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Nokia launches Dual SIM phones C1 and C2 in India

on August 30, 2010 – 8:20 pm140 Comments

Nokia has FINALLY launched it’s first Dual SIM phones in India  in an event at Delhi today. The C1-00 and C2-00 support usage of multiple SIM cards. It’s interesting that Nokia India managed to get hold of a couple of Models who are identical TwinsBoth the handsets have support for multiple phone book ,long battery life, large screen and local language interface.While the C2 supports Dual SIM Dual Standby , The C1 supports only one active SIM at a time.

C1 has a Call-divert feature using which users can avoid missing calls from the other number.The C1 has a dedicatey to switch the SIM card. The phone has Standby battery life of 6 weeks.The has a flashlight , color display , FM radio with standard headphone jack

Nokia C2 comes Nokia’s services such as Ovi Life Tools and Ovi Mail.It also has a music player with support for micro-SD cards of up to 32GB and FM radio

Mary McDowell, Executive Vice President, Mobile Phones, Nokia was present at the event and  said, “As per our deep consumer insights, entry level consumers need dual SIMs for various reasons including economizing time and costs, improving efficiency and for increased convenience. To address these consumer requirements, Nokia has launched these two devices that offer multiple SIM capabilities with a balanced feature set and ‘relevant innovations’ at affordable price points.”

Nokia C2 Live Pics

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The price of C1 is Rs.1999 while the price of C2 is not revealed but we expect it to be around Rs.2500

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  • uhari

    what a lucky country, nice phone for developed contry, hi isn’t those model used indonesian batik ??

  • adifrank

    When will it be avaliable in shops for puchase??n What r there price??

  • ashok

    kindly provide me the Price for C1-00 AND C2-00

  • http://www.priyanshusharan.page.tl Priyanshu

    At last its a good news for Nokia phone lovers.

  • KP

    oh I hope they launch a Dual Sim with S60 5th Edition(with keypad)
    or a Dual sim Symbian^1 or Symbian^3 (with touch screen)
    & i pray that they do it soon,

    That would a be close to perfect phone for sometime :)

    would buy it at a heartbeat!
    Listen to consumer, Nokia.
    KP

  • http://www.fonearena.com Varun Krish

    I wish Nokia E72 came with a Dual SIM ;)

  • http://facebook.com/saami23 Saami Matloob

    am thinking of buying c2 .. will it be available by next month here in bangalore.??

  • Dewansh Sharma

    Finally NOKIA …….Dual SIM ….
    When C2 is hitting the stores??????????????????

  • Tarunpfizer

    LONG AWAITED JUST ARRIVED

  • http://gmail raju

    a lot of thanks to nokia

  • Monty

    “The price of C1 is Rs.1999 while the price of C2 is not revealed but we expect it to be around Rs.2500″

  • RAHUL

    Thanks 4 NOKIA lounch dual sim mobile phone b’coz I m waiting
    NOKIA dual sim mobile very long time so many 2 thanks 4 NOKIA.

  • Dinesh Bhardwaj

    Thank Nokia

  • v.purushothaman

    SIR STILL NOKIA PLAYING WITH INDIANN CONSUMER.WHEN IT WILLBE AVAILABLE IN BANGALORE.IT WILLBE USEFULL TO ME, AS IT IS HOT SWAPABLE MOBILE.I NEED TO KNOW ADDRESS OF SHOP WHRE IT IS AVAILABLE IN BANGALORE-KARNATAKA.PLEASE NOKIA SHOULD NOT PLAY TO INDIAN MARKET.WE ARE VERY BRILLINNT.SUDDENTLY WE WILL ALL STOP BUYING THEIR PRODUCTS.THEY DO NOT KNOW OUR STRENGTH .WITHHOUT PLAYING SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE ALL OVER INDIA C2 NOKIA

  • http://www.isrean.weebly.com rizwan

    Great Phones Thanks NOKIA and when we can buy it in Hyderabad

  • Biswaranjan

    Well, the prices of C-1 & C-2 Nokia Dual SIM phones are Rs.1999 and Rs.2500 respectively. It looks very cheap and affordable!

  • d sonu

    thanks nokia

  • gaurav

    can i have any nokia dual sim model for gsm + cdma

  • surendra dahal, Nepal

    Thanx for nokia , nepal me kab milega

  • surendra dahal, Nepal

    Thanx for Nokia ,Siliguri wb me kab kharid sakte hai ??? amd what price ??

  • krishna

    i heard tat tis dual sim nokia models got ultimate plap in market.even i like tis model but i dono wen it.ll available..even though nokia hav more demand in india then also i dono why nokia wont releases more new models here like westren countries

  • http://d maddy

    You nokia is too…………….. late in World of dual sim mobile……………………………………..

  • chakravarthy

    price around 1500 to 2000, cdma &gsm phones from nokia . and expecting time in andhra pradesh.

  • shital gandhi

    i want buy it but when it comes in market of maharashtra- pune solapur

  • Abhisek Bohidar,odisha

    good phones.
    but those who dont like nokia phones like me they can go for samsung guru 35.a newly launched dual sim phone priced at 2800 with all the multimedia features like vga camera with multi features,mp3 player,video,fm,picture editor,3 games,a torch light,a 1000mah battery which gives you 14 hours me talk time,supports java applications and games,multi indian languages.those who are opera mini 4 lovers can install the internet browser.

  • gaurav

    i hv also one doubt …..it is dual sim phone but pic says that the both sim not work at a time…….so how it will be dule sim…..plz answer the quarry…..

  • Vyankatesh

    I hav continuosly follow from last 3 months with nokia dealer for C2 & C3 phones.
    I am eagarly waiting for both phones launching want to purchase as early as possible.

  • anuj

    Nokia c2 is dual mobile u can go for it?

  • Pran

    Thats Tupur and Tapur Chatterjee, famous twins both great ramp models. great news. My dad was searching for a replacement for the samsung dual sim phone. the durability is nowhere close to nokia. his call cancel button has stopped working, so he cant cut a call. and there is no other button that does the job. and the software too is not too user freindly.

  • Ramawtar Saini

    How mutch price of this phone ?
    how mutch sim in this phone?

  • Pankaj

    hi Abhisek
    can you tell me
    1. where u purchased it from and
    2. if you can install java applications. and
    3. can you backup contacts on PC.

    thanks
    Pankaj

  • http://sorrynowebsite madhur

    hi sir i am madhur from ghaziabad i want to purchase nokia phone plase call me i want urgent purchase nokia c-2 please call me please my number is 09891683200

  • helboy

    a report on another site claimed Nokia c2 PRICE IS AROUND rS.5500 instead of ~Rs.3500 announced initially.Any news on this?if it is indeed true I would recommend going for Micromaxx or other low price dual sim mobiles.quality would be almost equal whether it is Nokia or others because this is a low cost model

  • Ajay

    is this in gsm+cdma or gsm+gsm can any one of you please confirm

  • pradeep

    Its too late to Launch,may in a month or two number portability facility is to be implemented by the Govt.So waste of these phones

  • ram

    I have one doubt,like those C1& C2 dual sim phones doesn’t have camera?if camera is there means how much fixels?

  • TAPAS RANJAN MISHRA

    Kindly let me know when can we get this Nokia C-2 in market till now it is not available and also i want to know that can we access two sims at a time? means if one sim is on call and if a person call on another sim then will it show call waiting or Swiched off?

    Kindly revert.

    Tapas

  • Arun Kumar

    Kindly let me know when can we get this Nokia C-2 in market till now it is not available and also i want to know that can we access two sims at a time? means if one sim is on call and if a person call on another sim then will it show call waiting or Swiched off?

  • http://no rahul

    gud

  • Rohit

    Kindly let me know when can we get this Nokia C-2 in market till now it is not available and also i want to know that can we access two sims at a time? means if one sim is on call and if a person call on another sim then will it show call waiting or Swiched off?

    Kindly revert.

    Rohit

  • http://du-info.blogspot.com Mrugesh

    I want to know if both sims remains active.

  • Ajesh Joy

    And at last Nokia also have come up with the dual sim phones. It was with such a great anticipation that we welcome the Nokia handsets to India. As far as I have heared about Nokia C1 and C2. C1 doesnot support the call waiting while the Nokia C2 does support call waiting.

  • Abhishek

    Nokia ne dual sim nahi launch kiya hai bas ek phone me extra sim rakhne ka facility provide kiya hai… ye sab mere ghar ka bagal wale mobile shop me bhi ho jata hai NOKIA kyu lu…………..

  • RON

    no camera dear….n iz pixels not fixels……..

  • paramesh

    i want to know the battery power of c1 & c2,i mean once the battery is completely charged then how many days it will remain

  • Jose

    You can get the mobile. Any ware in India. MY number is and name is Josh
    9632696609
    9741510821

  • Jose

    You can get the mobile C2. Anyware in India. MY number is and name is Josh. Nokia C2. nokia C1
    9632696609
    9741510821

  • Sachin

    camera famera nai hai….wai galti kia company ne….@@!!!

  • Rahul

    Micromax Q3 is better than this and also a value for money phone.
    Micromax Q3 isase behtar hai.

  • Biswaranjan

    Yester day on 05/10/2010 I received one SMS from a friend informing me that “NOKIA introduced new C 1-100 model colour phone with dual sim and FM. Price Rs.1999/-. Next month it is coming to market.This message is for advertisement and forward it to 20 people and get recharge for Rs.100/-. Check balance after 5 minutes”. Out of curiosity,I forwarded it to 20 persons,but no recharge was received even as on today(6/10/2010). I lost about Rs.20/- unnecessarily. Why this farce afterall by a reputed company like NOKIA? Is it meant for deceiving people and earning money? Now NOKIA should reimburse my money.Please reply.

  • Gopu

    What a cheating~~!!!! C1 is not a dual sim phone. only we can keep one more sim inside the phone and can use without switch off. C1 is a single sim phone. NO DUAL STANDBY,,,,,, NO DUAL ACTIVE,,,,,,,,,,, NO DUAL CALL WAITING. when activate one sim, the another will be switched off. I request NOKIA to remove the word “DUAL” from all ads about C1.

  • sarvendra

    aby bina camre ka mobile hota hai is time me

  • Dhinesh

    hey don’t blame NOKIA. you have sense before forward this kind of SMS. Nokia won’t do like that (Recharge).

  • Sanjay Mittal

    !!!!!!Phone c-1 koi kam ka nahi hai,
    c2 me cemera hota

  • Prit

    it is your mistake to believe in such messages…it is fair if u complain if nokia sent you the message, but you have recieved it from your friend…Go kik his A**……..

  • Prit

    When will be nokia C2 available in market……..C1 is available now…..But i cannot find C2 anywhere…I am in bangalore….Pls help with some information on when it will be available…..

    Thanks in Advance

  • varun kumar sharma

    Dear Sir/mam

    how many days far for coming C2 dual sim on mobile shop..

    pls reply

  • anju

    For the Time Being Nokia C2 will Be Available In Market.
    SAMSUNG will Launch Another Dual SIM Phones
    which will be far more dissapointing.

    Nokia C1 koi Kaam Ka Nahi Hain’

    aazma kar Dekho Yaar !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • suman

    Mobile me dual Sim to hai but
    Ek time me ek hi sim kam karta hai.

    I didnot find any thing extraordinary in this phone.

    But I am looking for the C2 mobile phone.

    Lets hope it will not make us sad.

  • http://www.subhavaastu.com Vastu

    Reputed companies never send SMS like this way, how can they dare to cheat public. Your friend sent to you, you sent to your 20 friends, so you are the people are cheating among yourself. Innocent loss. Next time dont send sms like this. if you want to send sms then do one thing, use any free sms websites like subhavaastu.com and send from there only. YOu are accessing internet, then dont waste your money. Now a days some students are addicted for cellphones, sending unsolicited sms to their friends and enjoying by observing friends losses and difficulties. They diverted their concentration on this cell world, it is really painful thing. so I request all the students, concentrate on your studies, loosing valuable time means you are loosing your life, career, future. Your parents are eagerly waiting for your study development, dont hurt them. Parents are visible Gods. Respect them and study well get golden future. Acutally this is not the right place to say some thing but in my website I am sending very small complimentary talk time to sms registered cellphones, occassionally it is introducing. Not every time. Now this talk time offer ends by 31.10.2010. Dont send any SMS to your friends. dont waste your valuable time.

  • Prabhakar

    this is not for a good satisfation.

    There is no camera.
    Kul le dekar dhik-t dhak nai lag raha hai.

  • wilber

    when is c2 getting to africa? because we r tired of china phones..

  • prasad pcr

    NOKIA is a mobile company it is not a network providing company.. It has a link with airtel not with all networks.. Dont belive all those type of msgs yar..

  • http://know venkat

    where c2avaliable

  • Charles

    this is not a new thing. we often receive such sms, to forward it to many people. its only fools like u who don’t think anything and forward it. how do u think a third-party is gonna come to know that ur forwarding it to 20 people other than ur operator ???

  • Raja

    Bikharrri saaala :)

  • Pankaj Tyagi

    is there any plane of NOKIA to launch dual sim active in fully equiped and loaded phones like E-SERIES phones.

  • http://kushalashok.wordpress.com Kushal Ashok

    I am looking forward to buy nokia C2. the c1 seems useless in reference to a dual sim phone.

    I want to know, is it(c2) available in the market already and what are the prices?

  • http://kushalashok.wordpress.com Kushal Ashok

    Hello

    where is Nokia C2 available in the market? can you please tell me about some dealers in north India.

  • Gurpreet

    hello
    dear sir/madam
    please your dual sim mnobile in price in india
    i ma dealer in katani kalan (Ludhiana)
    pls your sales in nokia C2-00
    Thanks You
    Gurpreet Singh
    V.P.o Uppal
    Teh-Ludhiana
    Dist-Ludhiana
    M.No-99158-92650

  • http://gautamg1947@gmail.com A K GAUTAM

    hello sir

    Actually i m interested in C2 mobile u have already launched it but sir i can not find in the mkt. i belong to patna so plz tel me any ur any retailer’s name or any show room there that mobile(C2) is so that i can buy

    and also tel me some configuration about this mobile

    thank u

  • Bharath

    i waiting for c2 , i really like this mobile but it is not available in market will u plz tell tell me when c2 mobile will available in andhara pradesh(hyd)
    WATING FOR YOUR REPLY………….

  • sagar parmar

    please, i wanna buy this phone ….. reply me how can i buy

    i need it….immideatly

  • Shahnawaz

    Dear all,
    i want to buy new dual sim phone but i m very confuss. I m not undestand micro max Q5 is good or NOKIA C2. Micromax have better facility than nokia c2. But micro max supported memery card upto 2GB only. Also 3G will starting soon, so i am confuss between this.
    Plz give me ur sujestion.

  • Bad1

    Hi guys. Any1 hu cn oganize me c2 nw in 5 days i wil pay him 5000rupees for 1 piece. Lets c hu cn. Pliz cntct on bad.ids24@gmail.com

  • http://www.dailydealbazaar.com Rohit

    Will both of them C1 and C2 works with 3G ? Am very excited to know…

  • DK

    No Dear Both phone are not 3g Enable..

  • Rj

    When this Nokia C2 is available in Indian market?

  • Christine

    i want to buy C2. . when will be C2 available in the Philippines?

  • nyasha

    this will go a long way in assisting especially nokia users in africa were one needs at least two phones to communicate.thanx nokia

  • Srikanth

    I am waiting to by NOKIA c2,when the launching is going to be.

  • Rick

    Hi,

    When this Nokia C2 is available in Indian market?

  • http://www.subhavaastu.com vastu

    hi all
    thanks to nokia by taking decision in releasing dual sim phones into market. we are strongly expecting the ultra modern models into market shortly by nokia company, hope so soon.

  • zanardini

    Good morning
    I would like to buy the Nokia C2 but I do not know if it works in Italy?
    If the answer is yes as the link to buy it?
    thanks for the reply
    John
    email: zanardini13@gmail.com

  • http://www.yahoo.co.in Langur

    Lo maga what ever it may be nokia is nokia no one can change it.

  • http://iaiyp ARBAL SINGH

    i need c2-00.immideatly

  • sandip

    when will comes in mumbai Nokia c2 dual sim mobiel I am waitting for this mobile

  • tata

    nokia c2-00 is not coming in india……
    so gyes forgot c2-00.

  • raj

    plssssssssssss
    yar koi to la do c2-00 ko mai kab se wait kar rha hu

  • Amit

    Bhaiya koi to bataoooooooooooo
    Ke c2 market mai kab ayega?

  • farhan

    i want to buy c2 but the set is still unavalible in pakistan

  • Mukesh Hinduja Barwala

    bhaiiiiiiiiii ye c2 mkt me kab aa raha h jaldi call karna 94161-08787

  • prasad

    Plz Answer for my Question.

    When nokia c2 is releasing in Bangalore Market?

  • Alavudeen

    Dual-SIM adapters were made available to use in regular mobile phones to allow them to contain two SIMs, and to switch from one to the other as required. This combination is called a standby dual-SIM phone. More recently, some phones have been produced that can natively work with two SIMs, both of which may be active at the same time. These are active dual-SIM phones.

  • Tejasvi

    When nokia c2 will come in indian market?

  • http://alista405@yahoo.com Comrade Isa T

    i want Nokia C2 dual Sim,I don’t know if it is in Nigeria and if it will work there.

  • bageer

    I want early relase and market. C2 dusl sime phone. Opinion : Torch light.

  • http://Pravatbeheraa@yahoo.com Pravat

    When will nokia C2-01 release ?

  • anush

    but c2-00 is not available in the market. Nokia is delaying the release for the reasons only known to them or the almighty God.

  • http://www.subhavaastu.com/vastu.html vastu

    Now a days people are not looking for price, they require dual sim that to preferred to Nokia. PC Suite is 100% perfect. I am waiting for Nokia Highend dual sim phone. Please release asap. Thanks

  • anush

    Vastu I have recently bought a Samsung GT- B7722. Trust me its awsome. Its Dual sim, Touch phone, has PC Suite, costs 11,300 approx. Go for it.

  • http://google Mohan

    PAKA

  • http://ght sanju

    Can I have in Lucknow.
    Saujanya Tripathi
    9839013169, 9918957972

  • http://nokia venkat

    i like this phone set

  • sukant

    is both the sim works together(standby)?

  • http://na Khalilur Choudhury

    Its a great news, after a long wait,,,,,,,,,, NOKIA DUAL SIM HANDSET….

  • Vasim Padhiyar

    interesting

  • ashok

    nokia duel sim availble for all district.

  • kailash chand

    i am waiting dual sim mobile with heavy speakers

  • muasan ashraf

    what nokia dual sim stand up with 2 sims in onetime/and have a internet facility plz tell me

  • anush

    @Ashraf
    Nokia C-200 has dual sim & Internet as well. But its not yet released in the market. There is also a phone Champ Duos E2652 worth 4500 bucks which is internet,Dual sim and touch.

    @Kailash
    Boss If you want Nokia dual sim heavy speakers then wait for Nokia X-01(available in overseas not India right now) or go for any of the Micromax dual sim phones which have yamaha speakers or you can go for samsung phones which are traditionally known for good speakers(guru series).

  • bhawna

    hi this bhawna hum c3-00 ke bare me janna chahte h
    9910585366

  • Karthik

    Finally,,,
    After long time when others have already started re-defining their older Dual models. Nokia is the best which every one knows, but i don’t understand what took it so long to enter Dual’s.
    That too, after such a long break in this segment it should sure have launched a – “Dual Sim CDMA+ GSM phone” which is a good combination in huge demand.
    If it had to launch “C1 series & X1 series” it should have gone a CDMA model in at’least one model.
    It should not delay any more for next CDMA+GSM dual’s. Or else it might pay the price for its customers are switching to other companies handsets.

    My dear fonearena.com i want you to show my message for long time till every one start realizing. Thank you.

  • subhash

    plz. Tell me when nokia realse daul sim in mkt with touch and multimedia.

  • http://www.safalsha.com Safal Sha

    Is dual sim works at a time ?

  • http://souravchakraborty.co.nr Sourav Chakraborty

    If the price is what you say, I sure want a Nokia C2. I trust Nokia to be reliable and have a long battery life.

    I hope Nokia will soon launch more phones in the dual sim category with better features (high end segment).

  • http://souravchakraborty.co.nr Sourav Chakraborty

    yes Karthik, a dual sim with CDMA+GSM capability from Nokia will surely be great news.

  • anush

    That will take another generation Saurav. I sincerely hope that happens when I’m alive. Lolz……..
    I really liked the look of C2 06(dual sim,slider,touch) but like other good Nokia mobiles its still not launched. 8-(
    Talking about dual sim(GSM+CDMA), which is the best one. Frankly most of the world uses GSM as it has some advantages with it namely for roaming GSM has best coverage, If one frequently changes phone then he shall use GSM as he doesn’t need to enter personal data again.
    But CDMA is good for those who want better data transfer speed.
    But we Indians choose service providers for signal,sms & call cost plans. So GSM is majority.

    But for those people who want good GSM & CDMA handset Samsung Duos W259 is the best buy as it is OMH enabled.

  • P.JEJESWARARAO

    Iam waiting dual sim mobile with heavy speakers

  • raj

    hello people i wanted to know both sim’s will work at same time? as its just dual sim and easy switch mode phone?

    Regards
    Prashant P Patil.

  • suresh

    its very gud news for all………..iam waiting for it

  • anush

    Mostly there will be a dedicated sim switch Key on the side. Some mobiles are dual standby while some are dual active while some are neither.
    In dual standby one can Speak through both SIM cards simultaneously by holding existing call without disconnecting it while smses comes from both.
    Nokia has one unique feature when it comes to dual sim i.e One of the SIM card is hot-swappable, meaning it can be removed and inserted when the phone is on.
    difference between dual standby and dual active.

    Dual active mean if you are talking using sim1 & if at same time someone trying to call you on sim2 than he/she will get busy tone or “user is busy message”. ONLY samsung have same dual sim dual active phones.

    If phone is dual sim but not dual active than in above condition, caller of sim2 will get “phone switch off” message or “nothing” (no record message or anything).

    If you want to know about when nokia will release it then call them @ 08030303838(Nokia Careline)

  • Smithy

    I like Nokia phones. But changed to other brands as they were not ready to introduce dual sim phones.
    Want to know whether it is possible to get calls on both sim cards at a time as in the case of other brands.

  • anush

    @ Smithy
    You are bang on. Thats why I got samsung. I waited for 2 months after got tired. Yes its possible to keep one call on hold and switch to other sim card and pick the call with the key.

  • Umar Mukthar M A

    yep me too waiting 4 dat, plz reveal da price of c2….

  • Raisul Alam

    it s good news personally for me……….bcz i m waiting for it f0r a long time…..

  • Raisul Alam

    it s good news personally for me……….bcz i m waiting for it f0r a long time…..

  • Vedu

    so economical with trust

  • inder

    i m inder i m boght nokia c1 mobile
    this is a very gud mobile and it is have full of good feacher but some time
    thay creat some network problem any way it is are gud in this period great mobile

  • vikesh jain

    Hai frnds i use nokia dual sim all modles but every modles r waste.. no 1 good.. all r waste modles in nokia dual sim….

    “nikia c2-00 does both the sims work at a time? & what regarding the battery stand by . does the charging stay for atleast full 24 or 48 hrs.if so i can think of going for it”

  • RAUL D’COSTA

    hi this is 

  • Praveen Mittal

    There is Network Problem in Dual Sim Nokia C2 mobile and the other fault is Primary sim necessary otherwise secondary sim does not work. If u r using anyone sim the network of other disappear.

  • Microcomputerworld

    are you mr Chourasia

  • Masood

    i m using Nokia XI dual Sim it has Network problem, after three time repair by nokia care i got replaced. but the swap phone also same problem…………

  • Kota_sreenulic

    nokia always best mobile phone.

  • Rahul Goodlife

    hiiiiiiiiiiii i;m rahul . nokia is a only this time good phone …………

  • Muzakir_mohd

    change the shape & launch multi colours keypads

  • Arontiwari

    i hate nokia cell phone C2

  • Searchpow

     i am using lg gx300 from last 8 months and quite satisfied by the dual sim feature of that phone

  • kshitiz kaushik

    c1-00 don’t hav evn a java installing facility…..