Nokia 5100

The Nokia 5100 is the successor to the Nokia 5210, built to be hard wearing, even outdoors. The distinctively designed shell is built from tough materials that are designed to be water-resistant and provide protection from dust and knocks. The phone's shell has a slightly rubbery feel, that makes it easy to grip and protects against shocks.

The Nokia 5100 sports all the features that you'd expect from a modern phone: colour display, GPRS, Java™ applications and polyphonic ringtones. It also has a flashlight and a built-in stereo FM radio and handsfree speaker.

The infra-red modem enables the Nokia 5100 to easily interface with a laptop for example. The x-press on covers are designed to protect against bumps and scratches. There are a few gimmicks included, such as the built-in thermometer & calorie counter, but all things considered it's a good all-round practical phone that should appeal to many.

This is a reasonably well specified phone, but be warned that it has some serious reliability problems - typical problems include failure to switch on or off, screen failure, and freezing of the phone.

Features of the Nokia 5140i include:

* WAP 1.2.1 with GPRS plus HSCSD (High Speed Data)
* Downloadable Java™ applications
* High resolution colour display (4096 colours, 128 x 128 pixels)
* Integrated handsfree speaker
* Built-in FM stereo radio
* MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)
* Predictive text messaging
* Polyphonic ringtones (plus standard ringtones)
* Wallpaper & screensaver
* Changeable x-press on covers (top & bottom)
* Flashlight
* Phone memory (300 names and numbers)
* 725kB shared memory
* Mobile chat
* Data capability with built-in infra-red modem & cable connection
* Games, clock & stopwatch, thermometer
* Calculator, currency converter, calorie counter
* Size: 109 x 50 x 22 mm
* Weight: 104g
* Battery standby: 150 - 300 hours
* Battery talktime: 2 - 5 hours
* Vibration alert
* Tri band