Nokia 6230i reviews-rates-specifications

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.

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