No heads will turn when you take the Nokia 6121 Classic out your pocket. Its got no large touchscreens or fancy sliders you see virtually on every young techie out there. Its 2.2" color LCD display on a candybar form may be huge in 2000, but quite a pittance in 2007 when it first came out.

But this is one mobile phone everyone would be glad to own. It’s a versatile business phone, camera phone and multimedia/internet phone in one. For mobile savvy techies who like the Symbian S60 features that run the Nokia 6121 Classic, this is a great back-up phone for their N series. Beneath such an unassuming, totally unattractive body is a communications and infotainment engine that packs a wallop for its size and prize.

Ups and Downs, mostly Ups

Given that it doesn’t support Wi-fi/WLAN, making it impossible for you to surf the net in so-called Hotspots in malls and cafes, there’s still so many reasons to get it. Not the least of which is a friendly price that screams great value for the phone. Check these out:

• It’s a quad band GSM smartphone that supports high-speed networks for 3G, HSDPA and HSUPA, allowing users to surf and download data on the internet at speeds that rival or even exceed broadband at home.

• You get to enjoy vivid display of images on its 2/2" LCD TFT screen. That’s because it supports 24-bit color depth of 16million colors that makes the phone screen one of the most brilliant out there.

• Its 2.0 megapixel camera may not be leading edge, but for a phone this size, that’s the most you get. It comes with LED flash that captures QVGA video at 15fps. Quite good for a mobile phone at this price point.

• There’s support for Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and AVRCP that lets you use Bluetooth stereo headphones.

• FM Radio s thrown in as well.

• It sports 2.5mm audio output jack for your favorite high fidelity stereo headsets.

• It supports the cheap industry-wide microSD memory card for up to 8Gb for all your large multimedia files on the road.

A Great Outlook

This is certainly another capable Nokia phone that is sure to win a loyal following especially among Nokia owners of outdated smartphones. It’s as unobtrusive as it is impressive in features and performance. Not to mention a great value for feature/price ratio. Solid build with a great feel to the hands besides, this is another winner for Nokia.