Nokia 1112 Review

Overall Rating

Very simple to use
Excellent battery life
Light and compact
Trendy design
Great for calls and texts if that's all you want from a phone

No frills phone. Not a bad point unless you want lots of features.

I have just 'upgraded' if you can call it that, from a Nokia 1100 to this latest cheap and cheerful no frills mobile phone. As usual, Nokia is so simple to use I did not even have to read the instructions. There is a Demo mode in the phone itself if you do forget anything too.

The design is a little similar to the 1100, but they have improved a bit on its' appearance, it doesn't look quite as 'cheap' looking! I would not knock the little 1100 at all, it's been a great phone and I will still continue to use it as my second phone. The 1112 has lost the handy little torch the 1100 has, but makes up for it in a few other new features. It feels lighter too at only 2.82oz. Size - 4.09 x 1.73 x 0.67 inches.

Appearance -
More classy looking, slightly squarer but about the same size as 1100.
Screen - Monochrome, black on white as opposed to 'green'.
Choice of colours - Black, red or blue
Simplified menu and navigation with 4-way scroll key makes phone calls easier
Large keys - easier on the eyes
Keys are tough plastic as with 1100 making texting easy

Functions -
Extra long text message facility, 918 characters
Large text message storage (60 messages on phone, 60 on SIM)
Speed dialling for SMS
200 contact entries plus 250 on SIM (operator dependent)
and here's a nice one, speaking alarm clock and clock!
Integrated Hands-free speaker
Calender with reminders

Three built in games
Polyphonic ring tones, loud enough to hear in your handbag!
Composer
Animated Screen savers

Dual-band GSM phone 850/1900 MHz

Amazing battery life - Up to 5 hours talk time and up to 15 days standby.

YES! 15 DAYS!

At the moment Virgin Mobile are knocking these little beauties out for about £20! I repeat - about £20!

If all you want a mobile phone for is making and receiving calls and for sending SMS text messages this is the best little phone you can buy. Even those people with very little technical knowledge can find the simple no frills functions of this phone a doddle. I have had the all singing dancing phones before, and once the novelty wears off, the battery goes down quickly, they are often larger and heavier than this Nokia 1112. If I want to take photo's, I use a camera. (with better results than any camera phone!) If I want to make a phone call I use my phone! And if I want to listen to music I switch on the stereo in the car!
Talking of cars, there is a hands-free ear piece available for this phone. Personally I never use my phone when driving anyway, I can return calls when safe to do so.

All in all a mobile phone well worth a gander, but if you want extra functions like blue tooth, music, camera and internet, this phone is not for you.