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Connectivity
One of the major new additions to the Nokia 3650 is its MMC Card expansion slot, which opens up for users to install applications and store data outside the phone's internal memory. In addition to reserving more space in internal memory should it be needed to store data, this also more space for large applications to operate in, avoiding potential out of memory error messages.
Like the 7650, the 3650 offers only Infrared and Bluetooth for PAN connectivity, and also synchronization with a Windows PC (synchronization by cable is not an option). The addition of support for the Bluetooth headset profile is a major improvement, however, and proved to work flawlessly with Nokia's own HDW-2 Bluetooth headset.
On the WAN side, Nokia once again excels in terms of reception in areas where it can be difficult to obtain a signal. It's tri-band support means it can be used in all of Europe, most of the U.S. and in almost all other major cities around the globe, and travelers - be it business or leisre - should also approve of its rock solid HSCSD and GPRS 4+1 connectivity.
Specifications
Powered by an ARM core processor, the Nokia 3650 is just as snappy as it predecessor, and easily ranks atop the best performing smartphones currently on the market in terms of pure response speed to a number of common functions.
The 3650 comes bundled with a 16 MB MMC card, bringing the total initial storage capacity of the device up to a more than decent 20 MB. For some reason, however, Nokia chose to place the expansion slot under the 3650's battery, requiring users to remove the battery cover and the cover itself before being able to access the expansion slot. This should not pose a problem to the vast majority of users, however power users might find it inconvenient.
Speaking of its battery, the 3650 has had standby time increased over that of the 7650, while the talk time has remained the same. Nokia now lists the 3650 as having up to 200 hours of standby time, which is on par with our experiences, and up to 4 hours of talk time - a bit over the top, but not far off.
Software
Running on Nokia's Series 60 platform, which is based on Symbian OS, the Nokia 3650 relies on a code architecture which is fairly new and modern. Since the introduction of the Nokia 7650, the number of 3rd party applications for this platform has increased at a steady pace. Some holes still exist in the line-up, however, including viewers for common Microsoft Office formats and Adobe Acrobat files.
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