Nokia
6220 Classic Review
Phone
rating: 
In a nutshell: A super-lightweight 3G smartphone with a
massive array of features: 5 megapixel camera with xenon flash,
A-GPS navigation with Nokia maps, music player, RDS FM radio, up
to 8 GB memory, ... the list goes on. There's almost nothing missing
from this phone, and it just loses one star because of its cheap
plastic casing.
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The saying "wolf in sheep's clothing"
has never been more true. The 6220 Classic is an absolutely amazing,
feature-packed phone that has nearly all the features of Nokia's
N95 flagship, but it looks and feels like a kid's toy phone. What
were Nokia thinking of?
The featurelist is incredible: 3G Symbian smartphone
with HSDPA. 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and xenon flash. Video
calling. Music player and FM radio. A-GPS navigation and Nokia Maps
2.0. 120 MB of built-in memory, plus supplied with a 1GB microSD
memory card, with the option to expand to 8 GB. Bluetooth &
USB connectivity. 2.5mm audio connection. The list of features includes
everything that the Nokia N95 has apart
from Wi-Fi. Yet it's much cheaper than the N95 and seems to have
a more reliable operating system too, with virtually no reports
of freezing or shutdowns. Oh, and it's so much slimmer and lighter
than the big bad N95. It's a dream phone in so many ways.
And yet ... first impressions are very poor. The
casing is all plastic. It feels cheap. The keypad creaks and feels
like its going to fall apart.
This is a difficult phone to rate. If it wasn't
so plasticky, we'd definitely have given it 5 stars. And we're tempted
to anyway. It's just that if we rate the phone 5 stars and it falls
apart after 3 months, people are going to feel angry. So we'll play
safe and rate it at 4 stars. But honestly, if you want a highly-featured
phone and are on a budget, this one should definitely be on your
list.
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Features of the Nokia 6220 Classic include:
- 3G with video calling and high-speed 3G (HSDPA)
- Symbian 9.3 S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 user
interface
- 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens, autofocus,
auto red eye reduction and xenon flash
- Video: VGA (640 x 480 pixels) video recording
plus 2nd CIF camera (CIF+ 384 x 320 pixels) for video calling
- Display: TFT, 16 million colours, 240 x 320
pixels (2.2 inches)
- Music player (MP3, AAC, ACC+, eAAC+ and WMA
formats, OMA DRM version 2.0)
- RDS FM radio
- Nokia Stereo Headset HS-47 included in sales
package
- 64-voice polyphonic ringtones / MP3 & AAC
ringtones
- A-GPS navigation and Nokia Maps 2.0 (maps pre-loaded
on the included 1 GB microSD)
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, email with attachments
- Voice dialing / Voice commands
- Contacts, organizer with calendar, to-do list
and notes, alarm clock, and countdown timer (normal and interval
timer)
- Memory: 120 Mbytes plus microSD memory card
slot (1 Gbyte supplied; expandable to 8 Gbytes)
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB mass storage,
2.5mm AV connector, 2mm DC jack, TV-Out
- Internet: GPRS, EGPRS class B, HSDPA (3.6 Mbps)
- Quadband (EGSM 850/900/1800/1900) plus 3G (WCDMA/HSDPA
850/2100)
- Size: 108 x 47 x 15 mm
- Weight: 90g
- Talktime: 2.5 hours (3G) - 3.5 hours (2G)
- Battery standby: 250 hours
Nokia 6220
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Average
rating from 42 reviews: 
Reviewed by andrea field from england
on 25th Aug 2008
I was talked into this phone as an upgrade and wished I'd never
bothered. First impression cheap and nasty and after attemping to
use it the same opinion, after being talked through for 1 hour by
technical support still could not get text message working. The
case is cheap, the keys are appaulling, by the time you have worked
through the menus you could quite happliy fall asleep. On a good
note the camera was exceptional but not good enough to rescue the
whole package. I am a Nokia user through and through and am truly
disappointed with this.
Rating: 
Reviewed by luqmaan from england on
24th Aug 2008
very best phone
Rating: 
Reviewed by Robert from USA on
24th Aug 2008
one thing not noted in the review or the comments but is in the
user guide (downloadable from Nokia): if you change any options
for the camera (white balance, EV, ISO, flash always on or off,
etc.) the changes are lost when you turn the camera off - everyone
reverts to default settings. fine, this unit is a phone, but who
would buy a digital camera that does not save setting changes?
Rating:
Reviewed by Ivan from England on
22nd Aug 2008
I recieved this phone yesterday and I am already dissapointed with
the feel and features...I haven't been able to send a text or use
the maps as it won't connect. The flash on the camera works speradically
and the lense cover keeps falling open...I found the keyboard ok.
When handling the phone during a call I had an odd beeping sound
whenever I adjust my finger possition. Overall I am dissapointed
and will be returning this phone and selecting something with a
better build quality :-(
Rating:
Reviewed by Liverbird from UK on
21st Aug 2008
It's a real shame the keypad feels so cheap and clicky because apart
from that i can't find any faults with this phone. All in all i
am very happy with it.
Rating:
Reviewed by villan from Uk on
20th Aug 2008
Maybe im just a really clever person or just lucky but i dont find
taking the cover of this phone hard at all or removing the battery
as a few people have put in there reviews.Ok its not stainless steal
or reinforced plastic but its still pretty solid i know if i dropped
ythe 6220 theres a good chance it will be ok,but if i dropped my
old N95 it would be in pieces so for me the 6220 is solid.The size
is also good slim and light in weight and pretty good looking.As
for the features well its got the lot awsome camera,satnav,talking
tex and plenty more.Its faster and it dont crash if you have 2 other
programes running at once.They have also sorted the little simple
things like full screen picture caller id and auto keypad lock.Theres
a video outlet and data port which works well.In all a real smart
phone that i havent had one problem with and i have had mine 2 weeks.In
all a well put togeather phone with a really good camera nice one
nokia ;0)
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Reviewed by Blu from UK on 16th
Aug 2008
This is a great phone and i have tryed many nokias i havent been
a fan of the symbian O/S but this is a far better phone to use than
the N-series phones.Its a lot faster and responsive to date i have
no crashes or frezze ups like the older N95,N73,N80 ETC ETC.They
have also sorted the full screen picture caller id and a timed keylock
i noticed which is far better.The interface is just the same as
a N95 but runs alot faster no hang ups and even with a few programes
still running in the back ground works sweet.The gps is cool to
fast to load and runs well i have only used it twice got me where
i wanted to go.The speaker is very clear when playing music its
not as bassie as it could be but still clear and loud.Ok its has
no wifi but i use a computer for the internet anyway so no loss
there and i have herd a few ppl say it dont tell you how many texs
youve sent etc wow big deal who needs to count there texs i get
200 free ones anyway.Next is the build ok it dont feel like a house
brick in ure hand and its plastic or what ever they use today but
it still feels solid and if you dropped the phone it would not shatter
into 10,000 pieces like plenty of phones do.The keypad is good a
little stiff at first but once you start to use it seems to losen
up abit the center navigation key works well also.The real gem on
this phone for me is the camera its spot on really crisp pictures
and the auto focus is very good really bright flash aswell.Videos
are great very clear and sharp and the sound is also really good
when recording.I think that this is the next best thing to a N95
whch i also like but i prefer candy bar type phone instaed of a
slide.In all packed with features really good camera and if your
not a symbian fan this would swing you cheers ;0)
Rating:
Reviewed by Ben from North Yorkshire
on 15th Aug 2008
Mostly solid feel but REALLY plasticy keypad - the worst feature
of the phone. The camera slider on the back isnt much better, and
while I'm whinging the photos do look a bit washed out. That aside,
its a light gps enabled (which works very well) 5mp smartphone with
decent (not amazing) battery life, a good selection of apps and
features due to the symbian os, and 30fps video recording! The pros
are equal to the cons on this one. Had a N73 before and in hindsight
would stick with that.
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Reviewed by Chris from Wales on
13th Aug 2008
Upgraded to this phone, put its plastic feel aside and its a pretty
good phone. Nothing special but easy to navigate around, decent
camera quality and the GPS function seems pretty accurate. Just
a shame it feels so cheap . . .
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Reviewed by The Duke from England on
12th Aug 2008
I can confirm Rizwan's review... This fone is naff! The build is
so poor... You need lever the battery out.. when inserting the Sim.Keypad
is so clicky,plastic...horrible.Locks up,cant text sometimes...
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Reviewed by Debs from uk on 12th
Aug 2008
Read the review below, and I must say not had the problems that
person and some others have had. Granted it does look plasticky
but it does feel solid. The battery life is great if using as normal
ie texts and calls - I can easily get 4-5 days usage out of it.
I have used GPS (4hrs +) and camera then battery only lasts about
12 hrs (well it did for me!). Camera and video are great compared
to my previous SE K800i. I love this phone!!
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Reviewed by Benzii from Australia on
12th Aug 2008
Don't like it at all! Looks cheap and boring. Never touch it with
passion anymore after I bought it 2 days ago. It's rubbish.
Rating:
Reviewed by San from United Kingdom
on 11th Aug 2008
The phone is just OK. The biggest problem I have is it does not
have Wi-Fi. Music sounded rubbish and went for a better quality
earphones with a 3.5 to 2.5 adapter from Maplins and it sounded
great !!!
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Reviewed by David from Scotland on
10th Aug 2008
Contrary to popular opinion I have found this phone very good. The
smaller keys take a little getting used to but saying that most
phones do anyway. The main problem I found the first day was battery
usage, however, I have since realized that I was not closing down
then separate programs on the phone. I now close them down after
use and find very little battery use because the biggest program
is the built in sat nav. overall 5 out of 5
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Reviewed by Rizwan from United Kingdom
on 9th Aug 2008
I would recomend to everyone that never to buy this set and instead
of buying it donate that money to some charity.... This set keeps
working fine until its charger is plugged in...battery timing is
rubbish...standby time is not more than 12 hours....talk time is
less than 1 hour. Features are ok but GPS will gna cost you money
so dont even touch that function.
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Reviewed by Steve from Wales on
8th Aug 2008
Its a very poor Nokia... Having to mod the keypad when you get it
to get touch and feel correct! No QC in what ever country these
have been made.I had on for a week on orange lots of problems,texting
didnt work,gps locked up,phone locked up,back cover and battery
problems... It is a poor effort from nokia!(I only buy nokia).Going
to get it changed for an N82 even though I dont like the N82 small
keypad it feels more solid
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Reviewed by Mark from England on
7th Aug 2008
I also went from a n95 to this smaller stylish compact NOKIA 6220c,
I agree with Carson aout the keypad & overall i think this phone
is ok. i like the txt to speach app too lol
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Reviewed by Richard from England on
7th Aug 2008
This phone has texting software problems. Had one from Orange on
contract could not fix the problem. They sent me another, same problem.
I am phoning them right now. Problem Phone
Rating:
Reviewed by Paul from England on
5th Aug 2008
OK. For those of you who want something that works brilliantly out
of the box this isn't really it. To get the best out of it you need
to tweak a few things. And if you do that you've effectively got
a portable N95 and its really good. Problem is I think nokia didn't
want to steal customers from its top of the line n series range
so didn't spend the time setting it up properly. Out of the box
the keypads noisy, unresponsive and clicky, the camera shots are
rather soft, music sounds good but not optimum. I'll start with
the bad. The keypad. Out of the box its pretty horrid. Feels cheap
and clicks very loudly. However it does come off easily. Not suprised
it didn't bother a k800 owner as that was my last phone and that
also had a bad keypad. It just unclips from top left if you pull
it. I inserted some small bits of cut out paper inbetween the keypad
(a peace one for number keys, one for top four buttons - if you
use the same one you'll get a number 2 every time you press down),
and where the keypad rests to soften it a little and its now a gem
to use! Not only is it quiet but its more responsive and I can type
using predictive text almost as fast as I can on my PC. You shouldn't
need to tweak about with stuff like that to use a phone though so
hence only a 4 star rating. Camera's very good, particularly if
you use manual settings and increase sharpness and select cloudy
as white balance. Sadly need to select your preset everytime you
use the camera (can save all settings as custom so only a matter
of 2 clicks. Music player is brilliant and sounds good through speaker
too if you increase the bass. Some say this phones unreponsive and
there's a delay when doing stuff. There isn't. The menu's fade in
and out in order to look classy. This looks good but might annoy
some. A bit like vista aero. Personally I like it. Connectivity
is great and email/internet worked straight out of the box without
needing to do anything but accept a couple of o2 messages when I
turned it on. This phone has just about everything but wifi so its
really good. Phone quality and ease of texting are good. Yet to
freeze or crash, GPS seems brilliant. It finds where I am inside!
I'll try it soon. If nokia put a decent keypad on it and allowed
the camera to start up set on custom rather than auto I'd give it
5 stars. As it is its a great buy and probably deserves 4 and a
half!
Rating:
Reviewed by Carson from UK on
4th Aug 2008
Very impressed with this phone although getting the battery cover
off first time was difficult. The GPS is a great extra function
and works well. I was also very impressed with the speed of the
menus loading as this is a S60 phone, i was expecting it to lag
or freeze but so far this hasnt happened. The menu effects are also
great and makes the menus look slicker. The only downside for me
is the keypad as it is too stiff and is not to my taste in terms
of travel depth and also the * and # keys are too near the edge
and too small (locking the keypad is very awkward). Overall this
is an excellent phone apart from the keypad!
Rating:
Reviewed by Jenny from UK on
3rd Aug 2008
People who are giving this 4/5 stars must be easily fooled.I had
it a day and a key fell of the keypad.... It is rubbish,It is flimsy,the
back fell off once,getting the battery in and out is awkward.I felt
robbed by nokia,this is nasty piece of plastic.. Not impressed Mr
Nokia Got a refund from CPW and I am thinking of a N95
Rating:
Reviewed by kim brookfield from united
kingdom on 2nd Aug 2008
loved the camera, but have just had to send it back after only 2
days as the hash key lifted as did some of the other keys. extremely
flimsy phone, especially when taking the back off to insert the
battery and slide the sim in. which again is very awkward when having
to get the sim back out. the worse thing was the battery life -
had to charge after only 14 hours and that was with minimual use!
very dissapointed and inconvenient.
Rating:
Reviewed by Bobbi from UK on
30th Jul 2008
Delighted with this phone when I got it - easy to use, great camera
- picture quality fantastic for a mobile. Very dissapointed when
I found I could not send texts. Was told I had a faulty phone with
software problems. Got a replacement handset only to find it had
the same problem!!! Won't be having another.
Rating: 
Reviewed by Scorp from UK on
27th Jul 2008
Had the phone 10 days. - Love the camera, but the lens opens in
pocket. - Locking the keypad is driving me nuts, keep getting the
alternate camera. - GPS is hard work. - Actually, the whole keypad
is hard work. This phone will be going back. Will have to try another!!
Rating:
Reviewed by Baz from Scotland on
25th Jul 2008
I read the mixed reviews below before I took the plunge and bought
one!I will be honest its feature packed .... but the the comments
on poor feel and build quality are true.I dont think it will last
long term,the keypad feel like a cheap remote control unit on dvd
player,it feels like it going to fall apart.The camera is good,gps
seems to work well and no problems with the apps.It just has a budget
plastic feels to it...I think my advice would be to go for the N82
if you want a 5mgpxl and Gps phone
Rating:
Reviewed by Kehinde from London on
24th Jul 2008
This phone is a BEAUTY!! It has amazing specs.
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Reviewed by Helena from Wales on
24th Jul 2008
I just upgraded to this phone, having had a Sony Ericsson K800i
for the last 18 months. This phone is such a relief in comparison!
Nokia's are easy to navigate, with intuitive menu design and simple
buttons. The camera is of a good quality (I'd be happy to use it
instead of a digital camera) and there is a huge choice of extra
features and applications on this phone - it has Sat Nav, Voice
Recognition, Document Readers etc etc. Some reviewers have commented
on the plasticy, light-weight feel of the handset. This has not
struck me as a problem at all. Yes, the casing does feel very light
and flimsy when you take it off to insert the battery. But, when
you hold the phone, it feels light and sturdy - and a bit flash
too. I am really pleased with the sleekness of the design, the range
of functions, the clearness of the screen - and most of all how
easy it is to use!
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Reviewed by Jon G from England on
22nd Jul 2008
Have had this phone for two weeks now. It is superb. Having switched
to Samsung (big mistake) I am glad to be back in the safe hands
of Nokia. The key features I like in a phone are all captured in
this phone (good call quality, ease of use, good battery life and
connectivity). Then there are the added bonuses of the Sat-Nav (3months
trial), 5mp camera and flash. Plus when you take the upgrade, get
unlimited web browsing, as this phone is super fast. The Sat-Nav
is accurate and very quick. The instructions are loud and clear
and has got me around today with out any problems. Overall, fantastic
phone from Nokia and worthy of 5 stars.
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Reviewed by Beowulf from Portugal on
21st Jul 2008
It does feel too plastic and flimsy sometimes and the keyboard isn't
great. But feature-wise it is very balanced. Ok photos, fast GPS.
Nokia Maps 2.0 tends to lock up a lot so it's almost unusable, at
least with the first 6220 firmware version. But the hardware seems
ok. I'm not fully happy but overall it is a well balanced product
with better value for money than an N95 or similar.
Rating:
Reviewed by curly from uk on
21st Jul 2008
this as got to be the best phone onthe market for the price the
camera is better than n95 or g800
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Reviewed by Anette from UK on
21st Jul 2008
I returned this phone, the keypad is awful to text with and the
phone felt very plastic. Phone kept dropping calls, freezing and
calendar alarms wouldn't go off. Camera is meant to be great but
my flash only worked when it felt like it and the software was very
slow. Perhaps a dud phone, has anyone else had these problems? Overall
I was quite disappointed as at first glance the phone looked great,
always been a Nokia fan.
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Reviewed by Grattus from England on
20th Jul 2008
I have had the 6220 Classic for a couple of weeks now and have been
mightily impressed. I bought this as a replacement for a SE C902
that was poor in many ways. Straight from the off I was impressed.
The keypad is excellent, texting is swift and easy, the navigation
pad is sure and precise. All the buttons give good feedback. Call
quality has been excellent and very clear too which covers the 2
major functions of the phone. The menu offers a vast array of activities
most of which would probably never get touched but may appeal to
the individual. Camera quality is on a par with the best that Nokia
offers which in my opinion is better than the rest but prospective
buyers can always find comparison pics by internet searches. Build
quality is relatively good although the silver band around the outside
is slightly loose on mine but to no significant level. Internet
connection is very rapid thanks to the HSPDA. There are some ways
to personalise your phone (MP3 ringtones, message alerts, varying
themes etc.) all of which can be stored on a removable Micro SD
card (I have an 8 gig in mine). The only bugbear with personalisation
is that wallpapers have tops and bottoms cut off by the theme. My
only other problem is that the maps function will not connect but
this is something I would rarely use anyway. The size and weight
is pleasing too, it fits comfortably in the hand and in a jeans
pocket too. All in all recommended if you only use basic functions
and also recommended if you use high end functions. An all round
winner!
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Reviewed by Johnny from Norway on
17th Jul 2008
I returned this phone because it feels like it going to fall apart
when you just touch it. I bought a Nokia N82 instead and that is
for sure a much better phone.
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Reviewed by THOMO from ENGLAND on
16th Jul 2008
THIS IS THE BEST PHONE IN THE WORLD
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Reviewed by kyle from australia on
15th Jul 2008
this phone is so clear with photos and the navigation is heaps good
buy it.
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Reviewed by Neil from UK on 13th
Jul 2008
Dont bother with this phone! Its plastic feel,keypad horrible to
press,it feels like it going to fall apart when you text.GPS locked
up and a few times and had a habbit of being mile or so out on directions...
Camera is ok,in fact no bad at all.Would I buy it again? No way
... It feels very cheap made.
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Reviewed by Aaron from England on
13th Jul 2008
Firstly a 90 Gram phone packed with amazing features, thats pretty
darn good to me! Now onto the rest.... Why is there always a whinger
in the pack (No names mentioned.. Tobias!!) 3 Things you need to
know a phone can do... 1. Make and receive calls! 2. Make and receive
texts! 3. Take pretty damn good pics! Anything after that is a bonus!
Its like.. its compact and I agree with the other reviews it packs
in alot of the N Series yet no comrpomise is made with the features
it does pack in as with the N Series have. It's not rocket science,
the smaller the phone the more difficult is it to pack more features
in. Some people are never happy! Not tried the video quality so
cannot comment but the phone is superb. For those who want to do
all that a PC does.. get a grip, you either work with a PC at home
or work, a phone is just that, just be greatful is small, compact
and feature right for a 5 Megapixel phone, with that in mind you
have a excellent phone!
Rating:
Reviewed by Rol from UK on 12th
Jul 2008
One of the best phones I have ever had. You would not believe the
amount of features that its got, especially as it not a "N Series"
phone. The camera is great and video footage is top quality. The
voice recognition is very advanced (Plus it actually works!!). The
Menus are very smooth with lovely transitions between screens. It
comes with a 1gb card but in thoery can take up to 12gb! I havent
played with the GPS however so I cant comment on that. This phone
does everything u would want plus more. Get this phone, u wont be
sorry
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Reviewed by fiona from england on
11th Jul 2008
Have had the N95 and the N78 ,took both back and am absolutely over
the moon with this phone,It doesnt have the complex avenues of a
lot of the new feature phones,but does all you need in a simple
way.Contains most of the software from the N series but has the
simplisitic ambience of the 6300. Full of new suprises .I am really
pleased with this phone.Ok it doesnt have solidness of some phones,
but it still feels sturdy although very light.Another thing I like
is the fact that it fits in one hand. The only diwn side I could
find if I look hard is that the back seems to come off a little
too easily. But all in all I would highly recommend it
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Reviewed by Bob from LK on 9th
Jul 2008
Great phone.looks beautiful too.
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Reviewed by BJ CUZZAR from JJ on
3rd Jul 2008
FANTASTIC PHONE
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Reviewed by Tobias from UK on
3rd Jul 2008
I have had it two days! Its ok... that about sums it up.It fits
in my pocket,camera is ok(not brill)GPS so so! Menu system very
slow,plastic to touch and feel.. But good deels can be had for free
and that makes it ok... It does have Geo tag!N95 8gb can be had
for the same money at the moment.. I would choose the n95
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