Nokia's 3250 cheaper-than-free musicphone reviewed
The folks over at All About Symbian have gotten their hands on Nokia's new twister musicphone, the 3250, and they like what they see. The phone is one of the first to run S60 v3, and therefore can't run any existing S60 apps, though that shouldn't be much of a deal breaker since most apps will merely need a recompile. The new S60 is based on the new Symbian OS 9, which, among other things, supports new single-chip phone platforms, allowing the EDGE-capable 3250 to hit an incredibly low price-point for its specs. While cheap, the phone does manage to have a fairly solid build, but certain elements like the flaky joystick and sub-par 2 megapixel camera show a few cut corners. As for music, the phone shines with dedicated music controls on the flip side of the keypad, a hidden microSD card slot for storing tunes, and easy integration with Windows Media Player and WMA. The phone also includes a remote that holds a 3.5mm headphone jack so you can use your headphones of choice, or you can just enjoy music through the phone's surprisingly decent speaker. The 176x208 pixel screen, however, belies this phone's cost and doesn't match up well with the new OS. Though with O2 selling the handset for free, with £50 cash back, it's hard to complain.
