Manufacturer | Nokia |
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Compatible networks | Nokia 6230 RH-12 - GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz. Nokia 6230b RH-28 - GSM 850/1800/1900 MHz for the North American market. |
Availability by country | Q1 2004 |
Predecessor |
Nokia 6100 Nokia 6610 |
Successor |
Nokia 6233 Nokia 6300 Nokia E50 Nokia N70 |
Form factor | Candybar |
Dimensions | 103 x 44 x 20 mm, 76 cc |
Operating system | Series 40 |
Memory | 6 MB shared memory |
Removable storage | MultiMediaCard |
Battery | Nokia BL-5C Li-Ion 850 mAh |
Display | Active TFT, 65K colors, 128 x 128 pixels, 5 lines, 27 x 27 mm |
Rear camera | Nokia 6230 - 0.3 MegaPixel. Nokia 6230i - 1.3 MegaPixel. |
Front camera | No |
Connectivity | GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots) 32 - 48 kbit/s. HSCSD 43.2 kbit/s. EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbit/s. Bluetooth v1.1, Infrared port. USB via Pop-Port. |
Other |
SAR Nokia 6230 (Type RH-12): 0.59 W/kg Nokia 6230 (Type RH-28): 0.29 W/kg |
The Nokia 6230 is a mobile phone based on the Nokia Series 40 platform. It was announced on 28 October 2003 and released in the first quarter of 2004.
It does not have built in music keys on the side but it is considered to be the third-loudest Nokia phone.
Cingular Wireless was the primary GSM carrier that offered the Nokia 6230b in the United States. Other companies such as Cincinnati Bell, Simmetry Communications, Viaero Wireless and Telcel also offered this model.
It features a 16-bit TFT color screen with a resolution of 128×128 pixels, a VGA camera that can record video clips in H.263 (SubQCIF) format at 128×96 pixels at 15 FPS, built-in Bluetooth wireless technology, FM radio (when a wired headset is attached to the Pop-Port interface to act as an antenna), and playback of 3GP video/audio at up to 30 FPS and MP3, AAC and AMR audio. It is also EGPRS (EDGE) capable of speeds up to 220 kbit/s. In addition, it has changeable Xpress-on covers available for purchase.
It uses an Extended Li-Ion Battery of 850 mAh. The 6230 accepts MMC memory cards up to 4 GB in capacity formatted in FAT32 or FAT16 file systems (supported by later firmware releases) on which multimedia files and data can be stored. SD cards are not supported. It operates on either GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz (Nokia 6230 RH-12), or GSM 850/1800/1900 MHz (Nokia 6230b RH-28) for the North American market.