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Written: Dec 30 '02 (Updated Jan 02 '03)
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Pros: Light weight; fits in palm the palm of your hand; colorful cases; white screen
Cons: small buttons
The Bottom Line: This phone is small, light, and fits all of my needs.
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| sychodilik's Full Review: Nokia 8265 Cell Phone |
Why I Bought This Phone
It seems that every year I end up getting myself a new phone to be different from everyone else. I loved my last phone and just didn't want to have to get a different phone, but I had no choice. My old nokia phone had a problem with the screen so that NOTHING showed up on the screen at all.
Immediately I started shopping for my newest phone. I had always wanted the Motorolla V60 since before the public new about this phone. At this point, everyone and their cousin had this phone. I like to be different, so I didn't want it anymore. I ended up doing some research and just decided I would try out the Motorolla V60. I just wasn't happy with it, so I moved on back to Nokia and tried the 8265.
Case
I hate having the original case on my phone because it is just so boring, so my first accessory bought was the orange/green case. I love the case because it looks orange from one angle, but if you turn the phone it has a green shine to it. Everyone loves my phone especially because of the case I bought for it.
Features
After getting used to having certain features on my past nokia phones, I just couldn't live without having the same features on this new phone. Thank goodness this phone had all of those lovely features. I still have the Calender, 10 downloadable ringtones, calculator (which comes in hand when doing sale shopping), different profile rings, and of course the games (which some phones just don't have).
I don't really use the calender for any other reason than to remember people's birthdays. Occassionally, I will make a note on the calender of a song name and artist so that I can download it when I get home so I don't forget the information. When I go shopping, it is great to have the calculator on my phone to help figure out how much things are and how much I will be saving. I could probably live without the games on the phone since I don't play them, but after having them on my past phone, its just a feature that if you didn't have it and you needed it, you would be upset.
Screen
The bright white background light is great. It helps you to see the screen so much better. The only problem with it is when your phone rings in the middle of the night and you look at your phone when you wake up from being asleep, it kind of hurts your eyes. I guess thats what you get from leaving your phone on while you are sleeping.
Profiles
The different profiles on the phone are a fun feature. This allows you to set up different ring volumes, and different ring tones when set at each profile. This way, when you go into a meeting, you can just put your phone into "meeting" mode which has been set up with a low ring volume, with a preset ringtone of your choice. You can even rename the profiles to fit your needs. The same goes for the caller groups. You can set up a specific ring for certain people. For example, when your friends in the group call, your phone will ring in the "Samba" ring and when your family in the group calls, your phone will ring with "city bird". This way when you hear that certain ring you know whether you want to rush to the phone or not.
Buttons
The only problem I have with this phone is something that cannot totally be fixed. The buttons are a little small and too close together. If you think about it, in order to get the small compact phone, you have to deal with problems like that. After a while, you start to get used to it and adjust. I do like how the buttons are shaped differently than most other phones.
Durability
This phone has yet to let me down. One other problem with this phone is that it isn't a GSM phone which are becoming popular now that they are hitting the market. If you don't need any of the GSM phone features, this would be a great phone. It is durable and won't break as easily as most phones. I dropped my phone a few times and just have a tiny scrach on the back cover that can be changed.
I hope my review has helped some of you to determine if you want this phone or if you ruled it out of your choices. If you would like more information, please write me a comment and I will be sure to edit my review to answer these questions.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 149.99
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