Nokia 3230
The Nokia 3230 is a Symbian Series 60 mobile phone 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 with a relatively low cost of 350 euros when released in Q1 2005. This phone was designed as a replacement for two previous youth-oriented Nokia phones - the Nokia 3660 Series 60 smartphone and the Nokia 3220 feature phone. No variant of this phone was released for the United States market.
| Manufacturer | Nokia |
|---|---|
| Compatible networks | GSM 900/1800/1900 |
| Availability by region | 2005 |
| Predecessor | Nokia 3220 Nokia 3660 |
| Successor | Nokia 3250 Nokia 6120 classic |
| 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 |
| Display | 16 bit, 176 x 208 pixels |
| Rear camera | 1.23 Mp |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth, IrDA |
| Data inputs | Keypad |
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.