The Nokia Camp seem to be giving higher emphasis
on renovating their older version phones. This ones a successor
of the ever ruling trend setter the 6230. The 6230
had set its own segment in the Mid-priced, Mp3 stereo, Series
40 phone. And now the similar looking 6230i looks to take
over. The Nokia 6230i has an exceptional set of features. It
has a 1.3 Mega pixel Camera, a improved display, an exceptionally
increased internal memory, Mp3 stereo, browser that supports
many html pages, PTT(Push to talk technology) and also
a Bluetooth device equipped to rule its own segment.
The keypad provided is quiet similar to 6230, the only change
is the inclusion of a silver button in the middle of the 5
way navigation scroll.
The phone is available for Tri-band networks like
EGSM 900, GSM 1800, and GSM 1900 networks and works in Europe,
Africa, Asia Pacific, North America, and South America where
these networks are supported. There is also a feature of automatic
switching between bands. The 6230i wieghs 99 g (including
battery BL-5C) which is 2.0 g more than 6230 but contrarily
enjoys similar dimensions(103 mm x 44 mm x 20 mm, 76 cc). It
is equipped with a Active TFT colour display which supports
65536 colours within 208 x 208 pixels ensuring a better
display quality.
It has a 1.3 Mega-pixel Camera armed to
its back. The picture quality is excellent and when the images
are transfered to the computer, an image size 1280 x1024
pixels is obtained. The user may record videos in the
3GPP QCIF video file format (H.263 video and AMR for improved
sound) and record up to one hour of video, depending on the
amount of memory available on the phone or MMC card.
Also the users may print the pictures taken through the phone
and print in through Bluetooth synchronisation.
The 6230i is a well equipped multimedia phone
with sufficient multimedia functions. There is a integrated
video player for download and playback: 3GPP, MPEG-4, and
AMR. The music player supports AAC, MP3, and M4A formats
but the software is same as the 6230. The player has
set its own class of quality music within the mp3 stereo
phones market. Although the clearity of sound is amazing,
the phone seems to be just a bit short of volume. May
be a couple of units more in the sound could have proved worhthwhile.
Video encoding and playback are in the QCIF format with sound.
It also has a FM stereo radio.
 The
Phone Memory is a considerable improvement. The beast carries
a mind blowing 30 MB internal memory (approximately
26 MB available for video, audio, image files, and other documents).
The MMC which is included in sales package can be anywhere
between 32Mb to 128Mb depending on the locations. The phone
supports upto 512 MB of MMC card capacity. The software
includes three games. 3D Golf and Street Racer (all regions),
plus Backgammon (Europe, Middle East and Africa) or Space
Mahjong (Asia-Pacific).
The Call Management features include, Speed
dialing up to 9 numbers, Last number redial from dialed calls
list, Automatic redial for a maximum of 10 times, Automatic
answer, Call waiting, call hold, call divert, call timer,
Automatic and manual network selection, Caller identification
with image, Conference call with up to 5 callers.
In all the Nokia 6230i seems to be a positive
purchase. But the increase in the features has brought about
a change in the battery life. The Nokia camp has a assured
success in its future.
Price: INR Rs. 15000 aprox. (as on 7th October 2005)
Sales Package includes:
1 Hanset Nokia 6230i
1 Battery BL-5C
1 Stereo Headset HDS-3
1 32 Mb MMC Card
1 Travel Charger ACP-12
1 Owners Manual
1 Nokia Software Disc
Enhancements supported:
Nokia Display Headset HS-6
Nokia Image Album PD-1
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