Nokia 6210 Navigator review

The new Nokia 6210 Navigator even tries not to make it a Dutch treat with a 6-month navigation license prebundled. On top of that, there’s A-GPS, Nokia Maps 2.0 and a digital compass for pedestrian guidance.

GPS aside, Nokia 6210 Navigator is running on the latest Symbian OS 9.3 with S60 3rd and FP2, and packs a good 3.2 MP autofocus camera, accelerometer, stereo FM radio and a 2.4″ QVGA display. Smartphone expertise and GPS go hand in hand with superb communication skills: quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and HSDPA support.

The next generation Nokia Navigator sounds as a nice upgrade, but it’s still a few trial laps away from becoming a recommended upgrade. Hop on and buckle up.

Key features:

• Built-in GPS with A-GPS, compass, 6-month navigation license and Nokia Maps 2.0
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• Dual-band HSDPA 3.6 Mbps, localized versions
• 2.4″ 16M-color QVGA display (larger than the one of Nokia 6110 Navigator)
• Symbian OS 9.3, Series 60 3rd UI with FP2
• 3 MP autofocus camera with flash, secondary videocall camera
• Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP, USB v2.0
• Accelerometer for screen auto rotation, call silencing and alarm snoozing
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• microSD card slot, up to 8GB, hotswap (1GB card included)
• 120 MB user memory, 64 MB SDRAM, ARM 11 369 MHz processor
• Fast and responsive user interface

Main disadvantages:

• Display still not big enough for comfortable in-car navigation
• Digital compass plays up and works only when not navigating
• Top row of alphanumeric keys crammed under the slider
• No Wi-Fi
• Camera has no lens cover
• Very awkward battery cover latch
• No geo-tagging for camera images