Nokia 1202 Review September 30, 2009 at 1:33 pm
If you are looking for a good basic cell phone, Nokia 1202 could be the answer for you. The Nokia 1202 was design to be cheap and reliable cell phone for those who just want a basic phone for communication needs. At first glance it looks simple and elegant. This small and slim phone is available in 2 colours variant black and blue/grey. This phone support GSM Dual band protocol.
It feels well build and tough, there are no parts connected loosely that I can see and all parts are attach firmly. Since this phone was design to be cheap so there are also fewer parts. The components are simple big pieces to reduce plastic molding cost. So fewer parts mean there are fewer things to go wrong. The buttons press feels solid and not flimsy. Don’t be despair by 1.3 inch mono colour screen, it has its advantages because in a bright day outside you can still manage to see the screen clearly compare to colour screen because the contract of the mono colour screen is much higher, this good for people who just wants a basic phone and don’t want the fancy GUI. Mind you that the small 1.3 inch size screen display big fonts for easy reading at end of your hand. The front buttons layout is made from 1 piece rubber layer that can provide basic water resistant. The best part of this phone it is the battery life of whopping 9 hours of talk time and 636 hours of standby time which could easily last more than 10 days (subject to your usage) of usage in a single charge by far because average cell phone these days only have about 3 to 5 hours talk time and 250 to 450 hours of standby time. It is also very affordable too; the suggested retail price is RM 135 but I bought it at RM 90. Lastly it is come build-in LED flash light that can be quite handy at times.
There are a few disadvantages, firstly is the price because by adding RM 10 to RM 15 you can get a Samsung basic phone with colour screen on that price range. Secondly, the objective of a basic phone is that it has to be good with the basic stuff like built, look and sound but sadly Nokia only equip it with average speaker on the phone, so it just sound acceptable not really that clear which is important for this class of cell phone. Furthermore for a basic phone like this that only have basic feature it should not have noticeable radiation count from 0.76 W/kg to 1.12 W/kg (depending of the model version) which is consider medium to high when compare to other cell phone on the market.
Overall it is a very good essential basic cell phone for the price even after considering the sound and radiation disadvantages because at this price value it should be consider as a bargain. This cell phone is suitable for people who don’t want fancy stuff that are easily slipped into the pocket and the raw simplicity power it is greatest strength.
Overall Rating: 4 out of 5
Note: When I bought the phone the pin that need to contact with SIM card is already broken and can’t be seen. I have to send it for repair after that everything else is fine. Recommend to fully test out the phone at the shop before buying
Specifications:
Operating Frequency
- EGSM 900/ GSM 1800 , GSM850/1900
- Automatic switching between GSM bands
Size
- Dimensions: 105.3 x 45 x 13.1 mm
- Weight: 78 g (with battery)
- Volume: 61.8 cc
- Rounded shape brings the friendly and human feel for comfort and fits to the hand
- Subtle texture on back, which brings a fresh feeling to end user, gives a better grip and it protects the surface from scratches
- Coloured mesh is used on the earpiece area to emphasize the position and give a eye catching design detail
- Slim, round-edged design for a solid grip
Display and 3D
- Main display
- Size: 1.3″
- 96 x 68 pixels
- Black and white
kalo ada semua yang white ada gx y?
It only comes only with 2 colour skin, black and the blue/grey. I think white colour will make it look like iPod that is why maybe Nokia don’t want to have it and also white colour gets dirty easily.