Nokia 3330 is a GSM 900/1800 phone with a monochrome screen, replaceable covers and a removable battery. Its WAP browser uses circuit-switched data. It has a 100-name internal phonebook, voice dialling, animated screensavers and five built-in games, with extra levels downloadable for selected games.
Screen
–
Display
LCD
Chip
–
Memory
–
Storage
–
Main camera
None
Zoom
–
Battery
900 mAh
Weight
133 g
What reviewers say
Contemporary reviewers liked the practical messaging, easy menus and added phonebook and WAP features. Digi.no praised solid construction, while PC Advisor found the standard battery made it heavy. Browsing opinions differ; PC Advisor found it usable, GSMOnline found the screen small and Digi.no criticised slow, costly circuit-switched access. GSMOnline's firmware 3.05 sample also suffered voice-dial resets and connection or download failures; these are sample-specific observations.
Monochrome graphic LCD, 84 × 48 pixels (Telepolis exact-model table). Maker guide describes variable text layouts; no published diagonal or native refresh rate assigned.
Cameras
Main camera
None
Ultra wide camera
None
Telephoto camera
None
Optical zoom
None
Main camera
No camera (GSMArena).
Battery and charging
Battery
900 mAh
Wireless charging
None
Battery life detail
Standard removable BMC-3 NiMH battery, 900 mAh, Nokia-sourced Polish launch table. Maker claims 2 h 30 min–4 h 30 min talk and 55–260 h standby, dependent on conditions. That table and iXBT list optional BLC-2 Li-ion at 850 mAh; later databases list 1000 mAh. Optional-pack revision correspondence is unresolved and does not change the standard-pack figure.
Wired charging
Nokia-sourced launch table lists approximately 4 h with ACP-7 and 2 h with ACP-8 for standard BMC-3. Proprietary charger socket; no inferred wattage. Original guide also identifies LCH-9 and DCV-10 accessories.
Design
Type
Standard
Weight
133 g
Thickness
22 mm
Height × width
113 × 48 mm
Weight detail
Standard battery configuration weighs 133 g; dimensions 113 × 48 × 22 mm, Nokia-sourced launch table. Its optional BLC-2 configuration weighs 107 g, while later databases say 108 g with a differently stated capacity; no universal optional-pack mass assigned.
Colours
Replaceable Xpress-on front and back covers, including graphic accessory covers with picture holders. Cover colours and accessory designs are configurations rather than separate handset generations.
Buttons
Physical numeric keypad, Navi selection key, scroll keys, C key and power key, original guide. Voice dialling uses a held Menu selection action; no separate call/end-key layout inferred from later models.
Software
Operating system
Proprietary software
Software features
Predictive text, picture messaging, concatenated messages, SMS chat, animated screensavers, alarm, reminders, stopwatch and countdown timer. Built-in games are Snake II, Space Impact, Bantumi, Pairs II and Bumper; selected extra levels use WAP and Club Nokia. No Java (GSMArena). External Nokia Music Player is a separate accessory; it does not establish built-in MP3 or FM radio.
Release detail
Announced 21 March 2001 with planned second-quarter availability. Nokia's 20 April 2001 first-quarter results state deliveries have just started, without establishing the first worldwide sale month; year precision retained. The later 23 April 2002 Japanese Club Nokia launch was for overseas-use GSM handsets and is not the original release date. No explicit maker predecessor relationship established.
Performance
Memory
100 internal phonebook entries and eight voice-dial numbers, maker launch release. SIM phonebook capacity depends on the SIM, original guide. WAP deck allocation and phonebook entries are not generic storage or RAM.
Storage type
No memory-card slot (GSMArena).
Connectivity
Mobile network
GSM 900/1800 and WAP 1.1, maker launch and original guide. Circuit-switched data; no GPRS or EDGE (GSMArena).
SIM
Mini-SIM installed behind the removable battery, original guide.
