As you know, cell phones can pretty much do anything these days, with their Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and even cameras. However, did we originally buy these things so we would have…phones? In other words, there is still a crowd who still just want to use their cell as a phone, you know.

Nokia has a few phones targeted for those who just use their phones for two things: texting and talking. They were recently unveiled at the 3G World Congress in Hong Kong. These CDMA network phones, such as the Nokia 1265 and Nokia 1325 feature a number of features. These phones are so new that I can't find them on the Nokia company's website.

For the sake of this article, we'll discuss the Nokia 1265. (The Nokia 1325 will be discussed in an article coming soon, assuming you're not seeing it now.) The 1265 is "light on design, heavy on features". As you can see by the photo on the right, it has a monochromatic display. I'm not certain who would really want a monochromatic display in this day and age. However, you really have to ask yourself, do you really need a display with 64K colors. Think about it.

It does have what a lot of customers want, which is easy text messaging, with predictive text. It also has Polyphonic MIDI capabilities with an integrated handsfree speaker, plus a 60-second voice recorder. It also includes the essentials including the contact phonebook that can list 250 entries, calendar, calculator, and alarm clock. It has a talk time of 3.5 hours, but 6.5 days of stand-by capability.

I can't imagine that a phone with a monochromatic display will be very expensive, but I don't know the price as yet. Look for it sometime in 2007, more than likely within the winter or spring season.