Wednesday, September 30, 2009

nokia 3220

nokia 3220

SPECIFICATIONS:-

General
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
Size
Dimensions 104.5 x 44.2 x 18.7 mm
Weight 86 g
Display
Type 65K colors
Size 128 x 128 pixels, 5 lines, 1.5 inches
- Cut
-out covers
- Five
-way navigation
- Wallpaper and animated screensavers
Downloadable wallpapers
Sound
Alert types Vibration
Downloadable polyphonic ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
Memory :
Phonebook 256 x 4 fields
Call records 20 dialed,
20 received,
20 missed calls
Internal 3 MB
Card slot
No
- In shared memory
MMS, max 100 kB each.
Ringtones.
Images.
Voice memo
- In 1.5 MB memory.
Java apps,max 128 kB each
Data:
GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots),32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD Yes43.2 kbps
EDGE Class 6,177.6 kbps
3G No
WLAN No
Bluetooth No
Infrared port No
USB Yes,Pop-Port
Camera :
Primary VGA, 640x480 pixels
Video Yes
Secondary No
Features:
Messaging
-SMS
-MMS
-EMail
-Instant Messaging,
-Light Messaging
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML
Radio No
Games 3
- Club Pinball,
Dance Delight,
Phantom Spider + downloadable
Colors Red, Blue
Languages Major European, Africa and APAC languages
GPS No
Java Yes
MIDP 2.0
- T9
- Organizer
- Image editor
- Optional Fun
Shell covers with tilt sensor for game control and wave messaging
Battery
Standard, Li-Ion 760 mAh (BL-5B)
Stand-by Up to 280 h
Talk time
Up to 3 h


REVIEWS:-

I'd like to start on the Nokia 3220 by saying that I'm surprised that this phone doesn't include, like most Nokia phones, an infrared connection. There is no Bluetooth either so that leaves only WAP as a way to update the phone without having to buy a data cable. The design and the side sticky grips are good but there is a significant problem with the navigation key: It's the kind that has left, right, up and down on the same key and you need to press it straight in the middle for "select", but that's a challenge. Even after two weeks, I still wasn't an expert at doing it and I think that makes the Nokia 3220 less interesting. Another problem is that there is a good speakerphone (other parties don't complain that they hardly hear you) but the output volume is so weak that, as soon as you are in a noisy place, it becomes useless. To be used only in the best conditions. No infrared nor Bluetooth is also a deception.
Of course, the Nokia 3220 is not a high-end phone and therefore we must not be so demanding, yet, some other low-cost Nokias offer more features for the price. The 3220 is not a bad phone: it performs well, holds well in your hand and has an ok camera but the small annoyances outlined above make me think that, perhaps, you would be better off with another Nokia phone such as the 3205, for instance. Sold by Rogers AT&T in Canada.