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Luckily, the 3205 retains the speakerphone, the infrared port, the FM radio, and the tiny flashlight. And as a bonus, it sports 30 polyphonic ring tones, compared with only 1 on the 3200. You also get more Java (J2ME)-enabled games: Beach Rally, Bounce, Bowling Deluxe, Gauntlet, Solitaire, Triple Pop, Water Rapids, and WildWest Blackjack. Besides its covers, the phone can be customized with wallpaper and screensavers, with more choices available for download from Sprint via the WAP 2.0 Wireless Web browser. For saving pictures and applications, internal memory has been doubled to 2MB.
In performance, the Nokia 3205 did not fare as well as its predecessor. Audio quality was mostly good through the phone and the included headset, but calls using the speakerphone had too much static and not enough volume. Likewise, talk-time battery life was a disappointment. Though we beat the rated talk time by an extra half hour, at 3 hours, it was still far off the 7 hours we managed with the 3200. Standby time, however, was about the same. We coaxed 9.5 days on a single charge, beating the promised time by 2 days. According to the FCC, the Nokia 3205 has a digital SAR rating of 1.29 watts per kilogram and an analog SAR rating of 1.28 watts per kilogram.
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