Accustomed as we are to seeing mobiles that increasingly absorb the functions of a computer with increasing frequency and intensity, it is a breath of fresh air to see that a telephone can continue to be just that: a telephone. The Nokia 103 is proof of this. We are facing a simple and functional mobile with which we can send SMS messages and make calls. And a little more. Although the Nokia 103 integrates some additional features, the clearest vocation of this device is to serve as a means of connection for the user to be in contact with other people. Beyond that, there is nothing.
The Nokia 103 is a terminal that in its simplicity gives rise to another of the great arguments that it presents in the market: its price. And is that for only 16 euros, the Nokia 103 can be ours. At first, this device is planned for its launch in emerging countries, in which the Espoo- based manufacturer has a great presence, capitalizing a good part of the market share.
However, and although the Finnish company has not yet ruled on the matter, it is possible that the Nokia 103 is also marketed in many other countries as an option for customers who are not interested in powerful next-generation phones, preferring to get a mobile phone from easy use and accessible features.
Among the additional features that the user of the Nokia 103 will come across is the image of a journey back in time to several years in the past. For starters, the Nokia 103 supports polyphonic ringtone settings, among 32 available pre-assignments. It also integrates an FM radio tuner and a flash light bulb, which would function as a flashlight. It is also not lacking in some simple games preloaded on the system.
The screen of the Nokia 103 one TFT monochrome, and the design is bar type with alphanumeric keypad in three columns and four rows, with the presence of the combo five classic keys Nokia "" navigation, accept and reject call but as two keys assignable that are predefined for menu commands and "go to" ". On the other hand, the Nokia 103 offers a range of 11 hours in intensive use, as well as 27 days of standby.
Although no specific date has been given for the launch of the Nokia 103, it has been anticipated that it will take place during the second quarter of the year, so it could take place in the coming weeks. This Nokia 103 is considered for obvious reasons the successor of the Nokia 100, another device designed for users who are looking for highly affordable terminals with just the right functions that are assumed to be a phone.
On that occasion, that terminal had a color screen, something that has been dispensed with in the Nokia 103, which has been decisive to gain almost four hours from the balance of autonomy in use that the new mobile presents.
