Nokia 6233
/ 6234 Review
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The Nokia 6233 (and its twin, the
6234, exclusive to Vodafone) is a 3G phone with looks very similar
to the old 6230i. It's a good-looking
phone with an attractive stainless steel finish and a practical
design with a good keypad. It's a nice size, and not too heavy for
a 3G phone, albeit heavier than most 2G phones. The phone is user-friendly
with a new Series 40 interface with an animated 3D menu and graphics.
Some things have been updated, but the 6233 still encapsulates the
user-friendliness for which Nokia is famous.
The 6233 is a jack-of-all-trades
with no outstanding features, but ticking enough boxes to make it
appealing to a broad market, much like the old 6230i. It has a decent
2 megapixel camera (no flash unfortunately), a music player that
can handle a range of formats and a stereo FM radio. A nice feature
is the use of twin speakers to give a 3D surround effect. The sound
quality is good, but not as good as when using stereo headphones.
The 6233 comes with a 64 Mbyte memory card which is enough to get
started, and this can be upgraded to 2 Gbytes if you're serious
about storing music on your phone. Bluetooth connectivity is supported,
as well as USB and infrared. There's also a good choice of 3D games,
including a multiplayer option. Web browsing is fast, thanks to
EDGE, and battery life is very good.
The 6233/6234 is a 3G phone designed
with mass market appeal. It lacks a video calling function, which
is a strange and surprising ommission in a 3G phone. Reception is
not always that great - a common problem with 3G phones, but the
6233 seems particularly prone to this, which makes us suspect a
hardware/firmware issue, and it's a phone that displays an annoying
tendency to freeze, reset or randomly shut down. For these reasons,
we cannot really recommend it. A much better phone is the Nokia
6300 (not 3G), or if you want a 3G phone try the Sony
Ericsson V630i.
Features of the Nokia 6233 include:
- 2-megapixel camera with 8x digital
zoom
- Display: TFT, 262,144 colours,
320 x 240 pixels
- Music player (MP3, MP4, eAAC+
and AAC formats)
- Stereo FM Radio
- Stereo speakers with 3D sound
- Polyphonic ringtones and alerts
(MP3)
- Messaging: SMS, MMS
1.2, e-mail (SMTP, POP3, and IMAP4 protocols)
- Voice memo recorder
- Voice dialing
- Caller ID with video
- 3D Java games with multi-player
support (Soccer 3D, Rally 3D and Snake III)
- Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB,
Infrared
- Integrated Handsfree speakers
- Push to Talk
- WAP 2.0, HSCSD,
EDGE Class 10 (up to 236.8 kbps)
- XHTML web browser
- Memory: 6 Mbytes plus 64MB microSD
memory card (expandable to 2 Gbytes)
- Vibrating alert
- Triband
- GSM plus 3G
- Size: 108 x 46 x 18 mm
- Weight: 110g
- Talktime: 4 hours
- Battery standby: up to 340 hours
Nokia 6233
/ 6234 Consumer Reviews
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Average
rating from 100 reviews: 
Reviewed by J from UK on 24th
Sep 2006
I've had the 6233 for about a month now and am really impressed
with this phone. The camera is good, the screen is a nice size too,
and the speakers are the best I have had so far. The internal phone
memory is very small at 6MB, but the 64MB additional memory card
is more than enough for my use. I've had none of the problems others
have mentioned, touch wood! I've transferred pictures and music
via bluetooth from other mobiles and to my laptop and vice versa
really easily. I think Nokia could have done better with the ringtones
and text alert tones the phone came with, and its a pity you cannot
change phone covers(like my previous Nokia's have), but the rest
of the phone more than makes up for this. Another total plus i found
was Soduku in the games bit (I'm with O2), wehey! I'd recommend
this phone as its easy to use and looks great!
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Reviewed by David from UK on
24th Sep 2006
Brilliant - love the phone - but what's the point when it collapses
(orange network) several times a day, and won't charge on a correctly
fitted car charger. Neither Nokia or Orange much interested in sorting
out the problem. Back it goes under complaint
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Reviewed by Alex N from London, United
Kingdom on 24th Sep 2006
This Phone Is Great! Everything About It, Well Done Nokia, Making
A Phone With Everything That A Teenage Would Want, Well Pleased
Happy I Changed My RAZR For This. WOO GO NOKIA!
Rating: 
Reviewed by unnikrishnan from india
on 24th Sep 2006
while the earlier models of nokia has a very good contact memmorry,nokia
6233 can add only 500 contacts.Its very pathetic.i got a severe
hit from customers.
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Reviewed by Ashis from India on
23rd Sep 2006
I have purchased this phone recently. its terific. with music and
its picture quality
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Reviewed by Dave E from England on
23rd Sep 2006
Great looker, and I love the blue backlighting for the keys. Big
clear screen, though the backlight doesn't stay on long enough.
I like the way the screen completely goes to sleep to save battery
- it needs it too, so far mine will last a couple of days on a full
charge. Maybe this will improve as the battery gets conditioned...
Don't like the new menu's for text messages - they've seperated
out delivery notices and message date / time, so you have to exit
the message and go into another menu to find out when a text was
sent or delivered. A backwards step! The phone has reset three times
in the week I've had it, though it only takes 2 seconds and hasn't
(so far) lost any data. The screen simply goes white, then a couple
of seconds later returns you to the home screen. A friend has returned
his phone for repair after a week as it has crashed and won't accept
incoming calls. And we both chose this phone partly because it's
simpler than the N series and was less likely to have software issues
through trying to be too clever! Camera is good, though not up to
the standard of the current range toppers like the K800i. I didn't
buy it for that so it's not an issue for me. The keypad buttons
are domed, and although they are big (I chose it partly because
I have big thumbs!) I find it easy to catch two keys due to their
shape. Annoying. Radio and MP3 player are great, and the sound is
amazing considering the size of it. It truly can replace an Ipod.
Good signal reception, certainly better than the 6610i it replaces.
Excellent sound quality from the phone speaker too. Overall, a good
phone let down by software glitches, domed keys and bizarre changes
to some of the familiar Nokia menu's. Almost...
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Reviewed by Maria from uk on
23rd Sep 2006
Got this phone few days ago-nothing but trouble!It loses reception
6-7 times a day for no reason and also when mp3 player is on.Looks
great though and screen quality is good.Camera is also nice and
there are lots of good features-but whats the point if you cannot
make or receive a phonecall?!Big let down for NOKIA as faulty 6234s
are being sold...
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Reviewed by anil from englnad on
23rd Sep 2006
this phone is the best k800i is no way near beta this phone has
evry single feature iand i would recommend it to any1 trust me buy
this phone this nokia 6233 is the best the loudness of the mp3 k800i
is so big this phone is compact and is only 180.00 not like a k800i
and £250 mark my work buy the 6233
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Reviewed by timmy from india on
22nd Sep 2006
dis is an amazin fone.i got it as my bday present n m lovin it!damm
gud choice if u r lukin for a gud fone buddy!!
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Reviewed by LGP from Australia on
22nd Sep 2006
This is my first Nokia for a while and I think it will be my last.The
phone has many problems such as low volume for the music player
and 8 to 10 second backlight.The car kit does not have any light
so you cannot find the phone at night even to answer a call. The
phone switches off without warning. Nokia can only suggest that
I take it to a service center, who has time to waste doing that
after you have just bought a new phone. Nokai wake up it is now
2006 not 1956 give us the service that other companies do, make
all your firmware updates available online and stop releasing phones
that have so many problems.
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Reviewed by Bev from UK on 22nd
Sep 2006
I bought this phone because I wanted a \Nokia and it looked good.
Previously I had the 7610 - which is excellent. In the two weeks
that I have had it I have been 'restricted' several times. I have
been unable to use the phone for many hours at a time. I was told
it would only happen the once and that it would be resolved if I
switched it off, separated the battery and sim and put it back together.
This is rubbish. It now turns out that it is a known fault and is
happening to many people. Nokia are bringing out software to supposedly
deal with this, but why put them on the market if the problem is
so widespread? I cannot rely on this phone and am having to use
my old one until I can access the software. I may return the phone
and get a different one. A pity as it looks great!!
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Reviewed by turkeybrains from turkey
on 21st Sep 2006
what an outstanding phone, i can ring all mymates now, tec it motorola!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Rampant Rabbiter from UK
on 20th Sep 2006
OK, I think a few people on here should actually get to know a phone...or
maybe read the manual...before complaining about it. So many things
on here that people are moaning about can actually be changed! For
those who don't think the backlight stays on long enough...go into
the power-saving settings and change it! There are quite a few options
in this phone regarding the display - it has 'power saving mode'
and also 'sleep-mode'. Both of them do slightly different things
and will change the way the phone performs. There is also an option
to change the length of time the backlight stays on, but obviously
the longer it stays on, the shorter the battery life. Anyway...I
have to say I'm quite impressed with this phone. I did have the
Nokia N73, but I found it too bulky and also felt guilty for having
it, as it was wasted on me! I have two contracts, therefore I always
have two phones, and as I have a SE K800i (which is fantastic!),
I was only using the N73 as a secondary phone. I'm not that into
Smartphones...too complex for what I need, and far too slow! So
I decided to flog my N73 and get a 6233. The most noticeable quality
about this phone is the build quality. It really does feel very
well-made, sturdy, and classy. The screen is also very good...though
it's not the standard of my K800i. Still, unless you have a superior
phone to compare it to, you wouldn't notice it. It's very fast -
a dramatic improvement on my N73! There are several menu views as
well, which impressed me. The speakers are a feature which is actually
better than my K800i - dual stereo speakers, and it sounds incredible
playing MP3's through them. The keypad is exceptionally easy to
use, even the navigation key, which I thought looked fiddly on the
photos before I bought the phone. Again, another thing I prefer
to my N73 - it has a joystick, which takes some getting used to.
There are also a few other little features which impressed me -
being able to change the stand-by font c olour, and being able to
change the type of clock, or hiding the clock and/or date. Not very
important, but these little things can be quite handy, depending
on which wallpaper you're using! Unfortunately, I can't comment
on connectivity yet as I haven't installed any of the software to
my laptop, but I have already used Bluetooth and had no problems.
To be honest, connecting to my laptop is not so important to me
as I use my K800i for taking all my photos (superior camera), and
I have an iPod, so I don't intend to use it for music. I've had
no problems with the phone crashing or freezing yet, and I've already
sent an MMS, as one reviewer found their phone to crash each time
they tried to send one. However, I did buy my phone completely SIM-free,
and I think this does make a difference, as the phone is not full
of network software, which often causes problems. But OK, the phone
isn't perfect...and it's a shame, coz it so easily could have been.
Firstly, where's the flash?! I could have forgiven Nokia for using
a 2mp camera in this sexy new phone (given that many other new phones
have now moved onto 3mp)if only they had given it a flash as well!
That was one thing that really shocked me! Luckily, my K800i takes
fantastic photos, so the camera on my 6233 doesn't bother me at
all...but for all those normal people who have one phone, it could
be a problem! Secondly, it would be really useful to have a 'C'
key. Both my K800i and my N73 have one, and it's very useful for
correcting while texting, and quickly deleting items in the Gallery...but
it's no big deal. Another thing that's no big deal...but would have
been very useful...is remembering symbol selections when writing
texts. For example, I always use the '&' symbol when texting to
save space, and on the K800i and N73...and numerous other recent
phones...it remembers the most recently-used symbol to save all
that searching through the symbols. These are the only things that
have really bugged me so far...and they're nothing major, except
maybe the lack of camera flash! Phone memory does leave a lot to
be desired...yes, it's expandable, but 6mb is rather stingy! But
again, it can be expanded...so it's nothing that would affect the
performance of the phone, we'll just have to fork out for memory
cards! As for the network, I've had no problems with signal strength
so far (I'm on o2), but I don't use 3G. My K800i is 3G, the N73
was...but I've never used it. The charges are shocking, signal is
never very good anyway...if I want to see someone that much, I'll
go and see them instead of straining my eyes to see them on a grainy
screen! So in conclusion, this phone is a pretty impressive piece
of kit. I think I'll be keeping it for quite a while...but sorry
Nokia, SE can easily give you a run for your money! And my K800i
remains my primary baby!
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Reviewed by srinivas from india on
18th Sep 2006
i have just purchased this phone and its rocking!!
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Reviewed by Antoeknee from UK on
9th Sep 2006
Have this phone on Orange and have seen the same problem as in one
of the other posts (phone restricted etc). Problem stems from poor/weak
3G signal and phone on switching to GSM correctly (its not alone
in this). Losk phone to GSM only and switch off, leave 2 mins and
when turned on again. Phone will start up OK and card will be recognised.
Not had any problems since this change. Opinion of the phone is
very favourable - good screen, important for and old git with failaing
eyesight. Good keyboard - I've big fingers and these keys are a
good size. Basically everything is good apart formt he voice dial
implementation with is a pile of poo.
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Reviewed by blu from united kingdom
on 9th Sep 2006
Well i am surprised in some of the reviews people saying the 6233
isnt all that good.I have been a nokia fan for some time but i did
change to sony ericcson k750i and a w810i which are both very good
phones.Soon as i seen the 6233 i though i got to have a play with
one of these thinking it would never stand up to a sony w810i etc
but im so glad i did get one.Firstly in your hand this phone feels
expensive and very well made,the look is very sleek and the keypad
is excellent even with my big fingers i never hit a wrong key.The
screen is bigger than my sony and some how it looks clearer more
sharp.Plus when ure out doors and its a sunny day i can actually
see the screen perfectly.The new speakers are great really loud
and they dont sound tinnie or crackly which my w810i suffered with
at max volume.As for the phones interface its very simlar to a n70
or 6280 symbian o/s very simple to use plus they now have animated
themes which previous nokias never had.Another nice improvment is
the full screen picture of the caller when the phone rings same
again previous nokias never had this.Sending texs etc is quick and
easy the whole menu etc is easy to customize to how you like.The
camera is reasonble probley not as sharp as my old w810i and the
lack of a flash and auto zoom is a shame but i can live with it
as it still takes nice pictures.Only other draw back is the low
memory you get which i am sure most nokia user come to expect now
with all nokia models.Nokia simpley dont give you the memory maybe
its so you go out and buy it i dont know but i did buy a 1GB card
for £24 of ebay so i got that sorted now.In all i think nokia is
finally gettin there act together as they was going a little of
track but i would recommend it to anyone thanks.
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Reviewed by Lukman from Lebanon on
8th Sep 2006
according to the rate i signed its just an outstanding mobile..everything
is great in it and to me i found all nokia phones in this 6233 REALLY
OUTSTANDING
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Reviewed by matthews from UK on
7th Sep 2006
i just got this phone and when i switched on the phone says no network
connection, i switched off and on again then it is not showing any
tower. i think this is a common problem with this phone. so i sent
it back to 3.
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Reviewed by Paul from UK on 6th
Sep 2006
I just got my 6233 on Orange, and it has a big problem! When you
switch it on it says "Phone restricted", and all you can do is press
the middle button, which results in a prompt to enter the code.
If you switch the phone off & on a few times, then eventually it
will probably start properly, though it has also failed to register
the SIM a couple of times. Orange say that this was first reported
in June and they are awaiting a software update from Nokia, but
don't have a date for it yet. I'm going to see how it goes for the
next few days, but send it back if I can't live with it. Really
unimpressed at the poor Q/A on this.
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Reviewed by Nair from Malaysia on
6th Sep 2006
I bought this phone about two weeks ago. Very nice phone except
the message centre sometimes missing.Have to go to message setting
to retrive it.
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Reviewed by ererce from Poland on
5th Sep 2006
Very good phone with an excellent value for money. Firmware (4.54)
still dodgy and needs to be fixed, but otherwise good choice. Excellent
quality, good sound, options. Real successor of 6230i. However,
menu should have option to change font size as sometimes characters
are too tiny.
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Reviewed by BunkMuffin from UK on
5th Sep 2006
Had this phone a couple of week, and is an excellent phone. Good
quality screen, great pictures, reliable, quick. Only gripe is if
take a picture and set it as my wallpaper it will display it Landscape
only. (Anyone know how to solve this!?) Apart from this, much improvement
over V635 I replaced it with. Would recommend.
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Reviewed by Ankit from India on
5th Sep 2006
Dude, this is the most amazing phone ever **Good looks** **Amazing
style** **compact** **Amazingly fast** AND **It has more battery
power than the N70 and N72** This phone is the best choice for anyone
in this world. **NO BAD POINTS FOUND** A Thumbs UP To NOKIA
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Reviewed by Cesar Javier from Philippines
on 2nd Sep 2006
Great phone except that when using the music player it sometimes
turns off and after a few seconds then turns on.And the message
alert tone is a little bit quite. On the positive side the 6233
has a great screen resolution,nice looks.
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Reviewed by sunshine-27 from UK on
1st Sep 2006
I was very happy with it but after a few days, everytime I tried
to send a picture message the phone crashed,white screen and then
back to the main screen. They gave me a new one and it worked fine...for
just one week again and then the SAME problem. Very annoying. Would
like to keep it, but wher's the point? Can't send any pictures.
Would like to know if anybody has had the same problem.?
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Reviewed by Hussein Shehab from Egypt
on 30th Aug 2006
very nice phone it took me round 2 weeks comparing the phone. the
only problem is that it does not chare the memory for the contacts
and the Text Messeges, ONLY 500 contact then its full. if this is
not the issue for you, so go and buy it, its wonderfol
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Reviewed by It'sTheWayITellem from United
Kingdom on 30th Aug 2006
Menu features are a bit non standard, which was why I always bought
Nokia before, and I am a bit disapointed that they have decided
to change these. Connectivity is a bit of a problem between competing
Bluetooth manafactures as in trying to send contacts or other information
between this and anyother non-Nokia phone. Cable connection is a
standards nightmare, why can't this phone guys do like the PC guys
and come up with an accepted standard that they all implement? Com
ports and serial cables come to mind. Apart from those irritating
things, it's pretty little thing with an above average camera, sound
quality and look, but if your a mobile work (freak) like me you'll
have to spend a little time & money before this little bad girl
connects on all fours (yee haa ride that beaitch)
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Reviewed by Rich from England on
29th Aug 2006
A good allrounder. i absolutely love this phone, it's a well built,
atractive, powerfull handset that's so simple to navigate and extreemly
satisfying to use. The display is simply beautiful, the battery
life is impressive, the keypad is a joy to use and the voice quality
and stereo speakers are outstanding. with all of the above and the
new series 40 3rd edition os the 6233 is an impressive upgrade from
the nokia 6230i. the only shortcommings are the 6mb of internal
memory and a twitchy camera. An Almost perfect phone for business
or personal use.
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Reviewed by fred from England on
29th Aug 2006
Good news, new firmware for nokia 6233 avalible now. Its v04.52
dated 06-07-06. The phone performs much better than before.
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Reviewed by s40se from UK on
29th Aug 2006
Nice phone, bad points ringtones, it has got two speakers but when
phone rings its so quite. I keep missings calls. But when you play
music its really loud. Another bad point phone memory 6mb, its joke.
Forget transfering files more than 5 mb trough bluetooth into phone
memory. Good point very fast operating system, really fast start
up. Most important this phone keep you entertain four ever. Really
good video quality, can view in full screen.Supports up to 2gb microSD.
I run my on 1gb,no problems at all. No hadeaches with this phone.
Had N80 kept crushing alltime. Any way better than symbian s60 operating
system.
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Reviewed by Miko from Philippines on
29th Aug 2006
All features was good, 2MP CAM, visual radio, upgradble mem, memdia
player etc. Except for the two things, Bat life will only last for
2 or 2 1/2 day. Other thing is the default message center that was
already setup, sometimes it gone, then all you have to do is to
select it again from the setting, then again it missing.
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Reviewed by Am from England on
28th Aug 2006
THIS PHONE IS BRILLIANT, HOWEVER I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE HAD PUT
1GB MEMO CARD IN IT AND IF IT HAD SLOWED THE PHONE DOWN?.. AS IM
NOT SURE TO BUY THE 512MB OR 1GB CARD THANKS
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Reviewed by Gaz from Uk on 28th
Aug 2006
ace phone
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Reviewed by Michael from Australia on
28th Aug 2006
Nice Clear display, text is sharp. Reasonable sound quality. Good
feel. Doesn't automatically connect to my Bluetooth II. Can't work
out how to set up my own voice dialling commands so that if you
have a landline, mobile and home phone for a contact you can choose
which one to dial.
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Reviewed by underatenner from UK on
27th Aug 2006
Brilliant phone, was at first a bit scepitcal, choice was either
the Sony Erricson K800i or the Nokia 6233, i went for the nokia.sexy,
silky smooth.smaller than i expected being a 3G phone and all.very
pleased with this buy. Go On Get It.you'll love it.
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Reviewed by Jimmy C from England on
25th Aug 2006
I am not going to write an essay concerning this phone and i am
not going to go into any of the specifications of this mobile phone,
I will just tell you my opinion, i used to rave on about how good
nokia phones were to everyone i new and until owning a sony ericsson
has my opinion changed, a little matter of auto focus and camera
specs turned my head around, sony are going to be the new market
leader in mobile phones in the future years to come, everything
about a sony phones will have everything you need, camera, ease
of use, style,innovation an most of all value for money. Nokia phones
are way to unstable the new breed of nokia mobile phones are not
any near surpassing the ageing sony k750i that is including the
down right disgraceful nokia 6233 which has a great screen resolution
and decent video recorder but has not even a flash for its mediocore
2 mega camera and no auto focus(PLEASE FORGIVE ANY SPELLING ERRORS}
please do not think that i am totally biased when it concerns SONY
i just believe that they have all the right bases covered when it
concerns mobile phones, NOW IF YOUR TALKING ABOUT THE CONSOLE WAR
MICROSOFT have already won that battle, £400.00 plus pounds for
a playstation 3 its an XBOX 360 any day with a copy of GEARS OF
WAR........
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Reviewed by Nadeem Ahmad from Pakistan
on 25th Aug 2006
I got this phone a couple of days ago.Nokia 6233 is an excellent
phone set with its lot of qualities.The major quility of this set
in my view its soft control penal and quick response while other
sets with such camera and colour scheme can not perform such result.
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Reviewed by KDon from UK on 25th
Aug 2006
This is a great phone, fast menu system, really fast start up. The
black and silver chrome look is very unique. Its got tons of great
features from radio, mp3 player to video recording and some 3G services
and you can expand the memory with large capacity microSD cards.
Overall very nice and feature packed. This phone has alot of depth
and quality to it.
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Reviewed by Suhail Osman from United
Kingdom on 22nd Aug 2006
Amazing phone just recieved it today on a upgrade great soudn amaizng
features recoomended for people who want a good phone
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Reviewed by Chris from Wales on
21st Aug 2006
I've had this phone for almost a week now. Good features - solid
build, great screen, expandable memory, mp3 player, good camera
with zoom. Clear sound and excellent battery life. 3G features.
Super sound via stereo surround sound speakers. Bad features - some
minor bugs in the software meaning that it can freeze (usually during
music playback), a little heavy, camera is situated where your fingers
usually go to hold it, finger marks show on the shiny surfaces.
No camera on the front for video calling. Software CD-ROM in the
box but no USB cable to hook it up to your PC. Overall a solid phone
with the ease of use that you've come to expect from Nokia. It improves
upon the excellent Nokia 6230i.
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Reviewed by Lee from Australia on
21st Aug 2006
This phone sucks, the backlight goes off after a few seconds and
cannot be adjusted, the phone resets itself for no reason. The car
kit is completely unusable as the backlight does not stay on even
with the so-called advanced kit from nokia, this leaves you fumbling
around at night in the dark trying to find your phone it does not
even light up when you receive a call. Nokia's answer to all this
is that they do not have a solution but have a nice day. Take my
advice do not buy this phone I have and now I need to go out and
by another.
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Reviewed by Julie Hanke from United
Kingdom on 21st Aug 2006
I don't know much about phones. In general the phone looks pretty
slick and the speakers are great. Like the screen savers blabla....BUT..the
ascending ring tone is annoying as I never hear the first three
rings and even as it gets louder it's barely audible! I keep missing
calls. It keeps crashing - goes back to a white screen with the
green battery thingy sign above left. Then I need to set it back
to the main menu.The screen goes dark after a couple of seconds.
I've had "phone restricted" on it a few times with obviously no
code(!) to allow access. So I've been hanging on the phone to Orange
to sort that how(am on phone right now...holding for 32min right
now!!!). I've worked out myself how to bypass the restriction code
issue: Dismantle your phone,take out battery and sim then put it
back again. Abracadabra - phone works again. All I wanted was a
functional phone that is reliable. All this fancy stuff interferes
or hides all the mistakes....anyone know a good phone I should get????
Thanks!
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Reviewed by Peter from Australia on
21st Aug 2006
Just got this ohone this morning. Having a few issues so thought
I'd look up some reviews. My issues first. Attempting to activate
a theme gives message insufficient memory. There are only three
themes on the pnone and all are already loaded into memory. All
I want to do is set one to active so it should not be affecting
memory at all. Bluetooth flaky. In trying to access PC Suite on
my lattop it couldn't find the computer. The computer found the
6233 though. I connected eventually but it keeps disconnecting and
connecting by itself which is not good halfway through a transfer.
Screen dims way too quickly and does not seem adjustable. In response
to a comment about the screen not staying lit in handfree I would
say that all the nokias I have had over the last 12 years have been
the same. You have to enable this feature in the handsfree/car phone
profile. This profile traditionally only appears in the list after
the accessory (car kit or wired headphone) has been connected for
the first time. Don't know if this is still the case as I don't
have car kit yet - thought I'd use the phone for the 14 day trial
period Nokia give first.
Rating:
Reviewed by suhail from UK on
20th Aug 2006
wata fne itz gr8 amazing features superb sound quality gr8 phone
Rating:
Reviewed by mark from england on
20th Aug 2006
best phone ive ever had i had the d600 before i had this phone and
i have to say this iz easily better to start with the music iz soooo
loud on it n the camera is very gd it iz 2 megapixel that meanz
it snaps 1600 1200 pictures and it records video clips at 640 480
so this means it iz extreamly clear the videos arent jumpy either
itz perfect...music lovers MUST BUY THIS PHONE !!!!
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Reviewed by yongchong from singapore
on 19th Aug 2006
After reading the excellent review on this site, i went out to buy
a 6233. Overall it is a very good phone, but for serveral hundreds,
there are stil some critical "usability" issues that nokia has missed.
1) the battery last only 2.5 days even without any 3G usage. 2)
the camera capture button is rather useless. The quick access button
is designed at the right edge of the phone. Each time you press
it, the phone will run the camera application on the viewing status.
The next press of the button will capture a picture. Then the button
is of no use, it does not response to further press. Nokia should
obersve that when user take a digital photo, usually they would
try a few times to get the best shot. As such, the button should
allow user to go back to the viewing status after capture a button.
It should not force the user to move his finger away from the camera
button to the small back button. They should learn this part from
Samsung phone 3) The sms reply step also an extra s tep. When I
read a new sms message on 6233, and if I press the reply button,
the sms application stops at the send to: line. As such, it forces
the users to press an extra down key to start writing reply message
in the textbox. Nokia should have observed that when a user reply
to a sms message, 99% of the time, he is reply to only the sender.
He does not need to reply to any other people who did not send him
the message. Stupid software. 4) Nokia still do not see the importance
of wifi being incoporated into its newest series 40 phone. It does
not let me connect my custom application to my PC or to use free
wifi network easily available free in Mac Donald n Singapore. It
has turn a blind eye to free VoIP or Skype application. Otherwise
it is a perfect phone, hope Nokia does pay attention to usability
and important communication trend, instead of rushing out new model
that provide only average user experience.
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Reviewed by Ordinary Guy from England
on 18th Aug 2006
A very good and functional mobile. Radio and mp3 for the commuter
and all the usual connectivity. Downside - appears to be attracting
complete braindeads like Wes Moore to write reviews of his sex life
under the pretence of reviewing the phone - in a questionable language.
The phone has everything I need and quite a respectable camera for
the informal non serious photographer. Well worth considering.
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Reviewed by Ryan from UK on 17th
Aug 2006
WITHOUT talking like im out of a Dizzy Rascal song im going to give
a quick review of the Nokia 6233 which i have to say is BAR FAR
AND AWAY the best phone i have ever had !!! I currently own the
N91(cracker but too quiet) the 3250 (brill but full of bugs), Samsung
D820 (no aac playback so turd) and the Moto V3i (cool looking but
son of a b**** to use)as you can guess i like my phones ANYWAYYYYYyyyy
the 6233, the BAD POINTS: are it crashes under stress from using
it too much ie. fuzzy sound then screen goes white and reloads back
to menu but this bug lasts only 5secs and you can use the phone
again, the only other bad point is the memory toooooo small. GOOD
POINTS: Its so fast to navigate through menu's, dual speakers mega
loud,wallpapers cover FULL screen and are pixel perfect, the look
and feel of the phone is great, text messaging is rapid plus 6233
stores the last few people you texted so no need looking for names
and finally the camera is good not fab but buyers of this phone
aint buying it for the camera, ive had a lot of phones trust me
and this at present tops them all, eliminate the bugs and its the
perfect mobile.
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Reviewed by Wes Moore from England on
16th Aug 2006
This is di best phone i have ever owned, some reviews ere aint givin
it no justice man. the phone is hot. My mrs said buy a nokia dey
is well better and i was like no samsung are init, and she said
they aint and when my phone got mashed up i decided to make my britney
happy and get one. The phone looks and sounds good, di phone gets
street looks, the phone is how can i put it, sound, wicked, respectable
and most of all, di battery lasts. You see my Britney dunt know
this, but i is half seeing someone else. And when she is at work
i have my other girl round upstairs. This phone tells me through
bluetooth when my britney is in range, that way i can hide shakira
so she dunt find out, you get me.............. buy dis phone, buy
dis phone, the streets are calling for you, the phone is ringing
but it aint a nokia, do you feel poor, buy one and get respect of
your couins, your uncles, you brothers and their real mothers. give
it beef no more, lets all come together and get one in it , get
one in it. I as to b honest i aint dat clever, but i know what i
like and i know quality gear, so forget the west end fighting, forget
the east side battles lets come together through a mutual respect
for quality and stop the fighting Nkia 6233, quality speaks for
itself Nokia 6230, quality talking Respect to Britney Respect for
Shakira,(not as much she as her brother erics old battered samsung)
Over and out
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Reviewed by Rob from UK on 16th
Aug 2006
Very nice progression from a 6230i. I am trialling one of these
before ordering about 15 for our company. However there are several
issues currently putting me off:- virtual voice tags don’t
work very well, I’ve not yet managed to get it dial the correct
person in my phone book and you don’t appear to be able to
record your own. The phone has crashed several times in the 5 days
I have had it, albeit when jumping around menus and playing media
files, unfortunately you almost have to expect this on new phone
models these days. Hopefully all the above issues can be resolved
soon with a firmware update and thankfully the 6233 supports firmware
updates over the air so you won’t have to take it to a service
centre. If you can put up with the above issues for a while I would
highly recommend this phone.
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Reviewed by Andy from UK on 15th
Aug 2006
Just got my phone (free) from O2 last week. Excellent phone with
great features which work quickly. A classic design which does 'exactly
what it says on the tin'! Only frustrations are a) O2 ship the phone
with the software CD but no USB cable, b) the camera lens has no
protecting cover and c)O2 ship the phone with the themes and some
of the tones on the micro SD card which is only 64mb. If you then
buy a bigger card (1gb) you have to transfer all the data.
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Reviewed by Barry from on 15th
Aug 2006
This phone is great, but how do you change the text settings so
instead of telling me there are 1000 characters left for me to use
in my text, I want to make it say 160, anyone have any ideas?
Rating:
Reviewed by Michel from Netherlands
on 14th Aug 2006
Cheap phone, display lighting duration not adjustable, so using
the phone means it goes dark constantly and you have to turn on
the light every few seconds. Phone is made of plastic, feels and
looks plastic, also the keyboard. Photo and video quality is terrible,
when making a video and you go from dark to light place, the video
is overlighted for 4 seconds, if you go from light to dark the video
will be completely dark for 4 seconds. Phone crashed regulary, nasty
beep sound, white screen and back in main menu. Keys don't make
a sound every time you press them, so while writing sms you think
all the time didn't I press the button? I hear no sound, but when
looking to the screen you see it is writen. Phoon is very heavy,
old looking design even with the stylish looking chrome touch. Receiving
calls is good, but you can't put the sound very lood.
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Reviewed by Smiler from England on
13th Aug 2006
Having read the good reviews I went ahead and bought the nokia 6233.
It is a good handset and the stero speakers are great, however,
I noticed a fault with the message/ringing tone alert volume. When
on the highest volume I cannot hear the message tone as set i.e
It is is much lower than the example tone given when selecting the
volume. Having reported this to my operator I was sent a replacement.
This has the same fault and I also asked a friend,who has the same
handset - the same fault was noticed. The ringing tone also starts
of quieter and gets louder, without being set on ascending mode.
Good handset otherwise, although the fault has meant it is of no
use to me - I need to be able to hear messages so have sent it back
and opting for the new Sony Erikson Cybershot. I'll miss the stereospeakers
though!
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Reviewed by Matt from Australia on
13th Aug 2006
This phone is awesome. It does everything that I want a phone to
do and have. Battery life is AWESOME. I used to have the nokia 3200
(horrible phone) and this phone is 10000 times better. so worth
the money!
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Reviewed by Andy from Wales on
12th Aug 2006
I’ve just had mine 6233 for a day and the software has crashed
so I’m not best pleased at the moment. However, for the short
time that the telephone was working it seemed very good!
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Reviewed by Hiten from UK on
10th Aug 2006
An excellent phone, with an array of above average features that
are all of good quality. Menu structure is simple, quick and easy
to use and reflects Nokia's industry experience. I purchased Vodaphone's
6234 as it has the best network coverage in the UK and I adore its
silky silvery sheek!! I strongly recommend this phone for first
time buyers or those simply wishing to explore modern mobile/ social
capabilities (e.g. 3G, photography etc) as it provides an intuitive
learning curve with great sophistication and ergonomics!! tkcr :~}!
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Reviewed by Gaurav Johri from INDIA
on 10th Aug 2006
This is one of the best Mobile Handset ever made by Nokia. Great
Screen, Outstanding sound quality, Strong Signal Reception. Outstanding
stereo speakers with 3D Effects. Highly Recommended. Far superior
than Nokia 6230i.
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Reviewed by Mike from UK on 9th
Aug 2006
Excellent phone, voice dialing feature is great; automatically asigns
contacts a voice card, no need to programme them in like before
on old nokias. Sound quality is very good, as is the overall finish.
A very well made phone and compact size. Had a 6280 but fell apart
and rubbish in comparison. The texting features are also a lot better
than before.
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Reviewed by Steve from UK on
9th Aug 2006
Phone won't stay permanently lit in car kit! Test messages won't
always save to drafts quickly enough so you lose them if you press
wrong key and exit the message. Inability to set time-out of power
saver functions. Inability to send pictures by email (old 6230 could
do this).
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Reviewed by BigKing from England on
9th Aug 2006
Had this phone now for 3 days, WOW what a phone!!! Does everything
I need it to for work, then straight after does everything I need
it to for fun! Some people argue Nokia phone are 'simple' - surely
this is a good thing! The 6233 has lots of cool features such as
the games, and the ability to control PowerPoint presentation remotely
through Bluetooth! Well done Nokia, a very future packed, sexy and
fun phone!
Rating:
Reviewed by Steve from England on
8th Aug 2006
Phone doesn't always save text messages if you accidently press
the red (hang-up) button. My old 6230 always saved the text which
was sitting there when you went back into the text message menu.
6233 sometimes saves messages to drafts but NOT always! Hate the
fact that there is no facility to have permanent backlighting in
a hard-wired car kit. Ringtones are too quiet and for the first
ring start even quieter! Why have Nokia changed the charger socket
size?
Rating:
Reviewed by Elvis 2000 from UK on
7th Aug 2006
Really like the 6233. I suppose it's not cool enough or cutting
edge enough for the 'dis fone' people, but it does everything it
was designed to do brilliantly. Two things which are very important
in mobile phone design, keypad and speed of software, these are
both spot on. Just try Nokias own N70 against this, and see/feel
the difference. Good points:- Superb keypad, nice high res screen
with rich saturated colours, speedy operation, smoother sound from
the stereo speakers than alot I've heard, very customisable shortcuts.
Not so good points:- Is it just me, or are Micro SD cards pointlessly
small? change of charger design from older Nokias, why? just ok
batt life, some won't like the shiny silver look, a bit 'Dad phone!'
Rating:
Reviewed by BSB from Brunei on
6th Aug 2006
I was eagerly waiting for a candy bar phone with 3G, 2Mp camera,
BT etc etc.I am Nokia user. I finally bought 6233.Features excellent,typical
Nokia. But the back cover flimsy. makes squeaky noise when pressed.
The chrome coating near camera lens also very poor, be careful if
you are using a pouch.Crystal clear screen, good camera and a good
battery life.
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Reviewed by www.oiltec.co.uk from uk
on 5th Aug 2006
I bought this mobile just 2 weeks back and found it superb. Its
a high tech mobile and perfect for my use. Its look are also dashing.
I will recommend to those who are looking for 3G mobiles to explore
the 6233 and you will love it.
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Reviewed by praj from England on
5th Aug 2006
what a phone, nokia has brought out a stunner with great features
to match. i have not a single regret about buying it.
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Reviewed by Smogthemog from England
on 4th Aug 2006
Excellent phone. What the heck is all this dis, dat, fone, dan,
cum, u r, omg ????????????? LEARN TO SPEAK ENGLISH YOU IDIOTS !!!
Rating:
Reviewed by Ross from UK on 4th
Aug 2006
Former phone: Samsung D500, Nokia 6230 Requirement - general phone,
MP3 player and radio. The nokia 6233 is a big leap on from the previous
phones I have owned. The new mini-SD memory cards are affordable
(if you shop around) and I now have a 1 GIG card in the phone. The
interface is highly customisable and the sound quality is superior.
This performs well as a phone - slightly shorter life than the nokia
6230 (allegedly) but I have you to find battery life a problem.
This phone is superior to most other nokia phone son the market
at the moment- certainly as a phone it reaches above and beyond
the competition - outclassing Samsung and far superior to the Sony
efforts. Downsides - with a 1 gig card it seems there is no way
to get the music player to recognise new tracks without switching
the phone off and on. Plus it takes a few seconds to read the card
- not long enough to be painful but a bit of time. The nokia smartsuite
is, as ever, largely useless. I ended up downloading an MP3 ripper
that at least then provided me with track information and then used
a USB key to transfer the files to the memory card. If you want
a new flashy phone, with a camera(why? Well I guess it's nice),
an MP3 and radio player and decent interface - this is the wise
choice. If you want some sparkly wi-fi thing that is laden with
first-gen bugs and crappy support - well Nokia seem to offer a wide
array of them so far in the E-series phones.
Rating:
Reviewed by Johann from UK on
2nd Aug 2006
I have a 6234 - a Vodafone only 6233. Positive: 1 Very responsive
– no lag in operation 2 Buttons well spaced for fast texting
3 Joystick works well 4 You can now see signal strength, battery
etc whilst typing a message 5 No crashing as per Symbian OS phones
6 Synced with Sony bluetooth car kit HBC-60 easy 7 Customisable
menus and look of OS good 8 Soduko game on 6234 – not on 6233
apparently (but it goes dark too fast when you are thinking!!!)
9 Great screen especially for Mobile TV on Vodafone via 3G 10 Lots
more words as standard in T9 dictionary like "yr" 11 Text messages
have an Outbox. So you can type messages underground to send later
12 Simple hold the # key to go swap between Silent and General profiles
13 Music player plays AAC files bought on iTunes 14 Scientific calculator
15 Note area on active standby useful for reminders Negative: 1
Screen goes dark too quick – can’t change time 2 Can’t
specify image folder on microSD for pics/video other than root folder
3 Radio connector clips in and out too easily when walking 4 To
send message/call you are 3 button presses away from contact list
more than 6230 (similar to SonyEricsson so no worse) 5 Need to replace
all chargers as new Nokia uses different fittings 6 Picture quality
not what I had hoped for 7 Included 64MB microSD too small (had
to upgrade to a 1GB one) 8 Can’t copy games from included
microSD to new SD as they are hidden files on a PC 9 Pressing voice
recorder starts the voice recorder but pressing the button again
does not start the recording. You have to press the central button.
10 Switching CAPS on for one word keeps it on by default. It does
not revert back to lower case after the word is done like on 6230.
You have to remember to switch it off. 11 PC Suite deleted ALL my
old saved SMS messages from previous PC Suite 12 New PC Suite does
not file the messages in an easy via to search find again –
apart from giving them nonsensical names ordered in the time sequence
they were sent/received. So useless to help you find an old message
without having to click on every message individually. 13 Earphone
foam things hard to fit - I tore both! (have never done that to
any other Nokia or iPOd earphones!) All in all the best Nokia I
have ever had. Highly recommended.
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Reviewed by blackmax from Egypt on
2nd Aug 2006
A very big fault on this phone is that it has a smaller phone book
memory compared to the 6230. so if you have many contacts, this
new phone cant store them. Nokia better correct this fault if not
this phone will be a failure as its a downgrade to the 6230 on this
aspect. h'ever its a improvement on all other fronts.
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Reviewed by Laurentiu from Finland on
1st Aug 2006
It's a very good telephone. Signal, battery, everything. I may say
perfect!
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Reviewed by Andy from United Kingdom
on 1st Aug 2006
Great phone. Never had a camera phone, or an FM Radio in a phone
before, but have to say the radio reception is excellent, and the
2MP camera is very good quality also. Only criticisms are that o2
do not yet recognise this phone for sending the downloads to enable
multi-media messaging (unless I'm missing something, which is likely
as I'm not very technically minded!). Would definitely recommend
to anyone who, like me, enjoy the simplicity of a Nokia phone, but
now want enhanced functions. And it looks great in black with the
chrome surround. Can anyone tell me how to download my football
team's badge as the wallpaper?
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Reviewed by David from England on
31st Jul 2006
Had a 6230 and just changed to the 6233. Didn't change earlier because
I couldn't find one that was worth the change.I have now. It is
a class phone. Well built. Great screen, very clear sound and lots
of features.Easy to get to the battery, memory and sim card too!
Only downside was the fact Nokia have ditched the wallet feature
on this phone which I found usefull. Possibly a security problem
if the phone got into the wrong hands. I have no hesitation in recommending
this phone.
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Reviewed by John from England on
30th Jul 2006
Outstanding phone from the kings of the mobile phone world. After
trying the nokia 6280 , the sony ericsson W810i and the samsung
E900 (none of which i liked) i tried the nokia 6233 which is by
far the best phone. got mine in black and it looks very sexy. after
trying most phones up to date i would say the nokia 6233 is the
best phone on the market!
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Reviewed by Nokia 6233 from Malaysia
on 29th Jul 2006
Very good phone but it can store only 500 contacts in the phone
memory which is very disapointing when compared to the 6230 which
has a storage capacity of 1000 and the 6230i which has a capacity
for 2000 contacts. Why this downgrade for a new phone???
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Reviewed by Raj from India on
27th Jul 2006
I bought this phone last week .I am sure this is the phone for all
ages.Beautiful design with stainless steel body large display,3G
,quick search options & excellent sound quality.Take this one immdly
and experience the touch of royal in 14k.
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Reviewed by Chris James from England
on 25th Jul 2006
I brought this phone this morning in the o2 shop in the high street
and it is a great phone.I had a demonstration in the shop before
I brought it and it is easy to use
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Reviewed by mary from uk on 24th
Jul 2006
This phone is fantastic! I have had the nokia 6230i for the past
year and I like nokia phones very much. This is a really beautiful
phone. It is a little heavier then the 6230i but everything about
it supercedes its predecessor. I cannot recommend this phone highly
enough.....I love it!!
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Reviewed by Roger from England on
20th Jul 2006
Right, I got this phone 2 weeks ago. I used to have the 6230 and
6230i. Loved them both very much, but the 6233 is far better in
every way. If you have/d 6230/i, you'll absolutely love the new
6233. It does everything nicely, menus are super fast, pic is great,
so is the radio & mp3. This is an absolutely beautiful phone, and
feels very well built too. I know these are going for about 200quid,
but it is well worth it. The black and silver colours are just great,
but I much prefer it in black. Great little gadget.
Rating:
Reviewed by Ron from UK,London on
17th Jul 2006
Excellent phone, I love it! It has great battery life for once,
unlike my older 6230i. It has all the great features that you will
need like the 2 meg camera, Bluetooth, etc.. Recommend it!
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Reviewed by TH from ASIA on 14th
Jul 2006
This phone is excellent and is just an improvement over the 6230i.
The only PROBLEM is....the fonts are too small. Even though you
adjust the fonts to the largest size, they are actually the same
size but in bold font. Not good enough. I feel the usability of
the 6230i is much better and that 6233 has the bells and whistles
but for ease and convieniece of use, I still choose the 6230i.
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Reviewed by The_Third_Doctor from Scotland
on 12th Jul 2006
What an excellent piece of kit... Slim, light and rammed full of
features. I could not be happier with my phone to be honest. Very
hard to think of any cons really. Battery life is spot on as is
the camera, the screen and the sounds. No excuse for anymore 3G
bricks on the market really. A definite return to form for Nokia.
Long overdue at that !
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Reviewed by Rich in Wales from England
on 12th Jul 2006
I've upgraded from a Nokia 6230i on Orange, only available in the
Orange shop in Telford, even Orange had ran out of stock. This 6233
is a superb phone, lines 1 & 2 works fine, 3G works well in major
towns. Only faults so far are it looses the profile settings sometimes
and doesn't light up in a Nokia Car Kit. The screen is stunning
and the sound just like the older 6310i. Battery life is far superior
to the previous 6230i. Over all I would recommend the phone, there
are less faults than on my previous 6230i. Very well built and feels
really good quality.
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Reviewed by Nian from england on
11th Jul 2006
Upgraded on orange a few days ago from a nokia 6680, have to say
i'm very impressed with it so far! Design looks very slick in black.
The 2 MP camera is awesome, you can use the whole viewfinder in
landscape mode which is a nice feature. Menus are quick and responsive
which is great cos i found the menu on my 6680 quite slow! The micro
sd card is tiny, the one supplied was a 64mb card but you can get
upto 2Gb. Stereo speakers are really good quality too. The only
minor moan about it is it didnt come with a pc connection cable
even though the software cd was included! This phone can do everything
my 6680 could do but a lot better, nokia have done well to sort
out the problems of the 6680 and the n70 series. I would def recommend
this phone, go out and get one!!!
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Reviewed by Boga from England on
9th Jul 2006
dis fone is sik blud
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Reviewed by charlie ford from England
on 9th Jul 2006
This phone is gr8 so buy it cause it is the best, if u buy and other
phone you are wasting your time so buy this one!!!!
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Reviewed by Gaz from England on
8th Jul 2006
Got this phone 2 days ago on T-Mobile i upgraded from the nokia
6230i and it was worth the wait. more a less the same phone as the
excellent 6230i but with a much bigger and better screen (and picture
quality) and amazing sound quality with the 2 stereo speakers either
side of the phone. ive tried the sony eriksson W108i and i must
say the nokia 6233 is much better. any nokia fan buy it you wont
be dissapointed.
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Reviewed by fred flinstone from UK (england)
on 8th Jul 2006
This phone is gr8 so dont buy any other phone cause you are wasting
your time so get the new Nokia 6233!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by tom from uk on 7th
Jul 2006
after seeing this fone in the shop i decided to upgrade to it. i
had the 6230i which was grand so when i got this it was amazing
it had everything from the 6230i (but with better quality) and much
more. looking for a sturdy fone with amazing features and for everyday
use, then get this fone now
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Reviewed by Bigmac from UK on
2nd Jul 2006
I have been waiting for this phone for ages. I require a phone that
has 3G for my work, but do not need or want Symbian 60 smart phones
as I have always had problems with them crashing. I have had the
phone for 2 days and can safely say that it is just what I need.
It is light, easy to use (just like the 6230) The menus are simple
and best of all the software runs really quickly. One of the worst
things about smart phones is the way they take so long to start-up.
The 6233 is ready to use within seconds of powering up. It comes
with a basic kit, charger, headphones. It is really solid in build
and looks like it will take everyday life in it's stride. Unfortunately
it does not come with an adapter to allow the use of your old Nokia
chargers. The ring is nice and loud. The 3G works well and holds
on to a decent signal. The battery has a decent run time, still
not as good as the old 6230 but better than most other 3G phones.
One of the only problems I have found is the standard message alert
tone appears to be slightly different and is not as loud as it could
be. If you are looking for a decent phone which is just that, a
decent phone, this will not disappoint. Bigmac
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Reviewed by Pete Soor from England on
2nd Jul 2006
Having spotted this phone on the Nokia website in February 2006,
I've been awaiting Orange (UK) to launch the phone so I could upgrade
to it. My time finally came (June 30th 2006) I’m very happy
customer! The phone is all I expected and much more...well done
Nokia. The only thing I'm upset about is that the phone arrived
on the same day as England were knocked out of the World Cup on
penalties again! Bring on Euro 2008! - (England Till I Die!)
Rating:
Reviewed by THE BEAR from ENGLAND on
30th Jun 2006
THIS FONE IS BASICALLY JUST THE NOKIA 6230i BUT WITH A BIGGER 262K
SCREEN, 2MP CAMERA, QUICKER MENUS, SMART STEEL CASE AND STEREO SOUND
MP3-WHICH IS A LOT BETTER! SUPERB!!!!!!!!!!
Rating:
Reviewed by Neil from uk on 26th
Jun 2006
Love this phone, and yes it was worth the wait. I only have one
complaint and that are the other reviewers who do not seem to have
been taught how to speak! what is "dis and dat" all about?!!
Rating:
Reviewed by Black Magic from ENGLAND
on 21st Jun 2006
Sleek yet simple, as with almost every Nokia the phone is easy to
understand. Have to admit I was expecting a little bit more for
my monies but it does the job.
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Reviewed by richard t from england on
14th Jun 2006
i ve just got this phone and i think its brill with no faults ,i
got a w810 as an up grade then sent it back and ordered this iam
very happy, this is a must and the mobile tv is cool 10 /10
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Reviewed by Dave from Scotland on
5th Jun 2006
Well thanks Spud for that insightful review... Not quite sure where
you are coming from as you didn't really say what parts were so
bad. I have just picked up the 6234 which is basically the 6233
in a Vodafone casing and am very impressed. How Nokia have managed
to cram so much into such a small and light phone. Excellent camera,
sound quality and expandable memory. Coupled to that full 3G functionality.
Hard to know what more you can want ? An excellent phone, and thankfully
one that appears to have been worth the wait.
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Reviewed by spud from england on
22nd May 2006
omg dis fone is SO rubbish! i cant beleive dat i paid good money
4 dis piece of junk if u r readin dis review DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
BUY DIS FONE it suks cum on nokia u can do better dan dis
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Reviewed by samantha from england on
2nd May 2006
wat a phone !!!!!! its so good , idon't believe nokia cud make sutch
a good phone lol!! nothin like as bad as my old nokia 6101 (by the
way 6101's r rubbish!) get this phone its proper good lol!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by clare from england on
9th Apr 2006
omg i lurrvee dis fone its brilliant da camera quality is fantastic
its easy and simple to use at 1st wen i brought dis fone i thought
it wud b chunky and big but it wasnt adn it woz kinda small and
just gr8 i wud recomend dis fone 2 ne1 lol
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Nokia 6233
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