Whilst not the nicest looking of phones the Nokia 5140i does its job. If like me you tend to give your phone a hard time then this may be the model for you. It has rubber coating on the side of the phone and at the top. Strangely it doesn't have any on the back which makes it a bit weaker. Regardless of this mine still stood up to the challenge. I dropped this from all different places at all different heights and the phone lasted me 6 years before I went out and bought a nicer phone. The phone has internet which is handy for checking simple web pages but don't ever expect the performance of an iPod or Blackberry. Then again if you did expect that type of ...  Read the complete review

The Nokia 5140i was part of the Nokia 5000 active range and was introduced in 2005. The phone was a minor upgrade from the Nokia 5140 and the 5140i features a VGA camera. The 5140i was designed to be hard wearing, waterproof, dirtproof and reliable. Appearance My nokia 5140i was a solid black colour, with a nokia logo to the top of the front cover and a nokia logo indented into the back cover. The phone cover essentially consists of 3 parts, a top half, a bottom half and a rubber waterproof keypad. All three sections fitted together to produce a relatively waterproof phone. The phone although now dated in appearance looks solid and quite professional and ...  Read the complete review

DO NOT DROP THIS PHONE ON ITS BACK!!! It will likely break when dropped from modest heights (1-2ft). It has no rubberised protection on its back. I broke my screen this way, and another 5140i owner told me he similarly broke his speakerphone. It is not as durable as you might expect, and from my experience, has poor warranty support by Nokia. The buttons are fiddly and small, particularly the on/off button. The screen is too dark to read when it is not backlit. The operating system is horrible to use. The thermometer is so slow to react, it will measure the temperature in you pocket for 15 minutes after you take it out. The earpieces aren't well ...  Read the complete review