Comments on: Nokia: Four new handsets for developing world, bike charger http://cyrusfarivar.com/blog/2010/06/03/nokia-four-new-handsets-for-developing-world-bike-charger/ "Being a good writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the Internet." Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:59:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nokia: Kit cargador de móviles para bicicletas « EspAfriGadget http://cyrusfarivar.com/blog/2010/06/03/nokia-four-new-handsets-for-developing-world-bike-charger/#comment-2547 Nokia: Kit cargador de móviles para bicicletas « EspAfriGadget Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:12:09 +0000 http://cyrusfarivar.com/blog/?p=3073#comment-2547 [...] gracias a mi amigo Cyrus por el aviso, creo que me ha inspirado para escribir otra [...] [...] gracias a mi amigo Cyrus por el aviso, creo que me ha inspirado para escribir otra [...]

]]> By: James Body http://cyrusfarivar.com/blog/2010/06/03/nokia-four-new-handsets-for-developing-world-bike-charger/#comment-1748 James Body Sat, 05 Jun 2010 08:00:47 +0000 http://cyrusfarivar.com/blog/?p=3073#comment-1748 "Now here’s my only question: why not combine the functions of the C1 and C2? Or does the simultaneous dual-SIM use suck up a lot of battery?" Obviously, in order to run TWO SIM cards concurrently it is necessary to have TWO radios active in the phone at the same time. Consequently power consumption is going to be considerably greater in the C2 than it is in the C1. For me, the C1 is the handset of choice - it combines so many features, including: - Ovi Mail - Ovi Chat - Opera Mini browser (although constrained by the 128 x 160 pixel screen) - FM RDS radio (though it does not come bundled with a stereo headset to keep cost down) - Quad band GSM with GPRS - Micro SD slot capable of hosting up to 32 GB microSD - High speed USB (for getting binary files onto micro SD) - MP3 player capabilities - Battery standby life of up to 6 weeks!!! All of this for 30 Euros ex taxes! Forget the iPhone 4G - this is probably the most exciting (and world changing) phone of 2010! “Now here’s my only question: why not combine the functions of the C1 and C2?

Or does the simultaneous dual-SIM use suck up a lot of battery?”

Obviously, in order to run TWO SIM cards concurrently it is necessary to have TWO radios active in the phone at the same time. Consequently power consumption is going to be considerably greater in the C2 than it is in the C1.

For me, the C1 is the handset of choice – it combines so many features, including:

- Ovi Mail
- Ovi Chat
- Opera Mini browser (although constrained by the 128 x 160 pixel screen)
- FM RDS radio (though it does not come bundled with a stereo headset to keep cost down)
- Quad band GSM with GPRS
- Micro SD slot capable of hosting up to 32 GB microSD
- High speed USB (for getting binary files onto micro SD)
- MP3 player capabilities
- Battery standby life of up to 6 weeks!!!

All of this for 30 Euros ex taxes! Forget the iPhone 4G – this is probably the most exciting (and world changing) phone of 2010!

]]> By: AfriGadget » Blog Archive » Nokia: Bicycle Charger Kit for Mobiles http://cyrusfarivar.com/blog/2010/06/03/nokia-four-new-handsets-for-developing-world-bike-charger/#comment-1747 AfriGadget » Blog Archive » Nokia: Bicycle Charger Kit for Mobiles Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:57:40 +0000 http://cyrusfarivar.com/blog/?p=3073#comment-1747 [...] thanks to my friend Cyrus for the heads up, I think he has just inspired me to blog [...] [...] thanks to my friend Cyrus for the heads up, I think he has just inspired me to blog [...]

]]> By: Tom Standage http://cyrusfarivar.com/blog/2010/06/03/nokia-four-new-handsets-for-developing-world-bike-charger/#comment-1746 Tom Standage Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:18:17 +0000 http://cyrusfarivar.com/blog/?p=3073#comment-1746 It's essentially for reasons of price. It's very interesting to see dual-SIM phones from Nokia; they've been reluctant to produce them (it annoys operators) but Chinese vendors have been doing it for years and they are very popular. I saw a lovely "NOCIA" phone in Uganda last year with dual SIMs. It looked just like a Nokia apart from the dual-SIM support and the garing blue LEDs on the sides! Very Chinese. Anyway, supporting two lines at once means you need more radio circuitry, which raises the price. So it makes sense to offer a C1 and a C2 to give people the option to switch SIMs manually or have both active at once. It’s essentially for reasons of price. It’s very interesting to see dual-SIM phones from Nokia; they’ve been reluctant to produce them (it annoys operators) but Chinese vendors have been doing it for years and they are very popular. I saw a lovely “NOCIA” phone in Uganda last year with dual SIMs. It looked just like a Nokia apart from the dual-SIM support and the garing blue LEDs on the sides! Very Chinese. Anyway, supporting two lines at once means you need more radio circuitry, which raises the price. So it makes sense to offer a C1 and a C2 to give people the option to switch SIMs manually or have both active at once.

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