Great? Not for me. (Nokia 3210)

Member Name: kca101

Product:	Nokia 3210
Date:	10/08/00 (36 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Looks pretty good, lots of functions

Disadvantages: Annoying little phone!!!!

I've seen all the reviews saying what a great mobile this is and I do agree there are some good points like:

- snap-on covers
- nice shape and feel
- good shortcuts to menus
- good array of features
- long battery life (about 3 days standby)

But, to me, it has some basic design faults and the manual is a waste of time - it doesn't even tell you how to put the keylock on! Here are the things that annoy me about it:

- the covers are incredibly easily scratched (maybe a ploy to sell more snap-ons?)

- the ariel is encased within the phone which should be great, but in pratice leads to very inconsistent service. Look at the bars on a 3210 against another phone (certainly with Orange) and you'll see it go from 0 to 4 bars and back again pretty often

- tends to vibrate slightly which is a little disturbing ...

- won't let you display the date on the main screen

Anyway, it does the job, but it's the little features that seem to have been overlooked in the current Nokia Style Wars.

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