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Nokia 6820 Wireless Messaging Handset Reviewed
Brainsur writes "The Nokia 6820 is an ergonomically pleasing handheld device that integrates short text, multimedia and instant messaging capabilities with all of the features and functions that one normally would expect to find in a dedicated GSM/GPRS cellular phone."
It needs more pictures.
This phone has been out for months now. Edge is supported by AT&T Wireless, but it's all going to be replaced by the next gen stuff before it really becomes useful anyway.
"Looks too much like a press release for my taste"
That because it's probably taken straight from the media kit for the product.
I'm doing tech support in a teaching theater for a PR class this summer. They barely ever require my help, so I sometimes listen in on what's going on.
One of the most fascinating things they talked about was how important "ready-made" materials that could be presented as a "story" were. Basically, reporters are generally lazy. If you send them stuff they can mostly cut and paste that's informative and doesn't look _exactly_ like an ad, they'll use it almost verbatim.
To be honest, I almost got the impression that the "reviewer" had not used the product at all.
-Erwos
Plausible conjecture should not be misrepresented as proof positive.
Slashdot's credibility as a place of discussion is going to sink fast if they continue attempt to pass off advertisements as real topics worthy of discussion.
Strike one, Slashdot.
Used to have one, awesome phone, but wasn't Symbian OS, didn't (and probably never will) work with ISync, sold it, bought a 3620, haven't looked back. The 6820's thumb keyboard was awesome for composing emails and instant messaging, however. Even had an SSH client on it.
WTF is wrong with slashdot? Posting a cheap review of a mediocre phone on front page is foolish. Or does it have some hidden handshake with certain *uhmm* manufacturers.
The phone obviously reeks of average functionality, with a not-so-good camera, same ice-cream bar design, average features, etc. They haven't talked about its voice clarity, signal catching strength, enhancement software with camera, durability, software, and many other things. Am I supposed to read directly from the company's press release text?
This is insanity!
If you think the UI could be faster you *definitely* don't want a S60 phone. Mine's incredibly slow at everything UI related.
Maybe Nokia has just realized that people are going to buy a new phone every 2 years anyway, so why make them to last longer? (joking...)
I'm guessing that'd be because the Reg reviewed the phone when it was released in the UK, but that Nokia has only just released it in the US.
Of course, I may be wrong, but the answer makes sense... In many ways cell-phones are more advanced in Europe than in the US, primarily because GSM is common in Europe, and still only really coming in in the US. Hence the "need" for tri-band (and now Quad-band) phones so they work world-wide.
I say we take off and nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure...