Nokia 7230 Review – Cheap and Cheerful


November 25th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under

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The newly introduced handset, the Nokia 7230 sports some interesting features despite of its falling back on web quality. Even the camera at 3.2 MP appears to belong to bit old generation mobiles for recognition within larger size of newer models. Hence, the set gets pulled down in video recording and image aspects. But, Nokia messaging support makes effective networking and sharing on Facebook, Flicker and OVI. The body is sleek and stylish to offer attractive looks in graphite and hot pink shades. Display is made up of 2.4 inch TFT screen at resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. It is capable of analysing 256K colours. As conventional, the find key, call key, menu, and end key are located under the screen.

Taking a look at entertainment features of the Nokia 7230, the young users may not feel happy with lowered size of camera at 3.2 MP. This is in comparison to general leap for the size of 5 MP, without consideration for 12 MP’s now finding a place on the sets, no controversy, however. The camera is capable of taking image of 2048 x 1536 pixels. Video recording can be done @15fps. There is no secondary camera. This feature has been taken care of adequately with a built-in video player capable of different music formats like MP3, WMA, AAC, AAC+, and eAAC. Battery back up is good for enjoying music up to 27 hours. The built-in media player is capable of handling MP4 formats of videos. It is a strong gamer. Exciting games like Sudoku II, Snake III, Rally Start+ and Bounce II are already installed. Provisions are clear that users can download more. There is stereo FM radio on the set.

Talking about connectivity features of Nokia 7230, a present day user will like to first ensure presence of Bluetooth and USB. Yes, both are offered; Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP and microUSB v2.0. It supports both 2G and 3G networks. The 2G network is at the quad band GSM 850/ 900/1800/1900, while the 3G goes for UMTS 900/2100/1900. GPRS and EDGE are behind accessibility to the data. Java MIDP 2.1 supported features of the mobile set allows voice command, dial, and memo features. Additionally, the users can enjoy Nokia Maps along with access to the Flicker and OVI.

It is a set with no big memory, either internal or external. The 45 MB memory can be expanded up to 2 GB using microSD card. The Phonebook is capable of holding 2000 entries and facilitates Photocall.

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