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Nokia 6500 Slide

Posted by Symbianizer | Filed under Java, Nokia

    The Nokia 6500 Slide is one of two 6500 series devices that were announced side by side back in May of this year. Unlike the very thin and simple 6500 Classic, the 6500 Slide that we are discussing today has a slider form factor, stainless steel body work, and an auto-focus digital camera that uses Carl Zeiss lenses.

Network: UMTS / GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Size: 96.5 x 46.5 x 16.4 mm
Weight: 125 g
Display: TFT, 16M colors, 240 x 320 pixels,  2.2 inches
Memory: microSD card slot, 20 MB user free internal memory
Connectivity: Class 11 53.6 kbps GPRS, HSCSD, Class 10 236.8 kbps EDGE, 384 kbps 3G, Bluetooth, microUSB
Camera: 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, video(VGA 15fps), flash; secondary QCIF videocall camera

At least, the Nokia 6500 Slide looks like it should be a top end feature phone. It has dual-band 3G support in addition to quad-band GSM support, it has a built-in 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera, and a solid media player. It is also quite attractive and uses a QVGA resolution display that can show up to 16 million different color shades. That’s all very impressive.

But the reality of the situation is that the phone doesn’t always excel where one would expect it to. While the music player is, indeed, very good, the AF digital camera takes some coaxing to get a good photo out of it. The stainless steel cover material looks good, but adds to the phone’s weight as well as makes it hard to keep clean. The QVGA display also lacks brightness, though it is, at least, usable in even the harshest lighting conditions. And then there is the problem with dropping calls that mars otherwise very good quality voice characteristics. In the end, it is still a good phone, just not a great phone.