As they say, “there is no school like the old school”.
Most mobile phones have a usage life of up to two years. And for users who are not too keen on always having the latest technology in the palm of their hands, a basic handset’s life and use can last for many years. The Nokia 6700 Classic is a handset that is geared towards those kind of phone users. It balances out the visual appeal of a basic handset and still squeezes in some future proofing to give the handset longevity in terms of feature support.
The result was an impressive candy bar mobile phone that had support for 2G and 3G networks, A-GPS and several other extras, while skipping out on WiFi and other less important features. The 5 mega pixel is a nice touch to the handset too.
When Nokia announced earlier this year that they would be making their Ovi Maps satellite navigation a free service, the offer was good for all Symbian Series 60 smart phones. Naturally, the 6700 Classic was not among these devices. Still Nokia has not forgotten about this year old handset and has announced that they would be making sat nav services for the 6700 a free service too.
With a 2.2 inch TFT display and a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels, there is enough visual space for maps and directions. The voice guided navigation will also give users the freedom to follow the route without having to look down on their mobile phone.
Having free GPS on a smart phone is fast becoming a new standard for mobile phones. Following Nokia’s announcement, Google has also stated that the Google Maps and Google Street View voice guided navigation services will also be offered for free. These leaves behind devices like the iPhone, which rely on paid navigation apps like Tom Tom in order to provide GPS support for users.
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