I can’t believe it’s not BlackBerry – the Nokia C3

As the summer draws to a close, we’re all feeling a little nostalgic, so let’s revisit some of our favourite handsets from this year.

July’s Nokia C3 is a sturdy little phone, which together with a range of cool colours (grey, gold and bright pink) and an aluminium cover on the back, gives it a reassuring robustness as well as being pleasingly chunky.

Nokia C3 with Silicone Cover CC-1004, Lime

Visually it’s immediately reminiscent of the BlackBerry, sporting as it does a full QWERTY keyboard and a landscape screen, which it’s probably a good idea to grab a Nokia C3 screen protector for.  The C3 can’t be classed as a full smartphone, however, unlike the BlackBerry, but does have internet access via 2G or WiFi.  The main focus of the phone is social networking, and Twitter and Facebook feeds can be delivered directly to the home-screen.

It’s one of the most low cost handsets from Nokia, and that along with the choice of colours and easy social media access make it a great choice for teenagers.  They’ll enjoy choosing a Nokia C3 cover to give their phone a dash of that old teen spirit and originality, and there are a good selection of bright and beautiful cases to choose from over at our Nokia C3 accessories page.