Nokia 6216 classic: a mobile phone equipped with NFC

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Nokia, a world leader in the mobile telephony sector has taken the third annual conference to unveil the WIMA 6216 classic, the last terminal equipped with an NFC chip for authentication and contactless payment.

Format piece, in a tone bronze and weighing 88 grams, this mobile terminal, the third in the Finnish mark to be equipped with an NFC module is compatible GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WAP and UMTS.



For display, a small 2 inch LCD screen manager 16.7 million colors in a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. Multimedia side, it is entitled to a digital camera 2 megapixels, a front VGA sensor for video, an audio-video player, an FM radio, a voice recorder and 2.5-millimeter audio jack.

The storage of data through an internal memory of 22 MB and a microSDHC slot accepting cards of 8GB, while the transfer is done by USB or Bluetooth.

The mobile phone comes with a 000 mAh battery 1. In 2G, autonomy is 3 ½ hours in communications and 300 hours of standby time. In 3G, we can expect up to 2 hours and 45 minutes up to 288 communications and hours of standby time. Not really big ...


Price and availability:
The Nokia 6216 Classic has been announced for the third quarter of the year. It will be sold 150 euros HT. Its appearance is very close to its précédesseur, the Nokia 6212 Classic, announced last year.

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Characteristics:

• Format monobloc
• Compliant GSM (850, 900, 1 800 and 1 900 MHz), GPRS Class 10, EDGE, WAP 2.0 and UMTS (850 and 2 100 MHz)
• 2 inch LCD screen, is 5.08 cm
• Display 16.7 million colors in a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA)
• Digital Camera 2 Megapixel with LED flash
• Crane VGA sensor for video
• Media player
• FM radio tuner
• Voice Recorder
• 2.5 mm audio jack
• Smart NFC (Near Field Communication)
• Internal Memory: 22 MB
• Slot for memory cards microSDHC, up to 8 GB
• Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity
• MiniUSB 2.0 port
• Dimensions: 114.7 x 41.7 x 14.5 mm
• Weight: 88 g
• Finish: Bronze
• Battery 1 Lithium-Ion 000 mAh
• 2G autonomy: up to 3:20 in communications and up 300h00 Standby
• 3G autonomy: up to 2h45 by communications and to 288h00 standby

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The launch of the Nokia 6216 classic SIM-based NFC handset is a great step forward for payment and ticketing services," says Alex Sinclair, the Chief Technology Officer of the GSM Association. "We believe this will drive more rapid deployment of the technology and expect this to signal launch of NFC services in the market by operators.