4 posts tagged “6120 classic”

The above is a web-only clip from British channel Five's 'The Gadget Show'.  It features presenter Jon Bentley testing out and musing over VOIP* application Fring.  The demonstration doesn't go too smoothly, which is a shame as Fring is pretty good IMHO and if I were to criticise it it wouldn't be for anything seen in the clip.

I noticed that the two handsets used were on Three and that one of them was an N73** (X-Series by the looks of it).  Hardly cutting edge, is it Five? ;-)  I'm just about to give mine to an eleven year old (and I imagine they'll be less than impressed!)  As they're using Three I think they needn't worry about the data plan.   VOIP isn't barred in Three's T&Cs (unlike with some other operators) and the price of the plan (presumably they'll be on £5 per month) would ensure a lot of very, very cheap calls and IMs!

Five, Three?  What is it with company branding these days!?! ;-)
*VOIP = Voice Over IP (voice calls routed over the internet)
**the other one being a 6120 classic I do believe...

I had a play with the Nokia 6120 Classic - my sister's new phone - the other night, .  I'd recommended it to her based on what I'd read/heard about it.  I hadn't used one myself as, even at the Symbian Smartphone show back in October, most of the Nokia phones out on display were N95s or N95 8GBs.  It was nice that not only did she seek my advice but that she actually took it!

My thoughts about the phone?  It's quick, very quick.  It's seems to be stable (it didn't crash or hang - but I only used it for 30 minutes).  The screen looks great, although it is smaller than I'm used to.  It's bright, it's very clear - it just looks nice, easy to read etc.  The keypad is great, it's well spaced out and keys are logically placed.  It's sturdy.  The built-in browser is way better than on my creaking N73!

Unfortunately she's not got a data plan so I couldn't have too much fun with it.  I would've loved to give Nokia Internet Radio a spin whilst using Sports Tracker or seeing if Nokia Maps is actually usuable on it (it's way too slow on my N73 - even if TomTom has no problems)

Would I want a 6120c as my next phone?  If you'd asked me a few months ago, no.  Now, not so sure.  It does most things that I want (I believe it even does Slingplayer) but the camera is only 2MP, it has no WiFi and, although the screen is really nice, it's small.  I also like the idea of having TV-out and accelerometers and neither are available on the 6120c, but I can live without them.

Seems like a pretty good deal to me even if the N73 is an old model superceeded by far more capable (and far more expensive) models such as the N95 and N82.

Downside?  Well it's PAYG not SIM-free - it might need to be unlocked if you don't want to use it on T-Mobile.  Oh, and this is the price at Currys (and anyone in the UK will know this is a retailer that one tries to avoid whenever possible!)

If you're in the market for a cheap and capable smartphone, 'gerrymoth' has pointed out the Nokia 6120 Classic is available for £99.99 too (again on PAYG).  That's better in many ways to the N73 but has a smaller screen.  Oh and that's available from Three's website

Anyone from Nokia out there reading this?  If so, any chance I could score a 6120 Classic for a month (or two)?  You don't ask you don't get!  Well, sometimes you do when you don't.  Anyway...

I'm really loving my Skypephone - so much so that I'm beginning to question my need to replace my N73 with an N95 (or N82 for that matter).

Looking at the 6120 Classic, it seems to do most of the things I need and seems the right size / form factor.  Unlike many other Nokia phones there's no silly button layouts or silly sliding/swivel mechanism.  In many ways it reminds me of the Skypephone - small, practical and powerful.  But without giving it a go I won't know for sure!  And I'd love to do a comparison with the Skypephone.