Nice little package (Nokia 3650)

Member Name: Closs

Product:	Nokia 3650
Date:	07/10/03 (474 review reads)
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Advantages: Big colour screen, Memory Upgradable, Many Features

Disadvantages: Battery life isn't all that good, Key layout not easy to get into

Being a new owner of this product, I have to say that it is an excellent piece of equipment, with it's features, you can take good quality photographs on the digital camera, it does however take poor quality video clips, but this is to be expected and the video quality isn't all to bad if viewed on the phone.

The phone's memory can be upgraded with a MMC card, it is suggested that you use 128MB MMC cards, as higher capcity ones aren't tested by Nokia, I have yet to test it as I need to buy a MMC card :).

The 16MB MMC card that is included is good enough if you put the saved items on the PC alot, this can be done using the phone's bluetooth and infra red or you can get a MMC card reader/writer, but if you use the MMC reader/writer, you will need to install a file explorer type program for the phone, but it's not hard to get a free one called FExplorer. Included in the box is a CD ROM containing programs which allow you to transfer files from the phone to the PC and vice versa and applications that allow you to view video taken on the phone with it's camcorder capabilities. The CD also offer other items which I have not checked yet, but they may be useful yet they may not.

There are many programs out there for the phone, one which can take longer video clips and a camera software which can have digital zoom. The software to record and take pictures included already on the phone do not have such features, so you may want to get new video/picture taking software for the phone, also note that the video recorder that is included on the phone as default, does not record with sound, you will need to upgrade it by getting the upgrade from the Nokia website, alternatively, get another video taking program. One which I use can record as long as I want it to and how much space I have on my MMC card or phone. New games can be downloaded for the phone. You can also encode MP3s so that they can be played on the phone.

>The phone can also allow you to change the background image to whatever you choose, ringtones can be downloaded to further customise your phone, you can even get skins, which changes the way the Symbian OS looks like.

Though the phone has many features packed in it, it does however, give a very short battery life, 3-4 hours max if you use these features alot and make calls and send text messages. The key "dial" layout is somewhat confusing to use when you first get it, and may take a few weeks to get used to.

Though it has it's advantages and disadvantages, the phone is worth the £279 if you are looking for a good phone with digital camera/camcorder and upgradability (both software and memory) but if you aren't going to use these features much, it is not worth you buying, aim for something more suited to your liking, I use the features like mad constantly thus the reason I bought the phone.

In short, a good solid mobile phone packed full of features, aimed for teens and feature buffs in mind. Not a phone for everyone. Buy if you would use the features and have the money, if not, look for something else.

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