Available color options are black graphite and hot pink, suitable for female market. Ok, let's go inside this Nokia mobile phones features which labeled around 100 EURO.
Design & Interface
Size of the Nokia 7230 Body is at middle, not a big cell phone. Dimensions 9.8 x 4.8 x 1.5 cm, and weighs 100 grams, comfort within hand grasp. The existence of the metallic layer bandage on the outer ring and protrudes into the arches on each side of the metal reflects the feminine and elegant impression.
In order to accommodate the user interface, Nokia 7230 pin 262 thousand color TFT screen. Display resolution 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA), which is entrenched in the 2.4-inch diagonal. The display quality is quite bright, enough to spoil user eyes.
Menu looks pretty with a shortcut that can be shifted from side to side without go into menu (active standby). As the result, armed with four main buttons and d-pad you can gently run menu without using the keypad.
Alphanumeric keypad hidden behind the front body, with slightly protruding contour and grid. Relatively comfort for typing purpose.
Multimedia
This phone is equipped with auto focus 3.2 megapixel camera (2048 x 1536 pixels), capable of rvideo ecording with QCIF resolution (176x144 pixels) at 15 fps.
Camera shots will be save as jpeg, while video format as MP4, 3GP, H.263 and MPEG-4. Camera snapshots or video recordings can be instantly sent via MMS or shared online via the Ovi Share.
Image quality the Nokia 7230 camera shots not so impressing, even practically below average compare with the results of other camera phone in same class. Images look less focused, with considerable noise disturbance. As the photo result, images look blurry and foggy. Similar results occurred in indoor and outdoor shooting. Furthermore, the results of the video recording not so far different with the photo shot.
Switch to music player part, Nokia 7230 provides audio player that supports many music file formats like MP3, WMA, WAV, AMR NB, AMR WB, MIDI, AAC, eAAC and eAAC +. 3.5 mm audio jack is also available, so user can use the alternative headset in the market for music playing. For better experience of music playing, this phone can be use to play music via Bluetooth stereo (A2DP). But output of the audio sound is at medium quality, although better than some unbranded local phone. Yes, at least one level below the sound quality of Nokia XpressMusic series.
Meanwhile the video player looks ok, Nokia standards style. The ability is average.
FM radio Features for entertainment alternatives are available, with the ability of auto search when searching for radio broadcast frequency. Capable of save up to 20 radio stations.
Connectivity & Internet
To connect with other media channels, the Nokia 7230 provides a mini-USB data cable, Bluetooth version 2.1 + EDR, which has being mentioned above and remote SyncML synchronization. Performance is rated as good, without any problem. Whether transfer songs or files from phone to PC or vice versa.
Meanwhile, as the virtual path connection Nokia 7230 support 3G network. Yes, this slider Nokia phone supports fast transfer of data access via a third-generation networks. Internet browsing actions can perform quite well, much faster than the GPRS channel.
Sure, this phone has 3G support. It's just feels less 'powerful' without the presence of a front camera for video call.
Application and Installation
This phone provides access to Ovi Store portal, where users can download content from there for free, though still have to pay the cost of Internet access.
To communicate via messaging, the Nokia 7230 also provides a special application to access instant messaging and email. Email client availabe by default are Ovi, Yahoo, Hotmail and Gmail. But if you using other account, additional settings is provided.
For entertainment purpose, Nokia 7230 installed with games, such as Snake III, Bounce II, Sudoku II and Rally Start. If those games is not enough, users can alternatively download the game via Ovi Store.
Standard facilities such as a calculator and alarm are also available. Also presented in the application 'collection' folder are converter, Flickr, My Nokia, Opera Mini, Size Converter, Web Search and World Clock. There is also Chinese dictionary application, for learning Chinese purpose.
Although not include with internal GPS, the Nokia 7230 has Nokia Maps feature, which can be fully functional when connected to a GPS Bluetooth dongle devices. In fact,with Mobile Nokia Maps user can determine their location using triangulation network. Search address and route calculations can work nicely, with the help of internet connection.
Memory
This phone has 70 MB internal memory. But after the installation of a variety of content inside, will be as 45 MB. In order to expand data storage capacity, microSD slot is available and support up to 16 GB capacity.
Battery
Meanwhile, Nokia 7230 energy sources rely on a standard battery Li-Ion type 860mAh (BL-4CT). Ability of the battery measured as average, no different from other similar phones. For once full charging, the batteries can keep the phone up to two days, for normal use.
Nokia 7230 Specification:
| General | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | UMTS 900 / 2100 / 1900 | |
| UMTS 850 / 1900 / 2100 - American version | ||
| Announced | 2009, November | |
| Status | Available. Released 2010, February | |
| Size | Dimensions | 98 x 48 x 14.8 mm, 64 cc |
| Weight | 100 g | |
| Display | Type | TFT, 256K colors |
| Size | 240 x 320 pixels, 2.4 inches | |
| Sound | Alert types | Vibration; MP3 ringtones |
| Speakerphone | Yes | |
| - 3.5 mm audio jack | ||
| Memory | Phonebook | 2000 entries, Photocall |
| Call records | 20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls | |
| Internal | 45 MB | |
| Card slot | microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB card included | |
| Data | GPRS | Class 32, 100 kbps |
| EDGE | Class 32, 296 kbits | |
| 3G | Yes, 384 kbps | |
| WLAN | No | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | |
| Infrared port | No | |
| USB | Yes, v2.0 microUSB | |
| Camera | Primary | 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video | Yes, QCIF@8fps | |
| Secondary | No | |
| Features | Messaging | SMS, MMS, Email, IM |
| Browser | WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML | |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | |
| Games | Snake III, Bounce II, Sudoku II, Rally Start + downloadable | |
| Colors | Graphite, Hot Pink | |
| GPS | No | |
| Java | Yes, MIDP 2.1 | |
| - MP3/eAAC+/WAV/WMA player | ||
| - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player | ||
| - Flickr/Ovi Upload | ||
| - Nokia Maps | ||
| - Nokia Life Tools | ||
| - Widsets | ||
| - Flash Lite 3.0 | ||
| - Voice command/dial/memo |
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