After 5 months of having a Sony Ericsson T230 and getting bugged by its occassional hangs, resets, poor keypad tactility and its poor resolution I decided to sell it off and went back to THAT TRUSTED OLD COMPANY of MOBILE PHONES - ’’NOKIA’’. Nokia 3100 suited my budget and heard some good reviews on asia.cnet.com and howardchui.com, I got my Nokia 3100 for 8, 700/- with 2 years warranty and 1 year insurance. Here I would like to list the PROS and CONS of this cute and handy mobile.
PROS
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4096 color STN LCD with 128 * 128 resolution ( much better than 101 * 80 of SE and Siemens)
Sturdy build and light weight at 85 g
Tri-Band ( 900/1800/1900 Mhz)
Make your own folders to store pics, ringtones and sms ( Nokia Series 40 Phone)
Comprehensive phonebook ( Picture phone book, 9 pieces of info per contact)
Ability to sync with MS-Outlook by connecting it to a PC thru DKU-5 USB cable
Java Games and Apps downloadable ( Heaps of them available in the net - For AirTel users download ’’Live Cricket Scroller’’ and ’’Run with Sachin’’for free from AirTel Masala Portal)
’’Go-To’’ menu to take to your favourite apps in a jiffy
Calendar to store reminders (500 entries)
As usual you can change your X-Press On Covers to suit your personality
Long lasting battery with 5 days backup
Rhythmic backlight alert
1 MB Storage space for downloaded Pics, Ringtones
Very comfortable and soft keypads
XHTML Browser makes viewing WAP pages with color pics faster and easier
RECEPTION and CALL QUALITY Excellent
CONS
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Looks like a toy with its ’’Plastic Look’’ - ( For people who can wait - Wait for Nokia 3120)
Polyphonic ringtones are not as good as Samsung, SE ( only 16 chord polyphonic)
Grid like Menu could have made the navigation part easier
Menu Icons could have been made as 3D Icons found in N 6610, 6100, 7250
For viewing photos 4096 colors isnt enough
Cost just a little too high
XTRAS
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Want a FM Radio - buy a Nokia Radio Headset
Want a CAM - buy a Nokia Fun Cam - VGA quality with in-built flash & memory , better than CIF cameras available in Nokia 3200, 7250, SE T610
Want a Cable - Buy a third party USB cable like MobileAction - ( https://mobileaction.com.tw)