New Nokia Model (3285) at Verizon
The Nokia Model 3285 joins the Nokia 5185i at Verizon.
It is being offered at $99 (with 1-Year contract) v. the $89 price tag of the 5185i.
verizonwireless.com
The 3285's not exactly new. Qwest has had it in their lineup for about 4 months.
qwestwireless.com
Unlike the 5185i it has a WAP browser but the Verizon version uses OpenWave's UP browser rather than Nokia's own.
<< Thus far, its efforts with respect to CDMA are less than stellar. >>
Nokia's initial cdma phones (released in 1997, and until mid-2000) were indeed "less than stellar", both in cdma mode AMPS mode, and Nokia has made no secret of that.
Nokia did a complete overhaul of their design last year, and the end result was very good.
They did of course run into the synch channel roadblock, but resolved it early with Lucent's and Qualcomm's assistance, and Qualcomm, Motorola, Sony and 3GPP are now wrestling with that little gotcha that is holding up release of Revision A.
I suspect that the synch channel detour probably cost Nokia sales of >2 million units YTD.
Despite this, Nokia recently noted that their cdma marketshare had increased "well" into double digits (whatever "well" means). They finished last year with only 8% marketshare in cdma and had an objective of getting into the high teens this year. Too me "high teens means >15%. It will be interesting to see if they make it.
They do of course have the 1xRTT bridge to cross.
In the interim the Nokia lineup in the Americas consists of the 5185i and 2 browser enabled models, the 6185i and the 3285. Not too exciting, but the higher end models are due next year and Nokia claims that all new releases will be 1xRTT.
Verizon Nokia 3285
- Mode Type - Tri-Mode Digital 1900MHz CDMA / 800MHz CDMA/ AMPS
- Extended calling area with DualBand/TriMode CDMA coverage
- Battery - 1100 mAh Lithium- Polymer
- Dimensions - 5.2 inches tall, 8.3 cubic inches total size
- Standby Time - Up to 110 hours (4.5 days) stanby time, based on included battery
- Usage Time - Up to 200 minutes talk time, based on included battery
- Warranty - 1 Year limited warranty
- Weight - 4.95 oz.
- One-touch access to voicemail and text messages
- Speed-dialing
- Phone book will store up to 200 names, numbers, and e-mail addresses
- Calendar with 50 appointments, reminders, or notes
- Mobile Messaging-enabled
- Mobile Internet-enabled (Openwave 4_1 Web Browser)
- Predictive Text Input for easy address book and message composition
- Calendar to keep track of appointments, birthdays or meetings
- Hearing aid support
- E-mail, and group messaging
- OTA Capable
- 40 distinctive ring tones
- 4 Exciting Games
- User Changeable Xpress-on Color Covers (Verizon Wireless will carry four)
- Meets FCC SAR limit. Manufacturer's highest FCC reported SAR 1.34 at ear, 1.31 on body. Actual SAR may vary.
- One standard 1100 mAh Lithium-Polymer Battery included
- One wall Charger included
More here:
nokiausa.com
- Eric - |
