is a little poor and sound distorts easily at higher volumes. With the standard 3.5mm audio jack support, you can easily change the bundled headset to a set of high quality headphones for better aural experience. Apart from that, the phone is also equipped with a powerful LED flashlight which is quite helpful when you are in dark place.

The Nokia 1800 has a 500 entries phonebook which can store all your contacts and numbers. It can keep track of 20 dialled, 20 received and 20 missed calls. With the SMS feature, you can send, receive and store text messages on the phone. This phone comes with a built in calendar feature which allows you to keep track of those important dates. After fully charged, the Li-Ion 800 mAh (BL-5CB) standard battery can support up to 528 hours of standby time and up to 8.5 hours of talk time.

Overall, the Nokia 1800 Mobile Phone is designed for the users who have small budget and don't require much on phone features. So if you are a person who like to talk or send text messages, this newly released phone will satisfy you, especially considering its low end pricing.
Jerry Smith, the editor of http://www.mobilephoneonly.co.uk. An expert on mobile phone and an observer of UK telecommunication market. He writes reviews on latest mobile phones, and also suggests promotional deals and special offers from mobile phone retailers in UK.