Review: Nokia 3230

Nokia 3230 Review

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The Nokia 3230 is a budget smartphone. Nokia have tried to pack in as many popular features as possible into this phone, so on paper it sounds great, with a megapixel camera, video recording of up to one hour, MP3 player, Bluetooth wireless games and fast internet access. It also features a compact design and is one of the lightest smartphones available - at 110g it compares well with series 40 phones - and it's priced to be popular.

The 3230 isn't a great looker, except in a boxy retro kind of way, but it's got a sensible keypad and a nice-sized screen. The screen is standard spec for a Nokia smartphone, and feature-wise it's comparable with most of Nokia's series 60 phones such as the 6670 or 7610. There are a couple of extras such as the Visual Radio, Push to Talk and Tunes Studio (polyphonic ringtone composer).

The 3230 comes with a Kodak Mobile Service which enables you to upload images to the Kodak Web site and then have prints delivered to your address. You can also print the pictures using Bluetooth wireless technology at any Kodak Kiosk at selected Nokia retail locations. Obviously these prints have to be paid for!

However, the downside of the 3230 is that corners have been cut to make this phone fit the budget. The phone menu is very slow, audio quality is poor, and there seem to be bugs in the firmware. Before buying this phone, you should weigh up these factors. Read the user reviews below and try to test the phone before buying.

Features of the Nokia 3230 include:

• TFT display: 65,536 colours, 176 x 208 pixels
• 1.3 megapixel camera, with an effective resolution of 1.23 megapixels (1280 x 960 pixels)
• Video camera (176 x 144 pixels) with up to 1 hour of recording
• Movie Director software for video editing
• Series 60 user interface with selectable themes
• Push to Talk with dedicated key
• Voice features: voice dialing, voice commands, voice recorder, integrated handsfree speaker
• MP3 music player
• Visual Radio
• MP3 ringtones & polyphonic ringtones
• Tunes Studio application for making polyphonic ringtones
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, instant messaging, email (SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, and APOP)
• Java games, including multiplayer Bluetooth games
• WAP, GPRS class 10, EGPRS (up to 118.4 kbps)
• HTML/XHTML web browser
• Mobile wallet
• Memory: 32 Mbyte reduced size MMC card
• Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB
• Triband
• Size: 109 x 49 x 19 mm
• Weight: 110g
• Talktime: 4 hours
• Battery standby: up to 150 hours

Nokia 3230 Consumer Reviews

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Reviewed by Rohan Vyawahare from India on 27th Aug 2005
I have this phone since one month now and i think its superb..Visual radio is very good,1.3 megapixel camera produces very crisp and clear pictures, video shooting is fine but sound quality is a problem its not the so called stereo its mono.But except sound quality everything is best and is highly recommended to all those who want a nice sleek smartphone at an affordable price with all the features. I would not hesitate to give it 5 stars.nokia 3230 ROCKS
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Reviewed by Yoganand from India/Hyderabad on 23rd Aug 2005
Its hot happening phone in the city. It is alive than any other phone. It has got everything bluetooth, InfraRed, USB, Themes, applications, games, 1.24 Mega Pix camera, visual/FM Radio, video player, mp3 player, expandable RS-MMC... and lots lots lots more.. phew..!!! What else can you expect from a phone from making calls to capturing and watching movies. The dark side of this phone follows with a very low sound and no vibration from messages and call alert starts with a beep. I still rate this phone excellent. It has only 24 hrs standby if you explore all the phone features for a couple of hours. Should have supplied with 900 mAh batter for longer standby.
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Reviewed by Travis Keane from New Zealand on 23rd Aug 2005
The big screen is great but it is not very comfotable to hold during a conversation. The two buttons above and to the right and left of the joy stick are too hard to press without pressing the ones below. It takes a while to work out the menus and how to go through them but when you have it is easy to use.
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Reviewed by Tom from UK/Poland on 20th Aug 2005
I was a bit concerned about not-so-great reviews before buying the phone, but having a SIM-free deal for £99 including delivery I thought I couldn't miss the chance and bought it. The menu speed is not that bad and after a while I don't even pay attention to it. The features are great (especially the camera). Screen is HUGE and very clear (and easily readable in the sun). The mp3 player is a bit of a joke and the loudspeaker is not that good either. However, the built of the phone is exceptional. I highly recommend the phone to everyone. And I know what I'm saying since I've used over 100 phones in my life already!
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Reviewed by savvas from cyprus on 19th Aug 2005
this phone is great. from the minute i bought it i cant stop touching it! i know someone that has a 7610 and awnestly i prefer 3230
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Reviewed by Umaima Bint Zia from Pakistan on 17th Aug 2005
Awes0me ph0ne .. the ppl whu were criticizin it b4 .. u guyz r plain crazy :P !! g0 AWAY !! cuz 0f u ppl i t0ok 3 freaking m0nthz t0 decide weder i shud get this ph0ne 0r n0t .. and PPL it's just the 0pp0site 0f ALL the h0rrible rep0rtz every0ne bel0w me have given .. this ph0ne r0ckz with it's awes0me featurez etc .. camera's g0od t0o .... the ph0ne r0ckz .....!!! GO FOR IT !! seri0usly !! it deservez m0re than 5 starz !! PS: it's mp3 player suckz .. :$ .. but ..... that shu;dn't keep u frum getting urself this awes0mest ph0ne and m sure u w0n't regret it !!
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Reviewed by Farish Auleear from Mauritius on 17th Aug 2005
It is one of the best phones i have ever used. Too many features.
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Reviewed by Jon W from UK on 15th Aug 2005
This is a great phone, can't understand the grief its been getting. Not only does is it a good phone (that is its primary function remember), it looks great and is really ergonomic/tactile. Its also incredibly robust. The camera is a bit slow but takes great snaps. Its easy to hook up to a PC and sync - although I was a bit peeved that the software was not provided on CD with the phone. The only big gripe I would have is the mono mp3 player. Why bother including a media player unless it can cope with stereo?
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Reviewed by Frknjoa from Netherlands on 13th Aug 2005
This phone rocks!! I got it for 2 months now..those guys complaining about memoryproblems en appss closing..learn how to handle this phone!! It can do anything u want from watching movies to playing doom, from working with word docs to use it as a torch! only thing negative: mono sound for movies and mp3....that sucks! so four big stars for this one!
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Reviewed by Davey boy from UK on 13th Aug 2005
Got the phone yesterday and i can't put it down. Overall the phone is good, another fine product from Nokia. The only probs i have with it is the slow menus (from what i've heard, all symbian phones are like this) Apart from that, the games are good, the camera quality is nice and sharp and the setup wizard is a really good idea. (i hate setting up WAP and MMS)
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Reviewed by Almarige from Phiippines on 13th Aug 2005
This phone should have gotten 5 stars if not for the poor ringing tone or monophonic speaker. I wonder how to solve this problem? Can anyone help? I could hardly hear when anyone is calling. With regard to the phone being slow. I suggests saving all the pictures in the external rs-mmcard. To avoid hanging, I suggests pressing Menu for a few second, you will see what program is still running. Pls exit all the programs except the telephone.
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Reviewed by jason from UK on 9th Aug 2005
well got this phone yesterday and i am sending it back today very dissapointed not a patch on my current k700i very hard to use and understand
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Reviewed by LJ from Australia on 9th Aug 2005
3 days after the purchase, 90% of the feature on this 3230 stop working including making a phone call. Returned this to the shop and they sent it to Nokia promise centre in Sydney. 2 weeks later Nokia still have not been able to either fix or replace it. They don't know when it will be fixed. They keep on asking me to wait and wait. Very poor phone with poor after sales service from Nokia Australia. My recommendation is: DON'T even THINK buying this product.
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Reviewed by Morgan from Planet Earth on 4th Aug 2005
I have this phone for a week now, explored it to its limits and I don't understand why people here complain about this phone. It has iR, zoom, bluetooth, radio. The only things I can complain about is that this phone unlike the SonyEricsson has no serial port, which means you need an application like Oxygen Phone Manager 2 for Symbian phones to sync everything with your pc. Wishing for filtering incoming smses into different folders, more display options in the sms list/address book... ah small things. I'm more than happy, also because (knock on wood) I have had no sudden reboots/freezes, which is quite something because I un/installed a lot of apps. Just my 2 cents. Morgan
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Reviewed by penny from england on 3rd Aug 2005
Er BlackSaj, this phone has zoom, this phone has infrared, this phone has a radio, this phone has super clear images. The only valid point you've made is that it doesn't have auto focus.
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Reviewed by Black Saj from Philippines on 31st Jul 2005
Yo, There are top 5 reasons why i hate this fone: 1. No Zoom 2. No Infra-red, 3. Image isn't clear enough 4. No Radio 5. No autofocus. There are only 3 reasons wht I love this fone: 1. 1 hr. video recording 2. Memory Card enabled 3. Easy to use keypad. If you want a fone that has complete features then i suggest a Sony Ericsson K750, trust me you wont regret buying it.
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Reviewed by madratz from Singapore on 30th Jul 2005
To all those whiners condemning this phone, i'd say u need to upgrade ur brains. Its a smart phone & if ur not smart enuff sell off thee phone to somebody else who is.And go back to dumb phones that SE is churning out. This phone's start up is slow coz it has an operating system(Symbian OS) like ur PC does.. It ask u to close some applications b4 u're able to save the photo u've juz took coz ur dumb fingers didn't close it by exiting the programs; instead wat u did was pressing the hang up button which simply close the window to that program while the program's still running...! Low phone memory?? Well there's always the Ngage Patch software whereby it shifts ur msg Inbox from the phone memory to ur card memory.. No more problems of receiving large mp3s or 3gp files.. it goes straight to ur memory card...! And u know wat?? U can cut/copy/paste sms/note texts that u had juz received to other programs(well like.. calender, To do Note, sms..etc) All u need to do is learn it. With Symbian OS ur phone has no limits.. trust me.. Do ur research.. Oh, by the way.. the battery do SUCK!!! Ciao..
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Reviewed by XXy from Romania on 28th Jul 2005
Simply Amaizing. Buy it, it worths a a lot!!!
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Reviewed by bill from usa on 26th Jul 2005
it is da worst fone ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Reviewed by Saj Black from India on 26th Jul 2005
This phone is the worst because this fone has no infrared port and also this fone is rubbish!! Better go 4 da K700, you'll never regret it!
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Reviewed by Black Saj from India on 25th Jul 2005
This phone really is bad because the image quality is poor unlike Nokia 7610 and it hasn't even got a zoom. If you wanna buy a cellphone go for NOKIA 7610!!!!! Please dont buy it!! Your just wasting your time and money!!!!!
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Reviewed by Pete from UK on 21st Jul 2005
I am amazed at some of the reviews here what exactly are people expecting in a phone - what I expect is a device that makes a noise when people want to talk to me, and allows me to talk to them - this phone does that. The rest of the 'features' are just garnish designed to make the phoen seem better than other phones. If you want a good quality mp3 player - buy a good quality mp3 player. This is primarily a phone and when it coes down to it it does that very well.
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Reviewed by Ali from England on 20th Jul 2005
This phone is the worst Nokia ever. I am on to my third now and this one is also going back. Getting the Sony Ericsson K750i instead. My fist 3230 was ok to begin with apart from the speaker quality (very poor) then all of a sudden it just decided to switch off and not come back on again. This went straight back to O2. I had to get the same phone cause I was past the 14 days, but thankfully it was within the 28 days of receiving the phone, so they sent me another one this time it kept turning its self off and saying the memory was full when ever i tried to put a song on, it even said it when I tried to put a contact in! The third one I got did exactly the same. So this time O2 have said they will now give me a different handset (thankfully)I have always had a Nokia and this one is a real let down. I would not recommend this phone at all.
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Reviewed by Hitesh from India on 20th Jul 2005
dad of all phones. well i have been using this phone for the last 4 months and still loving it very much.When people say that it hangs then i would like to tell that it must be some software problem.Consult the dealer. some says that it takes 2 seconds after clicking the photo,yes its true,but do u think u have bought a professional camera or something.its a phone by the way. it has everything u just say it>> bluetooth,infrared,radio,visual radio too,mp3 player,nice games,reduced size memory cards,gprs,wap,data cable,1.24 effective megapixel. a must have.if u still dont believe u can go and check it in the shop,u will definetly fall in love with it. some people says that samsung d 500 is better than this,well i dont think so.that d500 doesnt have any memory card slot available while in 3230 u can use upto 2GB.while in d500 its just limited to 80 MB.80 MB might be sounding much but when u actually get down to use it u wil come to know how less it is.u cant store any movies on it.while in nokia 3230 u can store 8-9 movies with just a 1GB memory card.yeah believe me. i just love it.
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Reviewed by Richard from England on 19th Jul 2005
Dont buy it. The beep that everyone refers to is really annoying. Ive sent mine straight back. When you get a call or message it does a loud beep, pauses then plays the ringtone. I dont care what features its got, i cant live with that beep. Its slow too.
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Reviewed by Kaushik Shah from India on 19th Jul 2005
Well its a great fone all together. No doubt Menu is bit slow & it beeps everytime you receive a call or message before normal ringtone but then when you compare it with prices with functions like Bluetooth, IRDA, FM, 1.2 Megapixel camera, & lot more its woth buy.
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Reviewed by LJ from Oz on 18th Jul 2005
Well... what can I say about this phone.. alot of bad things to be honest. This is the first Nokia in 5 yrs for me. I have bought some Siemens (happy with them) and SonyErr (very happy with it) but I thought I've gone back to Nokia again unfortunately this 3230 has changed my view about Nokia which is used by over 50% of mobile users. In just 3 days with this unstable 3230, I have had at least 7 problems in my list, and the list is getting larger. Why Nokia has released this 3230 that most of them are faulty or at least have a fatal fault on it ?? I will definately take it back to the shop/nokia to get it checked but this will be a waste of my time. Surely Nokia has done a thorough R&D b4 producing this 3230. Anyway, the bottom line is I AM VERY DISSAPPOINTED with its performance.
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Reviewed by Greg from England on 18th Jul 2005
I recieved my 3230 last week and from the off i was very pleased. The menus are typical nokia...easy to move around and understand. There is a wide range of functions available (havent used half of them yet!). PTT is one i am intrigued about but am yet to find any one else with a phone that is compatible. The only thing i do not like about this phone is the "please close applications" problem. To start with i didnt have a clue as i kept pressing the red button, but now i kno to exit them programs thanks tom other reviews on this site! The 32mb memory card does not suffice as i have just one mp3 track on their and i cnt seem to get any more on to it at the moment! may need to fiddle about with memory options! I would recommend this phone to anyone and was a great buy!.....shame i didnt recieve my free bluetooth headset from o2.co.uk as promised....next task to get onto them! Greg
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Reviewed by april from australia on 18th Jul 2005
i sell phones for a phone shop. this phone is really poor quality, many have been returned and it is really quite ugly. we have had faults with the menu system, the backlight, the phone freezing, and the sound quality is extremely poor. some of handets we have had to replace atleast 3 or 4 times. I know refuse to sell this phone as it is more trouble then its worth. When a customer enquires about this handset i waste no time in telling them of its horrible quality. It is my professional advice that you do not waste your time and money on this phone.
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Reviewed by TallDoll from Philippines on 15th Jul 2005
I got the phone and use it at once ooo the menu are to slow, i'm a nokia phone lover but why this phone is so slow.
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Reviewed by James from UK on 14th Jul 2005
This is more of an ammendment to my previous review (about 10 reviews down the page from this one). Right after I wrote all that, praising the phone to high heaven, I got the so-called "white screen of death" and my phone has been unable to start up ever since. So I'd only advise getting this phone if you're willing to take the risk of that happening as it has done for several people. I'm glad I kept my SonyEricsson T610!
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Reviewed by alien420 from mars on 13th Jul 2005
all those who are against nokia 3230 are idiots.nokia 3230 is not the so called sloooowwww... some r complaining that they can't store the pictures and phone keeps on displaying that close other applications.i had the same problem but it was due to 32 mb memory card .i increased to 256mb and i don't have any problem and i can store many photos and songs .so nokia just rock .steve you can try this one on your phone as well .
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Reviewed by Sandeep from India on 13th Jul 2005
Here we go. I bought a 3230 phone on 9 th july 2005. Today, on 13/07/2005 the vibrator mode does not work for message alerts. I contacted my local "AUTHORISED NOKIA SERVICE CENTER" in Bangalore, India and only to be told that the problem is not rectifiable !!!(as per them this deffect exists in all the 3230 models). I WAS NEVER TOLD THIS WHILE BUYING THE PHONE WHY..????..they also told me that they could help me in no way as they do not have the tools or software provided to them by NOKIA CORPORATION for this particular phone!!!. Now, as i have had cell phones since the last 7 years and the 3230 being my 6th nokia, i am really frustrated and utterly dissapointed about this whole matter. Not to mention i bought the phone form the NOKIA CONCEPT STORE that is OWNED AND RUN BY NOKIA CORPORATION!!!!. Now coming back to this very sad and frustrating experience, as per the service centers' advise i did go to the NOKIA OWNED CONCEPT STORE to complaint about this matter as the service center would not give me a service nor a refund nor a different phone(THOUGH I HAVE 1 YEAR WARRANTY ON THE PHONE), they asked to to go to the place of purchase for an exchange. To my disgust i find the NOKIA OWNED CONCEPT STORE "CLOSED" FOR some rennovation(well why was it opened half way thru-TO SELL ALL THE DEFECTIVE MODELS???) Sadly in this country(INDIA) there are no formal and legalised consumer complaint forums like the Better Business Bureau in the USA, which is why i think we are being exploited. NOW i paid indian rupees 16320 (apporox. US $354.78,217 UK pounds ) for a phone that is 3 days old and not workig and NO ONE TO HELP!!!! THE MESSAGE I GOT FORM NOKIA WAS ---OH WE MADE A MISTAKE, U PAY FOR IT, BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME!!!! ALL OF U PLANNIN ON BUYIN THIS PHONE...WELL, I GUESS u know what to do....
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Reviewed by shane from Australia on 12th Jul 2005
people stressing it ain't that hard to use it works on the same basis that all nokia's have ever worked on (do not buy if you got cigar fingers.) 80% of the features any normal person will never use in a thousand years, The MP3 is appalling the sound quality is total garbage and are an insult to even the most awful of pop trash. Stingebags only chuck in a 32MB mmc the games are not worth bothering with. The screen don't light up when the fone is locked so you can check for missed calls or txt. the thing beeps before you get a call or a text regardless of what MP3/Tone you have applied to it. The themes are the worst I have ever seen on any handset. but the overall LOOK of the phone is dope and thats what nokia do best.
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Reviewed by ALIEN420 from MARS on 12th Jul 2005
I THINK NOKIA 3230 ROCKS.IT HAS A SUPERB CAMERA FM RADIO AND MP3 PLAYER THOUGH SOUND QUALITY IS NOT VERY GOOD ITS A NICE BET FOR $300.ANYWAYS MINE IS WORKING VERY FINE AND IF YOU WANT A GOOD MOBILE JUST GO FOR THIS ONE.
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Reviewed by Robert from Scotland on 11th Jul 2005
received the phone on saturday, went back in the post to o2 this morning. worst phone ive ever had, a nightmare to use, very awkward almost impossible at times. really slow too. get a 6230i instead. mines is on its way as we speak. just stay away from the 3230 at all costs
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Reviewed by K J Dinesh from India on 10th Jul 2005
This is the first Nokia smartphone im using,Feature rich...virtually everything u can ask for is available.Best quality camera,memory etc.Its slower than the other nokia models..thats a price one wud normally pay wen goin for a smartphone.And wide range of sw availbale at getjar.com and other sites. But battery life is lower than other models like 6220..as i already said thats not a big deal..
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Reviewed by Vijjy from India on 7th Jul 2005
This is a real good one. Feature rich and looks different than the rest of the Nokias. Fast. The only complaint area is its lack of crispness coupled with low volume in mp3 when played with Real Player. But change it to other player and you can see err.. hear the difference. Install Mobile Media Maker and upload some high quality mpg files. It plays at full screen 208 x 176 and you will never go out without this one. It is THE BEST mobile for Rs. 15,000/- Show me a better one at that proce.
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Reviewed by Miss A from USA on 7th Jul 2005
very cool looking phone for both men and women. The picture quality is much better than Samsung 500 and the screen is bigger& nicer than many phones I've ever seen. Great accessory, especially when you put it in the back pocket of your jeans.
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Reviewed by Palu from Zambia on 6th Jul 2005
i had the 6670 and i got disappointed as it didnt have all the features like radio, infrared. At least the 3230 has everything and it has a good camera with a 1.2 megapixel, it is nice and appears to be good as i have not had any serious problems with it, only thing is that it crashs sometime when you try and over do it with the phone like pressin to many buttons at once. so all i can say is that it is a phone to buy!!!!
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Reviewed by James from UK on 4th Jul 2005
I previously had the SonyErricson T610, and had no intention of changing, I loved it! Then I recieved the Nokia 3230 as a gift... Well, it took some getting used to (as with all new phones). It's actually very similar in appearance to my T610, in body and menu-style. APPEARANCE: I think it looks great, but I know some women that dont like the look of it, so maybe its more of a "Bloke's Phone" in that respect. PROS! CAMERA: The camera is excellent, the movies are ok, the muvee maker is a fun gimmick. GAMES: The Agent V game is very innovative, using the camera to point at "Viruses" that you shoot at. The other 2 are very impressive real-time 3D games, the Driving one is especially fun, almost PSone standard, and definately matches the 3D looks of the GameBoyAdvance. CONNECTIVITY: It has pretty much everything you'd need. SETTINGS WIZARD!!!! Im on O2, and I couldnt download the O2Active/GPRS/MMS settings from their site for this phone, but that didnt matter because the Settings Wizard sorted it all out for me! This is a very useful feature. CONS? While many people whine on about "slow menus" and "dusty screen" and "buggy firmware", I have very little to complain about. It is true that the battery life isnt the longest, but with all the features and power within the phone I'm not suprised. I have witnessed very little in the way of bugs, and the menus are no slower than my SonyEricssonT610. One thing some may cry about is that it does take about 34secs to start up. But considering the facts that A) It's damn-near to almost being a PalmPC in terms of STUFF it does, and B) Once my phone's on in the morning, its on for the day, I find this to be of little hinderance. THE FINAL WORD: Feature-packed, smart-looking, great phone! I'm not telling you to buy it, it may not be everyone's taste, but I like it!
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Reviewed by Pete from United Kingdom on 3rd Jul 2005
not impressed at all. Its crashed on my twice in the first couple of hours of use. There is an annoying beep when you get a text, call, or reminder. This is apparently a bug in the firmware!!!! Does Nokia actually test its phones before they go out of the door ????? Speaker quality is also poor and distorts when playing real tones. I have been a Nokia fan since I bought my first 5110 and am now considering a move away from them because of this phone. If your on a budget then fair enought, but if you know phones, don't waste your time.
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Reviewed by aarav from india on 3rd Jul 2005
it's too good!!!! got all best features, camera's too too good!!!! i jus loved it!
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Reviewed by ian from england on 30th Jun 2005
I've had this phone for about a month now and can't really fault it. The menu system doesnt seem slow to me compared to other phones I've had in the past (K710, E720). Battery life is good so far. The large screen display is a big plus. The phone has all the features that you could need to use and i've not had any problems or gripes with anything. The only downsides I can think are there is no automatic keylock for some strange reason and the quality of the buttons is not the greatest.
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Reviewed by KQ from Kuwait on 29th Jun 2005
the fone is good ! i agree to most of the ppl thats its slow .. but saying that it takes 3min to start is not fair !! i have used imate smartphone and most of the ppl complained about it but again its all abt how u use ur set !! any way the review is abt 3230 so i wud like to say that mobile set is ok,only the menu's are slow but the sound quality is ok ... i have faced one problem while typing sms quickly that it restarts ... oppssss sounds ugly that ur in the middle of ur sms and the fone restarts ... but i formatted it and then it worked fine for me ... coz i only install the applications in the memory card never the phone memory just to give more room for the programs to run !! rest its ok :) so i give it 3starts(MAX)
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Reviewed by Glenn from United Kingdom on 29th Jun 2005
I`ve had this phone for almost 2 months now and found it an excellent phone. There is one or two annoying things but hey thats the same with everything, the biggest being dust getting under the screen. It works well with sat nav programs such as tomtom and route 66. I would say read the instructions carefully for this phone because its a lot different to standard nokias.
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Reviewed by some 1 from australia on 27th Jun 2005
well ive had this fone for about a month and a half its a good fone but it has a rubbish loudspeaker not good 2 play mp3z .... d screen gets dust and its very hard to get d cover off .. n i cant find dat ring tone creator ... only good thing is the camera .. video camera is junk i wanna try and return dont no if dey will take it bak afta nearlly 2 monthz
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Reviewed by glenn from uk on 24th Jun 2005
Did like the fact that this phone had pretty much everything that could ever be needed but found the general use of if poor! The menu was incredible slow to be able to get to anything and seemed to want to confuse me with all the options when finally in it. The phone it self was more of a self defence weapon than a smart phone for everyday use and the headset was always coming out or saying that it was not connected. Overall all was very dissapointed in this as an every day phone.
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Reviewed by Joe from UK on 21st Jun 2005
I bought the phone because I quite liked the looks but was more impressed by the features it had, am now on my 4th with 3 returned for various reasons, a faulty loudspeaker, a faulty camera and lately a faulty bluetooth connection. The main problem I had with the phone was how unstable the Symbian operating system was which frequently crashed on all the phones I have had. Not a complete loss but worth waiting for the bugs to be fixed before buying
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Reviewed by nick from england on 16th Jun 2005
i'm thinking that there might a lot of factory faulty handsets in this range, because i've been using my one for a week and can't fault it, was rather frustrating to start with, you really need to read the instructions, i had a problem with it saying "memory full close some programes" and i'm thinking there's no programes open, but with reading the instructions found if you hold down the menu key it lists open programes, apparently if you don't click exit when using any thing, it keeps running, i was just hitting the end call button to get back to main screen, i suppose i'm not used to these "smart" phones. as for the problems with it being very quiet, well i found it ear splittingly loud at any where near top level, mp3's through the loud speaker are a little distorted, but hey this isn't a stereo system. alot of people told me to go for one of the sony-erikssons, like a k700 or k750i well i tried my mates ones and they like serious balls compared to this, one of my buddies is mr system analyst and network guy, and he goes "the codeing and the programming is much better on the k750" that may be the case but i've always found erikssons a battle to get comfortable with, the menu's are just wierd,( bear in mind i've owned 3 of them ) nokias in general are easier and nicer to use and as for all that code shite, he's having a laugh, this phone has way more features than his k750, and he can't get his to hook up with his computer, the 3230 is almost plug and play in that respect, easy file transfers for all file types. all in all i can't fault this phone, maybe i just got lucky and got one of the few non-defective sets? but the reviews i read on hear very nearly discouraged me, infact i had already ordered it as my upgrade, and was expecting to be sending it back the same day it arrived. also there's a lot being made of the poor battery life, i haven't seen that either, lasts just as long if not longer than my 6230 that i upgraded from perhaps that "charge your handset for 16 hours the first time" really does work. don't let the reviews scare you, this is a good phone, especailly when you consider the price to features ratio, and lets be honest if you are unfortunate to get a faulty one, send it back! we have rights as consumers.
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Reviewed by Anthony from Australia on 15th Jun 2005
I initially purchased the Nokia 3230 because of it's great features mentioned on the website. After I started using it, I realised that the mp3 player is mono and the menus are slow. It has also started to collect dust under the screen (after 1 week), and I don't know how bad that will be in 2 years unless I clean it regularly. This is inevitable. The camera is not too bad, and it is a Symbian series 60 phone so if you purchase a large memory card you can install many apps, which can be quite useful. Battery life is not long. The keypad is hard to use. This is overall a good phone for its price, however. My recommendation for anyone interested in purchasing this phone would be to simply wait for the Nokia n70 to be released in late 2005 unless you really need a phone right now. There is the nokia 6230i, which is stylish, with many features including a better camera and mp3 in stereo, but it is not Symbian, so you can't "expand your horizons" so to speak.
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Reviewed by vilas from India on 14th Jun 2005
very bad phone just gotit 7 days back it didn't work for the first time thet got it replaced form the gallery and now again it's screen is giving off a bluish ting which i cannot get rid of . please do not get this phone it's a total loss
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Reviewed by Angus C from UK on 13th Jun 2005
I've had this phone about a month and basically it's been ok although a little slow. Two things have let it down big time for me though. Quite a lot of dust has gathered under the screen which has been a common problem with some Nokia's I've had. This one is definitely the worst though, I'm not impressed. More seriously it seems to drop signal for no apparent reason very frequently and the final straw was when the screen completely died on me in the weekend. I can tell you it's going straight back to the CarphoneWarehouse. I've bought the K750i Sony instead (which is awesome in comparision!).
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Reviewed by matt from england on 9th Jun 2005
well i got it the other day and i sent it back..because it kept saying memory full when i hadent even saved anything on there it also turned off a number of times just in 1 night!...in the end it just wasnt right with a few other little things that werent working quite right..im swapping it for a samsung d500 looks great..but to those who think they can put up with these little things its a gd pohne as it has a FANTASIC screen with great games e.t.c. hope ive helped some of you out!
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Reviewed by Adrian from UK on 8th Jun 2005
Overall, the Nokia 3230 is a very good phone providing a wealth of features that will be more than enough for most users. Using Nokia's PC Suite, syncronising contact data from my old Nokia to this new one was simple and fast over an infrared link, though make sure you are using the latest version of PC Suite, as my older version did not seem to work with the 3230. The screen is large, bright and crisp and refreshes quickly - any sluggishness is due to the operating system on board the phone, and while it is noticable I have not found it to be excessive. The phone loses some points due to its keypad, which while generally responsive and easy to use, does demand some awkward positioning of the thumb and it is all to easy to hit the correct/delete button instead of the right select button, and vice versa. Build quality seemed solid, though one has to question the wisdom of having the memory card slot under the battery. SIM insertion and removal is also quite finickity. These are however minor points, the phone has a lot of offer although I would strongly reccomend that a user unfamiliar with the phone reads the manual provided, especially as there were quite important instructions for functions that work slightly differently to other Nokia phones.
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Reviewed by d from uk on 3rd Jun 2005
its a great phone. but one question to any users of it out there ... where is the ringtone creator?? as been searching for it for ages and seem to have no luck so far? thanks.
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Reviewed by Emily from UK on 3rd Jun 2005
I don't know whether i like this phone, i think it is just a tad too big. Does anyone know how to access your messages that are on your sim card on this phone? How do you get rid of that beep that beeps before you get a message? What is the point in setting your own message tone for it to beep before it does it!! Overall the features are good there are just a few niggly things that i want to know how to do!!!
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Reviewed by carlos from philippines on 2nd Jun 2005
one of the best!! a really good buy! A complete phone with a very reasonable price, never had any problems using it, and, never encountered all negative things listed. it's really cool nokia came up with this kind of phone, it hip and handy with retro savvy look, it's one of kind! way to go 3230! i'm outta herrr!!
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Reviewed by Cam from UK on 2nd Jun 2005
Would be a great phone if it worked. I have a symbian nokia and I think it is great but the first 3230 I took delivery of had dust under the screen, the second one had a faulty loud speaker. At first I thought I was going deaf and when I enquired at a shop they said they were all this quiet and had had a lot taken back. I then went to another shop who had one in stock and it's ringtone was a lot louder. So it was a fault with my phone, and it looks like I am not the only one. Shame as it is a good looking and feature packed phone. Got the Sony with the 2 mp camera on the way instead.
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Reviewed by carlos cruz from philippines on 1st Jun 2005
A somehow complete phone with a very reasonable price, been using 3230 for about a week now and never had any problems with it. i really like the style, because it brings some retro look with it, and the weight is a real plus considering it's shape, it's so handy and hip, you can bring it anywhere with no hassle, it's really good that nokia came up with this kind of phone, a middle class but smart phone! way to go 3230!! hands up and i'm outta here!!
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Reviewed by Prasheet from India on 31st May 2005
the cameras great.. really crisp pictures.. had the phone for a week now and havent had any major problems, which cudnt be figured out... for those who get that message which askes you to close all open application... hold down the menu toggle key... and close all the open programs... the phones memory is a problem... ITS JUST TOO DARN LESS!!! and they only give a 32mb card along with the phone which sucks! the mp3s are only monophonic, but dats a small price to pay for having to pay quite a reasonable amt for all its features... if u set a mp3 as a ringtone its pretty loud, dont realise why ppl are saying so much abt the low volume... its fine for me... all in all its a good fone with a good price tag... wont hesitate giving it 4 stars...
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Reviewed by Rohit Sankhe from India on 30th May 2005
This is one of the only model which offeres true VALUE FOR MONEY !!! and its no compramise on any features either. You have all that you need as any other Feature Rich cell phones. It also has a decent camera and all multi-media functions. The size of phone is a appropriate to fit in comfort fit jeans and at the same time has a good screen size. The buttons are also very well designed and it takes no time to gt use to the keypad as in other models. The phone also has all the expected communication features like blue tooth, EDGE and GPRS. Best of all is that the phone doent miss out on all the music options. It has a good media player and FM is also standard. Also has VisualRadio... kinda useless acc to me. Only at times the operating sys seem to be lil slow and data access time is higher when the memory card is getting full. The camera lacks flash, but somehow the flash feature in other models is also not all that helpfull... so u can discount on it.. Well folks I think this cell surely makes a sensible buy nd you wont feel outdated for long time to come....
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Reviewed by karthik from india on 28th May 2005
got this phone 4 my brother just a fortnight ago and i am very very impressed with the camera and the video optios available. Nokia has done a good job in decreasing the size of the memory card, though the battery life is still a bit sluggish. The phone is light and has the right size for one to hold, but it has some drawbacks as well.I guess nokia designers never thought that a person would ever replace a sim in his life, once inserted i had to struggle to lift the sim card container,why an earth would u make people's life difficult, Most phones have a slipon sim fecility why not have the same one.Secondly i had to struggle to take of the rear cover, felt like it would crack if i tried harder.The resolution is fine,but with a megapixel camera, the screen should be alteast 262000 colours to compliment the screen size.For the price it is reasonable value for money,but there is stiff competetion from SE and other nokia models.
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Reviewed by Francesca from italy on 26th May 2005
complete bomb, died on me twice already.. got it on ebay and im considering putting it back up for sale. Ive only had it for two weeks and already its erased my 550-people phone books twice. DO NOT BUY!! two words for you: rip-off.
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Reviewed by Jamal from Pakistan on 25th May 2005
I got this cell a few days ago..... Before grtting it I was too much positive about it....... but when I got it , it really disappointed me......... Although it has a good camera but it some times stuck and gives system error.Its not only with only my 3230 but this problem is with almost all 3230s.It has a very low battery life.It is also too much slow....its keypad is pathetic.... U can write a message with ease...... About all the softwares and games it has are out of date and I have already used them on 7610....... So I suggest please don't waste your money on such a pathetic phone...!!!
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Reviewed by paul from uk on 25th May 2005
had the phone about 1 week and i'm really pleased with it. my only moan is the shortcut to change profiles is annoyingly unreliable, nokia if you're reading this SORT OUT THE BUGS! complaints about the camera not taking pictures and asking for applications to be closed are due to the lack of enough free space on the phones internal memory. swap those dodgy pictures of you and your mates onto the external card and you'll be sweet.
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Reviewed by PATRICK from UK on 23rd May 2005
when i first saw this fone i knew i wanted it. good looks, great price and lots of toys. the only thing that i dont like is the home screen....if you are in the home screen and u hold down the menu button it should bring up a list of apps that u have open... select 'telephone' and it goes to what you (or i) would normally expect from a standby screen. this is so irratating... if n e one knows how to disable this screen then post it in a review.
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Reviewed by Hannah from England on 19th May 2005
I think nokia need to remeber why we buy a mobile phone?? I thought it was to hear our phone when it rings and answer it. The ringtones were so quiet even on the loudest, and there is no way the built in speaker phone can be used for it's purpose. Had much fun playing with the video and camera, really good qaulity but at the end of the day it had to go back... sound quality really bad.
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Reviewed by Tim from United Kingdom on 18th May 2005
I ordered my phone a few days ago, and afterwards read the reports on this site. I saw some bad reports, and was fairly worried about how this phone would turn out to be. But, when I got the phone, I realised this criticism was out of place. The menus aren't really that slow as so many people say, about 2 seconds max wait, and that's for the high-demanding applications, like camera etc. It's got everything I could possibly want, I really can't see anything missing. The picture quality is better than any I've seen before. The sound quality could be a little improved but not too major. You must buy this brilliant handset, don't listen to those bad reports that get one star, it deserves five.
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Reviewed by JohnX from United Kingdom on 14th May 2005
Having bought this phone on the first day it was released here in the U.K , all i can say is that I have fully regretted buying this. I had the 7250i and the 3330 before that.Both of them are very fast i.e the menus are near instant and very quick. Expecting the same from this phone I am very disappointed. Just a short list of why you should not buy this phone 1)Extremely slow menus,takes a lot of time to respond to the buttons. 2)Switching on the phone takes atleast a minute for you to make a phone call.Compare that to the 7250,which needs all of 10 seconds. 3)no automatic keylock.You do have a PIN number enabled lock that you can enable,but you have to enter a 4 digit pin each time you want to use it , and on a slow phone like this,its a nuisance and a waste of time 4)Has some crappy video editing software which might be good for teenagers or those who have nothing better to do but fiddle around with their phones,but for most of us,perfectly useless. The only good thing is that it atleast looks like a proper phone and not a toy, which most phones nowadays look like and I dont have to squirm in embarassment in front of my patients when i answer calls in front of them.
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Reviewed by mariconnie from philippines on 14th May 2005
I've tried different nokia phones for years now, and so far 3230 is the best. One must consider 3 aspects to consider when looking for a really good mobile phone, the multimedia, connectivity, and camera. I must say this phone has it all, with 1.2 megapixel, bluetooth and infrared. Although sound is in mono, actually most nokia phones are in this mode. I love my phone, and I give it 5 bright red hot stars!
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Reviewed by Anand from India on 11th May 2005
Hey , This phone in overall terms is good and I have been using it for past two weeks . I have done reserach in the market for a smart phone with FM and near to at least 2.5 G features and also cost effective.Edge enables me to browse at faster rate and though I did not find much use with visual radio.Overall it gives good value for the money paid with 1.2Mbps camera and FM stereo radio and worth spending little more than 6600 and get these features as well,otherwise all other features are comparable to 6600 Have a nice day ANAND
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Reviewed by Keith Jaffray from UK on 8th May 2005
I just purchased a brand new sim free 3230 on Friday ( 6th May ), got it working with all my tones on etc, flattened the battery in doing so. I re-charged it and guess what... it would not come on ! It stars to load up and gets to the nokia emblem then the screen comes alive for one second. It does this four times then turn itself off. Not a good start. I think the software is faulty so I dont rate this phone very well at all. I am taking it back to the shop on Monday and going to change it for a Nokia 6630.
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Reviewed by Nick from UK on 8th May 2005
The phone is solid and sturdy has a fairly good camera and decent fetures HOWEVER.... it is slooooowwww and i mean really slow, if you are in, say, contacts and you press the menu button, be prepared to wait... and wait... The sound quality (ringtones and voice) is quite poor and for some unknown reason, the phone anoyingly beeps once before playing the tone for an incomming call or txt message. Also if you press the power button to change profiles, it wont actually change, it just goes back to the home screen you have to go to the profiles menu to actually change your profile which i have read this is actually a bug in the firmware. Crazy!!!
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Reviewed by rock from india on 7th May 2005
imaging quality is great, camera is really nice but mp3 volume sucks man has same speaker for loudspeaker as well as mp3 sounds like someone is wispering useless looks as if nokia got it done from sony ericsson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! big time mp3 volume sucker
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Reviewed by Vince from Philippines on 7th May 2005
Before this phone, I was using a Nokia 7650. So when the time came to replace that phone, I went looking for a phone that has a joystick instead of the 5way key. I found this phone and I loved it!!!the camera is good enough, and the screen is very clear. I'm giving it 5-stars
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Reviewed by Rob Lee from UK on 7th May 2005
Very poor phone, wouldn't advise anyone to get it. Most of it doesn't work
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Reviewed by Kwozzii from UK on 5th May 2005
Had this phone for about a week now and in general I am impressed. The only let downs being that I find the ringer volume too quiet and the poor battery life. Another ereview said you couldn't set an mp3 as ringtone if you got it from a service provider - well I'm on o2 and this feature works for me......
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Reviewed by Ben from Germany on 3rd May 2005
While the phone appears solidly put together, dust starts settling under the screen pretty quickly, which is a pain. Also, the keys are impossible to read once the phone comes on because they are lit up in white against a silver background - very dumb. And there's a faint humming noise from the screen that's not so reassuring. Camera is good, but generally phone is hard to use if you're not deep into Series 60 functionality. Sound quality of people calling is poor, too.
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Reviewed by Smarty from England on 28th Apr 2005
Having previously owned a nokia 6230, when my contract came up for an upgrade 2 weeks ago, I was Worried that I wouldn't find a replacement that lived up to it. Sucked in by all the advertising, I eventually Ordered a Sony ericsson S700i on my existing vodafone contract. 2 Days later the Sony was making its way back to Vodafone and I was still unsure what to do ( Not that the Sony was all that Bad, Just Didn't feel right, impressed as I was with the camera, I found using the 180' swivel action starting to wear thin after only 1 day + Vodafone's software makes it a headache to use Mp3's as a ringtone ). Anyway, I found myself in a well known Independent Phone retailer, and after trying out the Nokia 6230i, Samsung D500 and Motorola RAZR, I was presented with one of Nokia's newest phone's the 3230, It wasn't love at first sight, but, the more I handled it the more I got that " It feel's right " feeling. I'm now the Proud owner of a Generic, ( Not programmed with your network providers software , more on that in a minute ) ,Nokia 3230. Firstly lets get the camera bit out of the way, Lets not forget ladies and gentlemen that for all the hype, camera phones don't, and we don't expect them to, match up to anywhere near the image quality of a proper digital camera. Having said that, the 1.2 megapixel camera on the 3230 is more than adequate for taking good quality, printable, everyday fun photo's, and a world of improvement over the VGA camera's fitted to earlier models. The digital zoom is a bit of a joke as it deteriorates in quality from good to rubbish in only 3 stages. The video capture is not much improved over my old 6230, handy to have for those drunken discussion's outside the kebab shop that you might want to remember in the morning, but not much use for anything else. The Phone is supplied with a 32Mb memory card ( could do with 128mb really ) and is fitted behind the back panel above the Battery, and over the top of a very awkward and fiddly to remove SIM card. The external speaker is just about loud enough for hands free in a car, although sound quality seem's to have slacked a bit over the 6230. The Keyboard is easy to use, although your thumbs seem to have to stretch a bit more to reach the *,0 + Hash key's, the five way key common on other Nokia's is replaced with a very small joystick, fiddly at first but practice makes it no more of a chore to use than other 5-way key's. The Screen is great, good quality, and easy to read. The menu,( accessed with a dedicated key ) as with all nokia's to date, is reasonably self explanitory. This is a Smart phone don't forget, so there's a lot more icons to navigate through. Its set out in the grid pattern now becoming the norm on most phones. I often used my 6230 as an Mp3 player, and I'm glad to say that the 3230 is every bit as good, but with the added benifits of being able to FF and REW tracks. You can also use Mp3 tracks as ringtones. ( PLEASE NOTE- phones purchased direct from network companies i.e. Vodafone etc.. will not allow mp3's to be used as ringtones as they have signed contracts with Digital Rights Managment [ DRM } companies to restrict Mp3 use,so you have to pay for a mp3 track. Thats why I asked for a Generic ( unlocked ) phone, this also avoids having vodafone's cheesy "LIVE" software, + you get better Games with a generic phone ) I haven't quite worked out how to use the Visual Radio, but just as a radio it works fine. "Push-to-talk" is still a mystery to me, but I'll get around to that eventually ( supposed to make the phone like a walkie-talkie ) All the usual applications are there, e.g Converter, Calculator, Alarm Clock, Calender, Wallet, Note book, Voice Recorder etc... The Games supplied with my Generic phone ( REMEMBER- Games supplied with phones from networks will Differ ) are to be Honest outstanding! Playstation 2 this phone may not be , but certainly comparable to a Playstaion 1, which on a phone this small is nothing short of amazing. 1] "AGENT V" is a wierd but strangely addictive game using the camera to project 'things' in realtime on the screen, they appear to be in the room around you as you move the phone about you then collect or shoot. 2] "RALLY PRO" is a car rally/driving game, Choose your tracks, choose your cars ( EVO 8, etc..) and go....THE BEST GAME I'VE SEEN ON A MOBILE PHONE NOT DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR GAMING!!!! TOP CLASS. 3] "WARRIOR" is a 3D space ship shoot 'em up, reminiscent of the old arcade game "space harrier", Superb. Infrared data transfer works perfectly. Bluetooth, again, works perfectly. I'm also the proud owner of a G4 AppleMac running Panther OSX, and transferring photo's,video's,Mp3's and other files over bluetooth has so far gone without a hitch. Yes, once in a while, the phone does "crash" or behave wierdly, but this is very rare and only becomes a nuisance if you let it, remember-ITS NOT A PC! If, like me, you haven't used a smart phone before then read this bit very carefully " READ THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL " !!!!!!!!!!, I'm only half way through and I have to refer to it more than you can imagine. This is the only way you will get the most from your phone. I got frustrated a few times before I eventually gave up and read the manual. All-in-all Nokia have released another " Classic " in the form of the 3230, Yes there will be doubters and moaners, but at the end of the day its just a phone, all the other stuff it does is just a gimmick to make us all upgrade and spend more money every 12 months, but I'll be the first to say that Nokia does gimmicky very well, techno heads will be pleased, fashionista's may be put off. In short- it's not too bulky, heavy or awkward in shape, fits in your jeans pocket well, and does everything I need it for,after all, in 12 month's time I'll be looking for a new one!! ; )
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Reviewed by Alan from Smith on 28th Apr 2005
All round good phone - only flaw worth moaning about is a mono mp3 player otherwise its fine
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Reviewed by Amber from Londen on 25th Apr 2005
I'ts a really nice phone,its coping the sony erricson phone abit but i think that this phone is much better!!!!!
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Reviewed by Brockson Tulli from Australia on 24th Apr 2005
This fone is the best...all the programs work perfectly...an on time..games are cool.real one player lets me handle all my music and video...if i were u i would get it
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Reviewed by ANKIT from INDIA on 22nd Apr 2005
3230 IS AN EXCELLENT MOBILE WITH 1.3 MEGAPIXELS CAMERA AND 1 HOUR VIDEO RECORDING.MAINLY IT HAS ALL THE FEATURES OF 7610 AND 6670 EXCEPT MEMORY.IT LOOKS LIKE SONY ERISSION K700i.
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Reviewed by Rohit Prabhakar Eligeti from India on 20th Apr 2005
The Nokia3230 is quite similiar to one of those Sonyericsson models...3230 has a perfect and a neat keypad to type on...3230 has all same features as 7610/6670 too has...but with extra features like FM/AM Radio,1.3 Megapixel camera,EDGE,New Games.....but dissapointingly it has low battery life and low internal and external memory than those Nokia Smartphones...but still its an OK phone....
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Reviewed by Edward from Romania on 19th Apr 2005
Im giving it 10 Stars! :-)
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Reviewed by Jiggs Bañez from Philippines on 18th Apr 2005
I've been using Nokia 3230 for 3 weeks now and its damn good! D cam is faultlessly clear though being slow is not a big deal for me, Im giving it 5 Stars! :-)
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Reviewed by NarutoFreak from Phil on 17th Apr 2005
Helo Nokia Corp?, is copying the Sony Ericsons T610 or should i say this looks like the Sony Ericson K700i..undoubetly SE K700 i is better, although the camera is high res. but for 1 minutes clip isnt good enuf..i say this phone is enhanced cloned SE K700i on some points only, everyone agrees with me?, battery suck up too much..the price market of this phone is increasing. sell this phone .and swicth back to SE. or maybe motorola raz v.
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Reviewed by sophie from australia on 16th Apr 2005
nothing on it works i advise u dont get this phone
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Reviewed by G Watson from England on 16th Apr 2005
Having never owned a so called "smart phone" before I was very disappointed in the speed of its functions. I also have problems with the phone locking up for no reason and then having to turn it off and on again. Sometimes when I try and take a photo, the phone asks me to close other applications that are not even open. I was also assured by my Orange dealer that I could swap just the cradle for my Nokia car kit and not the complete system, however having spoken to Nokia they informed me that there is no cradle available for the 3230. I'm now waiting for the new 6230i to become available on Orange and then the 3230 will be going on ebay.
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Reviewed by Aamir from India on 14th Apr 2005
I hadnt seen a really slow mobile untill i bought this . colours and camera is good . but otherwise its not really sharp and it also looks a lot like a sony ericssonn too.
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Reviewed by Dave from UK on 12th Apr 2005
Had the phone for 1 hour and that was enough!!! The phone is slow and the sound is very tinny.
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Reviewed by Shad from Singapore on 12th Apr 2005
I got this cool phone jus 2 weeks ago..its so cool..I do agree it looks alot like Sony Ericsson..but its damn gd..its hard 2 believe tt its frm NOKIA..cos its jus so gd..also..those guys out there who complain abt the phone being slow n not so responsive..its a SYMBIAN phone..n SYMBIAN phones are normally slow..so don't complain..the camera is great..n the screen is also very bright n clear..a worthy buy..recommend it 2 any1..the only thing i didn't like it was tt nokia categorised this under the N3000 series..haz...why??why??
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Reviewed by Mark from Australia on 12th Apr 2005
About what i expected phone works well video not the best but who cares Still pictures exellent functions work well and easy to use
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Reviewed by Zaeem from Pakistan on 10th Apr 2005
This is a poor phone . its a dumb copy of sony erricson's k500i series . camera , colours , screen , games are all dull too . DO NOT BUY this phone.
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Reviewed by Mark from England on 8th Apr 2005
Simply amazing! Great bright and clear screen. Fantastic constrtuction. Superb camera. And all round great looks, this is the best phone I have owned yet!
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Reviewed by Steve from U.K. on 8th Apr 2005
I've had my 3230 for 3 days from Orange, I'm sending it back, the reason is the sound quality on the speaker phone is very tinny, when you record video it is very jerky. The camera is very good, clear & defined but kept locking up on me, I'd take a photograph the phone wouldn't store it said I'd have to close some applications, I'd got non open, when it did save one & I went to the gallery the phone would say closing application. finally I couldn't connect it to my PC via bluetooth no matter what I tried, I'm going back to the Nokia 6630
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Reviewed by jack from haiti on 7th Apr 2005
amazing
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Reviewed by mark from england on 7th Apr 2005
nightmare to use but the camera is good
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Reviewed by Haze from uk on 5th Apr 2005
Slow and not worth what I payed for it, not recommended
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