Nokia 3200 Candy Bar mobile phone handset reviews and tariffs

57 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

This Mobile Phone scored very high on battery life. It scored poorly on design. “Compact and easy to use” julie, hull View all 57 real customer reviews

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57 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
50% of people recommend it.

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Battery life	8.1
Design	7.5
Ease of use	8.2
Features	7.4
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.5
Overall rating	8.1

*not all purchasers provided a score or review

Score 7.0/10

g.t.thorpe, richmond n yorks

+ Reviewer left no comment

- ringtone failed repaired under warranty

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 8.0/10

Stefan, Loughborough

+ Cool flashing lights

- Rubber side bits wear out especially if you keep your keys in your pocket!
No Bluetooth.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 8.0/10

julie, hull

+ compact and easy to use

- could do with a bigger picture storage

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ it was good fun to use

- none

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 8.0/10

Paul, Paddock Wood

+ It's a Nokia, no more to be said.

- No speaker, no bluetooth.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Very easy to use

- None apparent yet!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Very adequate for my needs.

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 9.0/10

Philip, York

+ Compact,nice combination of camera and phone.

- None.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Feb 2006

Score 9.0/10

Matthew, Bristol

+ Camera and video is very good quality

- No bluetooth or infrared

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purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 5.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ value for money

- the buttons are difficult to press

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purchased 01 Oct 2005

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Clear colour screen, funky design and lights, easy-to-use and great battery life. Very resilient when dropped!

- Quite chunky - some people might not like this, but I don't mind.

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purchased 02 Jul 2005

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to use very good price camera good

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 29 Dec 2005

Score 6.0/10

Vaughan, Southsea

+ Nice looking covers

- Looks childish, and boring as far as extras go

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purchased 28 Sep 2005

Score 8.0/10

David, Margate

+ Good battery Life
Lots of features for price

- control pad overly sensitive

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purchased 09 Jan 2006

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ The design, user friendly don't even have to read the instructions it's easy to use.

- none really

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purchased 09 Oct 2005

Score 9.0/10

Liz, Chesterfield

+ Easy to use and handle as it is quite lightweight. Excellent features for the cost.

- Camera and video features not very good and difficult to download pictures from, but then the cost of the phone probably reflects that.

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purchased 14 Sep 2005

Score 8.0/10

tony, morecambr

+ nice and small

- needs a stronger key pad

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purchased 26 Jun 2005

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ the phone is simple to use

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 27 Dec 2005

Score 10.0/10

Rob, Plymouth

+ Great looking and easy to use phone

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 25 Dec 2005

Score 9.0/10

patricia, manchester

+ cheap

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 18 Oct 2005

Score 6.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to use

- ugly!

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purchased 26 Dec 2005

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ clear screen

- sending picture messages

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purchased 18 Oct 2005

Score 7.0/10

jane, worthing

+ easyto use

- rubber grips wear out after a few weeks

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purchased 19 Jun 2005

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ No problems with the phone

- charger broke, and you gave me a number to ring and the number wont connect so i still have a broken charger.

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purchased 08 Nov 2005

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to use, stylish phone

- gel pads get dirty and need replacing.
difficult to find replacements

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purchased 15 Dec 2005

Score 9.0/10

David, Stockton-on-Tees

+ Very easy to use

- none at moment

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purchased 03 Sep 2005

Score 9.0/10

karen, woodbridge

+ ease of use, central scroll button

- camera not the best but wasn't key reason for buying product

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purchased 18 Mar 2006

Score 7.0/10

owen, cardiff

+ exelent betery life & loud ringtones

- after about a month the speaker broke & now only vibrates when someone rings or txtes also the camera is not that good quality

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purchased 08 May 2006

Score 7.0/10

chris, norwich

+ easy to use and small

- default screen is dark

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purchased 09 Jul 2006

Score 8.0/10

Mike, Rochdale

+ Compact and versatile
Good sound alerts (ring tones)

- A bit complex at first but then again all new technology stuff is until you get used to it.

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purchased 04 Aug 2006

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ light and easy to use

- none

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purchased 04 May 2006

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Affordable

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 23 Mar 2006

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ good phone

- not strong body

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purchased 16 Mar 2006

Score 7.0/10

Steve, Bristol

+ Simple, easy to use

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 21 Apr 2006

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Well designed as can be expected from Nokia

- Some features are a bit cumbersome, for example access to message inbox. The middle select button often misses (you end up getting what you didn't ask for)

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purchased 08 Feb 2006

Score 7.0/10

Gemma, London

+ I like the pedometer and training feature - it makes it handy to use in the gym. But, it would be good to have an arm band for running that came with the phone as an added feature.

- I used to have a W810i and it had excellent battery life - whereas this lasts less time. If it was smaller that would be good too!

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purchased 08 Oct 2007

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Product Features

3G	No
3G allows mobile phones and mobile dongles to achieve broadband speeds similar to that of home broadband. This allows users to browse the internet, email and download files and video whilst on the move.
Touchscreen	No
Touchscreen technology allows you to move and click things directly on the screen using your finger or a stylus pen.
Type	Candy Bar

Camera Resolution in MegaPixels	0.3
The amount of data that can be captured when taking a photograph or video. A larger number represents a higher quality image, though this is also affected by other factors such as the lens size and quality.
Band	Tri
Different frequency bands are used in different countries. Most phones can be used across Europe as they are Tri Band. You will need a quad band phone if you plan to travel to the USA.
EDGE	Yes
A precursor to 3G, this technolgy allows improved data transfer rates allowing features such as video streaming. Read more about EDGE on Wikipedia
WiFi	No
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	128x128
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Bluetooth	Yes
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
XHTML Browser	Yes
XHTML stands for Extensible Hypertext Markup Language. XHTML enabled phones are able to browse most internet content.
WAP	Yes
Simple Web browser
FM Tuner	Yes
An FM Tuner allows you to listen to FM radio stations on the move. You can see a list of FM radio stations at Ofcom:“http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/rau/radio-stations/analogue/analogue-main.htm”.
SatNav	No
Satnav is short for ‘Satellite Navigation’. Satellite navigation allows you to see where you are travelling on a map and plan a route to your destination.
MP3 ATRAC Playback	Yes
MP3 playback capability
Operating System	Proprietary OS
Software on which the device runs
SAR (W per kg in 10g)	0.72
SAR stands for Specific Absorption Rate. A phone’s SAR rating is a measure of the amount of radiation it emits. Check the mobile phone radiation Wikipedia page if you would like more information.
Memory Card Slot	No
Having a memory card slot allows you to save data to a memory card and then transfer it to another device. For example you may put a photo from your camera or mobile phone onto a memory card and then plug it into your printer to print directly. Memory card slots come in many formats: Compact Flash Card Memory Stick Duo Micro SD Card MMC SD Card SDHC Card
Camera	Yes
Some phones come with small digital cameras built into them. Cameras are great for capturing photos as you travel or adding portraits of people to their contact sheet in an address book.
Weight (g)	90
The weight of the product in grams.
Talk Time (hours)	3
Talk time dictates how long your phone’s battery will last if you were to talk continuously on it from a full charge.
Standby Time (hours)	280
Standby Time dictates how long your phone would last if left on standby, ready to receive calls, but with nothing else being done to it.
USB Port	Yes
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
Dimensions (mm)	108x45x21
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Video Recorder	Yes
Video recording functionality allows the capture of videos in mpeg or avi format which is great if you want to capture a whole scene, not just one moment.
Java	Yes
A software platform allowing 3rd party applications such as games to be loaded. Read more about Java on Wikipedia
Games	Yes
This is an indication of whether or not the phone has video games installed to play such as Snake or Sudoku.
Mobile TV	No
Instant Messaging	No
Instant Messaging allows you to communicate in real-time with friends from your phone using services such as MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, GTalk, ICQ or AIM. If you have a good data plan it’s a great way to stay in touch with your friends and save money.
HTML Browser	No
An HTML enabled phone will be able to browse the internet as if it were a normal PC. The exception to this is that it will not be able to show Flash-based content. HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.
Phone book capacity (names)	1000
A phone’s phone book capacity indicates how many contact details it can store. Many modern phones come with optional memory cards that can be used to store extra contacts. A contact file is generally small and so ‘Practically Unlimited’ is often given because you would have to have thousands of people in your address book to fill it up.
Colour	Multi
The main colour of the product.
Networks	O2
Networks	Orange
Networks	Vodafone
Release Date	1 Jul 2004
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.
Integrated Radio	Yes

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