I was looking for a mobile for my Dad who was using my old Nokia 3610. He found the keys too small to work with so I was looking for a basic mobile with a big screen, one key to Call/End and good battery backup. Voila ! There was only one choice at this range that was the Nokia 1100/1108. I left out the Nokia 3310/3315 with the same Navi-Key because it was too old and bulky. Since everyone knows much about this mobile I will just list out what I think are the pros and cons of this phone,
PROS
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Large screen with white backlight
Large and ergonomic keypad
Loud ringtones
Send / Receive monophonic tones
Torchlight function ( Needed in a town like mine where power cuts are often)
Inbuilt speaker phone for handsfree usage and included headset in the box for Handsfree function
Easy learning curve to use the phone
Excellent battery backup
Dust Resistant as there are no spaces between keys ( Making it 100% for INDIA)
CONS
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Very small phonebook
No Voice commands (Even my old 3610 had this)
When the battery starts to beep ’LOW’ it doesnt allow you to make a call
Could have included WAP and polyphonic tones to make it different from 1100
Cost a concern as Motorola phones with more features are cheaper than this phone
Nowadays Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericsson have many low end phones but these didnt have the the one key Navi-Key option of Nokia. So those who are looking for a basic phone for voice calls and sms and good battery backup you can definitely go for it.