Nokia 3230

Nokia 3230

Manufacturer	Nokia
Compatible networks	GSM 900/1800/1900
Availability by country	Announced 2004-11-02
Predecessor	Nokia 3660
Successor	Nokia 3250
Form factor	Candybar
Operating system	Symbian OS 7.0s Series 60 2.1
CPU	32-bit RISC CPU based on ARM-9 series, 123 MHz
Removable storage	RS-MMC (32 MB included)
Battery	BL-5B Lithium Ion, 760 mAh
Data inputs	Keypad
Display	16 bit, 176 x 208 pixels
Rear camera	1.23 Mp
Ringtones & notifications	48 chords
Connectivity	Bluetooth, IrDA

The Nokia 3230^[1] is a Symbian Series 60 smartphone announced on November 2, 2004. It was billed as the first Series 60 phone aimed at the mass-market rather than the higher-end Series 60 devices.

It runs on Series 60 2nd Edition Feature Pack 1 (Version 2.1), based on Symbian OS 7.0s. It features several games (including multiplayer Bluetooth games), a 1.23 megapixel camera, Nokia Lifeblog, a 32 MB RS-MMC to store extra images and applications, Push to Talk, a 176×208 pixel 65,536-colour screen, multimedia messaging, and RealPlayer.

The Nokia 3230 is one of the first with Push to Talk over Cellular (PoC), a walkie-talkie style method of communicating, and also Visual Radio, which enhances a normal radio receiver with extra info about artists and songs delivered over GPRS.

For data transfer, the phone can use EDGE to upload up to 35.2 kbit/s and download up to 178.6 kbit/s, and is a GPRS multislot class 10, up to 80 kbit/s.

Known issues

It has been frequently reported that fine dust get into the space between the LCD screen and the transparent plastic cover. The dust can be manually removed by opening the plastic case.^[2]

In common with many phones of this type, the battery life is not as much as you would expect on older models of phones. Less than 2 days is typical where as older 'mono screen' phones can often manage a week between recharging.

Also, this is one of the slowest Symbian phones in the market with the average time to take a picture running into nearly 15 seconds when using its 1.3 megapixel resolution. Other issues include sudden screen blackouts, and slow processing speed when running some software on the phone. On occasions, it restarts automatically especially when you work fast with it.

Also problem for joystick is issued especially during climatic changes. Does not work properly during monsoons.

References

1. ^ "3230 smartphone". Nokia. http://www.nokia.com/3230. 
2. ^ "Dust in 3230 Solved". all about symbian forums. http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39910.