Nokia 6221 Review

The model is similar to Nokia 6020 and different only in the absence of a VGA camera but bluetooth support.

Class: middle, officially positioned as business
Position in the line: under Nokia 6230 at the level of Nokia 6020
Rivals: Siemens CX65, Sony Ericsson K500

Specifications

General features
Made in Finland
Announced in February 2005, on the market since the 2 Q 2005, , official announcement on the 1 of March 2005
GSM 900/GSM1800/GSM1900
Battery type Li-Ion 760 mAh (BL-5B)
Battery life:
talk time 2-3 hours
standby mode up to 320 hours
Colour graphical high-contrast display, up to 65000 colours (TFT), 5 text lines, with the resolution of 128x128 pixels
J2ME, executable Java applications
Playing video clips H.263
Weight: 88 grams
Dimensions: 106 x 44 x 20 mm
Capacity 73 cc

Memory
Phone book memory for 500 names, for a name 3 phone numbers and one text field. Memory is shared dynamically, that means having less than 500 names you can save up to 5 numbers and 4 text fields for a name. Users' groups.
Memory for 150 SMS and 50 graphical messages (memory is also dynamical, the number of SMS may increase at the decrease of a number of graphical ones)
Calendar memory for from 100 to 250 entries depending on their length
Call log of last 10 incoming, outgoing and missed calls.
Memory for MMS (max 100 KB per a message), ringing tones (20 in Gallery, all erasable), images (10 are preset), Java applications (up to 128 KB for an application)
3.3 MB of memory are dynamically shared by all the applications

Call management, ringing tones
Vibrating alert
20 polyphonic and 11 monophonic melodies
16-tones polyphony
Integrated speakerphone
Fast dialing for 9 numbers
Automatic redialing (max 10 attempts)
Automatic and manual network selection
Voice dialing for 25 numbers, up to 9 voice commands

SMS
Predictive text input ?9
Templates (up to 10)
Sending and receiving graphical messages (10 preset)
SMS Chat
MMS
A possibility to send mass SMS, mailing lists besides users' groups. Up to 20 numbers from the internal memory in a list, up to 10 lists totally.
Concatenated messages (up to 450 characters)

Connectivity
WAP 2.0 over GPRS/EDGE,XHTML
GPRS (4+1, 3+2 - class 10)
EDGE (up to 236.8 KB/s, class 10, 4+1, 3+2)
IrDA
Bluetooth
HSCSD
Pop port Interface
SyncML
Email

Organizer and extras
Wallet 2.0
Automatic keylock
Dictaphone
Changeable screen savers and adjustable colour scheme
Users' profiles(5), temporary profile
Time, date
Calculator, currency converter
Stopwatch (up to 20 intermediate values), countdown timer
Organizer supports various kinds of events (improved as compared with other models)
Notes (up to 3000 characters per a note)
Games, a possibility to upload games

Review

The Nokia 6021 is an excellent non-camera phone, clearly intended for the business user. It's a nice-sized phone that's not heavy, yet not too light. It's design is purposeful and smart, with a functional, well designed keypad. The core theme of the 6021 is connectivity. Taking the voice aspect of this first, the 6021 is a great phone for just talking - good reception, excellent voice clarity, plus the benefit of an integrated handfree speaker and voice commands. Looking at messaging, it does everything from MMS to full support for email protocols. Data transfer via GPRS and EDGE is as fast as it gets without a 3G network, with data transfer speeds of 177.6 kbps possible (subject to network). Finally, connecting to other devices is taken care of with full Bluetooth connectivity, plus infra-red and USB. However, and this does seem to be an obvious ommission, the 6021 does not support Apple isync, so beware of this if you're an Apple user.

Nokia 6020 Review

The second EDGE phone from Nokia, which is also based on platform 40, but has larger memory pool and voice functions.

Class: business
Position in line up: above Nokia 6200
Rival phones: Motorola T725

Specifications

General features
Manufactured in Finland
Announced in: March 2003, availalbity on the market - 3Q 2003
GSM 900/GSM1800/GSM1900
Battery type: Li-Ion 720 mAh (BLD-3)
Battery life:
Standby time: up to 200 hours
Talk time: up to 2 - 4 hours
High-resolution, illuminated full-graphics colour display, 4096 colours, resolution 128x128 pixels, up to 5 lines of information
J2ME
Integrated digital camera (resolution 352 x 288 pixels, timer: up o 10 seconds; phone display serves as a viewfinder)
A possibility to play back video clips H.263
Weight: 92 g.
Dimensions: 107 x 45 x 19 mm

Memory
Phonebook: up to 300 names with 3 numbers and 1 text field. Maximum 5 numbers and 4 text items can be stored under one name, but this leaves room for fewer name entries. Similarly, more names can be stored if not all of the numbers and/or texts are filled in (dynamic memory)
Caller groups
Messages: up to 150 text only messages, 50 picture messages, or any combination of these.
Calendar notes: 100 - 250 depending on length and other memory usage
Lists of the last calls:
10 dialed numbers
10 received numbers
10 missed numbers with date and time indication
Memory pool can be shared between MMS messages (the largest size is 100 kb per one message); ringing tones (20 in the Gallery; all are removable); images (there are 10 pre-default pictures); Java applications (up to 64 Kb for one application)

Ringing tones, call management
Vibrating alert
20 polyphonic and 11 monophonic ringtones
Integrated speakerphone
Speed dialing for up to 9 phone numbers
Autodiliang (up to 10 attempts)
Automatic and manual network selection
Voice dialing (up to 10 voice tags)

SMS
Predictive text input T9
Templates (up to 10)
A possibility to send and receive graphical messages (10 pre-default pictures)
SMS Chat
MMS
A possibility to send a group message, one can create up to 10 lists of groups (up to 20 phone numbers stored in the phone memory).
Concatenated messages (up to 450 characters)

Connectivity
WAP 2.0 over GPRS/EDGE, XHTML
GPRS (3+1, 2+2 - class 6)
EDGE (?? 118.4 Kbyt per second)
IrDA
HSCSD
Pop port Interface
SyncML
Email

Organizer and extras
Wallet 2.0
WIM - Wireless Identification Module
Automatic key guard
Voice memo
FM-radio
Color schemes
User's profiles (up to 5), a possibility to link the profile to a time
Time, date
Calculator, currency converter
Stop-watch (up to 20 intermidiate results), countdown timer
Organiser with different types of events (better than in other models)
Notes (up to 3000 characters in one note)
4 pre-installed Java-applications
Games, a possibility to download games

Review

The Nokia 6220 is a business class phone that also includes features like an integrated digital camera, video recorder and FM radio. A novel feature of the Nokia 6220 is the EDGE connectivity, which along with GPRS provides a very high-speed internet connection. In addition, the 6220's XHTML browser provides a rich full colour interface to the web. Nokia have resisted the temptation to make the appearance of the 6220 "cool" and have sensibly provided a conventionally-styled keypad, making the phone usable as well as smart.

Nokia 6234 Review

This is a special version of the 6233 for international operator Vodafon.

Class fashion, 3G
Position in the line above Nokia 6233
Rivals Samsung X700

Specifications

General features
Announced in 2005
eGSM 90018001900, UMTS 2100
Battery type Li-Pol
talk mode up to 3 hours
standby mode up to 250 hours
Colour graphical high-contrast display, up to 262000 colours(TFT), 5 text lines, the resolution of 240x320 pixels (QVGA)
J2ME, executable Java applications (MIDP 2.0)
2-MP, zoom x8, flash
Video up to one hour, the resolution is QCIF
Body color Graphite Grey (other versions are possible)
Weight 100 gramms
Dimensions is specified, the press-release emphasizes the device is slim
Volume 81 cc

Memory
Phone book memory for 1000 names, one entry can contain 3 phone numbers and one text field. Dynamically shared memory, which means up to 5 numbers and 4 text fields can be saved if you have less than 1000 contacts. User groups.
Memory for 150 SMS messages and 50 graphical messages (memory is also shared dynamically, the less SMS you store the more graphical messages can be saved)
Calendar memory from 100 up to 250 entries, depends on the length of the entries
Call log of last 10 calls of all types
Expansion slot for microSD cards (up to 2 GB)

Call management, ringing tones
Vibracall
40-tones polyphony, use mp3AAC files as call melodies
Stereoloudspeakers
Integrated speakerphone
Speed dial for 9 numbers
Automatic redial (up to 10 attempts)
Automatic and manual network selection
Voice dial for 25 numbers, voice commands
Dictaphone

SMS
Predictive text input ?9
Message templates (up to 10)
Graphical messages (10 pictures are preset)
SMS Chat
MMS
Concatenated messages (up to 450 characters)

Connectivity
WAP 2.0, XHTML
GPRS (class 10)
EDGE class 10
Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR
Pop port Interface (USB)
USB 2.0 as different from predecessors
SyncML
Email (POP3IMAP4SMTP), attachments (PDF, ppt, doc, xls, jpeg, 3GPP)
Instant Messaging
Full OMA DRM 1.0

Organizer and extras
FM-radio, Visual Radio
MP3AACeAAC+MPEG4 player
Active Standby menu
Wallet 2.0
Automatic key lock
Changeable screen headbands, adjustable colour scheme
User profiles (5), temporary profile
Time, date
Calculator, currency converter
Stopwatch (up to 20 intermediate values), countdown timer
Organizer with support for events of various kinds (better than predecessors)
Notes (up to 3000 characters in one note)
Games, download games

Review

Featuring a 2-megapixel camera, a 320 x 240 QVGA color screen, digital music player, stereo speakers and a wide array of features and applications which take advantage of WCDMA mobile broadband services, the Nokia 6234 will be available exclusively for Vodafone customers world-wide. The Nokia 6234 offers an array of Vodafone-specific software features. These include Vodafone graphics, icons, menu texts and themes in the user interface offering a unique look and feel to the easy-to-use Nokia menu. Equally important, the Nokia 6234 provides branded access to Vodafone's services.

Nokia 6230 Review

Nokia 6230 is Flexible, efficient, and powerful: the Nokia 6230i phone shares the same classic design as the popular Nokia 6230, but we've revved up the features inside! We upgraded the camera resolution to 1.3 megapixels so you can show off your images in print. There's now 32 MB of internal memory, which is easily expandable with removable MMC cards (up to 512 MB). Use the phone as a storage device for photos, music and video files - or even documents and presentations. When you need to get files from one device to another, the Nokia 6230i phone gives you true versatility with Bluetooth technology, infrared, Pop-Port, USB, and GPRS/EDGE networks.

Specifications

General Features
Active TFT display with 65k colours, 208 x 208 pixels
1.3 megapixel digital camera (image size 1280 x 1024 pixels)
Video recorder with sound (up to 1 hour recording, format: 3GPP QCIF)
Video player & music player (MP3, AAC, MPEG4)
Voice memo recorder ( up to 1 hour)
MP3 polyphonic ringtones & alerts
Integrated FM stereo radio
5-way navigation key with configurable soft keys
Animated 3D menu graphics
Speed dialling, voice dialling, voice commands
Integrated handsfree speaker
Caller identification with image

Messaging:
SMS, MMS, email (SMTP, POP3, and IMAP4), instant messaging
Predictive text
Push to Talk (PTT)
Games: 3D Golf and Street Racer, plus Backgammon
Downloadable Java™ games
XHTML web browser
Connectivity: Bluetooth™, USB, Infra-Red
GPRS class 10, HSCSD, EDGE (speed up to 236.8 Kbit/s)
Memory: 32 Mbytes internal memory plus MMC card (up to 512 Mbytes)
Mobile Wallet 2.0
Vibration alert
Triband

Size:
103 x 44 x 20 mm

Weight:
99g

Talktime:
3 - 5 hours

Battery standby:
150 - 300 hours

Review

Flexible, efficient, and powerful: the Nokia 6230i phone shares the same classic design as the popular Nokia 6230, but we've revved up the features inside! We upgraded the camera resolution to 1.3 megapixels so you can show off your images in print. There's now 32 MB of internal memory, which is easily expandable with removable MMC cards (up to 512 MB). Use the phone as a storage device for photos, music and video files - or even documents and presentations. When you need to get files from one device to another, the Nokia 6230i phone gives you true versatility with Bluetooth technology, infrared, Pop-Port, USB, and GPRS/EDGE networks.

Nokia 6170 Review

This is a niche smartphone that the company is trying to position as a businesss solution in the classic 6000 series. It is interesting only as analog of Nokia 6170 for 3G networks.

Class: smartphone, 3G
Position in the line: above Nokia 7610
Rival phones: Motorola A1000
Expected price for the beginning of sales $650

Specifications

General features
Made in Finland
Announced in June 2004, in the market since the 3 quarter of 2004, official announcement on the 14 of June 2004
eGSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 2100
Battery type 900mAh Li-Ion (BL-5C)
Battery life:
talk time up to 3 hours
standby time 135 - 250 hours
full charging time - 2 hours
High-contrast graphic display shows 65000 colors (TFT) and has the resolution of 176x208 pixels, 35x41 mm in size
Navi key has 5 positions
The phone is run by Symbian OS version 7.0s (interface of Platform 60)
28 menu languages, English and two extra languages can be used at the same time
Colors - black and white
Weight: 127 g
Dimensions: 110 x 60 x 21 mm

Memory
Total memory is 10 Mb, it is dynamically shared between phonebook, calendar, messages, pictures and applications
RS-MMS cards expansion slot (64 Mb in the standard delivery kit), a possibility of hot changing
A possibility to assign a photo to numbers in the phonebook
Up to 8 fields can be added to one entry: Name and Surname (two lines), Company, Post, Phone, Mobile, Fax, E-mail address
Unlimited number of caller groups, a possibility to add one name to several groups
Records on SIM-card are stored in the other place, it is impossible to view information recorded in SIM-card and phone memories simultaneously
Call lists, unlimited by numbers; one can view date, call duration and type of call; it is possible to set period during which these calls will be stored in the list (one month by default)
The size of MMS is up to 300 KB
Call management, ringing tones
Vibrating alert
Polyphony, True Tones
Voice dialling (up to 25 voice tags)
Integrated speakerphone
Time is displayed while talking
Musical composer, a possibility to assign melodies to phonebook entries

SMS
Predictive text input T9
Templates (up to 10 pre-default ones, it is also possible to change them and add own ones)
A possibility to send and receive graphical messages
Concatenated messages (up to 459 characters)
MMS

Connectivity
WAP 2.0
Bluetooth (Basic Imaging Profile (BIP), Basic Printing Profile (BPP))
HSCSD
GPRS (3+1)
EGPRS (Class B, Multislot class 10)
E-mail protocols: SMTP, POP3, IMAP4
Synchronization with PC using Bluetooth
SyncML
SMIL
USB 2.0 via Pop-Port
Instant Messaging
Organizer and extras
User's profiles (up to 5), a possibility to link the profile to a time
Time, date
Calculator, currency converter
Stop-watch (up to 20 intermidiate results), countdown timer

Organiser with different types of events, reminder
To-do list
Voice memo
Built-in digital camera with the largest resolution of 1280x960 pixels (1.23 megapixel), different quality of JPG files, 6x zoom, series of pictures (6 photo in 2 seconds).
A possibility to record video accompanied by sound - QCIF (176x144) or subQCIF (128x96), clip for up to 1 hour
3GPP Video Streaming
RealOne Player: playing of RealMedia and 3GPP-compatible files
Photo album
QuickWord, QuickPoint - applications showing MS Word and MS PowerPoint files
MP3 player
MIDP JavaTM (2.0), 3D API (JSR-184)
Dowloadable java applications
Games

Review

Similar in many ways to the Nokia 6220, the 6230 is a business class phone that also includes features like an integrated digital camera, video recorder and a music player.Slightly larger and a touch heavier than the 6220, the Nokia 6230 brings a number of enhancements, not least being the active TFT colour display with 65,536 colours, compared with the measly 4096 colours of the 6220. However, the screen resolution is still relatively poor at 128 x 128 pixels. The quality of the camera has also been enhanced, with full VGA resolution up to 640 x 480 pixels. The camera is easy to use with the phone display used as a viewfinder, and includes useful features such as a self timer function, a choice of standard, portrait, and night modes and a choice of 3 image quality options: high, normal and basic. The video recorder has also been improved by extending the maximum duration of clips that can be recorded and played.

Nokia 6610 Review

The second EDGE phone from Nokia, which is also based on platform 40, but has larger memory pool and voice functions.

Class: business
Position in line up: above Nokia 6200
Rival phones: Motorola T725

Specifications

General features
Manufactured in Finland
Announced in: March 2003, availalbity on the market - 3Q 2003
GSM 900/GSM1800/GSM1900
Battery type: Li-Ion 720 mAh (BLD-3)
Battery life:
Standby time: up to 200 hours
Talk time: up to 2 - 4 hours
High-resolution, illuminated full-graphics colour display, 4096 colours, resolution 128x128 pixels, up to 5 lines of information
J2ME
Integrated digital camera (resolution 352 x 288 pixels, timer: up o 10 seconds; phone display serves as a viewfinder)
A possibility to play back video clips H.263
Weight: 92 g.
Dimensions: 107 x 45 x 19 mm

Memory
Phonebook: up to 300 names with 3 numbers and 1 text field. Maximum 5 numbers and 4 text items can be stored under one name, but this leaves room for fewer name entries. Similarly, more names can be stored if not all of the numbers and/or texts are filled in (dynamic memory)
Caller groups
Messages: up to 150 text only messages, 50 picture messages, or any combination of these.
Calendar notes: 100 - 250 depending on length and other memory usage
Lists of the last calls:
10 dialed numbers
10 received numbers
10 missed numbers with date and time indication
Memory pool can be shared between MMS messages (the largest size is 100 kb per one message); ringing tones (20 in the Gallery; all are removable); images (there are 10 pre-default pictures); Java applications (up to 64 Kb for one application)

Ringing tones, call management
Vibrating alert
20 polyphonic and 11 monophonic ringtones
Integrated speakerphone
Speed dialing for up to 9 phone numbers
Autodiliang (up to 10 attempts)
Automatic and manual network selection
Voice dialing (up to 10 voice tags)

SMS
Predictive text input T9
Templates (up to 10)
A possibility to send and receive graphical messages (10 pre-default pictures)
SMS Chat
MMS
A possibility to send a group message, one can create up to 10 lists of groups (up to 20 phone numbers stored in the phone memory).
Concatenated messages (up to 450 characters)

Connectivity
WAP 2.0 over GPRS/EDGE, XHTML
GPRS (3+1, 2+2 - class 6)
EDGE (?? 118.4 Kbyt per second)
IrDA
HSCSD
Pop port Interface
SyncML
Email

Organizer and extras
Wallet 2.0
WIM - Wireless Identification Module
Automatic key guard
Voice memo
FM-radio
Color schemes
User's profiles (up to 5), a possibility to link the profile to a time
Time, date
Calculator, currency converter
Stop-watch (up to 20 intermidiate results), countdown timer
Organiser with different types of events (better than in other models)
Notes (up to 3000 characters in one note)
4 pre-installed Java-applications
Games, a possibility to download games

Review

The Nokia 6220 is a business class phone that also includes features like an integrated digital camera, video recorder and FM radio.A novel feature of the Nokia 6220 is the EDGE connectivity, which along with GPRS provides a very high-speed internet connection. In addition, the 6220's XHTML browser provides a rich full colour interface to the web.Nokia have resisted the temptation to make the appearance of the 6220 "cool" and have sensibly provided a conventionally-styled keypad, making the phone usable as well as smart.

Nokia 6230 Review

This is the second clamshell by Nokia and for this time it's a business class device comparable with Nokia 6230 in functionality. Many of their functions are similar but still there are differences.

Class: business
Position in the line: above Nokia 6220
Rival phones: Siemens S65
Expected price for the beginning of sales $475

Specifications

General features
Announced in June 2004, in the market since the 3 quarter of 2004, official announcement on the 14 of June 2004
GSM 900/GSM1800/GSM1900
Battery type Li-Ion 760 mAh (BL-4C)
Battery life:
talk time 2-4 hours
standby time up to 270 hours
High-contrast color graphic display shows up to 65000 colors(TFT), 5 text lines and has the resolution of 128 x 160 pixels
Outer display with the resolution of 96x65 pixels (25.6x19 mm) shows up to 4096 colors (STN), interface of the 30 platform
J2ME, executable Java application (MIDP 2.0)
Built-in digital camera (VGA resolution, timer for 10 seconds, screen as a viewfinder)
A possibility to play video clips H.263, record video with sound (3GPP, MPEG4)
Weight: 121 g
Dimensions: 88 x 46 x 22 mm
Capacity 79 cc

Memory
Phone book memory for 1000 names, a possibility to keep 3 numbers and one text field for a name. Phone book memory is shared dynamically, that means that having less than 1000 names you can store up to 5 numbers and 4 text fileds for a name. Caller groups.
Memory for 150 SMS and 50 graphic messages(shared dynamically, number of SMS can rise if the number of graphic messages gets lower)
Calendar memory for 100 - 250 notes, depends on their length
Call register of 10 dialed, 10 received, and 10 missed calls
Internal memory can be used for storing MMS (max 100 KB for a message), ringing tones (20 in a Gallery, all can be deleted), images (10 pictures are preset), Java applications (up to 64 KB for each)
2.3 MB of memory are shared dynamically between all the applications

Call management, ringing tones
Vibrating alert
20 polyphonic and 11 monophonic melodies
40 tones polyphony, mp3 files as call signals
Built-in loud-speaker
Speed dialing for 9 numbers
Automatic redial (max 10 attempts)
Automatic and manual network selection
Voice dial for 25 numbers, up to 9 voice commands

SMS
Predictive text input T9
Templates (up to 10)
Sends and receives graphic messages (10 pictures are preset)
SMS Chat
MMS
A possibility to send group message, besides this distribution lists can be created. Up to 20 numbers from internal memory in each list, up to 10 lists.
Concatenated messages (up to 450 symbols)

Connectivity
WAP 2.0 over GPRS/EDGE, XHTML
GPRS (4+1, 3+2 - class 10)
EDGE (up to 236.8 KB/s, class 10, 4+1, 3+2)
IrDA
HSCSD
Pop port Interface (USB)
SyncML
Email (POP3/IMAP4/SMTP)
Push to Talk
Instant Messaging

Organizer and extras
mp3/AAC player
Wallet 2.0
Automatic key lock
Dictaphone
Changeable screen savers, color scheme can be adjusted
User's profiles(5), temporary profile
Time, date
Calculator, currency converter
Stopwatch (up to 20 intermediate results), countdown timer
Organizer supports different types of events (improved in comparison with other models)
Notes (up to 3000 symbols in a note)
Preset 4 Java applications
Games, supports loading games

Review

The 6170 is well-featured. Its specification includes a VGA camera (640 x 480 pixels) with a video recording capability and a media player. The 6170 has good connectivity via high-speed data transfer on EDGE networks and USB. It's missing a Bluetooth connection, but has most features that you'd expect from a modern phone, such as 40-voice polyphonic ringtones and Java games, plus a few extras and comes packaged in a nice metal case. Battery life is also excellent. A tad heavy, but no worse than most Motorola clamshells. Memory is limited so don't expect to store too many video clips.