Nokia 6233 Candy Bar 3G mobile phone handset reviews and tariffs

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Score: 8.0/10

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This mobile phone is a good all rounder. “There's something about nokia phones that makes them immediately usable. i have…” John, Grantham View all 70 real customer reviews

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70 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
78% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (70)
Battery life7.3
Design7.8
Ease of use8.1
Features8.0
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.6
Overall rating8.0
Basic text and chat user (3)
Style and looks come first (1)
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Score 9.0/10

John, Grantham

+ There's something about Nokia phones that makes them immediately usable. I have owned several mobile phones from different manufacturers since my old Nokia 3210 but was delighted to find the new 6233 just as easy to use as the old phone with the immediately accessible Nokia family menu system. Combine tried and tested user friendly features with a sleek, modern design and you have the perfect phone which I think the 6233 is. Ideally suited for personal and business use.

- None encountered so far.

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48 of 48 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Jul 2006

Score 3.0/10

Mick, Derby

+ Its a Nokia what can i say. Really nice phone and easy to use

- Can hardly ever get a signal worst Nokia I have had. When sending texts errors lots.

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47 of 47 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Jul 2006

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Love the navigation key. And no longer need to clear texts, all done for you, fab

- Reviewer left no comment

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40 of 40 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jul 2006

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Largest font is not large enough to read legibly.

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38 of 38 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Jul 2006

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- size of fone,and colour

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37 of 37 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Feb 2007

Score 3.0/10

Jonny, Manchester

+ A neat handset with all the usual gadgets. It has a smart look and is also compact.

- The volume of message alerts and call alert is a HUGE problem. Regardless of whichever profile setting is used, the ringer volume is quiet for the first few seconds and then ascends to the usual ringing volume. Message alerts are way too quiet!!!

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34 of 34 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Jul 2006

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ very easy to use

- if i had to pick something it would be to meny folders in all the menus

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31 of 31 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Jul 2006

Score 9.0/10

Richard, Aberporth

+ Better than previous 6230i, in that the case and general quality is now much improved

- No specific key to delete things!

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27 of 27 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Jul 2006

Score 10.0/10

Ahmet, Bideford

+ Great Calculator. Happy with the phone

- Screen is not good as samsung s500. Fonts are too small to read (even when you chosee the large fonts). Can not change the fascia.

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27 of 27 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Jul 2006

Score 7.0/10

Ian, Aberystwyth

+ good size screen

- baclight goes out to fast, no apparent way to alter time of this, ie can,t see display esp when trying to do a text.

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26 of 26 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Jul 2006

Score 9.0/10

Mark, Gloucester

+ Easy to use, god buttons and big screen

- No flash on camera, Screen easy to scratch

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26 of 26 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Jul 2006

Score 9.0/10

Robert, Coventry

+ Easy to follow menus.

- Reviewer left no comment

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23 of 23 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Jul 2006

Score 6.0/10

Ian, Bishop Auckland

+ its a nokia

- nowhere as easy to use as previous nokias and more than a dozen text's or calls a day then battery needs re-charging.

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20 of 20 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Jul 2006

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ its light and it has themes that can be changed which is a good feature

- Reviewer left no comment

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18 of 18 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Jul 2006

Score 7.0/10

Dean, Leicester

+ The 6233 is a good, solid phone, with some nice features and a decent camera. It's micro sized memory chip is great too, as long as you don't manage to lose it. The screen is a nice size, and there is afair level of customizing that can be carried out, so all in all not a bad old phone.

- I don't know if it is a general problem, but mine has a habit of resetting to its default profile, and the signal isn't all that hot considering I live about 1/4 mile away from a phone mast.

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15 of 15 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Feb 2007

Score 8.0/10

Ian, Stratford-Upon-Avon

+ The screen layout is good particularily for texting.
The standard-ish menu structure f nokia phones makes it easy to upgrade to new phones wiithout having to re-learn you way through the features and menus.

- It is slightly larger than some other Nokia phones I have had.

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12 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Feb 2007

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ It is compact, useable in the same way that all Nokia's are. Camera is fine for a phone. It has a big memory to store sent and received text messages and photos.

- Text functionality is worse than previous nokia versions.

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Feb 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ I'm really happy with this phone, I'm able to do what I want to do with it. I make huge use of the calendar and reminders.

- Don't think I've come across them yet!

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Feb 2007

Score 8.0/10

Emma, Swaffham

+ Ease of use.

- Icons on screen all time.

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Jul 2007

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ ok phone

- none

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Jul 2006

Score 4.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- next to impossible to read figures/letters on the keypad. My previous Nokia was much easier

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Feb 2007

Score 6.0/10

Alan, Gillingham, Kent

+ I can make telephone calls and receive text messages - end of it!!!! It's a phone after all and that is all I want!!!

- Reviewer left no comment

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Feb 2007

Score 5.0/10

Samantha, Ascot

+ Its compact for your handbag.

- The camera is not very good and it doesnt look very impressive

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Mar 2007

Score 4.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- The keypad on the silver version is very hard to read in daylight and it is also very slippery

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Feb 2007

Score 8.0/10

John, Fleet

+ I have found it useful for watching video podcasts on the train. An unexpected bonus.

- Menu navigation is not great

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Mar 2007

Score 6.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ The screen is nice and easy to read.
Nice size and clear speaking tone.

- Buttons are small and letters not all that clear. They could be more clearly defined. Battery does not hold its charge as well as on previous handset.

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Mar 2007

Score 5.0/10

Shaun, London

+ Sleek, most of funsctionality is straightforward.

- Only 1 game: Sodoku - naff
Keypad is a bit clumsy for texting.

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Feb 2007

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ nice predictive text for emails - like the foreign lang option as i write in french english and spanish!

- cut out and died a couple of times - locked out for a couple of minutes for no apparent reason

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Nov 2007

Score 9.0/10

Sally, Chelmsford

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Sound quality is very,very tinny

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Feb 2007

Score 8.0/10

Sue, Bedford

+ Good design, not too heavy, with a very good camera.

- Key pad not quite so easy to use as previous Nokia phones. Sound quality also not so good.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Mar 2007

Score 4.0/10

manus, exeter

+ Reviewer left no comment

- battery life of my phone is bad

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Aug 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “wife, solicitor, busy lady”

+ Small, compact, neat and fantastic battery life

- I can't think of anything I don't like.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Jun 2008

Score 8.0/10

Sarah, Argyll

+ Easy to use! Text layout is better than previous nokia's.

- Different charger from last noia mobile that I had. Battery life is poor even if you don't use it much!

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Jul 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ clear screen , good size keypad . extras = bluetooth , camera etc .

- none

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Oct 2008

Score 10.0/10

Richard, Huntingdon , “a practical person ”

+ Good practical phone with everything you want

- little bulky compared with slim phones available now

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

David, Barrow in Furness , “Solid, dependable, a classic.”

+ I like the fact that it is "solid" and not flimsy. It is more of a man's phone, but it perhaps more so in black. I would market it as being solid, dependable and a no nonsense phone for no nonsense people.

- No bad points unless you wanted something lighter etc, in which case it would not be solid and dependable etc.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- when on the phone over 10 munits become hot.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Jan 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ exellent phone with great all roun features

- not enough contacts memory

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Oct 2008

Score 10.0/10

Karen, scotland , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ I cannot fault this phone it is the best nokia I have had, and I have had a few, it is indestructible.

- i couldnt find any bad points with this phone

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purchased 30 Oct 2008

Score 7.0/10

A, Somerset , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Looks nice, easy to use, made by Nokia so you know what to expect. It holds loads of text messages.

- Compared to previous Nokia phones the text msg facilitiy is rubbish because you have to keep scrolling backwards and forwards to actually read the txt before the light goes out! Also it dosen't synchronize well with my pc compared to previous Nokia phones. The texts do not display the date and time, you have to actually go in the menu and its right in the middle of all the options!!

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purchased 31 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

david, Barrow in Furness , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Solid, dependable and easy to use, with all the features I require.

- If I was being fussy, then I would say it is a little on the heavy side and more suited to men than ladies.

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purchased 06 Jan 2009

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Product Features

3G Yes
Touchscreen No
Type Candy Bar
Band Quad
EDGE Yes
WiFi No
Camera Resolution in MegaPixels 2
Screen Resolution (pixels) 240x320
Bluetooth Yes
XHTML Browser Yes
WAP Yes
FM Tuner Yes
Email Functionality Yes
SatNav No
MP3 ATRAC Playback Yes
Operating System Proprietary
Memory Card Slot Yes
Weight (g) 110
Talk Time (hours) 4
Standby Time (hours) 340
HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) No
USB Port Yes
Video Recorder Yes
Instant Messaging Yes
Built-in Camera Yes
Dimensions (mm) 108x46x18
Java Yes
Games Yes
HTML Browser No
Phone book capacity (names) 500
Colour Multi

Also known as: O2 Nokia 6233

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Manufacturer's Description

The Nokia 6233 is a stylish 3G phone with a high-quality stainless steel finish. Play music in high-quality surround sound through stereo speakers. Create pictures using the 2 megapixel camera with 8x smooth, digital zoom – in landscape mode on a 320×240 pixel QVGA display. Business users will like the WCDMA 2100 and tri-band GSM coverage on up to five continents (GSM/EDGE 900/1800/1900).


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