Nokia 101 and 100 are latest additions to Nokia’s range of high quality cheap Nokia phones targeted at emerging markets like Africa and Asia. They both feature long battery life, flashlight, FM radio, and are based on the series 30 operating system. Although both phones are similar in size and almost similar in weight they do not share every feature. For example, Nokia 101 is a dual-SIM phone and come with some additional features like memory card support and mp3 player – all absent in Nokia 100.
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Nokia 100 and 101 are entry level phones targeted at low income consumers in emerging markets. They are also designed with the peculiarities of such regions in mind. Both phones feature long battery life with Nokia 100 lasting for up to 35 days (25 days for 101) with a talktime of 7.2 hours (6.7 hours for 101).
Nokia 101 and 100 come built-in with flashlight, which is a handy feature in target markets with infrastructure challenges like erratic power supply. Because some low income users can not even afford one phone per person, Nokia have built both phones to make it more conducive for multiple users to share a phone.
Both the Nokia 101 and Nokia 100 supports up to five separate phone books allowing up to five users to share a phone while still having separate phonebooks and separate SIMs. Each user can also personalises the phone with their unique ringtones and other settings for their SIM card. The keypads looks like it will be very easy to handle for everyone old, young, illiterate, and literate.
Get more with the Nokia 101
Both phones are similar but the Nokia 101 comes with more features albeit at a slightly higher price. It is a dual-SIM phone with dual-standby capability (meaning you can receive calls on both SIMs without switching). Like stated earlier up to five SIMs can be supported with possibility of personalising each SIM with unique ringtones, name, and other settings.
Nokia 101 comes with a built in mp3 player with an earpiece included. It has a hot swappable microSD slot which supports up to 16GB memory card. No memory card is included so if you want to store music it is a good idea to buy a memory card separately at the store.
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Price and availability
Nokia 101 and Nokia 100 are currently available in Nigeria and are priced at N5,500 and N4,200 respectively.
Key features of the Nokia 100
- Nokia Series 30 OS
- 1.8-inch colour display (128 x 160 pixels, 65k colours)
- Up to 250 SMS
- Up to 500 contacts in phone book (total)
- Stereo FM Radio
- 3.5mm AV connector
- Colours: Legion Blue, Ocean Blue, Festival Pink, Phantom Black, Coral Red
- GSM dual-band (900/1800MHz or 850/1900MHz)
- SMS
- Nokia Life Tools
- Battery capacity: 800 mAh
- Standby: 35 days
- Talktime: 7.2 hours
- Full Nokia 100 Specs
Key features of the Nokia 101 dual-SIM Phone
- Nokia Series 30 OS
- 1.8-inch colour display (128 x 160 pixels, 65k colours)
- Dual-SIM, Dual Standby
- Up to 250 SMS
- Up to 500 contacts in phone book (total)
- Stereo FM Radio
- 3.5mm AV connector
- supports up to 16GB memory card
- mp3 player
- Loudspeaker
- Colours: Coral Red, Phantom Black
- GSM dual-band (900/1800MHz)
- SMS
- Nokia Life Tools
- Battery capacity: 800 mAh
- Standby: 35 days
- Talktime: 7.2 hours
- Full Nokia 100 Specs
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