Typical price: £40
What is it: One of the first i-mode handsets to hit the UK
What we think: A good keypad and lovely hardware design are let down by poor and missing features
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 1 December 2005
Tags: nec, brightness, handset, handsets
We like:
Fantastic keypad; i-mode is impressive as far as it goes; stylish hardware design
We don't like:
No Bluetooth; camera is second-rate; no music player; lacking in memory
CNET.co.uk judgement:
The NEC 343i is a definite case of 'what might have been'. It's a sleekly designed piece of hardware with one of the best keypads we've ever seen, and i-mode is worth a go, but there are too many let-downs -- not enough on-board memory, no memory expansion, no music player, no Bluetooth and a poor camera
NEC 343i History
14 Nov 2005 in Crave
NEC's N343i kicks off the i-Mode revolution
i-Mode mobile phone technology has long been available in Japan, but as the service reaches the UK, how do the handsets measure up? We take a look at one of the very first contenders -- the NEC 343i
Latest user reviews
October 28, 2006
Posted by: Anonymous
"Good for the money"
February 23, 2006
Posted by: CLIVE BRANCHETT
"A great designed phone, and well made"
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