Nokia 6216 Classic review
Expert Rating:
- NFC Enabled
- Poor 2MP camera
The Nokia 6216 Classic is a very stylish and attractive mobile phone that comes available in a Coco Pearl coloured casing. It’s a classic candy bar design that Nokia users will have become very accustomed to. There is a 5-way navigation key to enable the user to breeze through menus and settings with ease. The 6216 handset features the NFC technology which is touch-based Near Field Communication to make life a lot easier for the user. What the NFC technology does is it enables the user to make payments and ticketing transactions as well as the convenience of sharing web-links, images and contact data all at the touch of a button. This is aimed at the consumer being able to cut down on how many cards they may have in their wallet, as the applications on the SIM card will allow for the user to make quick and easy payments via their Nokia 6216 mobile phone. We believe this to be one of the first mobile phones with this technology present as well as the Nokia 6212. This attractive handset weighs a light 88g and measures only 114.7mm x 41.7mm x 14.5mm in size making the 6216 mobile phone easy to manage, store and carry with ease. A 2 inch QVGA screen is featured on the 6216 Classic displaying up to 16.7 million colours and with screen resolutions of 320 x 240 pixels making for very bright, clear and colourful displayed images to the user. With a full charge up of the Nokia 6216 Classic battery users can expect up to 3 hours and 20 minutes of GSM talk time and up to 300 hours of GSM stand-by time. This also converts into 2 hours and 45 minutes of WCDMA talk time and up to 300 hours of WCDMA stand-by time. Users can enjoy and benefit from the built-in Nokia Operating System and Enhanced Series 40 User Interface software.
Nokia 6216 Classic – Camera & Imaging
A 2 mega-pixel camera function is featured on the 6216 Classic handset that comes complete with an 8x digital zoom, an LED Flash and with 1600 x 1200 pixel rates. A selection of scene modes are featured which include portrait, landscape and night along with a selection of colour tone modes. These include normal, grey-scale, sepia and negative. All of these modes, settings and features allow the user to take great quality photos. Ok, it is not one of the best cameras to be featured on a mobile phone, but none the less it still comes with some cracking features for the user to really make the most of their photography.
Video recording abilities are also available to the user, with the VGA video camera and a 4x digital zoom users can really get up close to their subject and capture quality footage. Video playback file formats include MP4, 3GP, MPEG4 and H.263. Users can enjoy video streaming along with video calling on their Nokia 6216 Classic handset. The video calling feature can only be used with other compatible users with the same video capabilities.
Nokia 6216 Classic – Music Entertainment
Users can enjoy a cracking built-in music player system on the Nokia 6216 Classic with supporting music file formats including AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, MP3 and WMA. There are dedicated music keys enabling the use user to control and manage their music with ease. A built-in FM Stereo with RDS technology is also featured so the user can catch up and listen to their favourite radio stations and DJ's as and when they please. A fantastic selection of ring-tones are available on the 6216 Classic enabling the user to not only look good with their mobile phone but sound good too. Video ring-tones are also a big feature on this handset broadening the user’s options. When it comes to the memory on the Nokia 6216 Classic mobile phone there is 22 mega-bytes of user memory, but users can really make the most of the hot swappable memory card slot to increase this much further providing more storage space suiting to the users requirements.
Nokia 6216 Classic Review – Internet & Messaging Services
Connecting to the internet via the 6216 Classic mobile phone is a speedy process and this is due to the built-in HTML, XHTML, WAP, Opera Mini and Nokia Mobile Search web browsing technologies. Other built-in technologies to assist the internet service include CSD, EDGE – class B, GPRS – class B and TCP/IP support all of which provide not only a speedy service to the user but a high quality of service also. The 6216 Classic operates on a Quad-band network which covers GSM – 850/900/1800/1900 & WCDMA – 850/2100. this enables the user the full use of their mobile phone whilst abroad via the roaming facility. Connecting to other compatible devices such as Bluetooth® 2.0 and a 2.5mm Nokia AV connector are possible and so straight-forward as these devices come available with the 6216. With the NFC technology users are only able to share with other users who have this technology also enabling the user to pay, explore, travel and pair.
Messaging services have become ever so popular these as it is a quick and easy to communicate with others. The Nokia 6216 Classic comes with a selection of messaging services which include SMS, MMS version 1.2 (multi-media messaging), Nokia Xpress Audio messaging, Instant Messaging and OMA Emailing support. No matter which messaging service is used it is a fun and fast way of communication.
Nokia 6216 Classic – Gaming & Applications
For those who enjoy playing games for keeping entertained and amused will love the built-in Java™ MIDP 2.1 and downloadable games. The downloadable option enables the user to download games suiting more their individual gaming taste. We always like to say that before downloading any games please check before doing so as there maybe a small cost involved for this particular service.
Now to the built-in applications on the very stylish Nokia 6216 Classic mobile phone. Nokia are renowned for their application tools and the 6216 is no exception. Users can enjoy support for Nokia PC Suite, Flash Lite 2.1, Push to Talk, Voice Commands, Conference Calling, OVI share and Nokia Download. Of course all the other applications that assist us with daily tasks are also present, there are too many to mention but lets just say you will not feel like you are missing out.
Nokia 6216 Classic Review – Summary
The Nokia 6216 Classic is far from being a basic mobile phone it is of the usual candy bar design but don't be fooled. This fashionable and very stylish handset comes completely jam packed full of high quality technologies especially the new NFC technology. We at mobilefonereviews.co.uk feel the 6216 is not way up there in terms of high tech specs none of which are too complicated nor too fussy but is up the scale from mid range mobile phones. If you are looking for style and all the mod cons of today plus you like your Nokia handsets then why not take a look at the Nokia 6216 Classic mobile phone.
Nokia 6216 Classic specification
- 2 Mega-pixel camera with LED Flash 8X Digital Zoom & Full Screen Viewfinder
- Scene Modes with Landscape, Night & Portrait
- Colour Tone with Negative, Normal, Greyscale & Sepia
- Video Recorder with 15 FPS & 4 x Digital Video zoom
- Video Player with H263 & MPEG4 formats & Video streaming
- Video Calling
- Screensavers & Wallpapers
- 2 inch QVGA display with 16.7 million colours & 320 x 240 pixels
- Music Player supports WMA, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+ & MP3 formats
- Devoted Volume Keys
- Built-in FM Radio with Visual Radio
- MP3 & Polyphonic Ringtones
- Nokia AV Connector (2.5mm)
- Voice Recorder
- SMS, MMS, Email & Nokia Audio Messaging
- Predictive Text Messaging
- Java™ Games & Downloadable Games
- Personal organiser with Phonebook, Contacts with Images, Calendar, Alarm clock, World Clock, Reminder, To do list & Calculator
- Conference call, Call Log, Call Waiting, Divert call & Call Hold
- Push To Talk
- Speed Dial
- Built-in hands free speakerphone
- Vibrating Alert
- Flight Mode
- 22 Megabytes of memory with MicroSD™ Memory card slot
- EDGE & GPRS Technology
- Bluetooth®, 3G & USB Connectivity
- Quad band 1900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 900 GSM & 850 GSM Networks
- Opera Mini, HTML & XHTML Web Browsers & Nokia mobile search
- GSM Talk Time 3.3 hrs
- Standby Time 300 hrs
- Size 14.5 x 41.7 x 114.7mm
- Weight 88 grams
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