Nokia 6120 Classic review

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If music isn't your thing and you prefer photography, the 6120 comes with a 2-megapixel camera with LED photo light. Relative to other camera phones, such as the Sony Ericsson K810i, the 6120's camera isn't great, but it's fine for MMS messages.


The 2-megapixelc camera on the back comes with an LED photo light but no auto-focus

A noteworthy camera feature is the panorama mode, which lets you take a succession of photos to create a larger panoramic image.

Performance
Audio quality during calls is good, with no noticeable distortions or muffling. The loudspeaker sounds loud and clear, particularly because it's on the side of the phone.

The picture quality from the camera was as expected from a 2-megapixel sensor and didn't look very clear at full size, but was perfectly good for MMS messages and mementos.

The HSDPA connectivity worked fine, reaching speeds of up to 1.8Mbps, which meant downloads didn't take too long and browsing the Web was fast.

Conclusion
The Nokia 6120 Classic is an attractive 3G handset that comes with a few useful features -- the HSDPA connectivity, music player and expandable microSD slot are particularly useful. While you might not find the camera all that great, the rest of the phone is well designed and easy to use.

If you're looking for a handset that packs a little more punch in the camera department then it's worth checking out the Sony Ericsson K800i or K810i. Alternatively, if you're not that bothered about a camera or 3G connectivity but you want a Nokia device, then the Nokia 6300 is the phone for you.

Edited by Jason Jenkins
Additional editing by Nick Hide

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gadgetmaniac's avatar
4.5 stars out of 5

gadgetmaniac 13 December 2008

Good: the 3g,thefeatures

Bad: the pixels and looks a bit too simple

Comment: its a great 3g phone to buy if your on the budget its just loaded with features and excluding the dont likes its a great phone!!!!!!!!!

Edison Machado's avatar
3.5 stars out of 5

Edison Machado 27 September 2008

Good: GPS speed, sound, works with sdhc up to 4gb

Bad: No wi-fi and when playing DivX looses sync sometimes

Comment: Very good for the price, and works better then it is supposed. Gps program installed at the phone memory works very good as coreplay for the divx. You can use the SD card of 4g instead of the 2 it works fine and also works with SDHC. For the price is very good. I have the cash to get the E71 but I am thinking twice about!! you see how good it is. I had problems initially with software but after it was replaced for the 3 time I am happy with it. Good thing for Nokia that we have warranty otherwise I would be saying other things GOOD PHONE.

Chris Lavender's avatar
0.5 star out of 5

Chris Lavender 6 December 2007

Good: Fullof great features

Bad: Phone will make your ear hot!

Comment: For... Good phone, packed with features, good value for money.

Against...the handset will make you ear hot when you hold it to your head for 5 or more minutes... That can't be good, can it?

I'm having mine replaced with a Nokia N73.

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