Looking to buy a new Nokia - advice needed!

Question

I have seem similar threads from people interested in buying a new Nokia, normally I would just add to those threads instead of starting yet another but I thought this would be best as my desired specifications are different from those I have come across.
Like other people I have looked on various review sites but these have just made matters more difficult due to mixed responses.
I currently have a sony ericsson w580i and have had numerous problems since I bought it. Mainly it is not very durable which is one of the reasons I have decided to look at Nokias - I have had two Nokias in the past, both of which survived being dropped a few times ending up with only a few scratches - no cracked buttons like my w580i.
I am not looking for a phone with an amazing camera - I have my own camera for that - and I'm not overly fussed about having decent music player capabilities as I have an ipod. I have used these features a little with my w580i but not enough to justify choosing a phone based on these.
I like storing my texts as I have a lot that I need to refer back to at later dates, and I send texts a lot more often than I make calls, so a phone with decent text storage is the main thing I am looking for. I do receive a few calls though so a phone that provides clear sound when in a call would be preferable.
I have been looking at the 5310 model but the more negative reviews are due to the phone, particularly the screen, cracking very easily when dropped and the lack of clear sound when in calls. I realise it is a music phone but is available on Tesco mobile which is what I am looking to move to.
It is also in my budget of less than £70 (I may pay more depending on the phone but I will not go above £100)
Any recommendations for other models would be greatly appreciated, whatever network they are available on.
Thanks in advance
Message Edited by pomico on 05-Jul-2008 07:19 PM

Answer 1

Hmm. If you want something that can store a lot of text messages, you're going to want to look at a phone that runs Symbian S60 because they allow storage of messages on a memory card inserted into the phone while older S40 phones do not. And you're not going to find (m)any S60 phones under the £100 mark. About the cheapest one I can think of is the 6120 classic and that's going at about £160.
Now, if you are willing to store less messages in the phone and transfer them to your PC from time to time, you could get by with an S40 phone such as the 2760 (clamshell, £68) or 2600 classic (candybar, £79).
Message Edited by grschinon on 05-Jul-2008 09:31 PM
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