Nokia 3250 Xpress Music review

Hardware and connections

Nokia 3250 XpressMusic is a GSM Tri-band cell phone, meaning it operates on three frequencies: 900, 1800 and 1900 Mhz. It has EDGE and GPRS data connectivity, wireless Bluetooth technology and a USB port. The model uses the well-tested Symbian series 60 operating system. In addition, Nokia 3250 XpressMusic offers a large display, with a resolution of 176x208 pixels and a 262,000-color filter. The device is equipped with a 1100 mAh lithium battery, for a stand-by autonomy of up to 180 hours and about 240 minutes of talk time.

Design and features

Nokia 3250 XpressMusic features a very distinctive rotating design. In practice it's like having three products in one, just a "twist" and the phone turns into a music player or a camera. No matter which way you rotate it, this device always has something to offer. The space on the keypad has been designed to allow easy access to all functions. A central navigation control, two programmable keys, the application key and various music keys such as play/pause, stop, rewind and forward complete the picture. The overall weight is 115 grams. The total dimensions are 103.8 mm in height, 50 mm in width and 19.8 mm in depth. The antenna is of course built-in. The purchase kit also includes the charger and a CD-ROM containing the Nokia PC Suite software.

Main features

This model has many features: among these the built-in speakerphone, voice command calling, the voice recorder and conference calling. It also has the classic "utilities" such as the alarm clock, organizer, currency converter and calculator. As for messaging, this model supports SMS, MMS and E-mail, with the help of the T9 predictive text system. Lastly, memory is 10 MB and is expandable via MicroSD cards.

Entertainment and multimedia

Nokia 3250 XpressMusic is an excellent music player. Thanks to a simple "twist," the phone instantly turns into an MP3/AAC player. This model also offers polyphonic ringtones, screensavers and Java games, with the ability to download new content through the built-in WAP browser. The built-in camera is of a good standard. First of all, it has a 2 megapixel sensor, for capturing images at a maximum resolution of 1600x1200 pixels. The device also offers 4x digital zoom and allows the recording of video sequences.