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It has just been confirmed that the Nokia C1 is now available in the UK and it is priced at a very cheap price of just 30 Pounds Sterling. The impressive little budget phone from Nokia might sound like an absurdly cheap device, but it still packs enough features to be worth the purchase.

Overall, the Nokia C1 is a candy bar 2G handset with a few extra features that makes the selection worthwhile (and for the low a price, it is hard to get any better than the C1). The new phone will come with 1.8 inch TFT display that provides users with 128 x 160 pixels of resolution. The screen can handle up to 65 thousand colors so you will be able to view content quite easily. The phone menu is short and easy to figure out on the first run.

As one would expect, the handset is able to handle voice calls and text messages. The phone memory can store up to 64MB of data, but users need not worry about the limited space since the device will support microSD cards.

The music player on the handset will allow users to play MP3, Wav and AAC music files as well as tune into FM radio. An FM recorder will allow users to make quick recordings of their favorite tunes or programs.

Packed with an 800 mAh camera, the Nokia C1 will keep your phone running for more than 500 hours on standby. On a full charge, the device can take a call 10 hours long –nonstop.

The Nokia C-series handsets, particular the C1, C2 and C3 mobile phones, are mostly low end devices that are focused on delivering practical features at a decent price. In that regard, the Nokia C1 easily fulfills its objective and is a successful one at that.

A special edition of the previously released Alcatel OT-708 mobile phone is being released by mobile phone online retailer Phones4U as the new Alcatel Rainbow –adding a new color scheme and a bonus music track for fans of Eliza Doolittle. The phone and artist tie up seems like a pretty trendy gimmick, but it actually manages to work.

The phone itself is nothing special, just a decent touch screen 2G handset, but the offer is still pretty interesting; after all, Phones4U is retailing the handset on pay as you go at 29.95 Pounds. That is not only cheap for a touch screen handset, but it is even a special version too. Included in the Rainbow is the artist’s “Go Home” music track.

The 2.4 inch touch screen on the OT-708 is pretty much standard for a small mobile phone. The 240 x 320 pixels of resolution is big enough to handle websites and small videos, though that visual quality (as well as the color depth) is not as good as one other mobile phone screens. As one might expect, the device makes for a pretty good music playing handset –it even has an FM radio that users can tune into.

The phone’s 1 mega pixel camera is a pretty humble testament to the technology behind the device, nothing too special –but still giving users plenty of value for such a low price tag. The new color scheme looks quite pleasing on the eyes too.

Memory space will be an issue for many users of the Rainbow as the device will only support 4GB memory sticks. This means that files and media stored in higher capacity SD cards need to be transferred to smaller cards to be read. At the same time, the small 5 MB of internal memory should not be relied upon for content.