Review: Nokia 3600 Slide

Nokia 3600 Slide Review

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Nokia 3600 Slide Consumer Reviews

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Average rating from 15 reviews:

Reviewed by maree from India on 5th Jan 2009
This is a beauty from Nokia, but the battery sucks. I had non-symbian nokia phones and SE phones before which easily gave me a charge of upto a week. But this phone never lasts for even 2 full days. Other than the battery life problem, In general, this is a value for money phone. probably the SE K750 has the much better still camera. but 3600 has a 15fps vga video mode which is very interesting. I wouldnt recommend this phone to anyone though til the battery life issues are resolved.
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Reviewed by Paul from UK on 3rd Jan 2009
Overall this is an excellent phone; the camara is very clear, the sound is very clear and lound, it is small hence fits well in a pocket; does not have sharp corners, batery life is approx 2 to 3 days, but can be fully charged in 5 to 7 minutes. It takes 8 GB card which means you can store anything you want. You can move things aroung from phone to memory card and from phone to PC easily; and it looks good. Great phone.
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Reviewed by Edm from Hong Kong, China on 25th Dec 2008
The radiation (SAR) at 0.69 of this phone is not low nor too high. So, I will use Flight mode whenever I don't need to use tel function so as to reduce the radiation. I have a LG 700 which SAR is only 0.36 and this is much better than 3600. But too pity LG 700 is very user-not-friendly and I shall sell it and then buy a 3600. But I do worry about the battery backup period of 3600. 2 days backup period under moderate usage is really to short to me. I wish that it will at least lasts for 3 days before recharging is required.
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Reviewed by Graeme from Scotland on 22nd Dec 2008
VERY POOR INDEED !!!
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Reviewed by Apurva from India on 21st Dec 2008
It's looking Fantastic.
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Reviewed by Rose Shaw from Australia on 10th Dec 2008
This is a gr8 fone!!! I wud reccomend it 2 everyone!!! Its very user friendly and haslots of gr8 options!!! Yes I do rather my last fone, which was a Samsung D900, but this is a very gud fone too!!!
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Reviewed by Gbemi from Nigeria on 10th Dec 2008
Had this phone and loved it for the period of two months. Then there was a defect and till this morning after a month and half of searching, there are no replacement batteries as the battery type is quite new an d cannot be found. It's sleek, portable and beautiful but u wouldn't recommend it.
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Reviewed by Piecan from UK on 26th Nov 2008
Pat has already written an excellent review of this phone but to add mine...This is my first Nokia (always had SE) I'm pleasantly surprised as it's pretty good. It is easy to use, especially to text (unlike the LG Cookie I returned) and the photos taken with flash are very good, imo as good as my K800i. I forgot to take the plastic off the lens at first which resulted in a hazy photo, but the second pic I took without it on was perfect. The sound is good, it's no SE Walkman, but still not bad. The sound does come out of the back, but if you place it screen down, then no problem. Battery life isn't on par with SE but from it's first charge has lasted a couple of days with use. As mentioned it is difficult to get the back off the phone. You have to press in the little button at the end of the phone and get your nails under it to prise it off..so if you're someone who is always swapping over sims or memory cards then this will be a bit annoying. The video isn't very good on playback, it looks quite grainy. However the positives of this phone outweigh the minor niggles for me. It's lightweight, nicely balanced and easy to use. Very good phone for the price.
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Reviewed by Subhajit from India on 22nd Nov 2008
I purchased the Nokia 3600 slide. There are two options for the type of ring, "ringing" and "assending". The option of ringing does not work as expected and actually works similar to the assending mode. I talked to the Nokia care centre and then confirmed that this is a defect in all the music edition series of Nokia. Anyone aware of this information ?
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Reviewed by Ramesh Menon from India on 20th Nov 2008
Good phone, features are very nice, very convenient to operate. Take the plastic sheet from back cover which makes good image quality. Before that, see the image quality difference by taking snaps with and without backcover(remove back cover which has the plastic sheet, then take photo). After seeing both the images, you'll surely remove the plastic sheet :-) Otherwise, sound quality is just satisfactory(I used W550i earlier). The package headset quality is not so good as it doesn't neatly fits to ears(ear padding is not impressive, it pains after sometime). Overall, for the price, I think its the best phone in terms of features and looks... Go for it if your budget matches teh phone.
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Reviewed by Joe Jeinkin from India on 20th Nov 2008
THIS PHONE VERY BAD! ME NOT RECOMMEND I AM BUSINESS MAN AND THIS PHONE BAD SIGNAL. NOT EASY TO SMS AND VERY BAD AND NOT RECOMMENDATION THIS PHONE. BAD PHONE DO NOT BUY THANK YOU PLEASE
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Reviewed by Dawn from England on 18th Nov 2008
I am also loving this phone! I use it for texting/calling and its sooo easy to use. It feels quality to hold and has so many little quirky featues such as favorite text recipient, summary of text received showing who has text you, great light up key pad, camera and screen are great too. The battery life so far appears to be better than previous Nokia's I've had. I agree that the back cover is hard to take off and the battery does fall out but please don't let this put you off this mobi as its an outstanding model! I cannot comment on Web use/music playing as I don't use it for these reasons.
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Reviewed by Pat Nathan from Australia on 14th Nov 2008
I've had this phone for a week now, and I have to say that I'm pleased with its looks and performance. I read several reviews about this phone in the internet, and the gripes about this product are usually confined to its mediocre camera and the fact that the lower keys tend to get scratched when the slider is opened. Another gripe is of course that it is not a 3G phone. I got over these problems in the following manner, and now I have little to complain about this camera. The first thing you have to do regarding its camera is to remove the protective plastic sheet that covers the camera. Many people want to leave this on in order to protect the camera. You will not get good shots if you leave the cover on. I also noticed that there was a long delay between pressing the capture button and the actual shutter release clicking. I took it back to the shop where I bought it, and the man there said that it did this because I had set the picture size to the largest. Using the settings menu for the camera, he adjusted the picture size to a normal one, and the delay disappeared. The double flash present is not very powerful, so don't expect much from it. I use this phone almost exclusively for making and receiving calls, and the occasional text messaging. I therefore do not open the slide very often. If you have occasion to open the slider frequently, then do it with care, and your lower keys will not be scratched. The main menu can be accessed with the slider closed - so you can do most things with the slider closed. I hardly ever make video calls or download stuff from the net using phones, so I do not miss 3G. Other minor complaints that I heard about this phone is that the back cover is very difficult to remove, the battery drops off after removing this cover, and that the micro SD card can only be accessed after removing the back cover. These are only minor problems, and should not prevent you from buying this otherwise excellent phone. What I like about this phone is: Its compact size ( when the slider is closed ) Its large keys, which make using the phone a breeze. A beautiful screen with crisp texts and colorful pictures. The new noise canceling feature for phonecalls. Very good FM radio. Max 4gb micro SD storage card A 2.5mm headphone jack. You can use a 3.5mm to 2.5mm adapter to listen to music using high quality headphones. No exposed terminals which can touch coins or metal objects when the phone is in your pocket. This is about the thirtieth phone I've owned so far. I've had far higher tech. phones than this before; but with regard to value for money, this phone wins hands down.
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Reviewed by Robert from UK on 11th Nov 2008
This is an excellent phone. Easy to use feels good in the hand with a nice curve to the ends. Slide action is smooth. Main buttons are large. Sound quality on calls is very good.
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Reviewed by Jackie from UK on 30th Oct 2008
This is a lovely phone. Nothing fancy, very user friendly, keypad is smooth as is slide operation. All usual Nokia features with a reasonable camera thrown in. All round a great phone!
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