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17-05-2012, 07:40
After 10 days, I have to say I like my S320. The battery is a big 1500 mAh and lasts about 4-5 days, better than expected (but quite a bit less if you take it into the basement where all four SIMs are constantly searching for their networks - but that's no surprise) and the programming is pretty solid, with no rough edges or really poor translations. As mentioned above, the S320 seems robust enough, and having had a chance to explore its features, it's mostly self-explanatory. All four SIMs are treated equally. The browser works fine, though you have to feed it the settings. If only it had a better camera than the toy VGA one it has - they could have put in a 1.3 MP or higher for just a few cents more. And the memory card slot is for Mini SD, rather than the more common Micro SD (until I get an adapter I can't test the music player, image browser, etc.). It gets extra points for having a standard mini-USB port, PLUS a Nokia charging port PLUS a standard headphone jack. The FM radio works well, and with the loudspeaker; the built-in antenna means it can be used without plugging in a headphone cable, as on most other phones with radios. OTOH, the extendable antenna does not seem to improve the reception of the phone itself, but is only used with the mostly-useless analog TV receiver (I'm sure it's a fine receiver, but analog TV has been switched off in much of the world). I will have to test this more later on - my Siemens s4 had an extendable antenna many years ago, and that was useful when reception was marginal. There are some quirks, such as you can't use the plus key to enter a plus in numerical mode. Also, I can't find a manufacturer website for upgrades, drivers, etc. And I'll have to wait till August to test reception in 850/1900 MHz. But on the whole, the phone is a delight, and now I can have four SIMs in one phone. Since three of these numbers are listed on my business card (in the age of the Internet, I get customers from several places, but it's surprising how many people refuse to place an international call) this is very helpful, though I'm still relying on my Nokia for my main number.
Current DE: Vodafone, Netzklub; PL: Klucz, Virgin; UK: Giffgaff, Vodafone; US: T-Mobile; CA: 7-Eleven; IT: Vodafone; UA: Kyivstar; FR: Bouygues; GR: Vodafone
Former DE: Vodafone, T-Mobile, O2, Blauworld, 01051mobile, Solomo, Lycamobile, Simyo, Congstar, Fonic, Edeka Mobile, Lidl Mobile; PL: Heyah, Era, Virgin, Sami Swoi, Orange, POP, iPlus, Carrefour Mova, Telepin Mobi, Play, Lycamobile, T-Mobile; UK: Vodafone, T-Mobile, Virgin; US: T-Mobile, AT&T, Lycamobile; CZ: Vodafone, Oskar; ES: Lebara; GR: Vodafone, Wind; UA: Vodafone; IL: Orange; TR: Turkcell
Last edited by Motel75; 17-05-2012 at 07:46..
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