Nokia 6260 Slide
Discontinued 25th November 2008
The Nokia 6260 Slide is one of the most important
handsets launched by Nokia this year, but annoyingly
it is one that is hampered by a completely unmemorable
model number that has been used before.
The Nokia 6260 Slide features a 5 megapixel camera,
a high-resolution 320 x 480 pixel (HVGA) display, HSDPA
and HSUPA high-speed data, WiFi and GPS. What's unusual
is that all of these features are running on a standard
Series 40 device, rather than a high-end S60 smartphone
which makes the 6260 Slide the most powerful Series
40 device ever made, and the first S40 handset from
Nokia to have integrated GPS.
In other words, these are high-end features that
you would usually find in an expensive N-Series handset,
repackaged into a phone that has genuine mass-market
appeal. It's not a particularly cheap phone with an
estimated retail price of €299 before tax and subsidy,
but then that is about half the price of the Nokia N96
but with most of the really useful features still included.
The
Nokia 6260 Slide shares similar styling to the lower-specified
and cheaper Nokia
6600 Slide - these confusing model numbers are NOT
helpful - and it is a little better specified in most
respects than the Nokia
6220 Classic and 6210
Navigator (although these are both smartphones where
the 6260 is not).
A look at the 6260 Slide's spec sheet shows that
it has a 2.4" 320 x 480 pixel display which is
a much higher resolution that Nokia's standard 240 x
320 pixel offering. On the back is a 5 megapixel camera
with autofocus, a dual LED flash and a Carl Zeiss lens.
Inside is an integrated GPS receiver, and the 6260 Slide
has Nokia Maps preinstalled.. however, because the 6260
isn't a smartphone you won't be able to upgrade to a
different mapping application. Underneath, the 6260
Slide has high speed 3.5G downloads and uploads (using
HSDPA and HSUPA), WiFi, UMTS 2100 MHz (other configurations
may be available) and quad-band GSM support.
All the usual features are here too - Bluetooth,
microSD expandable memory, an FM radio, a multimedia
player, USB 2.0 connectivity, a web browser, email client
and all the other features you would expect to find
in a standard Nokia handset.
The maximum video capture quality is 427 x 320 pixels
at 15 frames per second, which is not as good as Nokia's
current S60 devices. Audio output is via a 2.5mm socket,
so you will need an adapter if you want to use your
favourite headphones. The handset is controlled
by a "360 degree" navigation key on the front,
which gives a degree of flexibility when using the 6260
Slide.
The Nokia 6260 Slide measures 99 by 47 by 15mm and
weighs 114 grams. Maximum talktime on 3G quoted as 3
hours with up to 12 days standby time. There is 256MB
of internal memory, expandable up to a maximum of 8GB
using a microSD card.
Nokia have several handsets that compete with this
- we mentioned the 6210 and 6220 which are similarly
specified devices with the advantage that they are S60
smartphones. You can even buy the original Nokia
N95 for about €300 which has a larger screen and
dedicated media keys.
Nokia say that the 6260 Slide should be available
during Q1 2009 in black and beige colour combinations.
The
Original Nokia 6260
Again, Nokia have re-used the model number from an
earlier phone. After all, their numbering convention
only allows for 8999 handsets, so they must be running
out.
The original
6260 dates from 2004, and it was a Symbian smartphone
in an unusual but attractive swivelling clamshell design
that was aimed at business users. Due to its large size
and slightly disappointing specifications, the original 6260
never really caught on.
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Nokia
6260 Slide at a glance
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Available:
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Q1
2008
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Network:
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GSM
850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
+ UMTS 2100
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE + UMTS (3G) + HSDPA
+ HSUPA + WiFi
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Screen:
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480
x 320 pixels, 16m colours
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Camera:
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5
megapixels
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Size:
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Medium
slider 99 x 47 x 15mm
/ 114 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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microSD
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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GPS:
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Yes
(A-GPS)
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Battery
life:
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4 hours talk / 12
days standby (GSM) 3
hours talk / 12 days standby
(3G)
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