A phone that lasts 35 days on a single charge?

[Sonar]

Nokia 105: Finnish company launches new £13 mobile phone with a battery that lasts 35 DAYS on a single charge

Nokia 105 aimed at the mobile market in the developing world, but is
likely to be a success in the west too as a back-up for smart phones

Nokia has launched a new mobile phone that needs charging less than once a month and costs just £13 to buy.

The Nokia 105 is a basic text-and-call phone aimed at mobile markets
in the developing world where electricity sources may be scarce or
unreliable, but it is likely to prove a hit in the west too as a back-up
or emergency device.

The 105, which is set to go on sale in the
next few weeks, comes with a full-colour screen, torch and FM radio, and
can obviously make phone calls and send and receive SMS messages too.

But
the key feature of the new Nokia is its incredible battery life which,
according to the Finnish company’s press spokesperson Pekka Haverinen,
is around 35 days on a single charge.

That feature will prove
useful in the developing world, where intermittent electricity sources
mean mobile phones cannot be regularly or reliably charged for weeks at a
time.

It will also surely attract western smart phone users who,
despite enjoying the high-tech apps and features of their more expensive
devices, regularly complain of unpredictable battery drain leaving a
fully charged phone dead in well-under 24 hours.

Complex apps and
functions causing crashes and requiring resets are also a common
reliability problem with many top-selling devices.

As a result, an increasing number of smart phone users are opting to carry cheap and technologically basic ‘back-up phones’.

These
simple devices can be better relied on not to crash in an emergency,
and their relative lack of features means battery life is usually days
not hours.

The 105 marks the latest attempt by Nokia to dominate
the ultra-low cost-focussed developing mobile market, having lost ground
to Samsung and Apple in the smart phone sector in recent years.

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[rudrax]

Hmm, nice. Gonna have this one for secondary use. Just text and call.

[Nautilus]

But,does it have snake?

[PurplebeanZ]

Will be perfect for festivals.

[Zex]

On mobile phones battery life was always a key feature. Finally they made it better. Good job Nokia! ;)

I hope other companies will follow.

[Sonar]

But,does it have snake?

my guess is you can download and install.

[DKT27]

But,does it have snake?

my guess is you can download and install.

How? :)

It doesn't have GPRS nor Bluetooth, and as per GSM Arena, the USB can only be used for charging.

However, I think it might have the snake game. :tooth:

[smallhagrid]

Apparently not being sold in north america:

http://www.nokia.com/global/products/phone/105/localpages/

[spidey]

Nice phone btw.

Actually, the TRULY defining Phone, otherwise, we have everything in the name of a Mobile Phone, but a Mobile Phone these days. :tooth:

[DKT27]

Confirmed. Will come with the Snake game. :)

[Toshiro]

Perfect as a secondary phone, I hate recharging my sec. phone all the time

[Sonar]

Confirmed. Will come with the Snake game. :)

haha kool :D

[Lyon275]

Confirmed. Will come with the Snake game. :)

Awesome :D :lol:

Snake game on Nokia with very very durable battery :D

[miladin]

I remember my old Siemens C55. I do not even have a color display, battery capacity has 650mAh and held up to one week, as it was new. check out : http://shoprex.com/phones-and-tablets/mobiles/nokia-105-mpid2072

[DKT27]

Hell The only time my kids take a break from there phones is when its charging !

"Kids" will never use dumb phones like this. ;)