Nokia 6230
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| Manufacturer | Nokia |
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| Available | Q1 2004 |
| Screen | Active TFT, 65K colors, 128 x 128 pixels, 5 lines, 27 x 27 mm |
| Camera | Nokia 6230 - 0.3 MegaPixel. Nokia 6230i - 1.3 MegaPixel. |
| Second camera | No |
| Operating system | Nokia OS, Series 40 |
| Memory | 6 MB shared memory |
| Memory card | MultiMediaCard |
| Networks | Nokia 6230 RH-12 - GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz. Nokia 6230b RH-28 - GSM 850/1800/1900 MHz for the North American market. |
| Connectivity | GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots) 32 - 48 kbit/s. HSCSD 43.2 kbit/s. EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbit/s. Bluetooth v1.1, Infrared port. USB via Pop-Port. |
| Battery | Nokia BL-5C Li-Ion 850 mAh |
| Physical size | 103 x 44 x 20 mm, 76 cc |
| Form factor | Candybar |
| Successor | Nokia 6233 |
The Nokia 6230 is a mobile phone based on the Nokia Series 40 platform. It was announced in the fourth quarter of 2003 and released in the first quarter of 2004.
It features a 16-bit TFT color screen with a resolution of 128×128 pixels, a VGA camera that can record video clips in H.263 (SubQCIF) format at 128×96 pixels, built-in Bluetooth wireless technology, FM radio (when a wired headset is attached to the Pop-Port interface to act as an antenna), and playback of MP3 and AAC audio. It is also EGPRS (EDGE) capable of speeds up to 220 kbit/s. In addition, it has changeable Xpress-on covers available for purchase.
It uses an Extended Li-Ion Battery of 850 mAh. The 6230 accepts MMC memory cards up to 1GB in capacity (supported by later firmware releases) on which multimedia files and data can be stored. SD cards are not supported. It operates on either GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz (Nokia 6230 RH-12), or GSM 850/1800/1900 MHz (Nokia 6230b RH-28) for the North American market.
Cingular Wireless was the primary GSM carrier that offered the Nokia 6230b in the United States. Other companies such as Cincinnati Bell, Simmetry Communications, Viaero Wireless and Telcel also offered this model.
Nokia 6230 was nicknamed Matrix during development. The updated version 6230i was nicknamed Matrix 2.[citation needed]
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[edit] Nokia 6230i
In 2005 Nokia released an updated 6230i model (RM-72) which includes a 1.3 megapixel camera, 208×208 screen resolution (65,536 colours), a slightly larger display, and a raised selection button in the midst of the scroll key. It is also standard UMS (USB mass storage device class) compliant, i.e. no proprietary drivers are required to transfer data to and from the device's memory card. It weighs 99 g (including battery BL-5C) and the dimensions are 103 mm x 44 mm x 20 mm, 76 cc.
The BL-5C battery that comes standard with it will last about 150-300 hours, depending on usage.
This model was available only in GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz; Nokia did not release an 850 MHz version for the North American market.
The next model in the 623x series is the 3G GSM/WCDMA Nokia 6233.
[edit] Appearance
The graphical user interface was overhauled, and many of the icons featured on the 6230i are the same as those now used uniformly across almost all new Nokia phones. Notably, the menu icons on the Nokia 6230i are animated, as opposed to the previous model which were static.
The phone has seven built-in themes ('Basic', 'Circle', 'DotSpace', 'Dots2', 'Microdots', 'Waves', and 'Window'), and users can download more. In addition, users may customise the colour of the borders, and the battery and signal bars.
The operating system does run more slowly than on the 6230, possibly due to the increased processor drain of the higher resolution screen. Nokia also removed several options from menus, such as: brightness control, and the ability to automatically overwrite text messages in the Inbox/Sent Folders. These changes have brought widespread complaints.
[edit] Security
The phone can automatically lock after a set time, starting from five seconds of no activity. In addition to the auto-lock, users can lock with a 'keyguard', which prevents unauthorised use of the phone. The code it uses is the standard security code. If the user gets this code wrong three time, then the phone is 'locked out', whereby no-one can gain access, for ten minutes.
Users can chose to protect their phone by enabling a PIN. When enabled, the phone will prompt users to type the PIN, and on success the phone will grant access. Users can also protect their SIM card, which is standard phone practice.
[edit] Organisation
The Nokia 6230i has all the essential organising software, such as: calendar, alarm clock, to-do list, notes, wallet. The 'Wallet' is a password protected area where users can store bank card details, tickets, receipts, and personal notes. Users can set different profiles within the 'Wallet', for example 'work' or 'personal', whereby different card details, for example, can be stored. There is an e-mail application, but it must be set up by the user's mobile phone network.
[edit] Phone Book
Further to storing mobile numbers, users can add e-mail addresses, home-phone numbers, an image (shows when contact calls), PTT addresses, postal addresses, web addresses, notes, and user ID.
Contacts can be put into groups, for example 'work colleagues' but such groups do not appear to be useable for text messaging.
Users can add sixteen voice commands (also known as 'Voice tags'), whereby users can say a contact's name and the phone will automatically call that contact (only if you individually set a voice per person).
[edit] Games
Nokia's most popular game – 'Snake' – is not included on this phone. However, users can enjoy 'Golf Tour', 'Street Race', and 'Space Majong'. The 6230i model features the game 'Backgammon II' instead of 'Space Majong'.
[edit] Extra Applications
The phone also has a basic calculator, countdown timer, and a stopwatch, which has two settings: 'Split timing' and 'Lap timing', both allow users to save and name their times.
[edit] Collection Folder
Users can download new applications (through WAP) which are stored in a folder named 'Collections'. However, Nokia included three applications. 'World clock II' allows users to view time zones across the world; the graphical user interface highlights the current time zone yellow, and allows users to navigate, left or right, across the world, showing the city at the centre of the time zone. 'Converter II' is an excellent application for converting anything from currencies, grams, pounds, and so forth. Through the 'Options', users can customise the conversions to suit their needs; this is especially useful when currencies alter in value. The final application is a translation tool ('Translator'). For example, if a search query is 'help', then the application will show five translations (English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian). The problem is that you can only put 2 MB of applications regardless the size of your Multimedia Card or the internal memory you have.
[edit] Bugs
A few bugs have been reported with this phone:
- When using a bluetooth audio device together with voice tags, the ringing tone is always ascending, even when ascending is not selected. The only temporary solution is to reset the phone, although the problem comes back when using bluetooth and voice tags again. This bug is still present in the latest firmware.
- Sometimes for no reason, the display lights up for a few seconds and then goes out again. - This happens when the phone battery depletes by one "bar", which may be seen as pointless as the lights coming on would increase drain on the battery.
- Sometimes for no reason an image or video clip is copied.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Nokia 6230 Product Page
- Nokia 6230i Product Page
- Bluetooth Qualification Program specifications for 6230, 6230b, 6230i
[edit] Reviews, Videos & Photos
- Nokia 6230 - Review by Mobile Review, 6230i
- Nokia 6230 - Review by MobileBurn, 6230i
- Nokia 6230 - Review by GSM Arena, 6230i
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