Nokia 3250

The Nokia 3250 (code-named Thunder) is a mobile phone running Symbian OS v9.1 (S60 3rd Edition), announced on 26 September 2005. It features a unique 'twist' design that transforms the traditional phone keypad into a camera (90° CW/CCW) and dedicated music control keys (180° CCW). It was marketed as a music phone and can store up to 2 gigabytes of music (500 songs) and other data thanks to a microSD memory card slot, and features a two-megapixel camera as well as other smartphone capabilities.

The triband GSM 900/1800/1900 model started shipping in the first quarter of 2006 with an estimated retail price of 300 EUR before subsidies or taxes.

Key features

 * Twist: 3 twists for 3 modes of operation
 * Optimized, easy to use music player: Music collection management and playlist editing in device
 * 2-megapixel camera with 4x zoom
 * 10 MB internal memory, hot swappable microSD up to 1 GB. The phone can now take a 2 GB MicroSD with firmware V3.24 and above.
 * Sales package includes 512 MB microSD inbox
 * GSM/EDGE 900/1800/1900
 * USB 2.0 Full Speed with Mass Storage profile
 * Stereo am Radio playback including Visual Radio functionality
 * Tutorial Application
 * Sound Meter application
 * Picture editor
 * Movie maker
 * Lifeblog application
 * Setting Wizard (automatically sets the configuration settings of the phone for e-mail and network)
 * Comes standard with a full web browser

Music

 * Playback time: up to 10 hours
 * Supports microSD cards up to 2 GB (1500 songs, with latest firmware)
 * Supports WMA, M4A, MP3, AAc, eAAC and eAAC+ music files
 * Audio setting include different equalizer settings, Stereo Widening and Bass Boost
 * Nokia Audio Manager
 * Music Library

Camera

 * Resolution of images: 1600x1200 (default), 1152x864, 640x480
 * Resolution of videos: 176x144, 128x96
 * Streaming and video capture: H.263, 3GPP and Real V8

Connectivity

 * USB Data Cable
 * Bluetooth
 * Nokia PC Suite

Reviews

 * Mobile Review
 * All About Symbian
 * GSM Arena
 * infoSync World
 * Nokia 3250 reviews and specifications roundup
 * Mobile Today - Retailer Review