14th February 2005
Three closely related handsets running the Symbian Series 60 operating system, the Nokia 6680, 6681 and 6682 feature Bluetooth, a 1.3 megapixel camera, removable memory on hot swappable Reduced Size MMC (RSMMC) cards, stereo audio playback and a large 176x208 pixel display.
The primary different between the 6680 (pictured left) and 6681 (pictured right) in technology terms is that the 6680 is a 3G device with a secondary camera on the front for video calls, and the 6681 is aimed at markets using the EDGE data standard. Significantly, the Nokia 6680 is the first Nokia phone to offer built-in video calling capabilities, which should help with its acceptance by 3G operators. The Nokia 6682 is a variant of the 6681 designed for US markets.
The 6681/6682 is a clever move by Nokia as it means that users on EDGE networks have access to pretty much the same technology as their 3G counterparts, and this is a useful handset for those carriers that didn't go to the massive expense of acquiring a 3G licence. EDGE data support gives download speeds of up to 236.8 kbps, which isn't that much slower that the 3G speeds of 384 kbps on the 6680. Really, apart from the video calling there is very little functional difference between EDGE and 3G as far as most users will be concerned.
Both cameras have a sliding mechanism for the 1.3 megapixel camera that protects in when not in use, and automatically activates it when opened. The 176x208 pixel screen, while not quite as large as other 3G handsets, and certainly not as high resolution as the Sharp 902, is pretty good.
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