Design
The Nokia 2310 is a bare bones handset that offers little in the way of frills but is available for a budget price.
The 2310 is part of a wave of phones that aim to strip out what many see as the unnecessary features that have attached themselves to mobiles over the years. In the case of the 2310, what you're left with is a mobile that's got call and text features, with little else to get in the way.
The handset has a pretty standard candy-bar design, which will help it appeal to traditionalists, and the large buttons are ideal for texting.
As the phone uses a smaller than usual screen, the menu system is slightly different to that found on most Nokia phones. Instead of scrolling through the menu options vertically, the menu appears as a sort of horizontal carousel. Aesthetically it's not as pleasing as the normal Nokia menu layout, but it's not too difficult to get used to.
Features
Perhaps the only added frill is the built-in FM tuner, which can be used once you connect the supplied headphones to the mini jack at the bottom of the phone. The tuner's reception is strong and you can save your favourite stations as presets complete with names to make them easily identifiable.
The list of what you don't get on the 2310 is a good deal longer than the list of what's actually included. What's immediately obvious is that there's no camera at all, so forget about being able to take snaps of mates down the pub or the kids when they pull cute faces.
You won't find any data features here either. There's no support for GPRS and no built-in WAP or Web browser. As you would expect when GPRS is off the menu, the phone has no mail features. Also, connectivity is severely limited. Wireless communication technologies like Bluetooth and infrared are out the window and as the handset is dual band only, you won't be able to use it if you venture abroad.
Performance
The phone's reception is very good, even in areas where other handsets struggle, and the call quality was up to Nokia's usual high standards. Even the speakerphone is very useable. Battery life is better than the norm, so you can expect to get around five hours of talk time or up to 400 hours when it's on standby.
There are also a number of quirks with the features that are included. The FM radio is mono only even though the phone is supplied with stereo headphones. The screen also uses older CSTN technology rather than the modern TFT displays found on most of the latest mobiles. The result is that the colours look very washed out, which is disappointing as the screen is already tiny and has a blocky 96x68-pixel resolution. The small screen size also means you have lots of scrolling to do when you need to read longer text messages.
Despite its low price we don't think the 2310 is a particularly good budget buy. Sure, it has decent battery life and good call quality, but it's built using very dated technology and the small screen means it's sometimes tricky to use.
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nokia 2310
11/06/2008, 04:40 PM
rating
7/10
This mobile phone is best for me. This is my first mobile phone. I like this because it is hard body and heavy duty.
Pros: User-friendly interface.
Small stylish design.
Intuitive menu design.
Cons: Have no camera.
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annie
31/05/2008, 08:03 PM
rating
6/10
Have had this phone for over a year, dropped numerous times - still going strong. Would like to update but can't find anything with a decent keypad size on a cap of $29, staying with it it's a good strong phone. Good loud handsfree also
Pros: Strong. good speakerphone
Cons: No camera or bluetooth, but hey it does as it should.
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jacob
27/04/2008, 10:19 AM
rating
2/10
this phone is sooo crap its battery was only 1 hour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pros: noing
Cons: all the phone
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fluxy
29/02/2008, 11:33 AM
rating
8/10
Very good budget phone!
Pros: Inexpensive
Has FM Radio
Excellent Battery Life
Has a lot of small but very very helpful features (the OS has been revamped)
Rock Solid
Excellent Keypad
Good Speakers
Cons: Budget phone - (no camera/mms/java/gprs...etc)
Small Screen
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pxp
29/01/2008, 11:24 PM
rating
7/10
I've had this phone for over a year now, and it's only recently starting to screw up (not making calls properly and switching off at inconvnient times). It's excellent for people who don't need cameras, video, and all those random extras in a phone. It does what a mobile phone should do, and does it well.
Pros: Easy to use
Speakerphone is nice and loud
Has enough memory (for me anyway)
It takes a lot to kill this phone, I've dropped it countless times and barely a scratch!
Cons: It doesn't look that great
Mine has had a bit of trouble receving messages late
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Katalyst_au
30/11/2007, 12:10 PM
rating
8/10
I bought this phone due to my 6288 being put in the wash. For $59.00 with a pre-paid pack from vodafone I find this phone an absolute bargin. My wife has thrown her 2310 at a wall and it still works. Build quality is excellent bar the keypad which has an extremely cheap feel to it. Battery life is good. Sound quality for the radio and calls are excellent - better then my old 6288!
Pros: Good voice/audio quality
Long battery life
Fairly light in weight.
Numbers on screen/keypad easy to read
Cons: No camera - but hey its a budget phone.
Can't view MMS/JPEG pictures.
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