Nokia C02 5.45" Dual SIM Smartphone, Android 12 (Go edition) - 5MP Rear / 2MP Front Camera, Portrait Mode, 2GB RAM/32GB ROM, Tough build quality with IP52 Rating, 3000mAh battery - Charcoal

For the price it’s excellent. Has everything you would ever need it to have. Dual sim. WiFi. Bluetooth.

The hardware is tough, the display is bright but has a limited viewing angle as it’s LCD (remember them !) there is a slight lag in the response to selecting items on the screen but typing is fine. The only thing to be aware of is app compatibility as it runs Android Go, a stripped down version of Android, Messenger and WhatsApp work fine but PaybyPhone one of the parking apps I use won’t run on Android Go so I had to return the phone which was a real shame. Check if the apps you want to use are compatible with Android before you buy, other than that if you don’t need AI photography or gaming then this phone is a bargain

If the battery goes below 50% the phone does not work. It will not let me access a text message, send one or delete a message. When you make a phone call sometimes after the person has answered, the phone goes back to dialling tone or the person does not hear me or it just cuts off.

If you want a phone that is still technically a smart phone, but really not much more than a dumb phone with some extra features, for around £50, then this has to be it..This phone is clunky, and slow A.F. (and it weighs a ton too). So forget surfing YouTube or TikTok on this. But it did fine with my password manager and messaging apps. And the battery lasts for DAYS. In fact, in the year since i bought this phone, the battery has never once been below 80%. And it's hardly ever even that low..Seriously, if for some reason you want a smart phone that is this basic, then i only have one negative thing to say about this, and even that is just a petty quibble. And that is that i find the keyboard a little narrow and often make mistakes texting. But that's probably just me being fat fingered and clumsy, and your experience may differ..At this price, this might make a good back up or emergency phone for some people. And when it is no longer supported or wanted, you can put an SD card in here, fill it with music, and turn it into some kind of low budget music device. Seriously, with the battery lasting as long as this does then maybe it could be your jukebox for a long camping trip..

Aesthetically very beautiful and the measure I was looking for even if the opening in the back is very uncomfortable to insert the SIMs .. unfortunately, however, I don't know if because of the 3G, but it does not connect with the inserted sims. Before with other cell phones I had no problems in my area. The main problem, however, the connection and calls. I will have to return it because I can't call and connect to the internet.

I'm using this as a micro-tablet for my exercise classes. I have all the music I need on an SD card and the only other function I need is access to my address book to update it for new participants.I had previously been using a Samsung Tab 4 but it is no longer supported so it wouldn't reinstall the apps I wanted. I didn't particularly want a new 7" tablet. I was attracted to this for 4 reasons:1 - it's inexpensive,2 - it's NOT a Samsung and therefore doesn't have the clunky and infuriating Bixby installed3 - it's got a USB B socket the same as the other devices I use for the exercise classes4 - it's small but quite big enough for my purposesIt connects to my speaker through Bluetooth and works perfectly as an mp3 player.I have all my Google apps on the device and full access to everything I need to run my business; i'e Gmail, Google Keep, Drive, address book, Google calendar etc. The brilliant thing about using Google is that all devices synchronise with each other. I can enter a new contact on this device and it will automatically synch with my Chromebook and any other devices on the same Google account.The Go edition of Android is fine for my specific purposes running this business ... but I wouldn't have it on a phone; it's too under-powered.I don't have a SIM card in it. It automatically connects to the wifi of all the halls that I work in so I have Internet access should I need it. I leave it in my exercise business-bag so there's no chance of confusing it with my phone!I'm very happy to have this as a micro-tablet and it leaves my phone free to be used for everything else in life.************************************************I'm a great fan of Nokia stuff. I used to be a Samsung fan, but this Bixby stuff drives me nuts! My current phone is a Nokia G11 which I am delighted with. I thought at first that I would miss the Samsung customisations, but I really don't. Quite the opposite; it's a breath of fresh air not having to stress about Samsung installing apps that I don't want, but they think I should have.All smart Nokia devices run either a full basic or Go edition version of Android free of bloatware and without customisations. That suits me absolutely fine. When the time comes to replace my ageing Samsung 10" tablet, I'll go for a Nokia and make the transition complete. Yay! Samsung-free life.