Nokia 3310 - 3g version review.
To those planning to buy this phone esp. the 3g version, this is my review and in fact I'm disappointed with it, ang layo talaga compared sa dating nokia kahit yung mga dumbphones in the past like Nokia 1100, or those symbian phones from nokia.
The main problem here is the software plus it has a major issue (esp. sa smart sim - will talk about it later) that forced me to return the phone (too bad na lampasan na 3days sa warranty for exchange of item, so for repair/tech, nalang sya as of now).
If hindi ito nokia, I would not bother buying it. Nag kakaubusan na nga sa stocks dito sa binilhan ko. Ang reason lang na binili ko to is para kay mama ko whos using a dumbphone din ng nokia way back around 2011, I forgot the name of it, so sabi ko palitan natin nyan ng bagong version para hindi mag mukhang dugyot yung phone mo.
Anyways, Bumili ako dito sa amin sa isang cellphone store sa cyberzone sa SM at 2,790, so it's a legit nokia 3310 - 3g, not those chinese copycats. It can send and receive SMS, can make and receive CALLS.
Below will be my pros and cons..
PROS:
- longer battery life
- loud call and sms ring/notification tones
- colorful (got skyblue) and well built
CONS:
- cannot save number to simcard (only to phone)
- cannot change font size (manipis yung fonts sya, so nahihirapan si mama)
- few wallpaper choices (still the same black background - ang dilim!)
- limited choices of notification/sms tones
- black background on white text (again no way to change theme, only the color of the select icon but cannot change to e.g. bright background, black text).
- sms threaded conversation esp. the bubble is not well implemented (ang hirap ma recognize if ilang message yung pumasok, yung bubbles pa black background over white text).
- date format is DD.MM.YYYY and there is no way to change it (so it will be like 31.11.2017 - as far as I know, this is a rarely used format here in the Philippines.)
CONS/FLAW:
- cannot register in any 3 or 4 digit numbers on Smart, nag rereply lng si Smart na invalid request/format daw. (e.g. balance inquiry - ?1515 send to 214, pasaload 09XXXX 2 - send to 808, promos e.g. ALLOUT20 send to 9999 - none of these will work) (My guess it's an OS issue so probably a firmware update will fix it - I don't know kung ano yung OS nito, parang customized sya)
Regarding the CONS/FLAW I mentioned above, it has something to do when you send SMS/TEXT based inquiry, promos, it will return as INVALID. Akala ko nga dahil sa simcard, dahil pinalitan ko ng microsim sa smart, pero nung nasa smart na ako para mag reklamo, we tried testing the simcard, sa isang iphone, at ayun, gumana yung simcard at naka pag balance inquiry (e.g. balance inquiry - ?1515 send to 214, maka pag pasaload 09XXXX 2 - send to 808, maka pag register kana sa promos e.g. ALLOUT20 send to 9999), so the issue is with the phone.
Bumalik ako sa pinagbilhan ko ng phone, at tinest din nila sa kanilang microsim at confirmed talaga na hindi sya makapag register sa any 3 or 4 digit numbers sa Smart (hindi lang namin na try sa Globe sim). Gusto sana namin i-try sa ibang 3310 pero out of stock na sila, so as of now, sinuli ko nalang yung phone at under investigation sya, meron din pala nag reklamo ng same issue sa kabilang store daw. Tatawagan nalang ako nila daw if may resolution na, pero if ever kahit ma resolve yun, I would just sell the phone. Ayaw ko na nito.
So ayun, overall I'm disappointed, if I would rate it I would give it a 3 out of 10. The only 3310 that will make you remember the original is the design but if it's not for the design and for the name, I believe no one will by this phone. Sorry parang naging rant na yung review ko pero that's my experience for using it for the past 4 days.