Short description:

Continuation of the Nokia 3230 model. The main differences are in the original swivel body and extended multimedia capabilities of the Nokia 3250 XpressMusic — the smartphone has a full-fledged stereo MP3 player, an improved camera. Otherwise, this is a typical smartphone with extensive multimedia and communication capabilities. The device is running OS Symbian v.9.1. The phone is available in four colours: black, silver, pink and green.

User interface

Swivel for instant messaging/phone, camera or music mode
Series 60 v.3 user interface
Joystick, two programmable keys, application key, edit/clear, send (push-to-talk) and end, ITU-T, power key
Music control keys: play/pause, stop, fast forward, rewind

Music features

Ability to convert songs from music CDs to music files on your computer using Nokia Audio Manager, Windows Media Player, other software packages and transfer them to your Nokia 3250 phone
Advanced Music Playback Features: Sound Check (EQ, stereo broadening, reverb, bass boost)
Supported formats: eAAC+, MPEG4 AAC, MP3, ARM-NB, ARM-WB, 64-voice polyphonic MIDI ringtones, RealAudio Voice, RealAudio7, RealAudio8, WMA, RA10
visual radio

Integrated camera

Capture photos and videos with a flick of the wrist
Multiple camera modes: single shot, sequential shooting, video
Night mode, brightness, image quality and self-timer settings
Video recording at 176x144 or 128x96 pixels (QCIF or SubQCIF), 15 fps
Video features: up to 1 hour video recording on microSD card, download, view, stream
The music player control keys also control the camera: zoom in/out, shutter release, freeze

Memory

For one name in the phone book, you can write down the First and Last Name (two lines), Company Name, Position, Phone Number, Mobile, Fax and E-mail Address (it is possible to expand the number of fields arbitrarily)
Unlimited number of subscriber groups, the ability to assign a name to several groups at the same time
Recordings on the SIM card are stored separately, you cannot view them simultaneously with the phone's memory
10 MB of internal memory is dynamically distributed between the phone book, calendar, messages, pictures and applications
Lists of calls, there are no restrictions on the number of entries, for each call its type, date and duration are indicated. It is possible to set the storage period for calls in the list

Working with messages

MMS OMA 1.2: the ability to combine and send as MMS to a compatible phone or PC image, video, text and audio clip; conducting presentations through MMS, including several slides; the ability to receive and send messages up to 300 KB in size
Text messaging: support for multipart SMS, picture-in-message, SMS mailing list
Presence function (supports Wireless Village, instant messages and dynamic phone book): the ability to check the availability of a subscriber before calling him

Call, dialing

Speed dial to 8 numbers
Auto redial (up to 10 attempts)
Auto answer (only works with headsets and car kits)
Call waiting, call hold, call forwarding, call timer
Automatic and manual network selection
Conference call (up to 5 participants)

Communication options

Ability to send/receive pictures, graphics, and install applications using Nokia PC Suite
xHTML browser
Support for the SyncML standard

Organizer and additional features

Organizer with support for events of various types, setting reminders
To-do list
User profiles
Notebook
File Manager
Remote synchronization
Platform security: device integrity control (falsification of executable files and device settings is excluded), end-user privacy (protected access to contacts, calendar, messages), access control to vulnerable operations or API elements, for example, network connection protection
RealOne Player Application: Play RealMedia and 3GPP Compliant Files
Preinstalled Nokia Sensor, Nokia Audio Manager and Nokia Lifeblog apps
Melody synthesizer
Noise level metre: allows you to measure the noise level, for example, at a football match or a concert
Clock, date
Stopwatch (up to 20 intermediate values), countdown timer
Calculator, currency converter
Games: Punkwigs, Snakes (may differ)

Contents of delivery

Nokia 3250 phone
Battery Nokia BP-6M
Memory card Nokia microSD MU-28 512 MB
Cable for connecting to a computer Nokia CA-53
Nokia Music Headset HS-20
CD-ROM (with Nokia PC Suite software)
User manual, quick start guide, product booklet