Nokia 2730 specifications and price in India

Nokia launched its 3G enabled mobile phone Nokia 2730 classic phone in India. A variant of Nokia 2730, the Nokia 2730 classic comes with a price tag of a Rs. 4,499, making it the most affordable 3G mobile phone in India.

The Nokia 2730 classic measures 109.6mm x 46.9mm x 14.4 mm and weighs 87.7 gram. It comes with 2-inch QVGA display that supports 262K colors, 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and Stereo FM radio. The phone comes with a 30 MB built-in memory and it can be expanded via MicroSD card slot up to 2GB. It has all the standard services such as Ovi Mail, Nokia Messaging, Nokia Life Tools, Internet browsing. The will be available in two colors- dark magenta and black. The phone has a talk time of 7.4 hours and standby time of 16.5 days.

I am giving the full specification from Nokia website:

Specifications

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Physical features, power and memory

Physical features, power and memory

Size

* Form: Classic

* Dimensions: 109.6 x 46.9 x 14.4 mm

* Weight: 87.7 g (with battery)

* Volume: 65 cc

Display and 3D

* Size: 2.0"

* Resolution: 320 x 240 pixel (QVGA)

* Up to 262,144 colours

Keys and input method

* Numeric keypad

Colours and covers

* Available in-box colours (Available colours may vary per region):

- Black

- Dark Magenta

Connectors

* MicroUSB connector, USB 2.0

* 3.5 mm Nokia AV connector

Memory

* microSD memory card slot with hot swap, max. 2 GB

* 30 MB internal dynamic memory

Power

* BL-5C 1020 mAh Li-Ion standard battery

* Talk time (maximum)

- GSM 3 h 50 min

- WCDMA 3 h 30 min (Ectel)

* Standby time (maximum)

- GSM 340 h

- WCDMA 430 h (Ectel)

Communication and navigation

Communication and navigation

Operating frequency

* Quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900

* WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100

* Automatic switching between GSM bands

Data network

* CSD

* GPRS class B, multislot class 32

* EDGE class B, multislot class 32

* WCDMA 2100, maximum speed PS 128/384 kbps (UL/DL), CS 12.2 kbps

* TCP/IP support

* Capability to serve as data modem

* Support for MS Outlook synchronisation of contacts, calendar and notes

Local connectivity and synchronisation

* Bluetooth version 2.0

* Support for PC synchronisation with Nokia PC Suite

* Support for local and remote SyncML synchronisation

Call features

* Built-in hands-free speaker phone

* Number screening for messaging and calls

* Automatic answer with headset or car kit

* Any key answer

* Call waiting, call hold, call divert

* Call timer

* Logging of dialled, received and missed calls

* Automatic redial

* Speed dialling

* Voice dialling

* Fixed dialling number support

* Vibrating alert (internal)

* Mute/unmute

* Contacts with images

* Conference calling

Messaging

* SMS

* Speed dialling for SMS sending

* List of recently used numbers in message editor

* Multiple SMS deletion

* EMS picture messaging (send and receive)

* MMS version 1.3, message size up to 300 kb

* Automatic resizing of images for MMS

* Nokia Xpress audio messaging

* Common inbox for SMS and MMS messages

* Distribution lists for messaging

* Cell broadcast

E-mail

* Support for e-mail attachments

Web browsing

* Supported mark-up languages: HTML, XHTML

* Supported protocols: WAP 2.0

* TCP/IP support

* Opera mini browser

* Nokia Mobile Search

GPS and navigation

* Nokia Maps application

Image and sound

Image and sound

Photography

* 2 megapixel camera

* 4x digital zoom

* White balance modes: automatic, daylight, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent

* Colour tone modes: normal, sepia, black & white, vivid, negative

* Light sensitivity modes: automatic

* Landscape (horizontal) orientation

Video

* Video recording at up to 176 x 144 pixels (CIF) and up to 10 fps

- Up to 4x digital video zoom

* Video recording file formats: .3gp

* Audio recording formats: AMR, .3gp

* Video white balance modes: automatic, sunny, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent

* Colour tone modes: normal, sepia, black & white, vivid, negative

* Video player

* Video playback file formats: .3gp

* Video streaming: .3gp

* Landscape mode video playback

Music and audio playback

* Music player

* Music playback file formats: AMR, AMR-WB, MIDI, MXMF, MP3, AAC, MP4/M4A/3GP/3GA(AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, AMR-WB), X-Tone, WAV(PCM, a-law, mu-law, ADPCM), WMA(WMA9, WMA10)

* FM stereo radio with RDS support

* 3.5 mm Nokia AV connector

* Ring tones: AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, MP3, 64- Midi, WMA, WAMR, MXMF (40 built-in tones)

Voice and audio recording

* Voice recorder

* Audio recording formats: AMR

* FR, EFR, HR, and AMR

* Digital stereo microphone

Personalisation: profiles, themes, ring tones

* Customizable profiles

* Ring tones: AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, MP3, 64- Midi, WMA, WAMR, MXMF (40 built-in tones)

* Themes

- wallpapers

- animated wallpapers

- organic wallpapers

- full-screen wallpapers

- screensavers

- animated colour screensavers

- colour schemes

- ring tones

- icons

- logos

- pre-installed themes

- changeable colour themes

- user defined themes

Vineet Taneja, Director Marketing Nokia India, said that that Nokia always had a holistic approach towards driving the adoption of 3G in India, both at the infrastructure and at the handset level. As the top handset maker in the world, Nokia is always looking ahead in the future. With the launch of Nokia 2730 Classic Nokia has now over 20 3G handsets in its portfolio. Mr. Taneja said that Nokia firmly believes that 3G technologies and future enhancements will ensure future growth for the company.

Last year was not good for Nokia as it did not see much success. However, Nokia is very much determine to establish its position in the highly competitive handset market of India where Samsung and LG are in a far better position. Hence, Nokia has now decided to release low priced 3G phones. The biggest advantage of Nokia’s Classic series phones is their extensive web browsing capacity. Nokia phones are also popular for running longer.

Some Current Issues of Indian Mobile Phone Sector

In number, India has the second largest mobile phones subscriber base in the world. It is only next to China and there is no surprise about for this matter considering the fact that India is the second most populous country after China. Not only that, China has better economic condition than India and that is why, there is hardly possibility that India will be able to catch up with China in terms of mobile phones subscriber number in short term. However, and I’m not concerned about the comparative figures of mobile phone subscribers in these two countries. Rather, in this entry, I would like you to talk about some current issues related to the mobile phones sector of India.

10 Million new users in December 2008

You may hear a lot about economic recession and economic slowdown these days but you should get amazed to know that Indian mobile phone companies could add 10 million subscribers in December, 2008. now, India has around 346.9 million mobile phone users. This is amazing figure that you can easily understand that there is still he was wrong for growth for months to come because of the fact that India has a population of over 1 billion people. There are lot of reasons for being optimistic about the fact that the country might experience similar growth in January, 2009.

What about the recession?

I don’t think that the mobile phones sector will remain free of the bad effects of ongoing global economic recession. Sony has already announced that 2009 will be a bad year for the company. LG does not have anything to celebrate either andofficials at Nokia are worried about the condition in this year too.

NTT DoCoMo in Indian Market Soon

Still, many people feel that India is a great place to be at this moment with investment. At least, NTT DoCoMo officials have this kind of feeling and they are going to finalize ‘a $2.7 billion investment in the mobile- phone business ofIndia’s Tata Group’ in the next two months.

Falling Oil Price and Inflation can be Positive

So, I am at two minds about the possible impact of global economic recession on my wife one sector of India. On the one hand, I feel that there is some reasons to be worried as economic growth worldwide and even in India will slow down significantly in 2009. All other hand, there is a lot of room for growth in this country in the mobile phone sector. At the door things can play a positive role. The rate of inflation has decreased much due to the light of millions of people in the country. Any decrease in inflation will assure the people and give some breathing space so that they can contemplate on expanding some more money for buying mobile phone connections and handsets. At the same time, there is another good news and the price of oil is now under $40.00. Indian economy suffered a lot from high oil price in the international market in the last three years.

Job loss in Export Sector

But then, there is something that can play a negative role. You know that information technology outsourcing has contributed immensely in the export revenue of India in the last one decade. However, this sector is suffering because many people are losing jobs from the fact that the DEA month for all its source in services in Europe and America is not growing that much. In fact, there is fear that almost 10 million people could lose jobs in the export sector in the next few months. Many young people enjoy and call center and get a good salary and spend the money on buying expensive mobile phone sets. This has become like a fashion for many young people in the country.

What about Connectivity to the Village People?

One area is neglected and that is rural area. More western companies are not still that keen to reach the people in the villages because The rural people are not well off and in fact, millions of people in Indian villages are still very poor. So, the mobile phone operators perhaps feel that revenue party user will not be high in the village areas and that is why they are not trying to expand aggressively their network in the villages. I feel that this is a long and strategy and They should take the village market more seriously.

Mobile Commerce still not Up to the Mark

Mobile phone commerce is an other area that is not growing well enough. Yes, some Indians can pay their bills and even transfer money through their mobile phones in its but still mobile commerce is Insignificant. But I believe that it has huge potential for the country but hardly any mobile operator is taking it seriously and exploring the options. More research should be done in this regard and if needed the mobile phone operators showed learn from the examples of western operators in America and Europe.

Mobile Phone: No Longer a Luxury Item

Only a decade ago, most people in India used to think that the mobile phone was a luxury item and it was like a status symbol. Fortunately, this matter has totally changed and now most people consider need to be a part of their daily life.

Internet Penetration through Mobile Phones

Indian decision makers are keen to increase the number of Internet users but so far has pledged to do so and this is not a good sign for a country that has one of the three largest economies in Asia. Mobile phone can be a very good medium in this regard and it can surely increase Internet penetration in the country in a very short time.

What is ahead in 2009?

If you have read the entry then you must notice that I have some reservations and optimism about Mobile Phone sector of India for the year 2009. What is your prediction?

(This entry was first published in January 2009. Because of a technical problem, the entry had to be deleted and I am reposting again now.)

Nokia offers Bangla Ovi Mail in Bangladesh

In my own city, I am a freelance ICT or IT (Information Technology) journalist. I have been a IT journalist for 10 years and thus, I have written many of the things related to this sector both in my country and abroad in the last one decade. Today, I received a press release about Bangla Ovi Mail of Nokia in Bangladesh. I am giving the press release here:

Access to internet can now be easy and affordable for everyone in Bangladesh as Nokia and Banglalink join hands to connect the unconnected with an attractive offer. Consumers purchasing Nokia 2323 classic, Nokia 2330 classic, Nokia 5130 XpressMusic or Nokia 7210 can set up and start using their Ovi email account (username@ovi.com) directly on their mobile phone.

As part of the offer, banglalink desh subscribers will also get unlimited internet browsing absolutely free for the first month. After the first month, the unlimited access will be priced at BDT 650 per month.

The offer will be launched from June 15, 2009.

Bangladesh has one of the lowest Internet penetration rates in Asia. With very low PC penetration and fixed telephone lines, the access to Internet through mobile phones is the most feasible and affordable option. “We are pleased to bring in the first mobile email in Bangla through Ovi Mail. Ovi Mail has the potential to be the first digital identity for many people in Bangladesh. Unlike most other email services, an Ovi Mail account can be created and used directly on a Nokia device without ever having to use a PC” commented Nowfel Anowar, Head of Marketing, Nokia Emerging Asia.

According to extensive Nokia consumer research, nearly half of the emerging market customers state that they would rather connect to the Internet over a mobile phone than a PC. Ovi Mail and the new range of affordable devices aim to extend the power of the Internet to Bangladesh so that everyone can have access to the wealth of information and entertainment on the World Wide Web.

Ovi Mail is a secure and spam-free personal email service designed especially for Nokia Series 40 devices. Mobile phone users who have any of the more than 40 Ovi Mail-optimized devices can set up their email account for free within a few minutes, and start using the account right away. They can choose to create a new Ovi Mail account or activate email for an existing Ovi sign-on profile.

Furthermore, Bangla user interface in the Nokia handsets enables them to easily set up their email account following the instructions in Bangla. They can also input their username and passwords in Bangla and write emails using Bangla fonts.

The unlimited internet offer from Banglalink would allow consumers to browse the internet, communicate with friends and family, access information, news, entertainment as well as share thoughts through favorite social networks. “This is definitely a beneficial partnership for us – Banglalink internet will allow fast, effortless and easy access to the web at very affordable prices” said Solaiman Alam, Head of PR & Communications & M-Commerce, Banglalink.

By introducing products and services that are affordable, relevant and easy-to-use, Nokia aims to fuel the growth of the Internet in Bangladesh and act as a catalyst to Bangladesh’s digital transformation.

Nokia Life Tools in Indian Market

India has the second largest mobile phone market in the world but the problem is that most people in India use mobile phones mainly for speaking and sending text messages that. Value added services are not that much in use among many consumers in the country. However, I think that there is a huge potential of this kind of services if the mobile phone operators and telecom manufacturers can address the concern of the people in a right way. Nokia recently launched Nokia Life Tools for the people of Maharashtra. Pioneer Bhutan into a partnership with the state government and let us see how it works.

Business Standard reported:

Nokia India has entered into an agreement with Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board (MSAMB) to roll out the services, starting with news and information on agriculture. MSAMB will provide data on commodities from its 291 local mandis (markets), which will delivered over handsets to subscribers in the rural areas, Nokia India Managing Director D Shivakumar said.

There is a plan that Nokia may launch this program in some other states.