In a nutshell: A classically designed 3G smartphone. It's
one of the lightest and most compact smartphones available, and
probably the easiest to use. Equipped with 3.5G for fast web browsing
and downloads, this phone is smart enough to do most things you
could ask of a phone.
Review:
July 2008.
The Nokia 6124 Classic is a Vodafone-exclusive
version of the 6120 Classic. Read our Nokia
6120 Classic review for full details. The only real difference
between the 6124 and the 6120 is the design of the fascia. The 6124
has a slightly different keypad design, but is just as functional.
The only problems with the 6124 Classic are the
small font size and the below-average battery life. Apart from these
two issues, the 6124 Classic is a beautiful smartphone, and a much
more satisfying phone to use than most of the Nseries phones. It's
neat, it's smart and we like it!
Features of the Nokia 6124 Classic include:
3G with video calling and high-speed 3G (HSDPA)
Symbian S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1
2 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom and
flash
Video camera
Display: TFT, 16 million colours, 240 x 320
pixels (2 inches)
Music player (MP3, eAAC+, and WMA formats)
FM radio
Nokia Stereo Headset HS-47 included in sales
package
Messaging: SMS, MMS, Nokia Xpress Audio messaging,
email with attachments
Voice dialing / Voice commands
Text-to-speech: let your phone read your text
messages, multimedia messages, and emails out loud
Voice recorder
Memory: 35 Mbytes plus microSD memory card slot
(expandable to 8 Gbytes)
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB mass storage
Quadband (EGSM 850/900/1800/1900) plus 3G (WCDMA/HSDPA
900/2100)
Size: 105 x 46 x 16 mm
Weight: 93g
Talktime: 2.4 hours (3G) - 3.1 hours (2G)
Battery standby: 9 days
Nokia 6124
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Average
rating from 44 reviews:
Reviewed by Glynn Hodson from United
Kingdom on 6th Feb 2010
Average. That sums up this phone completely. The biggest problems
I found are that dust is always getting behind the screen meaning
removing it and had to replace two facia in four as they are esay
to break. Batteryis there one, some times I wounder.I remember my
3232 back in the day. Now that had a battery that lasted. If you
want an average phone, then this is the one for you! Rating:
Reviewed by karl jagger from United
Kingdom on 15th Jan 2010
this is the worst phone i've ever owned. the camera is terrible.
the buttons are stiff and texting is really annoying. the screen
randomly goes blank so you have to take the battery out and put
it back in again. the battery hardly lasts a day, and it's really
slow don't buy it, it's pants! Rating:
Reviewed by CM from UK on 17th
Oct 2009
Quite a good phone with lots of functionality, but there is one
minor issue - Battery life is not very good, Ive just ordered a
high capacity battery. Rating:
Reviewed by Bogdan from Romania on
28th May 2009
Thats a good phone. After a while it gets a little slower but is
not a major defect. One big minus is that it doesnt have wifi. The
design is perfect for the average users like me. Rating:
Reviewed by Chris Fox from England on
24th May 2009
I've been using Nokia phones exclusively for fifteen years, and,
sadly, this one is easily the worst of the lot. It may be great
at photography, being a radio or an MP3 player, but as a phone,
it's horrendous. If you want to send a text to someone from your
phone-book, and you have a land-line number and a mobile number
for them, you won't know which one you've sent the text to! Simple,
everyday tasks are a major operation. Avoid like the plague. Dreadful. Rating:
Reviewed by Mike from UK on 19th
May 2009
Very pleased with this phone. Links well with car via Bluetooth Rating:
Reviewed by Elaine from England on
8th May 2009
I like the Nokia 6124 as it is so easy to use. The only downside
is the keyboard. Very small and can be awkward sometimes to press
the keys. The # key has broken off probably due to upper and lower
case use when texting. Dust has also got behind the screen. Rating:
Reviewed by Elaine from England, UK
on 24th Apr 2009
I love this phone as it is very easy to use. The only downside is
the keypad. Not always easy to press the keys and the # key has
broken off. Not sure if it can be replaced. Rating:
Reviewed by matt from uk on 23rd
Apr 2009
amazing phone my favorite so far love it such a simple but stylish
look wokrs briliently never had eney problems with it my first nokia
after useing a samsung and could use it straight away. light easy
to take around and still finds it funny when it calls out the persons
name who is ringing you not the best camera but it isnt a expensive
phone so vaule for money is great. no problem at all a great overall
phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Bob M from UK on
15th Apr 2009
This is a good phone, plenty of features and nice and compact. On
the positive side, it has lots of configurable options and capable
software and the £80 handset from Vodafone came with a 1GB memory
card included (nice). The negatives are all minor irritations -
the keys are a little slipperty, and "*" and "#" need good thumb
control to reach; some dirt has has quickly found its way under
my screen; and the camera takes pretty poor pictures indoors (but
outside is OK). All in all though, for £80, you can't really go
wrong. Rating:
Reviewed by james from uk on
1st Apr 2009
keys so slippery its hard to text. internet not much use as it uses
all memory and constantly has to be re-started. good for making
calls! but batterl life not up to that of competitors. mine has
broken as the power on swith sheered off the circuit board and cannot
be fixed nice easy to use opperatin system though. Rating:
Reviewed by BaldyBob from North Yorkshire
on 27th Mar 2009
Had my 6124 for about 10 months, paid £100 for it as i'm on contract
with Voda and the Samsung thing i had was simply shocking... anyway,
used the 6124 for a few months and was just pleased to get a decent
Nokia again, ok, battery life not like the old brick Nokias i used
to have but good enough. Then upgraded to a Nokia N78, which i have
to say is a piece of junk in comparison, all singing all dancing
but enough time to make a brew inbetween waiting for it to respond...
N78 quickly on eBay, 6124 recommissioned and loving it again...
come back, all is forgiven!! :) Great phone. If in doubt... www.mobilegazette.com/nokia-6124-classic-08x03x04.htm Rating:
Reviewed by burhan from manchester on
19th Mar 2009
this phone is sooooooooooooo cool ever since i got it i have never
regret it. the camera is cool so is da style its well nice Rating:
Reviewed by robbie from scotland on
8th Mar 2009
had mine for 2 months now. vodafone gave it to me.best phone iv
ever had. streets ahead of my previous ones. i use it 24/7 in an
industrial environment. Rating:
Reviewed by Olayinka from Nigeria on
7th Mar 2009
i love it its a real classic phone,its also easy to operate. Rating:
Reviewed by Nathan from UK on
22nd Feb 2009
I've used it for two months and now I'm swapping back to my 6300.
Here's a list of "features" the 6124 (really S60 software) has over
the 6300 (really S40 software): * No countdown timer * No stopwatch
* Non-adjustable snooze time in Alarm clock * Non-scientific calculator
* No sent/received message counter * No timed profiles * No easy
currency convert * No "goto" menu, so limited shortcut buttons *
Can't press green button in an SMS to call that person * Image viewer
doesn't allow you to view next image easily or view fullscreen *
When you have to choose a file it lists EVERY file on the device
with no folder structure * Contact search brings up everyone with
that letter in their name, just the first letter * Really small
contact picture appears when people call * Really small contact
picture in contact search * No fullscreen wallpaper * Calendar doesn't
auto-delete * Calendar doesn't work out birthday age As for the
handset, it attracts fingerprints and the screen is more easily
scratched. However, the loudspeaker is really loud - great for kids
at bus stops. Rating:
Reviewed by Danny from U k on
30th Jan 2009
A nice all round smartphone with good clear sound excellent video
playback through realplayer loads of other smart features i would
realy recomend this neat and well made phone Rating:
Reviewed by Stephen from N Ireland on
13th Jan 2009
just got it, not sure about it, would prefer more functionality.
When I hit the menu button, I get a white box with an asterisk -
any ideas??? Rating:
Reviewed by Anon. from UK on
10th Jan 2009
Had this phone for 2 days free on contract with vodafone. I really
like it for the money! Camera is much better that my old phone (samsung
e900) so far been great and texting takes a bit of getting used
to. Neat looking and does the job for a 14 year old who is constantly
communicating!:) Rating:
Reviewed by Georgieeeeeeeee from England
boy on 20th Dec 2008
well this fone is the sikest ive had i had 904 piks and 68 songs
wif more memory, i found the buttons easy to use and the screen
size was ace, but i lost it today on the bus so sadly i cant get
it back , but im happy i had a chance to use this fone its a sik
fone, i wood recomend u buy it , yes the battery dies offen but
it doesnt matter coz most fones do , the camera was very good easy
to take piks on , i found it abit annoying coz of the sound wen
u take a pik. the sound on the music is amazing it can be loud and
it can be quiet but u cant still hear it. the fone overall is excellent. Rating:
Reviewed by Jason Blackman from South
Africa on 18th Dec 2008
Nice phone but battery life is the worst of any Nokia I have had
and this is my 8th Nokia - I am lucky if I get an hours talk time
out of it Rating:
Reviewed by Anna from UK on 12th
Dec 2008
I've had this phone for a few months and it has its problems but
for me they aren't the same as most of the others mentioned here
- yes the battery life is below average but I have a charger and
I live in a house with quite a few plug sockets so I see no problem
- if the battery is low then charge it up, simple as that. I also
don't have a problem with reading the text on the phone, I even
have it on te smallest font size setting and it's crystal clear
to me. I do agree with the fact that it seems cheaply built and
flimsy, and texting seems fidly on the strange shiny keypad - my
fingers seems to cling to it, rather annoyingly, and the call answer
key is too close to the one above it, which makes it quite difficult
to press. The camera isn't too hot but then it's not a specific
camera phone, and as for pictures being out of focus, you can't
expect miracles of a camera that has a fixed focus - try holding
it a bit further away. My only other concern is the menus, they
are so lo ng winded to navigate, you have to press a million keys
to get anywhere and then again to exit the menu, it's very frustrating,
especially if you're in a hurry. Other than that it's fine for me,
and the problems I do have with it are easily accustomed to. Rating:
Reviewed by Clare from england on
12th Dec 2008
Big problems with this phone, purchased my first phone from a vodafone
store, the volume keys never worked and when on standby the lights
wouldnt work when a key was pressed,and the battery would only last
one day after a full charge. Returned the phone, recieved another
one, this time the phone works, but the battery has the same default,
i thought it may be a fault with the battery, so i tested the the
phone with a brand new battery and the same thing happens, i think
its the phone rather than the battery, it just drains it and i hardly
use my phone. This is my third phone now and guess what ! The battery
has the same default, Vodafone just seems to keep exchanging them,
and i phoned Nokia and reported the fault and they really couldnt
careless, {suppose they get their money now.} Rating:
Reviewed by Colin from U.K on
8th Dec 2008
Upgraded from 6300, What a mistake had 6124 four days and had to
charge battery 3 times, key pad good,txting long process compared
to 6300. Feels plastic(6300 bomb proof)& cheap like a toy phone,going
back to vodafone A.S.A.P,will probably have another 6300.Not the
best quality I would expect fron Nokia. Only 2 stars, but below
average and above poor. Rating:
Reviewed by rachel from uk on
29th Oct 2008
this phone is quite good except for the bad battery life which lasts
2 days at best the music player is better than the 5300s even though
the 5300 is a music phone the camera is quite good with a flash
and zoom but 2 megapixels it should be better but the flash is bright
and its gives a clear exposure and the phone feels more of a quality
produc than the problematic sony ericsson w910i it has the potental
to expand the memory to 8gb which is enough to store millions of
music the font is quite small but it enables to view a lot of info
quickly the keypad is quie fast for texting unlike most sony ericssons
which can jam and put the wrong letter the phone is qukte good looking
and the symbian operating system is good for business and the 3.5g
is quite good for internet but the main menu button is located above
the call button whic can be confusing at first but that is a small
bug which you can change Rating:
Reviewed by 6124 from UK on 22nd
Oct 2008
The only reason for the poor rating is the battery life, it is appalling.
Has been sent for repair (as I was not aware that this was a general
issue). Apparantly the phone got fixed, battery life still appalling.
Unfortunaetly unable to change the phone for another as past the
14 day change you mind option. I would not recommnend this phone
to anyone. Rating:
Reviewed by maco from united kingdom
on 19th Oct 2008
just bought the 6124 after my n73 died think its a good fone sorted
out small text by installing a font magnifier bought from nokia
so no probs reading texts ect.Found no probs with keys n battery
last about 3 days for me.Overall am pleased with it compared to
samsung g600 i bought first which was not so good. Rating:
Reviewed by tea1974 from UK on
16th Oct 2008
I got this phone as an upgrade from Vodafone. I had nokia 6300 and
wanted something similar. After much research, I decided to settle
for 6124 and I am pleased I picked this phone. So far, it is great.
I still wouldn't rate it 5 star because of small niggles but it
does all the basic jobs well. And for those who think the keypad
is small, they must have large fingers. Rating:
Reviewed by Liam from UK on 14th
Oct 2008
A cheap looking and feeling phone. Even simple tasks like texting
are fiddly to use. I always choose Nokia but I cant believe they
made such a poor piece of junk. Mine is going back straight away.
Rating:
Reviewed by Isabelle from Bonnie Scotland
on 14th Oct 2008
Worst phone I have ever had, just returned it to vodafone, I have
always had Nokia, upgraded from Nokia 7373 which was brilliant to
this phone which you cannot read the text as it is so small and
I changed it to large text but I could not read texts and awful
when writing them. You also do not get name and phone number together
in contacts, you only get the name which you can hardly read as
so small. Had good ringtones and games but that is about all. Battery
life awful and I could hardly hear people speaking on phone calls
and it is turned up full. Rubbish phone. Rating:
Reviewed by user from belgium on
20th Aug 2008
I have him for 3 days I'm a little bit dissapointed... My first
reaction was that it is a very diffucult phone, i didn't knew where
i needed to search a setting totally different than my other 3 nokia's
I gotted stressed because i didn't find it. Now it is a little bit
better i know where I need to search a setting. But one thing is
irritating me still when I'm typing a message I typ a lot of mistakes
because the keys are one surface... also the key for deleting letters
is very small I'm sorry for my bad english I did my best... Rating:
Reviewed by Richard Harris from UK on
1st Aug 2008
Have had the Phone for 10 days. The camera is out of focus and have
had a replacement phone, the camra on this one is still out of focus
and will be returning it to the suppler. The texing is long winded
to use. Navigating the phone is just a bit to over complicated especialy
the sat nav. Rating:
Reviewed by bigrbuk from UK on
24th Jul 2008
admittedly only played with it for a couple of hours, but here goes.
Bit plasticy, and finger print happy, but that's not a deal breaker
for me. Great features for a good price, already installed my own
apps etc. Text plenty big enough for me, what with having working
eyes and all. One little gripe (which I'm sure is down to me messing
with settings) - the display goes completely dark after a while,
so you don't even know if its on! Would prefer to keep date/time
on screen at all times like I could with my old 6300. Rating:
Reviewed by Fran from Spain on
22nd Jul 2008
Excellent phone in several features (nice display, sound and options).
But the battery doesn't last any longer (2 days maximum without
an intense use). Moreover, the keypad has several keys which don't
work properly; and I've seen other 6124 with the same problem).
More functions than my old 3310, but the battery is really weak.
Rating:
Reviewed by Ann Memmott from England
on 20th Jul 2008
Had one of these for a few weeks, really impressed with it so far.
Though text certainly is small, it's done a fantastic job of internet
connectivity so far. Rating:
Reviewed by ... from uk on 18th
Jul 2008
lovey phone i got it the camera is great LOVELY PHONE!! Rating:
Reviewed by jap811 from UK on
5th Jul 2008
Must agree with Blackpool tram here I love it,swapped from a 6300
which I thought was bomb proof and its a quality built with great
features..battery life not an issue for me as I live in a house
and drive a car which have power to recharge..in fact so has my
motorbike, under the seat so whats the beef Rating:
Reviewed by Steve from UK on
5th Jul 2008
Back to a Nokia at last I thought, but then the display turned off
completely from time to time. Unacceptable! Sent it back and now
I have an E51. At the moment it's the best I've had. Watch this
space. Rating:
Reviewed by dj from UK on 27th
Jun 2008
Looks nice, does everything it says it does, but I have found the
battery life to be not far short of appalling versus my old K800i,
i need to charge it at the end of each day. As a business user i
would expect more from a full charge. In its defence it may not
have been designed for business use but then why does vodafone push
it as one? Rating:
Reviewed by micky from uk on
21st Jun 2008
just recived this as an upgrade on vodafone, lovely phone but can
anyone tell me how to make the menu icons larger as they are very
small, also message text very small!! I have large text already
enabled.So for that reason I can only rate it 3 Rating:
Reviewed by A Blackpool Tram from UK
on 20th May 2008
"average at best" - such an in-depth review. Honestly, what's the
point of publishing things like that ? Contrary to that suggestion
I would say this is an excellent piece of kit, especially given
that you can get it for only £120 including £20 call time on Vodafone's
Pay as you Talk. Excellent bright screen, perfectly functional music
player and a good camera. So far I have not experienced any of the
slowness associated with other Symbian series phones either. Had
it for just over 2 weeks ago and have honestly not had one reason
to grumble, other than the very minor "finger-print" issue. A cracking
piece of kit and more than worth the very low price being charged
for it. But please if you're going to review it at least review
it and treat people to more than 3 words !! Rating:
Reviewed by neil from england on
19th May 2008
average at best Rating:
Reviewed by stuart from UK on
15th May 2008
seems Ok but no iSync interface!! Rating:
Reviewed by Alowen from England on
14th May 2008
First Nokia in eeerrrmmmm.........3 years. Got it as an extra phone
free from work. And in a 2 week period its seeming great. The camera
is possibly its only issue, kind of lower end of the 2mp range compared
to the 6300. 3.5G tv is great, simple and useful menu functions
and good sound quality. Overall a good mid to lower range phone. Rating:
