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Nokia 3600

27 Aug, 2008, 3:12 pm IST | by Laiq Qureshi | Mobile phones Mobile phones

Owing to the small screen size, watching videos isn’t a good option. Only 3GP and MP4 formats are supported. You can route videos to your TV through the TV-out option (up to 15fps in VGA), but for that you will have to purchase the cables separately.

The camera is a 3.2 megapixel job, but it simply doesn’t perform up to the mark. To begin with, 3.2MP makes no difference if the built-in sensor can’t keep the most basic colors intact. I felt the general hue of the pictures on auto mode were a little too 'warm'. At actual size, pictures look splashed with a water color effect. Not good at all.

The Nokia 3600 comes bundled with the regular set of organizer apps, such as notes, alarm, voice recorder, calendar etc. Apart from this the phone is pretty basic. It’s meant for regular usage and since it costs only Rs 9500, one wouldn’t expect the moon anyway. The battery life is pretty good, especially if you don't do any web surfing or listen to music. Additional usage does bring down the battery life, but it's still not bad. You will simply still have to charge it every night. 

I feel the inclusion of a GPS unit wouldn’t really have increased the price much, and would in fact have been a good idea. After all, there are plenty of options like the W580i or the Nokia 5610 that perform better than the 3600. The decision to shift to this phone from another sub-10K handset would likely be to get the ease of use that Nokia phones provide. So, if you aren’t really looking for an upgrade, this handset may be worth considering.

Specs

Nokia 3600

Network

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Physical

97.8 x 47.2 x 14.5 mm, 97g

Display

2-inch TFT, 240x320 with 16M colors

Memory

64MB, microSD (TransFlash)

Camera

3.2MP

Connectivity

USB, Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE

Battery

Up to 280 hrs standby, 5 hrs 30 mins talktime (according to product manual)

Street Price

Approx. Rs 9500


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