Nokia 3230 Review

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Nokia 3230
2.7 stars
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67Jon's Review of Nokia 3230

21st Dec 2005

Overall Rating

4 stars
  • Value for money
    2.5 stars
  • Time Phone Owned
    6 - 12 Months
  • Battery Life
    3.5 stars
  • Reception
    3.5 stars
  • Reviewers Network
    O2
  • Screen Quality
    4.5 stars
  • Features
    3.5 stars
  • Style
    4 stars
Good Points

Great picture quality
Battery life


Bad Points

Little control of ring volume - all or nothing
Beeps before it rings unless on silent
Speaker quality is poor
Phone has a habit of locking up and switching itself off
The build quality is a bit flimsy (don't drop it on a hard floor or it will never be the same again)


General Comments

I generally like the Nokia 3230 mobile phone. I don't need all the bells and whistles of most new phones, I just need good battery life, good reception, a good camera/video, and the ability to talk and text, and the Nokia 3230 does most of these really well.

I have to say the buttons are a bit too small, and the function keys at the top sometimes don't line up with the text on the screen, which can be confusing, but you do get used to it. The loud beep before you get a message or ringtone seems to defeat the aim of the tones in the first place, and there is no way to switch it off unless you switch to silent. The volume control is also poor. There does not seem to be a way to get a really quiet ring tone, but even the quietest is too loud for the office. It goes from silent to loud to distorted... not good.

The camera really is good, and the photo-editor is a nice way of touching up your shots. Night mode is a bit grainy, but without a flash what do you expect?

Oh, and my daughter likes the games too.

The Nokia 3230 is a nice mobile phone. I wouldn't buy one, but for a twelve month contract it is worth a go.

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