The Nokias 6610 and the 7210 are the same in everything except for the
express covers. The difference though is that both phones serves
different markets. The 6610 serves the Business/Professional market, and
the 7210 serves the Fashion looks and style.


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On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 13:33:13 +0100, Ahmad007
<Ahmad007.pfi8h@www.nokia3650.net> wrote:

>
>The Nokias 6610 and the 7210 are the same in everything except for the
>express covers. The difference though is that both phones serves
>different markets. The 6610 serves the Business/Professional market, and
>the 7210 serves the Fashion looks and style.

A sensible reply !!.....Many thanks..

On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 13:33:13 +0100, Ahmad007
<Ahmad007.pfi8h@www.nokia3650.net> wrote:

>
>The Nokias 6610 and the 7210 are the same in everything except for the
>express covers. The difference though is that both phones serves
>different markets. The 6610 serves the Business/Professional market, and
>the 7210 serves the Fashion looks and style.

The fashion looks and style market has to pay a heavy price to get
their phone, it seems!
Over here, the 7210 is almost double the cost (about 40%).
That's crazy!


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On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 13:33:13 +0100, Ahmad007 <Ahmad007.pfi8h@www.nokia3650.net>
wrote:

>The Nokias 6610 and the 7210 are the same in everything except for the
>express covers.

Does a 7210 cover fit a 6610 and vice-versa?


Chris Pollard

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On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 08:42:00 +0100, ">-©LuVbuG©-<" <anthony_deadabo@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>> >The Nokias 6610 and the 7210 are the same in everything except for the
>> >express covers.
>>
>> Does a 7210 cover fit a 6610 and vice-versa?
>>
>
>No.

I suppose it would be a bit pointless having two models if they did...


Chris Pollard

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anyway, a friend of mine did have 7210 and his phone is simply buzzing like
an empty FM station during the call! this phone sucks I think. yesterday I
saw headline how many retailers in UK stop selling 7210 because of numerous
problems.

"Phoenix AG" <contact.me@in.the.ng> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 13:33:13 +0100, Ahmad007
> <Ahmad007.pfi8h@www.nokia3650.net> wrote:
>
> >
> >The Nokias 6610 and the 7210 are the same in everything except for the
> >express covers. The difference though is that both phones serves
> >different markets. The 6610 serves the Business/Professional market, and
> >the 7210 serves the Fashion looks and style.
>
> The fashion looks and style market has to pay a heavy price to get
> their phone, it seems!
> Over here, the 7210 is almost double the cost (about 40%).
> That's crazy!
>
>
> ***
> ...And from the ashes shall rise the Phoenix...Aktien-Gesellschaft!

"Christopher Pollard" <rubbish@cginternet.net> wrote in message
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>
> I suppose it would be a bit pointless having two models if they did...
>

It's the same difference with the 6510/8310 - The former is a "professional"
phone, the latter a "fashion" phone. Their features are identical (*6510
minus in-box handsfree).

Hope this helps.

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">-©LuVbuG©-<" <anthony_deadabo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Christopher Pollard" <rubbish@cginternet.net> wrote in message
> news:2pddfvk1vebr0fl1sdh9l7tlb5q2scclbq@4ax.com...
> >
> > I suppose it would be a bit pointless having two models if they did...
> >

Personally I can't see the gain, why market, produce, and support two
phones, when you can just market one and some covers? It's pointless having
two models that are identical, especially when they carry different price
tags. I can understand having the different designs, I find the 7210 keypad
harder to use than my 3650, but the 6610 is easy, but the similarities make
it a waste. all for the price of a (very) slightly different housing.

> It's the same difference with the 6510/8310 - The former is a
"professional"
> phone, the latter a "fashion" phone. Their features are identical (*6510
> minus in-box handsfree).

The 6510 was a little more advanced, better screen, a little faster IMO.
certainly more of a difference than the 72/6610, which are identical, though
again, just enough difference in the covers to make them incompatible, but
marketable to gullible people.

Martin Crosbie

"Martin Crosbie" <MartincrosbieDONTBOTHER@vodafone.net> wrote in message
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>
> Personally I can't see the gain, why market, produce, and support two
> phones, when you can just market one and some covers? It's pointless
having
> two models that are identical, especially when they carry different price
> tags. I can understand having the different designs, I find the 7210
keypad
> harder to use than my 3650, but the 6610 is easy, but the similarities
make
> it a waste. all for the price of a (very) slightly different housing.
>

Because these are the two markets that Nokia manufacture phones for. The
"fashion" phones have the buttons in odd positions so it would be impossible
to have one handset with two facia layouts. Plus Nokia always go for the
"more profit approach" which is how the 7250i came to fruition.

>
> The 6510 was a little more advanced, better screen, a little faster IMO.
> certainly more of a difference than the 72/6610, which are identical,
though
> again, just enough difference in the covers to make them incompatible, but
> marketable to gullible people.
>

Granted - the 6510 screen was better quality than the 8310 (I also thought
the blue backlight was cooler). But which handset is discontinued and which
is *still* the UK's most popular pay monthly handset after a year in
service?

Nokia like to play dirty - which is what we come to expect from them.

They have 16 handsets in circulation at present, you could probably half
that number if you removed the overlap on certain models.

Not that I agree with their tactics, but they are obviously working to some
degree.

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Antz,
Part of the UKtm family.

">-©LuVbuG©-<" <anthony_deadabo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Martin Crosbie" <MartincrosbieDONTBOTHER@vodafone.net> wrote in message
> news:bd6pcu$qfh$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
> >
> > Personally I can't see the gain, why market, produce, and support two
> > phones, when you can just market one and some covers? It's pointless
> having
> > two models that are identical, especially when they carry different
price
> > tags. I can understand having the different designs, I find the 7210
> keypad
> > harder to use than my 3650, but the 6610 is easy, but the similarities
> make
> > it a waste. all for the price of a (very) slightly different housing.
> >
>
> Because these are the two markets that Nokia manufacture phones for. The
> "fashion" phones have the buttons in odd positions so it would be
impossible
> to have one handset with two facia layouts. Plus Nokia always go for the
> "more profit approach" which is how the 7250i came to fruition.

Button layout is virtually the same, just the rubber keys are spaced
differently, but the actual key underneath is in virtually the same place.
>
> >
> > The 6510 was a little more advanced, better screen, a little faster IMO.
> > certainly more of a difference than the 72/6610, which are identical,
> though
> > again, just enough difference in the covers to make them incompatible,
but
> > marketable to gullible people.
> >
>
> Granted - the 6510 screen was better quality than the 8310 (I also thought
> the blue backlight was cooler). But which handset is discontinued and
which
> is *still* the UK's most popular pay monthly handset after a year in
> service?

Not the first time, the 33XX became universally popular, despite having no
features whatsoever. always the lesser of the technology becomes standard -
look at VHS vs Betamax. IMO there is no reason for people to be still
selling the 8310, it's been superseded by the 6510, and 8910/i not to
mention the entire series 40 range.
>
> Nokia like to play dirty - which is what we come to expect from them.

business before useful ideas. I really hate companies that are driven by
money rather than the work they do. look at James Dyson - simply makes
better appliances. even though he has to charge the earth for them, the
company itself is more driven by making a decent product than the money
behind it. proof that you don't need to make lots of crappy products to sell
to make a decent wage, just a few good ones. nokia floods the market with
crap, yet people still buy it. It really annoys me to see people in the
shops still buying 3310's, despite the fact that its actually the hardware
of the 3330, and has less features than a pencil with no rubber tip. it just
holds the rest of us back, since Nokia - trying to just sell as much as
possible, will carry on the sale of outdated equipment, rather than pushing
the boundaries. Where is nokia's 3G handsets? witht he launch of three
several months ago, and the big 4 networks gearing up to roll out their 3rd
gen service, why hasn't nokia released the 6650? or a 3G phone you can
actually use? it seems Nokia are content to let us languish in the dark ages
using old technology, despite having forked out lots of money to help the
networks buy the 3G licences, where's the sense there?

> They have 16 handsets in circulation at present, you could probably half
> that number if you removed the overlap on certain models.

there's more if you count the US, and analogue markets - which is even
worse - still selling 5110 style handsets. why? The US market is even more
backward than the European Nokia's. partly this is the US networks needing
to use several different network types.

> Not that I agree with their tactics, but they are obviously working to
some
> degree.

Yeah, but working for them, not us.

Martin Crosbie