Nokia and Vodafone: introducing the 6124 Classic
Published by Steve Litchfield at 13:54 GMT, March 3rd 2008
Nokia has announced the launch of
a new S60 smartphone, the '6124 classic', in conjunction with Vodafone in most markets, calling it a 'compact multimedia device offering
Vodafone customers faster and easier access to all of Vodafone's high
speed Internet and entertainment services'. It is good to see this sort of collaboration happening and to see S60 hitting the true mainstream yet again. Read on for more information.
Key points for the Nokia 6124 Classic
- Candybar form factor with keypad styling remiscient of the recently announced Nokia 6220 Classic, but the design also draws heavily on the Nokia 6120.
- Runs S60 3rd Edition on Symbian OS
- HSDPA connectivity
- 2.0", QVGA, 16 million colour screen
- 2 megapixel camera with LED flash, camera includes a panorama mode
- microSD expansion (SDHC), offiicial top capacity is 8GB
- Availability is Q2, 2008, excluisvely on Vodafone networks.
Press release extract:
"With
the Vodafone exclusive Nokia 6124 classic we continue the successful
collaboration we started with the exclusive Nokia 6234," says Jens
Schulte-Bockum, Global Director Terminals at Vodafone "We are proud to
offer the new Nokia 6124 classic which will allow our customers to
access the complete suite of Vodafone communications, browsing, content
and Internet services. In addition, the exclusive Nokia 6124 classic
offers customers further improvement in their experience with many of
Vodafone's services already launched with leading Internet partners."
"The
name says it all, as the Nokia 6124 classic represents the iconic
design familiar to the Nokia brand, now made exclusively for Vodafone
customers. It's a great example of our collaboration and shows Nokia's
commitment to customers, says Markku Suomi, Vice President, Connect,
Nokia. "3G broadband appeals to users who want convenient access to the
latest information, as the device can even be used as a fast modem to
access the internet from the PC."
Read more in the full press release.
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Categories: Hardware
Platforms: S60 3rd Edition
News Discussion
bartmanekul
FP1 or 2?
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I like the form factor much more than of the 6220 Classic. This is more classic.
ajck
This is basically a 6120 Classic to all intents and purposes (I know there are tiny differences). However, being Vodafone branded it will get an extra push from them, so that's good. And it's not being sold as a "smartphone" - good stuff!
Rafe
Quote:
Originally Posted by ajck
This is basically a 6120 Classic to all intents and purposes (I know there are tiny differences). However, being Vodafone branded it will get an extra push from them, so that's good. And it's not being sold as a "smartphone" - good stuff!
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Agreed, I'll be following this one with interest. This is quite a step in some ways - its shows real commitment from the operator towards S60. It also shows there's two branches. Nokia led service with Ovi and Operator led services. Both are S60 powered. Personally I think we'll probably end up with an amalgam of the two, but it shows how the platform is becoming commoditised.
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