Nokia 5310 XpressMusic Unlocked Cell Phone
Nokia 5310 XpressMusic Unlocked Cell Phone
Nokia 5310 Description
Nokia 5310 XpressMusic. Works with AT&T and T Mobile service only. Thin (0.39in.), classic design with aluminium side panels. 3 dedicated music keys, with diamond cut music key symbols. Crystal clear sound, enabled with a dedicated audio chip. Music playback up to 18 hours. 2 megapixel camera (1600 x 1200 pixel resolution). 4 x digital zoom. 2.0″ QVGA 240 x 320 pixels, 16 million color display. Ambient light sensor for improved readability and increased operation time.
Nokia 5310 Customer Reviews
Almost flawless cellphone, July 25, 2008
By D. Ho “Ginsumaster” (Hon., HI)
The best thing I like about this cellphone is its loudness: built-in speaker is loud and speakerphone is loud. This helps a lot if you’re in a noisy restraunt (reason I dumped my old cellphone).
Pluses:
1. Well designed music player UI and dedicated buttons.
2. Loud speaker for playing music.
3. Standard 1/8″ mini jack for headphones.
4. Solid buttons, crisp display
5. Very small, stylish
Minuses:
1. Short battery life — must charge almost every night.
2. Camera is fair in quality.
3. No 3G
Five stars and worth every one!, July 23, 2008
By C. R. Swanson “wilybadger.wordpress.com” (Phoenix)
The Nokia 5310, aka “The Music Xpress”, is one nifty little phone! Sure, it’s no iPhone, but if you want something that got just about as many bells and whistles for a little less money, you want this phone.
The 5130 is available in purple, orange, red and blue (I own the purple). It’s very thin and small, but fits easily in the palm of your hand and doesn’t give the impression it’s going to fall apart if you look at it cross-eyed.
The buttons are raised up just a bit. The display is bright and vibrant. If you have T-Mobile service with this phone, you’ll find it can handle the My Favorites plan just fine, with nice little icons and customizable options fo each person.
The phone has several nifty features, including a 2 megapixel camera that takes good-to-very-good quality pictures. It can also function as a video camera, doing both sound and image. There’s no flash or self-portrait mirror, but you can make do. The screen acts as a view finder, of course. There’s also four different levels of zoom and several different video effects (like black and white, negative, false color, etc). There’s a nifty little mini-USB port you can use to move your files to a computer (assuming you have a cable. Thankfully the phone comes with one).
There’s also the usual selection of programs, like a calculator, alarm clock, organizer, etc. The system also comes with a few game demos, none of which are particularly memorable.
Ah, but you want to know about the biggie, right? You want to know all about the music capability!
Well, this phone doesn’t disapoint. There’s external music controls and an external volume control. You can turn it up loud enough to annoy the people next door if you really try. There’s also a headphone jack that, thankfully, allows for normal headphones to be used. I have a neat little set I got on a Delta flight, and they work just fine.
When I bought the phone it came with the USB cable I mentioned earlier, as well as a stereo hands-free headset with a detachable mic, and, joy of joys, a 1 gigabyte memory card! That’s a really nice thing to have! I’ve got quite a bit of music on mine and it isn’t even close to being filled. Tiny card, too. About the size of a fingernail.
Overall there’s no real reason not to recommend this phone. It’s sleek and stylish, has a great price point, comes with plenty of goodies and plays music very, very well. It’s worth every penny I paid for it, and that’s not something I can often say!
Nokia 5310 Xpress Music Phone, July 25, 2008
By J. L. Doseff “ADarkAria” (Laguna Hills, CA USA)
Pros:
– Phone is compact
– For a small phone has decent MP3 quality
– Clean lines
– Sturdy casing
– Separate ports for charging, USB and earphones
– Call quality seems to be good
– Simple Bluetooth connectivity
– Easy menu interface
– Convenient music player controls
– All necessary accessories (except for a travel charger) are included in the package (along with 2GB Micro SD)
– Seems to retain its charge well (stand-by and talk time)
– Nokia technical support, phone features, and website access to options without nickle-and-diming you really stands out.
Cons:
– Speakerphone could be louder (however new FCC rulings place limitations on US Version phones with this capability so Nokia is simply abiding by the FCC).
– Voice dialing gets it right about 80% of the time.
– Using Nokia PC Sync software may still not allow you to Sync with the phone. Was unable to get this problem resolved.
For the most part am very pleased with the phone. My only serious disappointment is my inability to Sync, however that may be unique to myself. Am very pleased with the extent of service by Nokia technical support in providing guidance and support, and appreciate the Nokia website which offers various extras (software and other downloads) free of charge when other manufacturers expect you to purchase some of the same options to fully utilize the features of their phones.
I also commend Amazon.com customer and wireless services personnel for their attentiveness and dedication to true customer service!
Buy Nokia 5310 XpressMusic Unlocked Cell Phone with 2 MP Camera, MP3/Video Player, MicroSD Slot–U.S. Version with Warranty (Blue) at Amazon.com
SanDisk 8GB microSDHC Card CLASS 2 (SDSDQ-8192, Bulk Package)
SanDisk 8GB microSDHC Card CLASS 2 (SDSDQ-8192, Bulk Package)
SanDisk 8GB Description
SanDisk is proud to announce our newest format and capacity to the SD card family: microSD High Capacity (microSDHC) 8GB flash card.
SanDisk 8GB Customer Reviews
Excellent choice for my Blackberry Curve, July 13, 2008
By L. T. Beasimer “LBphoto.net” (Dallas, TX)
I tested the possibility of using my BlackBerry 8310 Curve as my primary mp3 player with an inexpensive Kingston 2GB microSD card. I ran into several issues in the process, but learned how to overcome them.
The Curve limits the file size transfers when they are sent to the phone’s storage. This protects the phone from running out of memory. The trick is ensuring you are transferring files to the card instead. If you map drives on your computer, the first available drive is automatically used for the Curve’s memory card. At home this is my F drive while at work it is K. If any other device is mapped to that drive, the Curve’s memory card will not be recognized.
Additionally, there are settings that may need to be changed to allow music file transfers. Go to “Settings”, then “Options” to click on “Media Card.” Set “Mass Storage Mode Support” to ON. Also set the “Auto Enable Mass Storage Mode When Connected” to YES or PROMPT.
Initially to save music, I needed to remove the card from my Curve and transfer files directly from my computer. This is where the adapter, which converts the microSD card to full-sized SD card, comes in handy. After removing the Curve’s battery, I simply popped the microSD card into the adapter and used my computer’s SD drive. Do not format the card in the Curve, as it will only recognize half the storage space. If you must format, do so on your computer instead. Now that I have everything set up properly, this card does the job without worries.
PROS:
Good price
Reliable card
CONS:
None
Works great!, May 5, 2008
By Kalves (Massachusetts)
I bought this micro card for my AT&T 8925 Tilt (HTC TYTN) phone and it works perfectly. I took a chance that the phone would support that size and it does (the AT&T specs list the max capicity as 2GB). I recommend also purchasing an adapter so you can use it as an SD card if you have a digital camera that takes that format. It would have been nice to have that as a package deal as opposed to giving the thumb drive adapter – but it’s still a deal even with the few extra dollars for the adapter. If you have the Tilt and want plenty of storage space go ahead and buy this card.
Nice Micro SD Card for cell phones, May 10, 2008
By Bob Whitley “Bob” (San luis obispo, CA)
I have a Motorola Q9c Smartphone and was looking for a mini SD card with lots of room on it.This Micro SD card is exactly what i was looking for.All i did was purchase the Mini SD card adaptor so i could put this in my Moto Q9c and it works great.My Q9c recognises almost all 8GB!If you are looking for a mini SD card with plenty of room on it get this one.
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Nokia E75 Unlocked Cell Phone with 3.2 MP Camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, Media Player, 4 GB MicroSD Card–U.S. Version with Full U.S. Warranty (Silver Black)
Nokia E75 Unlocked Cell Phone with 3.2 MP Camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, Media Player, 4 GB MicroSD Card–U.S. Version with Full U.S. Warranty (Silver Black)
Nokia E75 Unlocked Cell Phone with 3.2 MP Camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, Media Player, 4 GB MicroSD Card--U.S. Version with Full U.S. Warranty (Silver Black)
Nokia E75 Description
Stylish business smartphone with a side sliding full keyboard and enhanced Nokia Email for Eseries. Nokia¿s consumer messaging service lifetime license; Nokia-hosted and Nokia-supported email push service for ISP emails. Service will be launched country by country starting beginning of 2009. wave 1 countries: Geotagging of images in camera application. When you upload this kind of images to OVI service it shows the place with Google Maps Designed for the best email experience, Side slide to boost your work & has entertain ment on board.It has elegant visual and sound effects.User / customer can configure all these features
Great phone, weird wired headset, May 14, 2009
By Thomas W. Wright “cavehobbit” (a sandy hole in NJ)
I have had the phone for over 24 hours so far. Great phone. Good sound, good voice, fast O.S. Good signal reception all around, though in N. NJ that is not really a problem.
I charged it initially at home with the included AC charger, and at the office hooked it up with the included USB cable and saw the phone charging while I was playing with it and synching up my calendar.
I swapped my SIM card from the old phone, (HTC Hermes/ATT 8525), to this one and it worked right away. ATT mediaNet needed no configuration even though I had only added data/texting to my account from online only minutes before. WiFi works well in my home. This is my first time using ATT MediaNet so I can’t really comment, but it helped me compare prices on a microwave oven from inside a store. Amazon got an order for a microwave once I got home and I saved over $50. It is nice not hunting for a WiFi signal as I used to do. Glad I finally succumbed to paying for ATT’s service. I am not comfortable with Nokias included browser yet, but it seems to work well. I may try Opera.
I can work with office documents and synch up with my outlook calender faster than I could with my old HTC/ATT Win 6.1 smart phone. Nokia PC Suit is leagues ahead of MS Active Synch, and puts Motorola’s software to the shame it deserves.
Folks that play with it are amazed at how fast the phone responds when selecting applications. Instant response instead of a second or so wait as many Windows based phones have.
The one issue I have had is I can not get the included headset to work properly as a headset. I suspect it is intended as just a music headset, but no matter what I do I can not get loud enough sound out of it, and the manual has no mention of it other than showing where to plug it in. When you attach the headset the phone asks what you want to use it as. Whether I select headset or headphones it does not seem to work well. The phone will warn you to use the phone mic. I recommend getting a better headset/headphones when you buy the phone, I am doing that right after I post this. Maybe with more use I can sort it out. I only tested it by calling my office voice mail, since I did not want to annoy friends and family by making them guinea pigs.
This brings up the 3.5 mm jack the phone has. I am often on support calls. Sometimes for hours at a time. (Yes, I am an I.T. peon). I did not consider this when thinking about the phone, but there are NO standard headsets that use 3.5 jacks that I can find, they almost all use 2.5. The headsets that do use 3.5 are either iPhone style earbuds, which I find very uncomfortable, or ones intended for PC gaming, which use TWO plugs and are not usable on a phone. Not an over-the-ear one in the bunch. So I am stuck using bluetooth, which loses power fast and can’t last long anough, or getting a clunky adapter so I can use a standard 2.5 mm headset, or trying an iphone earbud style headset that has the microphone in the wire, not on a boom, which has poor voice quality compared to a boom and hurts my ears after a few minutes. Slightly disappointing.
I do like having the hidden qwerty keyboard, as I did with my prior phone, so that it is there when needed for documents, email, texting etc, but out of the way otherwise. Someday I may try a tablet-style phone, like the E71 or a blackberry, but this works well for me.
One big reason I got this phone is the number pad for dialing. While touch screens are nice, having them as the only interface to the phone is a mistake.If you need to dial a number fast, such as 911, it can be very tough to do. Number pads are better, and if the primary use of the phone is as, well, a PHONE, it makes sense. It fits easily into my shirt pocket. I do not need to hang it on my belt and feel like Batman as I would with a tablet PDA.
But touch screens are useful. I think this phone would benefit from one for navigating the menus, it would probably be faster than using the various keys. The screen could be larger, there would be room to extend it if Nokia moved the logo from the top of the phone.
There is a lot left to play with on this, like the multiple profiles, etc. So there is still more to learn on this.
But all-in-all, even with the headset issue, this is the best phone I have had yet, whether smart-phone or not. If this is an indication of where Nokia is going, they are going in the right direction.
E Series Style in a Great Slider Package, May 22, 2009
By Jared (Salem, OR United States)
With the incarnation of the E75, Nokia successfully continues the E series ideology of enterprise-oriented phones while supporting a balance of personal life and entertainment.
The E75 is the first QWERTY slider into the E series, yet maintains a pleasant thinness. It is not as thin as the E71, but Nokia is fitting quite a bit of hardware into this thin slider body. Nevertheless, the E75 is solidly built and maintains a great feel while being held open or closed.
The QWERTY keyboard featured on the E75 is huge. Coming from a narrower brick QWERTY, the jump to such a wider keyboard is impressive and helps make typing out messages on a phone less of a chore. Those who may have bigger fingers may appreciate the larger keys as featured on the E75. Unlike the E71 the E75 contains a dedicated Ctrl key, the E71’s key only being a secondary function. This dedicated key makes tasks like copying and pasting even easier.
Response time from this phone is pleasing – loading applications is fairly quick, and any seldom noticeable lag is minimal. Multitasking is rather simple, and having a couple applications simultaneously open does not significantly impact the phone’s performance.
Symbian S60 3rd with Feature Pack 2 is the operating system powering the E75. Search contacts directly from the home screen is a valued feature – as the name of a contact is typed (even from the keypad), results are quickly displayed above providing shortcuts to call or message the contact. Mail setup is a breeze and supports Exchange, and using the mail application is very easy and intuitive. The home screen is highly customizable, and the switching between work and personal modes makes the interface even more flexible.
Other benefits of the E75 are its wide range of connectivity – HSDPA, 802.11b/g, GPS, Bluetooth, etc. Additionally, the phone’s video record mode supports a VGA resolution at 30fps. The phone also comes included with a 4GB microSD card and the slot is external. Surprising was the quality of the included earbuds/mic – they aren’t the best quality on the market, but for included earbuds they are actually nice. A full 3.5mm audio jack is also onboard, opposed to 2.5mm. Additionally, the E75 can charge over USB, though not as fast as the provided adapter.
While the keyboard of the E75 brings advantages there are some drawbacks, though these are relatively minor. Because the keyboard is so wide, it can take a few uses to get accommodated to the width – anyone used to a brick QWERTY will need to get accustomed to reaching further with their thumbs. Unfortunately, there is no double quote character on the keyboard, not even as a second function. Instead, the double quote character must be accessed through the Character key. The absence of a left Ctrl key makes moving the cursor over by word practically impossible – both the ctrl key and directional pad are on the right side. The keyboard could also have benefitted by finger finders to help assist with positioning, though this isn’t a serious problem.
The keys on the keypad seem a bit small, and this could hinder some accuracy when working with the phone at a quick pace. However, to accommodate the E75‘s screen and physical size the keys had to be sized as they are. While it would have been nice to have a larger screen, it really wouldn’t be possible to accommodate one with the face keypad. The N97 is Nokia’s full-face screen model (lacking the dedicated keypad), and as such supports touch. The glossy face on the E75 means it is a fingerprint magnet – both keypad and screen. Be prepared to frequently wipe off prints.
There are some mediocre aspects to the E75. The battery is only 1000mAh, which will allow for about a full day of fairly heavy use. However, for light to medium use the battery should last a few days before needing a charge. Thankfully, Nokia included the charge over USB option in this phone. Additionally, the camera quality of the E75 is nothing special. And while the Nokia browser has been improved upon and supports Flash, it could use some more improvements in navigation and viewing.
The perceived drawbacks to the E75 are essentially nitpicks however. This phone has a number of positive aspects that make it very solid and a pleasure to use. Nokia’s E75 is an adequate powerhouse, fully capable of accommodating the aspects of an E series mobile lifestyle.
Not quite ready for prime time, June 16, 2009
By Benjamin Levenson (Cambridge, MA USA)
Phone has a lot of promise (turn-by-turn GPS works pretty well, nice form factor, solid build quality…), but the OS is not as polished as it should be for a $400+ smartphone. Two examples that were quite frustrating to resolve:
1 Some of the VOIP functionality has been stripped away. It is necessary to install additional software to restore the same functionality that was present on the E65:
2 There are issues with the way access points are managed which can make email over VPN a pain in the rear if you don’t get the configuration right on your first pass:
http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/discussions/board/message?board.id=messaging&thread.id=14948
I’m sending mine back to Amazon. The overall user experience with my E65 is /much/ better. I’ll stick with the E65 until Nokia irons out some of the kinks with the E75.
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Nokia E71 Unlocked Cell Phone with 3.2 MP Camera, 3G, Media Player, GPS, Wi-Fi, MicroSD Slot–U.S. Version with Warranty (Gray)
Nokia E71 Unlocked Cell Phone with 3.2 MP Camera, 3G, Media Player, GPS, Wi-Fi, MicroSD Slot–U.S. Version with Warranty (Gray)
Nokia E71 Unlocked Cell Phone with 3.2 MP Camera
Nokia E71 Description
Making the most of your day at work and away, Nokia E71 is mobile efficiency, beautifully styled.
best smartphone out there, August 12, 2008
By J. J. Tan “audiophile/enthusiast” (Fremont, CA United States)
first a comparison to the e61i: i had both the e61 and e61i and this is a major improvement over both. the form factor is incredible as it is only 10mm thin, much narrower than its predecessors, and feels very solid and sleek with its all metal body. the phone is just beautiful to look at. nokia has improved its processor greatly and the phone has almost no wait time with all its functions now. when i went back to use the e61i, it was unbearably slow compared to the e71. the keypad on the e71, although a little cramped, feels good on the fingers. one of my biggest complaints about the e61i was that earphone speaker was hard to hear out of, but the e71’s narrower body and seemingly louder speaker solves the problem. the e71 has also added a microUSB port, and 2.5mm earphone jack. in terms of software, the e71 has an updated symbian os that includes some additional features and programs that were pleasant to see. the biggest program improvements for me was the updated organizer and the shortcut key options. for all e61 and e61i users out there, the e71 is a must update to nokia’s wonderful line of phones.
comparison to competitors: function-wise, it has all the features blackberry’s and the iphone 3g have. however, the e71 is much smaller than both (just put the e71 side to side with the blackberry curve and the iphone and they both look like monsters compared to the e71). i have no complaints with the 3g and 3.5g (umts/hsdpa), and I’m not sure what the other reviewer was talking about– it must be a network/area dependent problem. i live in the SF bay area and i almost always connect to the 3.5g network with att and the internet is extremely fast, comparable to web browsing on a computer with broadband cable access. i really dont like the all touch screen of the iphone, so i would never consider it. i was debating between the curve and e71, but e71 beats it in both function and form-factor. the e71 has a umts/hsdpa, 3mp camera, and better battery life. all the rest (OS mainly) is just up to personal preference.
concluding remarks: if you ask “why should I get the e71”, i would answer with these points based on what “I” feel is most important:
– very fast 3G capability
– excellent size, feel, and look,
– speedy processor with no lag in navigation
– improved OS and great computer connection software (nokia pc suite)
– long battery life
– 3MP camera with flash
– comes with carrying case, carrying strap, stereo earphones, and data cable
– and lastly, did i mention that this is the most beautiful i have ever seen? see one for yourself (i know its hard b/c they dont really have them in stores) and you will love the look and feel of it.
Things I wish I knew beforehand…, September 26, 2008
By J. Sullivan “linux zealot” (Chicago, IL, USA)
Some notes to consider for this phone:
3G — Despite Amazon saying this is the US Version of the phone (which it is,) this phone does NOT work with T-mobile 3G in the US. T-Mobile 3G in the US uses the 1700 mhz spectrum (you can read on wikipedia as for the reasons why) and there are no 3G roaming agreements with AT&Ts 3G spectrum like there is with EDGE. That being said, I have found that EDGE is fast enough for my web browsing and e-mail use (220 kbps+.) Using GSM/EDGE only also more than doubles your battery life, so this is not an entirely bad thing for T-Mobile users. The 10 hours talk-time and 17 day standby is no joke with GSM either.
Network Settings — Nokia has a great website that will text you all the internet, voicemail, and MMS settings for your carrier to the unlocked phone.
Bluetooth Tethering — This phone does not tether with Mac OS 10.4 Tiger. It does tether perfectly with 10.5 Leopard. It tethers with Windows XP via included Nokia PC Suite. It would be nice if a Mac suite were included from Nokia but Apple provides everything necessary with Leopard. It obviously tethers perfectly with Nokia N800/N810.
GPS — The GPS in the phone is first class with both an actual GPS receiver and assisted GPS through cell tower. It works much better than my TomTom One especially indoors. The phone comes with a great program called Maps but the only drawback (and it is a HUGE drawback) is that you have to pay a monthly fee to use any sort of route guidance. You’re allowed to see your position and browse maps for free but if you want to plan a route it costs extra. It comes with a 7 day trial that you should save for emergencies in my opinion.
Networks in General — This phone works great on both AT&T and T-Mobile but each has their drawbacks. AT&T has the faster network but limits you to 5Gb/month bandwidth and charges extra to tether. T-Mobile allows actual unlimited data on EDGE and allows free tethering to any device but has the slower “2.75G” EDGE data network. Wifi is available on the phone and works flawlessly.
Third Party Apps — Two must have apps are the S60 Divx player and the Slick IM client (AIM, Jabber, Etc.) The Nokia mail client works great and a third party solution is not necessary.
All in all this is a first class phone whose only missing feature is a touch screen. Depending on your need for a QWERTY keyboard I would say this and the N95 are battling it out for best phone in the world right now.
This phone saved me $70 per month, October 18, 2008
By Rodney H. Diramos “Techie Monster” (Los Angeles, CA United States)
As the first phone to run on the US 3G network (and in some areas even faster 3.5 G), I was wondering how well this would work as a modem for my laptop for accessing the internet.
Guess what? I’m using this regularly now to connect my macbook to the internet! I’m giving up my mobile aircard (which costs about $ 70 per month) and I’m just using my unlimited mobile internet. Another positive – no need to take out the usb aircard dongle and insert it into the side of the laptop each time I need to use it!
The connection is fast enough to download video and music (you tube etc. will work fine both on the phone and the tethered mac) but the phone gets hot when it’s used as a modem. It also uses a lot of power so for long time use as a modem, I’d keep it plugged into the charger.
Joikuspot is the software I used ($ 25 for a perpetual license) to tether my phone to the macbook so I can use internet.
I’m happy that MS office comes built in. I’m able to import my financial worksheets (even big ones where I do financial modelling) and it still works fast.
Fring works well on these phone – much better than on the Nokia N95. With Fring and my Skype call-out account, I can carry on telephone conversations with almost as much clarity as using my skype on the laptop. In the N95 (which is also a great cellphone), the processor isn’t fast enough to allow phone conversations – the voice quality is so degraded that it’s barely understandable. Apparently, Nokia placed a very powerful processor in this machine.
And since it has a fast processor, all the applications open almost instantly and my cousin, a Blackberry curve user was so impressed with the speed he said it’s the next phone he’ll get.
Another excellent software I like using with this phone is my Salling Clicker. I use it for remotely controlling itunes in my laptop (like when there’s a party and I was to change albums or artists from my phone) or clicking to the next slide in my powerpoint presentation or fast forwarding my DVD player to the next chapter.
This is a lot of technology for the money and I highly recommend it to everyone!
Buy Nokia E71 Unlocked Cell Phone with 3.2 MP Camera, 3G, Media Player, GPS, Wi-Fi, MicroSD Slot–U.S. Version with Warranty (Gray) at Amazon.com
Nokia E63-2 Unlocked Cell Phone with 2 MP Camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, Media Player, MicroSD Slot–U.S. Version with Full U.S. Warranty (Ultramarine Blue)
Nokia E63-2 Unlocked Cell Phone with 2 MP Camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, Media Player, MicroSD Slot–U.S. Version with Full U.S. Warranty (Ultramarine Blue)
Nokia E63-2 Unlocked Cell Phone
What’s in the Box Nokia E63-2
Nokia E63, battery (BP-4L), charger (AC-8U), wired headset (WH-102), user guide, quick start guide, and other documentation
Nokia E63-2 Description
Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced the latest addition to its Eseries range, the Nokia E63, designed for people who need to manage their business and personal lives equally well. Building on the success of the Nokia E71, the company’s flagship messaging device, the Nokia E63 brings the QWERTY keyboard form factor to a broader audience at a great price. The Nokia E63 also has the ability to switch modes with a single key press, switching from a view of corporate mail, appointments and intranet data, to a personal mode with a picture of friends, personal email and shortcuts to favorite hobby blogs or websites. Petersen adds, “The amazing response we have seen to the Nokia E71, which has very quickly become the best selling model in its category
Nokia E63-2 Customer Reviews
A smartphone phone with a good price, May 6, 2009
By Wlake (Texas, United States)
I purchased this phone (blue E63-2) three weeks ago. Overall, I am very happy with this phone. $200 for this unlocked smartphone is a great deal.
I add my application background first in the following. Because I think a review will only be fair with certain application background. For example, for the email application, Blackberry is more powerful for the business user, it can have more functions or better performance when it is hooked up with your company exchange server. Also for data service performance in wireless network, I only use it in T-mobile network; I don’t know how it performs in ATT’s 3G network, so I don’t comment on this.
My service provider: T-mobile
My service package: voice + 100MB/month data service
My application: personal use
Pro:
1. Full Q keyboard. Yes, a lot of smartphones have the full Q-keyboard. But the keyboard of E63 has the better design, the shape of each key enables you to type with less error-stroking.
2. WI-FI: 802.11g compatible. The setup is very easy, it supports WEP/WPA/WPA2 wireless security features. And the link speed is very good. This enable me to go to internet and download applications at home (or hot-spot) without using the 100MB data-service bandwidth.
3. When the “bluetooth” and the “WLAN scanning” are turned off, the battery life is GOOD; thanks to the physical size of the battery. When the “WLAN scanning” is off, you still can use the WLANs that have already been setup in the phone; it just won’t search for the new WLAN. But for the “bluetooth”, you will have to turn it on in order to use it; and the “bluetooth” seems draining more power than WIFI.
4. Email service: I am using Nokia’s free (for now) mail push service; it pushes my yahoo mails and the other mails to my E63, it notifies me when there is a new mail. Most time, it worked very quickly in T-mobile network (but my emails are more text oriented, HTML contents require additional download time). This is a great feature, I don’t have to go to the internet to fetch the mails manually. One can download this email setup software from Nokia website. This is only available for BlackBerry and iPhone before, with a more expensive data service. (I don’t know when Nokia will start to charge this service.)
5. Completed PDA functions and reliable sync with PC (Syncing with PC by bluetooth is great!)
6. Compare with the Nokia E71, I like this one better. The reasons are: lower-price and thicker body with plastic finishing. Although the body of E63 is plastic, but the texture feels very good and not easy to get the finger-prints. The thicker body has the acoustic advantage, the speaker performances well even when you are listening music. Of course, the lower price comes with the trade-offs: comparing with E71, the E63 does not have integrated GPS and the resolution of the camera is lower (3mp via 2mp)
7. Music function: E63 has the 3.5 mm standard connector, which means you can use your favorite headset to listen to music. Although, the headset comes with the phone is stereo, and it has an in-line microphone; but the frequency response is not good enough to listen to music (if you are serious about listening). By using a standard headset, you still can make calls or receive calls, but you will have to speak to the microphone in the phone.
Con:
1. Image quality of camera. I can live with the 2MP resolution, but the noise of the camera is too obvious; even the pictures taken outdoor.
2. Micro-USB cable is not included: This phone uses the Micro-USB interface, which is smaller than the mini-USB. I am sure most people have one or more mini-USB cables, which is widely used. But a lot of people don’t have the micro-USB cable, at least I don’t. So I have to go to a local shop to buy one ($15), and it is not easy to found one too. Very unfortunate, Nokia did not throw one in the box. Sometimes, it is very useful, such as when you want to copy a hundred songs to your phone’s memory card; bluetooth is simply too slow to do this task.
Great unlocked smartphone for the price!, April 17, 2009
By A.G.R.
I’ve had the E63-2 (North American Version) for a few days now, and am really loving this phone so far. It’s my first Symbian (S60) phone, so I was a little hesitant about the learning curve. And to be honest — it’s not anywhere near as intuitive as the iPhone or Android. But if you’re a little bit tech savvy, it won’t be a problem at all.
The phone feels great in hand. I’ve held the E63‘s big brother, the E71, and I prefer this one better. The rubberized plastic doesn’t feel cheap at all, offers a superior grip, and maybe best of all, doesn’t get all smudged up with fingerprints. It’s still relatively slim, though not as sleek as the E71. But again, I prefer it — it’s just easier to hold.
The QWERTY is nicely designed, and the keys feel great to push. Numerically, the “0” is to the right of the “9” instead of underneath the “8,” which is kind of jarring at first, but I got used to it. Another design annoyance is the lack of a volume rocker on the side… you have to use the D-Pad, which means taking the phone away from your ear mid-conversation. No dedicated camera button either, but that didn’t bother me much at all — you can take a picture in two button clicks away from the home screen.
Voice quality is crystal-clear, rivaling any land-line I’ve ever used. The ringer’s nice and loud, though getting to the Sound settings themselves require a series of button pushes, instead of being “right there.”
The default mail client is decent, though I’ve run into some problems connecting to my ISP’s POP3 mail server. I downloaded Nokia’s new mail client, which is a lot more graceful.
There are lots of apps available on the internet for this operating system, but they’re scattered all over the place and they’re hard to find unless you really know what you’re looking for. However, that’s going to change very soon, as Nokia’s “Ovi Store” is set to open next month (May 2009). Looks very promising — and even appears to have the elusive S60 Facebook app that’s been conspicuous in its absence.
Anyway, great UNLOCKED smartphone for the price. Might be lacking in some minor areas (no GPS, average camera quality, no volume rocker), but it makes up for it in others (WiFi, stable operating system, app store coming soon).
Strong recommendation from me.
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Nokia N97 Unlocked Phone, Touchscreen, 3G, 5 MP Camera, A-GPS, 32 GB, MicroSD Slot, Integrated Ovi Applications–US Version with Full US Warranty (Black)
Nokia N97 Unlocked Phone, Touchscreen, 3G, 5 MP Camera, A-GPS, 32 GB, MicroSD Slot, Integrated Ovi Applications–US Version with Full US Warranty (Black)
Nokia N97 Description
The Nokia N97 mobile phone provides excellent user experience for internet and entertainment by combining QWERTY keyboard with resistive touch screen. Integrated A-GPS. 5 mega pixel camera. Video.A-GPS is a network dependant feature that requires a data plan. Additional charges may apply Personalize your homescreen arrow Have all of your content and connections at your fingertips on the beautiful personalizable home screen. Manage and access your internet directly from the intuitive user interface and enjoy the experience through the 3.5″ sliding tilt display. Touch and QWERTY for connections to people and places arrow Enjoy the fast and fun ways to connect to your friends. Discover, share and navigate with Nokia Maps and the integrated compass that keeps you facing the right direction all the time. Downloading maps and/or navigating with Nokia Maps may involve the transmission of large amounts of data through your cellular service provider’s network. Contact your service provider for information about data transmission charges. The availability and accuracy of GPS location services are dependent on wireless networks, satellite systems. It may not function in all areas or at all times. You should never rely solely on GPS products for essential communications like emergencies. Indulge in videos, music and pictures arrow Have all your entertainment on board with up to 32 GB of storage. Get more from Ovi Store arrow Download apps, games, videos, and widgets directly to your device.
Nokia N97 Reviews
By By Ali Razeghi (Woodland Hills, CA United States)
Almost perfect phone for even the most discriminating users…almost, May 22, 2009
Hello and thank you for reading this review.
I am a phone app developer and have had some ‘face time’ with the Nokia N97. I’ll let you know some of the more in depth details so you can decide if this is the right phone for you or not. There are many positive features about this phone, but a few potential pitfalls for power users as well. Average users will probably never notice any of the pitfalls, but probably will never use some of the best features of this phone either to justify the cost.
This is the new Nokia flagship phone and it packs almost every feature anyone could ever want. It has a DVD quality camcorder with sample videos found here:
Notice how well the mic picks up the creeks of the boats in Monte Carlo, and how rich the colors look. That is due to the Carl Zeiss lens Nokia has put in. The quality is also great and can be sent directly to the TV via the TV out cable, but I would recommend making a DVD from the memory card as the quality of the cable isn’t as good as the DVD quality this phone provides. Video starts up quickly, which is an improvement from the previous versions.
The pictures taken by this phone are of very good quality. Many consumers are fooled by ‘megapixels’ (mp). Well folks, after 5mp or so, mp doesn’t mean much. All it does is make your picture size better, it does NOT increase the QUALITY. I assume most of us aren’t pro graphic artists that need huge pictures to zoom in on the most minute detail, and if you are, then you probably don’t need this review 😛
The lens and picture quality of this phone is superb, but not as good as the Samsung 8 sadly. It is by far tho, one of the best mobile phone cameras around. You can notice some problems in darker areas and they went with a dual LED flash instead of the Xeon gas flash. The Xeon gas flash would have provided much better lighting in low light situations, however as a phone enthusiast I feel it’s good enough.
View sample images from thesymbianblog.com:
and
Judge for yourself.
This phone is a TRUE smart phone OS which means you can download apps for it such as VPN software to connect to your office network and apps such as PUTTY or RDP clients to remote control real computers at the house/office. With 3G speeds the potential is limitless.
Now for the bad. Nokia decided to use the old ARM II CPU found in the N85, 95, etc. phones but increased the clockspeed (mhz) slightly. We were looking forward to the new TI cpu which would have provided much better speeds, at the cost of battery life. They also stuck with 128mb ram with about 80mb available after boot up. I don’t know about you but after I load up all of my apps and get cranking, I eat that up. I was able to notice some slow down in the pre-build when I:
-opened up several websites w/ flash content
-ran the music player
-opened up ‘widget’ applications
-tried basic functionality
Most users will probably never do that. If you are a power user, then you probably already know about the Samsung Omnia HD which boasts of similer features, but also the new faster CPU and dedicated GFX chip which means you can play Ipod type 3d games with ease. The final point is with the potentially underpowered CPU, you will not be able to play the super high resolution videos the Samsung can play.
Finally this phone has the slower 3G speeds which don’t reach 7mbps, will you need 7mbps? Probably not. I think for 99% of users, the current 3G speeds offered by this phone are fine.
I tried out the phone and pre-ordered, I can’t wait to get it. I can’t wait to develop some ‘widget’ applications for it and really see the power of this phone with the newer more stable build.
Thank you for reading this, feel free to respond, yell, scream, or ask any questions!
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Nokia N95-4 8GB Unlocked Cell Phone with 5 MP Camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, Media Player–U.S. Version with Warranty (Black)
Nokia N95-4 8GB Unlocked Cell Phone with 5 MP Camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, Media Player--U.S. Version with Warranty (Black)
By Tor Slettnes (SF Bay Area, USA)
Beware that this is lengthy! I figure that if you consider spending several hundred dollars on a phone, the more information the better. 🙂
The first thing to get straight about this phone is that it is not about form, but function. It is not the slimmest or sexiest phone out there, nor does it have the most awe-inspiring user interface compared to the likes of the iPhone. On the other hand, it has every capability that you will find on any phone these days:
* A 5MP camera with autofocus, LED flash, and VGA video recording, Carl Zeiss lens, and a 1/2.5″ CCD (same as in most compact digital cameras). Various shooting modes (macro, night, night portrait, sports, etc…), ISO control, flash control w/red-eye reduction. Immediately send pictures via bluetooth, email, MMS, etc.
* GPS with Nokia Maps application and optional voice navigation. Various third party applications (e.g. Google Maps for S60) support its built-in GPS as well.
* 3.5G (HSDPA) connectivity (see note about models below), This gives clearer voice and much faster data downloads (theoretically up to 3.5 Mbps; in practice I have seen from 900 Kbps to about 2.2 Mbps, depending on location and time of day).
* WiFi (802.11g) with WEP, WPA/WPA2, and EAP/802.1x authentication (for corporate environments)
* Support for nearly every Bluetooh profile in existence: A2DP for stereo audio, DUN for tethering the phone’s internet connection with a laptop (for on-the road use), OBEX to send/receive files and browse the internal filesystem from a computer.
* 3.5mm headset jack, infrared port w/send/receive utility, FM tuner.
* “Dual slider” design: Slide display up to reveal numeric keypad; and down to reveal four multimedia buttons (Play/Pause, stop, rewind, fast forward). Sliding it down also changes the display orientation from portrait to landscape; sliding it up switches it back.
* Symbian S60 smartphone OS: In addition to thousands of available generic Java (J2ME) mobile applications, there are also nearly an equal number of native applications that can access additional functionality/hardware on the phone (for instance, there is one that uses the built-in accelerometer to control your computer’s mouse cursor by simply tilting the phone, and another one that uses the built-in GPS to “geotag” pictures with your location as you use the camera).
* Built-in applictions include QuickOffice to read Microsoft Office files (DOC, PPT, XLS), Adobe Acrobat Lite reader (PDF), RealPlayer (most media files/streams), home screen “Search” applet to search the Internet and local content, various organizer apps (clock w/unlimited alarms, phonebook with unlimited entries, calendar w/unlimited meetings, todos, memos, reminders..), calculator, unit converter — you get the picture. Notably absent, though, is a Timer/Stopwatch application; however you can easily download a third party one (e.g. from Smartphoneware).
* Other S60-specific applications include Nokia’s Internet Radio to stream live radio streams, “RotateMe” to automatically rotate the screen depending on your phone orientation, “Fring” mobile Skype/AIM/MSN/Google Talk/etc.. client, Google Maps with GPS support, Google home screen search applet, Mobile Weather app, “ExtGPS” to share the internal GPS information over bluetooth (e.g. to the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet), YouTube player, emTube (also for YouTube access), etc.
* One of the best mobile web browsers out there. Based on AppleWebKit (a.k.a. KTML, the web engine used in the likes of Apple Safari and KDE Konqueror), it renders web pages “as they were meant to be”. And unlike that other phone that claims to do the same, the N95 also has a built-in Flash Lite player – so web pages that use flash will work as well. Plus, you are of course free to download and use other browsers, such as the excellent, super-fast and bandwidth-saving Opera Mini (operamini.com).
* Mail client with POP-3 and IMAP support (including IMAP-IDLE, a.k.a. “push mail”; alternatively it can poll at specified intervals).
* Mac OS X users: Although the phone does not come with bundled software for Mac OS X, you can download “Nokia Multimedia Transfer” (to synchronize photos and music with iPhoto and iTunes) and an iSync plugin (to synchronize the address book, calendar, todo etc) with your Mac – both from Nokia’s web site. Also, setting up your Mac to access the Internet via the phone (providing that you have a data plan, e.g. the $15/month “MEdia Net Unlimited” from AT&T) is super-easy: When you first pair with the phone, the needed WAP/APN information is pulled automatically from your Phone’s SIM card. (Ironically, this works for nearly every phone, except Apple’s own iPhone; this one has a very crippled bluetooth stack, and does also not support tethering). UPDATE: I’ve learned that such tethering violates AT&T’s Terms of Service. Moreover, there are no plans available for this phone (or most others) from AT&T that specifically allow tethering. If you do so anyway, stay under the radar, and don’t abuse it – e.g. by using your cellular data plan as your main internet service.
MODELS:
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There are 5 subflavors of the N95 released to date:
* The original N95 (a.k.a. N95-1, a.k.a. RM-159) targeted mainly the European and Asian markets; while it had quad-band GSM (2G) support for use in nearly every country, including the USA, it had support only for the international W-CDMA (UMTS/HSDPA, a.k.a. 3G/3.5G) frequency (commonly referred to as UMTS-2100). Nonetheless, this phone was later made available for retail in the USA as well, through Nokia’s flagship stores, online site, and 3rd party retailers. It had manual shutter lens protection (you would slide it open to start the camera), 64MB of runtime/dynamic memory (RAM), and a 900 mAh battery. Common complaints about this phone was that it would often run out of memory when several applications were open, and that the battery life was too short.
* The N95-2 (a.k.a. “N95 8GB”, a.k.a. RM-320) increased the screen size from 2.6″ to 2.8″ (diagonal), increased RAM from 64MB to 128MB, increased the battery size from 900 mAh to 1200 mAh, removed the slider mechanism for opening the camera lens, replaced the µSDHC card slot with 8GB of internal flash, and replaced the silver faceplate with an all-black design. However, the bands supported were the same: W-CDMA 2100MHz, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz – so although it will work fine with both AT&T Wireless, T-Mobile USA and Rogers, it does not support 3G/3.5G network speeds in North America. Nonetheless, as with the N95-1, Nokia has sold this phone in North America as well until just a few weeks ago; so possibly, this is the phone sold here (Unfortunately, Nokia’s own sales channels do not normally make this distinction, and Amazon’s product description is also somewhat lacking). UPDATE: As the product description now clearly says, this is the N95-4 (a.k.a. N95 8GB NAM) model.
* The N95-3 (a.k.a. “N95 NAM”, RM-160) is the first model targeted for North America. Most of the exterior design is similar to the N95-1 (Silver faceplate, 2.6″ screen, µSDHC slot), but like the N95-2, it has 128MB of RAM, a 1200 mAh battery, and no manual slider for the camera shutter. The main reason for its existence is that it swapped the original UMTS-2100 (WCDMA) frequency for UMTS-850 and UMTS-1900, so that it would work with AT&T Wireless’s 3G/3.5G network. Until just a few days/weeks ago, this would have been the “best” choice for US customers.
* The N95-4 (a.k.a. “N95 8GB NAM”, RM-421) is identical to the N95-2, except that like the N95-3, it swaps UMTS-2100 for UMTS-850/1900. It was released just a couple of weeks ago, though, so if Amazon got their inventory of “n95 8gb” devices from Nokia prior to this, it would have been the N95-2 rather than the N95-4. (The exterior and labeling of both is the same). Also, the firmware revision numbers are different, so some utilities (like the “Nokia Multimedia Transfer” application and iSync plugin for Mac OS X) do not yet recognize this phone. UPDATE: The N95-4 is now fully supported by most applications, including Nokia Multimeda Transfer and iSync plugin.
* The N95-5 is for Japan; it is a stripped-down version of the N95-1 (e.g. no WiFi). UPDATE: As someone commented below, it is actually for China.
COMPARED WITH OTHER PHONES:
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N95 vs. iPhone
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This is almost an irrational comparison, given how different these devices are:
* The iPhone is almost entirely about “sex appeal”: Polished, slim, with a large screen for viewing content, multi-touch user interface (we’ve all seen how to zoom in and out using finger pinches, do inertial scrolling through a list of contacts, etc). As such, it is very big on “usability”. The N95 is not even a touch-screen device. (Personally I actually prefer “hard” keys w/tactile feedback; having used the touch-screen based Motorola A1200 MING in the past. Touch screens are not very good for, for example, dialing a number without looking at the screen).
* The iPhone feature set is, at best, mediocre. Yes, it has WiFi – so does a lot of other phones. Yes, it has a “WYSIWYG” web browser; again, so do so many others (including the 3-year old Motorola A1200 MING, another touch-screen phone by the way). However, it lacks: 3G support, GPS, Infrared, FM Radio, decent camera functionality (no flash, video recording, etc), 3rd party application support (e.g. no Internet Radio, GPS navigation, etc), or even a usable Bluetooth stack (to do silly little things like transfer files or enable internet access for a nearby laptop while on the road). Even the otherwise crappy Motorola RAZR line (e.g. RAZR v3xx) do most of these things. UPDATE: With the release of the iPhone 3G and the new App Store, Apple has come a long way. It’s worth pointing out though that the iPhone can still not run standard J2ME/MIDP mobile applications, only those released specifically for the iPhone through the App store. Per the Apple Terms of Service, this means: No 3rd party web browser (e.g. Opera Mini), no voice navigation, not even something along the lines of Nokia Sports Tracker (since it uses the GPS).
* The iPhone is only available with a 2-year contract from AT&T; the N95 is only available SIM-free (unlocked).
In short: The iPhone is about form, the N95 (and Symbian devices in general) about function.
N95 vs. Sony Ericsson K850i
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These are the only two 5MP camera phones available for the US market. Neither of them is offered by a carrier (AT&T, T-Mobile, Cellular One, Rogers…), so in both cases you will pay the full price for the phone. (The upside, of course, is that you will not need to renew your contract to get it.. 🙂
Also, both phones (in the case of the N95, some flavors of it) support the U.S. 3G bands, in addition to being quad-band GSM phones. The difference here is that the k850i supports all four GSM bands and all three UMTS bands at the same time, so you don’t have to pick a “US” vs. “International” flavor. Finally, both phones have built-in FM tuners – though the k850i also supports RDM to display programming information transmitted in the broadcast.
Most comparisons of these phones therefore center around the camera functionality (e.g. PhoneArena.com, GSMArena.com, and Mobile-Review.Com all have head-to-head comparison reviews of the two). In summary: As far as camera phones go, these are as good as you get; they are both comparable to mid-range pocket cameras. The k850i has an advantage indoors, because it has a real Xenon flash in addition to the LED autofocus assist beam. However, in general, it has more “washed out” color reproduction than the more vivid N95; and it only supports video recording in QVGA (320×240) resolution compared to the N95 VGA (640×480).
The main difference between the phones lie in other areas. The N95 is a Symbian smartphone, and so can run a whole slew of native applications specifically written for this platform, while the k850i is limited to running generic Java (j2me) mobile applictions. Also, the k850i does not have a built-in GPS (but using an external bluetooth GPS receiver together with free GPS navigation software such as AmazeGPS, you can get voice navigation on this phone as well). The Java version of Google Maps (which is what you would use on the k850i) has a “My Location” feature that uses information from cell phone towers to pinpoint ROUGHLY where you are, within a couple of miles; similar to the iPhone. Various other limits exist in the k850i as well (1000 phonebook entries, 5 alarms, etc..)
On the other hand, the k850i does have a few built-in applications that are notably absent from the N95: A flashlight application (uses the LED autofocus beam), mouse/keyboard emulation to control your bluetooth-enabled computer (e.g. for presentation), and a stopwatch/timer app.
One last thing to note about the K850i: Although it uniquely supports both U.S. and International 3G frequencies, its use on the AT&T wireless network is sub-optimal. That’s because there is an interoperability issue with its built-in media player and the MEdiaNet configuration – so streaming internet videos (e.g. from YouTube) does not work. This was the single most important reason why I ended up returning my k850i to the local store where I bought it, after having had it for about 2 weeks.
N95 vs. the Samsung G810
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The Samsung G810 was announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February; it is another Symbian S60 phone with a feature set almost identical to the N95. It will be sold internationally starting this fall; probably not in the U.S. though — it is lacking the GSM 850 MHz frequency used here. (In other words, it is only a “tri-band” phone). Maybe they plan on releasing a US version as well – I guess that depends on whether a carrier picks it up or not.
Other than that, for better or worse the G810 has a 3x optical zoom. “Worse” because that inevitably leads to compromises in the optics (the thickness of the phone is the same, so that must mean that the CCD sensor is smaller – meaning more noise). On the upside, it does have Xenon flash and a protective lens cap.
Early available specs also indicate that it will have 96MB of RAM – midway between the N95-1 and subsequent N95s; however, the RAM will be split up into a 32MB chunk for the DSP (GSM and W-CDMA radios) and 64MB for the Symbian phone OS/functionality. Thus, this could become an issue.
For now, anther Samsung, the G600, although not available for sale in the US, seems to have a better camera (in some reviews outperforming the N95 and k850i), as well as quad-band GSM support. (It is otherwise a low-end phone though, without e.g. 3G).
UPDATE: Other Nokia Phones
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Since the N95, several other N-series and E-series phones have been released by Nokia with very similar feature sets. For instance, the N82, which features a full Xenon flash, and thus doubles nicely as a pocket camera also for indoor use (though the only version available does not support North American 3G bands, just like the N95-1 and N95-2).
UPDATE Dec 1, 2008: The N95 now has a couple of worthy successors, each of which improve on its feature set in different ways: The N85 and the N96. Personally, I’ll stick to the N95 8GB though (see my N85 review to see why).
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Nokia 3600 Slide Unlocked Cell Phone with 3.2 MP Camera, MP3 Player, MicroSD Slot– International Version with No U.S Warranty (Charcoal)
Nokia 3600 Slide Unlocked Cell Phone with 3.2 MP Camera, MP3 Player, MicroSD Slot– International Version with No U.S Warranty (Charcoal)
Nokia 3600 Slide Unlocked Cell Phone
By Foufito
The 3600 by Nokia is a great phone. It is one of the few phones that fit the criteria I was looking for.
1) Supports a micro SD up to 8 GB ( comes with 512MB )
2) 3+ MP has 3 settings: still camera up to (2048×1536) the video cam. up to (640×480)
3) Quad band works worldwide (not sure what your carriers frequency is, buy a quad band phone)
4) Ultra compact with a sliding lock function.
5) Excellent battery life I go days without recharging.
6) The only phone under $200 delivered with the above features at the time I made my purchase. (my total cost 199.98 USD)
I discovered in the last 3 weeks:
1) Easy to navigate menu.
2) The ring tone can be set as mp3 or mp4.
3) The alarm is great and very functional
4) Many ways to transfer data including Bluetooth , USB, micro SD
5) Has FM Radio that works when the included head phones are plugged in.
6) The camera works even when the slider is closed.
7) Has games pre installed (but I have not yet got around to playing them)
8) Excellent reception ( so good keep away from your cordless home phone )
9) This phone could record video continuously until is stopped or the memory fills up or until an incoming call will cause the recording to pause and then could be resumed after the call ends.
Nothing is perfect:
1) No Wi-Fi
2) Speaker sound could be better
3) This specific unit was intended for the Far East region, so some features like the dictionary and maps might need updating to English and US territories.
By C. Lakhram “Shoeaholic” (Florida)
I ordered this phone about a month ago and I am so pleased with it. It fits beautifully in the hand, charges quickly, has very long battery life and is incredibly easy to use, especially for someone who is not that into all the features on cell phones. I can definitely recommend this phone to anyone. The picture quality at 3.2 megapixels is really good and my children enjoy taking lots of impromptu pictures with it. FM stereo reception is good. Really pleased with my purchase. As usual, my compliments to Amazon on an excellent price and delivery service.
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Nokia N810 Portable Internet Tablet
Nokia N810 Portable Internet Tablet
Nokia N810 Portable Internet Tablet
Nokia N810 Internet Tablet RX-44 – Works with AT&T and T Mobile service only. WiFi Internet Tablet with Linux Internet Tablet OS, Integrated slide Qwerty keypad, GPS, ALS to control back light, micro USB OTG, 2GB internal flash memory, single mini SC card reader (up to 32GB support), preloaded maps. 802.11b/g, BT 2.0, 3.5mm audio out, stereo speakers, OMAP 2420 (330MHz), RSS feed reader, Internet calling with Web cam, Instant Messaging, email
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Nokia N96 16 GB Unlocked Cell Phone with 5 MP Camera, 3G, GPS, Media Player Micro SD Slot–U.S. Version with Warranty (Black)
Nokia N96 16 GB Unlocked Cell Phone with 5 MP Camera, 3G, GPS, Media Player Micro SD Slot–U.S. Version with Warranty (Black)
Nokia N96 16 GB Unlocked Cell Phone with 5 MP Camera, 3G, GPS, Media Player Micro SD Slot--U.S. Version with Warranty (Black)
The unlocked Nokia N96 replaces the popular N95 with new refinements for better mobility. 16GB of integrated memory (as opposed to 8GB for N95 8GB), plus further microSD memory card for memory expansion 2.8 inch display with 16 million colours 5 Megapixel Digital Camera with dual LED camera-flash Longer music playback time (14 hrs) and video playback time (5 hrs) – Windows Media WMV9 video codec is added Hardware acceleration for video codecs for H.264 and WMV Location tagging (geotagging) of pictures, using the integrated GPS Mobile TV DVB-H receiver built-in Maps 2.0 with satellite images, upgrade to GPS pedestrian mode and voice-guided car navigation Internet Radio capable Receives FM radio with RDS Online sharing of pictures with plugins for Flickr, Ovi Share and other services Symbian OS is upgraded from version 9.2 to 9.3 Java ME engine is upgraded from MIDP 2.0 to MIDP 2.1 N96 is a dual-band HSDPA (900 and 2100 MHz) MicroSD memory card slot Battery – Nokia Battery BL-5F, 950 mAh Talk time – up to 160 / 230 minutes (WCDMA / GSM) Stand-by time – up to 200 / 230 hours (WCDMA / GSM) Contacts – advanced contacts database with support for multiple phone and e-mail details per entry and thumbnail pictures Speed dialing, voice dialing (speaker independent) and voice commands Logs – lists of dialed, received and missed calls Conference call capable Integrated stereo speakers MPEG-4 Part 2 (H.263/SP), up to VGA 30 fps, hardware-accelerated codec, scaled to max QVGA on device screen, or max SDTV on TV-out Digital music player – supports MP3, AAC, eAAC+, WMA, album art / Playlist editing and sharing Up to 5 megapixel (2592 x 1944 pixels) digital camera Video mode up to VGA Hi-Speed USB 2.0 connectivity Support for standard 3.5mm headphones
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