The Nokia 3220 is a

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from Nokia. The Nokia 3220 was introduced on 31 May 2004 as a "fun" device with

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lights and Xpress-on covers. It was the first entry-level phone that offered full access to the

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, with an

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browser and

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. The

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camera phone uses

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and

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for its internet connections. The phone can be seen as an upgrade of the Nokia 3200. Like the 3200, custom rear face plates can be created by the user. A stencil is available in the pack. While features such as infrared and a built-in

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are removed, new features such as rhythmic LED flashing lights (two on each side), wave messaging, voice dialing, themes, and a video recorder are added. With the addition of an optional face plate, when the phone is waved back and forth rapidly, a light message of text is produced in mid-air. An FM radio can be added on with the use of the phone's

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. The 3220 features a 16-bit (65,536) color screen, which is an improvement over the 3200's 12-bit (4096) color screen. The phone also has more internal memory than the 3200. The CIF camera is also upgraded to 0.3 megapixels

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(640x480

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, for photos), and features video recording (128x96) capability. At just 86 grams, the Nokia 3220 is also very lightweight. The phone can be connected to a computer via a Nokia CA-42 Pop-Port cable. The phone has a built-in browser which seems to be very slow (in terms of data processing) to many. It can download files of any format but cannot open SIS, SVG,

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, MP4 etc. files. It downloads many files which are Copyright Protected. These files cannot be sent via

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. This phone supports MMS under 100 kilobytes. The Java games or applications must be under 120 kb otherwise the phone cannot run them. It has a memory shortage and often causes Java applications to stop due to the lack of RAM. In November 2004, Nokia introduced a

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(NFC) shell for the 3220, making the 3220 Nokia's first ever model with NFC technology, provided the add-on is included. Supported formats: Image: JPG, JPEG, BMP, WBMP, PNG, GIF. Sound: MID, AMR, MP3 (only firmware v5.10 or higher). Java: JAR, JAD. Theme: NTH

Versions

* Nokia 3220b for

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850/1800/1900 with

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technology. * Nokia 3220 for

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/Africa - GSM 900/1800/1900 with GPRS and EDGE technology.

References

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Nokia 3220 specifications
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Nokia 3220 Review
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- about.com
Nokia 3220 User Guide
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