Disappointed by the material quality

I already had a Nokia 1616 which I was and remains extremely happy, but needed another to accommodate a mobile SIM of a 2nd operator. On paper, the 101 is fine. Not the most beautiful design, but cheap, autonomous, lightweight, sims 2, radio, music, torch, headphones, compact charger. In the hands, it's a disappointment. The plastic of the shell seems fragile, thin, rigid on the edge of breaking. The material of the keyboard is also less pleasant, hard enough; the relief of the keys seems a good idea in principle, but I agree with the comments noting that the SMS writing is not very easy in the end; may be just a matter of habit. This is of course an impression, but the difference in quality with materials from 1616 seems really strong.

The screen I also seemed less bright than the 1616, and a few smaller pixel rows. The cover of the SD card is quite difficult to open, and access to the battery or the sims not easy: you have to exert enough pressure on the back of the phone before you drag it, and it forces to exercise in return sufficient pressure on the screen that could eventually suffer. The insertion of sims is against easy, fast charging, and autonomy to the task.

Note: As mentioned in the instructions, the phone may have problems with sims work with cutting micro sim, and this is unfortunately what happened to me. Quite generally disappointed with the hardware part, I returned the unit (impeccable return procedure) and will probably look at the side of the Nokia 112/113. Otherwise, it remains a good first dual sim price we will not fear damage, with effective software part, simple and legible. The torch function, rarely found on mobile, is a real plus when the days get shorter.