nokia 3230

nokia 3230

SPECIFICATIONS:-

General

2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900

Size:

Dimensions 109 x 49 x 19 mm,90 cc

Weight 110 g

Display:

Type TFT, 65K colors Size 176 x 208 pixels, 2.1 inches, 35 x 41 mm

-way navi key

- Downloadable
-screensavers

-wallpapers

Sound:

Alert types Vibration

Downloadable
-polyphonic

-MP3 ringtones

Speakerphone Yes

Memory:

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields,

Photocall
Call records Detail max 30 days
Internal 6 MB
Card slot RS-MMC,32 MB
card included,buy memory

- Up to 60 min video clips
Data
GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32

-48 kbps
HSCSD No

EDGE Yes, 118.4 kbps

Bluetooth Yes,

Infrared port Yes

USB Yes Pop-Port
Camera
Primary 1.23 MP 1280x960 pixels
Video Yes QCIF
Secondary No

Features:

OS Symbian OS v7.0s,

Series 60 SE UI CPU TI OMAP 1510 123 MHz processor

Messaging
-SMS
-MMS
-E-Mail
-Instant Messaging
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

Radio Stereo FM radio
Games Agent V, Rally Pro, Warrior + downloadable

Colors Black,Red

GPS No
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0

- Push to Talk

-Mono MP3 player

-T9

-Organizer

-Voice dial/memo

Battery:

Standard, Li-Ion 760 mAh (BL-5B)

Stand-by Up to 150 h
Talk time Up to 4 h

REVIEWS:-

Nokia 3230 is basically the first smartphone, which could be considered a middle class one. Nevertheless, it has pretty rich functional equipment: it supports EDGE, Bluetooth, Push to talk and has megapixel camera and radio. As usually, we have tested the phone thoroughly and prepared a detailed review for you.

Key benefits

• Quick mobile data: GPRS class 10, EDGE class 5
• 1.3 MP camera
• RS-MMC memory card slot, which is replaceable without having to switch off the phone
• Built-in radio
• Image editor
• Setting Wizard program for quick setting of data transfers, MMS and emails
• High quality construction

Main drawbacks

• Use of MMC card of a standard size not possible
• The keys are sometimes much too rigid
• The voice memo is limited to minute-long records only
• Intermittent problems with the earphones connection

Nokia 3230 is positioned into the "middle class" category. When I was using it, however, I did not notice almost any differences from the mobile phones of a higher class. The main reason is that Nokia 3230 uses the Symbian Series 60 OS, which is nearly identical for most of the mobile phones, offering the same functions every time.

Since any smartphone is able to offer much more options that the usual phones, I consider it rather unnecessary to describe the individual pros and cons of the smart phones here.

Straight off at the beginning, we should probably explain this article's title. How come that we classify the Nokia 3230, whose initial price starts at almost 400 Euros, as a mass phone, since nowadays it is easily possible to buy a smartphone at half this price? Well, any direct comparing between the new coming phones and the one-year old ones just does not make sense, even if they offer basically the same functional features. If we compare the prices of the mobile phones when first launched on the market, Nokia 3230 turns out to be really the cheapest one. By this moment, not a single smartphone has been introduced at a lower price.