Nokia 6600 Fold
Discontinued 28th April 2008
Clamshell users have never been very
well served by Nokia, usually having a very limited
range of products. So, a new midrange clamshell handset
is of some interest.
The Nokia 6600 Fold is the sibling
to the similarly specified
Nokia 6600 Slide, and it can be considered to be
the replacement for the current Nokia
6555. It's a dual-band 3G phone with a QVGA main
display and 2 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash,
plus microSD expandable memory with a 512MB card included
in the box. There's a multimedia player plus an FM radio,
with a stereo wired headset in the sales package.
Like the 6555, the 6600 features a smooth
back when it is open, along with a concealed display
that can be woken up by tapping the phone twice. Inside
the 6600 Fold is a 2.1" 320 x 240 pixel OLED
paneland a secondary video calling camera. The
keypad is a fairly coventional layout, taking advantage
of the increased space available on a clamshell phone.
As
with the slide, you can double-tap the 6600 Fold to
silence an alarm or reject a call, something that seems
to be practical to have on a clamshell phone.
From the outside, the Nokia 6600 Fold
is a strikingly elegant phone. Inside there's a practical
and sensible layout, so overall the combination of usability
and style is very appealing.
One annoyance is the camera - on
the Slide it is a 3.2 megapixel unit, on the
Fold it's only 2 megapixels. Despite that, the
camera has the same video capture capabilities of 320
x 240 pixels at 30 fps or 640 x 480 pixels at 15 fps.
In addition, pictures can be uploaded directly to Flickr
or other photo sharing services.
Talktime on 3G is around 2.5 hours
with up to 10 days standby time. The 6600 slide weighs
110 grams, which is a little heavier than most of the
competition, but in terms of size it is fairly compact
at 88 x 44 x 16mm.
Nokia say that the 6600 Slide should
be available during Q3 2008 for around €275 (£220
/ $440) before sales tax and any carrier discount.
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Nokia
6600 Fold at a glance
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Available:
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Q3
2008
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Network:
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GSM
850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
UMTS 850 / 2100
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE + UMTS (3G)
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Screen:
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240
x 320 pixels, 16m colours
(main) 128 x 160 pixels
(sub)
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Camera:
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2
megapixels
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Size:
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Medium
clamshell 88 x 44 x 16mm
/ 110 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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No
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Battery
life:
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4
hours talk / 14 days standby
(GSM) 2.5 hours talk
/ 10 days standby (3G)
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