Nokia 3250
Review
Phone rating: 
The Nokia 3250 smartphone is an
excellent music player phone. It features a unique twisting design
that's intended to make the music player functions of the device
easy to access. The phone starts off with a conventional keypad
below the screen. Twist it once and the music player controls become
accessible. Twist it again and it's a 2 megapixel camera. Gimmicky
perhaps, but it works well enough and is fun too!
Let's look at the music potential
of the 3250 first. The phone is supplied with 128 Mbytes of memory
and this is expandable up to 1 Gbyte - not as much as an iPod, but
enough for a few hundred songs. There's also an FM radio with Visual
Radio functionality (find out what song is playing, who sings it,
and other artist information). Sound quality is very high, with
audio features such as an equalizer, stereo widening, reverb and
bass boost included. Stereo headphones are supplied with the phone,
and there's a 3.5mm jack for you to plug in your own high quality
headphones if you prefer. The twisting lower part of the phone might
be gimmicky, but it does allow you easy control of your music and
playlists. The Nokia Audio Manager CD supplied lets you rip songs
from a CD and transfer them to the phone in MP3 format. USB mass
storage functionality makes it easy to transfer songs between your
phone and a PC.
The camera is of reasonable quality,
with 2 megapixels with a digital zoom, but no flash unfortunately.
The video camera is good, and can record up to 1 hour of video.
A video editor is included in the applications. The display is a
high quality active matrix screen with 262k colours and a high resolution
- not as good as the screens on the Nokia
N80 or N90, but as good as other
smartphones such as the N70 or N91.
Weight and battery life are typical
for a smartphone. It's certainly not a lightweight phone, but it
weighs less than a phone plus an iPod! Many smartphones suffer from
reliability problems and can be slow accessing menus - we are pleased
to report that the 3250 seems to be mainly free of these problems.
Overall this is a good combined
phone & music player, with plenty of extra features too. The 3250
has now been replaced by the 5700
XpressMusic.
Features of the Nokia 3250 include:
- Smartphone (Series 60 Symbian
operating system)
- 2 megapixel camera with 4x digital
zoom
- Video camera (176 x 144 pixels,
15 frames per second, up to 1 hour recording)
- Display: TFT, 262,144 colours,
176 x 208 pixels
- Music player (MP3, eAAC+, AAC+,
RealAudio formats)
- Visual Radio
- Ringtones: 64-voice polyphonic
/ MP3 ringtones
- Ringtone composer
- Voice Features: Enhanced voice
dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, Integrated handsfree
speaker
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, email (SMTP,
POP3, and IMAP4 protocols)
- Applications: File manager,
Organiser, Games, Downloadable Symbian and Java applications
- Caller ID with image
- Memory: 10 Mbytes plus microSD
card (expandable to 1 Gbyte)
- Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB
2.0
- WAP 2.0, GPRS class 10, EDGE
class 10 - download up to 236,8 kbit/s
- Advanced web browser
- Vibration alert
- Triband
- Size: 104 x 50 x 20 mm
- Weight: 130g
- Talktime: 3 hours
- Battery standby: 245 hours
- Music playback: 10 hours
Nokia 3250
Consumer Reviews
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Average
rating from 100 reviews: 
Reviewed by Lewis from england on
20th Aug 2006
yay i got to leave the last review!! well i have had this phone
for a while and it does scratch quite eaily...but it only every
died once..and thats cause it went in the washing machine !!!! this
phone has a good camera...and the pictures come out like a didgital
camera when they are shot outside!! nice snake game too!! lmao!!
Rating: 
Reviewed by Jamie Smith from England
on 19th Aug 2006
Ok, DO NOT READ ANY OTHER REVIEWS...ONLY MINE IS A TRUSTED SOURCE!
Had this phone for a week, i think its a great quality phone, camera
is a very high grade 2 meagapixel camera, takes clear, crisp photos.
Video recorder on the other hand is average, not brilliant but not
bad. The general functions of the phone are also very good, radio
(and visual radio), and a straight forward easy to use mp3 player,
which i mut say is very good sound quality when using the headphones.
The Rotating keys makes it fun to use the camera and mp3 player...the
rotating feature is also very stong and sterdy AND WILL NOT BREAK
unless twisted with force! The design is a bit "bricky" but it does
have a sleek, sexy feel and look to it and the rotating keys are
always and added bonus when you want to show off to your mates.
Now the disappointing features...the loudspeaker quality is not
the best and is probably the reason why i gave this phone 4/5 instead
of 5/5...its not terrible but it doesnt compare to the sound quality
of the stereo speakers which you'll find on the Motorola Rokr (my
previous phone) but as i said before, the sound quality when using
the headphones is amazing! This phone is also the 3rd edition of
the S60 smartphone series, so it will NOT accept previos S60 software
but there is a growing market of great S60 3rd edition software.
This phone will also NOT hold upto 750songs as it says in the spec...when
using a 1BG micrco SD card it'll hold approx 250songs on high bitrate
or 300+ songs on very low bitrate. I would like to know though if
anyone knows if the Nokia 3250 will be able to take the newely released
2GB Micro SD cards? If it does it will give any music lover more
than enough space for all there music. Please could someone answer
my question at: jay_4_manutd@hotmail.co.uk
Rating:
Reviewed by Sumargo from Indonesia on
18th Aug 2006
It is an excellent music player, but its 3rd generation Symbian
operating system made the phone goes nothing special. I've been
surfing around the net for months, searching any compatible software/application
such as office reader, photosafe, pdf reader and others that is
compatible to this phone but it's like you're searching for a needle
sunk deep in a worldwide ocean.
Rating: 
Reviewed by kiril from macedonia on
18th Aug 2006
I have this phone for a month,I can say that Im a big fan of nokia
but i was very disapointed with the new symbian of this phone,its
soooooo sloooooowwwwww.It offen turns off and when Im sending sms
it sends it for an hour...sending and sending and sending and sending....wooooowww.The
other bad thing is the screen,it is not even a 40 percent of n80,the
batery is only for a day and a half.only good thing is its video,it
is very clear and looks much better than the pictures that i take.the
pictures are not clear and much worst than n70.U cannot take the
pic by the night becouse it mising flash light..I will change it
for k800.I hope i wont wait a hour to send a sms..regards Kiril
Macedonia
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Reviewed by x..Pwetty..Thang..x from
Engalnd--x on 17th Aug 2006
I Love My Phone. Its A Fabulous Accessorie. Beautiful Colour (Pink
Of Course!). Great MP3 Player And Overall A Fabulous Phone! :) x..I
Recomend It..x :)
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Reviewed by Prashanth from India on
17th Aug 2006
AN EXCELLENT PHONE IN TERMS OF MUSIC.GOOD CAMERA FEATURES EXCEPT
FOR FLASH..ONE DISADVANTAGE IS TAT NOT MUCH OF SOFTWARES FOR THE
MODEL. OTHER THAN THAT IT IS 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 EXCELLENT.
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Reviewed by jonny burrill from England
on 16th Aug 2006
this phone is one of the best i have had!!, brilliant camera which
takes excellent pictures. the music player is outstanding with great
sound. Onlg problem is memory meaning you have to buy the memory
cars and also it states it can hold up to 750 songs but i can only
get 200 on a 1 gig memory card but apart from that is brilliant
Rating:
Reviewed by mumu from uk on 16th
Aug 2006
this phone looks chunky and safe, but has extremely fragile screen!
it cracked on the next day! just because top screen is to close
to internal. It is real disappontment, because noone can replace
it at the moment. Waiting already for 2 weeks...
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Reviewed by Lauri Ojala from Finland
on 13th Aug 2006
This is an excellent mobile phone, it has a good music player, which
is though sluggish at browsing through the songs. Boasts an excellent
camera and the menus are way faster to use than in my previous Nokia
6600. The only thing I can't agree with is the price of the phone,
I think it's a bit pricey in comparison to equivalent phones in
the market. Oh yes, and the screen is easily scratched, so use a
cover.
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Reviewed by zizo from egypt on
13th Aug 2006
its a very good phone & very good price 2, espicially that its a
high quality music phone & very good camera. but it only has 1 prob
...... NO flash. but it's OK.
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Reviewed by Ben from England on
12th Aug 2006
Well what can i say... the fone is great got ldz of kwl features
on it. Although the fone is a bit big and may put people of, dont
let it the features r great. Well worth it!!
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Reviewed by Reza Saffari from Islamic
republhc of IRAN on 11th Aug 2006
mp3 player:excellent;Menu:very user friendly but is slow; battery
life:very good;display:good;video:average;camera: good but without
flash;Lifeblog is very nice;key lock will be open in magnetic circle;message
receive time writes wrong;beautiful phon with suit size and price
. saffari_rs@yahoo.com
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Reviewed by Ryan MacG from England on
8th Aug 2006
I am already on my 2nd 3250, the first one the voice speaker broke
and you could never hear me speak and the replacement one i got
is now broke as there is never any network coverage so i think the
antenna is kaputt and it likes turning itself off n on every few
mins, plus bluetooth linkup is rubbish it constantly loses your
earpiece and creates allsorts of probs. I must admit these faults
aside i thought i had the perfect phone cos its very VERY loud and
looks cool, maybe ill buy it a 3rd time ? ?
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Reviewed by rehan from india on
8th Aug 2006
AAmzing!!!!! my momm gifted dis fone yesterday as a gift on my birth-day
as i don't like dis phone b4 i was attracted wid nokia N92,but dis
phone makes me so amazed dat i never moved back 2 N92 just b'coz
of clearity,looks,fetures & many more ....goo ahead hve dis fone
u will definatly recommend some1 4 dat.....
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Reviewed by Denise from Scotland on
8th Aug 2006
Had this phone for 2 weeks now, it's soooooooo user friendly. Camera
good quality, music good quality, video also good quality. It's
big and chunky but i don't mind that, it's good when people comment
on it being a "brick" until you swivel the bottom round and show
it off. Get this phone, you will not be disappointed.
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Reviewed by sallu from pakistan on
2nd Aug 2006
COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!really fab. strongly recommened it
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Reviewed by victabz from norway on
1st Aug 2006
i just bought a nokia 3250...and it amazed me...when i took pictures,
it looks great.now i dont have to bring my camera. and music too...so
cool...and also now, i dont have to bring with me my mp3 player...so
perfect!!!! thanks NOKIA 3250...
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Reviewed by gilly from england on
1st Aug 2006
SUPERB PHONE, one of the best phones you could possibly buy and
very cheap, better than most of the n series, lacks 3G but still
very good
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Reviewed by merison from india on
1st Aug 2006
good locking easy to use highly smarter
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Reviewed by manny singh from united
kingdom on 29th Jul 2006
this phone is excellent i didnt want it at first but then i got
it for my b-day and on the first day i litrally fell in love with
it. the sleek design is so sexc this is an excellent phone to buy
if your into the fashion and dnt worry tere are many different colours
pin. green etc. remember this its an outstanding performance. BUY
IT!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Aditya from India on
28th Jul 2006
this phone has every thing a human needs....look at this sexy piece..really..it
has its own trends.cams zoom is better than n e cell in its range.i
have a nokia n 93 2 but this cell is really A CELL WID NEW LOOKS
FROM ALL OTHER CELLS N NEW AGE NESS. "REALLY A TRENDIEST CELL OF
THE 21ST CENTURY." introduced a bit late.but late is pleasurable
2
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Reviewed by tom from england on
28th Jul 2006
I av bin waitin ages 2 get this fone n its finally cum.i av ad it
bout a week now n i still can't get over the design of it.wenever
i go out i never 4get 2 bring my nokia n headfones 2 listen to all
the music i got.there not 1 little scratch on it yet.ok, maybe it
quite big but it still amazing.the bluetooth is great, the sound
is great n it looks great.I've not had 1 doubt about this fone n
it dont look like i ever will.It's my first nokia n i fink the next
fone will be a nokia now.4get about all the crappy reviews, there's
nout bad about the fone!!if u were havin doubts about gettin this
fone wif all the bad reviews, there not true anywayz, so get this
fone now!its brill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by joshua.jas@gmail.com from
uk on 27th Jul 2006
great
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Reviewed by Hamada from Egypt on
26th Jul 2006
it's sound very powerful...but zoom of it's cam is poor!!! but photos
very clear ,video and sound Fantastic.
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Reviewed by AfaquE HAIDER QURESHI from
INDIA (CALCUTTA) on 25th Jul 2006
Just in one Word "Awesome" Bcoz,it depend your attitude n the way
u use> ;Use it and see The change .
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Reviewed by Jel from England on
23rd Jul 2006
Awful. Really awful. Its soooooo slow, ringtones are rubbish, camera
is rubbish, its big and heavy, really clumsy looking. i had the
phone for 1 day and decided it had to go back. i have had the ericsson
k750i and have gone back to using that. Nokia have let themselves
down on this one!!!
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Reviewed by Greg from Oz on 20th
Jul 2006
had dis fone 4 6months, den got a upgrade 2 d samsung E900 which
woz much betr lol. wud hav given 5 star but 4 d twisty bit which
broke off twice. camera gr8, mp3 gd, all around dis is a brill fone,
recommended
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Reviewed by Dave hengehog from Moon
on 20th Jul 2006
What is wrong with the kids of today. Your grammar is terrible,
or is it cool to make yourselves sound like retards who cannot spell
? And whats up with all the !!!!'s ? I know life in the slums of
the uk is hard - what with all the drive-by shootings, underage
sex, and violent rap music that makes yooouse kids wanna stab each
other to death for having a more pimp pair of shell suit bottoms.
But come on, this ain't the valley in LA. Anyway this phone is good,
simple to use and it actually works unlike the Korean sweat shop,
reverse engineered, flashy but no substance trash phones out these
days.
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Reviewed by TUX from Indonesia on
15th Jul 2006
I have been waiting for this phone 4 quite long. However, I am a
little bit disappointed with what I've got. The sound quality is
not as good as SE Walkman; all my Symbian software can't work on
the new device. There's also no Infrared port like the elder 3230.
Sometimes the system hangs and I can't even restart using the power
button. The only solution is to take off the batery!!! But at all,
I like the rotating design of the phone. Quite innovative!
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Reviewed by Tommy from England on
13th Jul 2006
The Nokia 3250 is a must have phone, has everything you need (and
a few things you dont) anyway great phone highly recomended =)
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Reviewed by Usman from UK on
11th Jul 2006
Absolutley brilliant phone, i highly recommend it! the camera quality
is superb and the fone is just mint!! only one prob... with my fone
if i try to save a song it just says the memory is too low... anyone
know how to fix that? if ya do just add me to msn x_usy_x@hotmail.co.uk
plz plz plz lol
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Reviewed by James from England on
11th Jul 2006
This phone is top tottie, excellent camera all teh top techs and
features. I was in doubt of buying this phone at forst because of
the twist, but now i have 1 its sooooooooooooo worth it, crazy sexy
design..
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Reviewed by Amey Gadgil from India on
11th Jul 2006
Its a kool phone....no probs at all....enjoy the music all the time.
I have been using this phone 4 past 2 mnths and its really a lovely
1. Although found some prob in camera while using it in night mode....but
then its ok, not a big prob. The performance is fast as compared
to other series 60 phones....does boot up quickly, and while traveling,
i enjoyed the music non stop for 9 hrs, then the battery drained....so
the battery backup is also excellent. GOOD WORK NOKIA.
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Reviewed by LINGO from AUSTRALIA on
7th Jul 2006
A great phone, works well is fast and great sound, but it is big,
and looks plasticy and cheap, but great features, you can plug your
ownheadphone is, a first for nokia i think which is good, and the
camera is fantastic, great phone overall, just a few ginches here
and there
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Reviewed by Elidir from Swansea on
6th Jul 2006
Ace phone! Had it 4 a few months, and its absolutely worked a treat!
Awesome price too- less than £300, in Dixons at Swansea city centre!!!
Bargain for all the brill feautures and the cool and unique twisty
design! Get this phone- U definitely won't regret it!
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Reviewed by R@vi from Australia on
6th Jul 2006
Hey Man Trust Me, This phone rocks, I saved up a lot to buy this
phone, now i think it worth it, The best part is where you have
to twist the bottom, camera quality is the best and The Mp3 player
sounds way better thant my new sony MP3 walkman. Trust me buy it,
If you got your self a 1 GB Flash card you can hold upto about 800
MP3 songs, Thank you Nokia once again, Laterz Contact me anytime
(ravishan@dodo.com.au)
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Reviewed by scott jones from ENGLAND
(were else) on 4th Jul 2006
this phone is wicked i dont know what the people are on about when
they say that this phone sucks i have had this phone over a month
so i am contridiction a person who has written in the clarity on
the mp3 is better than the quality on the sony ericcson w800i its
much louder and you can hear all the lyrics in the song get this
phone it is worth payin contract or what ever you get it on...
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Reviewed by Ameer from Scotland on
4th Jul 2006
A think you will find this phone is amazing and has all the best
features you can find. As for the tossers saying that the bottom
comes off thats because you have to twist it not pull it you daftys!!!!.
I hope none of the public read those with the low star ratings because
i have had this phone for 5 months and not found a single problem!!
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Reviewed by umar from Sri Lanka on
3rd Jul 2006
Reviewed by umar from Sri Lanka on 03th July 2006 I was looking
at many different reviews and some made me think twice about getting
it, but it is amazing! Has everything that is needed and This phone
is great with brilliant features! There is cool twisty part at the
bottom too! it's nice.
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Reviewed by Sumit Dewan from India on
2nd Jul 2006
It is simply stunning phone! Great Sound, Great Camera, Great Technology.
It has everything you look for. Go for it! You will love it!
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Reviewed by raja from india on
2nd Jul 2006
This a gr8 phone.Nokia u have done it again this phone beats all
Sony Ericsson walkman series.The mp3 quality is awesome the bass
is of average quality but if good headphones r used then it would
be the best music phone in the market now.I am using my Bose headphone
and the sounds is gr8.Display is brilliant,the twist of the phone
is rocking and cool the 2 megapixels camera is excelllent.The battery
last more long than sony ericsson phones and the flight mode allows
the users to listen to music in aeroplane too. This phone has its
alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Nokia 3250 rocks
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Reviewed by Alistair from Northern Ireland
on 1st Jul 2006
Basic enough phone for all the hype surrounding it, Screen is a
nightmare as ive already scraped it badly by having it in my pocket
and theres no covers avaiable for it as of yet. and wheres the games
on it for passing a few meaningless hours, disapointed in general
running of phone and also in its reception even in good o2 areas!!!
back to drawing board with this one i think
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Reviewed by linda from US on
30th Jun 2006
some ppl said that they brok the sw..but how???? I think they need
to learn the handling of a cell phone... this is the best phone....
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Reviewed by Doyle Wilson from INDIA
on 30th Jun 2006
Phone is superb..... Its very user friendly....
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Reviewed by x..wee-hunni..x from glasgow
on 30th Jun 2006
i had this fone for a month now and the twisty bit has fell off
n now i cnt take fotos or call any1 so dnt buy this fone its jst
a piece of rubbish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by aamir shahzad from pakistan
on 29th Jun 2006
hi boys i m from pakistan.2day i m telling u abt 3250 of nokia.as
every one know abt nokia the largest selling mobiles in world.3250
is greatest mobile in future.i have no words 4ths mobile.its amazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzing
with great sound.MP3 quality is end on ths mobile.camera is outstanding
but little bit low quality in indoor i mean in night bcoz it has
no flash but resolution is great.its keypad and camera moving function
is outstanding.do not waste time buy one now.thank u NOKIA.
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Reviewed by jennifer from england on
27th Jun 2006
beleve me u dont want this phone the camera is at the bottom on
the swivel bit which by the way is easily broken i am from an 02
shop nd i bought this phone the phones i think have a high standard
of quality are samsungs this nokia is really bad nd the quality
of nokia phones has went ryt down DONT BUT IT THE SWIVEL BIT BRAKES
AND WEN THT BRAKES SO DOES THE CAMERA ! ! ! ! ! !all the best jeni
x x x x x
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Reviewed by Phoneboy from Glasgow on
27th Jun 2006
Frend haz fone. Ace man............. get it, it werf it. get bear
moozik!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by geeeeenoh! from Philippines
on 27th Jun 2006
have this fone for about a month now. its doing great so far. had
problems with sorting out files though. the physical folders visible
in my PC (using PCSuite) does not reflect in my gallery. and that's
about the only thing that sucks about this fone. and the girls like
how the fone twist and turns... yeah it kicks ass...
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Reviewed by Josh from India on
26th Jun 2006
Not worth da bucks!Got jus style and nothin much to it.Cam is poor,music
when compared to SE... nokia needs to work here.got this phone 2
months back and have used it only for 9 days in total and guess
HOW.......?????? It jus concks of every second day!!!Got 1 repalcement
so far and the other is still on its way.First the network problem
and then the display.Dude.. this phone sucks.. jus as the NOKIA
SERVICE centres do!
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Reviewed by sam from england on
23rd Jun 2006
This phone is amazing!!!!
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Reviewed by Danielle from England on
21st Jun 2006
i love this phone and the way it twists its so ace i love this fone
and plz buy it becoz its ace man!!!!!
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Reviewed by CJB from UK on 20th
Jun 2006
Great phone on average but find that phone memory is too small and
the phone doesn't automatically revert to the memory card. As all
contacts etc are stored on the phone memory this reduces memory
capacity and eventually will not be able to transfer much by bluetooth
at all. Apart from that the phone is bulky and heavy. If you are
wanting to download most of your things from PC this will be great,
but if you want videos/tunes from friends phones look at a Sony!
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Reviewed by Mehreen from england on
18th Jun 2006
U GOTTA GET THIS PHONE.....ITS SOOOO COOL ESPECIALLY THE SOUND QUALITY
I HATE THE TWIST THING BECAUSE IT GETS ANNOYING LOL
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Reviewed by elnaz from iran on
15th Jun 2006
its an other prfect phone of nokia with very sweet sound and good
shape thank u nokia.
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Reviewed by Badri from India on
15th Jun 2006
Worth it's price, cam is great, sound is okay not comparable to
sony, but voice clarity is good, gets warm while talking , listening
to musci, charging etc.... Features vs price compromise,so excellent.
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Reviewed by Rohit Prabhune from India
on 14th Jun 2006
It is better phone i ever got. It is very stylish phone but little
bit big & heavy. Display resolution is not so higher level as compared
to 6270 or k750i. But its features re very very good & twisting
keypad gives him different look as compared to other phone. Sound
quality is better but not the best. Overall phone is excellent but
not outstanding. Just go for it as per my opinion it has value for
money
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Reviewed by Mitha from Indonesia on
13th Jun 2006
I bought Nokia 3250, at the 3rd days it start loosing it signals.
It just hang and doesnt work for more than 8 hours. I sent it to
Nokia Service Center, and for the 2nd times it still not working
again afer 2 days of using it. Untill now (13 June 2006), i havent
able to get the Mobile back. I think the Service of Nokia in Indonesia
is so bad,even for the failure product the Nokia Service do not
want to give any replacement for the new mobile, and NOkia Service
still dont give any solution. Still havent got any clue on how i
can a changes or new Nokia 3250. Is it a bad product of Nokia or
what?
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Reviewed by kyle from philippines on
13th Jun 2006
this phone realy sucks!!!!!!! its rubbish!!!!!! if u try to turn
the phone while the camera is still moving, it will freeze so you
need to take the battery out!!!! it sucks!!!!! dont buy it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Luke from England on
11th Jun 2006
I got this phone on O2 last week and have been blown away by it.
The camera is outstanding and the mp3 quality is amazing. The only
draw back is that the video recorder produces slightly pixelated
videos, however the video editor, fantastic screen and contempory
design make the Nokia 3250 the best phone around! Fantstic!
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Reviewed by Fi from Britain on
10th Jun 2006
Had this phone for a few days now and its great. It's fair;yeasy
to use, but it can be hard to find things you're looking for in
the menu. Sound quality is good, keys are eaasy to use unless you
have exceptionally large fingers. I've not had a Nokia for a couple
of years, but I'm glad to have gone back to one. It's maybe a little
bit bulky, but the twist mechanism is good and unique. I found it
a little difficult to transfer data, and the memory card is a bit
fiddly. But overall this is a good phone that does the job!
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Reviewed by umair from Pakistan on
9th Jun 2006
WAO! This is the great phone.I really enjoy this phone and its features.Twist
to camera and music player is just brilliant.2 MP camera quality
is great and MP3 sound quality beats all SE phones.The people who
don,t like this phones are really mad.
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Reviewed by lauren from shrewsbury on
7th Jun 2006
its looks and has out standing memory
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Reviewed by jessica from london on
6th Jun 2006
diz phone iz well gd u cn do lotz of tingz on it da bst nokia out
an cheap at da moment so cum an buy it an join up wid o2 itz well
cheap an so der will be runnin out.nuff luff jesxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Reviewed by Brad from England on
5th Jun 2006
I had this phone for a couple of weeks before exchanging it for
a Sony W810i, The MP3 quality from the Nokia 3250 is quite poor
when campared to the Sony W810i, the camera isn't up to much either,
not the best built phone but not the worst, I guess this phone will
suit 12 - 16 year old kids who will be intreged by the swivel keypad
for months, like little monkey's
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Reviewed by chris from scotland/england?
on 5th Jun 2006
got this phone had it one day and i think this is one of the best
out to date maybe slightly big but the camera is good the sound
quality beats all sony ericsson walkman phones and i know.( had
them all ) the only down side small phone memory but supplied with
128 mb so that makes up for it and so far battery is holding strong
messed about with it on number of occasions in 1 full day and its
still full the twisty keypad is a mint design and works a treat
this phone defo is the best and the sound is truly amazing i thought
the w810i was good try this wicked well done nokia ..... get this
phone u wont regret it
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Reviewed by wayne from uk on
4th Jun 2006
Typically another great phone from the boffins at Nokia, easy to
use with good features. I have had the phone for just 9 days and
the screen cracked whilst in my pocket, as someone mentioned in
a previous review, the main screen is too close to the top screen,
so beware!!!!, i have now been waiting 14 days on a new screen to
arrive at my local nokia repair centre as there is none available
and it is not being fixed under warranty, i guess a lot of people
will be handing their 3250's back to Nokia with knackered screens,
so Nokia, i expect you will lose a LOT of loyal customers over this.
However the phone itself is excellent.
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Reviewed by Titus from Kenya on
3rd Jun 2006
Damn! I love this phone. I got this phone 6 weeks ago and untill
now im still amazed at the features. The camera quality is AMAZING!!
AND THE SOUND QUALITY IS FABULOUS!! Get this phone because there
is no other phone better than this(in its price range)
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Reviewed by Charlie from England on
3rd Jun 2006
Dis fone is immence m8!! gotta get it... it luks cool and is cool...
da pics immence wid all da big screen nd all... ye m8 get dis NOW!!
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Reviewed by avi from uk on 2nd
Jun 2006
dis fone iz off da hook.i meen look were dey put da memory card
slot right in between da fone its safe bcoz my mates wont try n
jack ma memory card cuz dey dnt kno dat it has a memory card slot.da
camera iz just da best like my n70 w900i n d600.n da way its set
out iz good .i like da size aswell cuz i kno if i got it on me becoz
ov its size n weight like da w900i n n70 n d600. if u want a good
fone go 4 dis one its boom.
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Reviewed by jane from england on
1st Jun 2006
this phone is absolutly, completly and utterly amazing...all you
peeps saying dis is ugly...u blind...its fab n i am so glad i bought
it !!!! had it a month adn it is fantastic xxxxxxxx thank you nokia
p.s. bit heavy...so what??????
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Reviewed by Paddy 777 from England on
29th May 2006
This phone is the bomb! I was looking at many different reviews
and some made me think twice about getting it, but it is amazing!
Has everything that is needed and the twist action for camera and
mp3 is super. Dont wait . BUY ONE NOW!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Avinash from Nepal on
28th May 2006
Hmmmmm.. ITs a cool fone has gr88 features. cool design and mp3
is awesome but the cons are that it can break up easily i had this
fone for 10 days and juss a small shock on the screen of the phone
cracked the screen. the main screen is too close to the upper screen
so it can break easily.
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Reviewed by rav from tanzania on
28th May 2006
the phone is fantastic and ive never seen a phone which has almost
all required things for pleasure and work... keep it up nokia and
continue making nice phones like this
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Reviewed by David from Scotland on
26th May 2006
Well, this phone has really exceeded all my expectations and then
some more. Gone is the sloth like operation of the old symbian phones
and in comes a much quicker system making navigation through all
the options - and there are loads - an absolute breeze. Sound quality
fantastic. Screen and camera are just brilliant and despite some
reports to the contrary I would not say that its a particularly
"heavy" phone. Couldn't believe I managed to get it on a sim free
basis for less than £250. An absolute bargain.
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Reviewed by Kamil from UK on
23rd May 2006
yoo peps dis fone is sik bruv omg. its 1 of the best nokia fones
out!! i luv it and its sexy...
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Reviewed by jegan from india on
23rd May 2006
Well its a good fone..but with more cons.(Trust Me) I brought this
fone after reading all the reviews,,but later i found out.... Pros:Innovative
design,robust(dropped twice),cam good to use only in sunlight.USB
can be used as Removable mass storage(No PC suite needed)good stereo
sound from speakers. Cons:No flash,just 4X Zoom,that too worst,Phone
heats up when u talk for longtime,when charging,listening to mp3,scrappy
headphones which reproduces the wires sound,gets affected by magnetic
interfernce(Beleive me:-brought a magnetic pouch,but the fone automatically
switches on the camera,music player,unlocks automatically when i
keep it inside the pouch--disgusting)closes all the applications
when u press red button.No 3rd party appz(wait for sometime)No call
summary. Recommended:Go for N70(great fone)
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Reviewed by Mark from England on
18th May 2006
This fone is great. It has all the specs you need. MP3 Player everything.
I advise you to buy it straight away
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Reviewed by Lexi from UK on 17th
May 2006
Well I like the phone, and for all those who have it and don't like
it then its your own fault for buying it, there are thousands of
reviews that give you information from people who have bought the
phone so there is no excuse in buying it and moaning. Anyway, I
think the phone is great, wish it had a flash though. I also have
Sony Ericsson K750i as a spare, and they are both great phones.
The Nokia 6230 is the worst phone by far I think. Kept turning off
and the video was awful. Thats all haha! x
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Reviewed by sameeul from uk on
17th May 2006
yo this is a slik fone. twist it, take fotos, play music n do anything.
this is a pure solid fone n is 1 of da latest
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Reviewed by ben from uk on 15th
May 2006
i had dis fone n it was gr8 at first but den i was twidilinit round
n it broke so if ure a fiddeler dont get it
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Reviewed by Jo A from England on
15th May 2006
Just got my 3250 and think its great, had many different camera
phones in the past and this is good although could do with a flash.
Music player is good but better headphones could be supplied. no
adaptor enclosed with mine although i understand this is supplied
by some retailers. will just have to spend those few extra few pounds
to enjoy the good music. Radio would be better if the headphones
didnt have to be plugged in. Took a bit of setting up at first (internet
connection etc) but once done a thoroughly enjoyable phone.
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Reviewed by me from outer space on
13th May 2006
the guy who hates it doesnt know what hes on about. ive never had
a nokia before and my 3250 is better than my old d500.
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Reviewed by Shubham Choubey (Bilaspur) from
India on 10th May 2006
What a Masterpiece! My friends were using SE Phones (like W550i,W800i,w900i,P910i,etc)from
long time all of us thought that no other company can compare to
the sound quality of SE, but nokia made it finally ! Sound Quality
of Nokia 3250 is outstanding !!! Each n every track sounds so great
that u will never jump any track. Headphones were excellent n phone
also has Visual Radio too. Camera is also marvelous ! What a picture
quality (512Mb MMC Card isalso included with this )!!! U can definately
go for this phone believe me if u are looking for Great Phone go
for it - U Will Never regret !!!!!
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Reviewed by taylor from UK on
7th May 2006
As to the comment left by "G-Man" i have to say that in the box
with my phone it had an adaptor with a 3.5" jack on it! You can
link up any audio sources to it! Ipod earphones sound great on it,
my bose earphones are simply amazing on it and bang and oluffesn
earphones are great! If you didnt have this cable with your phone
you can buy one in most phone shops!
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Reviewed by Michael from England on
3rd May 2006
This is an excellent music-phone. Unlike others it can recognize
the ID3-tags created by iTunes, which means it shows all available
information like Artist, Title, Genre, even the Composer of a song.
The only thing it doesn’t show is the Album-artwork, otherwise
you could call it a proper iTunes phone. Well done, Nokia, cause
not everone’s got a PC. The swivel works a treat, but you
don’t have to turn it to access the Music-Player, in fact
putting the music-player on one of the hot-keys is faster. Screen
is big and bright. Resolution of 176x208 pixels could be higher
(fonts are quite small) but I think that would effect battery-life
too much, which is about 3-4 days with good use. It’s solid
built, feels good to hold, a bit on the heavy side. Brilliant thing
is that you can stand the phone on any of the 4 sides, so turning
it upside-down you can listen to your tracks via loudspeaker. Only
gripe is that the supplied headphones are a joke, but you can use
your own, cause it’s got a 3.5mm plug. 2MP Camera is very
good even though flash is missing. It runs the latest version of
the Symbian OS, which means the interface is completely customizable
and you can add applications. Bluetooth is very fast on this phone,
as is the USB2.0 cable supplied. Not much to moan about really.
The dust-cover for the headset- and USB-plug is not attached to
the phone so can be lost very easily. Accessing the tiny micro-SD
memory card is very fiddly as Nokia positioned the slot in-between
the upper and the swivel part – you have to turn it 90 degrees
to access it. The joystick is a bit sturdy, but you just have to
apply more pressure. This phone comes highly recommended. It’s
a music-phone first of all, but it has got other tricks up its sleeve
to keep you interested.
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Reviewed by JaLaL from Pakistan on
3rd May 2006
Well This Phone is a unique by Design n features , all though i
had used all SE Walkman cells but one thing in nokia 3250 is over
the top and thats it supports almost all formats of AUDIO n VIDEO
which lacks in other brands havnt used camera yet but the sound
quality is improved and loud(but not with its own HEADSETS). Over
All its a appreciating effort by NOKIA to compete with Rivals Like
SE W800i and onwards.
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Reviewed by Ed from U.K on 2nd
May 2006
This phone is amazing. It has everything you could want. Great speaker
quality. the only downside is i think the screen isnt that great
for the proce you paty and other phones atre brighter. Ed
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Reviewed by Chris from UK on
1st May 2006
well if u dnt like music, dnt get a mp3 phone. simple. Tis a great
phone anyhu.
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Reviewed by nike ole from england on
27th Apr 2006
the fone is heavy.the music kys r rubbish coz many people dn't like
music.the camis good.the twistin featur is a good feature but many
people might find it rubish.the screen is cool and big but toooooooooooooo
heavy
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Reviewed by paula from england on
25th Apr 2006
Im sorry guys but these idiots rating this phone as only having
one star, and saying that nokia hasnt produced any excellent phones
are wrong! They are obviously quite invidious characters that sooo
worship the likes of sony ericsson and motorola! And come on...
their phones are mostly very similar! With the same boring old features
placed in a new casing. This phone stands out from your normal everyday
phone with its classy swivel MP3 and camera! And i must say the
pictures that come from this are glorious! When linked to your computer
they have depth and clarity! The sound is superb especially through
earphones! (but not throught the ones given with the phone) Its
layout, and highly sophisticated features makes this phone a must
have! Ignore the other pompous negative reviews!
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Reviewed by g-man from uk on
25th Apr 2006
responding to taylor... mate what good headphones? the phone doesn't
have a standard 3.5 mm jack so you have to use the bundled nokia
headphones? and they are nowhere near as good as an ipod with sennheisers.
other than that i would have to say that it look immensely cool
and the rotating function although a bit gimicky probably solves
the problem of the kepad. i write this as a sony ericsson owner
and although the SE walkman phones are probably better (being partly
sony and all) this phone is serious competition.
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Reviewed by zizou from malaysia on
22nd Apr 2006
If you want a music phone this is not the best phone actually..i
have to admit that nokia will never be able to produce a phone that
have a good sound quality...even though it says that this is a music
phone..the sound quality from those sony ericsson walkman phone(W800i
and so on) can easily beat this phone sound quality..as for motorola
ROKR E2..the sound technology has far past the sound quality from
this phone..frankly speaking..this is a pathetic phone..there's
no way nokia can beat sony ericsson and motorola in inventing a
music phone..All those comments before(up) are all from the Nokia
loyal customer..so they never stop praise all new nokia phones even
though they knew the quality are average and sometimes below average...stop
it guys!!..be honest to yourself and try different variety of new
phones from other brand especially from sony ericsson and motorola..
i promise you won't be regretting it because you will realise how
advanced they are especially in terms of sou nd technology!!chow.
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Reviewed by Sam from England on
21st Apr 2006
This phone is absoloutly awful, it looks a normal size but is FAR
to big, they keys are to close to each other and they make a creaking
noise. The camera qulity is not up to scratch, my brothers W810i
is far better. As for sound quality its nothing sepcial either the
6280 is by far greater, allthough it is fairly loud. The twisting
bit at the bottom loses its fun after about an hour, and could barely
keep a baby amused. I'm getting rid of mine straight away and getting
a SE W810i instead a great phone. Unfortunatly Nokia seem to have
lost there way and in turn have lost themselves a customer!
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Reviewed by Taylor from UK on
17th Apr 2006
Absolutely fabulous phone with awsome features on it! Will keep
you fascinated for days! The picture quality is one of the best
i've seen and the swivel mp3 is a great feature to show off to your
friends! The sound quality is great and listening through good headphones
makes it sound as good (if not better) than ipod sound! Nokia have
really put together the best phone that you can buy today!
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Reviewed by mo from UK on 12th
Apr 2006
it a brilliant fone, wit brilliant features.....its a bit big but
hey it good.....nd the bottom part, i like da way it turnzz....nd
da sound is LOUD....i tink dis is 1 of da best fnes i had
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Reviewed by Elidir Dafydd from Wales
on 11th Apr 2006
An absolutely fantastic phone! I would recommend this outstanding,
fabulous phone to anyone, who fancys to be pompus about their phone!
After all it is the best mobile ever created. The features are auesome,
and the design is excellent, unusual, unique and totally great-the
rotating part at the bottom-mp3, 2 megapixel camera and smart phone.
Nokia have managed to get it just right this time!!!
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Reviewed by Tracey from England on
4th Apr 2006
This phone is great with brilliant features! There is cool twisty
part at the bottom too!
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Reviewed by joan from hungary on
12th Mar 2006
well, nice, cool features, everything's alright but it's actually
a bit too big, the buttons are noisy and the incopatibility with
older S60 aren't worth more than four stars
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