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Reviewer: Daniel Sambrook - Staffordshire, UK
Date: 6th May 2008

I have always had Nokia phones as I have always found them to be reliable & compact but I recently changed for the Nokia 6120 classic & bought two, one for me & one for the wife. Both phones were OK until you use them for more than a few minutes. After this time they become hot on the side of the face to the point where you have to move it away & change to the speaker setting. This heating up is a known fault with Nokia & I would prefer people to know this before they buy this phone.

Great phone other than this rather serious design fault!

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Reviewer: Abby - Sweden
Date: 4th May 2008

I've had this phone for only 3 days when the screen turned black, backlight turned off & won't turn on again no matter what I do. & battery life is the worst ever! Becomes really hot during phone calls as well. I should have known better than to buy a Nokia! I am returning it to the store today.

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Reviewer: Abdullah Qaraien - Canada
Date: 9th Apr 2008

This may be the best mobile Nokia ever I have ever seen look you can compare mobiles & I compared it with Nokia N95 & it is better than Nokia N95 8GB, I am telling you this is the best mobile ever you should try it, thanks.

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Reviewer: Catherine Brown - Devizes, UK
Date: 29th Mar 2008

Nice phone shame the battery does not last longer than two days on standby or ten minutes talk time.

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Reviewer: Roco Del Rosario - Philippines
Date: 28th Mar 2008

This phone is fast compared to most of the much praised N Series devices. I have used Nokia n70, n73, n80 & n95 & I can certainly say that this one's faster!

The 2MP camera works just fine. If you're really into photography, buy a digital camera instead.

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Reviewer: Violet - Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Date: 23rd Mar 2008

I like the phone BUT I have owned it for a week, & I already have problem with screen going black then off & on. It makes me really nervous. My mistake, I should read the reviews before I paid for it!

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Reviewer: Rion - Batam, Indonesia
Date: 22nd Mar 2008

I am having troubles with my Nokia 6120c. I buy it a month ago but after a week, the LCD started to blank out while the power still on. It's annoying because I got to turn the power off & on everyday to make it normal again. Does anyone know how to solve the problem? I really need it.

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Reviewer: Adnan Ji - Lalamusa, Pakistan
Date: 19th Mar 2008

Hmm, nice phone, I think battery is somewhat a bit lesser to the demands of this time age. But overall great phone, especially its hard body which looks sleek too.

6120c is rocking with me. I have not checked a lot of the features as yet, like Internet, downloading, 4GB card etc. Camera firstly was taken as poor but as I used it, it gets better.

Screen is just amazing

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Reviewer: Tudorache Cristian - Bucharest, Romania
Date: 13th Mar 2008

I have one of these & it is very good!

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Reviewer: Sandrinho - Tbilisi, Georgia
Date: 8th Mar 2008

Best smartphone in the.

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Reviewer: M Smith - London, UK
Date: 6th Mar 2008

Traded in the brilliant Motorola RAZR been using for past 4 years for this phone with 3, so disappointed. Looks plain & cheap (not understated). Keys are fiddly, interface is not at all intuitive like my suggest about Nokia. The worst complaint is that it gets hot after 5 minutes of talk time. Battery life is way below the industry standards. Email & surfing is far from fast (too frustrating to even use). Go buy a Motorola RAZR.

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Reviewer: Mahluli F - London, UK
Date: 3rd Mar 2008

This a rubbish phone. It overheats. No sound when receiving calls. A Nokia 3310 is far much better than this rubbish.

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Reviewer: Chandra Bonny - Leeds, UK
Date: 28th Feb 2008

Basically, I liked these phone, I can't find problem to make a call, sending sms or email, listening to music or radio, Internet browsing, playing games. But sometime I have little problem to achieve good picture. It's uncomfortable to use the keypad. But generally, this mobile phone is good enough.

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Reviewer: Adnan Ayub Jaffar - Lalamusa, Pakistan
Date: 25th Feb 2008

I bought this one & looks great, not just looks, but work also fine. Its main thing is not rock solid case. Everything is there in the small, light & classic set 6120. Casing is superb. Camera is not all that bad one must have to properly use it. Its video is awesome, fast & clear even in indoor. Records video in MP4 also. Sound is just like big bass speaker. Leaves far behind the Sony Ericsson sets.

& mini USB provides one touch response from PC. No driver etc. I am satisfied with it. No plan to change. Nokia is not all that behind on the scenes. Screen is fantastic. One thing is buttons are bit hard to press, not soft ones. Gals have to be strong enough to use.

Overall 85 out of 100.

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Reviewer: Laila - Pakistan
Date: 24th Feb 2008

Great Phone. Nokia has done a very good job within a good price range. Compared to the other mobile companies, one that never get this much in this price range.

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Reviewer: Khawer Abbas Mirza - London, UK
Date: 17th Feb 2008

An Excellent Phone. I am very satisfied. Great Work by Nokia.

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Reviewer: Tim - UK
Date: 14th Feb 2008

Looks good on paper but is ruined by cheap, loose plastic pieces, a camera that takes green tinted photos & has a hopelessly poor flash, short battery life & dodgy firmware.

The main fault as such with mine has been sound related, I.E. The alarm not sounding even when it is set & no audio on calls.

There is currently still no new firmware available for this handset & Nokia's Customer Service leaves a lot to be desired. Avoid.

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Reviewer: Asim - Plymouth, UK
Date: 14th Feb 2008

It is an excellent phone.

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Reviewer: Mrs Michelle M Mortimer - Watford, UK
Date: 11th Feb 2008

Not able to review the features very much at all as I only had the phone 1 week when the on off switch broke. It froze in my hand while inputting contact. Sent for repair & was told it is beyond repair. That's it. Three won't replace it. Said I must have damaged it. Must be very fragile phone as I only had it for short time & know I didn't drop it or crush it as suggested. Best keep away from this, or even better, KEEP AWAY FROM THREE AS THEY DO NOT FULFILL THEIR OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE WORKING GOODS.

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Reviewer: Yasir Mahmood - Blackburn, UK
Date: 4th Feb 2008

OK phone, built in games not clever, buttons are not clever, OK to use for under a year, then should get new phone.

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Reviewer: Paul Brownnutt - UK
Date: 24th Jan 2008

Packed with features, I love pretty much everything it does. The music player is pretty good. Screen resolution is great. The camera leaves a lot to be desired, but then I never intended to use it as a camera.

The battery life is abysmal. If Nokia could come up with a battery that would last me a few days, I could really get to like this phone.

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Reviewer: Dnr - UK
Date: 22nd Jan 2008

Got this on the 3 network phone (free on contract) 2 weeks ago with new contract but used the SIM from previous phone. No problems so far apart from phone getting hot after 5 minutes of talking, & the talk time battery life, it's not bad in standby mode though. It came with pre installed with Skype, MSN messenger which seem to work OK. If you sign in to Skype & leave running in the background (as if to wait for a Skype call) it may cane the battery because it refreshes every 10 seconds or so. Also comes with QuickOffice & Adobe PDF reader & the usual Nokia stuff. PDF's can be time consuming to read as you have to zoom & keep scrolling, which can be a bit slow if you're looking at a train timetable looking for a specific time. I assume it's the same with Quickword, Quicksheet & Quickpoint. The 3G HSDPA Technology for browsing is very fast if you have a 3.5g signal. Buttons can be fiddly for those with larger hands. All in all, I have not had the problems that others here have had & I am happy with it.

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Reviewer: Ahmed - Cairo, Egypt
Date: 18th Jan 2008

I think the SIM card problem comes because of the network lock in England the phone is wonderful & it is the only phone I have seen (expect N95) that allows you to use 4GB micro SD & the 3.5G is also wonderful when you try to download something.

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Reviewer: Carlos - Barcelona, Spain
Date: 15th Jan 2008

This is my sad story with the Nokia 6120c. First of all let me explain that I am not a Symbian newcomer, 6120c has been my third Symbian s60, so I am pretty familiar with such toys. I bought my 6120 classic for Christmas, because the feature set & the weight seemed impressive for the price point (around 250 euro). My first impression was that although the mobile was fast & nice, the build quality was worse than my previous S60s (N70 & n gage). This was especially evident in some plastic pieces, the battery cover was like 1mm loose in all directions & the plastic cover for the loudspeaker was a little weak also. But anyway I was pretty satisfied of my purchase.

After a couple of days the phone started to have random problems with the sound. The mobile vibrated but no sound appear from the loudspeaker neither from the earpiece. The phone was not even able to reproduce sounds even in the music player or in the modes screen. The only way to recover it was to turn on & off the phone & no! The phone was not in silent mode :) After searching on Google I was able to find that it was not an isolated case, the net is full of such reports. This is such annoying failure because you lose calls as you can't hear the caller, you need to reboot the phone & call later.

After 4 or 5 incidents in two weeks I started look for a new firmware after noticing that there was no new firmware in NSU. The only thing that I was able to find was that there was a new version 4.21 that appeared on early December but was pulled in a hurry from the NSU servers after 3 or 4 days (I am myself a firmware engineer & I know what this means).

Last Monday January 7th tired of problems I returned to the shop & after explaining the story, the shop manager gave me a new one. The funny thing was that he asked me if my SIM card was old. He claimed that the phone had problems with old SIM cards. After googling a little I was able to find some references to that in Italian forums.

The new phone had also problems with plastic pieces, again the loose battery cover & now the memory card door was loose & produced a rattling noise on vibration. Again I could accept that, I wanted the mobile. After a week the phone has done the same than the previous one several times, today 3 times! Again I have checked for new firmware but the only thing that I have found is that Nokia has even pulled the support of 6120c from NSU. Hey these guys are having a real problem.

Not knowing what to do I have decided to give Nokia a last chance & call the care line in Spain to contact an operator & ask if the issue was known & Nokia was doing something? the guy seemed to know nothing, & was absolutely uninterested, the only answer was go to the care point & install new firmware. On my question of if there was a new firmware he answered that he did not know. He was unable to log a case to any escalation team, he said to me to send an email through the web. Tomorrow I am back to the shop to have a refund. I do not want another unit. I am totally disappointed. Nokia you have lost a good customer, a fan.

For your info, both mobiles were 6120c 1 rm 243 Firmware 3.83 B1.04, the SIM is a brand new one from the Spanish operator Yoigo & I am using a SanDisk SD micro of 2GB. This is my sad story with the Nokia 6120c.

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Reviewer: Fred - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Date: 15th Jan 2008

Don't buy it! Nokia have a serious problem with this phone. I have had mine 4 months & of course use it daily. The silver plastic is peeling off & the buttons are already getting tatty. The REAL problem is that it continually looses all audio (sound) at random intervals. It means you don't hear it ringing, & if you do answer you can't hear the caller. The only way to fix it is to power it off & on again. There is no soft or firmware upgrades to try. I have been a long time fan of Nokia phones but this one is a real lemon!

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Reviewer: Bilal Rav - UK
Date: 12th Jan 2008

I have had this phone for the better part of a year on a 3 contract, & all I have to say is brilliant, it looks nice, does everything you need it to, & I can honestly say that when people say it's the smallest Smartphone around, they are not lying! Compared to an N73 its tiny LOL, besides the minor drawback of the insert SIM thing coming up every morning its great (by the way, if you use alarms & the insert SIM message comes up stopping your alarm from going off then just switch your phone to offline mode on the profiles menu, problem solved! )

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Reviewer: Andy - East Sussex, UK
Date: 9th Jan 2008

I have had mine for a while now & love it! The only (very small) problem I have with it is the square key around the menu button. The paint has come off of mine & it looks worn. Great phone, great features & easy to use!

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Reviewer: Shaz - Australia
Date: 8th Jan 2008

The MOST rubbish PHONE I HAVE EVER USED!

The LOOK IS FINE, IT GETS HOT BEYOND BELIEF. The WORST BATTERY LIFE I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. USER FREINDLY TO A DEGREEE BUT THAT'S USELESS IF YOU CAN'T HOLD IT TO YOUR EAR. TELSTRA SOLD ME the PHONE ON A COLD SELL OVER the PHONE AT MY HOME & NOW DOESN'T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT. WHERE DOES Nokia & TELSTRA GET OFF?

IF I WANTED TO HEAT MY EARS I WOULD WEAR EAR MUFFS BABY.

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Reviewer: David T - Seremban, Malaysia
Date: 7th Jan 2008

This is the best value N-Series phone with additional support UMTS 3.5G HSDPA. The Symbian OS 9.2 is much faster compare to Nokia N80 & N73 phone.

Once again, I would like to stress, this is the best value Nokia phone, with excellent OS 9.2.

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Reviewer: Ross - UK
Date: 30th Dec 2007

Great phone fits in your pocket perfectly, good technology some of the buttons can be a bit fiddily but it doesn't take long to get used to. It's a classic design best phone I have ever had.

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Reviewer: Nigil - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Date: 26th Dec 2007

Having bought this phone, I have begun hating the much hyped N-Series & the rest. I mean, look at this marvel. This plastic piece is just awesome. It's got all the features this whole connectivity world can provide & plus. It fits into your jeans pockets. I have nothing more to write than all you people have written NICE of this phone. Display's great & the 2MP camera works just fine, unless you are some award winning photographer. Right now, I am hearing music from the phone, from the loudspeaker & let me tell you, this can well match with any of the Sony Walkman phones available in the market today. The only complaint I have got is that the back of the phone is highly susceptible to scratch. I have been taking care of this phone like a baby & I can't help but worry over the scratches it's got on the back.

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Reviewer: Andry S J - Jember, Indonesia
Date: 19th Dec 2007

It's the cheapest & smallest 3.5G Smartphone available here. It has good price per performance, so I can't really complain about it. My only complaint is the d pad & the softkey's. They're too small & not comfortable.

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Reviewer: Saeef Ahmad - Cittagong, Bangladesh
Date: 17th Dec 2007

Nokia 6120 CLASSIC HAS A RUBBISH CAMERA. I've been using this phone for a couple of weeks. This is my last Nokia.

- the 2 megapixel camera is unbelievably poor & completely useless. It doesn't give the right colours. There are always greenish tinges in the pictures.
- Camera somehow works only in sunlight. There's no focus either. You can hardly use this camera.
- Sound quality isn't good.
- the battery life is poor.

These are expected, as Nokia makes rubbish phone this days. They're fully intended to style rather than quality of the phone. Don't buy Nokia. I think Sony Ericsson is 10 times better than Nokia.

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Reviewer: Bhargav - Melbourne, Australia
Date: 17th Dec 2007

Apart from usual Nokia features.

Handset becomes too hot after talking for about 5 minutes & you can't really continue talking.

Funny problem is, try switching to silent mode (by pressing #) from profile other then General & press # again, you will be in General mode!?

You wouldn't be able to listen to caller sometimes, the only way to fix is by switching it off & back on again.

In nutshell, not happy with this little, smart, sleek phone.

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Reviewer: Christopher Lear - Walsall, UK
Date: 16th Dec 2007

This is a beautiful phone. Considering it only cost £100 on pay as you talk, it really is the best value phone out on the market today. I've had mine since it first came out in August & have no complaints.

Some reviews on here complain about Insert Sim or Sim Registration Failed or something similar to this. THIS IS NOT A PHOBLEM WITH the PHONE. I always got this message when the phone was left on charge or the phone got cold. This problem seems to lie with the 3 network. I asked for a replacement Sim, it came in the post & hey presto, no more insert Sim messages. It has been a week now & since the new sim arrived, not one of these messages.

Symbian S60v3. Wow, on a phone this cheap takes some beating. Apart from Sat Nav, WLAN & a 5MP camera, the 6120 Classic is a power packed N95 in a smaller size, I should know as I have a N95 as well. I rated 90% for Design because the menu & cancel buttons are a little small & someone with big hangs might find it awkward, apart from that, a superb phone with the power of Symbian. This phone can have what any other phone has, & more. Having used both the 6120 & the N95, the 6120 is noticeable quicker which to me indicates & more powerful processor to what the N95 & N73 have. It's a slick, quick & reliable phone which never crashes like the N95 sometimes do.

The Internet connection of 3.5G is superfast for a phone, download what you want in seconds & browse the Internet with no problems at all, at least not with the 3 network. £5 per month for as much Internet as you like.

PC connection couldn't be simpler thanks to Nokia PC Suite & a mini USB connection in the phone. Once you connect the phone with the cable, you have three options, PC Suite, Mass Media or Media Player. It really couldn't be easier to use to transfer pictures, videos, to syncronise with your PC or even browse the Internet using your phones Internet connection through your laptop or PC.

My wife has now took over my 6120 Classic & left me with the N95. I am getting a divorce LOL.

I strongly recommend buying this phone.

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Reviewer: Stigla - Croatia
Date: 15th Dec 2007

Perfect, it would be even better with a IR.

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Reviewer: Enver - Bitola, Macedonia
Date: 15th Dec 2007

The Best phone that I have :).

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Reviewer: Asif - Hyderabad, Pakistan
Date: 11th Dec 2007

This is the very BEST phone, very beautiful phone. I would like to thank Nokia I am your COMPANYS BEST CUSTOMER.

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Reviewer: Classic Man - Tehran, Iran
Date: 11th Dec 2007

Very good phone & one problem is battery is very bad.

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Reviewer: Matt - Herts, UK
Date: 6th Dec 2007

This is a feature packed phone that does everything I want it to. Except work! The first phone I got was knackered out of the box. Wouldn't even go past the white boot screen & the back casing was falling off too.

Two months in on the second one & this one has broken too now. Full aerial signal but won't connect to the network at all (SIM is fine in another phone). All I get on dialling is connection error. 3G data won't work either. I am on an 18 month contract & not looking forward to owning this phone beyond the 12 month time period.

I am very disappointed at this moment in time. I take good care of my phones & have never had as much trouble as this phone as with others in 10 plus years owning various phones.

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Reviewer: Khaled - Mauritius
Date: 1st Dec 2007

I need to know if I can connect the phone via cable or Bluetooth to my Laptop & use the HSDPA modem to connect to the Internet & surf? I think only users that have this phone can reply to me, waiting for a reply, Thanks.

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Reviewer: Anthony - Notts, UK
Date: 30th Nov 2007

This phone is the best I love the free skype & MSN.

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Reviewer: Ben - Adelaide, Australia
Date: 30th Nov 2007

I got the 6120 a week ago. Great phone all round EXCEPT I am not happy how hot it gets. It gets uncomfortable to talk more for than 5 minutes. I have no idea how a problem like this gets through Nokia Quality Assurance.

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Reviewer: Dennis West - Jakarta, Indonesia
Date: 29th Nov 2007

This phone is actually quite cheap & I really like it. It is small so that it is easy on your pocket & I am buying it on Friday. Can't wait to see. Good job Nokia!

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Reviewer: Khiyali - Pakistan
Date: 28th Nov 2007

Very good phone.

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Reviewer: Al - UK
Date: 22nd Nov 2007

I received it FREE on upgrade so can't complain about the price:). OK here goes. My friends one (black version) always gets hot & drops calls, my one (white version) just gets hot slightly when on a long call.

The battery could be more powerful (its only 890mAh) BUT at least it lasts longer than the N95. I like the features & the small size (if only all the N82 features were packed into this size phone) & yes it would've been nice to have a better camera at least 3.2MP BUT the 2MP is fine for my needs.

I prefer the 6120 classic more than my previous N73 because the N73 has a fiddly joystick, which was always loose & broke on several occasions too. The 6120 has a much louder earpiece volume too, better than N73 which is a really useful.

I have got a 2GB microSD in it with plenty of applications on & so far so good. I just hope the on & off button doesn't break like the 6230's did.

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Reviewer: Anton Dewantoro - Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Date: 21st Nov 2007

At first sight, 6120 simple & classic design was cool. Relatively cheap phone with sophisticated 3.5 G HSDPA technology. However, the camera less satisfactory than other N-Series & some feature such as Bluetooth don't have good connectivity. This phone should give more emphasize on usability but it seems Nokia bring too much unnecessary fashion as usual. This should be a tech phone rather than fashion phone.

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Reviewer: Jeremy Jacobs - Watford, UK
Date: 18th Nov 2007

All I can say is BEWARE this is one dangerous handset had it delivered a week ago via Three network the first time I used it & was on the phone for over 5 minutes the earpiece got SO HOT it actually burnt my ear & I received physical damage I have raised this issue with a director of Nokia & the UK media are all interested in following this up look out for the story published in the Sun Tabloid on the 19th November 2007. Has anyone else been affected as I want to follow this up legally with the irresponsible manufactures Nokia.

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Reviewer: Johnno - Munich, Germany
Date: 18th Nov 2007

Have had the phone for 2 weeks now & the functions & connection ability are fantastic. The only problem I have found is the extremely poor battery life. I am having to charge the phone twice a day.

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Reviewer: Marco - Italy
Date: 6th Nov 2007

Excellent Phone, Classic Design.

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Reviewer: Kreative Leo - Islamabad, Pakistan
Date: 6th Nov 2007

I like this phone but I don't know why my Blue tooth is not sending files?

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Reviewer: Lydia - Brighton, UK
Date: 5th Nov 2007

Hoi in China - This phone does have FM radio, just not in a logical place, it's in the Media menu.

My only gripe with this phone is the small main menu & the cancel buttons to the left & right, they are very fiddly to press. Otherwise it is a great all rounder with brilliant features.

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Reviewer: Luigi Irace - Lacco Ameno, Italy
Date: 3rd Nov 2007

Part II of my review, the website, perfect in most of the wap sites. It's called Mini Map, & it is the new standard S60 browser. Where Mini Map doesn't arrive, you can always use Opera Mini beta 4.

The embedded flash player works wonderfully, & it should also be integrated within the standard browser, although I couldn't find any site working with it. You can use flash Lite content as screensaver, by the way.

N-Series themes are made with SVG open source vector graphic standards, & therefore they are very shiny & always good looking. Check out the new menu views, & the icons moving very smoothly.

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Reviewer: Sheldon - Sheffield, UK
Date: 3rd Nov 2007

As a lot of people have said, the handset gets really hot after about a few minutes use & after about ten minutes use, it's got to be put down & allowed to cool before it can be used again. A lot of people I know are having the same problem but my network provider won't do anything about so maybe Nokia should.

It's going into the store today for another repair & if it doesn't work this time then it's going straight back to Nokia. Also, the Bluetooth has never worked which renders it totally useless for passing on & receiving pictures or music.

Don't buy this phone. I am stuck with it for 11 more months on my contract & I've already bought a replacement Nokia handset, one that doesn't burn your ears off. So, Nokia win all round (if only Sony Ericsson made a better operating system).

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Reviewer: Luigi Irace - Ischia, Italy
Date: 2nd Nov 2007

Hello, I bought the unbranded phone for 190 EUR last week. It has simply wonderful software features, a 369 Mhz ARM processor, a 240x320 hi-res screen, HSDPA (3.5G) capabilities & much more packed in a casing very smaller than my previous phone, the N70.

Everything is slick on the phone, it's very fast especially when using internal memory for the basic applications (I.e. SMS). Messaging is very powerful, despite the hard-to-press keys, especially after installing the Conversation software from Nokia Beta Labs.

I don't like the audio playing so much, but by this time I've tried only the bundled headphones, with 2.5mm jack, & I hope to find better ones soon. Nokia HS-44 Headphones, if they also work with external keys to control music, may be a good deal with this phone. I have been pleased, though, to see that it has got audio FX such as Reverb, Stereo Expanding, Bass Boost & Equalizers presets editable.

I agree with the guys talking about the bad quality of the main 2MPX camera, which impressed me for how bad it is. (I recommend you, guys, to play with the night mode & the white balance to get better results). Instead, the panorama mode is very funny to use & it achieves very neat results. The video quality, at 320x240 & 30fps, is very good & the videos are smooth & not so grainy. The picture editor that comes with the phone is similar to the N70's, but the video editor has been improved & now allows you to use also MP3's as background music for your videos!

The battery life is average, just what I expected from a Nokia Phone with all these features. With the right tricks, such as turning Bluetooth & 3G off, setting the energy-saving mode with a short delay & so on, you can carry on a single battery load a quite long time.

Ah, by the way, did I tell you that you can switch between 3G on & off without restarting the phone? It was very annoying on my previous N70, having to restart the phone when I needed 3G connectivity.

Part II coming soon From Luigi.

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Reviewer: Smosh - UK
Date: 28th Oct 2007

I am going to buy this phone tomorrow & in answer to some of the questions below, the phone can be bought from 3 or Carphone Warehouse store.

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Reviewer: Lynda - Leicester, UK
Date: 27th Oct 2007

Great Phone hampered by an INSERT SIM CARD problem. I bought the phone from e2save CAR PHONE WAREHOUSE on 11/09/07. They have replaced the phone twice & each of the 3 phones had the same problem. Number 3 has been in for repair to Car Phone Warehouse where it was sent back to Nokia. I have just received the phone back after 2 weeks & you guessed it. It has an INSERT SIM CARD problem. Going to check out the problem directly with Nokia next. A Google search reveals this is not an uncommon problem.

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Reviewer: Maximus - UK
Date: 21st Oct 2007

My first Nokia phone in two years & after a 48 hrs I have gone back to using my K880i. The phone's interface is nice, the Symbian software seems reliable & it's light & sleek. The music player is basic, but works well. The Internet works quite well too with a nice page scrolling feature.

However I can concur with other reviews that the phone does indeed nuke your ears after about 4 minutes use & I mean it gets unbearably hot, unpleasant! The audio quality is poor, the voice dial feature is virtually useless, the battery life is poor. The Bluetooth audio is inconsistent when connected to my car kit & finally the camera quality is sub standard. It would seem Nokia is making quite a name for itself as a producer of rubbish & this phone meets those standards. You seriously can't use this phone on a daily basis without it getting on your nerves. All this has relegated the phone to the draw. I could not recommend this phone to anyone other than a student as it makes quite a nice MP3 player & it can microwave your pot noodle!

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Reviewer: Irwan Hadi - Jakarta, Indonesia
Date: 19th Oct 2007

It is a quite cheap phone with great performance, especially its HSDPA & Internet accessibility, unfortunately it doesn't have a wi-fi device, but it's not a big problem. Nokia 6120 is still a good phone.

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Reviewer: Roula - London, UK
Date: 19th Oct 2007

I just got the handset on 3 Network, I agree with one of the commentators, it cooks my ear, it starts warming up after 4 minutes, then by the time you spent 10 minute it is very hot & I agree it is not necessary the battery, because the upper part of the handset gets very hot.

I called 3, I was put on hold for 30 minutes my ear couldn't take any more so switched off, I went to the shop in Kensington & they were useless, the guy literally walked away without suggesting anything. My contract is 18 months I hope some solution would be provided by 3 because I am going today to one of their repair shops.

The other problem is the Internet / browsing / downloading icons on the screen, I don't want these to be so easily stroked but can't delete / hide the icons on the outer screen.

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Reviewer: Dave - Bristol, UK
Date: 17th Oct 2007

Got this phone from 3 on 28/8/07 & it continually loses all audio, no key tones, no ringing tones & when I ring someone they know I am calling but can't hear me. This happens up to four times a week. The only way to solve this is to switch the phone off, take the SIM out, put it back in & switch on again!

3 have replaced the phone once but stupidly I didn't take the 2nd one back within the 14 day replacement period, so the only option was to send the phone in for repair.

I would strongly suggest that you look at ALL reviews of this phone before you make a decision to buy it.

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Reviewer: Paul - Beatty, UK
Date: 16th Oct 2007

Completely useless battery life. Stated life on standby ranges from 280 hours to 216, depending on review. Actual life more like 60 hours, with no low battery warning before powering off. Have 3 other Nokia phones, all more than 3 years old, with better battery life.

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Reviewer: Ashiq Rasool - Pakistan
Date: 13th Oct 2007

I just bought to day. Looking very nice. Let's see its quality.

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Reviewer: Sam - Australia
Date: 12th Oct 2007

It's a great phone. Great amount of memory with the chip, I can store multiple albums of my favourite music on there. The speakers are loud enough to hear clearly on a train.

My own fault: I got some sand in my pocket & the keys are having troubles & the phone was brand new! If anyone knows how to clean the sand out please let me know.

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Reviewer: Rachel - Malaysia
Date: 11th Oct 2007

A neat phone. Recommend if you would like to have a 3G enabled, cool & slim phone.

I encountered the 1st auto shut-off when I was trying to answer another call coming-in. Wonder? & I don't like the plastic-like keypad sound when I am doing SMS, esp. In the meeting.

Overall, it's still pretty cool.

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Reviewer: Olly - Reading, UK
Date: 10th Oct 2007

Good phone, however for a thicky like me it is sometimes difficult to work out.

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Reviewer: Alex - Manchester, UK
Date: 9th Oct 2007

A very good phone apart from on the 2nd week of using it as the screen cracked in my pocket. I think this is because the phone case is too thin. Apart from this it is a very good phone.

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Reviewer: Mohd Azinuddin - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Date: 8th Oct 2007

Very worth it to have one, S60 v3 OS9.2! What more could a phone have for the price. Only the main keypad is hurting my thumbnail. The others I would say marvellous.

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Reviewer: Michael - Malaysia
Date: 8th Oct 2007

Best value for money phone ever! At USD255, 6120 has great combination of features in a good size body that would normally cost over 50% higher. However, display screen could have been slightly bigger at 2.2' or even 2.4' maximum & then it would have been absolutely perfect!

6120 has long list of useful & power features like Quad band, 3.5G, dual camera, Symbian 9.2 Smartphone OS, fast 369MHz cpu, multiprocessing, FM stereo radio, Bluetooth 2.0, full colour QVGA display, good multimedia player, QuickOffice & PDF file viewers, Nokia Map, Nokia PC Suite, included mini-USB cable & can take micro-SD up to 4GB now! Battery life is over two days with active use in GSM mode, good enough for weekend trips. Nokia Map 2D & 3D can be paired with an optional Bluetooth GPS receiver for full but tiny navigation! BT GPS receivers are now available for below USD50.

In my opinion, Nokia keep this model low profile so that its other higher priced but advertised models would not suffer some sales decline to 6120.

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Reviewer: Stu Collings - UK
Date: 6th Oct 2007

Like a couple of users who've already posted here, I am getting the dreaded 'sim card registration failed' & 'insert sim card' error. I have contacted 3 & they are sending a new sim card out to me. We'll have to wait & see if it solves the problem. The customer service guy seems confident it is a sim card fault so here's hoping he's right!

A real shame as the phone itself is great, it's super stylish & a joy to use. Pity the case is easily marked by fingerprints & needs constant cleaning to look its best.

The only other hassle I had was transferring my contacts from my N70. Paired OK with the 6120 via Bluetooth but the N70 refused to run the transfer packet sent from the 6120. It gave an error of something like 'license has expired or time incorrectly set'. Come on Nokia - please get the basics right!

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Reviewer: Leslie A Bailey - Putnoe Bedford, UK
Date: 6th Oct 2007

I've just acquired this phone as an upgrade from three as a replacement for the Nokia 6280. I was extremely impressed with the Internet performance & the rapidity with which I familiarised myself with the enhanced features & the menu system. I found it quite intuitive.

I can only note that I find the speaker tonal quality a bit less than that of the 6280 & noticed that the top of the phone body gets warm when making a 4 minute plus call (without the phone casing pressing on my ear). I removed the back casing following a longish call & found that the warmth is apparently not generated by the battery pack.

The hard copy manual supplied with the phone is written for people who are familiar with the modern mobile phone technology & I was very aware that a novice would be somewhat baffled by the content & jargon.

Overall the phone is very well balanced & tactile. To the Nokia familiar, like myself, a joy to own & use.

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Reviewer: Olivier - London, UK
Date: 4th Oct 2007

The best phone I've owned so far. It's a smart phone that looks like it's a normal small & stylish phone yet provides easy-to-use advanced functionality. I got this phone because I lost my Sony Ericsson P990i & really, no regret.

I receive push email (3 mobile mail) have installed Google earth, the standby screen shows my upcoming appointments & reminders, the clock alarm works even when the phone has shutdown on low battery (saved the day that one), I sometimes watch ITV news bulletins & just realised that there were a few youtube clips to watch. Web browsing is a lot better than I expected, with very clear fonts, bright screen (readable in the sun) well thought out rotate (the buttons layout follow the screen layout) & when you go back the browsing history, the browser shows previews of the pages you are going back to.

The camera is good in both photo & video modes & will suppress these 'I wish I had a camera' moment, without replacing an Ixus though. Call quality is very good, battery life OK (beware of push email though), in short I love it.

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Reviewer: Gupi - Birmingham, UK
Date: 2nd Oct 2007

Beautiful phone, easy to use. Superb.

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Reviewer: Jurn - Gateshead, UK
Date: 1st Oct 2007

TOP CLASS PHONE! JUST ADDED TOM TOM NAVIGATOR V6 WORKS PERFECT.

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Reviewer: Aziz Ullah Surani - Kohat City, Pakistan
Date: 1st Oct 2007

IT'S VERY BEST FOR STUDENT & BUSINESS MEN. The 3G & OTHER TECHNOLOGIES.

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Reviewer: Bashir - Gaza, Palestinian Territory
Date: 30th Sep 2007

Very nice & practical but I need text to speech in Arabic.

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Reviewer: Samson Malisa - Zanzibar, Tanzania
Date: 29th Sep 2007

I can't compare any mobile with Nokia 6120 classic, it is a really nice mobile, & is my fifteenth mobile since the time I started to use mobiles. I recommend others to try this & see the simple it is.

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Reviewer: Smaiel - Ahar, Iran
Date: 27th Sep 2007

THIS PHONE IS the BEST THAT I HAVE. The DESIGN OF 6120 IS the BEST.

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Reviewer: Macaria Pole - Newark, UK
Date: 25th Sep 2007

I LIKE the PHONES STYLE SLIM & LIGHT WEIGHT THATS WHY I CHOOSE IT, I GOT THIS 22ND SEPT I USED FOR HALF A DAY BECAUSE I am READY TO SEND the TEXT & SWITCH OFF ON ITS OWN, SO I TURN IT ON AGAIN BUT IT SAYS (INSERT SIM CARD OR SIM CARD NOT RECOGNIZED). IT GAVE ME HEADACHE SO I RETURNED TO 3SHOP TODAY WHICH IS TUESDAY & THEY REPLACED SAME MODEL IT WORKS FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR & HERE IT GOES AGAIN SAME PROBLEM. I HAD ENOUGH OF IT. SO I WILL RETURN THIS AGAIN TOMMOROW.VERY ANNOYING.

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Reviewer: Tim - UK
Date: 24th Sep 2007

This is a neat phone, but is being replaced with another one, as mine has a habit of hanging & losing the sounds from the phone as other people have commented on the same problems.

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Reviewer: Mohammed Bhaiyat - Zambia, Zambia
Date: 23rd Sep 2007

Can someone please advise me where to buy this mobile phone. I saw this mobile phone on the Internet & to me it looks really GREAT.I would humbly request for somebody to advise me where to get this phone from for the lowest price.

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Reviewer: Clytebelle - Leyte, Philippines
Date: 19th Sep 2007

I just bought this phone yesterday & I had a problem with the mini SD it said that my memory card was corrupted so I had it reformatted. I can't see other problems yet & it's good though east to use but I can't open a WML codes & can't even download other applications which is for S60.