Nokia 6680 (Nokia 6680)

Member Name: russ.david

Product:	Nokia 6680
Date:	19/06/05 (3387 review reads)
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Advantages: Camera/picture quality, Good interface, Mp3 player

Disadvantages: No radio, a little slow sometimes, slightly heavier than most phones

The first thing I noticed about this phone is the size – I’d gone from a VERY light Sharp GX25 to the Nokia 6680 but then of course I realised that a phone with this kind of technology isn’t going to be very light *yet*. It’s not as if the phone is huge or anything, it’s probably a bit smaller than the 7650 model.

I originally wanted the Nokia 6630 but was put off at the fact it didn’t have a forward facing camera – being on the 3 network I thought this was a major disadvantage but was advised to wait for the 6680 and I’m glad I did. I’m a sucker for good quality pictures and this phone delivers. A 1.3 megapixel camera provides some great photos and the screen’s 262k colours enhances other phones’ photos – a mate sent me a picture from his 4k coloured 6610i, on his phone the picture was OK. On the 6680 it REALLY came alive. Full marks to Nokia there. Taking a picture is easy, just slide down the cover on the back of the phone and you’re ready. It also has an optional flash which seems to be quite effective.

I’d never used a Symbian operating system so it took a bit of getting used to, as a lot of options are pop-ups which aren’t really a problem once you get in to them. The only negative point about this is if you leave too many applications open the phone can slow down or even stop but you can close them down individually quite easily.

The MP3 player is good enough and you get a 64mb flashcard with it to compliment the phone’s internal memory or 10mb. I currently have Coldplay’s X&Y album on mine and it sounds great. The video camera is OK, just don’t expect camcorder-standard quality.

The navigation of the phone comes from a 5-way D pad which feels comfortable enough and I’ve had no problems using it.

One thing which is noticeably absent from the phone is an FM radio. The 6680 may well be aimed at business people but I still think they could have included one. Talking of business use, bluetooth is of course built in and works very well, I had no trouble connecting to computers, headsets and phones. The phone also has QuickWord, a programme you can use to view Word documents. I downloaded my CV from my email and viewed it using this programme and it came up well. If I wanted to I could then bluetooth it to a printer or computer for easy transfer. Very hand, in my opinion.

The phone itself seems to be well built with stainless steel strips along the side including the cover for the memory card slot.

The battery life is pretty good although I’ve seen a lot better. Bear in mind this phone has a lot of technology and this will eat up battery power. One way to minimise the impact is to close any unused applications by holding down the menu key for a few seconds, selecting the application with the D pad then press C.

All in all I’m very impressed with this phone. Probably the best Nokia I’ve ever had with only a few minor niggles.

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