Nokia thinks feature phones can still look cool, announces the Nokia 515 to prove it

Feature phones haven’t really looked good, design-wise, since the smartphone came along. Nokia, one of the few firms still producing them in significant numbers, has given us a few smartphone-inspired basic phones in the past, but its traditional feature phones with an alphanumeric keypad could rarely be called anything but functional.

Now, to prove a feature phone can still be stylish, it has introduced the Nokia 515, a premium device running Series 40 software. The 11mm thin chassis is made from a single piece of anodized aluminum which has a matte finish, while the screen is covered in Gorilla Glass 2 to keep it free from scratches. The flush alphanumeric keypad and subtly curved screen look good, but flip the phone over and the phone gets even better looking.

Despite appearances, the Nokia 515 isn’t a basic phone and its specification could be considered high for a non-smartphone. The screen may only measure 2.4-inches and have a 320 x 240 pixel resolution, but there is a 5-megapixel camera with an LED flash on the rear of the phone, complete with features such as face recognition and a panorama mode. The 515 has 3G HSPA connectivity, a microSD card slot, Bluetooth, and a battery which should return 38 days of standby.

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