What is it: Music phone with rotating bottom section that twists between number keys and music controls
What we think: Good sound output and great battery life, but we aren't convinced by its distinguishing feature, the novel twist mechanism
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Nokia 3250 compared to all other phones
 Nokia 3250 |
 Sony Ericsson W760i |
 Apple iPhone |
 Sony Ericsson W902 |
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| Review date | 23 Jun 06 | 4 Jul 08 | 30 Jun 07 | 31 Oct 08 |
| Editor's rating |
7.5
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8.7
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8.5
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8.4
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| Review summary | The Nokia 3250 has some very strong features, but we found its most significant design element -- the twist mechanism -- to be more irritating than intuitive. We accept that you may love the system, though, so the watchword for this handset is try before you buy Read full review |
The Sony Ericsson W760i is the best Walkman phone to date with so many features it rivals non-music phones like the N95. The lack of a standard headphone socket is its biggest flaw, but other than that, it's going down as one of our all-time favourite Sony Ericsson phones -- and not just in the music phone category Read full review |
Despite some important missing features, a slow data network and call quality that doesn't always deliver, the Apple iPhone sets a new benchmark for an integrated mobile phone and MP3 player Read full review |
The W890i's successor -- the W902 -- offers the best camera we've seen on a music phone, with a decent interface and a solid, attractive design. It loses marks for not having a real headphone socket, but if you want a full-featured music phone, it's one to check out Read full review |
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