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.^[1] 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.

Nokia 3250

Manufacturer	Nokia
First released	September 26, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-09-26)
Availability by region	March 2006
Discontinued	Q3/Q4 2007
Predecessor	Nokia 3230
Successor	Nokia 5700 XpressMusic
Compatible networks	GPRS class 10, EDGE
Form factor	Twist
Dimensions	103.8x50x19.8 mm
Weight	115 g
Operating system	S60 (3rd Edition)
Memory	32 MB SDRAM
Storage	10 MB
Removable storage	microSD (supports up to 2 GB)
Battery	BP-6M (1100 mA·h)
Rear camera	2.0 megapixels, 4x digital zoom
Display	TFT Matrix, 262144 colors, 176x208 pixels
Data inputs	Keypad

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.

Specification sheet

Feature	Specification
Operating System	Symbian OS (9.1) + Series 60 v3
GSM frequencies	900/1800/1900 MHz
EDGE (EGPRS)	Yes, class 10
Video recording	Yes, MPEG-4 Simple Profile at QCIF or SubQCIF, 15 frames per second (max. clip length 1 hour)
Multimedia Messaging	Yes
Video calls	No
Push to Talk over Cellular (PoC)	Yes
Java support	Yes, MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.1
Bluetooth	Yes, 1.2; Profiles supported: Basic Printing, Generic Access, Serial Port, Dial-up Networking, Headset, Handsfree, Generic Object Exchange, Object Push, File Transfer, Basic Imaging, SIM Access, and Human Interface Device
Data cable support	Yes
Browser	WAP 2.0 XHTML/HTML
Email	Yes
Music player	Yes
Video Player	Yes (RealPlayer)
HF speakerphone	Yes
Offline mode	Yes
Talk time	3 hours
Standby time	1 days (24 hours)

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