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| 1. Posted by TarunK |
Tue Jun 29, 2004 2:54 pm |
Good Points
A real 21st century elegant, stylish, compact & a complete messaging device with integrated camera. Good Reception,Acceptable Battery life.Long video clips( 90 sec.). EDGE, very fast data transfer rates.
Bad Points
1.Picture quality, display is passive matrix.
2.Not having Memory Card slots (limited memory).
3.Not supporting wav, true music ring tones.
4.Takes time to scan every pixel.
Review
I have used many mobile phones in the past Panasonic GD92, Sony CMD J70(the best!),Panasonic GD68, Nokia 3100 and many others. I recommend Sony CMDJ70 in non-color display.
Now i am using Nokia 6820, a great handy phone, morever, i would say, a complete messaging communication device. Seems like nokia tried to induct everything in the phone to keep it at par with the times. But i am suprised that why they hadn't work to enhance the display features which are just as same as they were used to be in a year old color screen phones i.e.passive matrix screen.
As compared to the other Nokia phones in the same segment, It doesn't support .wav and true song format and there are no MMC slots. Hence reducing its storage capacity,(internal memory only upto 3.5 MB). When you load the phone with so many features, where the user will save his work. Nokia should have thought about it.
Anyway, except the above ones, phone is great and very handy for executive level cos its realy stylish compact design and useful as it offers everything to keep you updated with your office work and you can type in very quickly using real keyboard. Well its having bluetooth, IR to communicate effectively. Great Games! Reception is good. I have used the phone for 5&1/2 hours at a strech(talktime) and still two sticks were left.So good battery life as compared to other phones in this segment.In multimedia section, the video clip length is something to cheer about, 90 sec. clip, leave behind many other competitor phones till today though picture quality is not so great.
So my conclusion is that
"it is a perfect phone for the people who are seriously looking for a stylish, compact and effective communication device rather than a multimedia player. Though it (Camera, gallery) also satisfies your outdoor instincts for fun keeps you at par with the latest trend. The picture quality is not so great, but we are talking here on phones i.e., effective high speed communication not the multimedia players. RIGHT!"
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| 2. Posted by devaldez |
Sun Jun 20, 2004 10:34 am |
I bought this phone 2.5 weeks ago, just before a business trip to Asia. I got better reception in my house than any other GSM phone I've owned. I generally get no service at home and the 6820 provides sufficient service to get VM, SMS, and conversation if I'm out on my back deck (for comparison, I've had Siemens, Sony, Mot, and Nokia GSM products). LAX is notorious in places for it's limited GSM coverage and I had no problems there, either.
Moreover, I get service in PRC, though AT&T doesn't know how (no agreement on 1900). I placed and received phone calls in Beijing and Taipei. Unfortunately, Korea and Japan don't subscribe to GSM or I could provide two more countries.
I've had nothing but good luck with the phone. I find myself using SMS to co-workers now that I have a keyboard that works. The speaker phone feature is also very nice. Bluetooth comes disabled by default, which I like (the Sony had it enabled by default...wasting my battery). I love the fact that you can have ring groups in addition to individual ring tones. This allows me to instantly recognize personal mobile calls from business calls. The camera is not too hot, but what do you expect? I didn't buy it for the camera and would be just as happy without the wasted circuits and development costs. The screen is bright and clear.
I don't play games on my phone, so I can't comment on the quality of the games.
Overall, this is the best mobile phone I've owned to date. It does the geeky (polyphonic midi), the business (keyboard, ring groups, IR syncing with Outlook for contact info), and the superfluous (calendar syncing, email, etc.) and does them well. Moreover, I paid only US$140 for the phone with a 1 year commitment, so it was cheap, too (I got a significant company discount).
A year later will tell if it truly is the best phone I've ever owned, but for now, I'm completely satisfied. 
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| 3. Posted by mr-happy |
Thu Jun 24, 2004 9:18 am |
It was a snap decision to upgrade, but it finally broke my addiction to the 88xx series phones. Having to be impressed to hang my 8855 next to my 8810, the 6820 did that.
Having read the other posts, I am happy to say reception is good on my phone and I am apparently crystal clear on the other end.
The loud speaker function could be just that little bit louder, but again I am apparently clear on the other end.
I have large hands and found SMSing with the keyboard to be a speeling lesson at first, but once you get the hang of it, you blaze out SMSes. The flip out keyboard feels sturdy too.
Although winning me over, the one thing I dislike is the screen. A TFT screen would have been much better... with possibly a few more (million) colours... 
Not ending on a bad note, it is easy and fun to use, small, light weight and with nice set of featuers this phone is a keeper for me.
mrh
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| 4. Posted by us91 |
Sun Sep 12, 2004 10:33 am |
The 6820 was not on my initial top 3 choice for a new cell phone. My first choice was the Siemens SL65, SL56 and then followed by the Sony Ericsson T637.
Obviously the SL65 is not available here in the States at this time (9/12/04). For some reason AT&T could not put in the order for a SL56 (refurbished) for me (over the phone or in the AT&T store). I have already seen and read a lot about the T637, so I was not worried too much about trying out that phone.
The AT&T rep busted out his 6820 to offer me an alternative selection. I have read a bit about it and vaguely looked at it a while back. Was not too interested in it due to the fact that the price was really high for it. The features seemed too extreme for me.
Another look at the 6820 and I discovered more to like about it. I balanced the choices between the T637 and the 6820. The tilting moment for the 6820 was when the AT&T representative had to call AT&T customer service to pull up my corporate information. He switched to the built-in speakerphone... the *awesome* surprisingly clear speakerphone.
At home I use speakerphone for my land-line all the time, it is just so convenient for multi-tasking. So forget about using a headset (unless you need privacy and it does come with a headset), because the 6820 is superb for hand-free operation.
I have to point out that the speakerphone is not *perfect*, because the quality of the speakerphone probably works best within 3 feet of the phone. In noisy places, the background noise is present. Otherwise, I think the speakerphone is just as high quality as the Nextel speakerphone.
Another deciding factor is that I have used two previous Nokia phones and I can still use my car charger (kit) from the 8260 to charge up the 6820. $25 average savings on accessories (OEM equipment).
Not to mention, the learning curve for the Nokia from my TDMA 8260 to the GSM 6280 is minimal. I just have to learn about the new "technology", not on how to use the entire phone.
IM (ICQ) via SMS worked fine for me. I was able to access MSN via mMode, but I refused to go through all the stupid agreements Microsoft wanted from me (just let me sign on to my existing account!). Typing on the Qwerty keyboard was fun, you just have to get used to the smaller keys.
Infrared (IR) was flawless, because I was able to sync all my information from my laptop to my phone within 2-4 minutes (depending on how much data you are transferring). I have not used the Bluetooth feature yet, because I do not own any Bluetooth devices.
Who cares about taking pictures on a phone?! Perves! I own a pocket-sized Nikon 3700 if I want to take REAL photos! High quality cameras are cheap, get one of those instead if you want REAL pictures!
Only 4096 colors, but good enough for me. I come from a happy TDMA 8260 phone for many years (aka no color). Again, I don't care for taking "quality photos". I have my girl's picture as my wallpaper right now. She took her photo from a V600 and the photo is definitely sharper on the laptop, but it is "decent" on the 6820.
No MP3 muisc, blah blah blah, another waste-of-my time and feature I would rather receive from other devices than a cellular phone. I am glad Nokia sacrificed these two features.
Remember, a phone is for communication...text messaging is for communication. Put these two facts together and you get a perfect match for a "communication" device.
If you used previous Nokia phone, then do not expect a high learning curve for this phone. Oh yeah, the menu buttons on the 6820 are customizable. Not all the buttons are customizable, but such as the "Names" button (from the older phones) is set for mMode access by default... I changed it back to "Names" because you can get mMode access by pressing down "0".
You can customize the keypad LOCK feature to activate after the specified time of idleness. Kind of like how you work your screen saver on the computer. One way of unlocking the keypad is to flip open the phone, it automatically unlocks the phone.
The only negative I have about the 6820 is that I think the keys will take getting used to. Since you have a Qwerty keyboard inside, the outside keypad is a little awkward when depressed. The feed back with the keypad is not as comfortable as what I received from the old 8260. None the less, it is acceptable and I think many of the newer Nokia phones have this kind of keypad design.
The mMode has more to be desired for, the access is sometimes slow, and overall content is limited. Understandable, but it is not something I will be using in the near future unless I have to. I will continue to try out mMode and see why it would be worth paying $7-$8 per month for it, but I doubt there is that much convenient information for me to access to convince me to keep it after the trial period.
The material/build quality of the 6820 is solid plastic, but not as nice as the metallic feel as the V600. The size of the phone is exactly like the 8260. The flip hinge is tight, so nothing is moving around unecessarily. The light is a bright purple-ish flavor (I have yet to figure out how to make it a bit dimmer).
So far I can not say enough good things about this phone. I'm waiting for my buddy to receive his T637, then I'll compare more closely to see if it is worth keeping this 6820. I get 30 days to try this out with AT&T and return it if I do not like it. The Motorola V600 is the only flip phone I would consider using, otherwise, I dislike flip phone designs in general. Alas, it cost almost twice as much as what I paid for the Nokia 6820.
BTW, my phone is unlocked (no, it does not come unlocked from a cellular service provider) so I do not have to chunk the phone in the garbage can when I switch service providers in the future. If you already text message all the time, then this is a highly recommended phone.
Cheers
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Technical Specifications |
| Network: |
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Form Factor: |
Clamshell |
| Dimensions: |
107 x 47 x 20 mm |
| Weight: |
100 g |
| Antenna: |
Internal |
| Navigation: |
5-Way Joystick / QWERTY Keypad |
| Battery Type: |
850 mAh Li-Ion |
| Talk Time: |
7.00 |
| Standby Time: |
240 |
| Memory: |
3.5 MB |
| Expandable Memory: |
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Imaging |
| Main Screen: |
4096 colors (STN)
128 x 128 px |
| External Screen: |
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| Camera: |
0.1 MP / 352 x 288 px / Night Mode / Video Recorder |
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Audio |
| MP3 Player: |
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| FM Radio: |
Accessory |
| Speakerphone: |
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| Push-To-Talk: |
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Multimedia |
| Wallpapers: |
128 x 128 px |
| Screen Savers: |
128 x 128 px |
| Ring Tones: |
16 chord |
| Themes: |
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| Games: |
J2ME |
| Streaming Multimedia: |
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Messaging |
| SMS: |
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| EMS: |
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| MMS: |
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| Email: |
POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP / BlackBerry / WAP / SMS |
| Chat: |
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| Predictive Text: |
T9 |
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Applications |
| Phonebook Capacity: |
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| Calendar: |
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| To-Do List: |
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| WAP: |
2.0 / xHTML |
| Voice Commands: |
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| Calculator: |
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Connectivity |
| Bluetooth: |
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| Infrared Port: |
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| High-Speed Data: |
GPRS (Class 10) / EDGE |
| Wi-Fi: |
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| GPS: |
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| PC Sync: |
OTA Sync |
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More Information |
| Website: |
Product Website |
| Discussion: |
Nokia Forum |
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