The Nokia 100 was released in 2011. This compact phone hosts a variety of features, most notably its customization options. Almost everything, from the color theme to the sound profiles and haptics, can be customized individually.
Hardware
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The phone's black T9 keypad contrasts nicely with its grey shell. This simple two-tone color scheme gives the device a sleek look. |
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The phone also features a torch at the top. It isn't very powerful during the daytime, but it could come in handy in really dark spaces. |
Applications
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The Nokia 100 comes with 3 games pre-installed: Forbidden Treasures, Solitaire, and Sudoku. |
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Aside from the regular apps like calculator, calendar, etc., the phone has a unit converter for a range of units, including temperature, distance, and currency. There's also a spreadsheet app, allowing you to log your daily and/or monthly expenditure in pre-made categories. |
Customization
| The Nokia 100 is packed with 20 pre-made system color themes to pick from, with colors all around the color wheel. But if those aren't to your liking, you can choose an even more precise color from this color slider. You're also able to mix and match the system color and the wallpaper color if you like more than one hue. |
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Screen
The screen is very bright and vibrant, displaying an impressive 65k colors. One downside, however, is the inability to lower the brightness. In dark rooms, the Nokia 100's bright screen is often painful to look at.
Sound
Unfortunately, this phone has no volume locker on its exterior, so you have to enter the sound profile settings to adjust the volume manually. But that aside, the sound profiles come with plenty of pre-set ones to choose from, as well as the ability to personalize them, or even create your own combination of sound and haptics.
Personal thoughts
This phone feels light and smooth to the touch, and it is packed full with customization options. I like its simplicity despite its shortcomings in some aspects. The cell service works good with my tester Vodafone sim, but I have yet to try it with my actual everyday sim (Smarty) which doesn't always work on older devices. If I can get it to work, I might consider using this as my everyday phone.
