Elari Nanophone C: The ultimate ‘ detox’ phone

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Russian firm Elari’s Nanophone C is a 2- in- 1 device that acts as a Bluetooth headset to your existing smartphone, as well as a basic standalone feature phone. It isn’t exactly ‘ nano’ in any sense, but is comparatively smaller than most conventional feature phones ( for example, JioPhone or Nokia 3310). There’s a 3.5mm headphone jack and two separate slots for micro SD ( up to 32GB) and 4G SIM each.

The phone sports a 1inch standard LCD display, which sounds pretty tiny for any phone by today’s standards, but manages to make efficient use of the available space with a clever UI that focuses on things that the user needs the most in a feature phone. The C runs on Elari’s custom operating system RTOS — a clever and unique feature phone operating systems seen around. It incorporates tabbed browsing on the Phone Dialer window — one for a SIM call list and the other for the primary smartphone connected via Bluetooth. Note: you need to give access to your contacts from your primary smartphone. The Settings menu is a tad confusing initially; however, in a few d a y s , you can master t h e s a m e .

You can enjoy MP3 t r a c k s stored on the micro

SD card, or even tune in to your favourite FM channel. You can also pair a Bluetooth headset separately to the C. It has a stereo speaker setup, where the earpiece acts a secondary speaker while playing music. Audio quality is clear with no noticeable noise and is easily audible even in crowded spaces — thanks to the stereo speaker setup. A puny 280mAh battery manages to keep the phone alive for around a day, provided you are using it moderately. If you are looking to spend a limited budget on a second phone that can act as your primary calling booth, then the Nanophone C for ` 2,999 could fit the need. It can make calls, text, play music and FM, making it a mini ‘ allthat - youn e e d ’ device