Design – Modern meets durable to create a hard-working phone made from hard-wearing polycarbonate that fits perfectly in your hand.
Amazing Battery Power – Removable 800mAh battery that lasts for weeks. Network and Connectivity: GSM 900/1800 (EU).
Important Note – The battery comes with a protective plastic sticker on the battery pins for safety during shipping. Please remove this sticker for the phone to power on.
Great Storage Capacity – Save up to 500 SMS text messages and 2,000 contacts.
Radio – Plug into the 3.5mm headphone jack and listen to music, news, and sport on the go with the built-in radio.
Games – Comes with pre-loaded games such as Snake, Tetris, Sky Gift, and Airstrike.
13 reviews for Nokia 105 (4th Edition) all carriers 1.77 Inch UK SIM Free Feature Phone (Single SIM) – Black
Rated 5 out of 5
paul –
just perfect
Rated 4 out of 5
R Rao –
My monthly mobile usage typically amounts to sending a dozen texts and receiving debit card authorization codes for the occasional online purchase. I therefore have no need for (or desire to get) a smartphone, so when my trusty Nokia 2330 recently packed up, I bought this simple model as a replacement.
The Nokia 105 is sleek, but sturdy and does the basics really well. Call quality is good, as is the texting function, but what impressed me the most is how energy efficient this handset is, with a full charge lasting well over a week (though I do switch the phone off at night and at work). The menu is very easy to navigate and there is one free game (Snake), a radio and a torch.
I have reluctantly deducted one star due to a couple of minor issues. Firstly, the small menu button is quite fiddly and sensitive, which might be problematic for those with large fingers or shaky hands. In addition, when sending texts, only the number of the intended recipient is displayed on the confirmation screen, so extra care and concentration are required here.
However, the Nokia 105 is still a quality mobile that is ideal for anyone who wants a basic pay-as-you-go phone without all the excessive (and in many cases, unnecessary) extras associated with smartphones. Recommended.
P.S. This phone takes a full size sim card.
Rated 1 out of 5
alapper –
I had bought a previous Nokia phone in this line in 2005. It was smasll, light, fitted in my pocket and the battery lasted two weeks. The keyboard was a weak point but was reasonably user friendly. After loosing it in the wash, a second one also worked well although the battery onl;y lasted one week. That failed in 2023 so I bought the current model and was amazed at how poor it p[erformed. The keys were significantly smaller and the response to using them jittered all over the place, there was no predictive text and the basttery only lasted three days. I thought it was a ‘rogue’ version and ordered a repeat. Sadly this was even worse if possible. Nokia have obviously fallen on hard times in the desigbn and ,manufacture department. I have now bought a ‘Doro’ which is heavier and ;larger..
Rated 5 out of 5
DFL –
This burner takes me back 20 years when I was kid, playing games like snake, learning to text, and prank calling friends whenever I switched numbers.
The battery life is impressive, lasted me for days on standby, and the phone holds up pretty well too. So far been dropped from five-foot heights twice and has yet to twitch on me.
The only thing I found irritating from time to time is using the navigation button as it sometimes wouldn’t properly navigate to the app I want to use, but I suppose the fact that I have big thumbs doesn’t really help.
It’s a good phone to use overrall. Personally I use this phone as a backup for when my main one dies whenever I am out and I haven’t a powerbank or an outlet for it to recharge.
One thing to note – if you let this phone shut down or die for quite some time between power cycles, the date and time on the phone will go back to its default setting (eg. Jan 01 2021) which you will have to manually rectify the next time you power it on.
Rated 3 out of 5
Ruby Joy –
It’s a great phone if you just want a cheap one to stick in your bag! It makes calls & you can text and there are a few games on it if you are getting it for a kids phone. But I sadly had to replace my 2017 version after it got very squashed! So got the newer version. Wish I hadn’t! The buttons are really sensitive, I used to be able to throw my old one in my bag and it wouldn’t make any sneaky calls while I wasn’t looking, this one does unless you lock it, despite me keeping it in a hard cover case. When you text, the text itself is smaller than usual even my daughter with the perfect eyesight of youth thought it was small! Also the battery life seems to be really bad. I don’t use my phone much at all but have to charge it every 4 days, the last one lasted 5-6 days. The only reason I’m not returning it is because it’s so cheap and i really can’t be bothered! but if you can find a 2017 version I would recommend that instead.
Rated 5 out of 5
Happy –
Perfect size for putting in pocket when out and about and ideal for calls and texts. Has a good loud ringtone. Arrived on time and well packaged. If you need a handy basic phone then this is the one I am happy to recommend. I only replaced my last 105 model because it fell in my cup of tea. Comes with a charger too.
Rated 5 out of 5
Richard M –
My Samsung Smartphone died. Saw this on Amazon for £18. I ordered it and it arrived next day. Nice little phone great sound quality. The keypad might take a while to get used after using touch screens for years. It works as a phone and sends texts. Which Is what I did with my smartphone mainly. the fancy gadgets and internet access was nice but didn’t use them very often. I am going to keep this as my main phone until I am forced to buy a smartphone. Only negative the description on Amazon said it had bluetooth, which would have been a bonus but it hasn’t got it. So I hope this lasts for a long time. I really want a 5g phone but we don’t have 5g yet. so got plenty of time to save up.
Rated 5 out of 5
rami –
👍
Rated 1 out of 5
Mohamed Yahya BECHIRI –
Tout d’abord l’article ne correspondait pas à la description couleur. J’ai commandé un article téléphone noir, j’ai reçu un téléphone bleu. Quand j’ai utilisé le téléphone j’ai découvert que les boutons 7, 8 et 9 ne marchait pas du tout.c’était trop tard pour le retourner parce que j’avais déjà dépassé les 15 jours. Bref, je regrette vraiment l’avoir acheté, je vous déconseille vivement ce vendeur.
Rated 5 out of 5
Cat –
The phone arrived very quickly. Everything is fine and works perfectly. I bought it for my teenage daughter as punishment for bad grades. Alternative to her smartphone.
Rated 5 out of 5
Luis Miralles Burriel –
Móvil bueno y vintage útil para oír la radio y tenerlo para llamadas, dada su robustez y su batería que dura días y dias.
Rated 5 out of 5
Raspberrypiguy –
Bought this because I got fed up having to carry around my smartphone all the time. Nice and compact phone and well worth the £14 I paid. Comes boxed with a charger and battery. I like these phones because the battery lasts a long time and they are quick and easy to use. It was a bit fiddly getting the back off to put the SIM card in, you need a flat knife to prise it off – it’s that tight.. but once it’s in the back snaps back in with no chance of it coming apart if you drop it. Made a few calls and it sounds very clear. Perfect combined with an unlimited talk and text for £4 a month. Very happy with it.
Last updated on July 20, 2025 3:14 pm
paul –
just perfect
R Rao –
My monthly mobile usage typically amounts to sending a dozen texts and receiving debit card authorization codes for the occasional online purchase. I therefore have no need for (or desire to get) a smartphone, so when my trusty Nokia 2330 recently packed up, I bought this simple model as a replacement.
The Nokia 105 is sleek, but sturdy and does the basics really well. Call quality is good, as is the texting function, but what impressed me the most is how energy efficient this handset is, with a full charge lasting well over a week (though I do switch the phone off at night and at work). The menu is very easy to navigate and there is one free game (Snake), a radio and a torch.
I have reluctantly deducted one star due to a couple of minor issues. Firstly, the small menu button is quite fiddly and sensitive, which might be problematic for those with large fingers or shaky hands. In addition, when sending texts, only the number of the intended recipient is displayed on the confirmation screen, so extra care and concentration are required here.
However, the Nokia 105 is still a quality mobile that is ideal for anyone who wants a basic pay-as-you-go phone without all the excessive (and in many cases, unnecessary) extras associated with smartphones. Recommended.
P.S. This phone takes a full size sim card.
alapper –
I had bought a previous Nokia phone in this line in 2005. It was smasll, light, fitted in my pocket and the battery lasted two weeks. The keyboard was a weak point but was reasonably user friendly. After loosing it in the wash, a second one also worked well although the battery onl;y lasted one week. That failed in 2023 so I bought the current model and was amazed at how poor it p[erformed. The keys were significantly smaller and the response to using them jittered all over the place, there was no predictive text and the basttery only lasted three days. I thought it was a ‘rogue’ version and ordered a repeat. Sadly this was even worse if possible. Nokia have obviously fallen on hard times in the desigbn and ,manufacture department. I have now bought a ‘Doro’ which is heavier and ;larger..
DFL –
This burner takes me back 20 years when I was kid, playing games like snake, learning to text, and prank calling friends whenever I switched numbers.
The battery life is impressive, lasted me for days on standby, and the phone holds up pretty well too. So far been dropped from five-foot heights twice and has yet to twitch on me.
The only thing I found irritating from time to time is using the navigation button as it sometimes wouldn’t properly navigate to the app I want to use, but I suppose the fact that I have big thumbs doesn’t really help.
It’s a good phone to use overrall. Personally I use this phone as a backup for when my main one dies whenever I am out and I haven’t a powerbank or an outlet for it to recharge.
One thing to note – if you let this phone shut down or die for quite some time between power cycles, the date and time on the phone will go back to its default setting (eg. Jan 01 2021) which you will have to manually rectify the next time you power it on.
Ruby Joy –
It’s a great phone if you just want a cheap one to stick in your bag! It makes calls & you can text and there are a few games on it if you are getting it for a kids phone. But I sadly had to replace my 2017 version after it got very squashed! So got the newer version. Wish I hadn’t!
The buttons are really sensitive, I used to be able to throw my old one in my bag and it wouldn’t make any sneaky calls while I wasn’t looking, this one does unless you lock it, despite me keeping it in a hard cover case. When you text, the text itself is smaller than usual even my daughter with the perfect eyesight of youth thought it was small! Also the battery life seems to be really bad. I don’t use my phone much at all but have to charge it every 4 days, the last one lasted 5-6 days.
The only reason I’m not returning it is because it’s so cheap and i really can’t be bothered! but if you can find a 2017 version I would recommend that instead.
Happy –
Perfect size for putting in pocket when out and about and ideal for calls and texts. Has a good loud ringtone. Arrived on time and well packaged. If you need a handy basic phone then this is the one I am happy to recommend. I only replaced my last 105 model because it fell in my cup of tea. Comes with a charger too.
Richard M –
My Samsung Smartphone died. Saw this on Amazon for £18. I ordered it and it arrived next day. Nice little phone great sound quality. The keypad might take a while to get used after using touch screens for years. It works as a phone and sends texts. Which Is what I did with my smartphone mainly. the fancy gadgets and internet access was nice but didn’t use them very often. I am going to keep this as my main phone until
I am forced to buy a smartphone. Only negative the description on Amazon said it had bluetooth, which would have been a bonus but it hasn’t got it. So I hope this lasts for a long time. I really want a 5g phone but we don’t have 5g yet. so got plenty of time to save up.
rami –
👍
Mohamed Yahya BECHIRI –
Tout d’abord l’article ne correspondait pas à la description couleur. J’ai commandé un article téléphone noir, j’ai reçu un téléphone bleu.
Quand j’ai utilisé le téléphone j’ai découvert que les boutons 7, 8 et 9 ne marchait pas du tout.c’était trop tard pour le retourner parce que j’avais déjà dépassé les 15 jours. Bref, je regrette vraiment l’avoir acheté, je vous déconseille vivement ce vendeur.
Cat –
The phone arrived very quickly. Everything is fine and works perfectly. I bought it for my teenage daughter as punishment for bad grades. Alternative to her smartphone.
Luis Miralles Burriel –
Móvil bueno y vintage útil para oír la radio y tenerlo para llamadas, dada su robustez y su batería que dura días y dias.
Raspberrypiguy –
Bought this because I got fed up having to carry around my smartphone all the time.
Nice and compact phone and well worth the £14 I paid. Comes boxed with a charger and battery. I like these phones because the battery lasts a long time and they are quick and easy to use.
It was a bit fiddly getting the back off to put the SIM card in, you need a flat knife to prise it off – it’s that tight.. but once it’s in the back snaps back in with no chance of it coming apart if you drop it. Made a few calls and it sounds very clear. Perfect combined with an unlimited talk and text for £4 a month. Very happy with it.
Nao –
I bought it like 1year ago still working fine