Nokia 3595 (AT&T)
CNET Editors' Review
CNET Editors' Rating
- Reviewed by: John Frederick Moore
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The good: Solid call quality; vibrant color display; strong battery life; useful address-book functions.
The bad: Unconventional keypad layout.
The bottom line: Nokia's latest workhorse phone is an impressive performer, but its husky design and oddly styled keypad may not be for everyone.
Measuring 4.64 by 1.95 by 0.87 inches and weighing 3.76 ounces, the candy bar-style 3595 isn't the slimmest phone on the market, but the bright 4,096-color display (which is on a par with that of the company's ... Expand full review
Measuring 4.64 by 1.95 by 0.87 inches and weighing 3.76 ounces, the candy bar-style 3595 isn't the slimmest phone on the market, but the bright 4,096-color display (which is on a par with that of the company's 7210 model) works in its favor.
Although we liked the placement of a separate power button at the top of the handset, you have to press it fairly hard to get it to work. On the plus side, you can choose from several Xpress-on color covers ($19.95 each). You can also customize the display with eight color schemes and a selection of wallpaper templates. Personalization options aside, the 3595 offers plenty of features for heavy phone users, including room for 500 entries in the contacts list; furthermore, each item can hold up to five phone numbers and three text notes. The phone also includes polyphonic ring tones, a vibrate mode, a 500-date calendar, and a to-do list that can manage up to 30 items. Because you can include street addresses with your contacts, as well as notes, e-mail, and Web addresses, the phone can easily serve double duty as your personal organizer. It's also MMS ready, which means it can receive pictures from other MMS-equipped phones from the same carrier. From the call log, you can send text messages to numbers maintained in the directory. You get a choice of four preset profiles--Normal, Silent, Meeting, and Outdoor--as well as two customizable profile options. You can set these profiles to expire at a certain time; for example, if you know your meeting will be over within an hour, you don't have to bother with resetting it to your default profile. You also get voice dialing for up to 14 numbers and an alarm clock with snooze. About the only thing missing is a speakerphone function. On the fun side, the phone comes loaded with four games: Backgammon, Sky Diver, Air Glide, and Bowling. Since the phone is GPRS ready, you can surf the wireless Web using AT&T Wireless's high-speed network. You can also download additional games, polyphonic ring tones, picture messages, screensavers, and Java applications.
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