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Nokia 6233 3G Phone Overview

Key Features
3G Technology
Bluetooth® Technology
Visual Radio
Video & Music Caller ID
2 Megapixel Camera

Design
66%
Usability
57%
Features
71%

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Nokia 6233 3G Phone Review

The Nokia 6233 is a very attractive & compact phone that offers the user the even balance between their personal & business requirements. The 6233 is very desirable & comes in a choice of stainless steel silver or high gloss black finish coloured casing. This phone looks the business & does the business but at the same time it is not all work, work, work but play, play, play for the user. The Nokia 6233 looks similar to the Nokia 6230 but the 6233 has some differences as it comes complete with 3G technology & the screen is crystal clear & a pleasure to view. The main similarity with the 6233 & the Nokia 6230 is that they both have a very solid & well designed feel to them which is all down to Nokia.

The 3G technology allows the user to get access to all of the latest sports, weather & news directly & instantly on the Nokia 6233. It is possible for the user to get Internet access using mobile broadband & be emailing those all important documents to their boss, but at the same time they can be listening to the built in FM radio. The Nokia 6233 makes it possible for the user to be listening to their personal music files using the built in stereo complete with 3Dsurround sound & at the same time writing out that highly important order for the secretary to action. It can be all work & all play with the 6233.

Nokia 6233 3G Mobile Phone Front View
Nokia 6233 3G Mobile Phone Back View
Nokia 6233 3G Mobile Phone Angle View

The Nokia 6233 comes complete with a 2 megapixel camera with 8 x digital zoom which is very easy to use & the zoom is very clear & smooth. The camera has a mode to allow the user to capture the perfect photo in either portrait or landscape. The 6233 also allows the user to take video recording which can be sent via email, sent via multimedia message service (MMS) or simply stored on the phones memory & viewed as desired. The phone comes with 70 mega bytes of built in memory which is great for storing all of the messages, videos & photos.

The sound quality on the Nokia 6233 is amazing due to the high quality sound produced by the stereo speakers & the 3D surround sound feature. The phone comes complete with a music player & built in FM radio which provide a really fun & personally feel to this phone.

The 6233 comes with text messaging (SMS) & multimedia message service (MMS) which allows the user to send video, pictures, sound & text all in one message. The email service comes with a spam filter which is a great feature that filters all of the junk mail.


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Nokia 6233 Specifications & Features

Screen
QVGA 262k TFT Colour Screen (320 x 240 Pixel)

Imaging
2 Megapixel Camera
8 x Smooth Digital Zoom
Landscape Support Mode
Full Screen Viewfinder
Video Player
Download & Playback Video
Video Streamimg
Video & Music Caller ID
Downloadable Themes
Downloadable Wallpaper
Kodak Photo Services
Video Sharing

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Email
Java™ Email Client
Spam Filter
Instant Messaging
Enhanced Image Editor
Predictive Text

Sound
FM Radio
Visual Radio
Music Player (MP3, MP4, eAAC+ & AAC)
Video & Music Caller ID
Polyphonic Midi Ringtones
MP3 Ringtones
Downloadable Ringtones
Handsfree Speaker
Two Stereo Speakers (15 x 11mm)
3D Stereo Sound
16 Voice Commands

Entertainment
3D Games & Multi Player
Nokia World Cup Game
3D Street Racer Game
3D Snake Game
Downloadable Java™ Games
Organiser
Contacts
Calendar
Alarm Clock
Calculator
Timer
World Clock
Speed Dialing
Automatic Redial
Call Waiting
Call Timer
Caller ID With Image
Conference Call
Nokia Push to Talk

Connectivity
3G
Bluetooth®
Infra Red
USB Port

Network
Tri Band (GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
WCDMA 2100

Internet
WAP 2.0
3G
GPRS
EDGE

Memory & Talk Time
6MB internal, plus 64MB memory card expandable to 2GB
4 Hours Talk Time
340 Hours Standby

Weight & Size
110 g
108 x 46 x 18 mm



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Reviewer: Anupam - India
Date: 1st May 2008

I want to purchase this phone with quite lucrative features. Can anyone tell me whether this mobile can operate as CDMA & GSM at the same time?

Does it require change of options at the start menu for change over to CDMA & GSM. Can I get & receive a call at GSM while operating at CDMA. Please send me complete details regarding dual mode GSM & CDMA.

Design
85%
Usability
65%
Features
90%

Reviewer: Juzz - Tagbilaran, Philippines
Date: 2nd Apr 2008

Before I owned this phone I was searching to the Internet to find out the features of this phone. After I read these features I am amazed because it has a lot of features especially stereo music player because I really love music. Thanks Nokia for having this phone! I really enjoy this phone. A great music, great camera, easy to use keypads, super fast in downloading but lacking of flash. It has no flash, it can still take on night time shot but not totally as clear as with flash & a little bit blurred. Don't hesitate to buy this phone because you really enjoy it. Go!

Design
90%
Usability
90%
Features
95%

Reviewer: Wally - Vienna, Austria
Date: 1st Apr 2008

My best Nokia ever. Perfect reception, perfect handling. A REAL Every Day Mobile Phone, Recommendation!

Design
95%
Usability
95%
Features
90%

Reviewer: Wotamess - Geelong, Bahrain
Date: 1st Apr 2008

Junk, it keeps getting a SIM card registration failed error randomly which renders the phone useless until the code is entered again. Sometimes it requires the battery & SIM to be removed as no number of code re entries will fire the thing up. Mine is a work mobile but I feel sorry for anyone who has paid $$'s for one. Steer clear of this one.

Design
45%
Usability
10%
Features
75%

Reviewer: Thivanka Perera - Kandy, Sri Lanka
Date: 17th Mar 2008

I LOVE THIS PHONE! The sound is AMAZING! Much better than the Nokia 6300, Nokia 5310 & the Sony Ericsson W810i! If you love music like me, then go for it. Regrets are, it doesn't have flash & a 3.5 have port.

Design
75%
Usability
80%
Features
70%

Reviewer: Rifad - Bangalore, India
Date: 11th Mar 2008

Great mobile phone!

Design
100%
Usability
100%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Rod - UK
Date: 1st Mar 2008

I am a Nokia business customer & have always used Nokia phones but the 6233 is useless if like me you use hands-free. It sets automatic voice tags to each entry & if you have lots of contacts in your phone but only use a few hands-free it dials the wrong number. I used to be able to assign voice tags such as phone office, phone home etc. Now this is not possible. I don't recommend this phone to anyone using hands-free.

Design
80%
Usability
10%
Features
50%

Reviewer: Priyanshu Sharma - Noida, India
Date: 25th Feb 2008

NEED HELP, I loaded the CD rom provided, & bought a Nokia USB cable, but I couldn't backup contacts (phone numbers) from the 6233 to my PC. Can someone help?

Design
75%
Usability
80%
Features
75%

Reviewer: Yogesh - Mumbai, India
Date: 22nd Feb 2008

Guys, This is very good phone, having everything, Clear Display, Loud & clear Speaker, Theme Support, Camera, 3G, EDGE & Price is also cheap, Fantastic phone. Only thing I hate is No Auto focus & Flash for Camera & should be little slimmer, But it's OK, go buy it

Design
90%
Usability
100%
Features
85%

Reviewer: Bapun - Hyderabad, India
Date: 18th Feb 2008

Excellent phone. You will never regret. Good look. Great battery. Excellent sound. Very good video recording. Only thing it lacks is not having flash.

Design
95%
Usability
95%
Features
95%

Reviewer: George - Brussels, Belgium
Date: 16th Feb 2008

This phone is a piece of rubbish! Always got connectivity problems!

Design
75%
Usability
5%
Features
70%

Reviewer: Nirav - Rajkot, India
Date: 7th Feb 2008

Phone is VERY good. Just buy it & enjoy all the features in one phone Nokia 6233.

Guys this is MASTER PHONE, Nokia 6233.

Design
100%
Usability
100%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Abraham - Cochin, India
Date: 5th Feb 2008

Can anyone suggest me which I should purchase the Nokia 6233 or Nokia 3110. I find out that the features are almost same for both. But there is a big difference in the price around 2k rupees. I am now a little confused.

Design
90%
Usability
75%
Features
90%

Reviewer: Madasheck - UK
Date: 5th Feb 2008

All was well until one year of use then the phone memory shuts right down. No I did not fill it with games, or themes, or new ringtones. I use it for text, email, Internet & that's it.

I removed almost all I could from phone memory & use a 2GB SD memory card. Yet despite backup & restore of all phone memory, checks with MobiMB to find what is taking up the 3 MB phone memory, removing all themes, I still have 200 KB free memory. Cannot find where the memory is gone to. Cannot use 6233 for email & text is limited with frequent memory full messages.

I have checked all Nokia support discussion boards to find an answer. Found that this is a common 6233 problem, the user cannot clean the phone memory. Some report only 80 KB memory remaining, no email, no text messages, no themes, no ringtones just not enough memory to use the 6233 at all.

Some report success with backup followed by restore with Nokia PC Suite. Some went to a complete software upgrade. Some bought MobiMB to clean invisible files out. Nokia has no answer to this, except buy a new phone.

Design
70%
Usability
5%
Features
95%

Reviewer: Ben Are Are - UK
Date: 3rd Feb 2008

I really like this phone I have had it about 8 months now. I found it really easy to use because of its simple layout of the menu. The screen is really bright & clear. I use it most weekends for making videos at the skate park & has never let me down on quality. It is a really tough phone as I have had many accidents with it & it has never broken. The only thing I found wrong with it is that it scratches very easily, has no camera flash & it is a bit chucky but overall I found it was a really good looking & useful phone. I would recommend it.

Design
70%
Usability
90%
Features
90%

Reviewer: Mr H. - London, UK
Date: 2nd Feb 2008

Got black last yr.

- Great amazing perfect loudspeaker, never find in any other mobile (better than N73, N95, Samsung & Sony Erricson)
- Nice feature
- Quick & easy access to all menus
- Good call quality + cool camera
- Perfect secret button (as voice recorder)

BUT:
- Short battery
- Bad reception & no signal if being covered
- A small bug turns it off suddenly (1 in 1000 call)
- Can't get rid of camera click (or I couldn't find it!)
_ The backlight goes on & off (due to search & change signal), (don't put it in your bedroom!)

Design
65%
Usability
85%
Features
75%

Reviewer: Dave - Australia
Date: 29th Jan 2008

Great phone.
Goods.
- Look.
- Daytime camera.
- Speakers!
- 2GB memory is good.
- Quality of led.

Bads.
- Power button has broken 3 times on me.
- Camera has no flash.


LOL, Only a few things I don't like are that this phone is really big & the phone doesn't break very easy to me. I have dropped it 2 million times I have never had anything but a little scratch on the case.

Design
100%
Usability
100%
Features
90%

Reviewer: Nabhashekhar - Bangalore, India
Date: 26th Jan 2008

Great phone, havng great features. Nice look.

Design
95%
Usability
100%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Bksahoo - Rourkela, India
Date: 15th Jan 2008

It is not a slim design & not showing call duration during call to use 100% of your time to talk. Also not supporting other application except java applications. Memory chip should be designed inside avoiding miss use by friends.

Design
40%
Usability
60%
Features
55%

Reviewer: Sefton - UK
Date: 11th Jan 2008

I've had my phone for a year now & loved it when I first got it. I am not a heavy user of it, but now the battery does not even last 12 hours. It doesn't always ring when people phone me, despite there being no problem with my network (O2).

The email facility is a pain, as someone below has already mentioned, it will not download emails if you've got more than a few text messages stored in your phone.

The phone also has a habit of turning itself off for no reason. The battery life is also affected by the phone constantly switching itself from blank screen saver to normal screen display, which cuts down the battery life a lot.

Overall, good features, but be prepared to buy a new battery after a year.

Design
100%
Usability
70%
Features
90%

Reviewer: Adnan - Islamabad, Pakistan
Date: 7th Jan 2008

WELL the 6233 IS A NICE & GOOD LOOKING PHONE & I am USING IT For the LAST 13 MONTHS BUT SOMETIMES ITS RINGTONE CHANGES ITS SELF.

SO Please don't BUY Nokia 6233. WASTE OF MONEY.

Design
75%
Usability
75%
Features
90%

Reviewer: Rajesh - Seeruttun, UK
Date: 6th Jan 2008

This is a pretty good phone, a good balance between work & play. It has everything you might need in a phone but it does have some drawbacks that if improved in my opinion I would probably never look at another phone again.

- It's heavy, not as heavy as other nokias but it's bulky & weighty.

- It can freeze & reset the wallpaper, screensaver & ringtones (although I finally found out why, too many texts in your inbox, it may be expandable to 2GB but the inbox is in the phone memory & has its limits, clean out the box & the phone works fine).

- There is no playlist feature, the best you get is 'random'.

- There is no flash for the camera.

- Pictures at night are terrible, even with the night mode.

- Pictures & videos saved can go AWOL within the phone, difficult to find them after they are taken.

- Slow 3G access but that could be the network not Nokia.

However.

- the sound quality from the speakers are excellent, best I've heard so far.

- the music controls via the headset are basic but good.

- the 2MB camera is great by day, as is the video.

That's it. I actually nearly bought the Nokia 5310 but the only benefits it has over the 6233 is the slimness & the playlist, the camera is terrible (almost half the resolution of the 6233) & it's not 3G. Think I'll get a pay as you go sim & stick with the 6233.

Design
70%
Usability
90%
Features
85%

Reviewer: Rashid - UK
Date: 6th Jan 2008

The phones great but why are the buttons so hard? They are like little bricks. Err mm I was wondering could you get like soft key pad button thingy's for the phone?

But hey! Overall it's wicked! Keep up the good job Nokia!

Design
75%
Usability
60%
Features
80%

Reviewer: Joj - London, UK
Date: 6th Jan 2008

This is a truly superb phone. I've had this for nearly 18 months & it's proved to be robust, reliable & very user friendly. Would highly recommend.

Design
90%
Usability
95%
Features
85%

Reviewer: Sachin Badge - Mumbai, India
Date: 2nd Jan 2008

It's good phone, good design & good features & usability.

Design
80%
Usability
90%
Features
90%

Reviewer: Mark - Ireland
Date: 31st Dec 2007

Just wondering I can't get Internet on my phone its says subscribe to packet data first anybody got same problem just wondering what to do?

Design
100%
Usability
100%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Frank Luyinda - Kampala, Uganda
Date: 24th Dec 2007

Leave alone the shape & weight. This phone is real good with the upgraded Nokia screen display, the clarity of camera & video. The soft keypad, & most of all I wanted a phone with big card memory (2GB not bad) since I am a graphic artist. This is a REAL PHONE.

Two disadvantages so far, very small internal memory & its brick size.

Design
45%
Usability
95%
Features
85%

Reviewer: Zubair - Southall, UK
Date: 23rd Dec 2007

What I think about this phone is that this is my second Nokia 6233 I love this phone so much because of the high quality speakers & lovely sound & camera 2 MP not bad. Only a few things I don't like are that this phone is its quite fat, really big & it can be broken very easily that's the only thing I don't like otherwise it's a fabulous phone I lOvE It. WOW.

Design
90%
Usability
95%
Features
95%

Reviewer: Boyd - Stratford, UK
Date: 22nd Dec 2007

This phone is very solid & will never break. You can buy it for 60-80 pounds very cheap yet very intelligent phone

Design
100%
Usability
100%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Sandip - Bardoli, India
Date: 21st Dec 2007

Good, but you know so.

Design
95%
Usability
90%
Features
90%

Reviewer: Dharmesh Patel - Manchester, UK
Date: 15th Dec 2007

Great phone to use, but needs to be slimmer.

Design
70%
Usability
100%
Features
85%

Reviewer: Julia - London, Germany
Date: 9th Dec 2007

Hey, so many people share the same experience. A waste of money. I don't mind any features, design or whatever. But reliability & this is not given with this phone. It started that I could not charge the phone properly anymore. Now, many times the reception disappears or I got good reception but always error in connection if I want to make a call. That means I can't call & nobody can call me. That makes the phone completely useless.

Design
90%
Usability
15%
Features
90%

Reviewer: Budin - Alor Setar, Malaysia
Date: 6th Dec 2007

Smart phone & cute usability design.

Design
100%
Usability
100%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Jordan - UK
Date: 2nd Dec 2007

Good phone amazing 3D stereo speakers but after 13 months have gone distorted & have broken. I have never had to go to a shop to fix it. It is a slow phone & will freeze sometimes.

Design
80%
Usability
75%
Features
80%

Reviewer: Harry - Punjab, India
Date: 26th Nov 2007

Too good phone. I have this phone for about 4 months & I haven't experienced any problems with it. Good Nokia, keep it up.

Design
85%
Usability
90%
Features
65%

Reviewer: Honey - New Delhi, India
Date: 26th Nov 2007

Great phone.

Design
100%
Usability
100%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Neil - Bangko, Thailand
Date: 26th Nov 2007

A great phone I had to buy this 1 week after I purchased a Nokia 6300 which are completely useless & thanks Nokia for not giving me a replacement or credit to us when I bought this phone nice business for you but the last business you will ever get off me.

Design
90%
Usability
90%
Features
90%

Reviewer: Rob - UK
Date: 24th Nov 2007

Loved this phone but, my first had to be replaced after only 4 months. Due to it constantly loosing message centre numbers, settings when travelling, then it locked itself up completely so that even Orange couldn't rectify it. Received replacement phone only 2 months ago & now that one is doing the same, but worse still it refuses to take any charge. Even when registering charging. I agree, it's a lovely phone & very tactile, however its reliability now means it'll be in the bin long before its due date. From my experience id steer clear. All service providers are aware that this model has numerous faults. Be warned!

Design
80%
Usability
35%
Features
65%

Reviewer: Jack - Melbourne, Australia
Date: 23rd Nov 2007

Great phone one of the best phones had not one thing go wrong with it. Perfect size perfect everything just love it.

Design
85%
Usability
100%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Paul - Leeds, UK
Date: 12th Nov 2007

The phone has been great, it is to my mind still the most stylish phone out there even though it is over a year old. The downside is its reliability. It has regularly crashed if I try to send a reply to a text message when another message arrives.

In addition to this, my previous phone, a 6230i, still works brilliantly, but the 6233 has just gone kaput for the 2nd time & wiped out a lot of info I need, annoying.

Design
90%
Usability
60%
Features
90%

Reviewer: Anand - Chennai, India
Date: 8th Nov 2007

Hi, the phone is awesome with all features like good music, fast processing, easy to use interface.

Con, It is java enabled or Symbian 40 series & so putting 3rd party software was a problem. I wanted to put dictionary but couldn't.

If anyone knows from where I can do this, please let me know, thanks.

Design
75%
Usability
95%
Features
75%

Reviewer: Mark - UK
Date: 4th Nov 2007

Great phone & a good step up from 6230 & 6230i but after 10 months the signal suddenly disappeared. After repair, put it by bedside one night & when I woke up it had gone again. This phone has been looked after & just isn't reliable enough. All my settings also wiped themselves off which was very inconvenient. It all works apart from the phone bit & camera is good but I can't call or receive calls. Just great!

If it worked & had a wallet feature as per 6230i it would be fantastic. Also the memory card fits in upside down so you can't grip the little lip on the card. Great phone but I gave it 5% as it has no signal. Now O2 gave me an E65 & that's worse than this.

NOTE: my 6230 is still going after 4 years & comes mountain biking with me every week. This & the 6230i must be the best Nokia's ever. Different brand after the E65 for sure.

Design
80%
Usability
5%
Features
90%

Reviewer: Sorin - Romania
Date: 4th Nov 2007

OK in the 1st place ill say that in fact I use 6234, very good phone. It has poor rewind & fast forward facility but lacks fast forward in video. I have broken this phone twice because java is bad & antivirus in java is useless. Bluetooth cause problems, flash in camera is not present, pdf is only in java so in fact is bad, music players crash the system, so this mobile phone will last only with default stuff. Bye.

Design
100%
Usability
80%
Features
90%

Reviewer: Dj - UK
Date: 3rd Nov 2007

Solid phone, had for 1 & a half years, superb.

Design
100%
Usability
100%
Features
90%

Reviewer: Paul - Walsall, UK
Date: 2nd Nov 2007

Good sound, good pictures & videos, Battery doesn't last long enough, but overall a decent phone.

Design
90%
Usability
80%
Features
95%

Reviewer: Ben - London, UK
Date: 1st Nov 2007

Too Bad. The phone just keeps restarting! I've regretted getting it. Waste of money!

Design
60%
Usability
5%
Features
60%

Reviewer: Adnan Khalil - Peshawar, Pakistan
Date: 26th Oct 2007

Yeah truly it's the best mobile. Its camera is very good & video is awesome in VGA size. It's my second 6233. With the first one I was happy & it was awesome but changed to the n73, I change it but after some time I felt the 6233 had better features. I just missed two things, flash & auto focus.

That's all other wise I recommend 6233 to everyone, it's the best & the quality is awesome best mobile ever. The keypad is very soft & very easy to type messages very quickly. 100 out of 100.

Design
95%
Usability
100%
Features
95%

Reviewer: J.wilson - UK
Date: 23rd Oct 2007

My friend bought this phone just for playing mp3s on it. He has had it for several years now & it still works in 100% condition. The battery life is brilliant & it has a very good quality camera!

OVERALL RATING: 87.6% out of 100.00%.

Design
100%
Usability
100%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 20th Oct 2007

This phone is INDESTRUCTIBLE & so easy to text with. BETTER than the classic 6230!

Design
80%
Usability
95%
Features
90%

Reviewer: Andrew Walker - Sheffield, UK
Date: 11th Oct 2007

Great phone, I've had it for 1 year & 1 day when I write this review. It's crashed once (when someone cancelled a Bluetooth sending) but other then that it's great. I've got one scratch on the back above the camera (about 3 cm long), but it was left in the same pocket as my phone so I can't really complain.

The features are standard to any other 3G phone. & great battery, I can honestly say I've had it on the radio for 5/6 hours & still been on 3/4 or 2/4 battery. The audio quality & sound out of the speakers is great due to the double speakers on either side.

The phone is the same as any other Nokia on usability with the side bar & roughly the same menus.

Overall I would recommend this to anyone looking for a £100-£150 good quality 3G phone that will last for a long time.

Design
90%
Usability
90%
Features
80%

Reviewer: Jonesy - Tunbridge Wells, UK
Date: 10th Oct 2007

Fantastic phone, hope they will make a 6233i with a front camera & also with a flash.

Design
100%
Usability
100%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Matt - UK
Date: 6th Oct 2007

Why are most of the reviews on here so negative? I've had mine for quite a while & it's not even scratched & has never broken down. You all need to learn how to handle a phone.

I recommend this phone to anyone, only two bad points, it's a brick & it hangs about once every 3 months.

Design
90%
Usability
95%
Features
95%

Reviewer: Hexpda - Ireland
Date: 6th Oct 2007

When someone is calling you, does the volume of the ringtone increase if it is in ringing alert (not ascending)? Please help?

Design
85%
Usability
80%
Features
85%

Reviewer: Matthew - London, UK
Date: 29th Sep 2007

This phone is a great, easy to use, quality phone. I have had mine for three years & it has never let me down. Buy one!

Design
100%
Usability
100%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Pete - UK
Date: 25th Sep 2007

Nice phone, good design & not too heavy in weight, only problem had mine six months charge pin in phone starting to not always let phone charge properly, & now battery on full charge last about a day. Made four 5 minute calls & 8 texts & now flat.

Design
80%
Usability
80%
Features
75%

Reviewer: Nilesh Desai - London, UK
Date: 17th Sep 2007

I've had this phone for about a year & bought as a serious step-up from my previous Nokia. The usability is exactly the same as other Nokia phones so menus etc. They are all familiar.

Set-up & options were more varied so having a play with it is the best way to make sure you have optimum set-up. Camera worked well & shutter lag not too bad.

Battery life better than I expected for a 3G phone, but perhaps I haven't used the functions that chew battery life as much as others might.

Radio & music player quality very good & supplied headphones were reasonable as well.

Only disappointment was no plug for normal headphones.

Design
95%
Usability
100%
Features
95%

Reviewer: Bambang - Bekasi, Indonesia
Date: 17th Sep 2007

Bad breed of phone. I got a system error but the service center can not fix it either. Poor.

Design
70%
Usability
65%
Features
70%

Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 16th Sep 2007

Well, sleek phone, really easy to use & for its time, very good camera. The games were a bit boring but for a first phone it was really good because it was so cool. Mine broke about 6 months ago because I dropped it for the hundredth time so it was bound to break. It did well for three years but now I am planning on buying the Sony Ericsson T250i.

Design
80%
Usability
100%
Features
95%

Reviewer: Dave - UK
Date: 14th Sep 2007

Nice phone easy to use, main problem software issues & reboots when you try to send MMS there is a temp fix restore factory settings but it goes again after a few weeks.

Design
70%
Usability
80%
Features
60%

Reviewer: Steve-o - UK
Date: 7th Sep 2007

This is a truly great phone, one of Nokia's finest. It's well built, reliable & has a quality feel to it. I've just replaced mine with a 7500. I will be sorry to see it go!

Note to yourmobilephonereviews editor: Will you be adding a section for the 7500 prism & 7900 prism reviews? They are not on the UK Nokia site yet (they are on Nokia Europe) but the 7500 is on sale in the UK, & it's great!

Editors Comments: Thank you for your comments Steve-O & in answer to your question we are currently reviewing the Nokia 7500 Prism & the Nokia 7900 Prism, so please watch this space.

Design
65%
Usability
90%
Features
85%

Reviewer: Extrem Cheese - Hong Kong
Date: 3rd Sep 2007

This phone should be impressive, however its reliability is what makes this handset truly awful. I've had the complete main board replaced 3 times in the last month, plus the screen easily cracks & costs to replace as much as a cheap phone & to think it is only 7 months old! Never mind all the bells & whistles, it's just not worth it.

Design
5%
Usability
65%
Features
70%

Reviewer: Darshana - Colombo, Sri Lanka
Date: 3rd Sep 2007

Nice phone with easy handling.

Design
90%
Usability
85%
Features
95%

Reviewer: Varun Yaul - Pune, India
Date: 31st Aug 2007

6233 rocks.

Pros:
- Great stereo speaker sound.
- 2MP camera. Great to capture photos.
- 8 x zoom. Too good.
- Screen resolution in the range of higher price best phones.
- Java edition sometimes bad initially. But can get many s/w on getjar.com & other sites. But this doesn't have any virus like problems.
- I didn't found any n/w problem & freezing problem in it.

Cons:
- Flash & auto focus is not available in this. So night photos are not too good. Still Best for day light.
- Body attached & can't be changed. So beware of it.
- Music player doesn't have FF & BW facility.

Still this one is the best ever phone I found in its range. Thanks to Nokia. Still should have Flash light in it. You must buy this rocking model from Nokia.

Design
90%
Usability
90%
Features
85%

Reviewer: Rundoo - Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Date: 21st Aug 2007

It's great! This is my 3rd Nokia phone.

I liked it so much! & it allows many features. & has a great sound in music =)

Design
95%
Usability
95%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Iny - Cov, UK
Date: 20th Aug 2007

Good phone but it needs more internal memory about 32MB would be about right. Sound is excellent for people who are interested in music & multimedia.

Design
60%
Usability
95%
Features
90%

Reviewer: Tibi - Oradea, Romania
Date: 17th Aug 2007

Advantages:

- Good display
- Very comfortable keypad
- Amazing 3d stereo speakers
- User friendly interface
- VGA video recording
- High speed data transfer.

Disadvantages:

- Low sound quality in sound recorder & in the recorded videos
- MP3 player is bad
- Mediocre camera quality
- no flash
- No front video call camera
- FM radio reception is weak
- Battery life is not impressive.

I've used this phone for 1 year, & I don't think it's worth that money. I had too many problems with it. I don't recommend this phone!

Design
80%
Usability
70%
Features
75%

Reviewer: Zulquarnain - Patna, Zimbabwe
Date: 17th Aug 2007

A super phone. I think that this is the Nokia's best phone.

Design
100%
Usability
100%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Francesca - South Africa
Date: 10th Aug 2007

I think this is such an ugly phone! The buttons are really hard to press & my dad suggests I should buy one, so I would never ever buy this phone.

Design
30%
Usability
70%
Features
75%

Reviewer: Jeff - Essex, UK
Date: 3rd Aug 2007

Fantastic phone had mine a year with no problems, light & easy to use, don't know what to replace with as Nokia don't seem to have a direct replacement.

Design
100%
Usability
100%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Dave - UK
Date: 3rd Aug 2007

I bought this phone for the main purpose of making & receiving calls, I need a phone that has voice dial, Bluetooth, speakerphone & good battery life above all other things. Hence when it came out I bought one. Have tried to setup the email option but after managing to send one mail have been constantly shown the message of memory full, despite having no emails in the outbox, inbox or any other box, Battery life is disappointing, my other half has a 6121 from work & her phone lasts twice as long as mine. Would I buy another, no is the only answer, I am now getting error messages when trying to charge the phone & the charger itself is very temperamental, like a loose wire.

I think it is time for a Samsung as my other half has had several for her own phone & swears by them.

Design
75%
Usability
70%
Features
80%

Reviewer: Umar - Bradford, UK
Date: 3rd Aug 2007

Beauty phone.

Design
100%
Usability
100%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Mike Smith - Sussex, UK
Date: 3rd Aug 2007

I am a Nokia man & have been for over 10 years. The EASIEST & BEST phones but tend to lack on the extra features you get with Sony and all. However, they are catching up.

The music player on the 6234 is very easy to use, & with an increased MicroSD card (I am using a 1 GB), it stores well enough to keep you amused. The camera is amazing, but like most phones, could do with a flash.

Oh, & it's a great, easy mobile 'phone! How many other devices can still say that! Nokia forever!

Design
95%
Usability
100%
Features
95%

Reviewer: Rhh - India
Date: 29th Jul 2007

This is a great phone. But the only problem I have is it plays only 3GP videos. IS there any solution to this?

Design
90%
Usability
100%
Features
95%

Reviewer: Jason - UK
Date: 27th Jul 2007

Great phone!

Design
95%
Usability
90%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Richard - UK
Date: 27th Jul 2007

THIS IS A PROPER SICK PHONE!

Anyone that gets it will be very happy!

I have had mine now for nearly a year & the only thing that has broke it my volume down button, but that is because I am always messing with it.

If anyone gets it I recommend it in BLACK, it looks way better than the silver one & the limited edition white one on Orange networks.

I am now getting a N95 next month, I will be sad to see this phone go though, far one of the best phones Nokia has made so far.

Design
90%
Usability
90%
Features
80%

Reviewer: Malcolm - Basel, Switzerland
Date: 25th Jul 2007

I've had the phone for a few months.

Pros:

- Generally, it works well for my needs (making & receiving calls, sending & receiving the occasional SMS).

- I can browse the BBC & Reuters websites easily enough.

Cons:

- Major: Phone gets uncomfortably hot during a 10 minute call. This is why I would not buy this phone, as otherwise it works well for my needs.

- Minor: Known bug is MMS does not work when delivery reports is enabled.

- Minor: Battery cover sometimes slides off when in my pocket.

- Minor: Speaker phone crackles when on full volume (10) but this is addressed by dropping the volume by one notch (9)

Design
60%
Usability
60%
Features
50%

Reviewer: Khan - Islamabad, Pakistan
Date: 19th Jul 2007

Very good & useful at such a moderate price.

Design
90%
Usability
95%
Features
95%

Reviewer: Supriya Padmawar - Nagpur, India
Date: 16th Jul 2007

It's a Nice Model. I like it. Anyone can buy it freely. Not any problem till now. From last 2 months. Nice features.

Design
90%
Usability
90%
Features
90%

Reviewer: David - UK
Date: 15th Jul 2007

The phone was a waste of money had it for 1 month & then went dead don't BUY!

Design
80%
Usability
85%
Features
60%

Reviewer: Maxwell - UK
Date: 14th Jul 2007

Hey, I am just a teenager, could someone plz tell me if this phone would be good 4 me? Because my phone broke & I am looking for a new one to buy with my birthday money. Please reply!

Design
50%
Usability
50%
Features
50%

Reviewer: Don - UK
Date: 12th Jul 2007

Only used as a phone & text's. Have to agree with some, battery life not good on my second one now just have to charge it more often.

Design
85%
Usability
75%
Features
85%

Reviewer: John - UK
Date: 11th Jul 2007

Reading through these reviews a lot of the problems that people have with their phones seem to occur when they are on the Orange network. I have had this phone for about 9 months now on O2 & I have not had any of the problems of the phone hanging or SIM card not recognised or registered. My battery life lasts about 5-7 days with each charge - but I do let the battery run down completely & then charge it completely. I have the power saving switched on & the sleep mode switched off. I love the radio & the MP3/Music player - the sound quality is excellent. There are a few minor drawbacks - the lettering on the keys on the silver phones is not very clear & the back light does switch off after a few seconds - but these are minor problems. I have found the camera to be quite adequate & I don't make video calls so don't need a camera on the front of the phone. Overall I am very pleased with this phone.

Design
85%
Usability
90%
Features
90%

Reviewer: Robert Watson - Cambridge, UK
Date: 10th Jul 2007

6233 is a great improvement over my previous 6310i. Good to use & rewarding.

Design
90%
Usability
100%
Features
85%

Reviewer: Manus - Ireland
Date: 9th Jul 2007

DID I MENTION IT IS the BEST PHONE EVER!

Design
100%
Usability
100%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Oliver Michael - Yei South Sudan, Sudan
Date: 8th Jul 2007

I just bought this phone 1st of July 2007. When we tested with the seller, it was working well but when I came with it home, it started disturbing me by switching off when communicating & as well as when playing. This normally happens in 2-3 minutes time. Up too now, I have not confirmed what would have happened to the phone yet it did not fall down.

I am therefore, asking the makers to help rescue my situation otherwise I may loose the amount I used for buying the phone .I.e. 250$. This is my second Nokia I have bought but the 1st one was not behaving like this one.

Design
100%
Usability
100%
Features
90%

Reviewer: Icecream Bandit - Azerbaijan
Date: 7th Jul 2007

The worst phone that you could ever buy, anyone who does is wasting their cash.

Design
5%
Usability
5%
Features
5%

Reviewer: Neha - India
Date: 2nd Jul 2007

I was quite happy with the phone as now have used it for 5 months but now my phone has switched off & its just not turning on & from what I read this problem is being faced by many.

Design
90%
Usability
65%
Features
95%

Reviewer: Manus - Ireland
Date: 28th Jun 2007

The BEST phone EVER!

Design
100%
Usability
100%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Sanjay - Mumbai, India
Date: 27th Jun 2007

Good all round PHONE.

Design
70%
Usability
95%
Features
90%

Reviewer: Teresa Hall - Chesterfield, UK
Date: 27th Jun 2007

I loved all the features of this phone & the looks & feel of it, but totally unreliable if you actually used it as a phone. Incoming calls sent to voicemail, me getting a text 5 minutes later saying I missed a call. Tried phoning out, no network available. Took it back to the Orange shop where I bought it from, who didn't want to know. Phoned Nokia, who assured me the phone was fine, the sim card was corrupted. Bought a new card, still had same problems. Took it to a Nokia repair centre, who downloaded new software on to it & assured me it was now cured, it wasn't. They now say its an Orange network problem, Orange says it isn't. I am stuck with a phone that is great at everything, except phoning!

Design
100%
Usability
10%
Features
85%

Reviewer: Aditya Goel - Bhiwani, India
Date: 23rd Jun 2007

This is the best phone in the world for its music. I m very satisfy with this phone.

Design
100%
Usability
100%
Features
100%

Reviewer: Davey - UK
Date: 21st Jun 2007

Don't buy THIS, not a good buy.

Design
5%
Usability
10%
Features
15%

Reviewer: Ray - Coventry, UK
Date: 18th Jun 2007

I had this phone as an upgrade by t.mobile. At first it was a good phone until I took some photos from it. When I tried to send them to a friend the screen went blank & then came back onto the main menu. I have taken it back to the t.mobile shop, it's been back twice & they have even replaced it with a new phone.

Design
100%
Usability
80%
Features
50%

Reviewer: Amanda - Indonesia
Date: 17th Jun 2007

I love this phone! This might look like just a basic phone but don't judge a book by its cover! It's gorgeous! Love it so much! Nokia has done a great thing with this! Except for the front camera! The lacks of it, but other things are working good! GOOD JOB Nokia!

Design
70%
Usability
95%
Features
90%

Reviewer: Derick - UK
Date: 15th Jun 2007

Hi this was a great phone until it failed after the first week of having it! The phone had been safely stored in the side pocket of my car & when I went to use it, I noticed that a burn mark was visible on the screen & the phone was dead. On returning the phone to the supplier they have stated that the phone must have been dropped because the inside screen is cracked! The supplier will not budge, some non technical office person has decided that's what it is!

Amazing how I can break the inside screen without any damage to the outer case! Anyone else have the same fault with theirs?

Design
5%
Usability
100%
Features
90%

Reviewer: As - Albania
Date: 13th Jun 2007

Love this phone. Excellent