Undoubtedly Better. Review on Nokia 6630

Finally giving away my Nokia 6610i, I decided to buy a new one. My eye had been on the 6630 for months, and wanted to get that. So I bought it. Thoughts and impressions:

Initial Impressions...

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you look at the product photo on the left, it looks simply like a bulky, cheap piece of plastic with a compounded shape. In real life, it is not such an unattractive piece of technology. In fact, the rounded shape makes it easier and far more comfortable to hold in the hand. The screen is a pleasure to behold. Coming from a small, 4k colour screen, the large, 65k active matrix screen was enchanting. For a lot of time I marvelled at it. The keys are well positioned and easy to press, unlike the Nokia 7610. After experimenting with both, it is extremely easy to reach the conclusion that the keypad on the 7610, despite being unarguably attractive, are confusingly placed and quite hard to press. Also, I find the blue backlight too bright. In contrast, the well-placed, easy to press keys and the silver backlight (reminiscent of my 6610i) were, in my opinion, superior. The memory card slot is strategically placed on the side. It is easy to flip out and remove the memory card.

Features...

After playing around for a day or two, I found most of the features in well form and quite amazing.

Camera: Compared to the grainy pictures on my earlier handset, these are smooth, clear and great. There is an extremely smooth 6x zoom and a night mode equipped. There is an absence of flash but this can easily be corrected with a Nokia Fun Camera. You can record videos of uptil one hour, depending on how many files there are in the gallery. The video quality is good for a phone. Compared with my sister’s 6230, I found much better clarity. An excellent feature is full screen mode. This allows you to view in full screen by the pressing of the key 2 while playing a video. With the up/down keys on the navigational pad, you can also easily forward or rewind. This saves time and battery life.

Web: I have recently subscribed for Ewap GPRS and the speed, image quality and font is pretty good for a phone. You can forward, go back, reload, add bookmarks, adjust settings. There is also a view images tool that can be used to zoom in on an image on a web page.

Bluetooth: I found the Bluetooth as a life-saver. Considering the fact that my Nokia 6610i had practically no connectivity options with its rusty, stubborn Infra Red port, it was nice to be able to switch on Bluetooth and send and receive anything without having to hold the phones together in an awkward position. You can hide your name or show it to everyone if you want, and choose your own name for the Bluetooth. Via bluetooth, it will be easy to send and receive things with the DKU-2 cable, and add wireless enhancements such as car kits, headsets, video call stand and many more.

Media: The phone has Video Editor and Movie Director, both of which allow you to improve your videos. The Video Editor has not been working so I can’t comment on that right now, but the Movie Director is good. You can choose either images, videos, or both, choose a style, a message, and your movie is created. With the Voice Recorder, it is also possible to record a background tune and add it to your muvee. There is also an Image Manager and RealPlayer, which is important for me (at least now :D)

Organiser: There is an Organiser folder in the phone, equipped with a File Manager, To-Do list, Notes, Clock, Calendar, Calculator, Converter, Wallet, Help and Go to. The To-Do List is quite helpful, the Notes function is very useful for me when I am away from my computer and want to key in something important, the Calendar has great graphics and even greater functions. The Calculator is great as it is simple to navigate and use. The Converter application is extremely useful for finding out currency exchange, mass, height, width and more.

Tools This folder contains Voice Commands, which are easy to use with the easy-to-press voice command button, Voice Mail, Speed Dial, Settings, which you can easily customize, Application Manager, Transfer, which lets you copy Contacts, Calendar and Gallery from another phone via Bluetooth, free of charge, Instant Messenger, Activation Keys, Device Manager, About, Themes and Profiles.

Conclusion

Nokia 6630 is what they call a smartphone. You can only realize why they call it that when you try it yourself. It is Nokia’s third 3G mobile phone without a second camera, though you can use a stand instead. The Synmbian OS is, as many know, extremely powerful, and the Series 60 User Interface is pleasing to the eye. Though there is an absence of Radio, there is MP3 and Radio can easily be added on as an application. As you will notice, I have not commented on the looks & style. This is because even though it is a bit bulky, I do not find it ugly.

Any Last Words?

Last words: Nokia 6630 is definitely worth it.