Updated 14 Feb, 2012, 6:01 pm IST

REVIEWS / SMARTPHONES / NOKIA

Nokia 6220 Classic

03 Dec, 2008, 6:00 pm IST | Shayne Rana | Smartphones

Camera
Nokia and Carl Zeiss seem to have a very sturdy relationship, and truth be told it’s been quite a good connection at that. The 6220 is quite in the league of the N82 with a camera lens cover, a 5 megapixel auto focus lens and a xenon flash. As I said earlier though, the slider for the lens cover is a bit of a problem and clashes a bit with the rest of the handset’s design. The features are quite the same as you’d find in any other Nokia 5MP or 3.2MP camera phone.

There are options for White Balance, adjusting the ISO level, exposure, burst mode and even a few relevant scene modes. The best part is that users can rearrange the settings in any order they prefer on the display.

Macro images look nice with colors remaining relatively good.

Battery
The 6220 will give you an average battery life of a little over a day and a half of usage. To be more specific - talk time is about 2 hours and 55 minutes, which is not too bad but not too good either. I’d expect more considering its price tag.

The Bottom Line
Priced at Rs. 17, 000, the 6220 is too simplistic a handset. It is, in my opinion a lower end and not a very well designed edition of the Nokia N82. The features may be almost identical but the form factor is what comes into account here if you have a decision. Taking into account all of the above, the 6220 Classic comes off as a rather generic handset. I don’t, however, like the build quality and truly expected more from the battery and with no Wi-fi the price is not very suited. On the other hand, the music player, camera and other functions are A-ok. I don’t believe it’s worth the price though all things considered.

Specs

Nokia 6220 Classic
Network	GSM 850/900/1800/1900, 3G, EDGE
Physical	108 x 47 x 15 mm, 90g
Display	240 x 320, 16m colors, TFT LCD, 2.2 inch
Memory	120MB internal, MicroSD for external
Media	AAC+, MP3, 3GP, MPEG4, Voice Recorder, FM radio (visual radio)
Camera	5 megapixel, AF, Xenon Flash
Connectivity	USB v2.0, Bluetooth with A2DP
Battery	250 hrs standby, 2 hrs 55 mins talktime
MRP	Rs 17, 000

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