Looking to keep the heat on after its
XpressMusic reveals last week, Nokia has gotten real with a three-pack of dumbphones that eschew S60 but hang onto a laundry list of relatively high-end features. The 6600 comes in both "fold" and "slide" designations, but the spec sheets are surprisingly different considering that they share a model number in common. The fold rocks out with a 2.13-inch QVGA OLED and 2 megapixel camera, while the slide gets upgraded to a 3.2 megapixel sensor but loses the OLED designation on its 2.2-inch display. Both models also include a rather fascinating feature that allows the user to double-tap on the phone's surface to wake it up or silence it (which begs the question, could we heave it at a wall to achieve the same effect?). The fold comes in at €275 and the slide at 250 -- about $430 and $390, respectively, before carrier subsidies bring those puppies down from the stratosphere.
The pictured 3600 slide, meanwhile, gets no fold companion -- but with its in-your-face color scheme, it really doesn't need any help. This one gets a 3.2 megapixel autofocus lens with dual LED flashes, TV out, and microSD expansion for 175 (about $273). All feature quadband EDGE while the 6600s add 3G on the 850 and 2100MHz bands, so pretty much everyone around the globe (and those in the States without a need for fast data) can get in on this action when it all ships in the third quarter.
posted Apr 28th 2008 at 11:52AM
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
tk @ Apr 28th 2008 12:40PM
Nokia needs to make more phones. I hate having to go with the likes of Sony Ericsson, Motarola and LG. But both Nokia and Samsung, who I trust far more for cell phone tech, just aren't offering as much variety as they used to. It's either a bulky smart phone with more than I need, or a lack less budget phone.
This looks promising but here I am ready to upgrade now and my options are old or budget tech from nokia/samsung, or flashy crap tech from sony/lg. I miss you nokia
N.Rosario @ Apr 28th 2008 12:40PM
nokia just needs to step there cdma game up, drop a n96 on VZW and see, id buy it full retail, but its ok, I'll be patient, nokia has committed to 6-12 phones for VZW within this year
Al @ Apr 28th 2008 1:41PM
This is so weird. The original 6600 was S60. These new 6600's are clearly not S60 phones.
shakes2 @ Apr 28th 2008 2:12PM
Actually, it is s60 like it says. it just doesnt look like the old s60 because it is a newer version. Thus the Maps application, ect.
Al @ Apr 28th 2008 2:48PM
Maps is not S60 exclusive
The S60 menu button and C button are both missing.
The press data sheets both say S40, not S60
Viakenny @ Apr 28th 2008 3:00PM
It looks like S40 to me.
jrk @ Apr 28th 2008 2:23PM
actually, the 6600 fold and slide are dual band WCDMA:
http://www.nokia.com/NOKIA_COM_1/Press/beautifultouse/assets/Nokia_6600_fold_data_sheet.pdf
http://www.nokia.com/NOKIA_COM_1/Press/beautifultouse/assets/Nokia_6600_slide_data_sheet.pdf
Chris Ziegler @ Apr 28th 2008 2:29PM
Dang, not sure how I missed that! Fixed, thanks.
Chris
Pdexter @ Apr 28th 2008 2:54PM
Short video about 6600 slide
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02zYjmUk9bE
Too bad they focked legendary 6600 name for mid end S40 phone =(
And Rosario cdma market has been dead for Nokia for so long and market is || that small so no luck there at best it will be branded Nokia phone or cheap low end phone.
Shakes2 it dosent have S60 it has flash based Nokia maps that they introduced what? Couple of months ago i think.
What kind of phone are you looking at tk? Have you looked at 6500 slide or 6500 classic?