NOKIA 6230

The 'Nokia 6230' is a mobile phone based on the Nokia Series 40 platform.

Contents

Nokia 6230

Nokia 6230i

Security

Organisation

Phone Book

Games

Extra Applications

Collection Folder

See also

External links

Reviews, Videos & Photos

Nokia 6230

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.''

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.
===Appearance (firmware)===
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. Notable, 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 if necessary. Also, users can customise the colour of the borders and 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 texts in the Inbox/Sent Folders; changes for which there were widespread complaints.

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.

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 applications, but this has to be set-up through your mobile phone network.

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'. This is useful when sending mass text messages (SMS) to many people at once.
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).

Games

Nokia's most popular game – 'Snake' – is not included on this phone. However, users can enjoy 'Golf Tour', 'Street Racer', and 'Backgammon II'. The phone's Bluetooth ability enables 'Street Racer' to be played in two-player mode, as well as one-player mode.

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.

Collection Folder

Users can download new applications (through WAP) which are stored in a folder named 'Collections'. However, Nokia include 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 conversations 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).
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.

See also

★ List of Nokia products

★ Nokia 6233

External links

★ Nokia 6230 Product Page

★ Nokia 6230i Product Page

★ Bluetooth Qualification Program specifications for 6230, 6230b, 6230i

Reviews, Videos & Photos

★ Nokia 6230 - Review by Mobile Review, 6230i

★ Nokia 6230 - Review by MobileBurn, 6230i

★ Nokia 6230 - Review by GSM Arena, 6230i