Specfictions
Key features
Twist to access phone, camera, or music functions instantly
Play tracks and create playlists with the music player (MP3/eAAC+)
Memory expandable to up to 2 GB for 1,500 songs (2 GB card available separately)
Share playlists with your friends over Bluetooth, MMS, or email
Plug your own headphones into the connector jack in the headset cable
Integrated 2-megapixel digital camera
Turn and capture still photos or video in a single twist
Share and publish your mobile memories via blogging
High-resolution, 262,144-colour display
Operating frequency
Tri-band GSM coverage on up to five continents (GSM/EDGE 900/1800/1900)
Automatic switching between bands
Size
Weight: 130 g
Dimensions: 103.8 x 50 x 19.8 mm
Display
176 x 208 pixel TFT active matrix 262,144-colour display
Size: 34.8 mm x 41.1 mm
User interface
270-degree rotation (-90 and +180 degrees): Twist on text/phone access, camera or music functions instantly
Joystick, two softkeys, application key, edit and clear key, send (Push to talk key) and end key, ITU-T keys, power key
Music keys: play/pause, stop, rewind and forward
S60 3rd Edition
Music features
The essentials:
Optimized, easy-to-use music player: Music collection management and playlist editing
Dedicated music control hard keys: Play/pause, stop, rewind, forward
High-fidelity 3.5mm stereo headset with voice call and music playback remote control
eAAC+ storage: Memory expandable up to 2 GB of great quality stereo audio with the new advanced eAAC+ digital audio codec *
Battery playtime: Up to 10 hours
Built-in memory: 10 MB
Memory card: Supports up to 2 GB microSD card
Radio pre-sets: 20
Enhanced music features: Sound Check (equalizer, stereo widening, reverb, bass boost)
Buy new music from Web services or download your own records from PC to enjoy hi-fi stereo music through high-quality headphones
Formats supported: eAAC+, AAC+, M4A, MPEG-4 ACC LC, LTP, MP3, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, 64 polyphonic MIDI, RealAudio Voice, RealAudio7, RealAudio8, RealAudio10, WMA
Tunes Studio: Create your own ringtones from the approx. 40 MIDI tones pre-loaded in the Nokia 3250 XpressMusic phone
Visual Radio
* Total storage capacity is limited by number of songs. Storage capacity is approximate and based on 3 minutes and 40 seconds per song and 48kbps eAAC+ encoding. Actual storage capacity is dependent on sales package configuration.
Nokia Music Manager 1.0
With Nokia Music Manager 1.0, you can create and organise digital music files on a compatible PC and transfer them to your Nokia 3250 XpressMusic phone.
Basic functions:
Transfer AAC, eAAC+, WMA, and MP3 tracks from Music Manager to your phone
Save CD music tracks to eAAC+ format
Play eAAC+, AAC, WMA, and MP3 music tracks
Create, edit, and play M3U playlists
Convert from MP3, WMA into AAC/eAAC+ format
Organise music tracks and playlists in the Nokia Music Manager
Play audio CDs
Supports all Nokia music devices
Supports Windows2000, XP, and Vista
With Nokia Music Manager Music Studio you can organise and copy audio tracks onto your phone. Music can be placed into the program from any Windows folder.
The CD player allows you to save CD audio files in AAC digital format, which may then be transferred to your phone.
Note: The Nokia 3250 XpressMusic phone is also compatible with Windows Media Player.
How to transfer music
With Nokia Music Manager you can transfer music tracks to your phone from a CD. You first save music from a CD on the PC and then transfer the tracks from Music Manager to the phone.
Use a USB cable (DKU-2 or CA-53) connection to transfer large files such as music files between your phone and the PC quicker than with other connection types.
To transfer music from a CD to your phone
Transfer from CD
Insert your music CD in the CD or DVD drive on your PC.
The tracks are listed in the CD view. If online, the metadata for the tracks is fetched automatically. If offline, input data manually.
Transfer from PC to phone
Connect your phone and PC with the USB cable and then select PC Suite.
Select Scan for Music Files. Select the wanted tracks from the UI using your mouse and then click the Copy to Phone icon.
Camera
Integrated 2-megapixel digital camera (1600 x 1200 default image size)
Twist and capture still photos or video in a single twist
Advanced camera modes: still, burst, video
Options for night, brightness adjustment, image quality, and self-timer
4x digital zoom
Video resolution: 176x144 or 128x96 pixels (QCIF or SubQCIF), 15 frames per second
Video services: video capture up to 1 hour with microSD card, download, view, streaming
Music keys double as camera controls: zoom in and out, shutter key, stop
Multimedia
Watch your videos or stream music video from network using RealOne player
Enhanced video editor: Edit your videos with master set of different effects and options and create new views with your own video content
Mobile blogging
Share and publish your mobile memories via blogging
Upload content to Web or just attach the content to your email or MMS
Send your content via MMS or directly to friends locally over Bluetooth wireless technology
Messaging
MMS OMA 1.2: Combine image, video, text, and voice clips and send as an MMS to a compatible phone or PC; use MMS to tell your story with a multi-slide presentation. The MMS OMA 1.2 specification allows you to send/receive messages up to 300 kB in size.
Text messaging: Supports concatenated SMS, picture messaging, SMS distribution list
Predictive text input: Support for all major languages in Europe and Asia-Pacific
Email: Access your work and private email accounts; supports SMTP, POP3, and IMAP4 protocols
Presence: Includes Wireless Village, Instant Messaging, and Dynamic phonebook; know someone's status before you call
Memory functions*
10 MB internal memory plus expandable memory up to 2GB for 1,500 songs with microSD card
**Nokia recommends the use of approved microSD cards. While Nokia adheres to approved industry standards for memory cards, other brands may not function correctly or be fully compatible with this device.
Visual radio
Listen to music and interact with your favourite radio stations:
Find out what song is playing, who sings it, and other artist information
Enter contests and answer surveys, vote for your favourite songs
Download the songs you buy direct to your phone
Applications
Nokia Music Manager: Create and organise digital music files on a compatible PC and transfer them to a compatible mobile device such as your Nokia 3250 XpressMusic phone.
Nokia Sensor: Express yourself to other Sensor users nearby by creating your own personal pages on your phone. Check out the pages of people nearby, exchange Sensor messages and share files using Bluetooth wireless technology up to a range of ten meters. Find out more at www.nokia.com/sensor.
Muvee: Make movies on your phone
Yahoo! Go: Mobile Portal with quick access to Y! PIM, Messenger & Photos applications, browse to Y! Wap sites, WAP search for Web, images and local info. Photo features include sync of gallery and Web albums, subscribe to albums for viewing on phone. Messenger lets you view friends online presence, send text, voice, and photo IMs with emoticons and Audibles. Connected Life lets you send and receive Y! Mail to/from mobile device and sync online Address Book and phone contacts.
Nokia Lifeblog Multimedia Diary: Create a diary of all your mobile phone's photos, videos, text messages, and multimedia messages. It's easy to browse, search, edit, and save - on both your PC and mobile! Find out more at www.nokia.com/lifeblog.
Tunes Studio
Sound meter: Measure the noise level of the environment, such as at a football game or concert. The sound level meter is not meant for professional use.
Connectivity
Bluetooth wireless technology
Talk handsfree with a wireless Bluetooth headset enhancement
Play wireless multiplayer games over a Bluetooth connection
Synchronise your phone and compatible PC over a local Bluetooth wireless connection
USB2.0 full speed with mass storage profile
Browsing
WAP 2.0, xHTML browsing over TCP/IP
Data transfer
EDGE*: Class 10, download up to 236,8 kbit/s
GPRS*: Class 10, download up to 62,4 kbit/s
*Note: Actual achieved speeds may vary depending on network support
Personal information management (PIM)
Phonebook
Calendar
Notepad
World Clock
Converter
Calculator
File Manager
Remote synchronization
Active idle
Messaging
Browsing
Platform security:
Device integrity (no tampering of binaries and device settings)
End-user privacy (protected access to contacts, calendar, messages)
Controlling the access to sensitive operations or APIs, such as protecting network connections)
Games
Snakes
Call management
Speed dialing: Up to 9 names, with keys 2-9
Last-number redial from dialed calls list (Dial key brings out the dialed calls list)
Automatic redial (max 10 attempts)
Automatic answer (works with headset or car kit only)
Call waiting, call hold, call divert, call timer
Automatic and manual network selection
Caller identification with image
Conference call (up to 5 participants)
Vibrating alert
Voice features
Enhanced voice dialing
Voice commands
Voice recording
Integrated handsfree speaker
Digital services*
Supports downloading music over the air
Two new UI themes
Downloadable Symbian and Java applications
Game services incl. levels and sounds
Ringing and alert tones: eAAC+, AAC+, M4A, MPEG-4 ACC LC, LTP, MP3, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, 64 polyphonic MIDI, RealAudio Voice, RealAudio7, RealAudio8, RealAudio 10, WMA
*The Nokia 3250 XpressMusic phone is based on the S60 release 3 platform. Some applications created for S60 2.x platform may not be compatible with this phone.
Sales package contents
Nokia 3250 XpressMusic phone
Nokia Battery BP-6M
Nokia Connectivity Cable CA-53
Nokia Compact Charger AC-3*
Nokia Music Headset HS-20, AD-41
Nokia 1 GB MicroSD card MU-22**
MicroSD card adapter
CD-ROM (includes Nokia PC Suite software)
User guide, Quick guide, product leaflet
Key features
Twist to access phone, camera, or music functions instantly
Play tracks and create playlists with the music player (MP3/eAAC+)
Memory expandable to up to 2 GB for 1,500 songs (2 GB card available separately)
Share playlists with your friends over Bluetooth, MMS, or email
Plug your own headphones into the connector jack in the headset cable
Integrated 2-megapixel digital camera
Turn and capture still photos or video in a single twist
Share and publish your mobile memories via blogging
High-resolution, 262,144-colour display
Operating frequency
Tri-band GSM coverage on up to five continents (GSM/EDGE 900/1800/1900)
Automatic switching between bands
Size
Weight: 130 g
Dimensions: 103.8 x 50 x 19.8 mm
Display
176 x 208 pixel TFT active matrix 262,144-colour display
Size: 34.8 mm x 41.1 mm
User interface
270-degree rotation (-90 and +180 degrees): Twist on text/phone access, camera or music functions instantly
Joystick, two softkeys, application key, edit and clear key, send (Push to talk key) and end key, ITU-T keys, power key
Music keys: play/pause, stop, rewind and forward
S60 3rd Edition
Music features
The essentials:
Optimized, easy-to-use music player: Music collection management and playlist editing
Dedicated music control hard keys: Play/pause, stop, rewind, forward
High-fidelity 3.5mm stereo headset with voice call and music playback remote control
eAAC+ storage: Memory expandable up to 2 GB of great quality stereo audio with the new advanced eAAC+ digital audio codec *
Battery playtime: Up to 10 hours
Built-in memory: 10 MB
Memory card: Supports up to 2 GB microSD card
Radio pre-sets: 20
Enhanced music features: Sound Check (equalizer, stereo widening, reverb, bass boost)
Buy new music from Web services or download your own records from PC to enjoy hi-fi stereo music through high-quality headphones
Formats supported: eAAC+, AAC+, M4A, MPEG-4 ACC LC, LTP, MP3, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, 64 polyphonic MIDI, RealAudio Voice, RealAudio7, RealAudio8, RealAudio10, WMA
Tunes Studio: Create your own ringtones from the approx. 40 MIDI tones pre-loaded in the Nokia 3250 XpressMusic phone
Visual Radio
* Total storage capacity is limited by number of songs. Storage capacity is approximate and based on 3 minutes and 40 seconds per song and 48kbps eAAC+ encoding. Actual storage capacity is dependent on sales package configuration.
Nokia Music Manager 1.0
With Nokia Music Manager 1.0, you can create and organise digital music files on a compatible PC and transfer them to your Nokia 3250 XpressMusic phone.
Basic functions:
Transfer AAC, eAAC+, WMA, and MP3 tracks from Music Manager to your phone
Save CD music tracks to eAAC+ format
Play eAAC+, AAC, WMA, and MP3 music tracks
Create, edit, and play M3U playlists
Convert from MP3, WMA into AAC/eAAC+ format
Organise music tracks and playlists in the Nokia Music Manager
Play audio CDs
Supports all Nokia music devices
Supports Windows2000, XP, and Vista
With Nokia Music Manager Music Studio you can organise and copy audio tracks onto your phone. Music can be placed into the program from any Windows folder.
The CD player allows you to save CD audio files in AAC digital format, which may then be transferred to your phone.
Note: The Nokia 3250 XpressMusic phone is also compatible with Windows Media Player.
How to transfer music
With Nokia Music Manager you can transfer music tracks to your phone from a CD. You first save music from a CD on the PC and then transfer the tracks from Music Manager to the phone.
Use a USB cable (DKU-2 or CA-53) connection to transfer large files such as music files between your phone and the PC quicker than with other connection types.
To transfer music from a CD to your phone
Transfer from CD
Insert your music CD in the CD or DVD drive on your PC.
The tracks are listed in the CD view. If online, the metadata for the tracks is fetched automatically. If offline, input data manually.
Transfer from PC to phone
Connect your phone and PC with the USB cable and then select PC Suite.
Select Scan for Music Files. Select the wanted tracks from the UI using your mouse and then click the Copy to Phone icon.
Camera
Integrated 2-megapixel digital camera (1600 x 1200 default image size)
Twist and capture still photos or video in a single twist
Advanced camera modes: still, burst, video
Options for night, brightness adjustment, image quality, and self-timer
4x digital zoom
Video resolution: 176x144 or 128x96 pixels (QCIF or SubQCIF), 15 frames per second
Video services: video capture up to 1 hour with microSD card, download, view, streaming
Music keys double as camera controls: zoom in and out, shutter key, stop
Multimedia
Watch your videos or stream music video from network using RealOne player
Enhanced video editor: Edit your videos with master set of different effects and options and create new views with your own video content
Mobile blogging
Share and publish your mobile memories via blogging
Upload content to Web or just attach the content to your email or MMS
Send your content via MMS or directly to friends locally over Bluetooth wireless technology
Messaging
MMS OMA 1.2: Combine image, video, text, and voice clips and send as an MMS to a compatible phone or PC; use MMS to tell your story with a multi-slide presentation. The MMS OMA 1.2 specification allows you to send/receive messages up to 300 kB in size.
Text messaging: Supports concatenated SMS, picture messaging, SMS distribution list
Predictive text input: Support for all major languages in Europe and Asia-Pacific
Email: Access your work and private email accounts; supports SMTP, POP3, and IMAP4 protocols
Presence: Includes Wireless Village, Instant Messaging, and Dynamic phonebook; know someone's status before you call
Memory functions*
10 MB internal memory plus expandable memory up to 2GB for 1,500 songs with microSD card
**Nokia recommends the use of approved microSD cards. While Nokia adheres to approved industry standards for memory cards, other brands may not function correctly or be fully compatible with this device.
Visual radio
Listen to music and interact with your favourite radio stations:
Find out what song is playing, who sings it, and other artist information
Enter contests and answer surveys, vote for your favourite songs
Download the songs you buy direct to your phone
Applications
Nokia Music Manager: Create and organise digital music files on a compatible PC and transfer them to a compatible mobile device such as your Nokia 3250 XpressMusic phone.
Nokia Sensor: Express yourself to other Sensor users nearby by creating your own personal pages on your phone. Check out the pages of people nearby, exchange Sensor messages and share files using Bluetooth wireless technology up to a range of ten meters. Find out more at www.nokia.com/sensor.
Muvee: Make movies on your phone
Yahoo! Go: Mobile Portal with quick access to Y! PIM, Messenger & Photos applications, browse to Y! Wap sites, WAP search for Web, images and local info. Photo features include sync of gallery and Web albums, subscribe to albums for viewing on phone. Messenger lets you view friends online presence, send text, voice, and photo IMs with emoticons and Audibles. Connected Life lets you send and receive Y! Mail to/from mobile device and sync online Address Book and phone contacts.
Nokia Lifeblog Multimedia Diary: Create a diary of all your mobile phone's photos, videos, text messages, and multimedia messages. It's easy to browse, search, edit, and save - on both your PC and mobile! Find out more at www.nokia.com/lifeblog.
Tunes Studio
Sound meter: Measure the noise level of the environment, such as at a football game or concert. The sound level meter is not meant for professional use.
Connectivity
Bluetooth wireless technology
Talk handsfree with a wireless Bluetooth headset enhancement
Play wireless multiplayer games over a Bluetooth connection
Synchronise your phone and compatible PC over a local Bluetooth wireless connection
USB2.0 full speed with mass storage profile
Browsing
WAP 2.0, xHTML browsing over TCP/IP
Data transfer
EDGE*: Class 10, download up to 236,8 kbit/s
GPRS*: Class 10, download up to 62,4 kbit/s
*Note: Actual achieved speeds may vary depending on network support
Personal information management (PIM)
Phonebook
Calendar
Notepad
World Clock
Converter
Calculator
File Manager
Remote synchronization
Active idle
Messaging
Browsing
Platform security:
Device integrity (no tampering of binaries and device settings)
End-user privacy (protected access to contacts, calendar, messages)
Controlling the access to sensitive operations or APIs, such as protecting network connections)
Games
Snakes
Call management
Speed dialing: Up to 9 names, with keys 2-9
Last-number redial from dialed calls list (Dial key brings out the dialed calls list)
Automatic redial (max 10 attempts)
Automatic answer (works with headset or car kit only)
Call waiting, call hold, call divert, call timer
Automatic and manual network selection
Caller identification with image
Conference call (up to 5 participants)
Vibrating alert
Voice features
Enhanced voice dialing
Voice commands
Voice recording
Integrated handsfree speaker
Digital services*
Supports downloading music over the air
Two new UI themes
Downloadable Symbian and Java applications
Game services incl. levels and sounds
Ringing and alert tones: eAAC+, AAC+, M4A, MPEG-4 ACC LC, LTP, MP3, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, 64 polyphonic MIDI, RealAudio Voice, RealAudio7, RealAudio8, RealAudio 10, WMA
*The Nokia 3250 XpressMusic phone is based on the S60 release 3 platform. Some applications created for S60 2.x platform may not be compatible with this phone.
Sales package contents
Nokia 3250 XpressMusic phone
Nokia Battery BP-6M
Nokia Connectivity Cable CA-53
Nokia Compact Charger AC-3*
Nokia Music Headset HS-20, AD-41
Nokia 1 GB MicroSD card MU-22**
MicroSD card adapter
CD-ROM (includes Nokia PC Suite software)
User guide, Quick guide, product leaflet