Nokia 3200

Nokia 3200

Manufacturer	Nokia
Carriers	AT&T Wireless/Cingular (3200) Sprint PCS (3205) Movistar Ecuador (3205)
Compatible networks	3200: GSM 850/1800/1900 or GSM 900/1800/1900 3205: CDMA 800/1900, AMPS 800
Predecessor	Nokia 3100
Successor	Nokia 3220
Related	Nokia 7250i
Form factor	Candybar
Dimensions	107 x 45 x 20.8 mm
Weight	90 g (3200) 96 g (3205)
Operating system	Series 40
Memory	1 MB
Battery	BLD-3 780 mAh
Display	128 x 128 12-bit (4096) color CSTN
Rear camera	352 x 288 CIF (3200) 640 x 480 VGA (3205)
Ringtones & notifications	16 chord
Connectivity	IrDA

The Nokia 3200 is a mobile phone, part of the Nokia Expression (youth) series. It is based on the Nokia Series 40 platform. Its main feature set is a mix between the Nokia 3100 and Nokia 7250i. Like the Nokia 7250i, the phone has an integrated CIF camera. Other features include an XHTML browser, alarm clock, flashlight, and FM stereo radio with a 128x128 12-bit (4096) color screen. The phone has multimedia features such as picture and text messaging. Features carried over from the Nokia 3100 include ringer profiles and voice memo capability. It also has Java games (max downloadable size of game or application cannot exceed 64 kb). The phone has an extensive calendar with a lunar calendar (for the Chinese/Asian variants). The flashlight is located under the phone and can be activated by holding the "star" (asterisk) key. The camera is on the back of the phone. The 3200 can also play both polyphonic and monophonic ringtones. An interesting feature present in this phone is that the face plate system allows users to print out their own faceplate designs and use it in the phone. The phone's visual interface in its menu system is similar to that of the Nokia 3100, using large, static icons rather than animated ones.

While the phone's feature set was an improvement over the Nokia 3100, the 3200 did not quite enjoy the popularity that the 3100 did; some known complaints with the phone included its low CIF resolution camera, quirky keypad design, and its small 12-bit color display.

The Nokia 3220 addresses some of the 3200's flaws, including a better VGA resolution camera, more standard keypad layout, and 16-bit color display.

Versions

• Nokia 3200b (RH-31) for North America - Operates on GSM 850/1800/1900 with GPRS and EDGE technology.
• Nokia 3200 (RH-30) for Europe / Asia - Operates on GSM 900/1800/1900 with GPRS and EDGE technology.
• Nokia 3205 - Operates on CDMA 800/1900 and AMPS 800 with CDMA2000 1xRTT technology. Features a VGA camera, a timer and night mode.

To check version type *#0000# while phone is powered on.

Cultural references

The Nokia 3200 was featured in the 2005 and 2006 series of the British TV programme Doctor Who, as the phone carried by the Ninth & Tenth Doctors' assistant Rose Tyler. The Ninth Doctor modified the phone in the second episode of the first series, "The End of the World", enabling her to make calls through time. It can also receive signals where ordinary mobiles cannot, such as the steel-shielded Cabinet Room in "World War Three". The Doctor also called Rose from his TARDIS; and fittingly, his caller display icon was a miniature picture of a police box. It was later replaced by a Samsung D500. The phone also appeared in Australian TV series H2O: Just Add Water where it is owned by Cleo Sertori.

In the 2004 video game, DRIV3R, there are several in game advertisements for the Nokia 3200 and the phone is clearly shown in one of the beginning cutscenes.

Related handests

• Nokia 3100
• Nokia 3220
• Nokia 7250i