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Nokia 6500 Classic
There are two 6500 handsets that were launched by Nokia. One is the 6500 classic and the other is the 6500 slide. The 6500 Classic is the direct successor of the Nokia 6300, embodying the super-slim mobile phones in the tradition of Motorola RAZR V3. While some users have criticized Nokia 6500 Classic for paying more attention on the design, it showed that the focus has paid off as it became the slimmest Nokia phone at 9.5 mm thin.
This sleek and sophisticated-looking phone has a 320 x 240 pixel LCD display in a dimension of 109.8 x 45 x 9.5 mm and weighs 94 grams in black and bronze aluminum casing. It also features an average-sized alphanumeric keypad with buttons separated with strip of silver bars. These buttons are easy to press even in the dark especially that it is well-lit in white, contrasting the dark color scheme of the handset. Only one port is developed for the micro-USB socket and headset. This unifying move may have been an advantage for the aesthetics but it sacrificed the possibility of multi-tasking. On the back side of the camera are the 2.0 Mega-pixel camera, LED flash light and speakers. Nokia 6500 classic’s 2.0 Mega-pixel camera may not fair accordingly with other camera phones.
Image quality is poor, although the LED light can provide improvements when used in dark environment. One of the achievements of 6500 is the inclusion of the 3G, although it still lacks video call support. This quadband smartphone supports the following network types: GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900. Aside from the 3G, it also offers GPRS, Java, Bluetooth, A2DP and USB connectivity options.
Multimedia capabilities of Nokia 6500 Classic include a media player that support AAC, eAAC+ and MP3 formats and some videos, although there are no FM tuners. The media player can sort tracks by play lists according to artists, albums, genres and has the following playback options: shuffling, repeating, stereo widening and equalizer customizing. Games in 6500 Classic are Golf Tour, Rally 3D, Snake III and Sudoku. A user who will buy this unit must expect the following in the package: stereo headset, charger, battery, micro-USB connectivity cable, user guide, contemporary leaflet and CD-ROM.
While a number of users might get disappointed with the limitations of Nokia 6500 classic, some will still fall in love with such a beautiful gadget. The elegant design can easily slide over its shortcomings.