Nokia Diagnostics: Troubleshoot Hardware & Configure Internet Connection

Nokia Diagnostics is an experimental application from Nokia Beta Labs that can analyze various components of your Nokia Handset. This analysis covers Various information that you might need to know. According to Beta Labs, with this application you can analyze and test following things:

Network Coverage Test

With this test you will get details of your network provider, network type i.e. GSM or CDMA, signal strength and can also detect offline status, due to manual offline mode or no presence of sim card.

Internet Connectivity Test

This will allow you to test your internet connection in real time and also find out settings automatically that will give you jerk less internet experience.

Loud Speaker And Earpiece Test

If you doubt that your earpiece or loudspeakers are not giving their best performance, use this to know whether they are in good condition or not.

Battery Charger Test

This test will help you to determine whether the Phone charger is working properly or not, hence helping you prevent future problems preventing any harm to the battery.

Compatibility

Sadly for now this application is supported only on Symbion 60 V5 models and is fully compatible with Nokia N97, Nokia N 97 Mini, Nokia X6, Nokia 5230, Nokia 5800, Nokia 5530 but according to Beta Labs this application will also be available for Symbian 60 V3 soon.

Download: Nokia Diagnostics

Note- Free registration required

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Nokia 5230: Low Cost Touchscreen Music Phone worth Rs.8500

There is a gaga over Touch Screen phones these days, a big range of costly mobiles but Nokia has been listening to customers and released an affordable handset costing just Rs.8500. Nokia 5230 is a big Touch screen Music Phone looks very similar to Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. Embedded with latest technology and features comes without burning a hole in your pockets.

Nokia 5230 is a new comer entry level 3.2 inch Touch screen phone with 360×640 stunning widescreen resolution. Design and Dimensions are same as Nokia 5800 (another full touch screen phone in nearby range) but Camera has been downgraded to 2 Megapixel giving a 1600×1200 px while Video output is VGA@30fps.

Software and Operating system

Runs on Symbian 60v5 (S60 5th generation) like other touchscreen Nokia phones (N97 and 5800) does. And includes AGPS with Ovi Maps 3.0 and social networking integration such as Facebook, MySpace and YouTube. A complete Music phone offering cool interface and access to music library.

Other notable features in the Nokia 5230 include photo editor and a document viewer for Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. A flash lite 3.0 and a voice command/dial function complete the rich list of features in this phone.

Hardware configuration

Powered by Arm 11 434 MHz processor which is again similar to 5800 and Supports upto 16GB MicroSD. FM radio with RDS and 3.5mm Audio output jack. Nokia Battery BL-5J 1320 mAh offering Up to 33 hours of Music Playback. Proximity sensor for auto turn-off and Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate and Handwriting recognition with Full QWERTY.

Color Variants

Front panel comes with Black and White color while back cover has 6 colors- red, pink, blue, yellow, silver and dark silver.

My verdict

It will be a good choice who cannot afford a costly handsets but want to enjoy Touch Screen feature at affordable prices. A stylish Phone which and a strategic move by Nokia to target middle-class market.

Turn On’s- Wide Touch Screen, Stunning looks, 3G, Dedicated music keys, GPS, Cost.

Turn Off’s- 2.0 MP Camera, No Wi-Fi (WLAN)

• Nokia 5230 Firmware v20.0.005 Details

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Spice S7000: 3.2 inch Touchscreen Phone at Rs. 7000

Spice Mobiles have announced the launch of another stunning handset in India- the S7000. It comes with a brilliant 3.2-inch touchscreen WQVGA display and makes the handset all the more attractive. The phone also boasts of its 3.2 MP camera and comes loaded with social networking widgets like Yahoo, Facebook, Nimbuzz, Ibibo, Snaptu, Wapedia, VuClip and OperaMini.

Around a month back, Spice had announced the Spice S-1200 12 MP camera phone and now Spice Mobiles have come up with yet another killer phone at an approximate price of Rs. 7000.

Recently Spice also joined hands with Disney India and so we might see some movie clips of Prince of Persia – Sands of Time, on the handset. There might also be themes, wallpapers and screensavers featuring Disney India.

S7000 features a brilliant music player accompanied by a great music quality. Its connectivity options are average, with features like WAP, GPRS being present. However, its battery life is slightly on the lower side. The handset can offer up to 3.5 hours of talktime and around 220 hours of standby time if fully charged.

Spice s7000 is a Java based handset and therefore you can always download the games and softwares. Its 16GB memory limit should be enough for storing music files, images, softwares and games. Another positive aspect of the handset is its multi format video player capable of playing FLV, RMVB, AVI, WMV, MP4, 3GP, MOV, RM and DAT. In addition, it can easily play 720p videos as well.

Some other Spice S7000 features

• Dimensions: 108 x 52 x 11.8 mm
• Resolution: 240 x 400 pixels
• FM Radio
• Internal Memory -19MB
• USB cable
• 3.2 MP camera (2048 x 1536)
• Battery: 880mAh
• Bluetooth
• SMS memory: 1000

My Verdict

Spice S7000 is an innovative make of Spice with attractive looks. The handset also comes with a good Music player, above average 3.2MP camera and has a lot preloaded social networking apps as well. Given its looks, features and price of Rs. 7000, it is a good option if you are looking for a big touch screen model.

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