Nokia 6682 smartphone Review

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The Nokia 6682 smartphone is the replacement for the 6620, and - like its predecessor - the 6682 is based on the Symbian Series 60 hardware platform, the newest version.

Although the 6682's capabilities place it firmly in the category of smartphones, the Nokia design clearly emphasizes the "phone" in that term. The 6682 measures 4.27 x 2.17 x .81 inches and weighs a mere 4.62 ounces. The 2.2-inch, 176 x 208 resolution display (with a 262,144-color palate) is smallish by the standard of most smartphones, but it's also bright, clear, and crisp, even in strong sunlight. The screen's excellent readability is due at least in part to a light sensor located just above the display, which monitors ambient lighting and tweaks the display and keypad backlight accordingly.

A small slot on the top of the phone seems like it's for memory expansion, but its actually the 6682's external speaker, which provides clear and loud audio for speakerphone calls. Although you can put the phone into modes that squelch or completely turn off the ringer, there's no unfortunately no vibration mode (a feature which in the opinion of this writer should be de rigueur on all mobile phones).

The 6682 is powered by a 220 MHz processor, and for memory expansion the device employs Reduced-Size MMC cards which plug in behind a hatch on the side of the phone. To supplement the 6682's meager 10MB of internal memory, a 64MB card comes with the phone. In fact, most of the 6682's installed applications reside on the card.

The 6682 uses a 900mAh Li Ion battery that's rated for between 6 to 11 days on standby and 3-6 hours of talk time, and based on my time with the phone, those projections appear accurate. You don't get a cradle to synchronize and charge the phone, so you must perform those functions via separate cables.

Lacks built-in Wi-Fi, and since there's no expansion port capable of accommodating an external wireless card, you won't be able to add it, either. Web browsing chores can be handled by the provided basic browser, but Opera is also included with the 6682 and is a much better choice. The 6682 has a built-in 1.3 megapixel camera with an integrated flash that in addition to still photography can capture up to an hour of motion video (subject to storage availability). Unlike many similarly-equipped phones, the 6682's optics are safely ensconced behind a flip-down cover which activates the phone's picture-taking mode when opened.

The 6682 comes with a fairly extensive collection of bundled software, and although the phone isn't targeted at the business crowd, a number of productivity applications are provided. You can view PDF documents using Adobe Reader LE, and the QuickOffice suite includes a trio of applications- QuickWord, QuickSheet, and QuickPoint—that are document-compatible with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

The messaging application supports file attachments in e-mail for all of the above formats plus graphics, video, and audio files, and Nokia's PC Suite lets you synchronize your e-mail with Microsoft Office or Lotus Notes or Organizer. An InfoPrint utility is also provided to let you wirelessly transfer small amounts of text (from e-mails, address book, calendar, etc.) to a Bluetooth-enabled printer. The phone runs on the tri-mode (GSM 850/1800/1900) network.

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