The hunt
Atlast a budget nokia phone with all the features.
I searched for a year to find a phone that had all the features( camera, bluetooth etc) for the lowest price.
Earlier I had set sights on the sony w200i.but it had no bluetooth.
The lg kg195 is tempting at a mere 4200 rupees. its problem is its interface and keys. there is no middle select button.And as their ads say u will have to use your thumb overtime that it will grow muscles.
The winner
Coming to the point, I chose Nokia 3500c.
The phone supports mp3, aac, mp4, 3gp, flash lite.the list goes on.
it has 512mb card, earphones and strap bundled with the package.
Al essentials like opera mini and yahoo go 2 are preloaded.There is also yahoo messenger preloaded. it is in the messages menu.
Are you hearing
The mp3 player is nice. The sound quality is good. But the loudspeaker is not so loud.
there is a 5band equalizer which can be used to squeeze out the full volume. There is no distortion at high volume.
The stare
The picture quality is good only when there is excellent lighting. So it is suited for outdoor snaps only.
3gp video recording quality is good.The video can be viewed sideways by pressing the* key.
hello Mr.computer
I used bluetooth to connect to computer to transfer files. the speed is sufficient for occasional song and video downloads. but I would recommend data cable for more speed and features. for eg. the phone software update can be done through data cable only.
Its here
The memory access is fast and there is no waiting time needed.
The contacts can be tagged with a pic or video.So when they call the pic or video is displayed. Also contact details can hold email id, address etc. the phone can store upto 3000 contacts.
His masters voice
An exciting feature is voice command.it can be accessed by pressing and holding the volume down key on right side. Dialing, profile change etc can be done through this.
Trivia
A 3d game Snowboard is included in the package. Its fun and works fine.
The keys are large and typing is easy.This will be good news for sms addicts.
The phone supports flash lite 2. but I cudnt find much content on net.
also I couldnt test edge as there is no network in my place.
Dont worry, main hoon naa
The most discussed problem with this mobile is the low battery life.
There is a simple solution for this. replace the phone battery with a nokia BL-5C battery.
Problem is solved. this will cost rs 200. but if u can sell off the phone battery then coast of new battery will be less than rs100. I myself is using BL-5C. but I didnt hav to buy it .i just exchanged the batteries of my old nokia 2626 with the new 3500c.
Sturdy
I have dropped this phone a thousand times.It also fell on the road when I met with a bike accident.Also it has been in the rain a number of times.STILL it works fine.