Nokia 7230

Editor's Review of the 7230

Compact and fairly easy to carry, the Nokia 7230 weighs a total of 100 grams, with its full measurements of 98 x 48 x 14.8 millimetres. This handset is encased in either subtle graphite or hot pink colour from which users may choose to reflect their personalities. A 60.96-millimetre TFT screen is an attraction of this handset. The display screen supports 262,000 colours and displays images and graphics in a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. It offers pre-installed ringtones in MP3 and polyphonic formats.

This mobile phone supports quad band coverage over GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, UMTS 900, UMTS 1900 and UMTS 2100. Its wide network reach makes it a good global roaming companion, but it may be dependent on its service provider.

A 3G handset, the Nokia 7230 has an integrated XHTML WAP Internet browser that allows users to check their favourite Web sites and go online. Through a microUSB facility, this mobile phone supports transfer of data to or from other handsets, printers, scanners, personal computers or laptops. For wireless file sharing, users may opt for the Bluetooth with A2DP feature which makes data transfers convenient between compatible devices that are up to 10 metres apart. This mobile phone is also equipped with EDGE and GPRS technologies that enhance file transfer and Internet download rates.

Users may communicate with their family and friends through SMS or text and MMS or multimedia messaging services. This mobile phone comes with a phone book, calendar, clock, timer, calculator and to-do list to assist users in their daily schedules and appointments. A speaker phone is built in the Nokia 7230 to make call transactions a breeze. A call log option is also offered by this handset to help users keep track of calls they make, missed and received.

This handset has a built-in 3.1-Megapixel camera to the delight of photo hobbyists. Pictures taken through this integrated camera may be adjusted to landscape mode. It also records videos at a speed of 15 frames per second. This handset allows users to watch footages on MPEG4 format right on its display screen. A dedicated camera key makes picture taking and video coverage easy.

Entertaining music lovers is this mobile phone's integrated music player that supports MP3, AAC+, AAC, eAAC+ and WMA formats. Thanks to this handset's stereo FM radio facility, users have the option to enjoy their favourite tracks on their preferred radio stations. This mobile phone also offers games in Java format, and allows users to download games online.

Users have 5.5 hours to enjoy talking with their friends or family using the Nokia 7230. With a full battery, this handset goes on standby mode for a maximum of 370 hours. This mobile phone has an internal memory of 45 Megabytes, which is expandable to a maximum of 16 Gigabytes.

Unhappy owners dislike this handset for its lack of HSDPA support. Others also point out that its integrated camera does not make quality pictures. There are also complaints regarding this handset's reportedly noisy audio output. Amidst the criticisms, the Nokia 7230 is gaining praises for its attractive and curvaceous design. Happy users also attest that its user interface is fairly easy to familiarise and use.