Nokia 3500 Classic Review

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The Nokia 3500 classic is for those who want a passable performing mobile phone with reasonable features that you can expect from other mobile phones. Decent looks, easy to use and reasonable performance make Nokia 3500 classic the cup of tea with average mobile phone needs. On the other hand, if feature packed modern mobile phone is your choice, then you may move over the Nokia 3500 classic to other mobile phones. The Nokia 3500 classic is essentially a budget handset that has recorded higher sales. After all, the tech-monster N95 & N97 is not everyone's best choice. For a low budget, you can get everything such as media player, camera, FM radio and much more from this particular phone.

The Nokia 3500 classic comes with dimensions of 107x45x13.1 mm and weighs in at mere 81 g. The handset is compact and lightweight which fits perfectly into your palm. The Nokia 3500 can be customized to your choice as the phone is available in grey, pink, blue and mandarin colours.

The Nokia 3500 classic sports a 1.8-inch screen with 128 x 160 pixels which can show up to 256k colours. The 3500 classic comes with a 2MP camera ...
... which may capture impressively good images. Of course, Nokia offers you the video recording capacity is this particular phone. You can create 3GPP videos using Nokia 3500 classic. There is a microSD slot that provides 2GB expandable memory feature apart from 8.5MB of internal memory.

Another entertainment feature is a stereo FM radio which will let you enjoy music on the go. The 2.5mm standard stereo audio jack surely gives you a pleasant and comfortable experience. The built in media player can play a wide range of formats like the MP3/MP4/AAC/AAC+ and allows you to enjoy music on the go as you can download your favorite music files to your phone easily. There is a miniUSB slot that can be used for file transfer. The 3500 classic also comes with support for Bluetooth with which you can easily connect to other Bluetooth enabled device. The built in hands free allows you to use your mobile phone on the go.

The Nokia 3500 classic is a user-friendly, simple to use superior mobile phone with reasonable features. The organizer is good enough so that even a novice mobile phone user can handle the phone quite easily. The S40 third edition operating system provides an easy to use interface. Nokia 3500 classic comes with a standard battery which will provide you with upto 280h standby time and 3h talk time.

You have a lot of options to stay in touch with other people such as the SMS, MMS and email. Nokia 3500 classic also has audio messaging feature using which you can send your voice to your loved ones. The email service of Nokia 3500 classic supports attachments so that you can share anything you want with your friends. You can now chat with your online friends even when you are mobile using the instant messaging facility. A multitude of games is available in the Nokia 3500 classic for those game lovers who don't want to miss the fun of playing games wherever they go. The Java platform of Nokia 3500 classic allows any user to download java based games to his mobile phone.

The WAP 2.0 XHTML feature provides facility for browsing the internet using the same mobile phone. To download your favorite games and ringtones, you don't have to go in search of a computer as you can use your mobile phone for downloading anything you want. With 2000 phone book entries, you don't have to forget the contact number of any of your friends.

The Nokia 3500 classic is not equipped with all the modern features in today's marketplace. Only GSM networks are supported by the classic phone at the moment. The impressive 2 Megapixel camera doesn't have a flash and there is no dedicated shutter key. You will however be impressed since it comes in 4 colours of pink, mandarine, grey and azure blue.
Jerry Smith, the editor of http://www.mobilephoneonly.co.uk. An expert on mobile phone and an observer of UK telecommunication market. He writes reviews on latest mobile phones, and also suggests promotional deals and special offers from mobile phone retailers in UK.