70 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
78% of people recommend it.
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Score 9.0/10
John, Grantham
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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.
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None encountered so far.
48 of 48 people found this review helpful
purchased 01 Jul 2006
Score 3.0/10
Mick, Derby
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Its a Nokia what can i say. Really nice phone and easy to use
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Can hardly ever get a signal worst Nokia I have had. When sending texts errors lots.
47 of 47 people found this review helpful
purchased 13 Jul 2006
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Love the navigation key. And no longer need to clear texts, all done for you, fab
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Reviewer left no comment
40 of 40 people found this review helpful
purchased 06 Jul 2006
Score 8.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Reviewer left no comment
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Largest font is not large enough to read legibly.
38 of 38 people found this review helpful
purchased 13 Jul 2006
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Reviewer left no comment
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size of fone,and colour
37 of 37 people found this review helpful
purchased 05 Feb 2007
Score 3.0/10
Jonny, Manchester
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A neat handset with all the usual gadgets. It has a smart look and is also compact.
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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!!!
34 of 34 people found this review helpful
purchased 03 Jul 2006
Score 8.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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very easy to use
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if i had to pick something it would be to meny folders in all the menus
31 of 31 people found this review helpful
purchased 12 Jul 2006
Score 9.0/10
Richard, Aberporth
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Better than previous 6230i, in that the case and general quality is now much improved
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No specific key to delete things!
27 of 27 people found this review helpful
purchased 02 Jul 2006
Score 10.0/10
Ahmet, Bideford
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Great Calculator. Happy with the phone
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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.
27 of 27 people found this review helpful
purchased 05 Jul 2006
Score 7.0/10
Ian, Aberystwyth
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good size screen
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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.
26 of 26 people found this review helpful
purchased 10 Jul 2006
Score 9.0/10
Mark, Gloucester
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Easy to use, god buttons and big screen
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No flash on camera, Screen easy to scratch
26 of 26 people found this review helpful
purchased 09 Jul 2006
Score 9.0/10
Robert, Coventry
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Easy to follow menus.
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Reviewer left no comment
23 of 23 people found this review helpful
purchased 13 Jul 2006
Score 6.0/10
Ian, Bishop Auckland
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its a nokia
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nowhere as easy to use as previous nokias and more than a dozen text's or calls a day then battery needs re-charging.
20 of 20 people found this review helpful
purchased 10 Jul 2006
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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its light and it has themes that can be changed which is a good feature
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Reviewer left no comment
18 of 18 people found this review helpful
purchased 10 Jul 2006
Score 7.0/10
Dean, Leicester
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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.
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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.
15 of 15 people found this review helpful
purchased 27 Feb 2007
Score 8.0/10
Ian, Stratford-Upon-Avon
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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.
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It is slightly larger than some other Nokia phones I have had.
12 of 12 people found this review helpful
purchased 18 Feb 2007
Score 7.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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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.
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Text functionality is worse than previous nokia versions.
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
purchased 12 Feb 2007
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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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.
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Don't think I've come across them yet!
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
purchased 19 Feb 2007
Score 8.0/10
Emma, Swaffham
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Ease of use.
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Icons on screen all time.
10 of 10 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Jul 2007
Score 7.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
purchased 02 Jul 2006
Score 4.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Reviewer left no comment
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next to impossible to read figures/letters on the keypad. My previous Nokia was much easier
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
purchased 12 Feb 2007
Score 6.0/10
Alan, Gillingham, Kent
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I can make telephone calls and receive text messages - end of it!!!! It's a phone after all and that is all I want!!!
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Reviewer left no comment
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
purchased 22 Feb 2007
Score 5.0/10
Samantha, Ascot
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Its compact for your handbag.
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The camera is not very good and it doesnt look very impressive
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
purchased 05 Mar 2007
Score 4.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Reviewer left no comment
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The keypad on the silver version is very hard to read in daylight and it is also very slippery
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
purchased 12 Feb 2007
Score 8.0/10
John, Fleet
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I have found it useful for watching video podcasts on the train. An unexpected bonus.
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Menu navigation is not great
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
purchased 18 Mar 2007
Score 6.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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The screen is nice and easy to read.
Nice size and clear speaking tone.
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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.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
purchased 06 Mar 2007
Score 5.0/10
Shaun, London
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Sleek, most of funsctionality is straightforward.
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Only 1 game: Sodoku - naff
Keypad is a bit clumsy for texting.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
purchased 27 Feb 2007
Score 8.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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nice predictive text for emails - like the foreign lang option as i write in french english and spanish!
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cut out and died a couple of times - locked out for a couple of minutes for no apparent reason
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
purchased 06 Nov 2007
Score 9.0/10
Sally, Chelmsford
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Reviewer left no comment
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Sound quality is very,very tinny
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
purchased 01 Feb 2007
Score 8.0/10
Sue, Bedford
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Good design, not too heavy, with a very good camera.
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Key pad not quite so easy to use as previous Nokia phones. Sound quality also not so good.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
purchased 16 Mar 2007
Score 4.0/10
manus, exeter
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Reviewer left no comment
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battery life of my phone is bad
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 02 Aug 2007
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “wife, solicitor, busy lady”
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Small, compact, neat and fantastic battery life
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I can't think of anything I don't like.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 02 Jun 2008
Score 8.0/10
Sarah, Argyll
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Easy to use! Text layout is better than previous nokia's.
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Different charger from last noia mobile that I had. Battery life is poor even if you don't use it much!
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 12 Jul 2007
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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clear screen , good size keypad . extras = bluetooth , camera etc .
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none
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 24 Oct 2008
Score 10.0/10
Richard, Huntingdon
, “a practical person ”
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Good practical phone with everything you want
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little bulky compared with slim phones available now
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 31 Oct 2008
Score 9.0/10
David, Barrow in Furness
, “Solid, dependable, a classic.”
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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.
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No bad points unless you wanted something lighter etc, in which case it would not be solid and dependable etc.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 06 Jan 2009
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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Reviewer left no comment
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when on the phone over 10 munits become hot.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 10 Jan 2009
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
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exellent phone with great all roun features
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not enough contacts memory
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 22 Oct 2008
Score 10.0/10
Karen, scotland
, “Basic text and chat user”
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I cannot fault this phone it is the best nokia I have had, and I have had a few, it is indestructible.
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i couldnt find any bad points with this phone
purchased 30 Oct 2008
Score 7.0/10
A, Somerset
, “Basic text and chat user”
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Looks nice, easy to use, made by Nokia so you know what to expect. It holds loads of text messages.
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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!!
purchased 31 Oct 2008
Score 9.0/10
david, Barrow in Furness
, “Basic text and chat user”
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Solid, dependable and easy to use, with all the features I require.
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If I was being fussy, then I would say it is a little on the heavy side and more suited to men than ladies.
purchased 06 Jan 2009
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3G

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Yes
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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.
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Touchscreen

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No
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Touchscreen technology allows you to move and click things directly on the screen using your finger or a stylus pen.
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Type

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Candy Bar
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Band

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Quad
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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.
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EDGE

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Yes
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A precursor to 3G, this technolgy allows improved data transfer rates allowing features such as video streaming. Read more about EDGE on Wikipedia
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WiFi

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No
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Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
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Camera Resolution in MegaPixels

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2
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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.
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Screen Resolution (pixels)

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240x320
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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
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Bluetooth

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Yes
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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
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XHTML Browser

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Yes
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XHTML stands for Extensible Hypertext Markup Language. XHTML enabled phones are able to browse most internet content.
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WAP

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Yes
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Simple Web browser
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FM Tuner

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Yes
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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”.
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Email Functionality
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Yes
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SatNav

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No
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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.
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MP3 ATRAC Playback

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Yes
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MP3 playback capability
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Operating System

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Proprietary
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Software on which the device runs
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Memory Card Slot

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Yes
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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
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Weight (g)

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110
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The weight of the product in grams.
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Talk Time (hours)

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4
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Talk time dictates how long your phone’s battery will last if you were to talk continuously on it from a full charge.
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Standby Time (hours)

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340
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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.
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HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)
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No
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USB Port

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Yes
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Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
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Video Recorder

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Yes
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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.
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Instant Messaging

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Yes
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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.
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Built-in Camera

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Yes
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Some GPS products come with a built in digital camera that allows you to photograph the place you are at and then add it to your map. Next time you wish to visit that place you just tap the image and the Satellite Navigation system plots a route.
This is great if you don’t want to have to remember street names.
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Dimensions (mm)

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108x46x18
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The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
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Java

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Yes
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A software platform allowing 3rd party applications such as games to be loaded.
Read more about Java on Wikipedia
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Games

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Yes
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This is an indication of whether or not the phone has video games installed to play such as Snake or Sudoku.
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HTML Browser

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No
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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.
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Phone book capacity (names)

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500
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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.
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Colour

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Multi
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The main colour of the product.
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Also known as: O2 Nokia 6233
Mobile Phone Buyers Guide
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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