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Specifications

Weight: 135g
Standby battery time: 2 weeks, 2 days and 6 hours

2G

2G phones are digital phones

3.5 mm Audio jack

Standard sized audio jack for listening on headphones.

3G or UMTS

Works in UMTS frequency channels 800/850/1900/2100 or 850/1700/1900/2100 MHz

8 megapixels or above

The bar is constantly being raised on cameraphone capabilities - 8 megapixels is rapidly becoming the norm.

Autofocus

This phone has an autofocus function allowing you to take pictures without the need to focus

Bluetooth

Bluetooth allows users to pair with other Bluetooth devices. This allows a wireless connection to a Bluetooth headset or carkit so that you can carry out a conversation without the need to hold your handset. Particularly useful for conversing whilst driving.

Built-in handsfree

You can use this phone's built-in speaker to listen to incoming or outgoing calls and music handsfree.

Calculator

This phone has a calculator built in.

Calendar

This phone has an organiser which includes a Calendar

Camera

Almost all mobile phones now come with a built in camera and their quality is increasing to rival many stand alone point and shoot cameras. For example, the HTC Desire HD has an 8 megapixel camera, which enables you to take great photos, on the go.

Take a look through the mobile phone deals we have by camera quality or feature:

8 megapixel cameras
5 megapixel cameras
Image stabilizer 
Flash

Carl Zeiss Lens

This phone has a Carl Zeiss lens

Document viewer

Allows you to view Documents

EDGE for high speed data access

High speed data access

Email

This phone is capable of sending and receiving email

Face detection

Software in a mobile phone that recognises faces and adjusts the photo accordingly

Flash

This phone has a camera with an in-built flash

FM Radio

Allows you to tune into FM Radio channels, the headset is used as the antenna.

Game

This phone has games

GPRS

Stands for General Packet Radio System. This basically allows you to browse internet websites using your phone. GPRS is mainly used for text based information - getting football results, checking train timetables, reading the news etc. GPRS is not bad at downloading pictures, however it is slower than 3G.  You can use GPRS to received and send Multimedia messages such as a text with a picture.

It is advisable to choose a 3G handset for decent download speeds of videos and pictures rather than GPRS, however GPRS is pretty good for text based information and pictures with lower definition.

GPS navigation

Sofware that interacts with the Global Positioning Satellite system for pin-point route-finding anywhere in over 100 countries.

Instant messaging

Instant messaging (often abbreviated simply to IM) offers real-time communication. 

Internet

You can browse the Internet using your phone. The speed of browsing is dependent on the handset in question for example if the phone is 3G then your browsing speed will be significantly higher than a GPRS phone.

Java compatible

This phone is Java compatible

Memory expandable via MicroSD card

This allows you to expand the phone's memory using MicroSD cards. MicroSD cards are available in various sizes, the most popular being 1GB or 2GB which can hold thousands of songs and hundreds of pictures.

Micro USB

Smaller USB, requires an adapter to convert to normal sized USB, this is normally provided with the phone

MP3 Player

The phone includes an MP3 player which allows you to play and store music. Works in a similar fashion to normal MP3 players in that you can upload Music onto the phone's memory or onto an external memory stick (size of memory slot dependent on phone). Once the music is loaded you can listen to it either on the phone's speakers or using a pair of headphones that is compatible with the handset.

MP3 Ringtone

You can choose an MP3 song from your MP3 player on your phone and set this as your ring tone on this phone

MP4

MPEG4 is most commonly used to store digital and digital video streams, including those defined by MPEG. It can also be used to store other data such as still images. MPEG-4 Part 14 allows streaming over the Internet and carries an officiall filename extension of .mp4, thus the container format is often referred to simply as MP4.

Multimedia Service MMS

Allows you to send and receive picture messages

Optical Zoom

This phone has an optical zoom function allowing you to zoom in and out before taking a picture

Photo/video editor

This phone has a photo and video editor

Quadband

• 850 MHz (U.S./Canada/Latin America/Brazil (Only the carrier Vivo)
• 900 MHz (Europe/Brazil/Asia (ex Japan and S. Korea))
• 1800 MHz (Europe/Brazil)
• 1900 MHz (U.S./Canada/Latin America)

SMS - text messages

Short message service - allows you to send and receive texts

Solid Bar

This is a solid bar design phone

Stereo speakers

Plays music in stereo

Symbian OS

Symbian is an operating system (OS) designed specifically for smartphones. Mostly used by Nokia handsets, it is currently maintained by Accenture. With Nokia now tied into a deal with Microsoft, its phones are now migrating over to the Windows Mobile Operating System.

These mobile phone deals below all use the Symbian OS.

T9 Predictive Text

You can select predictive text on this phone

Touch sensitive

This phone has touch sensitive keys

VGA

Maximum of 720 horizontal pixels, the picture quality is basic

Vibra alert

This function causes the phone to vibrate to alert the user than someone is trying to get in touch. Users sometimes use this function when they are in meetings instead of their ringer.

Video calling

This phone has a video calling function. When calling someone that also has a video phone, you will be able to see the person if you are in 3G coverage.

Video player

Plays videos

Video recorder

Records videos

Visual radio

Visual Radio is a Nokia-specific service intended to enhance traditional FM radio by adding interactive content over the mobile phone network. Data can include images and text - supplying listeners with Visual Radio handsets with extra data including news, music, travel, sport and extras.

Voice Command

You can set certain voice commands which are then recognised by your phone such as "call home", "call [girlfriend's name]" etc.

 

 

WAP 2.0

Wireless Application Protocol, allows you to browse text based Internet sites

Wi-Fi

Allows you to connect to wireless internet connections that are available in some public places such as airports and cafes