In a nutshell: A good budget phone, with battery life the
only big let-down. For under £100 you get a lovely ergonomic
slide phone with a fantastic 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera, an
MP3 player, FM radio, Bluetooth, memory card and applications like
Nokia Maps and the Opera web browser. The sales package includes
a stereo headset and a 512 MB memory card.
Review:
January 2009. Last updated July 2009.
The Nokia 3600 Slide is a great example of what
Nokia can do when they don't try to hard. It's an entry-level camera
phone, that packs in every feature that you could demand from a
sub-£100 GSM mobile phone. It's a compact phone that sits
nicely in the palm and looks kind of cute when closed. It slides
very smoothly open to reveal a textbook-perfect keypad that's just
the right size, and is very easy to use. No problem texting on this
one! When you slide the phone open, the gorgeous 16 million colour
display springs into life, providing familiar Nokia menus and crisp
graphics.
Despite the cute looks and sub-£100 price
tag, the 3600 Slide packs in some great features. The camera is
no slouch, being 3.2 megapixels with autofocus and a bright double
LED flash. It takes good quality pictures - the sort of thing that
a £500 camera phone managed in 2006. The pictures are of high
enough quality to print and put in an album, and the video camera
isn't bad either, recording at VGA resolution. There's no video
calling though, as this is a 2G phone.
As well as the camera, the 3600 Slide has a music
player that can handle all popular music formats (MP3, AAC, AAC+,
eAAC+, and WMA), and a stereo FM radio too. Sound quality is pretty
good through the built in speakers, and is excellent when played
through headphones. Sadly there's no 3.5mm headphone jack (why,
Nokia?), but a 2.5mm socket that connects to Nokia headphones (the
sales package includes the Nokia Stereo Headset HS-47.) You can
also plug in a stereo Bluetooth headset if you prefer (available
as an optional accessory.) The user memory is limited to 30 MB (typical
for this price range), which is enough to store half a dozen MP3
tracks. Fortunately the phone takes microSD memory cards too, and
a 512 MB card is included in the sales package. You can upgrade
this to 4 GB, giving enough storage for a thousand MP3's.
Don't expect high-end features like GPS, but you'll
be surprised by what the 3600 Slide does include: Nokia Maps, Nokia
Search and the Opera web browser for instance. Connectivity is good
too, with Bluetooth & USB available. It's a quadband phone,
so it should be usable anywhere in the world.
There's just one problem with the 3600 Slide -
battery life. Nokia always seem to struggle to get a decent battery
into their slide phones, and this one is no exception. Let's just
say that the battery life is limited, and if you're a heavy user,
this isn't the phone for you - in fact you should probably be looking
at another manufacturer, or upping your budget. However, for users
who don't use their phones so much, the 3600 Slide is excellent.
We'd have given it 4 stars if it wasn't for the battery.
Features of the Nokia 3600 Slide
include:
3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, 8x digital
zoom and double LED flash
Video recorder (VGA resolution)
Display: 16 million colours, 240 x 320 pixels
(2 inches)
Stereo music player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+,
and WMA)
FM stereo radio
MP3 ringtones / 64-voice polyphonic ringtones
/ video ringtones
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, microUSB 2.0, 2.5mm
AV, TV-Out
Memory: 30 Mbytes plus microSD memory card slot
(up to 4 GB) - 512 MB card included
Flight mode
Quadband
Size: 98 x 47 x 14.5 mm
Weight: 97g
Talktime: 5.5 hours
Battery standby: 280 hours
Nokia 3600 Slide Consumer
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rating from 89 reviews:
Reviewed by Zain Gohar from Pakistan
on 26th Aug 2010
This Is the most outstanding mobile i ever had............ Rating:
Reviewed by joan from uk on 23rd
Aug 2010
love my phone.! !!!!!!!!!!!!!but still waiting for orange payg to
give me my £10 credit bought with the phone, been waiting 5 weeks,
promises promises.? Rating:
Reviewed by johnny staccato from Glasgow-Scotland
on 17th Jul 2010
This is my 2nd nokia 3600 slide and i love this phone, i was happy
woth the first one i had , bus so was someone else when they seen
it , so they decided to steal it from me as i had it on the table
in a pub when i was drunk....not very nice of them and i dont like
stealing , but i suppose they knew it was a good wee phone to steal,i
have had moore advanced Nokia mobiles with higher specs and more
powerful cameras etc, but i myself just love the nokia 3600 slide,it
is all the phone you need in a nice little package....decent sized
screen,quadband,bluetooth,expandable memory up to 8gb as far as
i know, perhaps i can take a 16gb??...the 3.2 megapixel camera is
more than adequate and the flash is good...the simplicity of the
Nokia user interface and the understated but sleek design makes
this phone a winner for me....i absolutely love this little Nokia..it
is also inexpensive...one thing i think about when i look at the
3600 slide is that it is reminiscent of one of the old Samsung slider
phones from 2004-2005?.... but ists still a fandabidozi mobile....i
give it my seal of approval to anyone who wants a functional phone
with up to date features but something that wont blind u with too
much science or unwanted crap that is not really required by normal
unpretencious individuals like me..get one now..if u can find them
as they are no longer on general sale by retailers as its an older
phone thats been out 2 years...but a good 1. Rating:
Reviewed by Sarah Brown from England
on 25th Jun 2010
The camera is dreadful. Do not buy. Rating:
Reviewed by Leonardo from Italy on
12th May 2010
Awsome phone.To bad that the battery life it's only 4 days long. Rating:
Reviewed by Amanda from UK on
30th Apr 2010
I bought this phone 5 days ago. I like nokia, having a 6288 before,
and several others before that. I was using a sony t303, for a stop
gap, but didnt feel right for me. So went shopping for another nokia.
This one was less than £45.00 from tesco direct, and am pleased
with it. I find it fits my needs perfectly, nice camera for when
needed, buttons good for texting, nice slider. Looks stylish but
its budget money! Yes the battery maybe a problem for heavy users.
I am not, but haved charged mine once, after playing the inbuilt
games it went down. Charged after and segments not gone down yet.
Overall a nice looking, easy to use phone who wants style on a budget. Rating:
Reviewed by Molly Sandra from England
on 15th Mar 2010
I absolutley loved this phone. It was love at first sight. I can't
imagine my life without it! It is my first phone and it was definately
good for a first phone. It's easy to use with lots of games! It
is quite sturdy but it can break. My screen cracked when somebody
ran it over with a bike. The battery life isn't very long so you
have to charge it every night. But still not bad. ;-) Rating:
Reviewed by Milly from UK on
4th Mar 2010
This is an awsome phone. It was love at first sight. I don't know
how anyone can not like such a cute phone Rating:
Reviewed by Adrian from Australia on
9th Feb 2010
Can someone please tell me how to adjust the ringtone length? I
am using a song from itunes and when someone calls it only lasts
around 10 seconds, this barely gives me enough time to open my backpack,
since getting the phone i have not answered a single call once.
Plz help me somone Rating:
Reviewed by Jack from England on
6th Feb 2010
Had phone nearly 2 weeks Recharged after intial charge only once
so far.Radio works well camera good, sound on mine is good with
adequate volume wonderful tactile slide action.Best phone value
I have ever had. I bought this phone after my phone had been stolen
which nessitated a quick buy from Asda .Ring tone and vibrate (assending
volume) excellent and can't be ignored. will come back in 6 months
to report any reliability issues. Rating:
Reviewed by Trace from UK on
30th Jan 2010
I have just bought a nokia 3600 slide phone, and i must say i am
having great difficulties in getting started! I have had the phone
on charge for more than 24hours!! and it is still not fully charged
now. A message came up on the screen saying, charge not supported,
whatever that means? I only bought the phone last tuesday!! Can
anyone help please> Rating:
Reviewed by ju from uk on 24th
Jan 2010
Hi i have just bought this great phone in pink. I love it loads
but cant understand why when taking a call i can hardly hear the
other person. Is this a common thing with this phone does anyone
know? Apart from this the phone is perfect!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Debleena from India on
22nd Jan 2010
It's the worst phone I've ever used.................. Rating:
Reviewed by u from uk on 13th
Jan 2010
useless in every thing Rating:
Reviewed by Kalpesh from India on
30th Dec 2009
I have bought nokia 3600s 1yr back the main prblm in this phn is
batterylyf it gets low easily as i m using it for half n hr for
browsing and second major prblm is sound quality if u r hearing
song at high volume on mobile speaker its not clear. Instead of
this phone my 3yr back sony ericsson w700i is best which isnt has
cause me any prblm uptil now. Nokia 3600s is not good phn for user's
who use phn constantly its best for those who rarely use mobiles
or for those who just lyk listening music or browising some tym
in a day as its stylish phn in low price wth 3mp camera nd edge Rating:
Reviewed by Suleman from Pakistan on
19th Dec 2009
It is just a nice phone and preety good ......... i like this phone.... Rating:
Reviewed by sivakumar from india on
17th Dec 2009
The nokia 3600 slide phone has great features but major back drops
are the battery life and sound problem. particularly the battery
life does not comes more than one hour if you speak continously. Rating:
Reviewed by Kevin Larkin from United
Kingdom on 16th Dec 2009
I bought this phone on PAYG about 3 months ago and until today it
was the first mobile phone I can honestly say I really really liked,
but all of a sudden it has just died completely despite the battery
being fully charged! I will be taking it back to the shop and invoking
the manufacturers 12 month guarantee but now am wary now of using
a phone that goes so wrong so quickly... Rating:
Reviewed by Brajesh Dubey from India
on 7th Dec 2009
The key pad of the phone damage soon as you canot use the phone
quickly Rating:
Reviewed by Sheila from England on
29th Nov 2009
The Nokia 3600 slide phone has great features but there are 2 major
downsides to this phone: 1. The battery life is dismal. The booklet
says it lasts five days on standby. Not true! 2 days is normal if
you're lucky! 2. The message alerts and ringtones are far too quiet!!
In particular the message alerts can only be heard easily in a totally
silent room. In normal everyday circumstances, the sound is barely
audible. I have missed so many calls and messages due to the pathetic
sound quality. Not much point in having a phone with good features,
if you can't hear when someone texts or calls you. My other Nokia
has great volume, why have Nokia skimped on speaker quality? Rating:
Reviewed by Julie from England on
25th Nov 2009
Hi, am loving this phone but have found a problem. I wanted to change
network but so far i've been told its impossible to unlock this
phone. Does anyone have any advice, thank you Rating:
Reviewed by Ally from England on
21st Nov 2009
Amazing, wonderful phone! Easy to use and great for kids first mobile!
Gave it to my 11 year old for birthday last month and she adored
it! Highly recommend! Rating:
Reviewed by someone from england on
13th Nov 2009
it is awsome a cute phone easy to use Rating:
Reviewed by Vicki from England on
12th Nov 2009
The Nokia 3600 Slide is a wicked phone, best I have had. Music and
camera quality are second to none. I did have a problem with the
volume control and the headphones but repair worked and all is satisfactory.
Battery supplied was fine but was lost when repaired, the new replacement
doesn't seem quite as good as my old one though, but still lasts
2-3 days. Rating:
Reviewed by Kerry from Scotland on
5th Nov 2009
Got this phone on contract in Feb and it's great in all aspects
that I would look for in a phone - nice sized keyboard, good looking,
excellent camera for snapshots and good call quality. I never use
the media player or browser so wouldn't like to comment on these
but for someone who doesn't expect their phone to do the job of
a laptop & fancy camera & ipod all in one then I can't recommend
it enough. Rating:
Reviewed by Jess from Uk on 4th
Oct 2009
I love this phone to pieces, it's awesome :) I was vey satisfied
when i bought it and three months later I still love it! I strongly
recommend! Rating:
Reviewed by Jean from U K on
1st Oct 2009
Good phone feels nice to hold and easy to text. Used for about 3
weeks, no problems, camera excellent outside also video. Good radio
nice tone. Have not yet used mp3 so can't comment. Battery life
ok as I am not a heavy user but could be better. with volume right
up still not as loud as my old Nokia 3120. Overal very pleased and
would recommend. A good all round phone especially at the price. Rating:
Reviewed by SARAH from UK on
10th Aug 2009
CARPHONE WAREHOUSE DO TAKT THE ****SOMETIMES BUT JUST TO LET YOU
KNOW THAT ALL PHONES THAT COME FROM THERE ARE UNLOCKED TO ANY NETWORK
ANYWAY!!! BACK TO THE PHONE...ITS AMAZING,GREAT SOUND,DECENT CAMERA,STYLISH
AND I GOT MINE FOR £49 FROM CPW!! Rating:
Reviewed by trish from uk on
9th Aug 2009
love it,its easy Rating:
Reviewed by lucy from kenya on
9th Aug 2009
regret regret why i bought this phone! time does not work as in
when i send a message it shows like i sent it an hour later and
that the person received it 3 hours ago! sick! key pad has gaps,
hangs when i go online. dont buy it! this was a replacement, previous
one had the pc slot not closing etc.. bad choice! Rating:
Reviewed by traditionalpainter from
CheshireUK on 4th Aug 2009
I needed a replacement for my beatup pay as you go phone from Tescos.
I wanted to keep my phone number, take good photos, download them
straight to a Mac, oh yeah, and make and receive phone calls. Car
Phone Warehouse had 2 options, one for £70, one for £100 (THE SALES
GIRLS WORDS NOT MINE) The Nokia 3600 had a good enough 3.2 mpixel
camera, which looked quite good to me from her demo. It zooms and
most important, the lcd seems a lot sturdier than the viewfinders
on any of the 3 digital cameras I have broken. As for the rest of
the phone functions I dont really care. looks and feels classy compared
to my tescos phone, sold. Then I diiscovered that it was an obligatory
minimum £10 top up fee on the sim card, so not £70, but £80. I was
a bit miffed. Then she asks which network I w want to top up on.
I said th etescos one was OK, or rather O2. At the till she says
£90. Wtf, if you top up with O2 the phone basic cost is £80, not
£70. I bought it at £90, but maybe I should have gone to Tescos
and found something similar, I am no fan of Tescos, but at least
you know what you are paying without having to decipher bs smallprint.
5 stars apart from the bad shopping experience at CPW Rating:
Reviewed by buffalobill from South Africa
on 4th Jul 2009
I got this phone over a year ago and generally I've been pretty
happy with it. One big gripe though, is the plastic screen which
scratches very easily - even just carrying it in your pocket. Battery
life is okay - about three days for me, depending how much I use
the Bluetooth. I love the Bluetooth 2 - I've paired it with a Gear
4 stereo headset and use it extensively in the gym. No tangled wires
for me! The screen is nice and it has the familiar Nokia setup.
Camera's pretty good, too. All in all, it's a great phone for the
price and it's small so I can slip it into a pants pocket - try
that with an iPhone. Except for the cheap, plastic screen, I highly
recommend it. My only wishlist is for WiFi. Rating:
Reviewed by man from england on
28th Jun 2009
had to send it back because of the bad battery life Rating:
Reviewed by ohanlon from australia on
26th Jun 2009
hey this is a good phone except i need some help. the screen is
cracked and i want to save a lot of contacts onto my sim card. if
someone could give me instruction on how to do that that would be
great. thanks Rating:
Reviewed by aditya from UK on
25th Jun 2009
this phone has just shown what nokia can do Rating:
Reviewed by mafia from india on
24th Jun 2009
sexy phone man i can never imagine that i had such a good gadget
with nice music output and nice volume and volume in earphnes is
awesome n am using it since last september and its an excellent
phne Rating:
Reviewed by Mahesh Subramanian from
India on 24th Jun 2009
This is an awesome phone except for it's battery. It really sucks!!
The camera and picture quality is outstanding, but when it comes
to sound, it again sucks. the recording mode is pathetic as it won't
capture the sound at all. It's a good deal for people with average
use. I would have give 5* rating if the battery and sound quality
would have been competetive. Rating:
Reviewed by akash gupta from india on
19th Jun 2009
the worst phone that i had buy in mah lyf i make a big mistake plsdnt
buy it i have given it 8 times in nokia care for repairing but nw
then also no result i m tired of these phone i want to throw these
in dust bin nokia should not cheat people lyk selling these kind
of phone please dnt buy and nokia u stop the production of these
phone dnt cheat people... Rating:
Reviewed by kate from county durham
on 8th Jun 2009
i have just bought the nokia 3600 and it is a lovely phone very
smooth slide and lovely soft key pad. the battery life is not half
as bad as what i read about if not used heavily. the camera is very
good clear sharp pictures im pleased i waited for this phone to
come down in price from 100 pound to 78 but well worth the money
good for nokia. Rating:
Reviewed by Alice from UK on
3rd Jun 2009
Dreadful phone. Don't buy it! The battery life on mine is less than
two days; the radio has interference even after tuning and the quality
of sound from callers is very bad. I have had mine less than a week
and intend to return it. Funnily enough, my older cheaper phone
had five days battery power, excellent radio signal strength and
perfect sound from callers. How I wish I hadn't dropped it down
the toilet!! Rating:
Reviewed by Freaky from Malaysia on
28th May 2009
This phone is horrible. i'm bought it just about 2 months ago and
now i'm facing the problem with increase volume button, its not
working at all. and can hardly hear wat ppl say... Rating:
Reviewed by Steven Saunders from UK
on 17th May 2009
Yes, the design is very pretty and the camera and video are pretty
good; but regarding audio this model is a disaster: the voice tags
don't actually work properly (you get random numbers); the sound-track
on videos is distorted; and (crucially)you can't hear properly when
you're using this model as an actual phone - it doesn't function
as a proper communication device. I took mine back and got a C510
Sony Ericsson, which is much better in every respect. Nokia used
to be great (my old Nokia 3510, from 2003 is fantastic); but new
Nokia is no good. Nokia should now call themselves NoGood. This
phone really wasted my time. Rating:
Reviewed by Claire from UK on
16th May 2009
Cracking phone Just the right size Great menu system MSN messenger
pre installed and easy to log in Easy access to websites (free facebook
on orange dolphin) Instant picture messenging with no faffing about
with "settings" it works straight away!!! Email (hotmail) easy peasy
set up and delivery Auto flash and cracking pictures which are MMS-able
with no fiddling about or resizing, not blurry either Delivery text
reports saved in seperate folder Any mp3 track you like for email
notification, texts or calls Flashing keypad for new text messages
Calendar with view of days events underneath Maps feature great
with directions so no excuse to get lost again Screen is a bit small
but hey with all these other features who cares??? Rating:
Reviewed by Purushothaman from India
on 15th May 2009
worst mobile..which i ever dreamed to have..it is a nighmare to
the users...soon nokia will go down in sales if they continue to
use this type of mobiles..... Rating:
Reviewed by RAzZ from India on
6th May 2009
I bought 3600 s one month ago.In a word it is decent!! The sound
quality, camera quality is pretty good! But there is little Software
problem(Does not matter!).In the price range It is A+ Phone for
sure.He is a fool who think that he can get a good battery life
from Nokia 3600 s as its sound quality(pretty good) and resolution
Are of very high quality! Rating:
Reviewed by Jenny from United Kingdom
on 3rd May 2009
I have only just bought this phone.. I really like the size and
the ease of use. It is a really good phone for the price. As for
the lack of battery life. I use my phone a lot for calls and it
seems fine to me. Charge it up at night and you'll have no problems!!!!
A nice small and elegant phone that does what it is supposed to
do.. Rating:
Reviewed by ravindra babu from india
on 30th Apr 2009
cute sleek but getting hanged in between i have to call 2-3times
for one number Rating:
Reviewed by yen from England on
25th Apr 2009
Pretty good phone. Textings just right - its possible to cut n paste
text (via 'marking' and then pasting!) After 1 day i'd say it's
incredible..makes you want to use it ALL THE MORE. I got mine via
the CPW on Virgin yet its sim-free basically and I gave away the
virgin sim: threw the vodafone in - big prob. though was the settings
WAP & MMS - quick visit to the CPW and they sorted it proper ! Screens
outstanding !!! For ninety notes its a fairly ok deal - for 40 your
can get a Huawei/Voda. 3g vodafone so value wise - its bit strange.
On its own though, fantastic. Copying the maps file from the supplied
512mb to a Sandisk 2gb is proving problematic though. Recommended
at the end of the day ! Rating:
Reviewed by tazevinder from Birmingham
on 23rd Apr 2009
I have got the phone,it is quite good including the quality on the
camera- least the battery dont drain out and also has 3.2 mp which
is reasonable for the value on the phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Abhinav from India on
20th Apr 2009
The phone looks cute, especially the wine red color and the camera
is good too. Battery life is not that bad. Sound output is okayish
and could have been better. Slide is amazing. Overall good value
for money. Rating:
Reviewed by Felice from Vietnam on
16th Apr 2009
I bought this phone less than a week ago. I was so happy when I
got for it looks slick and the keypads are so soft to type into.
The font size setting has options and the camera is somehow ok.
Everything is almost OK except for one thing, which is the most
important thing on every phone,the speaker is too weak. I received
a lot of calls since I bought it and all the people I was talking
to were shouting to death because I can't hear them. I tried other
phones if the level is the same but not. It's not because of my
callers, but because of a faulty or weak speaker. I brought it back
to the store and replaced it with Nokia 6500. Rating:
Reviewed by Dave from Brighton on
7th Apr 2009
Ditto Nathan, 30th march Bought a 3600 to replace my SE 580i which
has just developed a dodgy keyboard. All I can say is, after having
used the SE 580i (my first experience of a Sony Ericsson) for the
last 8 months, the software on the Nokia 3600 feels decidedly clunky,
outdated and user unfriendly. Also the sms predictive texting on
the SE is light years ahead of any other make of phone I have used
to date - I hated the way Nokia has implimented it. So like Nathan,
back to Sony Ericsson for me. On the positive side, I did like the
solid feel of the Nokia and the tactile feedback of the keypad.
But this is not enough to make me want to keep the phone. Personally
I think I will be sticking with Sony Ericsson from now on just because
the software and usability are so much better (just wish SE phones
were slightly more robust :o) Soooo the 3600 (bought yesterday)
is going back and i'm getting my 580i replaced. Rating:
Reviewed by Piecan from UK on
6th Apr 2009
I am having to update my previous glowing review of this phone as
unfortunately it has become rathing annoying! The sound quality
during calls appears to be pretty poor, the increasing ring cannot
be changed and the battery life is so bad compared to my SE W810i
that I've gone back to using it until I can find a suitable alternative.
It's such a shame as otherwise it is a very easy to use phone and
takes good photos. Rating:
Reviewed by arno from uk on 3rd
Apr 2009
good feature set but very flimsy mine gets alot of dust under the
screen very plasticy it does look good Rating:
Reviewed by bob from uk on 31st
Mar 2009
its great i love it and i dont know wat ev1 els is saying Rating:
Reviewed by Nathan from Engalnd on
30th Mar 2009
Eight of us were given the 3600, at the end of last year, as our
new works' phone (replacing Sony Ericssons)and can only say what
a disappointingly average phone. Collegues have even asked for their
old work phones back and paid out of their own pockets to have them
un-locked because they are so so average. They are too plastiky,
the slider is not particulary smooth and strangley enough the slick/smooth
cover works against it as it's always falling out of pockets. (lost
count of having to go back and find it) Camera is nothing special
and the phone setting erratically change. The predictive text leaves
a lot to be desired too.(although in fairness never been a lover
of Nokia's predictive text.) It's probaly OK for casual use but
it does not seem to stand up well to regular use.(mine is about
to go back for a second repair) To sum up: If it was my own money
I would be looking at the alternatives. Rating:
Reviewed by Sabapathy Narayanan from
India on 24th Mar 2009
Nokia 3600S is a phone that is sleek, though a bit feminine with
curved corners. For a change, I thought Nokia has figured a way
to produce good slide phones, but I wasn't satisfied with it for
many reasons. - Keypad perennially kept giving me problems - Speakers
echo my voice back - Radio works on and off I have walked to the
Nokia Care service centre twice in the last six months to get my
keypad replaced. The second time around is today morning and I was
told the problem will not be covered under warranty as a spec or
two of my sweat has entered the phone. I said fair enough and I
will pay the service charges. Then to my surprise, I was also told
that there definitely exists a possibility that my phone may go
dead during service. As an afterthought, they also mentioned that
if in case it goes dead, I can still take the phone to Ritchie street,
Chennai, India., and they can make it work for me. Speaks volumes
about the ability of engineers in Nokia Care. I believe that Nokia
should be more prudent in releasing newer models and they should
pay utmost attention to the quality. In my mind, Nokia 3600s is
a phone that has got shipped with in-build faults and I haven't
seen a happy customer with that phone. It looks good only on advertisements
and display sections, apart from that it doesn't allow you to perform
basic operations of receiving and making calls. Rating:
Reviewed by keshav from india on
22nd Mar 2009
the fone looks good...disappoints when it comes to imaging and sound!
the camera is very BAD! i had a 2mp camera in my nokia 5220 earlier
n it gave really nice results! the so called 3mp camera of this
fone works like a VGA! cant use flash while videos and and the keypad
get scratches on the bottom rows due to slide action! overall my
advise! DONOT buy this fone Rating:
Reviewed by Tony from UK on 17th
Mar 2009
AVOID THIS PHONE! Yes, its good but if you want to use it for MP3
listneing you're in trouble. 1 It has strange rubber earphones,
that make noise every time the cable moves. Horrible. 2 It has a
big fat wire connecting to a remote control for music, then another
wire. There's less cable at your local power station. The whole
thing's a pig. Other phones have a simple wire and headphones, simple
to use - but not this. The phone its self is fine, but if you want
to listen to music - don't get this! Rating:
Reviewed by shah khalid from Pakistan
on 14th Mar 2009
the set is fabolous but a little problem of battery life and also
color is not attractive in which it is available Rating:
Reviewed by neal from india on
12th Mar 2009
da cell is good bt da prob is dat it keeps on hanging n starts to
switch off....... Rating:
Reviewed by Ange from Uk on 8th
Mar 2009
A nice handset but i have 1 problem with it the ear piece volume
isnt loud enough and i have no hearing issues! Im forever asking
people to repeat what theyve said! Its ok if you can live with that. Rating:
Reviewed by Omer Ahmed from Pakistan
on 28th Feb 2009
It's the best phone i've ever had.It's got the looks the sleek design.You'd
rather fall in love with this phone.I got it 2 months ago.It has
a look of an expensive phone and has the best camera in this range
of phones Nokia has produced.So thumbs up for 3600 slide!! Rating:
Reviewed by vikram from India on
9th Feb 2009
Great phone. Especially the wine colour is breathtakingly beautiful.The
Phone does all that it says it will on paper,very well. Iam really
happy with mine. Rating:
Reviewed by Robert from UK on
5th Feb 2009
Im using this phone since spetember 2008 and im happy to report
that it has served me well so far. First of all it is a stylish
phone. This could have been the ultimate looker if it had a metal
casing but than it wouldn't be priced around £100 would it? Altough
im a heavy sms sender the key pad and the sliding is still perfect
as if i had it bought just a couple of hours ago. The 3.2mpix cam
takes good pictures. Unfortunatly the video recording is disapointing
and it is very VERY anoying that you can not use the flash light
while you are recording videos. Battery life is not as bad as some
have claimed, I have seen worse. The general interface is easy to
use and the web browser is very user friendly. My conclusion is
that this is one of the better phones on the market and that it
is one of most stylish. Good phone if not excellent. Rating:
Reviewed by Jillian from UK on
2nd Feb 2009
A pretty good basic phone, the camera is BAD and sound quality is
average, dropped mine in water once and after a funny hour the screen
came back up and it's back to almost normal!! it's a shame the camera
quality is bad because otherwise it would be great. Rating:
Reviewed by simaz from UK on
26th Jan 2009
I would not normally contribute to this type of forum but I have
been very impressed by this phone. I ran the battery right down
straight out of the box and charged when needed, trying to keep
the battery memory fresh. This gives me 4/5 days of medium use,
I have had this phone for just over a month and it is excellent. Rating:
Reviewed by shweta from india on
23rd Jan 2009
awesome Rating:
Reviewed by maha from pakistan on
11th Jan 2009
excellent fone.....simply love it...but the problem izz da battery......other
dan dat itzz simply the coolest fone ive ever had....:D:D Rating:
Reviewed by sunrlb from USA on
9th Jan 2009
I would give this phone 4 stars except the battery is AWFUL!!! It
last two days with minimal use. I'm so annoyed by this that I want
to return it. I have tried other batteries but I can't get more
than two full days. My old CHEAP phone held a charge for a week.
How I wished I still had that. Rating:
Reviewed by mentor from montenegro on
7th Jan 2009
cool and nice phone..but with very poor battery backup Rating:
Reviewed by kedar Bhave from India on
6th Jan 2009
hi, I am a satisfied customer.The only problem I face is the battery.
Otherwise it is a wise decesion to by an nokia 3600. Rating:
Reviewed by rock from uk on 6th
Jan 2009
a cool phone!!!!!!!!! Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
Reviewed by Graeme from Scotland on
22nd Dec 2008
VERY POOR INDEED !!! Rating:
Reviewed by Apurva from India on
21st Dec 2008
It's looking Fantastic. Rating:
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!!! Rating:
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 and cannot be found. It's sleek, portable and beautiful but
u wouldn't recommend it. Rating:
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. Rating:
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 ? Rating:
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. Rating:
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 Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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! Rating:
