Nokia 5100 Specifications |
| Brand | Nokia | The company that makes this 5100 Mobile Phone |
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| Digital Camera | Attachment | Hampered by poor resolution at the moment which make the photos good for fun snaps but little else. However having a built in camera in your mobile phone is always useful |
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| Dimensions | 109x50x22 mm | The size of the Mobile Phone ( 100mm is equal to 3.93 inches) |
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| Download games | Yes | The ability for this mobile phone to download games |
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| Download Ringtones | Yes | The ability for this mobile phone to accepts downloaded ringtones from a ring tone download site |
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| FM Radio | Yes | Some Mobile Phones can receive and play all the FM radio frequencies giving you access to radio whenever you use the Mobile Phone |
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| Frequency Band | Tri-band | The Network Band of your mobile phone will be Tri, Dual or Quad Band. A Tri Band handset can be used for the USA. If you travel regularly you should check which frequency the countries you visit most often before to decide whether Tri, Dual or Quad Band is right for you |
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| Games | 3 | Some mobile phones have a battery of amusing and challenging games pr loaded onto them. This allows you to while away long train journeys. |
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| GPRS | Yes | GPRS stands for General Packet Radio Service. Essentially it offers quicker transmit ion of data over a standard mobile phone. Just over twice as fast as a 56k dial up modem at home. This can be used to send larger files such as photos or be used to connect your laptop to the internet |
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| Handsfree Speakerphone | Yes | Some Mobile Phone have the ability to be used as a conference phone or handsfree with the touch of a button |
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| HSCDS | Yes | HSCSD stands for High Speed Circuit Switched Data. It is the protocol for high-speed connection, making a fixed connection to data networks. Typical operating speeds are 38.4 to 57.6 Kbps. This allows your mobile phone to be used for video-conferencing, WAP, etc. |
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| Infrared | Yes | Using infra red light this Mobile Phone can pass and receive data to a similarly equipped device such as a laptop PC |
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| Java | Yes | A Java mobile phone enables you to download java programs which can add more applications to your phone. This may include games, utility applications, etc. Java types can be J2ME, MIDP, CLDC, Personal Java. |
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| MMS | Yes | Exchange snaps taken by you mobile phone with other MMS mobile phones or email them |
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| Mobile/PDA | Mobile | Mobile phones have steadily gathered functionality and the line between a humble phone and a personal organiser is now blurred. |
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| Model | 5100 | The name of the model and the unique product label of the Mobile Phone |
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| Phonebook Capacity | 300 | The total number of names and numbers of contacts and friends that can be stored on this Mobile Phone |
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| Polyphonic | Yes | Ringtones that sound like a sample of real music are polyphonic. Thousands of different versions can be downloaded to give an impressive selection |
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| Predictive text | T9 | To increase the speed one can write text messages this program fills in the words it believes you are typing halfway through. To some an invaluable assistant to their Mobile Phone, to others an annoying distraction |
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| Ringtones | 31 | The maximum number of ringtones that the Mobile Phone has stored on its memory. It is worth noting whether they can be downloaded or composed should you get bored of them all |
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| SAR Rating | 0.48 W/kg | SAR, means Specific Absorption Rate, This quantifies the amount of radiation that is absorbed by the head while the mobile phone is in use. The Maximum value in EU, Japan etc is 2 W/kg. The lower the number the better |
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| Screen Resolution | 128x128 pixels | Pixels are Essentially small dots which through manipulation of their shape and colour form a picture when amassed together on the screen of your Mobile Phone. The more pixels the richer and sharper the viewable image useful if you are a fan of wallpapers |
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| Screen Type | 4096-colour | Black and white or colour? If it is colour check the number of K the screen is. It is a guide to how complex and clear any image displayed on the screen of this Mobile Phone will be |
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| Network | O2, Vodafone | The name of the company who enables the calls from the Mobile Phone and charges the bills |
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| SMS-chat | Yes | this function was designed so that Mobile Phones can send instant SMS text messages to colleagues and friends. They can reply in a live chat environment using their phones |
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| Standby Time | 150-300 | The total time in hours that the Mobile Phone will work for when not making calls. After this it will require a recharge. |
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| Talk-time | 02-May | The maximum amount of time you can make calls with the Mobile Phone before it needs to be recharged |
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| Vibrate | Yes | The Mobile Phone can emit a vibration in stead of or as well as a sound for a more of an alert when someone rings you. |
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| WAP | Yes | WAP stands for Wireless access protocol, a standard that lets your Mobile Phone access a range of wap sites and download information much the same as a cut down and text based version of the web. Consumers have on the whole not really taken to the idea |
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| WAP Version | 1.2.1 | The standard of WAP that this phone supports. Wireless access protocol, a protocol that allows the Mobile Phone access all sorts of wap sites and download information rather like a cut down version of the web. |
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| Weight | 104g | The total weight of the 5100 in grams ( 200g is equal to 0.44 of a Pound lb) |
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