Nokia's new and multimedia-oriented 6220 model is in many ways a successor to the Nokia 7250: Sindre Lia takes a closer look at what it has to offer.
Exterior
Measuring 10.7 x 4.5 x 1.9 cm and weighing in at 92 g, the 6220 features well-known Nokia style hints. An infrared port and off/on button have been placed adjacent on top, while the battery charger jack and Nokia's proprietary Pop-port are located at the bottom. On the left, we've got the well-known, elongated volume up/down control, while the integrated CIF 0.1 megapixel camera of the 6220 is placed far up to the left on the back, vanity mirror withstanding.
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A 12-bit screen capable of showing up to 4,096 colours at a resolution of 128 x 128 pixels is unsurprisingly located in the upper half of the front of the phone, just above a keypad featuring several unique design hints.
Ergonomics
The keypad of the 6220 is rather muted, however key spacing is minimal and requires some adjustment for those accustomed to entirely flat buttons. Meanwhile, the handset is comfortable to hold and handle.
Features
Boasting GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz functionality for voice as well as GPRS, HSCSD and EDGE for data transfers, the 6620 is well equipped in the connectivity department. There's also an XHTML browser, integrated FM radio, e-mail client and support for MMS and polyphonic ringtones, the latter few of which are stored in the handset's spacious 4 MB of dynamic memory. Also, the 6620 is the first Series 40 phone from Nokia capable of recording short, 20-second video clips by means of its digital camera.
The phone book of the 6620 also comes equipped with Instant Messaging based on the Wireless Village standard, which among other features can be tied to Profiles. Using this, friends and colleagues can be notified as to how to best get in touch there and then - however we were unable to test the concept further as it is network dependent and not yet available at our location.
J2ME is also on the feature list of the Nokia 6220, and a wide selection of games and applications are available for purchase and over-the-air download. Bundled applications include World Clock, Converter and Portfolio Manager, as well as two games: Water Rapids and Backgammon. What regards PAN connectivity, only infrared is supported, and not Bluetooth.
Performance
The icon-based menu system of the Nokia 6220 is intuitive and user friendly, however when browsing quickly through lengthy lists, such as the phone book or message archive, we've experienced noticeable slowdowns. What concerns text input and accesss to special signs and symbols, the 6220 is as good as any other Series 40 phone tested by us, and accordingly a few notches above the rest of the crowd.
Offering a resolution of a mere 0.1 megapixel, the integrated digital camera of the 6220 cannot be said to be top notch when compared with other new phones in this particular segment. It is, however, capable of recording short video clips, chalking up a few extra points despite an obviously poor image quality.
The voice quality of the 6220, be it in normal or loudspeaker mode, proved consistently very good. Listed battery capacity of the handset is up to 5 hours of talk time and up to 12 days of standby time: our tests indicated a talk time of approximately 4 hours and standby time of 8 days.
Availability
The Nokia 6220 is now available in most European countries, and sells in the range of 400 EUR without subscription.
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