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One downside to in-phone GPS though is the battery life issue – Nokia reckons the phone will work for 4 hours with GPS mapping before a recharge is needed, so anyone thinking of using it heavily for driving should get hold of an in-car charger. Incidentally, the A-GPS system provides a neat extra for the phone’s imaging capabilities – geotagging of images, so you can capture positioning metadata with pictures for the exact location where a snap was taken.

Imaging is, of course, one of the 6220 classic’s headline attractions. It’s possible to get excellent imaging results with the main 5-megapixel camera. Its set-up is similar to top-snapping Nseries models like the N82, featuring Carl Zeiss optics and a Xenon flash for decent low-light shooting.

Nokia 6220 Classic

Flicking the sliding lens cover fires up the camera

Its performance isn’t far away either. Results were impressive – the camera can produce a fine level of detail and excellent colour rendition, and has a responsive auto metering system and auto focus set-up. Low-light shooting is better than average, too, thanks to the powerful and precise illumination offered by the effective flash.

The autofocus system, using a 2-step shutter button on the side to lock on to subjects before shooting, works smartly enough, and can be set for macro mode for close ups. There’s a decent selection of settings adjustments you can make too, if you prefer to override the automatic levels.

The usual selection of timer, multi-shots and effects are included, plus the option to do a bit of post-shot tweaking. As mentioned, you can upload snaps and video clips online to a selection of supported sharing sites too.

Latest Comments

@Captain DaFt + others - Snooze Time

Okay, I know you were joking - but seriously, the point of snooze time is to snooze a bit more.

Some people wake up differently - some can jump straight out of bed, others, like myself, need 20mins of gently being re-introduced to the world ! Plus its not just the the wake up alarm - you can set reminders for things, and sometimes you'll be in the middle of something else, then for the buzzer to come back 5mins later is annoying, so you cancel the whole reminder and then forget about it - whereas setting somewhere up to 20, 30 mins later would be helpful.

And yes - after text, calling and phone book, alarm is the most important feature to me on a phone; anything else is an added bonus!

@Stuart - thanks for the info - does make me happy !

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Just got one as well...

...and the only thing that annoys me is that the screen seems prone to scratching. I've had it a week and there are already a couple of irritating hairline screapes which it's picked up from sharing my pocket with some fluff.

Other than that, I'm with Stuart (above) - my last few phones have been SE and I've been more than delighted with them, but this little beauty is nice.

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Nokia 6220 - THE business mobile

it's available with free delivery on the nokia UK website! http://shop.nokia.co.uk

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shame about the wifi

why not include wifi?

I like my N73, just want wifi support. Do I want to know where I am going - not fussed!

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Re: Snooze time

Just got one of these, I like it.

Snooze time defaults to 15min, and can be anything between 1 min and 60 min. Hopefully that'll keep you happy.

Got it from mobiles.co.uk on O2, seems to be Nokia firmware and unlocked, from what I can tell.

(As a previous SE fan,it frustrates me that SE can't have a phone as good as this. Several come close but are missing the odd feature)

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