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Reviewer: Andy - Paisley Glasgow, UK
Date: 11th Jun 2010

Had one of these last year, very simplistic design that is reminiscent of an older Samsung model slider type phone from 4 to 5 years back, but it works well & with Nokia's straight forward user interface it is a pleasure to use, decent 3.2 megapixel camera with flash, MP3 player, 16GB micro SD capacity & ease of use makes this another winning phone from Nokia, I dropped mine down the toilet when I was drunk & texting, & I now have a Nokia 6303 Classic, this is a good phone but I miss my old Nokia 3600 slider.

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Reviewer: Chris Girling - Harston, UK
Date: 17th Feb 2010

Fab design & easy to use with good range of features BUT very annoyed about the battery life. My old Nokia needed charging every 5 days but this one is so bad I thought it was faulty & returned it to the shop. The second one is no better & with very limited use texting mainly, I am having to charge it up every other day! Not good & I see other users have had the same problem.

Don't BUY as I haven't even used most of the features dread to think what the battery would be like then. Definitely not a 10 day use on standby!

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Reviewer: Titch - Hampshire, UK
Date: 1st Feb 2010

I have just purchased a Nokia 3600 Slide, after doing a lot of research & reviews on this model.

I have had this phone for less than a week, & have been trying to charge the battery, the charge bar goes up & down but is lit in red, this indicates to me that full charge has not been reached, also a message has appeared now stating Charge Not Supported! Help. I am very disappointed as I have not even had the chance to use this phone yet. I have since seen other reviews that state the same problem, anyone got any idea what this problem is? I have been in touch with Nokia, & they have told me to take the phone to a Nokia outlet for them to look at it. But this means I am going to be without my phone for however long it will take them to sort this problem out.

Any advise please? Thank you, Titch.

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Reviewer: Tobias - Netherlands
Date: 28th Nov 2009

I use it mainly for just calling & texting, but there are some design flaws. The cap you have to remove to insert the SIM card & battery is VERY hard to open, took me ten minutes, a screwdriver, & now a few scratches on the back. The buttons 1, 2, & 3 are a bit annoying to press because the upper part of the phone is in the way a little.

It has a lot of options I don't use, which I think is annoying, but in no way is a design flaw. However, I really hate losing a dollar every time I press a wrong button.

Overall, for the price it had, it's totally worth it though. Only 50 dollar, it's small, long battery life, it looks nice, & does pretty much what you would expect a phone to do.

One more thing, when I press the button on the side that is supposed to make a picture, it will focus, but when I let go it doesn't take a picture. It would be nice if that worked.

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Reviewer: Anastasia - Adelaide, Australia
Date: 12th Nov 2009

I have been searching for a phone for months & months now. Then I came across the Nokia 3600, I knew it was my kind of phone!

I haven't actually got the phone yet, but by what I have seen & what I have heard. This is a GREAT phone, I am still a bit missed up about the camera quality. The camera isn't really a big deal breaker for me so it isn't going to draw me away from this wonderful phone! I am very excited to get this phone because I think I will be happy about my choice.

Once AGAIN Another GREAT phone from Nokia.

Rated 50% not to affect the overall ratings.

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Reviewer: Adi - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 10th Sep 2009

It's a good phone for ladies. Please do not buy if you are a regular user. It hangs & sometimes it's funny, switches off by itself! I recommend not to buy this phone. Cheers.

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Reviewer: Lynne - UK
Date: 29th Aug 2009

Nokia 3600 has got everything you want in a phone & so easy to use, the camera is excellent, I can't say there is anything about it I don't like & with comments I have been reading all I can say to that is whatever you buy there's always going to be a faulty one.

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Reviewer: Nidhi - India
Date: 22nd Aug 2009

I have been using this phone for the last 6 months. It is not a very good & stable phone from Nokia. If you switch your call to loudspeaker it is hardly audible. The loudspeaker is of pathetic quality & it is based on the back side of mobile & therefore it sounds reduces further more if you put the phone down on its back.

I had issues with keys & phone hangs in between of calls. I have serviced it once a month ago & will be taking it for next service again. I would not recommend anyone to buy this phone, its sound output is extremely low. Only good point is its 3MP camera.

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Reviewer: Caroline - Devon, UK
Date: 11th Aug 2009

Really nice phone, with everything I need, however I have just sent the second one back as there appears to be a design fault with the slide mechanism, it scratches the keys. Anyone else experienced this problem? Real shame, as I like everything else about it!

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Reviewer: Martin - UK
Date: 2nd Aug 2009

Half the features are unavailable as all Nokia software is incompatible with Mac computers. Despite Nokia's website is very poor.

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Reviewer: Cecil Gaskain - Birchington, UK
Date: 25th Jul 2009

Had this phone one week. Could not get the back off for a long while until another user friend with a Samsung G600 got it off for me. Still find it difficult to remove it. Now after 18 hours of charging it won't power up. My friend tried without success. So what do I do? Going to see shop to change for another one or seek advice about another model. Currently use Nokia 1100 which has never failed me. I am hard of hearing & need a phone that I can hear better, which is why I was recommended the Nokia 3600. I will write again when I've sorted it.

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Reviewer: Twinkle - Goa, India
Date: 18th Jul 2009

I have been using this mobile phone for the past 8 months now. Broke just once, it was my first phone ever but had loads of regret buying this. It does not allow that much of multitasking. My keypad gets scratches due to the slide. The volume is not so loud especially alarm volume. No perfect cover to keep it protected. Really don't like it. Loads of regrets. I only like the camera with flash. Built in memory should have been at least 1GB. Hands-free broke within a month. Come on Nokia WAKE UP warranty provide should be at least 2 years.

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 9th Jul 2009

I bought this phone a few weeks ago. My first refused to work (see comment below).

It worked fine, took a while to get used to it however. However today, I removed phone from pocket to find the screen blank, except for multicoloured stripes all over the place. It still does phone calls provided you can remember the number. Just the screen is pretty much useless.

Not impressed & will be returning this phone & buying a different model. Not recommended.

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Reviewer: Lucas Thomas Mathews - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Date: 9th Jul 2009

I have been using this mobile for the past 8 months & I got to say, I am not a big fan of Nokia but this model really got me to love Nokia. It is such a user friendly mobile, the speaker is loud, the camera is amazing also the flash, the battery life is really long, I can just go on saying. The price is even not bad at all.

I only found one problem, which is, my keypad got a few scratches because of the slide & its looks kind of bad. But the mobile is worth every penny spent, I PROMISE, cheers!

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Reviewer: Jnlkjxsa - UK
Date: 21st Jun 2009

I just bought this phone, after reading reviews upon reviews of different phones for months. & went & got this one because it seemed pretty darn cool.

I charged up the battery fully, excited to try work it out, & it switches off, at the part when meant to enter the date & time. It doesn't get past it, & won't allow me to press enter or anything.

Not overly impressed by this, & will be returning it & finding a new phone. Real let down.

Going back to Motorola as I have had my one for the past 3 years & it still works, sort of when it's not busy dying & refusing to take a phone call.

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Reviewer: Marnie - UK
Date: 11th May 2009

Hi. I am looking for a phone that has a good camera & lot's of storage. My Sony Ericsson T303 has just been broken. Do you think this phone is easy to use?

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Reviewer: Sam - UK
Date: 22nd Apr 2009

Having claimed on the breakage of my old O2 cocoon & being told it was no longer made so I had to have an alternative phone (thank god) I was given 4 phones to chose from, after much deliberation I chose this phone & don't regret it one little bit, it's a great phone, easy to use, loud & has everything I need. Fabulous that you get a USB lead in the box too which makes it so easy to transfer music & mine even came with a memory card already inside, bonus!

Really can't fault this phone, the texting keeps up with me on predictive which I was worried about, sound quality on calls is great.

Only one thing I can say which is hard to forget, lock the keys when you close the phone! All you do is press the middle button but I suppose I forgot to do this as my previous phone was a flip phone so I never needed to lock they keys anyway.

Great phone, love it.

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Reviewer: Anuradha - Bangalore, India
Date: 17th Apr 2009

Another super flop phone from N-Series) since launch of 6600 & 3250.

It appears that the phone is cut out from 6500 Slide, body changed to plastic with ceramic paint, Carl Zeiss excluded, Nokia Maps added & released into the market. The phone is built fragile & does not impart any sign of confidence among users. The quality of images taken from its 3.2 MP cam is mediocre with the AWB system struggling hard (unsuccessfully) to balance even the fluorescent lamps of my room. Result. Strong yellow casts in all images taken with AWB.

The signal reception quality is again mediocre & causes frequent call drops. One more interesting fact, while I am on a car drive with a friend (who uses the services of same network provider but uses an S.E phone), she talks to her B.F seamlessly for long hours. At the same time (to my agony) when my B.F tries to call me, I am out of the coverage area!

This shows the fault lies with the phone itself.

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Reviewer: Nadia Raza Shah - London, UK
Date: 6th Apr 2009

I love the phone. It looks nice & sleek & is user friendly. The only drawback, I think, is the fact that it's hard to type messages unlike my last phone! I was torn between this & the 5300 Nokia but I really think I made the right choice! Love this phone!

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Reviewer: Alan - Manama, Bahrain
Date: 5th Apr 2009

Pretty reasonable phone for its price range. Moreover, it looks really elegant with the colour & slim slide design similar to those expensive Motorola sliders. So if you want functionality & great looks for a limited budget, try this for size, it sure will fit.

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Reviewer: Wow - Chennai, India
Date: 31st Mar 2009

Hey guys out there. I am very confused after reading all your comments over this phone. Can someone please help me out? I've saved my pocket money to buy a good slider phone in Nokia & fell in love with this one. Is it worth buying or what. Please help me out because I can't have a second chance to afford for another phone. & also I've heard that the software s not good. Is that so?

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Reviewer: Aisha - Kaduna, Nigeria
Date: 29th Mar 2009

I just got this phone yesterday & it is the bomb! There are over six games, 512 memory, slim & slide & black. This the best phone so far.

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Reviewer: Deb - UK
Date: 25th Mar 2009

Can't comment properly because this phone has just arrived & two hours later I still can't get the cover off & have scratched the back trying!

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Reviewer: Harsh - India
Date: 13th Mar 2009

Great phone, nice features but does not support major video file formats like mpeg. Awesome finishing & looks & incredibly stylish. It doesn't have mobile office, real player & mobile dictionary. Great slider & pretty cool music player. Doesn't allow flash while video making.

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Reviewer: Garry - Bedfordshire, UK
Date: 19th Feb 2009

Good phone had for a week so far only problem is camera button on the side seems to do nothing except focus & flash but doesn't take pictures & the battery life is not too good. Video & music seem to work well & signal strength is much better than my 6600 slide which constantly drops calls.

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Reviewer: Paul - Hampshire, UK
Date: 12th Feb 2009

Worked perfectly straight out of the box. Good battery life, impressed with free supplied USB cable. Auto scan FM radio excellent. Nokia finally addressed the overly loud music & radio.

Downside, the front window will scratch easily, so have left protective material in place, not the fastest mobile I have used.

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Reviewer: Dp - India
Date: 7th Feb 2009

While all other features are OK, the camera is not good at all compared to what it claims to have 3.2MP. No response from dealer or Nokia on your complaint once you buy this phone. Neither dealer nor Nokia responds to your grievances about this phone. Please do not buy.

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Reviewer: Meet Arora - Malerkotla, India
Date: 24th Jan 2009

Want to have themes for this mobile & animated themes also, Id be very thankful to you if themes will be downloaded to PC first than transfer that to mobile by data cable.

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Reviewer: Rhiannon - UK
Date: 12th Jan 2009

This phone is amazing! The design is great because it is really slim & stylish. I also love the colour! I have the purple one & it is really dark purple with a lighter back. It has almost every feature that you can think of Bluetooth, Internet, games, loads of memory, battery life is good, a great 3.2 mega pixel camera, MP3 player & loads more!

The only thing that I would say to any one that has it or is getting it is this: In the memory card, don't change the name of the Extras folder because (& I don't know whether this happens on everyone or not) it could change the name of the 2 folders inside to videos & music.

Overall I think that this phone is DEFINITELY worth buying!

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Reviewer: Suresh - Chennai, India
Date: 11th Jan 2009

It's very stylish & good looking. Also one of the best features is cancelling the back ground voice cancellation which helps for audio clarity while talking. Another marvellous model from Nokia.

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Reviewer: Vicster - UK
Date: 10th Jan 2009

Having had an old Nokia for years this is a revelation to me. I love the design & the colour (I have the plum coloured one). The usability is the reason I've chosen a Nokia again & I've not been disappointed. It's dead easy to navigate around even with all the new features I've not had before. I am generally pleased with the camera, good quality pictures in the daylight but not so good at night. I've been disappointed with the quality of the video, rubbish when I downloaded it & watched on the PC. Maybe I am expecting too much for the price. It's great for what I want though & looks really cool.

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Reviewer: Karen - Fareham, UK
Date: 10th Jan 2009

Really love this phone, it's easy to use & looks good. Only one small complaint, battery life could be better. I only seem to get 2 maybe 3 days at best before I need to recharge the phone. Other than that, it's probably the best phone I've had & I highly recommend it.

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Reviewer: Maree - Chennai, India
Date: 29th Dec 2008

I bought this a week ago.

VERY POOR BATTERY LIFE. Claimed standby is 10 days. But if I use it only for talking (N series or Motorola ZN5 which need charging only once a week, on low usage, then this performance is totally unacceptable. I am going to give it to the service centre to look into this, but the dealer from whom I bought this has been most unhelpful. He says that standby of less than 2 days is normal & acceptable for the phone & points out that it says UP TO 280 hours on the cover.

NICE PRACTICAL DESIGN, cute, attractive & slim. I really like the camera click & autofocus feature using central button. Only Nokia can come up with such practical design.

GOOD CALL QUALITY.

DECENT FEATURES, FM radio, music, auto focus, flash camera with various image quality options.

BUT LOW USABILITY. FM radio & flash are not of much use with poor battery life. Average music quality. Autofocus is practically of no use. The image quality is same with or without auto focus. Auto focus only makes it longer to take a snap.

OVERALL VERDICT, as of now I regret my decision not buy Motorola ZN5 (Poor service for Motorola in India) or Sony F305 (Doesn't support MicroSD format).

I WOULDN'T recommend THIS PHONE or any other Symbian phone to anyone unless the battery life issue is resolved.

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Reviewer: Habib - Afghanistan
Date: 26th Dec 2008

The design his so ugly. All the sliders phone are, but for Slider style it's not so bad.

Features, minimal stuff only, nothing new under the Nokia suns, Nice but nothing special.

Usability, a few bugs in the program like the automatic dictionary, but very easy to use & nice to look at.

The sound & the camera are not so good, but not so bad also.

The Nokia 6131 his much cheaper & a lot better, so I recommend this phone.

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Reviewer: Charl - Ponty, UK
Date: 19th Dec 2008

I've only just bought this phone to see me through the last 9 months of my contract (broken Samsung G600) & for the price it's really good so far!

The keypad feels slightly plasticy but the phone overall is a really nice small size, lightweight but in general also feels quite sturdy.

Really impressed with the Nokia maps I had preloaded (it's quite a fast app too), & for EDGE the Internet is really quite fast.

The camera is pretty good at 3.2MP (not as good as my N73 but that had a Carl Zeiss lens to be fair), I wouldn't count on it to take professional photos but if that's what you want then buy a camera!

The sound quality is really good. I was slightly worried at first because it seemed really quiet but the phone was set to a really low volume as default.

Overall a great phone for the price I paid. Nokia have done a great job again!

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Reviewer: Sanjeev Kumar Singh - Noida, India
Date: 11th Dec 2008

Image quality is very poor. it is not at all a 3.2 MP camera. Image quality is equivalent to 1.3 MP camera. Sound is good with good headphones but Nokia headphone is not good.

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Reviewer: Sharna - Nottingham, UK
Date: 8th Dec 2008

Just got this phone for my birthday, it's a really nice deep plum purple colour (better than the black or red), upgraded from my 2.5 year old 6230i which was getting a bit tatty. I just love this phone. Compared to my old phone this is fantastic, much bigger screen, much better camera etc. It feels silky smooth & the keys are super soft. Navigating around the menu is really easy to do. Like the idea that I can increase memory up to 4GB (ample space for pictures & music) not sure of standby battery life as I've only had it just over a day but if it's anything like my old Nokia then it'll be fine. To me this is the perfect phone (plus it's purple which is a massive bonus).

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Reviewer: Fyn - London, UK
Date: 8th Dec 2008

It's now 1 day, so far OK. A phone is a phone can't see no difference same features all over, going to give battery a week to rate it because it hasn't impressed me much so far.

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Reviewer: Bush - Washington, US
Date: 6th Dec 2008

Best phone I have ever used.

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Reviewer: Achu - India
Date: 28th Nov 2008

An excellent phone with all features suited to my needs. What are you waiting for? Just go & buy one. A really nice, cute, fantabulous phone.

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Reviewer: Carol - Cambridge, UK
Date: 14th Nov 2008

I was completely torn when I went to the retailer to buy a phone & what two phones was I torn between? the LG Cookie Smartphone & this one, both same price.

The LG screen was huge & the phone was sturdy & heavy. The Nokia was smaller, lighter, had firmer & greater responses & its sound was louder. I loved the way the numbers clicked beneath the fingers so you didn't depress the wrong one! Both cameras were same spec, same memory & same colour. The Nokia was easier to use & navigate. The LG technology in its infancy concerned me.

In the end & after much debating (sorry Jacob) the Nokia won me over. The camera could be a little better it's true, but I had a 2 megapixel before & this is an improvement.

As for music quality, well I didn't buy it for that, but for ease of use, it just wins hands down. I like it. Good old Nokia, once again.

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Reviewer: Liju T Joseph - Kumily, India
Date: 12th Nov 2008

I bought this phone 1 week back. Its design is good & picture clarity is superb, but it's 3.2MP camera is very bad & battery backup is very poor. Sound is OK in both headphone & loud speaker.

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Reviewer: Sharif - Adelaide, Australia
Date: 10th Nov 2008

Most people complain about the camera on this phone. Do the following & the picture quality & camera performance should improve. Remove the plastic sheet protecting the camera. Set the picture quality to medium. Once you do these things, you will find the picture quality improving greatly & the camera performs much faster. I think that the camera comes from the factory set at the highest (largest) picture quality. Setting it to a smaller picture setting makes the camera much faster.

I've had this phone for a few days now, & after making the above changes, it is proving to be a great phone. It is also cute with a silky touch.

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Reviewer: Tamed - Karachi, Pakistan
Date: 2nd Nov 2008

Though the looks are killing, there are a few things which I don't like, my one is less than 24 hours old. The keypad has a very plasticy touch. My phone hangs when I try to capture the pictures with the camera button on the side, I am not sure what the experience is of the other users.

I am going to take this mobile back to my vendor to sort out the problem. The interface is cool, typical smartness of Nokia.

The camera is 3.2 megapixels but the image quality is rubbish. My three years old 2 megapixel N70 takes better pictures.

Anyway if the camera button problems are solved, it can be an average phone.

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Reviewer: Mohsin - Karachi, Pakistan
Date: 25th Oct 2008

It's a superb phone. Picture quality is good & sound quality is best. No match to this phone. Best launch by Nokia

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Reviewer: Shalini - Mumbai, India
Date: 23rd Oct 2008

I simply love this model. It's too good. I think this is the best I could have with all the features. The functionality is also very good. Pictures come very clear. Battery backup also very good.

All in all, one more good product from Nokia.

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Reviewer: Vipin - Pune, India
Date: 15th Oct 2008

Good mobile overall. Best in this price range. Excellent Design. Another quality phone by Nokia.

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Reviewer: Princezza - Albania
Date: 9th Oct 2008

It's a good mobile but not much better than Nokia 7610 supernova.

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Reviewer: Clara - Worcester, UK
Date: 7th Oct 2008

Nice phone, good soft keypad. New up-to-date software. Well done Nokia

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Reviewer: Priyojit - Dey, India
Date: 29th Sep 2008

This is the worst phone I ever had. Music quality is poor, picture quality not so good & battery back up is OK.

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Reviewer: Abhishek Chauhan - Delhi, India
Date: 25th Sep 2008

HI ALL, THIS IS REALLY A SUPERB PHONE. IN 9000 RANGE REALLY ITS A BEST ONE Nokia PRODUCT. ALL FEATURES IN THIS PHONE ARE EXCELLENT.

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Reviewer: Chowparan - Kolkata, India
Date: 13th Sep 2008

I bought this phone 1 week back. It is absolutely a superb phone around 10k range. Sound quality is very good, both in loudspeaker & headset. Camera quality is excellent even in day or night. Resolution is just great. Watching videos is a treat. Battery backup if you just talk & do not listen to music or take snaps is 2 days which is fine.

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Reviewer: Parag - Noida, India
Date: 11th Sep 2008

I am having the maroon coloured model, the colour is awesome, but something better could be done for the front design. Music is superb & the best part of this phone is 3.3 megapixel camera with flash.

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Reviewer: Pranav - India
Date: 10th Sep 2008

This is worst Nokia phone I have ever come across. Don't know why they have given dual flash where image quality is absolutely poor in low light condition. Please go for Nokia N73 if want 3.2 MP.

Cons.
- Mediocre camera performance.
- No Carl Zeiss lens.
- Poor image quality even in fare light condition.
- Poor hardware design.

Goods.
- Nice sound quality.

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Reviewer: Mustafa Rajani - Karachi, Pakistan
Date: 9th Sep 2008

Camera result is not good. Overall good.

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Reviewer: Guru - India
Date: 19th Aug 2008

The phone's battery is not good. The 3.2 MP camera doesn't match with N73. It is better to go for N73. Than Nokia 3600 Slide.

- Design could have been better.
- the keypad is soft & it weighs less.
- Sound reception is good.

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Reviewer: Jyotirmaya Mishra - Mumbai, India
Date: 18th Aug 2008

When I got this phone, I've no information about the product because I think I am the first one who bought it after release from Nokia outlet. I bought it on the 3rd August 2008, after I used it I know this is the beauty of Nokia Product.

- Its sound quality (mind blowing).
- Its picture quality (too good).

According to cost it's a nice phone, just use it.

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Reviewer: Mevada Rushil - Ahmedabad, India
Date: 15th Aug 2008

It's so good phone because it's giving superb facility inner system or phone. This phone gives new idea to thinking about design or special good features. I hope Nokia makes new model with mind blowing features or design mode.

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Reviewer: Vineet - Delhi, India
Date: 13th Aug 2008

What a phone, this phone is really excellent, 3.2 mp camera picture is perfect even in dark, sound is really good same as Sony w300i, keypad is soft, thanks to Nokia for such a fantastic mobile.

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Reviewer: Praveen - Bangalore, India
Date: 9th Aug 2008

Design could have been better & Battery backup is not good.

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Reviewer: Loll - Leicester, UK
Date: 25th May 2008

Good features, but could be a better design.



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