Last year when it was called 3GSM, Nokia announced the 6110 Navigator, which was the first sign of Nokia bringing a high-end feature (GPS) to a mid-tier handset. They’ve updated it this year with the 6210 Navigator, and kept that tradition by putting a 3.2 megapixel camera on there, up from the 2 megapixels on the previous one.

Everything else is about the same, with the microSD card slot and microUSB port. I’m also incredibly pleased to see Nokia announcing a US 3G version of this handset. If you look at the specs, this is right in line with where the U.S. market is currently, and the price is right not only for people to purchase it unlocked, but also for a carrier to pick it up as well.

• Symbian S60v3
• Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) and dual-band HSDPA
  • HSDPA (900/2100MHz) or (850/2100MHz) or (850/1900MHz)
• 103mm x 49mm x 14.9mm (4.1″ x 1.9″ x 0.6″) compared to the 6110’s 101mm x 49mm x 20mm
  (4.0″ x 1.9″ x 0.8″)
• 117g
• 2.4″ QVGA display with 16m colors
• 950 mAh battery
• Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR + A2DP
• Built-in Accelerometer
• 3.2 megapixel camera, secondary front-facing VGA cam for video calling
• 2.5mm audio port (cause apparently they couldn’t spare 1mm)
• microUSB port
• 120MB internal, microSD card slot
• XXXMB of RAM
• AGPS with Maps 2.0 and built-in geotagging (full voice guidance is included on the 6210 Navigator)
• Planned availability in Q3 2008, priced at EUR 300 (US$437)

You can view the full data sheet here (PDF warning)

I’m excited about this one, to be honest. I’m not super-impressed with the gloss black look they’ve adopted, but I like that the ‘Navigator’ series comes with full voice guidance. That’s really smart, Nokia. I’m also glad to see that they’ve loaded Maps 2.0 on here, instead of using Route66 like they did on the original 6110 Navigator. It’s important to use your own stuff. The 950mAh battery worries me, though I’d imagine it’ll be ok given the relatively low feature set (lower camera, no WiFi).

If Nokia can get this device into the U.S. market and onto AT&T’s product lineup quickly and with iPhone-like minimal branding, they stand to benefit greatly, as I see this as a consumer level handset. My fear, however, is that, like the N75, it will be delayed in the unbranded form as they attempt to sell it to AT&T, and will miss its window. Time will tell on this one.

Categories: Mobile World Congress 2008
Tags: 6110 Navigator, 6210 Navigator, gps, multimedia phones, nokia