The 6620 is a

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created by

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, announced in 2005, running on

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2nd Edition and the Symbian operating system. It was the first

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-capable phone for the Americas' market.Nokia introduces first edge capable smartphone for the America's market
/ref> It is a version of Nokia's 6600 smartphone for the North American market, with all the features of the 6600 such as the VGA camera, MultiMediaCard slot,

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and color screen, but with a change to the North American

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frequencies, newer version of

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v2 with Feature Pack 1 (the original 6600 had common Series 60 v2 without Feature Packs), the doubling of internal

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, the addition of Nokia's new

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connector, the inclusion of stereo sound, and a new

capability, effectively giving it double the download speeds of contemporary General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)-equipped phones. Although not officially designed as a successor, it replaced the Nokia 3620 in the Cingular Wireless (now AT&T Mobility) lineup shortly after their acquisition of

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. This phone usually came packaged with a charger, battery, 32- megabyte MMC card and USB cable.

Features

* 65,000 color screen * VGA camera for pictures and video * GSM voice communication (850 MHz, 1800 MHz and 1900 MHz) * GPRS and EDGE data communication * Bluetooth, infrared and USB connectivity * Support for SMS, MMS and email messages * Multiple mailboxes for remote email downloads * Web browsing for WAP and HTTP websites * 12 megabytes internal memory * MMC expansion slot supporting up to 2 gigabytes * Hands-free speakerphone * Multiple ringtones included with space for more * Usual software including calendar, calculator, wallet, messaging, voice recorder, phone book, gallery, notes * Symbian and Java support for applications and games * Instant Messaging (IM) support * RealPlayer included for audio and video playback * Full MP3 support, including saved playlists * Stereo audio playback using Nokia stereo headphones or Nokia AD-15 3.5mm stereo headphone adapter (the 6600 is mono-only)

Digital downloads

The EDGE capability allows the 6620 to play streaming video, so that users may view video clips that are not stored on the phone itself. The phone also supports downloading smart messages from the network, if supported by the network operator, to update settings.

Technical specifications

The main CPU in this phone is an ARM925t-compatible chip running at 150 MHz while the 6600 only runs at 104 MHz. The camera supports resolutions up to 640x480 and has a 2x digital zoom. It can record video for up to 10 minutes. The RealPlayer software can play back video and audio, and also files in MP3 and AVI format. The talk time is listed at 4 hours, with 200 hours of standby.

References

External links

Device Details Forum Nokia

Using the Nokia 6620 as a Bluetooth modem
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Features

Digital downloads

Technical specifications

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