Introduction: Nokia has had a tough time coming up with a hugely successful high-end device and instead has taken the path to cheaper and more affordable smartphones for the masses.

The Nokia C5-03 finds its place at this exact spot as it fits in the mid-range segment of Symbian smartphones. The phone is a close copy of the Nokia C6-01 spec-wise and promises a full connectivity package with 3G on board and free navigation and maps by Ovi.

On the negative side, however, the Nokia C5-03 saves on both capacitive screen in favor of resistive and on Symbian^3 in favor of the now officially ancient Symbian^1 aka Symbian S60 5th edition.

The Nokia C5-03 comes with a 2GB microSD card, but you can use cards with up to 16GB of memory. Included in the retail package is also a charger, user guides and one of the shortest microUSB cables we have seen so far.

Design:

The Nokia C5-03 is light on your pocket. And we mean it light as light in money, and light as 93-gram light in weight, which puts it somewhere in the top of our list of flyweight smartphones. The phone comes in a variety of color combinations with black or white choices for the body, which can be then paired with different colors for the bottom part. The variety of looks comes bundled with eco-friendly materials – 80 per cent of the body is recyclable, while half of the packaging is made from recyclable materials.

Nokia C5-03 mobile phone key features :

* Quad band GSM , 3G HSDPA/HSUPA
* 3.2-inch touchscreen display
* Wireless LAN Wi-Fi
* 3G connectivity : Tri band 3G with HSDPA (10.2Mbps) and HSUPA (2Mbps)
* Digital compass
* GPS with assisted GPS
* Free Ovi Maps hands-free navigation service
* Important Contacts on homescreen for quick call
* 5 mega-pixel camera with 4X digital zoom (without flash)
* Expandable Memory with MicroSD cards up to 16GB
* Talktime : Up to 11.5 hours for GSM use and 4.5 hours using 3G.
* Standby time : Up to 25 days
* Operating system : Symbian^1 (S60 5th edition touch-edition)
* Email : webmail or POP3 using Nokia messaging , Mail for Exchange,Ovi Mail
* Ovi Music
* Ovi Store
Nokia C5-03 mobile phone detailed technical specifications :

* Dimensions

o Size: 105.8 x 51 x 13.8 mm
o Weight (with battery): 93 g
o Volume: 65 cc
* Display and user interface
o Screen size: 3.2-inch
o Resolution: 640 x 360 (nHD)
o Up to 16 million colours
o Resistive touch-screen display

* Keys and input methods

o Home key
o Send, end and power keys
o Volume key
o Push lock key and single-tap lock (on display)
o Touch screen with QWERTY and stylus support
* Colours
o Graphite black / Graphite black
o Graphite black / Lime green

* Battery

o BL-4U 1000 mAh battery
o Talk time:
+ 2G network: 11.5 hours
+ 3G network: 4.7 hours
o Standby time:
+ 2G network: 25 days
+ 3G network: 24.5 days
o Music playback: 35 hours (19.5 hours with Bluetooth headset)
o Video playback: 7.5 hours (MPEG-4/nHD)

* Memory

o Internal memory: 40 MB
o MicroSD memory card slot, hot swappable, up to 16 GB

* Operating frequency

o Quad band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
o WCDMA 900/1900/2100
o Automatic switching between GSM bands
o Offline mode

* Data network

o GPRS/EDGE
o HSDPA 10.2 Mbps ,HSUPA up to 2 Mbps

* Connectivity

o Stereo Bluetooth version 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate
o High-Speed USB 2.0 (micro USB connector)
o USB charging
o 3.5 mm AV connector
o SIM connector

* Software platform & user interface

o Symbian OS S60 5th Edition
o Email (SMTP, IMAP4, POP3)
o Calendar, Contacts, Notes, Phone switch, Recorder, Dictionary, Calculator, Converter.
o Mail For Exchange

* Office tools: QuickOffice Reader – view email attachments: .doc, .xls, .ppt, .pdf

* Applications

o Ovi Store, Ovi Maps, Ovi Suite,Ovi Share, Ovi Contacts, Ovi Sync, MyNokia
o Amazon (Widget)
o Image Editor
o RealPlayer
o Youtube (Service launcher)
o Web Search
o Social networking:
o Facebook (Application)
o Hi5 (Service launcher)
o MySpace (Service launcher)
o Friendster (Service launcher)
o Twitter (Service launcher)
o Orkut (Service launcher)

* Communications

o Email and messaging
o Easy-to-use email client
o Ovi Mail – free email account from Nokia
o Nokia Messaging for email
o Top contacts widget
o Conference calling

* Browsing and internet

o Full web browsing of real web pages
o Support for video streaming
o Adobe FlashLite 3.1 support
o Java MIDP 2.0 support
o Access to Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and other online social networks
o Ovi Store for application downloads
o Support for streaming video
* GPS and navigation
o Integrated A-GPS receiver
o Integrated Digital Compass
o Ovi Maps 3.0 pre-installed
o Ovi Maps with free lifetime navigation licence
o Accelerometer for correct orientation of display

* Camera

o 5 megapixel camera
o Zoom up to 3x (digital)
o Fullscreen viewfinder
o Automatic location tagging (Geotagging) of images and videos
* Video codecs & formats
o MPEG-4, QVGA at up to 15 fps
o Video file format: .mp4 (default), .3gp (for MMS
o Video sharing and playback
o MPEG-4, 3GPP: H.263 and H.264 codecs

* Music features

o Stereo Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR support
o Stereo FM radio
o Shazam
o Music codecs: .mp3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+ and WMA
o Equaliser
o Bit rate up to 256 kbps
o DRM support WMDRM10, OMA DRM 2.1 +F81
o Radio
o Stereo FM radio
* Games
o Use the touch interface to play games
o Climate Mission game preloaded
o Download more games from Ovi Store

Nokia C5-03 Price

Nokia C5-03 Price in India : The new Nokia C5-03 mobile price will be around Rs.10,000 in India . (170 Euro or 237 USD)