Nokia 6220 Classic: The Verdict

[slitchfield]

Never before has cutting edge (5mp/Xenon camera, GPS) S60 hardware reached this price point - the 6220 Classic aims to be all the man in the street will ever need in a phone. What compromises, if any, have had to be made to get to this design? Is this really the poor man's N95? Find out in my detailed review of the Nokia 6220 Classic.

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Hey Steve, Samir here. I rang 3 up and they should be getting the 6220 Classic on both Pay As You Go and Pay Monthly quite soon so you might want to put an update on your review. They don't know exactly when they are getting it because obviously they have to sort out their own firmware for the phone with extra apps etc. I've got a 6120 Classic and I am definitely going to get the 6220 after reading your review!

Looks good. I think I can live with a smaller screen so I am going to go down to the High Street and have a look. If the 6220 feels significantly smaller and more pocketable than my N95, I am going to change.

gr8 review as always

n in India n82's cheaper than 6220...........so the only plus vd get is FP2 if v buy 6220, otherwise n82's anyday better in terms of screen, build quality, grafix accel., n obv better looks

but i also want to try out the new FP2, what would you suggest ?

[Kazutoyo]

If this phone had N-Gage support and a 3.5mm jack, then I would have bought it already.

I want something like the N82, but in a smaller package. N82 is too big for my taste, and don't like the keypad either.

[bartmanekul]

Its a very nice phone, but I might swap it for the E66 when it comes out.

Might be worth the sacrifice of cam (5mp to 3.2) for the build quality.

Dont suppose anyone knows if the 3.2 cams have macro mode?

I did want ASR as well, but neither phone has an accelerometer.

One thing - batterylife seems awful on my 6220 compared to my 6110. Even though the 6110 has a 650 battery, and the 6220 a 900.

I'll give it a few more charge cycles.

[Bassey]

This looks like the most impressive s60 phone I've ever seen. In fact, up that screen to 2.4" and it looks damn near perfect.

I don't think WiFi would add anything to the phone for the target market and is just a support, cost and battery headache so I think it's a good decision in this case.

Incidentally, does anyone know if Nokia Maps covers the offshore (British) Islands like the IOM, Jersey, Scottish Western Isles etc. ?

[davesmith]

Thinking of swapping my N95 for this, as I rarely use wifi. And love the small foam factor. I am getting fed up with having to charge up my N95-1 every day.
How does the battery life in the 6220 classic compare for a heav'ish user?

6500 Slide has 2,5" tv-out as well.

The problem I see is pricing...

The n82/n95 has been out for a while now and therefore has plumented in price. For example you can get the n95 on contract for £20/month with 3.

The 6220 classic is £35 with o2.

Even if you buy simfree the n95/n82 can be had for about £150 - £200 and the 6220c will probably cost more initially.

6 months later maybe a different story but 6 months later we'll be looking at something else. I would rather have a n95/n82 than a 6220c.

[slitchfield]

That O2 price would make no sense. Paying over £500 on contract for something you can get SIM-free for £250? I'd expect to see this in the £15 to £20 a month bracket immediately.

[bartmanekul]

I have to say, I cant see this appearing on a £15 a month contract.

£20 possibly, but I reckon £25 at least.

Hope Im wrong!

[Rafe]

I think you may see it in the £20 area, but there'll probably be a small extra to pay (say £50)? Pricing is a big thing, but I would underline that it is currently at launch prices. The 6120 was similar in price at launch and can now be had for around £100 if you look carefully.

We've got more 6220 content coming in due course. It really is a remarkable phone.

[moonshot]

I bought the 6220c yesterday from phones 4u. £25 a month on the orange network. I am wondering if you are right and in a few weeks the handset will be free on a £15 a month contract. And yes o2 are taking the **** at £35 a month.

The back of my handset in a matt black (rather than the shiny black on the 61200 so no fingerprints this time. Key pad in not as good as the 6210, but is ok. I only got ONE game marble canyon.

A few applications I bought for my 6120 ie. chess genius and world mate don't work on the 6220 (I'm not sure if this is to do with screen size); and the free Nokia 'conversation' won't work either.

The 6120 is light and compact and was ideal for me. The 6220 is also light but does not seem as compact. I wonder if the N78 would have been a better buy at only 11grams more. That was also on offer for £25 a month.

[bartmanekul]

Im finding a lot of apps dont work. FP2 really isnt very backwards compatible.

But worldmate works, on mine at least. What version are you using?