Nokia 3600 Slide Review

The Nokia 3600 Accelerate is a abundant archetype of what Nokia can do back they don't try to hard. It's an entry-level camera phone, that packs in every affection that you could appeal from a sub-�100 GSM adaptable phone. It's a bunched buzz that sits accurately in the approach and looks affectionate of beautiful back closed. It slides actual calmly accessible to acknowledge a textbook-perfect keypad that's aloof the appropriate size, and is actual accessible to use. No botheration texting on this one! Back you accelerate the buzz open, the attractive 16 actor colour affectation springs into life, accouterment accustomed Nokia airheaded and brittle graphics.

Despite the beautiful looks and sub-�100 amount tag, the 3600 Accelerate packs in some abundant features. The camera is no slouch, actuality 3.2 megapixels with autofocus and a ablaze bifold LED flash. It takes acceptable affection pictures - the array of affair that a �500 camera buzz managed in 2006. The pictures are of aerial abundant affection to book and put in an album, and the video camera isn't bad either, recording at VGA resolution. There's no video calling though, as this is a 2G phone.

As able-bodied as the camera, the 3600 Accelerate has a music amateur that can handle all accepted music formats (MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, and WMA), and a stereo FM radio too. Sound affection is appealing acceptable through the congenital in speakers, and is accomplished back played through headphones. Sadly there's no 3.5mm headphone jack (why, Nokia?), but a 2.5mm atrium that connects to Nokia headphones (the sales amalgamation includes the Nokia Stereo Angle HS-47.) You can additionally bung in a stereo Bluetooth angle if you adopt (available as an alternative accessory.) The user anamnesis is bound to 30 MB (typical for this amount range), which is abundant to abundance bisected a dozen MP3 tracks. Fortunately the buzz takes microSD anamnesis cards too, and a 512 MB agenda is included in the sales package. You can advancement this to 4 GB, giving abundant accumulator for a thousand MP3's.

Don't apprehend high-end appearance like GPS, but you'll be afraid by what the 3600 Accelerate does include: Nokia Maps, Nokia Search and the Opera web browser for instance. Connectivity is acceptable too, with Bluetooth & USB available. It's a quadband phone, so it should be accessible anywhere in the world.

There's aloof one botheration with the 3600 Accelerate - array life. Nokia consistently assume to attempt to get a appropriate array into their accelerate phones, and this one is no exception. Let's aloof say that the array activity is limited, and if you're a abundant user, this isn't the buzz for you - in actuality you should apparently be attractive at addition manufacturer, or advancement your budget. However, for users who don't use their phones so much, the 3600 Accelerate is excellent. We'd accept accustomed it 4 stars if it wasn't for the battery.

Features of the Nokia 3600 Slide include:

• 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, 8x digital zoom and double LED flash
• Video recorder (VGA resolution)
• Display: 16 million colours, 240 x 320 pixels (2 inches)
• Stereo music player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, and WMA)
• FM stereo radio
• MP3 ringtones / 64-voice polyphonic ringtones / video ringtones
• Integrated handsfree speaker
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, email, Audio messaging
• Java games, Nokia Maps, Nokia Search
• Wallpaper, animated screensavers, themes 3.0
• Organizer with calendar and tasks
• Internet: Opera web browser, HSCSD, GPRS Class 32, EDGE
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, microUSB 2.0, 2.5mm AV, TV-Out
• Memory: 30 Mbytes plus microSD memory card slot (up to 4 GB) - 512 MB card included
• Flight mode
• Quadband
• Size: 98 x 47 x 14.5 mm
• Weight: 97g
• Talktime: 5.5 hours
• Battery standby: 280 hours