Nokia 6220 Classic Clears The FCC, Headed Where?
Mark Guim searches the FCC every now and again, and came up with a gem this weekend - the Nokia 6220 Classic, which was announced at the 2008 Mobile World Congress earlier this year. The 6220 Classic is a candybar handset rocking a sweet 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, Carl Zeiss optics, and Xenon flash. Why it’s not an Nseries is a mystery to me.
The rest of the features are pretty standard nowadays, such as the microSD card slot, built-in GPS receiver, and HSDPA (900/2100MHz). The 6220 Classic does sport quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) and Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, for stereo headsets, and a 2.5mm headset port, so that you can go crazy trying to hunt down an adapter.
Planned availability is Q3 2008, with pricing set at 325EUR (~US$474).
Not sure why you are so baffled, in particular you being the Guru and all..
Just kid you guru, just kid you!
Anyway, the design is obviously not matching the N-series; nor is there a 3.5mm jack (”want 3.5mm? buy N-series or Xpress Music series); nor some of the N-Series software/apps. It’s called market segmenting and targeting different audiences with slightly different design and specs. Or, put it differently: making sure Nokia gets every single penny out of us!
So to me its not that baffling at all.
I’m just surprised that the 5mp Carl Zeiss and Xenon flash is already being dropped down to the non-Nseries, even while newer Nseries don’t have them. It devalues the N82, slightly, in my opinion.
True. On the other hand, why should all N Series have it? I.e. I think N Series will not be saturated by any given feature before its also introduced into other line ups.
Then again N82 design is clearly not for everyone, and its logical in that sense to offer it in another more conservative looking phone.
Good point. However, if the Nseries features are quickly drizzled down to non-Nseries, then what is it that makes an Nseries, well, an Nseries?
Hence, I’m baffled by the 6220.
It doesn’t seem to follow any common thread of marketing logic.
The Nseries are supposedly designed for internet, music, imaging, or gaming, or a combination of those. The ‘multimedia’ handsets (those with 4-number names) are more or less the ‘budget’ S60, while Eseries is clearly enterprise. Very clearly defined, distinct marketing segments.
However, the 6220 doesn’t follow any of that.