With its flashing lights and instant-messaging support, the Nokia 3220, like other Nokias before it, is squarely aimed at the youth market. If you're looking for Bluetooth, an infrared port, or other business-oriented features, try elsewhere--this handset appeals to those seeking a small and stylish phone with some fun details. The 3220 delivers on this promise, but a few irritating features could keep this phone off of many users' must-have lists.

At 4.11 by 1.74 by 0.74 inches and 3.03 ounces, the Nokia 3220 is small and thin enough to fit into your front pants pocket without your worrying about crushing the phone or showing any unseemly bulges. Of course, the phone's compact form factor results in some trade-offs. The five-way scroll pad is rather small, and because the center selection key is integrated within the other directional buttons, it's often difficult to hit the key squarely in its center to make a menu selection.

Even after two weeks of use, we were constantly hitting the top or bottom scroll buttons rather than the Select key. You can program the toggle as a shortcut to four user-defined functions, but even those with smallish fingers will probably find this design frustrating. On the other hand, the 65,536-color display has a higher resolution than most handsets from the company. Though it's a tad small (1.5 inches diagonally), it was easy on the eyes for both playing games and navigating the user-friendly menus.