A: I want to first say that this is an unlocked ATT phone that I'm using on the T-Mobile 1900Mhz GSM network.
With that out of the way, let's talk about the phone. This phone is similar to other series 40 Nokia phones (5100, 6100, 6200, 6610, etc.) It features the 128x128 4k color screen and tri-band support (in either 850/1800/1900 or 900/1800/1900). It offers support for GPRS and EDGE (T-Mobile only offers GPRS) along with a small camera (352x288)
Nokia has continued the tradition of making weird key-pads and the 3200 is no exception; the numeric keys have all been grouped into six keys with two number each and you either press the top or the bottom of the key to select which number you want.
The screen on this phone shows up very well in poor lighting and is readable in direct sunlight as well. The screen is also able to show multiple lines of text in WAP at a variety of font sizes (~10 lines at the smallest setting). WAP is faster than most phones I've tried in the past as well.
The camera is ok for a cell phone, and most people who have not used a camera on a cell-phone may find it poor. Other phones are coming out with VGA cameras (640x480), the 3200's camera is about half that resolution. Things far away will be blurry and even when an object fills the frame it is often a bit blurry but for the size of the phone, the fact that it has a camera is impressive.
Sound quality is good, voices are clear in both directions 99% of the time. The phone has a speakerphone, but is hard to use unless you are sitting quite close and are in a very quite place. RF is pretty good on this phone, it’s able to hold a good signal as well as most of the phones out there.
The menu system is similar to most Nokia's out there, so if your upgrading from the Nokia 3595 you find yourself right at home
All in all, this phone offers a good set of features: Tri-band, Speakerphone, GPRS, EDGE, Camera, Flashlight, etc. It lacks a better camera and Bluetooth, but for under $200 w/o contract at online stores it’s a great bargain.
8/10
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by Quip  edited by Optimized
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