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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #56940 in Cell Phone Accessories
- Color: Black
- Brand: Nokia
- Model: 1680
- Released on: 2008-09-29
Features
- Easy-to-use candybar-style phone with VGA camera for still photos and short video clips
- Access to personal e-mail and instant message services
- Organizer with calendar and alarm
- Up to 4 hours of talk time, up to 432 hours (18 days) of standby time
- What's in the Box: handset, battery, charger, wired hands-free headset, user manual
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Product Description
A great choice for those looking for a simplified cell phone for on-the-go communications, the Nokia 1680 classic offers essential mobile phone functionality with the added benefits of a basic digital camera. It offers a VGA camera with video recording capabilities, and it features one-touch access for photos and videos. Other features include access to personal e-mail as well as text and multimedia messaging, speakerphone for hands-free communication, web browser, and up to 4 hours of talk time.
 Enjoy access to personal e-mail and instant messaging via popular services as well as SMS/MMS messaging. |
The 1680 operates on GSM 850/1900 networks and can handle high-speed data connectivity via T-Mobile's EDGE network (which stands for "Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution"). This high-speed, mobile data and Internet access technology is fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services (with average data speeds between 75-135Kbps), including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and e-mail on the go.
Download cool new games, HiFi Ringers (real songs by today's hottest artists), MegaTones (instrumental versions of songs), and wallpapers quickly, as well as stay connected via the Web, instant messaging, and e-mail.
Phone Features
The candybar-style Nokia 1680 has a color LCD screen with a 128 x 160-pixel resolution and 65K color depth. It has a standard alpha-numeric keypad, five-way navigator, send/end keys, and two soft keys for navigating the interface. The phone has an internal 32 MB memory, which isn't expandable. The internal phonebook can store up to 1000 contact entries, with multiple numbers per entry and support for caller groups and ringer/picture ID. Additionally, the phone displays the most recent 20 dialed/received/missed calls.
The 1680 offers a full range of e-mail, text, and multimedia messaging options. It includes support for IMAP4, POP3, and SMTP e-mail. In addition to SMS text and MMS multimedia messaging, this phone incorporates Nokia Xpress audio messaging, which allows you to personalize messages in a spontaneous and creative way. By using a specially designed menu, an audio message can be recorded and sent with only a few clicks of a button. Xpress audio messages can be sent to all MMS-enabled GSM handsets, and can also be shared with multiple recipients.
Other features include:
- Send and receive instant messages with Yahoo!, MSN, AOL, or ICQ.
- Organizer with local calendar, Expense Manager, advanced calculator, Converter II
- WAP 2.0 web browser (XHTML)
- VGA camera for still photos up to 640 x 480 pixels
- Capture and play back short video clips
- Integrated speakerphone
- 2.5mm headset jack
- Ringtones: Polyphonic (24 channels), MP3
Vital Statistics
The Nokia 1680 weighs 2.6 ounces and measures 4.26 x .59 x 1.81 inches. Its 700 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4 hours of talk time, and up to 432 hours (18 days) of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.
Customer Reviews
Good basic phone for the money
I needed a replacement phone, and did not want to sign up for a new contract, so I bought a Nokia 1680c at the full retail price. This phone is a good value. It rings loud & clear, and the speakerphone is easy to hear. People I'm calling say my voice is clear, though they can tell I'm on a cell phone. It has a lot of neat software features; for example, you can configure a shortcut action for the left and right softkeys, as well the Up-Down-Left-Right buttons. There is no dedicated rocker switch on the side for volume up & down; during a call, the volume is adjusted by the Left and Right buttons. The phone is constructed well, but feels too light. Battery life is very good. The screen is bright and clear. Navigating menus can be a little sluggish. The keypad is stiff, making text messaging a chore. No Bluetooth connectivity, so forget about using one of those fancy headsets. The box does include a wired earbud/microphone with integrated call answer/end button. Something that annoyed me was how it saved numbers to the address book from an incoming call; the Nokia software puts a "+" symbol in front of incoming call numbers. That gets saved to the address book -- for example "+15551212121" -- a minor thing, and something probably more useful for European phone numbers, for example. Overall, I like this phone, and will probably keep it until I someday feel the need to get a smartphone-type slab of electronics.
Ok phone to tide me over
Short: This phone works fine as a basic phone, if that is all you are looking for.
Long: My old phone's LCD croaked on me, and I wanted to wait a bit before buying an HTC Dream, so I went with this cheap phone. Complaints: Menu/key response is sometimes slow. No way to get data to phone via USB cable, at least if you live in the US.
It seems like a USB cable exists (in Europe, Asia and Australia) but it costs about as much as the phone itself does after exchange rates. If you go to [...], they talk about cable CA-126, which works with the 1680. It has a regular usb connector on one end, and a Nokia microusb & 2.5mm charger plug on the other. The US Nokia manual says the Microusb port is for "authorized personal only", which to my mind says that the carriers in the US wanted to force people into getting things onto the phone via some $$$-chargeable method.
In any event, I'll be getting a new phone in a few months so I'll live with this phone for now. But the limitations it has makes it so that it is only suitable for those who are not looking for anything other than making/receiving phone calls (like my parents).
lousy phone
The good news is that it has a long battery life and is lightweight. But none of that is worth anything if you cant hear the other person. I had a Samsung and a Sony before and never had this problem. The keypad is tough, requiring sledge hammer to push the keys. Bottom line: the phone is cheap, but you get what you pay for. Try Sony or Samsung, their cheapest models work better than this.
