Ah, Nokia . Astaantii isku xidhay dad aad u tiro badan ilaa sagaashamaadkii. Summada oo aad sare ugu kacday suuqa isgaarsiinta mobaylada, oo kaliya hoos ugu dhacday hoos-u-dhac aan la qiyaasi karin dhowrkii sano ee la soo dhaafay. Lahaanshaha cusub ee Foxconn iyo HMD global, astaanta astaanta u ah ayaa dib u bilowday soo saaristeeda taleefannada muuqaalka ah, awoowayaasha aaladaha mobilada ee hadda jira. Maaddaama qaar badan oo idinka mid ah ay xiisaynayaan inay arkaan halka waddadan cusub ay qaadan doonto shirkadda Finnishka, waxaan go'aansannay inaan ka nasano dib u eegistayada caadiga ah ee qalabka teknoolajiyada sare oo aan si geesinimo leh u tagno meelo yar oo hore: waxaan tijaabinay Nokia 150 , cusub. -looking feature phone kaas oo tafaariiqda ka yar USD 30. Aan aragno waxa uu ilmahani samayn karo, miyaynu samaynaa?

Baakaynta, naqshadaynta iyo dhisida tayada Nokia 150

Inta aynaan sii gudbin, aan ka jawaabno su'aal fudud: waa maxay "Telefoonka Feature" ee Dunida? Si cad^(Plain) oo dhib yar, waa ka soo horjeedka saxda ah ee waxa magaciisu tilmaamayo: teleefan aan sifo kasta ha ahaatee. Waa taleefoonka ay adeegsadaan qaraabadaada rajo la'aanta tignoolajiyada. Taleefanka ay hipsters iibsadaan si ay u dareemaan canabka. Waa hal shay oo ka haray ka dib markii qof ku jabo gaarigaaga. Hase yeeshee, waa taleefanka awood u leh inuu ka dheereeyo qalab kasta oo elektaroonik ah oo jira, labadaba xagga batteriga iyo adkaysiga guud. Hadda oo aanu tan jidka ka saarnay ka dib markii aanu dejinnay filashadaada heer hoose, aan dib u bilowno habraaca dib u eegistayada caadiga ah:

Taleefanku waxa uu ku jiraa sanduuq cad, oo ay ku yaalliin jaldiga hore ee sawirrada talefanku dhinacyo kala duwan.

Sanduuqa waxaa ku jira taleefanka (oo caddaan ah, muunaddayada tijaabada ah), baytariga, fiilada USB-ga^(USB) yar iyo buug-gacmeedka. Nasiib darrose, wax dhegaha-dhegaha laguma darin xirmada aan helnay. Laakin, iyadoo ku xiran meesha aad ku nooshahay, waxaa laga yaabaa inaad hesho mid lagu soo daray.

Waa hagaag? Maxaad ka filan lahayd taleefoonka qiimihiisu ka yar yahay 30 doolar? Dabaylaha bilaa-waayirka ah? Taleefanka xitaa ma laha awoodaha WiFi , laakiin waxaan ku gaari doonaa taas hal daqiiqo gudaheed.

Xajiyeyaasha 550mA lagu qiimeeyay waa yar yahay, labadaba wax soo saar iyo cabbir ahaan iyo, marka la eego dhaqanka Nokia , fiilada lagama saari karo unugga dabaysha. Kahor intaadan helin fargeetoyada, xusuusnow in kastoo kani yahay "telefoon muuqaal ah," markaa xitaa xaqiiqda ah in dekeddu ku dallacdo qaab-USB-yar waa naxdin.

Taleefanka waxa uu ka kooban yahay laba midab, madow caajis ah oo aad u cad cad. Haa, waxaan sameeyay magacyadaas, laakiin waa inaad qirataa inay run yihiin. Kiisku wuxuu ka samaysan yahay polycarbonate, wuxuuna ilaaliyaa midabkiisa xitaa marka la xoqo, taas oo ah wax fiican, iyada oo la tixgelinayo tirada dadka isticmaala taleefankan yar.

Intee in le'eg ayay tahay, waxaad waydiisaa? Waa 4.65 inji (118 mm) dherer ah, 1.97 inji (50.2 mm) balac ah iyo 0.53 inji (13.5 mm). Halxiraalaha degdega ah: waa maxay caddaan, xarragan, waara oo miisaankiisu yahay 3.99 wiqiyadood? Khalad^(Wrong) , jawaabtu waa iPhoneSE, kaas oo aan hore u eegay^{(previously reviewed)} oo isku mar jacayl ku dhacay. Ku soo noqoshada talefankeena muuqaalka ah, waxa kaliya oo uu miisaankiisu yahay 2.85 ounces ama 81 garaam oo ay ku jiraan baytari la saari karo (qaado, iPhone), markaa waa iftiin macquul ah. Taleefanka ayaa dareemaya xitaa in ka sii yar iyadoo ay ugu wacan tahay geesihiisa wareegsan oo, marka lagu daro qaabka kiiska, ayaa ka dhigaya qayb aad u liidata oo tignoolajiyada qadiimiga ah.

Markaad ka timaaddo talefanka casriga ah, waxa aad arkaysaa in dhinaca hore ee talefanku ay ku yaalliin waxyaalahan yaabka leh ee shaashadda ka hooseeya, isla markaana si degdeg ah u baadha internetku^(Internet) kuu sheegayo in loogu yeedho "buttons" ama "furaha". Keypadku wuu shidaa marka la isticmaalo (Waan ogahay, maskaxda ku haysa) badhamada si macquul ah ayay u fududahay in la riixo. Badhanka dhexda ku yaal wuxuu u dhaqmaa sida joystick, laakiin ma jirto fursad aad si habboon u isticmaali karto ilaa aad haysato gacmo yaryar (isku day inaadan si adag u gelin kaftan Donald Trump halkan).^{(Donald Trump)}

Shaashadda 2.4-inji waa astaanta ugu weyn ee dhanka hore ee taleefanka. Marka laga reebo astaanta Nokia , grille-ka hadalka, iyo makarafoonka, kama heli doontid sifooyin kale xagga hore ee Nokia 150 ( balwadda aan iskaa u leeyahay aad ayay u xanuunsataa, laakiin dhammaanteed waxay ku qoran tahay magaca sayniska). Dabcan, waa inaadan filaneynin sifooyin qalaad sida iftiinka iyo iftiinka u dhow ama xitaa muuqaalkan aadka u sarreeya ee loo yaqaan "ogaysiinta LED ." xageed u malaynaysaa? Qarnigii 21aad?

Hoosta iyo dhinacyada talefanku waa sida xaashida muuqaalka oo kale, iyada oo aan lahayn dhagax-gariirrada mugga ama wax kale oo khalkhal gelinaya naqshadaynta quruxda badan ee taleefanka.

Xagga sare ee talefanku waxa ku yaal deked yar oo USB-ga ku dallaca iyo jaakadda dhegaha-dhegaha, halka xagga dambe ee talefankuna ay ku yaalliin giraanta cod-baahiyaha, kamarada VGA , iyo fallaadh.^(VGA)

Kahor intaadan u gudbin cutubka xiga, waxaan kaliya ku dari doonaa xaqiiqda ah in daboolka dambe uu yahay mid la saari karo, sida batteriga. Ka dib markaad labadaba saarto waxaad awoodi doontaa inaad gasho labadaba booska kaarka SIM (xajmiga mini -SIM , ma aha micro ama nano SIM ) iyo booska kaarka microSD. Hagaag^(Okay) , fiican, waxaad ku dari kartaa booska kaadhka microSD sifo ahaan.

Naqshadeynta taleefanku waa nadiif, fudud waxaana laga yaabaa inay xitaa qaarkood u arkaan mid soo jiidasho leh. Kiiska polycarbonate wuxuu dareemaya ok in la taabto, in kasta oo uu yahay mid sibiqsan. Furayaasha qaarkood aad bay ugu yar yihiin oo aad isugu dhow yihiin isticmaalayaasha caadiga ah, laakiin ku celcelinta iyo cidiyaha faraha, waxaad awoodi doontaa inaad si sax ah u qorto lambarka aad rabto inaad wacdo. Inta ^{(The phone design is clean, simple and might even be considered appealing by some. The polycarbonate case feels okay to the touch, albeit being slippery. Some keys are too small and too close to one another for the average user, but with practice and fingernails, you'll be able to type correctly the number you want to call. Most of the )}badan ^(time).

Tilmaamaha hardware^(Hardware) iyo interface software ee Nokia 150

Nokia 150^{(Nokia 150)} waxa ay leedahay laba nooc, hal SIM iyo mid dual -SIM . Waxaan dib u eegnay nooca SIM- ka keliya , kaas oo ku faanaya nolol batari waxyar ka dheer. Hadda, ma garanayo waxa qeexidaada "bateriga raagaya" ay tahay, laakiin haddii aad leedahay khibrad taleefan oo keliya, waxaa laga yaabaa inaad tixgeliso in saddexda maalmood ay yihiin nolol batari aad u wanaagsan. Marka la barbardhigo nolosha batteriga Nokia 150 waxay keeni kartaa muujin: nolosha batteriga la sheegay ee SIM- Nokia 150 waa 31 maalmood. Haa, bil buuxda Kala duwanaanshaha -SIM-ga^(SIM) dual -SIM waxa uu leeyahay nolosha batteriga sheeganeysa "kaliya" 25 maalmood. Tan waxaan ku tijaabin doonaa cutubka soo socda, laakiin xitaa haddii ay kala badh tahay, way u qalmi kartaaNokia 150 waa taleefan gurmad ah oo aad u wanaagsan.

Dabcan, kama hadli karno xawaaraha processor-ka iyo tirada kombuyuutarrada, maadaama ay Nokia talefoonnada gacanta ku hayaan gremlin-yar oo Finnish ah. Waxa aan kuu sheegi karno, in kastoo, Nokia 150 uusan lahayn wax xusuusta gudaha ah oo loogu talagalay faylalka warbaahinta, markaa haddii aad rabto inaad sawirro qaado ama aad dhageysato faylasha MP3 , waxaad u baahan tahay inaad ku qalabeyso taleefanka kaarka microSD (illaa 32 GB). taageeray).

Shaashaddu waa 2.4-inji QVGA ah oo maskaxda ku haya . Waxaad si sax ah u akhriday, QVGA , oo macnaheedu yahay 240 by 320 pixels. Xitaa bandhiga daabacaheygu wuxuu leeyahay pixels ka badan taas! Maaddaama ay shaashadu aad u yar tahay, 166 dhibcood cufnaanta pixel inchkiiba waxay la mid tahay iPhone. Maya, uma jeedo iPhone SE, waxaan ula jeedaa iPhone-kii asalka ahaa, ee la sii daayay 2007. Si la yaab leh, shaashadda Nokia 150 ayaa awood u leh inay soo bandhigto midabada, inkasta oo kaliya 65.000 (marka la barbardhigo 16 milyan ama ka badan oo ka muuqda tan. qarni ayaa keeni kara).

Kamarada dambe waxay leedahay xallinta 640 by 480 pixels. Iyada oo leh 0.3 megapixels, isticmaalka kaliya ee aan ka fikiri karo sawirada Nokia 150 laga qaaday waa sawir la sameeyay oo qolka quraanjada. Haa, waan ku yara adagahay talefan qiimahiisu ka yar yahay timo jarista, laakiin tani waa bilaw uun, waxaan ballan qaadayaa inaan wax ka sii fiicnaan doono cutubka xiga. Mar labaad^(Again) , iyada oo la tixgelinayo sifooyinka, ma jirto wax ka hadlaya dhererka focal ama diiradda doorsoomayaasha, laakiin ugu yaraan waxay leedahay iftiin, kaas oo labanlaabaya sida toosh. Haa! Kamaradu waxay ku duubi kartaa fiidiyowyada 144 by 176 pixels iyo 12 frames ilbiriqsi kasta, taas oo markaa si guul leh loogu isticmaali karo fiidiyowyo thumbnail oo aan wax kale ahayn.

Oo halkan, oo ka mid ah noocyada badan ee astaamaha uu Nokia 150 nagu kharribay, ayaa timaad mid ka mid ah arrimaha aan u arko inuu yahay heshiis-jabiye: taleefanku wuxuu ku xidhmi karaa oo keliya shabakadaha laba-band 2.5G (900/1800 MHz ). Waxaa laga yaabaa inaad tiraahdo "laakin maxay ugu baahan tahay 3G ama wax ka badan haddi uusan geli karin internetka^(Internet) ?" Hagaag, waxaa sabab u ah qaar ka mid ah adeeg bixiyayaasha GSM -ka ayaa horumariyay kaabayaashooda 3G oo aan haysan caymis 2G ah. Tani waa arin weyn, maadaama laga yaabo inay ka dhigto taleefanka mid aan faa'iido lahayn meelo ka mid ah adduunka. Ilaa inta isku xirnaanta, qalabku wuxuu leeyahay adabtarada Bluetooth 3.0 waxaana sidoo kale lagu geli karaa fiilada USB .

Batarigu waa batari Li-Ion 1020mAh ah oo la saari karo. Kuwii hore u haystay telefoonada Nokia , waa isla baytarigii hore ee BL-5C, kaas oo loo isticmaalo talefannada Nokia^(Nokia) ee kala duwan . Waxa ay awood u leedahay in uu talefanku sii shaqeeyo bil dhan oo heegan ah ama 22saac marka loo isticmaalo wada sheekaysiga

U guurista deegaanka software-ka, Nokia 150 waxay isticmaashaa " Nokia Series 30+ ", ka dib markii aan isticmaalay telefoonka muddo laba toddobaad ah, waxaan tuhunsanahay "30+" inuu ka yimid da'da software-ka. Sanado gudahood. Software-ku wuxuu isla markiiba yaqaanaa qof kasta oo waligiis isticmaali jiray taleefanka nooca Nokia , wuxuuna bixiyaa hawlaha aasaasiga ah, sida call log, Contacts , Alarm Clock , Calendar , Fariimaha^(Messaging) , iyo Xisaabiyaha^(Calculator) . Waxa kale oo ay leedahay hawlo badan oo warbaahin ah, sida FM Radio (la heli karo kaliya marka dhegaha lagu xidho), MP3 player, kamarad iyo gallery sawir, iyo sidoo kale fiidiyoow iyo "Snake Xenzia," ciyaartii Maska oo liidata oo ka timid Nokiaskii ^(Snake)hore^(Nokias) .

Maskaxda ku hay ujeeddooyinkeeda aasaasiga ah, kan talefanka kaydka ah iyo/ama talefanka loogu talagalay dadka aan awoodin ama aan qaban karin talefanka casriga ah, software-ku wuxuu sameeyaa waxa ay tahay inuu sameeyo: wuxuu bixiyaa awoodaha aasaasiga ah iyada oo aan wax cillad ah ama dib u dhac ah lahayn. Marka laga reebo ciyaarta Maska^(Snake) , laakiin taasi waxaynu ku soo qaadan doonaa cutubka xiga.

Taleefanku waxa uu leeyahay awood xaddidan iyo hawlihiisa, sida caadada u ah talefannada qaabaysan. Nolosha baytarigu aad bay u fiican tahay, software-kuna waa ka-faa'iido-la'aan (laga yaabee sababta oo ah way fududahay oo wax cayayaan ahi ma geli karo koodka). Arrinta kaliya ee ugu weyn ayaa ah in aaladda aysan awood u lahayn 3G waxayna noqon doontaa mid aan faa'iido u lahayn qaar ka mid ah kuwa iibsan kara.^{(The phone has limited capabilities and functions, as is the tradition for feature phones. Battery life is excellent, and the software is bug-free (maybe because it's so simple that no bugs can fit in the code). The only major issue is that the device is not 3G capable and it will be useless for some potential buyers.)}

Waxqabadka nolosha dhabta ah ee Nokia 150

Haddii aad tahay akhristaha Dijital^{(Digital Citizen)} ah ee caadiga ah , waxaad ogaan doontaa maqnaanshaha qaybta Benchmarks , sababtuna waa caddahay. Imtixaanada kaliya ee waxqabadka ee lagu samayn karo Nokia 150 waa "intee in le'eg ayuu qofku ka heli karaa ilbaxnimada ka hor inta uusan u baahnayn inuu dib u buuxiyo" iyo "Immisa sawir oo lagu qaaday Nokia 150 ayaa ku kaydsan kara kaarka 512MB" (jawaabta kan ugu dambeeya waa in ka badan 9000^{(over 9000)} ). Markii aan arkay sida aanan ugu samayn karin tijaabo kale oo aan wax dumin ahayn qalabkan yar, waxa aan si fudud u bilaabay in aan isticmaalo.

Daqiiqadaha ugu horreeya ee Nokia 150 waxay ahaayeen nooc majaajillo ah: Waxaan ku soo noqnoqonayay mar kale dhammaan shayada menu, isku dayay inaan helo raad kasta oo xiriir internet ah: browser, messenger, app store, wax kasta! Hooyaday waxay isticmaashaa Nokia 100 , markaa waxaan si fiican u yaqaanay kontaroolada (maadaama ku darista lambarada Buuga Taleefanka^{(Phone Book)} ay aad ugu adag tahay iyada). Dhab ahaantii, waagii hore waxaan lahaa mid ka mid ah kuwan, laakiin waxay ahaayeen kuwo fudud oo la yiraahdo "telefoonada gacanta," Missy Elliott weli wax bay ahayd. Sidoo kale, intarneedka^(Internet) talefannada gacanta waxa uu ahaa berigaas khayaal-cilmiyeed aad u qurux badan.

Waxa ugu horreeya ee xusid mudan: liiska Nokia 150 waa mid aad u xanuun badan. Waxay leedahay wadar ahaan 16 astaamood, dhammaantood waa la arki karaa markaad taabto badhanka Menu . Qaab dhismeedka menu ayaa isla markiiba loo aqoonsan karaa qof aan ku noolayn god 20kii sano ee la soo dhaafay. Dhammaan sifooyinka taleefanka ayaa si fudud loo heli karaa iyada oo loo marayo jid-gaabyada gaarka ah ee ku yaal joystick dhexe. Hagaag^(Well) , yara fudud, maaha wax badan haddii aad leedahay faro waaweyn maadaama badhamada ay yihiin kuwo aad u yar oo cidhiidhi ah.

Ka dib markii aan ku beddelay kaarka SIM-^(SIM) ka tijaabada mid ka mid ah bixiye kale (sida ka aan isticmaalayay uu lahaa caynsanaanta 3G oo keliya), waxaan tijaabiyay tayada wicitaanka gudaha. Marka laga reebo inuu xoogaa dhinaca aamusan yahay, afhayeenka Nokia 150 ma lahayn cillad la maqlo.

Sida dib u eegis kasta oo wanaagsan, waxaan ku tijaabiyay Nokia 150 nooc kasta oo xaalado ah, oo ay ku jiraan isticmaalka dadweynaha. Intii aan ku socday waddo mashquul ah, oo socod joogto ah leh, waxaan ogaaday in mugga af-hayeenka ugu badnaan aanu ku filnayn inuu daboolo buuqa.

Dhanka kale, haddii aad isku xidho taleefannada dhegaha la gashado, codku waa qaylo iyo qaylo, in kasta oo tayada dhawaqdu ay celcelis ahaan tahay muusigga. Sidaan hore u soo sheegnay, taleefanku waxa uu leeyahay qaboojiyaha FM-ka ah, sidaa awgeed waxa aan dhegaystay idaacada maxaliga ah ee aan ugu jeclaa intii aan baaskiilka ku jiray, iyada oo ay jiraan arrimo soo dhawayneed oo aad u yar.

Waxaan sidoo kale tijaabiyay awoodaha muuqaalka iyo sawirada, kuwaas oo, sida aad arki karto, u muuqda inay ka yimaadeen qarni ka duwan. Sawiradu waxay ka maqan yihiin faahfaahin; Fiidyowyadu waa yar yihiin oo aan laga isticmaali karin shaashadaha waaweyn. Halkan waxaad ku haysataa tusaale (xajmiga asalka ah!) ee sawir lala galay Nokia 150 .

Iftiinka hooseeya, tayada ayaa aad hoos ugu dhacda, sida aad hoos ku arki karto:

Waxa kale oo aad halkan ka daawan kartaa sawirada kale ee aanu ku qaadnay talefankan, ee ka muuqda sawirka hoose.

Marka xigta, waxaan ku toogtay muuqaal gudaha ah, kaas oo aad arki karto hoos:

Waxa kale oo jira muuqaal muujinaya maadooyin guurguura, si aad fikrad uga hesho talefankan awooddiisa duubista fiidyowga. Qushuuc^(Modest) waa hadal dhayalsi. 🙂

Ka hadalka shaashadaha, shaashadda Nokia 150 waa dhalaalaya oo cufnaanta pixel hoose dhib kuma aha isticmaalayaasha caadiga ah. Dabcan, ka imanaya taleefannada casriga ah, shaashadu waxay u egtahay mid qadiimi ah, laakiin xarfaha la isticmaalay iyo cadadka macluumaadka la soo bandhigay waxay wax badan ka caawinayaan sharcinimada.

Nolosha batteriga waxay ku dhowdahay qiyamka la sheegay: Waxaan ku dallacay bilawga fadhiga tijaabada, iyo dhamaadka, batteriga wuxuu ahaa qiyaastii 50%. Extrapolating, tani waxay u tarjumaysaa 20 ilaa 30 maalmood ee nolosha batteriga ee heeganka, taas oo aad u badan xitaa marka la eego heerarka taleefanka. Waxaad illoobi kartaa halka aad dhigtay charger-ga (gaar ahaan adiga oo duqoobaya oo ilowsan yahay, aniga oo kale).

Kiisku wuxuu caddeeyay in si wanaagsan loo sameeyay, laakiin waa la xoqay ka dib maalmo yar oo jeebka la wadaagay furayaasha gurigayga.

Guud ahaan, waxaa sidoo kale jiray farqi xagga dabeecadda ah oo dhinacayga ah oo ku saabsan qalabka. Halka^(Whereas) markii hore, taleefanka casriga ah, aan ka taxaddaray inaanan hoos u dhigin, inaanan xoqin ama aan ku dhejin heerkul aad u daran, Nokia 150 waxaan bilaabay inaan "dejiyo." Waxay noqotay qalab yar oo qalab badan.

Waxa aan u arko wax aan la aqbali karin in kastoo ay tahay xaqiiqda ah in ciyaarta Snake ay ku dhowdahay inaan la ciyaari karin, sababtoo ah farqiga u dhexeeya isticmaalka isticmaalaha iyo dhaqdhaqaaqa maska. Sidee buu qofku u nasan karaa oo u ciyaari karaa ciyaartan cajiibka ah ee daahitaankan? Lama aqbali karo!

Oh, waxaan ilaaway qaybtii aan ku waayay fursad aan kula kulmo ruuxayga inta lagu jiro dib u eegista taleefankan. Waxay ahayd qurux; waxay maraysay dariiqa, indhaha ayaan ku eegayay, waxay ku dheygagtay Nokia 150 oo aan sawiro ku qaadayay. Way soo martay, dib looma arag, oo run ahaantii, yaa eedayn kara? Waxaan ula jeedaa, ma xiisaynaysaa nin dorky u eg oo isku dayaya inuu ku duubo muuqaal taraafikada "telefoon muuqaal ah"?

Faa'iidooyinka iyo khasaaraha Nokia 150

Soo koobidda natiijooyinkayaga, waxaan jeclaystay kuwa soo socda:

• Qiimo heer sare ah
• Naqshad^(Decent) hufan oo talefan muuqaal ah iyo tayo dhisme oo adag
• Xajmi ahaan
• Nolosha batari heer sare ah
• Aad bay u fududahay in la barto oo la isticmaalo

Si kastaba ha ahaatee, waxaa sidoo kale jiray waxyaabo aanan jeclayn:

• CIYAARAHA MASKA XENZIA OO LAGU JIRAY!
• Hadliye awood kuma filna isticmaalka dibadda
• Aan lagu isticmaali karin shabakadaha gacanta ee 3G
• Sawirrada iyo fiidyowyada lagu qaaday Nokia 150 waxay la mid yihiin noloshayda jacaylka: blur iyo daacadnimo hoose. 🙂

 

Xukun

Nokia 150 waa taleefan muuqaal ah oo celcelis ahaan leh. Waxaan ku riyaaqay joogitaanka booska kaadhka MicroSD , nolosha batteriga iyo fududaanta iyo fududaynta isticmaalka. Iyadoo la tixgalinayo sumadda qiimaha yar iyo 25+ka maalmood ee nolosha batteriga ee heeganka, telifoonku aad buu ugu fiican yahay sidii telefoon kayd ah. Had iyo jeer waxa aan gaadhigayga ku hayaa talefan firaaqo ah, xaalad degdeg ah. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, cabbirka yar iyo hadalka daciifka ah ayaa Nokia 150 ka dhigaya mid aan ku habboonayn dadka da'da ah ama isticmaalka jawiga buuqa badan. Xaqiiqda ah inay taageerto 2G oo keliya ayaa ka dhigaysa mid soo jiidasho leh. Haddii soo laabashada taleefannada muuqaalku ay dhow yihiin, Nokia 150 xaqiiqdii maaha mid soo shaac bixisa.

Reviewing the Nokia 150 - The return of feature phones?

Ah, Nokia. The brand that соnnected so many peoplе baсk in the nineties. The brand that soared so high in the mobile cоmmunications market, only to dip to υnimaginable lows in the last few years. Under the new ownership of Foxconn and HMD global, the iconic brand has resumed its production of feature phones, the ancestors of current mobile deviсes. Since many of you are interested in seeing where this new road will take the Finnish comрany, we dеcided to take a break from our usual reviewѕ of high-tech equipment and boldly go whеre few hаve gone before: we testеd the Nokia 150, a fresh-looking feature phone which retails for lesѕ than USD 30. Let's see what this bаby can do, shall we?

Packaging, design and build quality of the Nokia 150

Before we go any further, let's answer a simple question: what on Earth is a "feature phone"? Plain and painfully simple, it is the exact opposite of what its name suggests: a phone with no features whatsoever. It's the phone that your tech-hopeless relatives use. The phone that hipsters buy to feel vintage. It's the one item that's left behind after someone breaks into your car. And yet, it's the phone that has the potential to outlast every other electronic device in existence, both regarding battery and overall endurance. Now that we got this out of the way and after setting your expectations at ground level, let's resume our usual review procedure:

The phone comes in a white box, with photos of the phone from different angles on the front cover.

The box contains the phone (in white, on our test sample), the battery, the micro USB charger and the manual. Sadly, no headset was included in the package we received. But, depending on where you live, you might find one included.

Well? What would you expect from a phone that costs less than 30 bucks? A wireless charger? The phone doesn't even have WiFi capabilities, but we'll get to that in a minute.

The 550mA rated charger is small, both in output and size and, in the Nokia tradition, the cable is non-removable from the charger unit. Before getting the pitchforks, remember though that this is a "feature phone," so even the fact that the charging port is in micro-USB format is shocking.

The phone comes in two colors, dull black and extremely white. Yes, I made up those names, but you must admit they sound real.The case is made of polycarbonate, and it keeps its color even when scratched, which is a good thing, considering the range of users for this small phone.

Just how small, you ask? It's 4.65 inches (118 mm) tall, 1.97 inches (50.2 mm) wide and 0.53 inches (13.5 mm) thick. Quick riddle: what's white, sleek, durable and weighs 3.99 ounces? Wrong, the answer is the iPhoneSE, which we previously reviewed and simultaneously fell in love with. Coming back to our feature phone, it only weighs 2.85 ounces or 81 grams with the removable battery included (take that, iPhone), so it's reasonably light. The phone feels even smaller due to its rounded corners and, combined with the texture of the case, makes for a very slippery piece of ancient tech.

Coming from a smartphone, you will find that the front of the phone has these weird things below the screen, and a quick Internet search will tell you they're called "buttons" or "keys." The keypad lights up when used (I know, mind-blowing) and the buttons are reasonably easy to press. The button in the middle acts like a joystick, but there is no chance you'll be able to use it properly unless you have tiny hands (trying hard not to insert a Donald Trump joke here).

The 2.4-inch screen is the dominant feature on the front of the phone. Other than the Nokia logo, the speaker grille, and the microphone, you won't find other features on the front of the Nokia 150 (my selfie addiction suffers greatly, but it's all in the name of science). Of course, you should not expect exotic features like a light and proximity sensor or even this highly advanced feature named "notification LED." Where do you think you are? In the 21st century?

The bottom and sides of the phone are as white as the feature sheet, with no volume rockers or any other items to disturb the sleek design of the phone.

The top of the phone houses the micro-USB charging port and the headphone jack, while the back of the phone houses the loudspeaker grille, the VGA camera, and a flash.

Before moving on to the next chapter, I will just add the fact that the back cover is removable, as is the battery. After removing both you'll be able to access both the SIM card slot (mini SIM size, not micro or nano SIM) and the microSD card slot. Okay, fine, you can add the microSD card slot as a feature.

The phone design is clean, simple and might even be considered appealing by some. The polycarbonate case feels okay to the touch, albeit being slippery. Some keys are too small and too close to one another for the average user, but with practice and fingernails, you'll be able to type correctly the number you want to call. Most of the time.

Hardware specifications and software interface of the Nokia 150

The Nokia 150 has two versions, a single-SIM, and a dual-SIM one. We reviewed the single SIM version, which boasts a slightly longer battery life. Now, I don't know what your definition of "long-lasting battery" is, but if you only have smartphone experience, you might consider that three days is excellent battery life. Comparing that to the battery life of the Nokia 150 might bring about a revelation: the declared battery life of the single-SIM Nokia 150 is 31 days. Yes, a full month. The dual-SIM variant has a claimed battery life of "only" 25 days. We'll test this in the next chapter, but even if it's half that, it qualifies the Nokia 150 as an excellent backup phone.

Of course, we can't talk about processor speeds and the number of cores, since Nokia feature phones are traditionally powered by little Finnish gremlins. What we can tell you, though, is that the Nokia 150 has no internal memory reserved for media files, so if you want to take pictures or listen to MP3 files, you need to equip the phone with a microSD card (up to 32 GB supported).

The screen is a mind-boggling 2.4-inch QVGA screen. You read it right, QVGA, which means 240 by 320 pixels. Even the display on my printer has more pixels than that! Since the screen is rather small, the 166 dots per inch pixel density is comparable to the iPhone. No, I don't mean the iPhone SE, I mean the original iPhone, released in 2007. Shockingly enough, the screen of the Nokia 150 is capable of rendering colors, albeit only 65.000 (compared to 16 million or more that displays from this century can render).

The back camera has a resolution of 640 by 480 pixels. With 0.3 megapixels, the only use I can think of for the photos taken by the Nokia 150 is a framed picture of an ant's living room. Yes, I'm a bit harsh on a phone that costs less than a haircut, but this is just the beginning, I promise I'll do better in the next chapter. Again, considering the specs, there is no point talking about focal length or variable focus, but at least it has a flash, which doubles as a flashlight. Yay! The camera can record videos at 144 by 176 pixels and 12 frames per second, which can then be successfully used as thumbnail videos and not much else.

And here, among the plethora of features that the Nokia 150 spoils us with, comes one of the issues that I consider as being a dealbreaker: the phone can only connect to dual-band 2.5G (900/1800 MHz) networks. You might say "but why would it need 3G or more if it has no access to the Internet?" Well, it's because some GSM service providers have upgraded their infrastructure to 3G and don't have 2G coverage anymore. This is a big issue, since it might render the phone almost useless in some areas of the world. As far as connectivity goes, the device has a Bluetooth 3.0 adapter and can also be accessed with a USB cable.

The battery is a removable Li-Ion 1020 mAh battery. For those of you who had Nokia phones in the past, it's the same old BL-5C battery, which is used in a variety of Nokia feature phones. It is capable of keeping the phone powered for a full month on standby or 22h when used for conversations.

Moving on to the software environment, the Nokia 150 uses the "Nokia Series 30+" platform, and after using the phone for about two weeks, I suspect the "30+" comes from the age of the software. In years. The software is instantly familiar to anyone who ever used a Nokia feature phone, and provides basic functions, such as Call log, Contacts, Alarm Clock, Calendar, Messaging, and Calculator. It also has multimedia functions, like FM Radio (available only when a headset is connected), MP3 player, camera and photo gallery, as well as a video player and "Snake Xenzia," a poor rendition of the Snake game from the old Nokias.

Keeping in mind its primary purposes, that of a backup phone and/or a phone for people who can't or won't handle a smartphone, the software does what it should do: it provides basic capabilities without any glitches or lag. Except for the Snake game, but we'll cover that in the next chapter.

The phone has limited capabilities and functions, as is the tradition for feature phones. Battery life is excellent, and the software is bug-free (maybe because it's so simple that no bugs can fit in the code). The only major issue is that the device is not 3G capable and it will be useless for some potential buyers.

Real-life performance of the Nokia 150

If you are a regular Digital Citizen reader, you will notice the absence of a Benchmarks section, and the reason is obvious. The only performance tests that can be done on the Nokia 150 are "how far can one get from civilization before one needs to recharge it" and "how many pictures taken with the Nokia 150 can one store on a 512MB card" (the answer to the last one is over 9000). Seeing how I could not devise another non-destructive test for this tiny apparatus, I simply began to use it.

The first few minutes with the Nokia 150 were kind of comical: I was going again and again through all the menu items, trying to find any trace of an internet connection: a browser, a messenger, an app store, ANYTHING! My mother uses a Nokia 100, so I was pretty familiar with the controls (since adding numbers to the Phone Book is too complicated for her). Actually, back in the days I owned one of these, but they were simpy called "mobile phones," and Missy Elliott was still a thing. Also, the Internet on cell phones was pretty much science fiction back then.

First thing of note: the menu of the Nokia 150 is painfully simple. It has a total of 16 icons, all visible once you press the Menu button. The menu structure is instantly recognizable for someone who hasn't been living in a cave for the past 20 years. All the features of the phone are easily accessible through the dedicated shortcuts on the central joystick. Well, relatively easy, not that much if you have big fingers since the buttons are fairly small and cramped.

After swapping the test SIM card with one from a different provider (as the one I was using had only 3G coverage), I tested the call quality indoors. Apart from being a bit on the quiet side, the speaker of the Nokia 150 had no audible defects.

As any good reviewer would, I tested the Nokia 150 in all kinds of situations, including using it in public. While walking down a relatively busy street, with constant traffic, I found that the volume of the speaker at maximum is not enough to cover the noise.

On the other hand, if you connect a set of headphones, the sound is loud and clear, although the sound quality is only average for music. As mentioned earlier, the phone has an FM receiver, so I listened to my favorite local radio station while I was on my bike, with very few reception issues.

I also tested the video and photo capabilities, which, as you can see, appear to come from a different century. The photos lack detail; the videos are minuscule and unusable on larger screens. Here you have an example (in the original size!) of a picture taken with the Nokia 150.

In low light, the quality degrades even more, as you can see below:

You can also take a look here at the other pictures we took with this phone, in the gallery below.

Next, I shot a video indoors, which you can see below:

There's also a video featuring moving subjects, so that you get an idea about this phone's video recording capabilities. Modest is an understatement. 🙂

Talking about screens, the Nokia 150 screen is bright and the low pixel density is not a problem for the regular user. Of course, coming from a smartphone, the screen looks archaic, but the fonts used and the amount of information displayed help the legibility quite a lot.

The battery life is close to the declared values: I charged it at the beginning of the testing session, and by the end of it, the battery was at roughly 50%. Extrapolating, this translates into 20 to 30 days of battery life on standby, which is a lot even by feature phone standards. You can forget where you placed the charger (especially of you're getting old and forgetful, like me).

The case proved to be well made, but it did get scratched after a few days of sharing a pocket with my apartment keys.

Overall, there was also a difference in attitude on my part towards the device. Whereas before, with the smartphone, I was careful not to drop it, not to scratch it or subject it to extreme temperatures, with the Nokia 150 I started to be more "relaxed." It became less of a gadget and more of a tool.

What I find unacceptable though is the fact that the Snake game was close to unplayable, due to the lag between the user input and the movements of the snake. How can one relax and play such an awesome game with this input delay? Unacceptable!

Oh, I forgot the part where I lost the chance to meet my soulmate during the review of this phone. She was gorgeous; she was walking down the street, I was staring in her eyes, she was staring at the Nokia 150 that I was using to take some pictures. She walked by, never to be seen again, and frankly, who could blame her? I mean, would you be interested in a dorky-looking guy trying to record a video of the traffic with a "feature phone"?

Pros and cons of the Nokia 150

Summarizing our findings, I liked the following:

• Excellent price
• Decent design for a feature phone and robust build quality
• Diminutive in size
• Excellent battery life
• Very easy to learn and use

However, there were also some things that I didn't like:

• THE SNAKE XENZIA GAME LAGS!
• The speaker is not powerful enough for outdoor use
• Not usable in 3G cellular networks
• Photos and videos taken with the Nokia 150 are like my love life: blurry and with low fidelity. 🙂

 

Verdict

The Nokia 150 is an average feature phone. I enjoyed the presence of a MicroSD card slot, the battery life and the simplicity and ease of use. Considering the small price tag and the 25+ days of battery life on standby, the phone is excellent as a backup phone. I always have a spare phone in my car, in a case of emergency. However, the small size and the weak speaker make the Nokia 150 unsuitable for elderly people or usage in noisy environments. The fact that it only supports 2G makes it even less appealing. If a comeback of feature phones is imminent, the Nokia 150 is certainly not its herald.

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