Nokia may be waxing nostalgic about the good old days of basic mobile phones when it designed the Nokia 7230. It's a pretty slider phone alright, stylishly rounded corners on a sleek 98 x 46 x 14.75mm body weighing a very pocket-friendly 100g. It's certainly very easy on the eyes and easy on both the pocket and wallet.
But don't get your hopes to high. At a mere '100 when it hits Europe in early first quarter of 2010, this is an entry-level budget phone every way you look at it. While it's 3G, it doesn't support 3.5G (HSDPOA/HSUPA) on UMTS. There's no WiFi.
It holds a smallish 2.4' VGA display that only supports 256k colors and a 3.2 megapixel camera without LED flash. It even runs an antediluvian Symbian S40 operating system. We can't remember the last time we used one. We really don't know what Nokia is thinking. Its '100 sticker price seems easy alright but anyone can be forgiven if they think the handset is overpriced given its lackluster hardware feature set.
Redeeming Qualities
Okay we've stolen the thunder out of this modest phone by starting out with its negatives. But not everything is a waste. Apart from looking pretty in your hands, the Nokia 7230 comes in two fashion-centric body colors the hip crowd would be glad to choose from ' graphite and hot pink. We're sure Nokia has the sexes in mind with those choices.
The Nokia 7230 is a quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and a tri band 3G/UMTS. No WiFi but you get Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR. Full USB 2.0 is supported and has the industry standard 3.5mm headphone jack. You have Nokia Maps 3.0 pre-loaded but without GPS, you can only do so much with it. Video recording is at QVGA resolution at 15 fps. Internal memory while modestly pegged at 70 MB can be expanded up to 16GBfrom its microSD slot. You get a 2GB microSD free together with the package. Its 860mAh BL-4V lithium-ion batters provided 5.4 hours of talk time on 2G and 15 hours in standby when fully charged. Music playback gets 27 hours.
Software wise, you get an Opera Mini browser with a WebSearch Midlet on its Symbian S40 OS as well as native Google Talk, Windows Live support and Nokia messaging with video streaming support. Its media players support all the popular audio, video and image file formats in the market. You can also upload your videos to Ovi Share and have access to Nokia Music store with this Nokia Music Manager.
Last but not the least, it comes with FM radio and is bundled with games likes Snake III, Bounce II, Sudoku II and Rally Start which should be adequate to calm your boredom on this handset.
Joining the Save the Planet Movement
The Nokia 7320 joins the growing handsets that are increasingly having a stake in saving the planet. It is a an eco-friendly mobile phone that uses nickel-free materials on its body that's also free from PVC, flame retardants, Brominated and Chlorinated compounds and antimony trioxides. The packaging is made of 100% recycled pulp and reduced in size presumably to make it easier to dispose. The handset has a power saving mode that reminds you to unplug the charger when charging is done. The device itself is said to be 80% recyclable. It manual and web site have Eco-tutorials and eco-tips on the manual's Green Page.
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