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Nokia 6220 Classic vs Nokia N82: Silliness

By TheGuru on September 27, 2008

I’ve been struggling to figure out to honestly review the Nokia 6220 Classic. I’ve already shared my thoughts on the build quality and the experience of S60v3 Feature Pack 2 on this candybar smartphone, and typically I would now go into how the phone handles various aspects, such as GPS navigation, imaging, music, etc. However, I’ll spare you that, because frankly, everything about the 6220 Classic is ho-hum.

Here’s the reader’s digest version:

Music - the 6220 Classic has a 2.5mm audio port, which means you’re going to need to buy an adapter like this to use your own headphones. The audio player interface is identical to the N82’s, despite having a newer version of S60v3. There is a single speaker, at the top of the phone, and a microSD card slot for extra storage. Audio quality is on par with other non-music-centric phones from Nokia.

Imaging - 5 megapixel camera, autofocus, physical lens cover, integrated Share Online, Xenon flash. The Nokia 6220 Classic takes great pictures, and the flash allows for great night shots. There is a slight purple haze over most of the shots, though.

GPS - the 6220 Classic uses Nokia Maps, with a built-in GPS receiver. I am a huge fan, actually, of the GPS light on the side of the phone. This thing lights up when you have a solid GPS fix, and offers helpful visual notification.

In short, it’s a standard experience. Nearly every capability is missing just one little thing. Music is missing the headset port. Imaging is slow to load the camera. It’s all just so close.

The other problem that I have is that the 6220 Classic is currently more expensive than the N82, despite lacking several features, such as WiFi, a standard 3.5mm audio port, stereo speakers, and support for N-Gage gaming. The only two areas in which the 6220 Classic really stands out is the keypad and the fact that it uses S60v3 Feature Pack 2. According to the features and experience, the 6220 Classic should be ~$100 cheaper than the N82, at least. Given that it currently costs MORE, I have to say that I would highly recommend purchasing the N82 instead, even if you don’t believe you’ll use WiFi. The overall experience is better, for sure.

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  • Al
    http://europe.nokia.com/A4486275

    That's Nokia's AD-44 2.5mm to 3.5mm adapter with microphone and playback control.

    I am very surprised it doesn't come in box.

    It's only like $5 on ebay.
  • N93i worshiper
    I was just wondering if u have ever seen a N82 device after few months of usage. The colours begin to "peel of" around the screen and all over da fone, and it gives u a real dummy plastic look of a very low end "chinese" duplicate phone. It doesnt give u at all the impression of holding da second best device in Nseries fones (the first being N93/i OF COUUURSE hehehe).
    Maybe for that reason N82 was always cheap from the beginning of its launching, the materials used were sooooooo comercial and cheap, it was never meant to be a Flagship device, despite the outstanding features... (for those who will contradict me about the Flagship High End Device... well..... we all know dat flagship devices come with the N9x name... not the N8x naming...right?)
    6220 Classic being da best non Nseries fone... and N82 being a commercial version of a Nseries fone.... of course i wouldnt be surprised to hear dat N82 is cheaper.
    PS: the mighty N93i, in France and Belgium, is priced slightly cheaper or slightly more expensive than N95 8GB.... that shows how Nokia used high-end materials with the N93i
  • Viipottaja
    Al, its not, fairly obviously, included in the box because Nokia wishes to sell accessories with a good margin separately.

    N93i worshipper, I've had no problems with my N82 materials (black). Perhaps you got a bad patch, or maybe its a problem with the silver version in general.

    The retail price of 6220 C here in the US may not be in line with what it should be. It might well alredy be cheaper than N82 in Europe. Not sure. In any event its very difficult to compare any other price than the initial recommended retail price AT LAUNCH to stores. After that it get fussy, in particular given that a big part of the volume is sold through carriers, and there both parties will negotiate as much as they can preserve their margins (such margins usually hidden from consumer obviously) while at the same time using the same margins as a negotiation chip. Thus, a phone with likely a higher margin (i.e. 6220C in this case given that its techno is essentially a year old and in high volume manufacturing series at this point) can be sold to carriers significantly cheaper by Nokia while still guaranteeing them a nice margin than they can the N82.
  • Cheung Yuen Wong
    Being an owner of teh N82 silver I have no problems what-so-ever with colours peeling of or anything like that. I even bought it second-handed.

    The screen is perfect due to a screenshield I bought earlier for my N95 (as extra) from Zagg. It's a bit larger an covers a bit up to the sides.

    I've even managed to loose my phone on the ground 3 times, in which one time it fell several steps at a stair made of marmorlike material.

    Still no noticeble damage and the phone still works fine.

    I've also have it regularly in my pocket and it have not taken any damage by that either. (Just to point out I don't have anything other in the pocket I have my phone in).

    My friend however lost his 6220 classic on the ground once and one of the keypads "jumped off".

    Talking about bad the N95 was bad when it comes to the slider and loosing that phone on the ground usually means that the slider springs out and gets looser than it was from before.
    That's a know story though.

    But as always there are differences in the quality in each model range. Best thing to do is to check at the store before you buy one.

    I also rarely loose my phone, but I'm not prone to accidents so it happens.
    I had my N6600 for two years using it actively and still the colours on the keypad was fine and readable.
    After giving it to my little brother he managed to make the keypad colours almost unreadable. (Same goes for the N95 keypad, in which I gave that phone to him)

    All in all it comes down to how a person treats his phone.
    I still have my earliest mobile phones and they all still work and in good shape. (Though some have some wear and tear "damages" such as keyboard colours being "washed out")
  • Cheung Yuen Wong
    Generally I think the 6220 is a nice choice if you want a mid-range phone. I've played a bit with it and I didn't quite like the keypad. I would difinetely have recommended it for my little sister as she likes to take photos. (Though of course I would rather recommend the N82)
  • ashu
    @ n 93i worshipper,
    Thats bulls¤^t! Its ridiculous to compare n 82 to 6220c.
    There is just no match in terms of quality, screen size, the overall feel.
    Colour peeling, i have been using it from the part 7 months, no problems on that front.
    So what does that mean, another bulls¤^t!!!
  • Ammar
    Well,i dont know if its only me but when i see the non-N series phones i thought its just plastic...and if u compare the N series again to E series then E series will win.

    Can you tell me how much is the difference between E90 and the N95 and then the N95 and this.
  • Your review of the 6220 Classic is very much in line with my own thoughts. A couple of comments:

    I really like the image quality of the 6220's camera: here are some of mine. I have also noted the purple tint on some images - I think it has something to do with the lightning conditions (and it is hopefully something a new firmware revision will fix soon). In addition, I have also noticed that some images - shot in low light with flash - turn out very dark. Weird. I also think this is something that is triggered by certain lightning conditions.

    The 6220 camera's weak point is in my view the sub par video quality. It is supposedly 640x480 pixels, 30 fps like the Nseries models, but as someone more knowledgeable in these matters has pointed out, it is actually lower quality - probably 320 x 240 that has been interpolated to 640 x 480 and saved as such.

    Too bad.

    I do not understand the complaints about the 2.5mm audio port (and not just about the 6220 Classic). It is trivial to get a 2.5mm to 3.5mm adapter and have it in your bag and besides, I personally use bluetooth headphones.
  • @Gersbo - you're right, a 2.5mm adapter *is* cheap and trivial, but it's still yet another thing to carry and keep track of. The 3.5mm adapter isn't handy just for earphones. I have a standard 3.5mm input in my truck that I use to connect either my N95 or N810 for music. I also go to friends' houses and often will plug my phone into their portable speakers. Given the size of the handset and the cheapness of the adapters, it's just silly to not include it. Even more silly to not at least toss an adapter in the sales box.
  • Matt
    In Germany, the 6220 Classic is much cheaper than the n82 with contract, and many people don't like the n82's thin buttons. I personally would prefer the n82, but my girlfriend got the 6220 free with contract (the n82 would have been 69 euro) and was very excited to get a 5mpix camera and a GPS. She also thinks the 6220 looks better and prefers the larger buttons when texting. Again, I would pay the 69 and get the n82, but saying there's no point to it comes from a very narrow perspective that assumes only phone nerds buy high-end Nokia phones. When I lived in the US, that was indeed true, but here you get an N95 free with contract from every provider. Most of Nokia's high end sales are in Europe.
  • Jerry W
    N93i worshiper: I have seen several N82´s after time with no peeling. I think that the peeling-myth stems from the badly made replicas at display in shops
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