Nokia
3230 is one of the most affordable smartphones available in Indian market
today. It integrates beautifully the business requirements like e-mail,
browsing, data transfer, connectivity etc. with pleasure related functions
like stereophonic FM radio, MP3 player, Camera and Games.
Looks
wise it is thin ( 109 x 49 x 19 mm ), sleek, stylish, robust and
compact but little heavier (110 gm). Nokia 3230 comes in two colors - black
and wine red.
In
fact this cellphone has following very efficient smart phone features:
Browsing:
~ xHTML
and HTML browsers for viewing xHTML and HTML Web pages on your phone
~ WAP
2.0
~ Browsing
over TCP/IP
~ SyncML
for e-mail
~ Smart
content download - OMA DRM 1.0 (forward-lock only)
~ OTA
provisioning
~ Mobile
wallet for online transactions and storing your confidential information
such as credit card numbers, user names, and passwords
Data Transfer:
~ EDGE
Class 5: Mobile broadband access with upload up to 35,2 kbps and download
up to 178,6 kbps
(Note:
Actual achieved speeds may vary depending on network support)
~ GPRS
multislot class 10, up to 80 kbps
Bluetooth
Wireless Technology:
~ Talk
handsfree with a wireless Bluetooth headset enhancement
~ Play
wireless multiplayer games over a Bluetooth connection
~ Synchronize
your phone and compatible PC over a local Bluetooth wireless connection
Call
Management:
~ Push
to Talk over cellular network via dedicated key
Java™
Applications:
~ Java™
MIDP 2.0
~ Downloadable
applications including news clients and travel guides
Connectivity:
~ USB
with Pop-Port™
~ Local
synchronization of picture gallery, contacts and calendar to PC using PC
Suite
~ Remote
over-the-air synchronization with SyncML
~ Send
and receive images, video clips, graphics and business cards
~ Infrared
interface
The
SettingWizard program is pretty good that enables for simplified setting
of data transfers, multimedia messages or emails. It is an application
which automatically selects the type of setting according to the operator.
OS
& Memory:
Nokia
3230 uses Symbian OS version 7.0, Series 60 SE UI. The PIM functions include
the Calendar, Task organizer, Notes, Calculator, Converter, Clock and the
wallet.
The
phone has 6 MB internal storage memory and along with it is provided a
32MB memory card. Nokia 3230 uses a memory card of the RS DV MMC type (Reduced
Size Dual Voltage MultiMediaCard).
Messaging:
As
far as messaging is concerned, it has T9 predictive text input for quick
text insertion while writing SMS, MMS, emails or instant messaging. The
size of the pictures inserted into the multimedia messages, can be automatically
reduced to the one suitable for MMS.The Email box supports SMTP, POP3 and
IMAP4 protocols.
Music:
A
true joy of Nokia 3230 is its stereophonic FM radio whose sound quality
is outstanding.
One
can enjoy a long drive with it with no strain on mind, body & soul.
Twenty radio stations can be configured at a time. It is possible
to listen to the radio by using the loud speaker too, but it won't work
unless the headset is plugged in.
Apart
from FM radio it has a Music player too which is monophonic. It plays MP3
format, AAC, AMR and Real audio files. The video player can play not only
H.263, but also the 3GP, MP4, MPEG-4 video and Real Video formats. It has
RealPlayer to play music and video. The earphones that come with the kit
can be used for listening to music as well as a Hands-free set.
Camera:
The
camera lens is well placed at the top of back cover. The built-in camera
has an effective resolution of 1.23 megapixels which facilitates the pictures
taken to have a resolution of 1280 × 960 pixels. The saving format
of the pictures is JPEG. The image quality is fine. Although saving a picture
in a mega pixel resolution takes the phone relatively longer time. Another
interesting feature with the camera is the night mode for low light conditions.
It has a digital zoom too.
In addition
to that Nokia 3230 has a Kodak Mobile Service application which makes use
of GPRS and enables you to upload pictures to Kodak website or print them
at Kodak kiosks. The phone also offers a picture editor, which enables
you to edit pictures or convert them into a greeting card that can be sent
as a multimedia message.
You
can also shoot video with Nokia 3230. The length is limited by the amount
of free memory available. With 32MB card you could record up to an hour
long video. The videos are saved in a 176 × 144 pixels resolution
in a H.263 format. The videos can be edited too using Movie editor
application which offers options for cutting clips, add special effects
like slow motion and adding frame borders, sounds etc. You can make your
own movie of about ten minutes.
Games:
Superhit
with youngsters. My son snatched the phone & played for two hours and
said WOW !!!
The
phone contains three pre-installed games:
1.
Agent V: You have to destroy the parasitic viruses circulating around.
It uses camera's view-finder where camera view becomes the moving background
.
2.
Rally Pro: A racing game with fantastic graphics. This game could be played
with more players through Bluetooth.
3.
Warrior: It is a classic "shooting game", where you fly in a rocket through
the airspace trying to destroy your enemies. A pleasure to play with joystick.
Display:
The
display size is good ( 176 x 208 pixels, TFT ) with 65536 colors.
It has a bright backlight. It gives you three options for graphic themes
that change the looks of the display including the icons and the menus
into a different design. It displays wallpapers beautifully.
Joystick
& keypad:
The
five-way joystick is easy to use and works efficiently. It also serves
as shortcuts to some main functions like in the standby mode move left
to write text message, move right to open built-in calendar, move up to
open photo-video application and a move down to open address book. The
keypad is rather small and the keys are held closely. It requires little
practice to handle it with one hand.
Each
entry in the address book can be assigned different ringtones or pictures
etc. You can search in the address list by progressively dialing the first
letters of the names. The list can be viewed either in a Firstname Surname
format or vice versa.
Features at a glance:
Frequency
compatibility
GSM
900 / 1800 / 1900
Phone
specs
size(109
x 49 x 19 mm), volume( 90 cc), weight
(110
g), color(Black, wine Red)
Battery
Standard,
Li-Ion 760 mAh (BL-5B), Stand by time (Up to 150 h), Talk time (Up to 4
h)
