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Comparing the iPhone 5 with the Nokia 100

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Nokia 100 and Apple iPhone 5

At the moment, I’m one of those annoying people who has two mobile phones. There’s my own Apple iPhone 5, and I also have use of a brand new Nokia 100.

Clearly the iPhone 5 is the better phone – or is it? There are actually several ways that the Nokia 100 is better than the iPhone:

  1. Battery life. All smartphones have pretty poor battery life, with their high resolution colour screens, GPS, Bluetooth, Wifi, 3G support all putting strain on the battery. The iPhone 5 claims up to 225 hours – just over 9 days – standby, although most users will find they’ll need to charge it at least every other night. The Nokia 100, on the other hand, can last for over a month on standby from one charge – 35 days is claimed. That being said, the iPhone 5 claims 8 hours of talk time as opposed to the Nokia’s 6.7 hours.
  2. Smaller size. The Nokia 100 is shorter and narrower than the iPhone 5, although it is significantly thicker.
  3. User-replaceable battery. If the battery in your iPhone dies, then you’ll need to get it replaced by a professional. The Nokia 100, on the other hand, allows you to change the battery with ease, and you can even keep a spare charged battery to swap in.
  4. FM Radio. A data connection will let you listen to radio stations on your iPhone, but the Nokia 100 keeps it simple with a built-in FM radio.
  5. Torch. I’m sure there are apps out there that will allow you to use the flash LED on the back of your iPhone as a torch, however, the Nokia 100 includes a small LED in the top that can be used as a reasonably effective flashlight.
  6. Cheap. You can get a Nokia 100 on a pay-as-you-go tariff for only £10.

Of course, that’s about it. In every other way, the iPhone 5 is a better phone – it’s easier to use, with more features and better build quality.

Noooooooooo….

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I’m rather pissed off this morning. You know that shiny new mobile I spent £90 on Wednesday? Well, it’s been stolen. Already.

I was out at the Friday Night Disco, and about 20 minutes from the end reached into my pocket, to find that it was missing. It was nowhere on the dance floor, security hadn’t seen it and no-one had handed it in to the bar. When a friend of mine tried ringing it, it reported that it had been turned off (bearing in mind that when I last had it it was still turned on), so I imagine someone’s taken it. Grrrrr.

Anyway, I’m going to ring up Vodafone and ask them to block the IMEI number, which should make the phone useless to anyone (even with a different SIM card), and see about getting a new SIM card with my credit transferred over. And I need to ring my parents to see if we get anything out of the insurance company.

I am still very annoyed about this. In fact, if I could find the heartless little toerag who nicked it, I’d be very tempted to kick him in the nuts.