Nokia 6220 Classic
Discontinued 11th February 2008
On the face of it, the name Nokia
6220 Classic doesn't seem that exciting. Re-using
the name of a forgotten handset from some years ago,
you would expect this phone to be a run-of-the-mill
mobile, right?
Wrong. The Nokia 6220 Classic is a very
advanced mobile phone, and quite why it doesn't form
part of Nokia's N-Series or E-Series devices is a mystery.
This is a Symbian S60 smartphone with HSDPA high-speed
data, a 5 megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss lens and
built-in GPS. These are high-end features, but the 6220
Classic is definitely a mid-range device.
We'll start off with a closer look at
the Nokia 6220 Classic's photographic credentials. 5
megapixel units are still pretty uncommon, and the 6220
Classic comes with excellent optics, autofocus and a
Xenon flash which puts this handset right up with the
market leaders. The camera can capture VGA resolution
video at 30 frames per second too.
The
Nokia 6220 Classic also comes with built-in advanced
GPS (aGPS) and Nokia's second generation mapping system.
GPS is integrated into the camera, so any photographs
are automatically "geotagged" with their location.
Nokia say that the 6220 Classic redefines
the definition of 'share'. By this, they mean that
the handset can easily upload photos and videos to Ovi
or Flickr, or it can play them back through the device's
TV output. Pictures can also be sent by email, and of
course MMS.
It's a capable multimedia phone too,
the Nokia 6220 Classic can play back MPEG-4, MP3, AAC
and WMA files. It also comes with an FM radio and stereo
Bluetooth. The 6220 Classic supports microSD cards of
up to 8GB, and it has 120 MB of internal memory.
It's a very conventional looking handset
with a 2.2" QVGA display, measuring 108 x 47 x
15mm and weighing just 90 grams. Talktime is a little
on the short side with just 2.5 hours maximum battery
life on 3G, switch to GSM and this goes up to 3.5 hours.
The inbuilt battery is a 900mAH BP-5M unit, and this
can drive the 6220 Classic for 11 hours or music playback,
4 hours of GPS or 5 hours of music playback too.
We've seen all these features before,
but not in a handset of this price range. Nokia say
that the 6220 Classic should cost around €325 (£220
/ $450) before tax and subsidy when it becomes available
during Q3 2008.
It's pretty clear that the Nokia 6220
Classic offers a lot of features for the money.. possibly
rather too many. After all, when
you can get all of this for just €325, why bother with
an expensive device like the new N96?
The ORIGINAL Nokia 6220
This is another case where Nokia have
re-used the name of an existing product. The original
Nokia 6220 (pictured right) was the unloved predecessor
to the Nokia
6230, with a 128 x 128 pixel display, an FM radio
and a very basic camera. Launched in 2003, it quickly
became obsolete when the 6230 came out with a better
camera and Bluetooth.
Try to make sure that you are buying
the right one!
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Nokia
6220 Classic at a glance
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Available:
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Q3
2008
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Network:
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GSM 850
/ 900 / 1800 / 1900 UMTS
900 / 2100
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE + UMTS + HSDPA
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Screen:
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240x320
pixels, 16m colours
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Camera:
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5
megapixels
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Size:
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Medium
monoblock 108 x 47 x
15mm / 90 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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microSD
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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GPS:
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Yes
(aGPS)
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Battery
life:
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2.5 hours talk / 10 days standby
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