Gone are the days when travelers carried crumpled, cumbersome maps that they consult if they want to get from one destination to another. Whether or not you have a good sense of direction, it makes perfect sense to utilize today's electronic devices which has GPS systems included as one of its features.

You can take your pick from dedicated GPS devices or other electronic gadgets with GPS functionality.

Naturally, one of the best ways to have it all - music player, camera, GPS and the traditional calling and text messaging functions - can all be found in the mobile phones of today.

Over the years, mobile phone manufacturers have been managing to keep up with the latest that mobile technology has to offer. Fortunately for all the travelers out there, Nokia has a line of mobile phones which also include the GPS functionality.

If an all-in-one GPS mobile phone is what you are looking for, check out the Nokia 6210 Navigator.

Nokia 6210 Navigator Review: Nokia 6210 versus its Predecessor, Nokia 6110

The predecessor of the Nokia 6210 Navigator is the Nokia 6110 Navigator. This unit has a 2.2 inch QVGA screen, 35 MB internal memory, 2-Megapixel camera, QCIF for video calling, HSDPA and the A-GPS functionality.

The Nokia 6110 Navigator was first released in the market in June of 2007.

Naturally, when you compare the Nokia 6110 Navigator with the Nokia 6210 Navigator - there are upgrades which were made when it comes to the design and functionality.

First off, the camera of the Nokia 6210 Navigator is much better. It is a 3-Megapixel autofocus camera with flash. There is also a secondary camera for video calling.

If you cannot bear to stay disconnected from the rest of the world, there is the Bluetooth with A2Dp and USB connectivity.

Another unique feature of the Nokia 6210 Navigator is the accelerometer for screen auto rotation, alarm snoozing and call silencing.

All the music lovers out there will not be disappointed because the Nokia 6210 Navigator has a stereo FM with RDS and it plays the following audio formats: MP3, WAV, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MP4, M4A, RealAudio 7,8,10 and WMA.'

The Nokia 6110 Navigator has a built in memory of 120 MB, and it is expandable with a microSD or microSDHC memory slot.

This smartphone operates under the S50 over Symbian operating system, with the Symbian 9.3, S60 3rd Edition, feature pack 2.

It also includes all the other basic mobile phone features that Nokia has been offering to its loyal clients since time immemorial.

A Final Word about the Nokia 6110 Navigator Mobile Phone

Just as it is with any other type of mobile phone, the Nokia 6110 Navigator does have a few drawbacks. Considering the fact that it is a GPS phone, you would think that the screen would be bigger - but it is quite small for a navigation phone.

But when you combine the great camera, good music playing functionality, GPS and 3G capability - the Nokia 6110 Navigator is still a cut above the rest when you compare it with similar GPS-enabled phones in the market.

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