| The Nokia 3806 mobile phone is a simple, GSM, candy | | | | budget GSM device. It's a candy bar phone with |
| bar phone that is currently available only in China and | | | | no-nonsense features and a straightforward interface. |
| India. While Nokia has made no further announcements | | | | Like any basic mobile phone, the 1506 has a hands |
| regarding the release of this CDMA device in the UK | | | | free speaker, a voice recorder and a decent battery |
| or the US, it is possible that we would see another | | | | life. Without any other features or functions, you can |
| GSM device with similar features and specifications. | | | | expect this device to have a very affordable price tag. |
| CDMA Tech Details | | | | Health Assistant and More |
| Nokia has been a supporter of CDMA technology for | | | | The Nokia 3806 mobile phone sports a "health |
| quite some time now. They consider it an excellent | | | | assistant" feature. This is a unique feature in the phone |
| standard for radio communication technology. This is | | | | that is not present in any of Nokia's other devices |
| because CDMA has long been proven as an efficient | | | | -which is why we would like to see this phone |
| method of making the most use out of a bandwidth. | | | | released in the UK. |
| The initials stand for "code division multiple access"; and | | | | The health assistant's actual details are sketchy, but |
| it is basically the process of sending various codes | | | | from what we gather, its main purpose is to keep |
| through a single bandwidth. To avoid problems, the | | | | track of daily stress levels. Now, since there is no |
| codes can only be read by specific devices. Anyway, | | | | single specific symptom of stress, we can only |
| the 3806 was launched in China along with three other | | | | assume that the device is capable of keeping track of |
| Nokia mobile phones that also supported CDMA -the | | | | heart rate, blood pressure, breathing and other related |
| Nokia 1506 and the Nokia 6316s. | | | | biometrics. It would then compare daily data with what |
| 3806's Companions in China | | | | is the established value and determine if the user is |
| The 6316s features full support for China Telecom | | | | stressed or not. |
| Services. It is a sleek slider phone that had good | | | | This would also mean that the phone has unique |
| specs, and a stylish stainless steel cover. While the | | | | sensors, similar to jogging bands that keep track of |
| phone is reportedly capable of delivering 3G speeds, | | | | heart rates. Regardless of 'how' it works, this is an |
| the lack of 3G in China is a telling sign that the 6316s | | | | excellent feature for a mobile phone, as it is a device |
| may eventually reach regions that support 3G | | | | that is a constant companion, doctors would be able to |
| networks. For now, there are no details of the exact | | | | easily diagnose a patient with the help of the device's |
| services offered by China Telecomm, but it appears | | | | logs. |
| to be similar to the Ovi services or Verizon's V-series | | | | Aside from the health assistant, the 3806 also has a |
| of services. | | | | 2.2 inch screen, a 2 mega pixel snapper, Bluetooth and |
| The 1506 on the other hand is your typical Nokia | | | | 4 GB of internal storage. |