Nokia 6110 Navigator

Expected Q2 2007
23rd February 2007

One of the surprises in last week's 3GSM event, the Nokia 6110 Navigator is a 3G slider phone with inbuilt GPS and Satellite Navigation software.

But wait... didn't Nokia already do this with the N95? Well, yes.. both the 6110 Navigator and N95 are closely related products.

Don't let the "6110" model number fool you into thinking that this is a low end phone.. in fact at €450 before tax and subsidy, the Nokia 6110 Navigator is only around €100 cheaper than the N95.

But before we dwell on the N95/6110 comparison, let's look at the GPS / SatNav system that the 6110 has included. Nokia say that this will be shipped with a "local map" on a memory card, and other maos can be downloaded onto the 6110 through a PC. The 6110 also supports points of interest, traffic information and weather reports (although there may be a cost for these). It's also an HSDPA capable 3.5G device with download speeds of up to 3.6 Mbps.

At first glance, the Nokia 6110 is very similar to the Nokia 6280 or new Nokia E65 sliders. There's a 2.2" 240x320 pixel display, 2 megapixel primary camera, microSD expandable memory and Bluetooth. In terms of 3G phone capabilities, the Nokia 6110 is a pretty average device. Of course, not many other phones have GPS and SatNav!

It's an inexpensive way to get a GPS system, but one critical problem with the 6110 is that the Nokia N95 is a significantly more sophisticated handset. In particular, the N95 sports a 2.6" display (compared to the 2.2" on the 6110), has a 5 megapixel camera and WiFi.

The Nokia 6110 Navigator doesn't appear to be a bad device, but if you can afford a little extra money then we'd suggest looking at the Nokia N95 instead.

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