When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works

Home / News / The Nokia 103 is the Finns’ cheapest-ever phone

The Nokia 103 is the Finns’ cheapest-ever phone

Nokia's latest phone for emerging markets costs just €16. Who needs top-ups when you can just buy a new phone?

Nokia may be busy launching its top-of-the-line Lumia 900 and NFC-equipped Lumia 610 NFC, but it’s also beavering away on phones for the so-called “next billion” – people living in emerging markets who need an affordable mobile, like the new Nokia 103. And when we say “affordable,” we mean it – the Nokia 103 costs just €16.

Unsurprisingly, you don’t get much bang for your buck – the Nokia 103 features a 96px x 68px black-and-white screen, plus a dust-proof chassis, FM radio, an integrated flashlight and 11 hours of talk time.

The Nokia 103 is set to launch in Nigeria this summer, with other developing countries to follow suit. But we can see plenty of uses for super-cheap mobiles in established markets – as a backup phone, like the PowerSkin SpareOne, for example – or even as a one-use device in case you find yourself stranded without a mobile (especially since mobiles have done away with all the phone boxes).

You may also like

RIM to update Android app side-loading for BackBerry PlayBook

Nokia 610 NFC coming to Orange in autumn 2012

Apple adding full iCloud and iOS 6 support to iTunes 11

Profile image of Dan Grabham Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

About

Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

Areas of expertise

Computing, mobile, audio, smart home