Nokia 6230i Review
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Review: May 2005. Updated May 2008.
The Nokia 6230i, released in the first quarter of 2005, is a few years old
now and definitely not at the cutting edge, but is a design classic and still
a good phone. The fact that it's still in the shops more than two years after
launch proves that it's got a lot going for it!
The 6230i has a decent 65k screen with a bright active matrix display and a
good resolution, although it lags behind newer phones. The 1.3 megapixel camera
is acceptable, and the video recorder can record for up to 1 hour.
A welcome feature is the memory card that can be expanded up to 512 Mbytes.
This provides plenty of capacity for storing videos and MP3 tracks.
In terms of connectivity, the 6230i has it all: wireless Bluetooth™ capability,
plus USB cable and infrared options. Internet access is fast with EDGE high-speed
data transfer, and the phone is equipped with an XHTML browser for viewing websites.
Email is also available.
There are a range of voice features including voice dialling, voice commands
and an integrated handsfree speaker.
All things considered, the 6230i is still a nice phone. There are no real shortcomings
with this phone, apart from its age, so if you're looking for a bargain, this
could be a good buy (if you can still find it in the shops!)
Features of the Nokia 6230i include:
- Active TFT display with 65k colours, 208 x 208 pixels
- 1.3 megapixel digital camera (image size 1280 x 1024 pixels)
- Video recorder with sound (up to 1 hour recording, format: 3GPP QCIF)
- Video player & music player (MP3, AAC, MPEG4)
- Voice memo recorder ( up to 1 hour)
- MP3 polyphonic ringtones & alerts
- Integrated FM stereo radio
- 5-way navigation key with configurable soft keys
- Animated 3D menu graphics
- Speed dialling, voice dialling, voice commands
- Integrated handsfree speaker
- Caller identification with image
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, email (SMTP, POP3, and IMAP4),
instant messaging
- Predictive text
- Push to Talk (PTT)
- Games: 3D Golf and Street Racer, plus Backgammon
- Downloadable Java™ games
- XHTML web browser
- Connectivity: Bluetooth™, USB, Infra-Red
- GPRS class 10, HSCSD, EDGE
(speed up to 236.8 Kbit/s)
- Memory: 32 Mbytes internal memory plus MMC card (up to 512 Mbytes)
- Mobile Wallet 2.0
- Vibration alert
- Triband
- Size: 103 x 44 x 20 mm
- Weight: 99g
- Talktime: 3 - 5 hours
- Battery standby: 150 - 300 hours
Nokia 6230i User Reviews
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Average rating from 110 reviews:
Reviewed by Alistair from UK on 20th Oct 2012
I have had my 6230i since it first came out and it has never let me
down. It withstands dust and water, it falls on the floor and in mud,
it gets soaking wet when I'm cycling and gets squashed in my pocket
when I am carrying sheets of plywood or assembling frames. Ok, so it
can only really deal with making phone calls and sending text messages,
but then isn't that what these mobile phones were invented for in the
first place! Great work Nokia. I would recommend this phone to anyone.
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Reviewed by adrian from uk on 8th Jul 2012
I have had this on phone 6230i when if first came out and I am still
using it. This phone has never let me down
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Reviewed by Mohima Khatun from UK on 27th May
2012
i want that phone the nokia 6230i its my all time favourite phone but
i lost it :(
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Reviewed by anas rafique from pakistan on 24th
Apr 2012
nokia6230i is best mobile 4 me...
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Reviewed by Bob from China on 12th Apr 2012
I bought this phone in a bargain store.It has been used for many years
but it's still in good condition.I was impressed by its sound quality.The
camera is nice (for daily use).However,it does have a few shortcomings:1.You
can't install Java apps on the MMC 2.The speed of data transfer is slow
(So I bought a card reader as well) 3.Installing the MMC can be really
painful.After all,it's a handy phone.I would recommend it to everyone.
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Reviewed by Jeremiah yator nyamu from Kenya on
9th Apr 2012
In 2012 i belive its the best oldskul ever, i just love it. From kenya
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Reviewed by lsaac Gapare from Zimbabwe on 21st
Mar 2012
the nokia6230i is a very good phone,comparing the year it was manufactured
and the functions it has.its a good brand from proffessional people.it
has most of the functions that latest phones has.it keeps the battery
for a long period of time comparing the functions it has.thank u to
the nokia people.we appreciate the good work and technology
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Reviewed by Fabian from United Kingdom on 18th
Jan 2012
fantastic phone for it's age, durable, sensible, reliable, easy-to-use,
and more than enough features to tide you over. Oh, and painfully cheap
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Reviewed by Viktor from North Pole on 27th Dec
2011
This phone is absolutely incredible! As you can see I am reviewing from
the north pole where this thing doesn't attract any polar bears or arctic
wolves its absolutely amazing!! I have to say it does an amazing job
of lasting at temperatures below -50 degrees centigrade. What's more
is that I have even tried to boil it in water to see if it would last
and the results were astonishing. It's absolutely incredible to know
that no matter what harsh conditions the Nokia 6230i encounters, it
will always come out on top. To summarise on Nokia's undoubtedly best
ever creation, I declare the 6230i to be the most durable, reliable
and fantastic piece of technology to invest in. Please note this review
was posted at the ending of 2011! Hope this helps.
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Reply by Mobile Phones UK from UK on
27th Dec 2011
Hey, Viktor, hope you get a good phone signal at the North Pole :)
Reviewed by Stef from Magyarorszaag on 3rd Dec
2011
Hi Readers! Merry Christmas 2011 - MMXI. Recycling an abandoned silver
Nokia 6230i on the United Kingdom Vodafone network as a Pay as You Go
telephone for Chirstmas, I find that (1)the battery charges up (2) the
telephone switches on (3) the Bluetooth connection connects it to this
Sony Vaio VGNCS21S/R (3) Nokia Suite 3.2.100 activates (4) 151 Photographs
and 1 Video synchronises in about five minutes (5) the plastic covers
come on and off easily and fit back easily, but the covers are broken
(6)The Menu screen switches on (7) The selection square allows mooving
to nine seprate choices (8)Messages (9)Contacts (10)Call Register (11)Media
(12) Web (13)Applications (14)Organiser (15) Settings (16)Gallery -
which is the central option. Selecting this central option, and then
the Images file, it is possible to flick through all the photographs
I have taken. Checking on the internet, EBay, the phone is available
for around £39.95 Christmas 2011, and the exchangeable covers make it
easy to personalise. The keyboard, however, is temperamental, and not
all the keys work at all times. The phone is Made In Hungary. Maybe
the Factory that Made this needs an overhaul, but made in sufficient
quantities this Nokia 6230i is a possible handset for the largest number
of installed and working handset globally spot? Which is the world's
top mobile telephone handset currently in terms of installed, maintained
and working mobile telephone handset? How many Nokia 6230i-s are currently
in use and working? Maybe the currently installed and working handset
numbers is a good indication of overall quality and useability. Does
the Guiness Book of World Records contain a prize for the Manuafacturer
that keeps the largest numbers of handsets working and operational?
Is Nokia the current top manufacturer? Cheers for now. Stef
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Reviewed by Shahrukh from Pakistan on 9th Jul
2005
Great phone but is disapointing in sum areas like the screen could hav
been bigger and the battery life really suxs
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Reviewed by HARVEY!!! from UK on 7th Jul 2005
This is da best fone eva, it has everthing u could possibly want in
a nice, stylish, small package. It is worth all the money. I highly
recommend this fone to any1 that wants features and looks!!!!
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Reviewed by jef from england on 7th Jul 2005
had this a few weeks now previously had sharp gx10i this phone has all
the goodies and is good fun. the best camera ive seen on a phone. my
mates are all jealous no probs so far. only gripes not as good a signal
as gx10 and is a bit crackley sometimes dont like the fact the screen
goes blank after so long but no real problem. happy with it, have to
charge battery every 2 days
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Reviewed by kllbll from Australia on 7th Jul 2005
Was my first colour phone. best thing that could happen to me. got great
quality 1.3 mega pixil camera, good 65k screen first phone that didn't
conk out. My old was a motorola t190 and it sucked. get this phone battery
life last 4ever. It won't let you down.
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Reviewed by Jude from Nigeria on 6th Jul 2005
This is the best mobile phone I have ever bought. It so good - 3 dimentional
menus so lovely. And for all the features loaded in it, it is amazingly
light and small! Its worth the money you spend for it.
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Reviewed by David bell from England on 6th Jul
2005
This phone is terrable i have returned it twice with the same problem
of my music player on it skipping tracks and by bluetooth not bieng
able to connect with any other phone so i am very dissapointed with
the 6230i i thought it would be better
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Reviewed by lydon from uk on 4th Jul 2005
this is the best fone eva!!! i have had one since they first came out
and since then i have had 0 problems.has anyone else noticed the similarities
between this and the nokia 6020?
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Reviewed by Andrei Dum. Al. from Romania on 3rd
Jul 2005
I hate this telephone .Iou cannot do enithing with it, nothing is working.The
1.3megapixel camera takes great photos or so it seams on the telephone
but if you transfer the pictures on the PC you will see that the quality
is verry poor.It has great sound(MP3 player) but thr battery doesn't
let you hear musik more than 30 minutes .The transfer rateon the infra-red
and bluetooth is also verry poor.The display is verry littleand the
kays are hard to use .The cover is auful,I stayd over an hour at the
store for the cover to get changed .It says that you can video record
for one hour but you cant video record for more than 15 minutes .I regret
getting this telephone.If you want a good telephone get something else
but a Nokia 6230i.
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Reviewed by Fedor from Finland on 2nd Jul 2005
I just got this phone and its really handy. I've been changing phones
every summer for the past 6 years and my last phone was Moto V300 which
was a horrible phone with horrible sound, but a great outlook. This
Nokia, however, is amazing. It is very simple with a lot of features
in. The battery life is great, working as an agent and being on the
phone all the time it is very practical and handy. I love the camera
and multimedia is great. Putting your favourite song as a ringtone is
always nice! I particularly like the fact that the sms storage is huge.
This phone is a very noticable improvement for Nokia. It doesn't really
differ from 6230 though. But then again...That phone is really something
too!
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Reviewed by pilky from united kingdom on 2nd Jul
2005
superb phone can download all new music like crazy frog ect class graphics
and a very long recording time BUY THIS PHONE!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by jake from england on 1st Jul 2005
the fone is wicked
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Reviewed by timmy from uk on 1st Jul 2005
Great phone! Deserves 5 stars but I'm not giving it yet! The screen
is bigger than the K700i but it has grainy display. Stick a screen protector
on it and the k700i then you'll see the problem! It has demo video that
made it look and sound a lot worse! Playing it makes you look around
in case someone will tell you that your phone has a problem. Key pad
looks and works great. Speakers are loud and clear but the included
poor ring tones didn't bring the best out of them. Hands-free feature
is a bonus. The shape is very dated and has better go up market. The
optional casing colour are even worse. Wondered why they bother packaging
them? Someone's sleeping in the design section. Nokia has a screen problem
that needs serious help for a very long time. It's so sad that even
the brain-dead would instead buy a K700i with a over-sensitive joystock
problem!
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Reviewed by daniel from singapore on 30th Jun
2005
It's a phone that do not seem to be short of good reviews so I'm gong
to be brief. Works really great as one of the best get-about phones
ever made. Though better than the N6230, its screen can't seem to bring
out the higher resolution built into it. Nokia better get their development
people together to work the screens of their full-features get-about
phones such as the N6230i or Sony is going to leave them standing behind
in the dust. What's worst is that it comes with an extremely blotchy
promotional video that makes you squirm while viewing as someone may
just lean over your shoulder & chirp "hey, that's a really blotchy handphone
screen that you've got!". The handphone is definitely a superb lightweight
charm of a handphone and deserves a much better screen. One can't help
but get a feeling like when a mechanic had expertly tuned up your car
but left his greasy finger prints all over the bonnet. Sony is just
waiting "at the next bend" with their K750 and W800. So wake up , Nokia!!!
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Reviewed by David Jones from UK on 30th Jun 2005
This phone is basically an excellent phone and has a lot of great features,
but nothing Nokia have made is perfect and this phone is no exception.
The biggest grumble for me is the appaling battery life. If you play
around with the features such as the camera, video recorder and MP3
player, the battery will die on you in a day, and if you mearly use
it for calls and texting, it'll still be dead in two days. One of the
negative points I have about the MP3 player is the fact you can't add
or remove songs from the playlist on the phone itself. This has to be
done on a PC. Another poor point is that while the camera is excellent
for a mobile, let alone one this size, I have seen better quality video
recording on phones much older than this. I've also had a few occations
when the phone has "crashed", usually while in the middle of making
a text message, to the point where only removing the battery will turn
it off. There are a few very, very minor niggles I have too such as
no "Delete all messages" option on the text messaging options (You have
to delete the folders one by one) and no "Over right old messages" option
either, which means a lot more tiresome manual message deleting. However.
Putting these points aside, I love the fact it has an MP3 player, the
screen is amazingly sharp, as good as a mini PC monitor, you can use
removable data storage in it, which for me is a real bonus as I like
to move around files that I can use on a portable device, it (so far)
has been able to display any web page I've been to since it has XHTML,
the internal speaker is excellent quality considering the size, Nokia
have finally got the polyphonic ringtones sounding nice. (Anyone with
an earlier polyphonic model such as the 7210, 7250 will know what I
mean). And on a silly note, you can finally put seconds into the countdown
timer, not just minutes and hours.. :-P
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Reviewed by Stuart Foot from UK on 29th Jun 2005
Great phone, good features plus the great nokia menue system. Another
classic mobile phone from Nokia. This phone has everything you need.
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Reviewed by Ryan from Philippines on 27th Jun
2005
nice phone, although only a so-so in all features compared to sony ericsson
k750i.
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Reviewed by Aryan from England on 27th Jun 2005
This phone is ace, it is way better than the sony ericsson s700i and
the sharp gx30i. This phone has ace everything!! If you are looking
for a phone then buy this!! PS no you cant use RealOne Player
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Reviewed by Amador Rios from England on 27th Jun
2005
Is one of the best mobile at the moment and I'm very happy to own one
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Reviewed by emma from uk on 26th Jun 2005
this phone is fab,amazing grahics,excellent quality screen with a camera
to rival sharp and samsung,except for one gripe i have about the camera
is WHY ISN'T THERE A FLASH. Most of todays phone manufactures feature
a flash now,so nokia really needs to step up on the next models. Also
the standard of this nokia battery is appalling,it lasts me two-three
days max and thats turning it off at night too,Whats happening Nokia??????
Apart from that,this is a very neat little phone with a very good quality
screen and very nicely updated menu system. Has anyone had probs with
receiving items via bluetooth from non nokia phones,my phone will NOT
download anything or store any material sent from any other manufacturer
other than nokia,my friend has same prob too,we just have to store it
on mmc card straight from pc,which to me defeats the object of bluetooth,other
than that 7 outta ten nokia and keep trying than nokia
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Reviewed by Paul from N Ireland on 26th Jun 2005
See my post from 11 June 2005. My phone is back after a firmware upgrade
- problem with ascending ring and message tones which I couldnt hear
- missing calls and messages. New firmware version 3.30 (key in *#0000#
to see your version - those are zeros by the way)has almost cured the
problem. The tones still ascend but start off much louder than before
so I'm not missing calls now. I've used the camera a lot since my last
post. Pics are very grainy but acceptable. I think the 6230 was a better
quality phone - 5 stars. The 6230i COULD have been better with a little
more care from Nokia - so just 4 stars.
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Reviewed by dragoi constantin from romania on
24th Jun 2005
yesterday i've received my 6230i and i think is senzational.i like how
he makes video clips.it's really senzational
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Reviewed by Sachin P from India on 22nd Jun 2005
This phone is outstanding. But can someone tell me?, I want to use RealOne
Player for viewing video is it possible ? If yes how to do that ?. Thanks
and regards, Sachin
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Reviewed by Salman from Pakistan on 22nd Jun 2005
excellent phone but get heat up very quickly. could have been better
, if it would have 60 series software.Excellent camera better than 6670,
7610,6600, 6630 nokia.CAMERA RESOLUTION IS EVEN BETTER THAN K750i AND
W800i.don't go for 262 k screen it makes no difference in the bright
sunlight. nokia rulz
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Reviewed by Jonny from UK on 21st Jun 2005
A likeable little phone that despite some problems one becomes quickly
attached to. However for an ex-6310i user build quality is ... well
... just mediocre, and battery life ... nothing short of atrocious (I
have to re-charge the phone daily). Things like the radio and the camera
are, of course, a nonsense put there for the kids - but, hey, they work
quite well and are bringing out the kid in me. In a few years they might
actually be worth having! The keys, including the 5-way navigation key
(rather crudely modified from the awful design on the 6230) are surprisingly,
even pleasantly, easy to use once one gets the knack of using them.
The screen is excellent for a phone so compact and light. It's a pity
the ringtones switch (of their own accord) to "ascending" after even
a single voice dial, but at least that particular bug is reasonably
predictable - these days Nokia prefer to talk about "precision" rather
than offer it to their customers. But do you know ... they may have
a winner with this little phone and in five years or so, given a lot
of luck and a following wind, they may regain their reputation as the
premier manufacturer of mobile phones.
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Reviewed by fitzy from uk on 20th Jun 2005
Great Phone. Nice to see nokia move up a level.
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Reviewed by Alan from N.Ireland on 20th Jun 2005
This phone is prefect. I had a Nokia 6230 (which is a good phone also)
before this and the changes that Nokia have make on this phone is very
noticeable, even the weight is a litte heavier, feel as if you have
a lot of power in a very small device. Nokia make a very simple to use
phone. The screen could be a little bigger, but as they say 'its not
the size that counts, its the way you use it'
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Reviewed by Allan from UK on 20th Jun 2005
VERY IMPRESSIVE PHONE OVERALL, BUT SUFFERS LOTS OF SMALL NIGGLES. Difficult
to remove rear cover Poor camera quality, frankly i would stop putting
cameras on phones. Display can't be dimmed and is very bright at night
Button quality is cheap and plastiky On my third 6230i after 3 weeks,
one had a faulty display, one had a crackling speaker. Some features
like push to talk screaming video, email don't work properly due to
network settings Used to own a 6310i, this phone is better in every
way except battery life and ease of keypad use. i am having to recharge
this phone just about everyday. Tried to be honest, but i would still
recommend the 6230i
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Reviewed by scott wharton from england on 18th
Jun 2005
this phone is the best on the market nothing can beat it its speaker
quality is fantastic and the games on the phone are high quality the
video is fantastic but could do with being able to record for longer
but nothing is perfect the recording is great and it gives you an hours
worth of recording time for each recording the phone is brilliant and
it has a very good quality ringtones he battery life is ok if it is
charged properly the first time of use the full 16 hours will do the
batery a lot of good and it lasts through a good days use and i leave
it overnight to charge up and it will last all day
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Reviewed by Jagz from England, UK on 18th Jun
2005
AND A FIVE WAY JOY STICK WOULD BE NICE / BETTER DESIGNED CENTRE BUTTON.
I agree with some other comments on the screen being a bit small.
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Reviewed by Jagz from England, UK on 18th Jun
2005
THE BRICKS ARE BACK! What is it with Nokia making these chunky phones?
Man this one is bigger and slightly heavier than the last one. Having
said that it has some decent features. Battery life still apalling.
Its even better with a high capacity battery though. Works fine with
a 512Mb MMC so that would be worth looking into as pictures can take
up a bit of space. Not a bad brick.
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Reviewed by Neil from UK on 17th Jun 2005
This is a superb little phone. I recently upgraded to a Motorola V635
which is good, but when you've been used to Nokia menus for years the
Moto method gets on your nerves after a while. Not happy with that,
I looked around to see what Nokia could offer. I thought about a smart
phone such as the 6680, but after having had a 6600 for a while I decided
that I wanted something faster and simpler this time, but still with
all the latest features. I then realised that the answer was there all
the time in the shape of the 6230i. It has it all... fast, easy to use
menus, great high res colour screen, 1.3Mp camera, video camera, expandable
memory, bluetooth, infrared, GPRS, MP3 player, email, web browser, sensible
and nice to use (even for big fingers) keypad design and all in very
small, light and attractive package. It also has unlimited voice memos,
to-do list, memo pad, calendar and many other useful features. Another
plus point is that phonebook can contain different phone numbers, email
addresses and a postal address for each contact. I can now leave my
Palm PDA at home. The signal strength is up to Nokia's usual excellent
standard and the sound both through the supplied earphones and the loudspeaker
is very good. All in all this is a good value, feature packed phone,
and having just spent £200 on it sim free I can highly recommend it.
Let's hope Nokia concentrate more on what they do so well... making
good quality, sensible and reliable phones like this rather than some
of the more wacky designs they have come up with recently. Five stars!
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Reviewed by Richard from on 17th Jun 2005
THE PHONE IS REALLY GOOD! BUT I CANT GET WAP + MMS SETTINGS ANYWHERE,
THATS BT MOBILE 4 U! SPENT ALL DAY ON FONE TRYIN 2 GET THEM BUT CANT
GET THEM! LOOKS LIKE THE OLD DATA CABLE WILL HAVE TO COME INTO USE TO
TRANSFER PICTURES TO THE PC, OH DONT TELL ME WHEN I GET THAT IT WONT
WORK! IT BETTER HAD!!!! :@
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Reviewed by ben from england on 16th Jun 2005
This phone has more gadgets that a swiss army knife, an mp3 player,
1.3 meg camera, radio and loads more. If you want an up to dade phone
this is the one. Alot better than the d500 as it does not have expandable
memory or a radio and the camera is not that great. The 6230i is also
cheaper, it speaks for itself realy.
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Reviewed by Kamran from Pakistan on 16th Jun 2005
Though SE K750i has 2mp camera compared to 1.3mps of 6230i but still
'N' rulz...bcoz just bcoz SE has 2mp camera doesn't make it a super
camera..The screen resolution of 6230i is much better then K750i and
the sound quality of 6230i is also far far better. Also once u get a
large enough memory card u dont need that hot swap disk slot, since
u never use it...Rest of the features are same, except that 750i cost
u more then 6230i...bottom line is nokia 6230i still is no.1....accept
the truth ;)
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Reviewed by Artan from Albania on 15th Jun 2005
The phone is just perfect ecept the battery which is very short lasting.
NOKIA can do better than that. I would suggest them to see the technology
of SAMSUNG about the batteries. The phone performance is extreemely
good.
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Reviewed by Grant from Scotland on 13th Jun 2005
Great phone. I must admit though i like the menu layout of the nokia
6630, 7610, 6680 better but then again they phones are mega bucks. Overall
this is a very good phone. The sound quality is outstanding when listening
to MP3s, Fast moving games, Absolutly epic camera but not so good for
video recording. overall i would recomend it!
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Reviewed by Symon Hawkes from UK on 13th Jun 2005
I got this phone about 2 weeks ago and i am so far impressed apart from
2 things 1) The battery seems to only ever last a day sometimes a bit
longer and 2) There is constantly dust getting behind the front fascia
onto the screen which is really annoying when you are in bright sunlight.
Apart from that, the phone is really good and operates well has all
the features you can expect from a mobile phone.
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Reviewed by fat load from england on 12th Jun
2005
da fone is a absolute blnga u do not wanna mess wid dis fone it is a
million times better than the d500.people who own a d500 may notice
that if they drop da fone it may not be as god as it was .well anyway
nokia have done it again, although 6230i isn't a smartfone it is still
one of the best fones out yet.nokia could have made the screen have
a better resolution bit it still better than the 6230.people should
be amazed at the visual radio it is magnificant i managed to put a 1gb
card in it and it doesn't corrupt great video quality exelent fone nokia
have done it again well done
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Reviewed by Sandeep Sengupta from India on 11th
Jun 2005
I bought a new 6230i at Rs. 15,350/- (with bill + warranty) from Kolkata,
India. That wud be "290.746 EURO" or "US$ 352.428". I think it has best
value for money. With a 1.3 mega-pixel camera, 64MB memory (upgradable
to 512MB), 35 mins video capture with sound (depends on free memory
- mine was 54MB free), Stereo FM radio (best feature of the phone may
be when heard over head-set), Bluetooth, EDGE (TV clips), internet (MMS,
Email, HTML browser), 208X208 pixel 65K TFT screen ... it is the best
buy now. It has everything which a phone can have :-) Ring tone sound
is a bit low though .. And when u take a photo .. the picture appears
to be taken at night (a little bit shading/darkening - which didnt happen
in 6230). Contacts cannot hold multiple numbers under one name (which
my C100 cud). Camera shutter makes a BIG noise while taking the still
photo. During Video capture the distant sounds were crystal clear during
playback, but the nearby sounds were a bit distorted. Still best in
the market other than Sony Erickson S700i, which comes at double the
price. Nokia communicator 9500 doesnt have megapixel camera. And some
of the models dont have radio.
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Reviewed by Paul from N Ireland on 11th Jun 2005
Had a 6230 and upgraded 2 weeks ago - just for the better 1.3 Mp camera.
I used the old 6230 a lot at work for sending texts via infra red on
my laptop with Nokia PC Suite. I loaded new Nokia PC Suite software
which came with 6230i. New software wiped all my old messages,contacts,
pics - everything - without even asking. The new software is rubbish
compared to the older version - it cant read the sim card on my 6230i
(it could on the old version with my 6230)so Ive had to copy all the
contacts to the phone memory in order to see them with the laptop. Then
set my phone to 'read phone memory only' when looking at contacts -
otherwise I'd see all contacts on list twice. BUT MAJOR ISSUE is ring
tone and message tone volumes - no matter what I do, it defaults to
'ascending' - starts off ringing at really low volume and slowly increases
- but by the time its loud enough to hear Ive missed the call - same
with message tone. Firmware fault Id say. I already have a small Epsilon
1.3Mp camera which takes pretty good pics. The 6230i 1.3Mp camera isnt
near as good - grainy pics in low light, but reasonable in normal daylight
- video is higher resolution than the 6230 - double I think. Pics will
be good enough for work purposes but not for social use - you know -
birthdays etc. Best feature on both 6230 and 6230i is the mp3 player
- I have a 500Mb memory card with my current fav 100 mp3s - music which
I play 'random' via Nokia stereo ear phones - great sound and no need
to carry an MP3 player + a phone - in fact most low capacity dedicated
mp3 players, 256 and 500Mb capacity can cost anything from £50 to £60
or more - why spend the money when you can use the phone? Ive had to
return the new 6230i to Vodafone for 'repair' - I hope a firmware upgrade
will sort it out - if so, Ill give it 5 stars in my next review - Ill
keep you posted.
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Reviewed by bezza from england on 10th Jun 2005
not such a good phone as i expected . nokia try harder next time
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Reviewed by Tappa Man from Leeds on 10th Jun 2005
Kitchen's not rite ! !
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Reviewed by kanketsu from Indonesia on 10th Jun
2005
My previous phone was Nokia 6100. After it had served me more than 2
years, I thought that it was time to move on to a more up-to-date one.
So I bought N6230i about a month ago. Overall, I was satisfied with
my new phone but there are several annoying issues waiting to be settled.
1. Fonts in Text Messages, MMS, and Notes As in N6100, you can change
the font size you like to use when writing message. Three options are
available: a. extra small; up to 6 rows of text can be displayed b.
medium; up to 5 rows of text can be displayed c. large; up to 4 rows
of text can be displayed As you can see, you can no longer write up
to 8 rows of text like you do in N6100. This new "extra small" fonts
are actually the small-medium fonts that appear in the 6100 help text.
The really small fonts found in N6100 DO exist in 6230i (displayed at
writing mode indicator. You know, the "Abc" letter that appear at the
top left of the screen when you write text message). Maybe it's just
me, but I see a verbal mistake here. Well, I can get over the cut of
number of text lines, but here's another funny thing: You can't change
the font size in Notes. 2. You must delete delivery reports individually.
One by one. You can't delete all reports at once. At this point I begin
to suspect if there has been an unsolved software problem when Nokia
released N6230i. I hope they'll provide the right solution in the near
future. Still, the rest features of the phone are great.
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Reviewed by Spoony from England on 9th Jun 2005
This is a great phone, has all the features you could want and is well
priced (i.e. free). I'm used to using nokia series 60 phones so this
is a big change but it does pretty much everything I want + doesn feel
like i'm carrying around a brick in my pocket.
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Reviewed by Andrew Summers from England on 9th
Jun 2005
Had the 6230 then went to the Motorola E1000 and have now gone back
to nokia and got the 6230i. I get bored easily with mobiles and like
to change quite offen but this time im gonna stick with the 6230i cos
it is the best phone i have ever seen and used. It has everything you
can need. The MP3 is good quality as is the Camera. The size is perfect
not too big not too small. Go 4 it you wont be dissapointed.
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Reviewed by Shabir Pechuho from Pakistan on 9th
Jun 2005
It is a renewied gadget but its processer get heat up when using it
video player,camcorder. Rest of all it has influensive features.
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Reviewed by tj from uk on 7th Jun 2005
this is a great phone. from the 6230 it has many dffrent features such
as walky talky. the phone has a walky talky on it and can go up to 3
miles. the icons are also exellent and are more 3d lokking than the
6230. the 6230i has got more megabyts than the original one the 6230
and has got more than one of my favorite the sony ericsson k700i this
is a outstanding pice of art
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Reviewed by The Plumber from england on 6th Jun
2005
just got this phone after deliberating whether or not to go for d500
/ e720. Have been using sony s700i. Not nice to use. The 6230i is a
pleasure. Good clear screen. Excellent camera. Nice feel to keypad.
Very clear speaker. All in all an excellent phone with all the required
features. Glad i didnt go for the d500 or e720. The slide / flip would
have lasted me 2 minutes !!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Ajay from India on 6th Jun 2005
hi, Every thing in this phone is great but just one ... it does not
have REALONE PLAYER or any other which has fast forword. Thanks
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Reviewed by alicat from U.K. on 5th Jun 2005
Great phone with all the features you need for a phone (not a a digital
camera)works great UNTILL you put it in your car with a Nokia CK-7W
and Nokia MBC-15S cradle. Mine with software version 3.30 crashes when
removing, charges the battery ALL the time, doesn't show the screensaver
clock and finally leaves the volume of the phone at a realy quite level.
Nokia could do better. A lot better.
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Reviewed by umair ali siddiqui from united kingdom on
4th Jun 2005
this phone is amazing and is a much better phone than the 6230. i would
recomend this phone 2 any1. the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Ramin from England on 3rd Jun 2005
I love this phone. I have had it on handset only for £249.99 ,
and it was well worth the money. The design is simple and looks just
like thye 6230, which is great. The camera is great and the 512MB memory
card is great; I will never run out of memory. The new menu style is
great and is fun to look at. Obviously, this is the best phone on the
market which is not a smart-phone!
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Reviewed by aron from united kingdom on 1st Jun
2005
an excellent and ingenious phone.only if it was as light as the nokia
6100.otherwise perfect
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Reviewed by Jessica from England on 31st May 2005
This phone looks great, with such high popularity and created by the
world-wide, well-known company (Nokia). but its too obvious 2 say that
in a few months time, there will be an even better phone on the market
without a doubt (acknowledging the fact that the phone market is just
too typical)!! DONT SAY THAT THIS PHONE IS NOT BETTER THAN THE 6230
BECAUSE CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING SITE. THIS PHONE IS OUTSTANDING SO WHOEVER
SAYS IT IS NOT CAN SHUSH.. http://www.nokia.com/nokia/0,8764,69538,00.html
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Reviewed by Nikos from Greece on 30th May 2005
i have this phone for 1 month. Menu is slower than 6230 but the screen
is improved and graphics are nicer. I was very disappointed with the
camera. It is one of the worst megapixel cameras i have seen - 3230
has a better camera than this. Everything else is ok but i find the
design very boring so i am now thinking of getting sasmung E720 or sony
ercisson k750i.
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Reviewed by LordofR from Turkey on 29th May 2005
This phone by Nokia totally rules! It has everything within a tiny case:
It can shoot photos of 1280x1024, it can record video and sound, it
can play mp3 songs and it has a radio tuner besides all other GSM cutting-edge
techno stuff! It's definitely at the top of the best-buy list!
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Reviewed by Martin from UK on 29th May 2005
Great little phone by nokia! packed with everything you need and does
it all very well, for such a small phone. Top around phone and highly
recommended! :)
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Reviewed by David.P from United Kingdom on 27th
May 2005
This must be the best phone on the market,is what i have to tell you
straight away with no doubt it must be the best phone nokia have made
soo far! There is just quality in ever place you go in this little smart
phone 1 hour video recording!phew!Talk about the picture quality also
is brillant!good enough to print very clear also good tranfering speed.
This phone is just outstanding in every feature it has i would recommend
this phone to anyone just brill good work nokia keep bringing those
good phones to the market A+++++++++
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Reviewed by Andrei from Romania on 27th May 2005
Is a very good phone, I have one of that, really, is not cheap, but
it makes all the money... 1.3 Mpixels camera, video, mp3 and many other
formats, bluetooth, infrared... it is all about conectivity... I recommand
n6230i to everybody.
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Reviewed by Ibrahim from Scotland land of the brave on
27th May 2005
graet fone has everything u need the screen might be small but after
a while u dont even notice. no faults just amazin. other fones have
alot but noe verything. the memory is great everlasting and battery
is also good. this fone will last u a long while. in a few months u
will forget the ammount of applications u got theres soo many.
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Reviewed by Caz from UK on 26th May 2005
It is a bit on the bulky side. Battery life could be better and it could
do with a proper navigation key in the middle like on the 6100. As for
feminine looks... its a mans phone!
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Reviewed by Kitchen from uk on 26th May 2005
I have been using nokia 4 eva, the 6230 woz the best this is better!!!!
the screen resolution is outstanding which has improved the picture
quality imensley neva mind the 1.3 mega pixel camera.The phone is full
of suttle changes that just make this phone much more refined, it beats
it's competitors hands down on build quality alone neva mind the wide
range of features that this fantastic handset offers.1 problem, you
cant play voice recordings during a phone call anymore, no more pranks!!
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Reviewed by tony from uk on 26th May 2005
the best phone in market at this time.all of its functions are perfect.SUUUUUPER!
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Reviewed by Mike from UK on 25th May 2005
Top drawer this one. Got it on a free. All the connections you could
want. Screen quality is excellent. Camera is good, but has shutter lag.
Videoing is simple and easy and not bad quality too. Texting is a doodle.
Web surfing is soooo much faster than my old Nokia 3300. MP3 playback
is excellent, nice and clear even on speaker. Nice look and feel too
and not too heavy. Very early units were recalled due to some kind of
firmware fault, which is why mine took 4 weeks to arrive! Well done
Nokia. A winner for sure.
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Reviewed by David.P from England (London) on 24th
May 2005
This must be the best phone nokia has made im actually in love with
it!seeing as it is a big jump and change from updating from my siemens
sl45 yes i know thats an old phone but i didnt really care bout phones
with camera till i saw this one! Display is perfect cameria is quality
not to mention the zoom!video quality and record for an hour!wow!this
phone is worth every penney and i would recommend this phone to anyone!The
phone is great battery life is also good its a nice lookign phone to
not chunky at all nice and small for pocket sizes, it is just the best
phone nokia have made and it has everything you need radio,mp3,3d games
if you where to get that bored!but everything is just perfect 6230i
is the best phone on the market alot better than the sony erricson k700i!.
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Reviewed by James from UK on 24th May 2005
I was going to get this phone, when i found out that all over the country
it has been recalled, as there was a massive software fault with it,
so although it sounds like an amazing phone, there is something magor
wrong with it..... so if u are thinging of buying it better not, go
for something like the E720 or the D500 they are great!!!
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Reviewed by david from uk on 24th May 2005
this phone is the best phone EVER!whatever you want,whatever you image
in a mobile phone,it has it.now,if some people do not know how to use
it is their problem.if i could give more stars than i can do,i would
have done it.there are no words that can describe this phone.
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Reviewed by Big Imy from Britain on 24th May 2005
Phat phone!!! Got it couple a dayz n it won't dissapoint-BELIEVE!!!
Absolutey no down sides apart from one-It doesn't have a TV innit..
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Reviewed by Paul Knight from UK on 24th May 2005
I've had the phone for less than a week, but so far I'm very pleased
with it. I've transferred all my appointments, reminders and contacts
from my palm via outlook without difficulty. I'm looking forward to
upgrading the Memory card though as the "free" one is only 32Mb The
only real criticisms are 1.The phone doesn't come with a lead to connect
to my PC. This is annoying but not a problem as until I buy a lead I'll
be borrowing my son's bluetooth dongle. 2. The Nokia Suite can only
be used with Windows XP and 2000. I think it should have supported 98
as well and maybe NT.
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Reviewed by Kaleem from United Kingdom on 24th
May 2005
This phone is cheap for it's price, i only got it for £205 and
I was very impressed with the video recorder and playback. Especcially
for a 1.3 Megapixes. I also got a 2GB MMC fore it so you can have a
Maximum memory of 2080MB. Kaleem Ibrahim
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Reviewed by paul from uk on 24th May 2005
nokia 6230i is a perfect phone:large memory(plus external momory up
to 512 Mbytes),MP3 Player,camera 1,3 Megapixels and video.it also has
infrared,bluetooth and USB port.it is easy to use,it is not big and
heavy and its battery life is good.It is a phone that has everything
and good-looking. PERFECT,OUTSTANDING PHONE!BUY IT!
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Reviewed by jack from australia on 24th May 2005
This phone brings shame to the reputation that the normal 6230 Business
phone had set. If you're gonna give this phone better ringtones and
camera you might as well make it a fun phone with a larger screen. But
obviously Nokia wanted to make this another business phone and so named
it 6230i. Did they even contemplate what business people would need-better
battery life and faster firmware. A 1.3 megapixel camera on a business
phone would be a waste(a VGA camera would be more than sufficient).
Come on Nokia, don't ruin your business class reputation. this phone
is obviously aimed at the wrong audience.
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Reviewed by D from U.K on 23rd May 2005
I've just recieved my phone and verything seems to be just fine. I was
stuck between this one and the Samsung D500. However i am pleases with
my decision because i think the NOkia 6230i is a good all rounder compacted
into a small and good-looking package, much better than messing about
with a un neccasary slide.
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Reviewed by Jasper from Netherlands on 21st May
2005
excellent phone! some apps are stored pretty far away. And i'm not used
to the slow reaction (which may be on purpose) when opening the menu.
Besides this: excellent!
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Reviewed by Amy from UK on 19th May 2005
this phone is excellent and i love it! well worth the cost and a gr8
buy!
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Reviewed by wax from UK on 14th May 2005
this fone id wiked and wild itz the best fone going yet
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Reviewed by Kamran from Pakistan on 14th May 2005
Just bought one and pretty happy abt it. Best deal considering the features,
size and weight. One of the best fones in the market...no doubt abt
it!
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Reviewed by Elio Elia from Somwhere on the earth on
12th May 2005
When i got this phone i fell in love with it. It's so easy to use, the
camera's fantastic, good quality screen. Best phone on the market by
far!!!!!!
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Reviewed by frosty from england on 11th May 2005
this phone is the lick the one the best up 2 now lol but it a bad man
phone gets me its top with the 1gb card
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Reviewed by Ronnie Dizon from Philippines on 11th
May 2005
This phone rocks! Very easy and rewarding to use, particularly the camera,
music player and radio (preferably with a 512MB MMC). Will not rival
a digital camera with a decent aperture, but with good light the images
are quite crisp. There are better Nokia phones in terms of absolute
flexibility and features, namely the new Series 60 models, but these
are considerably bulkier and more expensive. Gram for gram, the 6230i
is currently the best Nokia on the market. My only wish for my unit
is a better internet browser... how about it Opera? =)
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Reviewed by Ben from uk on 11th May 2005
it is allright....rubbish zoom though~
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Reviewed by Ramesh from India on 10th May 2005
This phone is excellent, definitely the best phone Nokia have ever made
yet and any other phone manufacturer for that matter. This phone is
one of the greatest phones I ever owned. With its excellent video camera
the phone is simply amazing!!!!!!! The camera resolution is too good,
video recording feature is incredible!!!!! Good color screen, MMC card,
video and mp3, radio the list goes on!!!!!!!! TFT screen display is
excellent even in bright daylight. Bluetooth is incomparable!!!!!!!!!
I am damn glad that I got this phone!!!! FM radio is a very good feature
and its great when listening through loud speaker. I bet I have invested
on a very good phone with all needed features!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Martin from Norway on 9th May 2005
Best phone ever. Works fine with 1GB twinmos card. A giant step up from
my 6220!
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Reviewed by John from Leeds on 9th May 2005
it is the best phone ever!
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Reviewed by Andy from Guernsey on 5th May 2005
A great phone, the sound quaility of the loud speaker and ear speaker
are excellent. Playing back mp3s with the supplied headphones using
a 512mb card (not supplied) is brilliant -started leaving my ipod at
home. You can play mp3s as ring tones or alarm calls. The sync via blutooth
is easy as is transfering mp3s or movies. Screen and over all build
quaility are also very pleasing.
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Reviewed by neovia from UK on 4th May 2005
This is a marvellous phone with all the functions you need, incredibly
easy to use with a lovely screen. You can get larger screens but you
have to walk round with a brick. This is an extremely neat design, compact
and light. The camera is one of the best currently available. Bluetooth
connection is a doddle. Clarity is superb. Nice touches like voice commands
and expandable memory card. 6230 came top in the consumers association
test and this is an improvement. You get what you pay for!
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Reviewed by umair from england on 4th May 2005
this phone is so rubbish and never ever works. it is absolutely a waste
of money. never even think off buying this poorest phone nokia has ever
made!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Rishi from UK on 3rd May 2005
This phone costs so much, and has got incredibly bad graphics, and I
would rather buy the 6230. It does not look nice and is a waste of money.
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Reviewed by dean from uk on 30th Apr 2005
this phone is an good upgrade from da 6230 dis phone is fast easy to
use good cam and the display is better and loud mp3s 5/5
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Reviewed by Alex Maxwell from Haberdashers on
30th Apr 2005
Its such a good fone it has everything. Poster i dont agree with you
the S700i is rubbish.Nokia 6230i u rule!!!!
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