Satellite of Love

More reviews online at Review www.mobilechoiceuk.com Nokia 6220 Classic Price: From free on contract Nokia 6220 Classic www.nokia.co.uk ■ Size 108x47x15mm ■ Weight 90g ■ Display 16 million colours ■ Resolution 240x320 pixels ■ Camera Five megapixels ■ Video recording/playback/ streaming Yes/yes/yes ■ Video calling Yes ■ Audio playback MP3, AAC, MPEG4 ■ Ringtones Polyphonic, MP3, AAC ■ Radio Yes Satellite of love ■ Operating system Symbian Series 60 ■ Connectivity Bluetooth, USB, The 6220 Classic is Nokia’s flagship navigation phone, and still finds space for a A2DP ■ Internal memory 120MB five-megapixel camera and HSDPA data speeds. We take it for a test run ■ Memory card slot microSD ■ Messaging SMS, MMS, email, IM OKIA has done more than Satellite Status, which is found by Five-megapixel camera ■ Internet browser WAP 2.0/ any other mobile selecting Applications > GPS Data > Considering the 6220 is pitched as xHTML/HTML N manufacturer to put Position > Options > Satellite a navigation handset, the five- ■ Java Yes personal navigation on the map (if Status. As well as showing how megapixel camera on board is a ■ Games Yes you’ll excuse the pun). The company many satellites your device has bonus, and it comes with a Carl ■ Data speed HSDPA recognised several years ago that found, when your device has a Zeiss lens and a Xenon flash. To ■ Frequency Quad-band mobile phones were better suited strong signal the bar turns grey. operate the camera, you slide the ■ Talktime 150 minutes for GPS-assisted navigation when A dedicated navigation key on the lens cover open and you can ■ Standby 250 hours used out of the car than the left-hand side of the phone takes choose to hold the phone in one dedicated dashboard-mounted you straight to Maps. When in hand in portrait mode or two hands Features sat nav devices that have Maps, as long as your phone has in landscape mode. ■ A-GPS traditionally dominated the market. an A-GPS connection, you’ll be able Controls on the camera are ■ HSDPA As a result, the manufacturer put to see your current location as a simple. The volume keys are used ■ Five-megapixel camera in place a strategy to fit the bulk of glowing red blob on a map. From to zoom in and out of the photo and ■ TV-out its new smartphones with a GPS here, you can search for local POI the toolbar found on the right-hand receiver, and launched a new and plan journeys, either on foot or side of the display can be used to Navigator range that specialises in by car. access the video camera or to set satellite-assisted navigation and When you’re driving, it’s far more scene mode, flash, self-timer, Also consider location-based services. likely that you’ll want information sequence (burst/multi-shot) mode Nokia E71 Peculiarly, Nokia’s new flagship relating to petrol stations, parking, or to access the gallery. True to The Nokia E71 has the functionality, plus navigation device is not the 6120 car repairs and rest areas, so Nokia form, the 6220 provides Navigator phone (which we’ll be these are the options you’ll find excellent snaps and dedicated Wi-Fi and a better keypad. reviewing next month), but the new under the Drive menu. However, if camera-like control. To focus on a 6220 Classic which we’re reviewing you click Walk, you’ll find useful subject, you hold the camera key here. It’s worth pointing out that options like sights, museums, halfway down. If the focus isn’t we’re no strangers to the ATMs, public transport and tourist locked, a red light appears. navigation experience on a Nokia information points. It’s simple and Ease of use phone as we’ve been using the pretty comprehensive, listing The Nokia 6220 Classic is a The verdict GPS-enabled Nokia E71 every day search results with the nearest Symbian Series 60 smartphone In addition to the A-GPS and the for the past couple of months. first. However, you need an online and it’s very simple to get to grips strong camera, the 6220 provides Pros data connection for every search, with. Unfortunately, the keypad 3.6Mbps HSDPA, so you can An excellent feature set in a neat, compact chassis. Personal navigation so it makes sense to have a flat- isn’t quite so user friendly. The expect a swift web-browsing As far as the navigation experience rate data plan if using the service a keypad is constructed entirely of experience, not to mention nippy goes, the only real difference lot. creaky plastic and there’s very download times for videos or music. Cons between the E71 and the 6220 If you’re planning a route, you can little to delineate each key. As a Enhancing the music player The plastic keypad is both creaky and a little fiddly. The Classic is the fact that the latter select a location on the map or result, the keypad feels experience, the Classic sports a talktime is disappointing. has a smaller screen and a GPS search for a location by clicking unresponsive and it’s easy to 3.5mm jack, which enables you to light on the side of the phone, Search > Addresses. We found the press the wrong key. plug in top-quality headphones. which blinks blue when the device is latter was the most user friendly of The only two raised keys on the There’s also a pre-installed app establishing a GPS connection and the two options, as the display isn’t handset are the menu key and the giving you access to the Nokia remains on once one is established. big enough to search for a specific cancel key, which sit either side of Music Store. You get 120MB of The Nokia 6220 Classic boasts address using the map. It would the central joypad, and even they storage for all your multimedia, Verdict A capable navigation Look and feel ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Assisted GPS (A-GPS), which gives take a lot of scrolling left, right, up are too small for comfort. which can be bumped up to 8GB phone that’s slightly let down by you a quicker fix of your location. It and down, especially if you’re Aside from the creaky keypad, with the microSD card slot. Ease of use ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ also means that, when setting up looking to embark on a longer the phone feels pretty solid and it’s All in all, it’s a good phone. Its the keypad. ★ your A-GPS access point for the journey. The simplest and most a good size. The back of the creaky build lets it down a little, but Features ★ ★ ★ ★ first time, you’ll require a data accurate way to search for an phone is made from a toughened, the feature set is excellent. Performance ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ connection. address is to enter a postcode, textured black plastic, which gives You can check the strength of then save it to Addresses or you a better grip and there’s no Huw Morgan Battery life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ your satellite connection by going to Favourites for future journeys. danger of greasy fingerprints. [email protected] 20 Issue 151 Issue 151 21.

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