Nokia 101 review - flashlight with player and phone for $ 35
I recently needed a phone. It is a telephone, without the Internet, sophisticated hardware and software. So that I could make calls, do without charging for at least a week and, most importantly, cost inexpensively. Armed with a small amount of money, he went to the store, where my eyes fell on this unit. Having felt it a little, I decided to buy it. Under the cat, the impressions of the three-month use of this technological device made by our brothers lesser Indians.
So:
This is a complete list of all the features that are not in this phone. But the manufacturer decided to compensate for the absence of all this with the following functionality:
The phone has the appearance of a typical small bar of plastic with a keyboard and a variety of technological holes. When trying to informally influence the forces on the torsion of the case, he boldly holds on, only creaking with displeasure at the battery cover. This cover is worth mentioning separately. After buying a new phone, when trying to get to its insides, you most likely will not succeed, because the lid sits very tight. Personally, this process took me about 15 minutes, of which the first 10 minutes were spent trying to open it with my hands and 5 minutes to find a screwdriver. Which, on the other hand, cannot but rejoice, in the event of a fall the phone will not be scattered by its insides into the surrounding space.
Nokia engineers faced the serious task of balancing the LED aperture and power consumption. Fortunately, they managed to find the most optimal option: it’s quite nice to use a flashlight, and this did not critically affect the battery life of the device as a whole. At night, his aperture is enough to illuminate a piece of space in front of him at a distance of up to 5 meters, for various obstacles and unexpected depressions. A full battery charge lasts about 19 hours of continuous emission of photons, together with the standby time of the GSM module on one sim card.
The player can only play MP3 audio files and only from a microSD card (because there is no internal memory). The sound quality is pretty mediocre, even the missing equalizer does not save the situation, I rated it 4 points on a 12-point scale. From the pros: can play music in the background; of the minuses: no rewind.
Standard headphones suck, and can only be used as a headset or antenna for the radio (or for the "accidental" killing of an audiophile).
Two sim cards at a time can only be used in standby mode. When one of them is active, the second is turned off, i.e. Talking on one SIM card, receiving a call to the second does not work. The reception of the signal is quite confident: I did not observe any signal loss either in urban conditions or in the city. Although, especially for the test, I did not try to hide from the BS.
To test the survivability of the apparatus, the following tests were carried out:
The following strength tests were carried out under actual use conditions:
All tests passed successfully, no serious damage was received. The appearance is slightly spoiled - on the case there were small scratches after falling on hard surfaces.
In the first models there was a problem with the firmware, which was treated by updating to a newer version. But there may be a problem that the service center will be denied a flashing. The only way out in this situation is to return or exchange for a newer within 14 days from the date of purchase. Also, some models are a frank marriage that refuses to work in a month or two.
The commentary resulted in models of the same price range and superior in parameters. Judging by the reviews on various forums, buying this phone is a lottery.
Near the younger brother:
In full growth:
In a half-open state:
Specifications
So:
- Screen: 3.7 "
- 5 MP camera, flash, autofocus
- Support Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G, GPS
- Support WAP, GPRS, EDGE
- MMS
This is a complete list of all the features that are not in this phone. But the manufacturer decided to compensate for the absence of all this with the following functionality:
- LED Flashlight (1 super-bright LED, 56 lumens)
- MP3 player (playing MP3 audio files in bitrate from 32 kb / s to 320 kb / s)
- Support for microSD memory cards up to 16GB
- FM radio band
- Undocumented use as an inertial hammer tool
Bottle opener and lighter- Phone with support for 2 sim cards
Appearance
The phone has the appearance of a typical small bar of plastic with a keyboard and a variety of technological holes. When trying to informally influence the forces on the torsion of the case, he boldly holds on, only creaking with displeasure at the battery cover. This cover is worth mentioning separately. After buying a new phone, when trying to get to its insides, you most likely will not succeed, because the lid sits very tight. Personally, this process took me about 15 minutes, of which the first 10 minutes were spent trying to open it with my hands and 5 minutes to find a screwdriver. Which, on the other hand, cannot but rejoice, in the event of a fall the phone will not be scattered by its insides into the surrounding space.
Flashlight
Nokia engineers faced the serious task of balancing the LED aperture and power consumption. Fortunately, they managed to find the most optimal option: it’s quite nice to use a flashlight, and this did not critically affect the battery life of the device as a whole. At night, his aperture is enough to illuminate a piece of space in front of him at a distance of up to 5 meters, for various obstacles and unexpected depressions. A full battery charge lasts about 19 hours of continuous emission of photons, together with the standby time of the GSM module on one sim card.
Player
The player can only play MP3 audio files and only from a microSD card (because there is no internal memory). The sound quality is pretty mediocre, even the missing equalizer does not save the situation, I rated it 4 points on a 12-point scale. From the pros: can play music in the background; of the minuses: no rewind.
Standard headphones suck, and can only be used as a headset or antenna for the radio (or for the "accidental" killing of an audiophile).
Telephone
Two sim cards at a time can only be used in standby mode. When one of them is active, the second is turned off, i.e. Talking on one SIM card, receiving a call to the second does not work. The reception of the signal is quite confident: I did not observe any signal loss either in urban conditions or in the city. Although, especially for the test, I did not try to hide from the BS.
Autonomy
To test the survivability of the apparatus, the following tests were carried out:
- Lying mode with one sim card - 20 days
- “Everyday” mode, 30 minutes of calls per day - 7-9 days
- “Media Center” mode, continuous music playback at maximum volume with a headset connected - 27 hours
- Light Music mode, previous version + on flashlight - 16 hours.
Strength
The following strength tests were carried out under actual use conditions:
- Drop from a height of 1.5 meters on a hard surface - 7 pieces
- Drop from a height of 3 meters - 1 piece
- Immersion in water for 20 seconds, followed by drying - 1 piece
- Drop and burying in sand with subsequent cleaning - 1 piece
All tests passed successfully, no serious damage was received. The appearance is slightly spoiled - on the case there were small scratches after falling on hard surfaces.
Minuses
In the first models there was a problem with the firmware, which was treated by updating to a newer version. But there may be a problem that the service center will be denied a flashing. The only way out in this situation is to return or exchange for a newer within 14 days from the date of purchase. Also, some models are a frank marriage that refuses to work in a month or two.
To take or not to take?
The commentary resulted in models of the same price range and superior in parameters. Judging by the reviews on various forums, buying this phone is a lottery.
Near the younger brother:
In full growth:
In a half-open state: