A convenient Nokia mobile phone, which was born in the summer of 1999 in Finland. The Nokia 3210 model has established itself in the market of the first cell phones and almost immediately became quite popular. A very nice design, good enough quality, the ability to make calls and send messages literally anywhere brought the phone widespread. Belongs to the budget class.
Phone presentation
The gadget consists of a monoblock, dual-band. Equipped with a monochrome screen with a resolution of 84 by 48 pixels. Its size, in comparison with modern devices, is simply scanty, but at that time it was also a curiosity. There are enough buttons, they are massive and easy to use. Akkumulators Nokia 3210 (type Ni-Mh) offers a capacity of 1250 mAh, which allows you to talk on the phone without interruption for up to five hours. In standby mode, the battery lasts about 5-10 days.
Nokia 3210 is the first mobile phone with a built-in antenna. Despite this, the reception is quite good. The standard channel is GSM 900/1800, there is a built-in modem.
Since this is one of the first models of Nokia phones, there is no question of any Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and camera. Nokia 3210 has only one slot for a standard size SIM card.
Appearance
Great, neat case design, the material is plastic. A wide range of colors for removable panels, various button shapes allow you to quickly change the appearance. At first glance, the phone seems a bit thick, uncomfortable. This is not true. The model is neat and has a stylish design. It lies well in the hand, the smoothed corners of the case add comfort and convenience.
The phone is 123.8 mm long and 50.5 mm wide. But the thickness along the case changes: in the area of the buttons 16.7 mm, the area where the screen is located is slightly larger - 22.5 mm. The weight of the device is 153 grams. For its large dimensions, the phone received the playful nickname "nut cracker".
The output for the headset and the charging cable is located at the bottom of the Nokia 3210 model. The phone keypad has a yellow-green backlight, the English version of the layout of letters and numbers, the menu button on the screen, the joystick with two arrows and the reset key.
At the top of the device is a button on / off the phone. On the side panels there are special puzzles for mounting. The microphone is located on the bottom of the device. Due to this arrangement, excellent subscriber audibility is provided at the other end of the line, despite the noisy environment.
Additional features
The keyboard contains buttons for adjusting the menu in the form of arrows and selecting or canceling an action. The manufacturer offers a variety of postcards that can be sent to the subscriber in messages, and the user will be pleased with the Nokia 3210 theme editing program. Unlike modern phones, there is an interesting feature called “Call cost display mode”. The choice of network can be set in two ways "randomly" and "automatic".
It is worth paying tribute to, in the model 3210 a very convenient calculator. The peculiarity of the device is that even for a long time it is not blocked and shows all the entered numbers. The mobile phone quickly became popular thanks to its games - Memory, Snake, Rotation. The phone’s menu has several ringtones for calling, they are standard, so you can’t dream of good sound. It is possible to create melodies yourself. New calls and messages are displayed at the top of the Nokia 3210 screen. The battery is connected to a 220 V network, it takes 4 hours to fully charge.
The device is quite simple to use, a person of any age can easily figure out the settings, controls and functions. The menu is Russified. There is accelerated text input (T9 dictionary). However, when writing messages, there may be some inconvenience: since the keyboard alphabet is only in English, Russian letters are displayed when you press the corresponding button. The graphic LCD display contains 4 lines of text, 13 characters each, and also at the top there is information about the level of the communication signal and the battery charge.
How to get a phone?
It is no longer possible to find this phone model in free access on the Russian markets, but it is possible to purchase it on the Internet from the hands or outside of Russia. There are also many modifications of this device, more advanced. Today it is difficult to track the cost of Nokia 3210, since it was officially discontinued a few years ago.
Benefits
Judging by the numerous positive reviews, the phone is so high-quality that it does not lose its properties and functions, having been in use for several years. The Nokia 3210 model picks up a signal quite well, which allows you to be in touch even in the most remote places.
The mobile case is made of durable high-quality plastic. The volume of the phone book is 250 numbers, they are added to those that can be written to the SIM-card. In addition to the characteristics of the phone, you need to make the fact that when typing a text message, depending on the number of characters typed, the font size is reduced. This function is quite convenient.
The main advantage of Nokia 3210 is quality. Not afraid of water and falling from a height. A reliable gadget for making calls quickly gained the love of business people, especially young people.