Nokia 6100
Review
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Hot on the heels of the Nokia
7210, comes the Nokia 6100, offering nearly all of the 7210's
features, but with a digital camera option instead of the built-in
radio. All this in an amazingly lightweight and compact package
that oozes both style and sophistication! In fact it's Nokia's smallest
and lightest phone ever.
Very similar in spec to the 7210/6610, the Nokia
6100 offers a colour screen, polyphonic ringtones, triple band,
as well as Java™ capability. Its keypad is user-friendly and
incorporates a nice 4-way scroll button. The Java™ capability means
that you can download games just as easily as downloading ringtones
or graphics. As well as Java™ games, you can also download applications
like personal assistants, travel and information tools. Pre-installed
Java™ applications include a calculator, currency and measurement
converter, stopwatch, and two games.
MMS means that you can send and receive multimedia
messages containing text, MIDI audio files, and graphics or animations.
The digital camera option comes as a camera/headset
that plugs into the 6100's pop-port.
The 6100 is a nice enough phone, but its only real
WOW factor is its light weight. Its specification is lower than
the 7210 or 6610 and users have reported a number of reliability
issues - see the user reviews below for example.
Features of the Nokia 6100 include:
- WAP 1.2.1, GPRS
& HSCSD (High-Speed Circuit-Switched Data)
- MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)
- Downloadable Java™ applications
- Colour display (4096 colours, 128 x 128 pixels,
8 lines of text)
- Polyphonic ringtones (MIDI format), plus standard
ringtones
- Integrated handsfree speaker with adjustable
volume
- Predictive text input
- Mobile chat
- Electronic wallet (protects credit card details
& passwords)
- Changeable x-press on covers
- Phonebook (300 names)
- Built-in infra-red modem & USB cable port
- Downloadable colour wallpaper
- 2 games
- Size: 102 x 44 x 14 mm
- Weight: 76g
- Battery standby: 100 - 150 hours
- Battery talktime: 2 - 4 hours
- Tri band
Nokia 6100
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Average rating from 100 reviews: 
Reviewed by Navin from India on 25th
Jun 2004
This phone and Nokia suck! Within 3 days of buying it, the defects
were so apparent that I could have flushed it down the toilet, had
i not spent good money on it. The battery life was poor, requiring
it to be charged every 8 hours! The sound quality was horrible,
with tremendous static while making/receiving calls. and to top
it all, the internal clock lost 12-15 mins every 24 hours! and the
nokia service really sucks! they refused to replace the phone even
though it was defective to start with! after 4 days of countless
phone calls and endless threats of legal action, they finally "repaired"
the phone and agreed to replace it when fresh stocks arrived! can
you imagine that! they don't have replacement stocks! anyway, to
cut a long story short, i still haven't received my phone and I
will never ever buy a nokia again!
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Reviewed by Paula from England on
23rd Jun 2004
Got the 6100 as part of a 12 month contract a little under 3 months
ago. It's sweet little design was a huge improvement on the 'brick'
that I'd previously had, so I was chuffed when I took it away and
started making calls. Over the 3 months though the silver coating
on most of the keys has worn off so I can't see the numbers and
letters. Although I consider my usage to be little, Nokia are saying
this is a 'wear & tear' issue and won't cover it under the warranty.
The phone is essentially inoperable but Nokia refuse to help. The
phone is good looking and a nice size but I question the quality
of the materials. I'm also very disappointed in the customer service
from Nokia and Phones4U.
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Reviewed by sally from england on
28th May 2004
i think the nokia 6100 is really good
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Reviewed by Terry from BELFAST, NORTHERN
IRELAND on 19th May 2004
You have read all the reviews, right? For me this is the phone to
have period, no gizmos like radio, camera... Camera who wants a
camera phone, don't be mean buy a digital camera... If like me you
want a phone which performs and is a well designed functional product
you will go far, and in the process spend a shed load of dollars
or pounds to discernibly buy better than this... My version is o5.51
dated 27/2/04, you can check that now by pressing *#0000#, Nokia
have given the masses a very good product, maybe too good... I will
always buy Nokia, a definite winner all round, no niggles just so
compact, you never want to put it down... Go on treat yourself.
Oh yes to stop your screen from getting scratched and if like me
you don't like the leather cases because that just makes them more
bulky, leave the protective screen cover on but remove the pull
tag by carefully cutting it with an exacto knife, remember do this
at your own risk... If like me your are successful then you have
a great screen protector for free, sorted...
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Reviewed by Yo-Man from Pakistan on
15th May 2004
i've encountered a problem 4 sound ..i always thought its fainted
voice .. but when i receive call i never had some listening problems
..its a great phn when it comes to usage ,decency ,size and performance..
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Reviewed by rufus from uk on
9th May 2004
good phone but colour screen could be better and should have a radio
like the 7210/6610. not bad!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Strakalazz from Lithuania
on 1st May 2004
an outstanding phone...i bought it 20 hours ago and i just love
it.its unreal after my old nokia 8210:)5 starzz
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Reviewed by me from Portugal on
28th Apr 2004
I've bought one Nokia 6100 last week and liked it so much that i
already have another :( The thing is i bought one and the sound
was terrible. I thought it was a defect, so i returned it for a
new one. The result: the new one sounded equally awful. Has anyone
experienced similar sound problems?
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Reviewed by Manoj from India on
20th Apr 2004
6100 is the cutest phone ever and there is no phone that can beat
its size and looks. I dropped this phone once on a concrete floor
and the phone was on one side and the battery on the other, surprisingly
it worked. It gave some problems when i got a call, i couldnt attend
it and the phone was ringing all the time until i turned it off.
Now the ringer aint working at all, vibrator works sometimes and
sometimes it doesnt. Now im bored of this one, im going for 5100.
I recommend this phone for girls and if u are a rash user never
ever buy this phone or similar models like 6610 or 6220. Again it
doesnt have radio but it costs so much, i guess its only bcoz of
its looks... but a good phone though.
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Reviewed by Trevor from Ireland on
14th Apr 2004
Up until today I thought the phone was the Bee's Knees - One month
after purchase and the sound is gone - the Bee has lost it's Buzz
and I feel I've been Stung.
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Reviewed by Steve Parkinson from UK
on 12th Apr 2004
Only had phone a week (free on contract) I could of had a variety
of free phones including flip camera phones etc but i got a digital
camera!!!! whats the point?? I aint got no creaky cover but if i
had this may be due to exchangebable covers (this is a plus 2 some
people yes??)This is a top phone!! I find the ability to write a
message by pressing the left button is superb (y didnt they mention
this shortcut in the book??)Battery life outstanding, Screen is
as good as my Samsung T100. Think a data cable should b provided
instaed of just software but that a minor gripe. All in all a superb
phone!!!!
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Reviewed by G from UK on 2nd
Apr 2004
Yeah it looks good and being in the 6 series makes it a business
phone? What with that rubbish battery life? Come on the Nokia 6310i
does up to 18 days stand by! They don't make them with battery life
in mind do they i.e. Nokia! If your going to buy one then think
again! I went to the Carphone warehouse who said they have discontinued
it due to a manufacturers defect! So if you buy it, you'll probably
have to get it repaired some where down the line. However, the Link
have failed to notice this and sadly go on selling it. Hey, it's
up to you though. Don't forget the camera attachment is pretty useful
if you want to get the most out of it.
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Reviewed by adz from england on
25th Mar 2004
I bought 1 couple of months ago it is great. Had no problems with
it. It is a sleek, small and stylish phone and i would reccomend
it. Pity it hasnt got a radio though.
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Reviewed by Anthony
from UK on 20th Mar 2004
Read everyone else's comments if you want opinions;
here are the nitty gritty details of the Nokia 6100:
Texting:
Good points: Very easy to use. Loads of input
options: one key toggles between predictive lower-case, predictive
automatic mixed-case (automatic capital letter after full stop),
traditional lower-case, traditional automatic mixed-case. Holding
this key toggles between letters and numbers input. T9 predictive
is more sensible than on my old SE T68i. Common punctuation is available
under one key. Holding the key down brings up the full table of
punctuation to choose from. If you leave a new message half way
through typing it, the phone remembers it and you can come back
and finish it later. You can set the text size really small so that
the whole message fits on the screen. Words are not split up to
wrap round the screen; instead, the whole word will move to the
next line if it's too long.
Bad points: No "drop-down list" of choices in predictive
mode: repeatedly pressing one key will move forward through the
choices, and another will move backward, but it would be nicer to
actually be able to see all the possible choices at once. There
are no smilies like :-) and it isn't possible to train the phone
to save such sequences of punctuation as words. No "unsent" box,
so only one unfinished txt can be saved at a time. When you send
a text, it will save it in the "sent" box but instead of taking
you back to the inbox it just carries on displaying the text. Then
when in standby, pressing a certain key in standby brings up the
"new message" screen directly, which is handy, but it actually brings
up that previous message, so you then have to enter the options
menu to clear the text and get a blank sheet.
Texting is better on this phone than on Sony-Ericsson
ones. Don't even think about getting the Samsung A300 or A800 if
you ever want to txt. (These were the other phones I tried out before
I bought this one.)
Phoning:
Very easy to use. Pressing one key brings
up the phone book list for you to choose a number from. However,
when the talk volume is turned up high, you get a noticeable whining\squealing
noise in the earpiece. But I guess you'd only have the volume high
in noisy places, where you don't notice the whine.
Menu system:
The usual Nokia list to scroll down (only
one item viewable at a time in the top level of the menu). Where
possible, the value of a setting is displayed next to the setting
itself to save you having to go into the option to view it (eg.
"Automatic keyguard: on"). There is a shortcut menu which you can
access from standby by pressing a key. You can select from a range
of items to put in this menu, eg "missed calls" and "alarm clock".
Unfortunately the range is very limited (unlike the T68i where you
could literally choose from every single menu item that the phone
possesses). You can create a new txt message by pressing a single
key in standby mode, and similarly for viewing the recent numbers
dialled, and viewing the calendar.
Display:
Very crisp, with very small text displaying
clearly. Phone displays the time, battery life (but only as a graphical
bar, not as an estimate of the number of hours remaining like the
T68i) and signal strength. Don't use GPRS so I don't know for sure,
but I don't think the phone displays the GPRS signal strength. Screen
dimmer automatically comes on after several seconds of idling (can't
change the time-out period). Screen saver displays the time, though
impossible to read it in the dark (can change the time-out period).
The date is not displayed in standby or on the screensaver, though
the quick shortcut to the calendar means that it is only one keypress
away.
Phone book views:
Each name can have several numbers attached:
general, home, mobile, office. On option is to have the phone display
names only (as a list; can see several names on screen at once),
in which case you have to press a key to select the name and the
list of numbers is displayed. The only other option is to have the
phone display names and numbers. However, only one name is displayed
on screen at once, and despite there being loads of screen space
to list all the numbers for that name simultaneously, it will only
list one number on screen at a time; you have to scroll to choose
the other numbers. This is a hassle if you are quickly trying to
find/identify a specific number from all the entries in the book.
In the end I chose to not bother having more than one number listed
under a given name; instead I just have separate entries, like "Rob
home" and "Rob mobile". If you copy back and forth to the SIM, most
SIM's can't cope with multiple numbers per name, and will split
them up a nyway.
Function:
Good signal strength and reception (these
things are as much a property of the phone as the network).
Sounds:
You have control over all the sounds; if you
hate startup sounds and keypress clicks you can turn them off. The
15 or so ringtones supplied are all awful, but they are 4-channel
polyphonic. You can have the phone set up to vibrate and ring simultaneously
for both txts and calls, (or obviously just vibrate or just ring).
Other:
This phone doesn't have a massive amount of
memory space, though it can easily handle several games, applications,
ringtones, pictures and a fairly large phone book. The volume control
is on the side of the phone (buttons rather than a slider). The
power button is physically easier to press than on other Nokias,
and it brings up a menu to switch off or change profile (eg to silent).
I had no problems such as noisy keypad or bad sound quality; maybe
this doesn't affect the newer units. (My software version is 05.16,
dated 26-09-03, found by pressing *#0000#; go to http://www.gsmworld.net/codes/nokia.shtml
to find a list of codes which let you view this information---use
the codes listed for the 6110.) When receiving a call or txt, the
phone displays the name of the caller\sender if they are in the
phone book. This phone really is tiny compared to older Nokias,
but not so much as to be fiddly.
My verdict:
A phone which only does the basic things,
but which does them very well indeed. If you're not interested in
all the new flashy stuff that some phones have, I totally recommend
this one.
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Reviewed by Richard from UK on
19th Mar 2004
Lets by honest. This phone looks good. Its small sleek design is
stunning. That is one of the major reasons i purchased this phone.
It is small and light. Unfortunately this phone is ruined by everything
else. The colour screen is terrible and flickers all the time. My
screen stopped working after about a month for no reason. This was
replaced by Nokia. Now months later the sound has given in. I am
just waiting for my contract to run out so i can get a better phone.
There are lots out there.
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Reviewed by adam from uk on 16th
Mar 2004
had this phone for a month and it's class. the size is among the
best in the market and the battery is a lot better than the e700.
the only faults are the 4 bit tones ( should be 42 min,) and the
screen could be 64k colour but if you want a camera buy a digital
one, not a phone. excellent phone!
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Reviewed by metheone from uk on
8th Mar 2004
i like it
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Reviewed by Ross from Northern Ireland
on 7th Mar 2004
No major faults with the phone(no more than any other phone I've
owned). The 6100 is very easy to use and looks great, anyone familiar
with other Nokias will get used to it very quickly. Downsides are
the speakerphone is not loud enough when using it in the car, and
the battery life is not great, although I text quite a lot so this
probably explains why. I've had no problems with creakiness and
build quality at all. Overall a very good phone, and a very good
replacement for the 3330, which I didn't think was possible.
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Reviewed by ian from uk on 28th
Feb 2004
i got a nokia 3510i for christmas & was more than happy with this
smart practical phone, that was until i saw this little buty!! The
first thing that struck me was the size, incredibly compact & well
designed. the screen is sharper than the 3510i, the people who suffer
from scratched screens should either leave the plastic cover on
as i do or get a case. carphone warehouse are doing a package at
the mo, cover, car charger, magnet & handsfree for 9.99, usual price
29.99 bargain!!!. the chess game that comes as standard is pretty
naff, so next on the list is some java games. as for there being
no radio or camera, well what you have never had you don`t miss
so no gripes there. polyphonic quality is lower than some bigger
phones but all i need mine to do is ring when required & i`m happy.
i`ve set mine on outdoor volume as i work in a noisy environment
& have no problems hearing it as standard volume is a bit weak.
i`ve seen two of these phones now & neither have suffered from text
creak, so hopefully this niggle has been sorted. overall though
a great little package, thanx nokia, a deffinate 5 *.
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Reviewed by Morris from The United States
on 27th Feb 2004
The best phone ive never seen is the Nokia 6100. It has loads of
god staff inside, check it out. It fits in jeans pockets, easily
so small as if ur not holding something. When i got this mobile,
it never gave me problems. So ill like it forever. There is no phone
better than The Nokia 6100. Give it up 4 the Nokia. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by JB from United Kingdom on
23rd Feb 2004
If you want a walking games console, get a gameboy! If you want
a radio, get a walkman and if you want to take pictures get a digital
camera, but IF you need a PHONE, get the Nokia 6100. I have had
this phone for a little while. What won me over in the first place
were the looks. I was looking for a phone that looked good but didn't
seem like it was made for kids to play around with (7210, 8310,
3100 etc). I needed the professional well-built look. Something
to follow on the footsteps of the much acclaimed 6310i - The Nokia
6100 does the job. It's not just looks, the functionality is great
as well. The usual Nokia features are there but after spending 6
months with a Sharp GX10i (which has a superior display and a decent
camera), I was glad to go back to all familiar territory. Some might
say it's a bit of a downgrade, but who needs a camera on a phone!
I hardly used it anyway. Nor would I need a radio. I haven't experienced
any of the creaks people are complaining about but maybe I have
a newer build version. The Nokia 6100 has a very tight fit and the
keypad buttons are great, analagous to the 6510, which also ranks
very highly in my esteem. So basically, I think if you get the 6100,
you're on to a winner! If you're looking for a phone that is. But
if you want flash and showy, this is not the phone for you. Discreet,
sleek and professional, the 6100 is here to stay!
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Reviewed by Emma from Australia on
13th Feb 2004
This is one outstanding phone. I love the look & size of this phone,
which is what initially won me over, but it's the features and functionality
which really make it top class. I think it is the best Nokia phone
made to date, and should appeal to most people. A lot of problems
with other earlier models have been fixed in the 6100 - no creaky
covers/keypads, great quality speakerphone, screen-saver, larger
buttons, etc. And it seems more user-friendly than ever, which is
major considering Nokia has always been no.1 in that area. It lacks
radio & camera (which, to me, is not an issue), and I wish it had
a larger memory. But it is the smallest Nokia, so I'm not complaining.
Navigating the menu's can be frustrating (cos theres so much on
there!), but switching the right button 'names' to 'go to' is a
great little shortcut for your most-used options. I just love this
phone, and when using the USB cable to PC it gets taken to a whole
new level.... if wallpapers/poly's/java games a re your thing, you
can get them for free. The Calendar & Wallet features are also great.
My friends all want my phone! I give it 5/5.
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Reviewed by SKY from U.S.A on
10th Feb 2004
Dam What Really good With your United Kingdom People with Mobile
Phone's is it bad service Outhere, lol reading some review was very
amusing/// But Dank you For FCUK CLOTHING EY// This Phone is so
far running great. It Small and just litto taller than my 8390 Which
i use before which has voice activation & the famous Voice Memo"
Nokia is smart for taking Hot function out so they won't go brankrupt.
Yeah I'm disapointed, but Oh well like someone said a mobile phone
is usually made for Talking not a portable GAMEBOY SP// 6100 Is
perfect, Take Notes, Speakerphone which I love to use just to make
all the Nextel Describer Jealous & in Addition the battery life
6 Hours of TalkTime//Whoa You better have a nice social life to
use it up// in my case haven't yet/the keypad is comfortable and
very stylish/screen is crystal clear and with the DKU-5 USA CABLE
U CAN Upload your own Pix and Ringtone// Yeah only 4 Chords thaT
why u gotta go download some Ringtone Midi software and cut and
edit your self Durrrr: and Stop Complaining about It //Midi is free
on internet basically everything from wallpaper and midi is priceless//
Service is 100% reception is perfect// and Those guys conplaining
about Handfree, it Pop-Port //Yes New Design spend some money buy
the FM STERO HEADSET//Yeah World Phone So this phone can be use
anywhere// i give this phone 5 *Stars becuz it has class and very
useful for my everyday life patterns// After all this phone retail
over 350.00 400.00$ Without Plan/ So you better have everyting enable
just to see all the possitbilties It could do// For all your Hackers
juz upgrade the phone Fimware and dere u go u could have voice activation
or voice memo, it a matter of software// Thanks from the U.S.A (T-MOBILE
4 LIFE) ~ 6100 IS TOP #2 SO FAR ON THE CHARTS//
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Reviewed by Glyn from UK on 10th
Feb 2004
After 18 months with the 6510 I thought it was time to update this
superb 'phone. The last six months were spent deciding which model
would be the ideal replacement as this 'phone was so good that I
did not want to replace it with a disappointment. Should I move
away from Nokia for a change and spend 12 months regretting my choice
as before, or stay with the brand despite the overall similarity
of menu, functions, etc? Choosing the 6100 as the most business
like of current options, apart from 6310i, I was bemused to open
the box to find a 'phone with a blue fascia, grey back and ivory
body. This is a German 'phone and although well built seems slightly
inferior to the build of the Finnish 6510, although this 6100 is
creak free. The screen is very easy to scratch, however, so be careful.
After reading the reviews I checked the software installed by pressing
*#0000# to reveal the latest v5.16 which seems bug free to date.
Operation is typical Nokia, intuitive, with good reception and voice
quality. The 4096 colours seem adequate for the purpose, though
on screensaver when it is not back-lit it is very dark, although
this may be a requirement of the screen to display detail in bright
light. Overall, to date, superb (apart from having to replace the
fascia due to the glass)with phenomenal battery life despite calls
from verbose relatives on off-peak tariffs! Better than 6510 on
that score. My only negative comment is that despite its lesser
weight, and marginal dimensional obesity over the 6510 it does seem
to be more clumsy to hold than that 'phone. Recommended.
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Reviewed by jERIKO from United Kingdon
on 9th Feb 2004
This is the natural follow-on to the Nokia 8310. It is small and
compact and is ideal for those people who need a practical business/social
phone without a camera. The keys are responsive, the screen is OK
(4,096 colours remember - this is no Sharp GX20), ringtones are
OK (4 note poly and once again not like a GX20) and excellent battery
life. Not sure why people think the sound quality is poor - it is
perfect. Ideal for people who do not want a larger bulky phone (like
the flips) and prefer the Nokia key usage rather than the weird
Sharp/Siemens affairs. The only competitor to it (for me at least)
is the Siemens SL55, but the difference in key usage made me swap
back to the 6100!
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Reviewed by J from UK on 3rd
Feb 2004
This phone is terrible. It lacks in features, the attachable camera
is a joke and the whole thing just stinks. I say go for sharp gX20
much better.
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Reviewed by Tony from UK on 31st
Jan 2004
This phone has the worst sound quality I've ever experienced. Make
sure you try one out before you buy one! It's a shame because the
looks and features are very good but lets be honest you mainly buy
a mobile to use as a phone - right? Nokia should really get the
basics right.
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Reviewed by Steve from England on
30th Jan 2004
Ok so theres some problems, i agree its alittle creaky but most
Nokia phones are, theres no radio which i really do miss :( the
add on camera is useless and poor quality (not sure about the Nokia
fun camera tho)no voice memo or voice activated dialing and only
4ch Poly tones, unable to change caller group logos..but oh boy
does this phone look classy, it works well, i can live without the
above mentioned functions (i REALLY do miss that radio tho!) i think
the screen looks fine, sound and signal quality are fine too, i
found the phone to be alot smaller than i thought it would be when
i opened the box which was a nice surprise. the phone works great
with my infra red adapter, allowing me to change ringtones and pictures
and to organise my phonebook, ringtones are in Midi format, so you
can download the midi file off the internet and with some cutting
and juggling you can get a good sounding tone for free!! i paid
£199.99 for this phone and i in no way regret it, as long as yo
u can live without those functions then you shouldnt be disappointed,
i love this 6100 and would recommend it to anyone. but a note to
Nokia .. RADIO????????
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Reviewed by Johan from Belgium on
29th Jan 2004
Nice looking phone and easy to use. Turned mine in after a few day
though. Sound quality during calls is very poor. Color screen is
average or even below average.
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Reviewed by Don One from Holland on
22nd Jan 2004
This is a reply to the Iranian guy: "...No date indications on screen.
No analog clock. No choice for backlighte duration. ... Brightness
of screen not adjustable. Handsfrees of previous models of Nokia
do not work with 6100. ... " 1: You CAN set the date to appear on
screen 2: You CAN set the brightness of screen (under display options)
3: Don't really get that handsfree thing. It does have handsfree,
but why should it be compatible? It's just a feature and has nothing
to do with older models.
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Reviewed by -- from uk on 22nd
Jan 2004
I've exchanged the phone for 4 times! I still encounter some problems.
eg creaking keypad, bad soundquality during connecting (when connection
is made the sound is acceptable). No nokia for me anymore after
this one is worn out.
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Reviewed by Bassem from Egypt on
19th Jan 2004
The mobile nokia 6600 is the usefullest mobile. It's a very very
very great mobile.
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Reviewed by Martin Pollard from England
on 16th Jan 2004
The best mobile phone I have ever purchased, so light and small
that I sometimes have to check my pockets to ensure its there. Some
great features, I find the most usefull being able to store multiple
numbers and details under a single name in my phone book. With the
infra red I can also download/upload to my Psion, although it will
only store the primary number assigned to each name in the phone
book and not all the other details. Battery life is superb too,
as well as the inbuilt handsfree speaker. I would have given it
5 stars, but for the fact that my phone is currently back at Nokia
after developing reception problems when making calls or texts,
the signal strength would drop and become erratic. This resulted
in inaudiable and dropped calls.... lets see if Nokia can fix it!
Other downer, was although good, I felt the polyphonic tones are
not as clear as other mobiles.
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Reviewed by msht from Iran on
7th Jan 2004
Nokia 6100 is a good designed phone. The timed profile is very helfull.
Low weight and Larg display is good. Grouping of call records is
good. The bad points: Calculator not handy. No connect tone. No
date indications on screen. No analog clock. No choice for backlighte
duration. No choice for screen saver types. No ringertone composer.
No FM radio. No voice memo. No voice command, No voice dialling.
Brightness of screen not adjustable. Handsfrees of previous models
of Nokia do not work with 6100. and screen resolution is too low
to display colour pics well. No classic ringertones included for
people who like their phone sound like a phone. No data cable nor
Handsfree included. Worldtime imperfect (includs few locations)
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Reviewed by Lauren from England on
4th Jan 2004
i'm looking 2 buy a nokia phone after getting bored of my sony ericsson
t300. so far i have narrowed the choice down to either the 6100,
the 6610 or the 7250 - but cannot decide! can anyone help - either
by their own point of view or just point me towards some helpful
review pages because i havent found any! email me at dreams_come_tru@hotmail.com
if you can help! thank u!
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Reviewed by Glen from UK on 3rd
Jan 2004
After owning the SE T68i this was a breeze to use an very nice lookin
slim fone! i still cant get over the battery! its about 4mm thick!!
but it has gone back to the shop becuase the screen became really
fuzzy and done ur eyes in and my mate swas totally clear, it is
a good mobile but i think i will have one with a camera. this is
a very low spec for whats out there now for example higher colour
screen, camera, bluetooth this fone just dnt have it! nice mobile
tho, recommended.
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Reviewed by Eann Plowman from UK on
30th Dec 2003
I have had the 6100 for 10 months and have had no problems. I don't
use a lot of the functions but the main ones that I use have been
excellent. The battery life has also been good but probably not
excellent. I think the phone is really neet and looks cool. I am
due to get a new phone with my contract and was so tempted to take
a new 6100 buy reluctantly opted for a 3100. I hope it turns out
to be as reliable as the 6100
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Reviewed by Eugen from Romania, Bucharest
on 30 Dec 2003
Excellent cellphone. Small, lightweight (no other Nokia phone is
lighter than 6100), excellent looks. Got mine a couple of weeks
ago - battery life good (mine lasts 4-5 days), no creaking casing.
The software (v. 5.16) is nice, haven't got any problems so far...
hope I won't from now on. If you want a good cellphone, with poliphonic
ringtones and colour screen (and don't crave for 65k colors) 6100
is the one to buy. Everyone who had problems should try to upgrade
the software to v. 5.16.
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Reviewed by Blaze1st from Hungary on
22nd Dec 2003
Hi! I bought the Nokia 6100 last week. I dropped it once, no damage
caused except that I'm hearing a clanking noise when shaking the
phone near my ears. I went back to the phone shop, and they said
all the nokia 6100 phones are clanking. Anyone knows what is that
noise?
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Reviewed by Andy from UK on 16th
Dec 2003
I've had two 6100s (the first one had an unfortunate encounter with
a glass of water) and I have never used a better looking/better
working phone than this. I think Nokia must have modified the casing
a little as on my current 6100, there is a much tighter fit between
the main body of the phone and the cover, and therefore the "creaking"
doesn't occur. Either that, or some people have just been unlucky.
Oh yes, and Nokia have recently started putting the "i" on the "0"
key on the keypad on all new and refurbished 6100s - I assume that
is to remind people that pressing and holding "0" in is a shortcut
to the WAP homepage.
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Reviewed by Nishant Gandhi from India
on 10th Dec 2003
I got my Nokia 6100 about 2 months back. Must say, the only reason
I chose this phone over the 6610 was the sleekness and uniqueness.
Most of my friends have gone for 6610 since it has FM radio and
a better collection of pictures in the gallery. Also, it is cheaper
than 6100. However, I stated my reasons above. I also beleiev that
6100 is "less feminine" than 6610. Pros- 1.Sleek, small and lightweight.
Very easy to carry around in your shirt pocket. 2.A very strong
vibra alert (which doubles up as an alarm if by chance I doze off
and someone calls!) 3.Good GPRS connection and access speeds 4.
Amazing phonebook memory, with an option to store multiple details
per entry 5.Amazing compatibility with IRDA port via laptop/PC 6.Over
featured! if you know what I mean-many features are unused (like
Java games and applications downloads) but it's good as it makes
the phone future-proof 7.Good screen res. even at 4096 colours Cons-
1.At this price, I expected 65K colour screen (since other manufacturers
are offering the same) 2.The keypad and the outer casing seem to
be loose and creak while using 3.an over-extensive menu driven phone,
which means that even to reach my inbox,I have to press 4 keys!
4.Very less memory (atleast 1-1.2 MB could have been provided) 5.Ringtones
cant be sent as MMS to other phones Net-net, I would recommend this
phone to anybody looking to upgrade to a good colour screen phone,
but not wanting the "plastic" look to the phone
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Reviewed by Ash from England on
10th Dec 2003
I have been considering which phone to get for the last 6 weeks.
I knew I wanted a Nokia as I was used to my old 8310, but I didnt
want a dodgy built in camera phone. I had three phones in mind -
7210, 6100, 3100. I scrapped the 7210 idea as the key pad looked
a little slap dash. I opted for the 6100 as, not only was it free
on 02, but it also had a volume control on the side - the 3100 didnt.
Anyway, I had been reading all the reviews on here and made a point
of checking out certain peoples gripes. I found none of them. The
phone is pure class. The ring tones are loud, the vibrate is good,
the keypad is very easy to use, and the screen is a beauty. I have
had no creaky casing or battery life problems either as others have
mentioned on here. As I said, this phone - Top class.
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Reviewed by Don One from Netherlands
on 9th Dec 2003
Ok this might not be the review you're looking for. Why? Well I
can't really tell you much right now. I got it for 3 days, but my
contract will go in from the 11th. So I'm now just enjoying the
looks and couple of java games I loaded up via Infrared port. I
have to say it looks the business. Not so toy-ish as the 8310/7210/7250.
Ok so it doesn't have a radio. I don't really care, I wouldn't use
it anyways. I need a phone to make phonecalls! Games are great when
you bored. Specially the good old card games, which you can just
keep playing on and on and on.... True Nokia is very LOOKS orientated.
"just" 4096 colors, just 128x128 resolution, just 4 tone midi polyfonics...but
still. I just like them. I read most 6100 reviews and I hope I don't
suffer from some of the things mentioned here. Mine is rather new,
software version 5.16. So I might mis out on the early problems
(let's hope so) Compared to my brothers slightly older 7250, the
menu Icons look more like "real" pictures, instead of the cartoonish
style on the 7250 (maybe also software version dependable) It lacks
animation though, but you can't really see that as a selling point.
It's nice to have, but useless to be honest. You can live without
that. But: I still don't like polyphonic tones. Not even the monophonic
ones played through the speaker of the newer phones. I want a ringtone
to sound like a ringtone i.e. like a phone is getting a call! and
not as if someone turnes on a radio. Just the old style tones. Well
I case I'll just have to get used to that. It's not THAT big a probem.
Though I wish this "business" model would have some sophisticated
tones and not tones like Chicken Dance, which is kinda emberasing
when your phones goes off during a business meeting (btw I'm not
a business man myself) I do like "business" phones over phones like
the super colorfull phones 7250 and those new 3xxx 2xxx Nokia phones.
One last general note to finish this: I see in many (Nokia) reviews
that people complain about battery life and that there 6310/5110/older
models could stand by for over a week. People, have you every compared
battery size? My old 5110 battery is larger than the INTIRE 8210
and 6100. Specially the new style battery as found in the 6100.
WOW that is a seriously small battery! Of course you can't expect
extended battery life compared to the old huge 51xx/61xx models.
Design-wise (for whatever it's worth) Nokia still is the king. This
6100 looks fine in every way. The blue light of the keys is very
nice. I hope a silverish cover will come out, or I might get the
white one and it looks top-notch.
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Reviewed by Katrina from Australia on
8th Dec 2003
i absolutly adore this phone! i am 13 and i only need it for texting
friends and making short calls. so i think that it serves my purpose.
i just need it to keep in contact with people so it is very good.
the colour is great and it just looks wonderful. my friends are
always going on about how cool it is and how they all want one.
so i feel pretty special to have one. thanx nokia for the great
phone!!
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Reviewed by PePPeR from Philippines
on 3rd Dec 2003
So far the Nokia 6100 is the only on that has certainly got my attention!
I just can't believ how a small and very light celphone can have
all its great features! well yeah, it doesn't have the radio and
camera option... but nokia has already comeout with attachements
to satisfy that! Nokia 6100... simply the best! Cheers!
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Reviewed by kalpz from england on
30th Nov 2003
i think that this is undoubtedly the best fone that nokia have made.
it has all the functions a fone needs and even some that a phone
doesn't need e.g the world clock. i dont no why someone may need
that but its in there. overall TOP FONE!
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Reviewed by charlene from uk on
28th Nov 2003
this phone is pretty good. lots of memory space..only bad thing
about the phone is the image quality...not all that..but overall
pretty good stuff
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Reviewed by A 6100 maniac from Turkey
on 26th Nov 2003
Its my 1st week with this beautiful phone.I got it as a replacement
to my 6610 which broke. The colours are gr8. The design is so sexy.
The lcd quality is good. The reception is excellent. Cons: No radio
(but who needs it nowadays)
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Reviewed by Dave from UK on 18th
Nov 2003
Took me a long time to decide what phone to get. I had an old siemens
and Im still very happy with it, but its just reaching old age.
I needed a phone for texting, short calls and a nice colour screen
cause they look nice. Had the 6100 for a couple of days and Im very
happy with it. The interface is simple to use and moving from siemens
to nokia was easy. screen looks lovely. text msgs are easy to get
to. nice capacity, folders to orgenise them and so on. Incredibly
small and light. Long battery life. And the speakerphone option
is just great. But it does lack in one area for me. The clarity
of sound during calls. Its a step down from my siemens m35. And
if you are after a phone for making calls all the time, you might
want to test out a 6100 first to hear it. But since all the calls
i make are short, its not a bother. Overeall a great phone :D
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Reviewed by Mark from UK, Manchester
on 12th Nov 2003
I, like many people, spent some considerable time deliberating over
which phone to upgrade to. I previously had the Nokia 8310e which,
whilst being an excellent little phone, was starting to experience
the random reboot syndrome! Time for an upgrade.... For me, camera
phones are gimmicky and a waste of time, so that ruled out the 7210
etc. The natural replacement seemed to be the 6100, although I did
spend a while looking at the likes of Sony, Samsung, etc as well.
What swayed me in the end was the fact that I've always had Nokia
before and always found them to be generally good phones. They also
have a fantastically simple and effective menu system that is very
easy to use. I have now had my new 6100 for a week or so and am
very pleased. I've heard some people knocking it for its lack of
games, etc - well, in my simplistic approach I see things along
the lines of.....you want a fashion accessory?? Buy a handbag! You
want to play games?? Buy a Playstation! You want to listen to music??
Buy a Walkman! You want to take pictures?? Buy a camera! And as
for the creaky casing?? Well....disaster! How could one possibly
live with such a nightmare?!? I wanted a phone so that I could....well,
talk to people! Weird huh? Well this little baby does the job admirably.
Very slim and lightweight, good call quality, good speaker phone,
clear easy to read screen, very useful ability to switch into small
font mode for text messages (so you can pretty much see an entire
txt msg on one screen without having to scroll). Tri-band is a good
feature as I'm off to the US shortly. The calendar/reminder feature
is also excellent. Add the infra-red, colour screen, PC connectivity
(you'll need a seperate USB cable for this) and all in all, I find
this to be an excellent phone. Battery life is something that has
been mentioned as being poor - well, I've had it a week and its
still on its first charge. Make sure you fully charge and discharge
the first couple of times you use it and this will set the high
and low watermark, so to speak, for the battery. After this, make
sure you fully discharge once a month and I think you'll find that
the battery life is perfectly adequate
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Reviewed by Mark Hunter from Scotland
on 10th Nov 2003
A few things; You DON'T need to scroll through menus to send a text
message. Simple press the left arrow and *bing* you're there...
The screen is very bright and clear and readable. The fonts used,
and the text message screen in particular are very crisp. The phone
is light, but has a robust feel to it. The build quality reminds
me of the 6310, but without the bulk/weight. The thing that disappoints
me a little is the style of the facia. The front facia looks the
part, and obviously this is what people are initially commenting
on when they say the phone looks great. And it does look great.
However, the rear facia looks unfinished. It looks as if you've
forgotten to fit the rear facia. The white section at the top coupled
with the metalic affect battery cover don't fit in with the quality
look to the front of the phone. The only let down on the phone.
The menus are very easy to navigate, especially if you use the numbers
(i.e. to get to display settings you press menu 4 4). The supplied
wallpapers look good. More screensavers would be nice, especially
as they cost around £3 to download. The keys are firm and responsive.
The arrow pad looks like it might be fiddly to use, but it's actually
very responsive. The ring tones could be better, in that they aren't
as loud as 'normal' mono ringtones. The polyphonic ring tones sound
quite nice, but even on level 5 loudness aren't as loud as I'd like.
All in all the best phone I've had (compared with the 5110, 3210,
3310, 6210, 6310 & 8310 that I've had). 4 out of 5.
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Reviewed by Fernando from Portugal on
7th Nov 2003
My new Nokia 6100 has an "i" in the keypad, near the key 0_ ...
Anyone have one of this? in the warranty menu it says that has been
made in 10/2003... i knew that here in Portugal one mor guy has
one like this... This phone is light, beatifull... for me, the best
and beautifull Nokia's Phone. It cames there a new software version
(5.16) that includes a new menú like Nokia 7250i: "Goto".. and some
others improvements. Really my best phone. Best Regards from Portugal
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Reviewed by Ray Wood from England on
3rd Nov 2003
The phone worked in the shop and we transferred all my numbers etc.
I switched on my new phone several hours later with the charger
still attatched, got the sim update and before I could do anything
the screen went black. The well documented problem occurs every
time I try to switch on the phone, screen light up for about 1 second
and then.... Orange suggested the battery need charging? It worked
with partial charge in the shop, add 4 hours charging and the charger
still connect. Anyone have a theory other than Bullshit?
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Reviewed by James from England on
31st Oct 2003
Probably the worst fone I have had. First bought in July, within
3 days it packed up - press the on switch and the screen lights
up momentarily and then dies. Given a replacement handset. 6 weeks
later - same fault again. Recieved like for like new handset, within
5 days- same fault. They tried to repair it and I ended up with
new handset number 4. Less than a month and the same fault happened.
Very dissapointed with the whole sorry affair and have now swapped
to a samsung. if you own this fone ...good luck.
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Reviewed by TT from UK on 27th
Oct 2003
Well I upgraded to the 6100 for it's Triband capability.. As with
every new phone when you first handle it in your palm WOW always
come to mind.. And this is no exception as the 6100 is a great little
phone with a pretty good colour screen! I've dropped it a few times
and once in the toilet! But it still works (after some draining)
but now the loudspeaker sounds a little suspect and (not surprising!)
The battery life is not great especially if you talk but then it
is a small phone! Recommended if you have BUTTER FINGERS like me..
Enjoy!
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Reviewed by Jay Sea from UK on
8th Oct 2003
Everything you will read elsewhere about this phone is true. It's
pretty good, BUT: 1) Why don't Nokia allow the option of those good
old-fashioned AUDIBLE ringing tones? Both the mono and polyphonic
tones on this phone are fine when you're not in a noisy environment,
but if you are, or have left your phone in another room, calls and
especially text messages are too easily missed. I never failed to
hear the standard text alert on my old 3310. The same tone on this
phone is practically inaudible. 2) Could be easier to use for text
as navigating the text menus involves too much button pressing.
3) Sound quality using the boom is great but I find the speaker
in the phone itself is very sensitive to exactly where you hold
the phone to your ear - half a centimetre too high or low and you
can't hear a thing. Otherwise a good phone - very light, very small,
reliable, good battery life, neat design.
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Reviewed by Preet from UK on
2nd Oct 2003
Great phone for anyone and everyone. GET IT!!!!
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Reviewed by Catey from UK on
2nd Oct 2003
I have hadthe Nokia 6100 for about 2 months and it is an outstanding
phone. After deliberating over the 6100 and the 7210, I finally
went for the 6100 when I saw an excellent deal on Amazon!! It is
a beautiful phone, sleek, stylish and sexy, and so light you hardly
know it's in your hand. The battery life seems excellent for such
a slim phone, mine lasts about 4/5 days. The text facility is great,
the fact that the text is so small so you can see your entire message
on the screen makes reading your messages over very easy and quick.
GPRS once enabled works brilliantly, and of course, is free at the
moment from Orange. I have one downloaded game, Miki's world, which
is amusing, and the graphics are more than satisfactory. Of course,
the screen image is not as good as that of say, the Sony Eriksson
T610, but that phone has a whole lot more pixals than the Nokia
6100. The speakerphone function is incredible, chrystal clear from
both ends, and of great use to me. As of yet, I have had no "creaky"
problems with the casing, and I have nothing but praise for this
phone. The radio attachment for the newer models should be out soon
which is more great news. I haven't yet made use of the camera attachment
since I haven't got one, and they are very expensive (look out fo
r deals including them if they are of importance to you). Basically,
this is an excellent phone, if you are in doubt, don't be. Its sleek,
stylish, light, easy to use, yet very impressive. When it rings
out it's polyphonic pretty tunes, you won't be embarrased to get
it out :) Buy it!
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Reviewed by Sourav Sen from India on
27th Sep 2003
the 6100 is my 2nd phone after the 2100 and i must admit that im
pretty happy with it. Pros:crisp 4096 color display,sleek and sexy,very
light,battery life,feature rich. Cons:no bluetooth,no fm radio,wallet
feature not that useful.
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Reviewed by kev from coventry, uk on
14th Sep 2003
Ive had my 6100 for a month now and have to say the battery is excellent.
For the first two week it needed recharging every 2-3 days but now
lasts 4-5 days with average use. With regards the sweeking a bit
of blue tack on the back cover will solve this and is totally invisible.
All functions work fine, but have to say text messaging is a touch
laborious as two many buttons to keeping changing to. Also why don't
nokia phones have a permanent alarm rather than the once daily one
only. Game could also be better as I can't play chess! This phone
has serious executive status and looks and feels the part. So far
so good.
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Reviewed by Jordan from UK on
8th Sep 2003
This is a great phone however some of its applications let it down.
as said by others reviewing this handset the memory size is minimal
and insufficiant compared to hnadsets such as the Samsung v200 and
SonyEricsson T610. The ringtones arent quite loud enough either
and it does appear 2 b a bit on the slow side especially when accessing
the phonebook or message facilities. The creaking case is very irritating
2. However despite all its bad points its a very attractive and
easy 2 use phone which has good features. dunno about the battery
though cause im only on my 1st charge so i repost 2 let ya know.
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Reviewed by James from United Kingdom
on 7th Sep 2003
6100, what can I say. Nice looking phone, lightweight, robust (dropped
a few times on varying floor surfaces & my friend dropped hers in
a cup of coffee), good battery life. I have read the earlier reviews
and fortunately haven't experienced any of the software problems.
I'm running version 4.7. Maybe the lastest version has fixed it.
Why only three stars? Once Nokia started using vibrate alert they
got lazy and never properly replaced their old ringtone called City
Bird (Do you remeber it?). With this tone you couldn't fail to hear
when your phone was ringing. I'm afraid that this phone doesn't
ring loud enough and the vibrate alert is only useful if you can
feel that phone in your pocket. I don't beleive it is a true multimedia
phone either. You can't record and attach any sound to your messages.
Makes the 6100 a bit of a poor relation. The phone looks fantastic.
But the build quality is poor. It only took a few days for my phone
to start creaking like an old man in need of a hip replacement.
The phone has a very small memory capacity. Seeing as most people
will pay to download pictures & ringtones this seems both daft and
stingy by Nokia. Having said all that I would still recommend this
phone if you can put up with all the grumbles. If not, maybe you
should look at the Sony Ericsson T610. My girfriends got one and
she loves it more than me.
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Reviewed by china from uk on
5th Sep 2003
This phone is advertized as the smallest and lightest Nokia phone
ever which is untrue it may be the thinnest and the lightest but
the 6510 is at least 10mm shorter and more compact. also advertized
with 2 games and only arrives with one ( a chess thing) its a good
phone less girlie than the 7250 which like the 6510 has a radio
that is not on the 6100. stores 150 text messages and send and recieve
photos - tarrif dependant. i wish it had the games of the 7250 and
the sound meter of the 5100 the radio of the 7250 and the size of
the 6510 but if there was one perfect phone everyone would have
it!
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Reviewed by Mat from Holland on
4th Sep 2003
Good phone, but I earn more money now, so i bought myself a Nokia
8910i, which elagance exceeds the extra's of the 6100. I now can
walk the streets again without shame.
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Reviewed by Brad from UK on
28th Aug 2003
As an average user who mostly uses his phone for making calls and
texting I've gotta say that this is the best possible choice that
I could have made. Everything about this phone is brill. I disagree
with all those comments about the poor battery life. This phone
has a better battery life than most colour screen phones!Most of
the failings mentioned by other reviewers are down to their network
and not the phone.Buy this baby on orange and you'll never look
back!
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Reviewed by Tom from United Kingdom
on 28th Aug 2003
I have had the 6100 for about a month now. I chose it after deliberating
between it, the 6610 and 5100. In the end, it came down to the look,
size and weight of the 6100. Also, I have little use for a radio
or camera on my mobile. Texting is good on these screens (compared
to old phone); WAP works fine but I would be a desperate person
to want to use it regularly! Buttons are positive and easy to press,
and the 4-way key works well. However, I don’t think this
phone is for people with large hands! So far, I have not experienced
the problems encountered by some of the reviewers here. It works
every time, in all the areas I travel to, even when the signal is
slightly dodgy. The reception is usually loud and clear and the
speaker works fine. Made it a point to test the features some users
have reported problems with and they seem to function OK with me.
As for the battery, I followed instructions by giving it an initial
16-hour charge, only recharging when it was completely flat the
first couple of times, and now it seems to last quite a long time
after each recharge. I did ask the guy in the shop about the problems
I’ve read about here and in answer, he pulled out his own
phone, which was the 6100 – to me, this is reassuring! I can
only conclude that there are some dud batches out there but this
may well apply to all models, judging by the various reviews on
this site. The phone also seems robust enough – I’ve
already dropped it a couple of times (carpeted floor) and it didn’t
appear to do any harm. Minuses? The screen is near impossible to
read when not lit, compared to my old monochrome phone. Other than
that, I am very pleased with the 6100. If I do encounter problems
in the future, I will report back!
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Reviewed by Fernando from Portugal
on 27th Aug 2003
I'm quite dissapointed with Nokia 6100 anda Nokia... they can't
make little phones with quality... Nokia 6100 it seem's Nokia 8210...
very problems... When i buy-it i've changed 5 phones, because all
have problems, anda this one isn't an exception... The software
4.01 doesn't iluminate the display when somebody that are in you
"groups" call you... the version 4.7... has bugs to... try to choose
the scheme color for screen and you will see the bug... no words
to designate the color that you want to choose... The Batery has
very poor duration... if you tal one hour, the phone only gets 1
or 2 days... The quality of sound is very very poor, it vibrates
a lot in your ear... my phone, when the battery complete discharges,
when i charged and tryied to turn on the phone it turn's on, turns
off, and then turns on again... The captation level is not good...
but for the price (300 Euros... my has bought 400 Euros) is not
good... I'm very dissapointed with This model and with Nokia...
a nd i'm very sad to say this because i like very much of Nokia...
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Reviewed by Bruno from Portugal on
22nd Aug 2003
Excellent phone if you don't have the 4.01 firmware version, this
version had many problems such the phone doesn't illuminate in incoming
calls. I upgraded the 4.7 version and the problem seams to disappear.
The sound quality should be better. If you like small and elegant
phones this is the one for you.
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Reviewed by Andrew from Isle of Man
on 20th Aug 2003
I'm really concidering buying this phone but before I do. Can anyone
tell me if it has a ringtone composer?? and whats the memory size.
Thanks
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Reviewed by Vikki from United Kingdom
on 17th Aug 2003
I'm not going to give this phone 5 stars because no phone deserves
5 stars. It is a brilliant phone I don't agree that the visibility
of the screensaver is poor, The backlight does light up when the
phone rings and it does light up the middle row of numbers just
as well as the others. The memory space is pretty damn good and
any more would be a waste. Polyphonic ringtones sound excellent,
and if you are not happy with them or the games etc you can easily
buy a data cable and media cd from ebay at a good price. I have
no problems with the phone and I believe that the people complaining
about some of the things I havn't noticed are just nit-picking.
So an excellent buy overall and would reccomend this phone to anyone.
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Reviewed by Tom from United Kingdom
on 14th Aug 2003
Got a bit concerned about the battery life on this phone - and my
worries were confirmed by the few postings refering to the same
problem. Is this a problem batch or phones or is this a general
problem with the 6100?....Have to charge it every two days, while
my old 6310 was a gem!.
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Reviewed by Christian from Uk on
8th Aug 2003
Caution!!! This phone looks "the business" and promises much. It
has many useful features, however.... So far in the space of two
months the loudspeaker is not functioning at all, battery life is
poor and the handset housing is rather "creaky". No audible alert
is reciecved due to a fault. Good looks are no substitute for a
reliable and fully featured phone. If I were making a decision again
- it would be no. I am sure that Nokia can do much better!!
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Reviewed by rahul from India on
7th Aug 2003
This phone is one of the best Nokia phones i have used so far.The
last best Nokia phone was the 6510!.The 6100 has everything i need,from
GPRS to colours to good sounding melodies.The only thing missing
is the radio,though not used much,can be real fun if you are stuck
in traffic or just bored.The memory could get an improvement too,like
the 7250(4.5 MB).669Kb is tooo less for images,tones and games!.I
hope they realease a 6200 or a 6100i with more memory,a better screen
and radio,and that will definetly get 5/5!
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Reviewed by euan from Malaysia on
6th Aug 2003
Beautifully-designed phone, only 2 things stopping it from a 5th
star is the FM radio and the paltry colour display. Hopefully, Nokia
will come out with a 6100i version with the FM radio.
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Reviewed by Neil from U.K. on
29th Jul 2003
I have had the same problem as that recorded by Dave on 14 July.
Fairly frequently, my Nokia 6100 refuses to call out and will not
take incoming calls, although everything seems to be fine - good
signal. Only cured by switching it off and back on again. But the
trouble is, someone may have been trying to phone you for some time
without your knowing. Unreliable.
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Reviewed by al from manchester on
28th Jul 2003
had 3650 brill phone but a bit bulky!! camera was fantastic but
phone still to bulky so i decided to go for the 6100 fantastic choice!!!!!!!!!!!!
luv everything about it the size,weight,the screen,easy key pad
and menu[keypad on 3650 was a nightmare for txting and i txt alot!!!]
the camera atatchment is pretty good the pic do`nt look that clear
but when u send them to an email or 3650 there crystal clear,the
two hand straps that come with it r good to,the poly ringtone r
loud enough and the rythmic vibrate is cool!!!!the clock screen
saver is`nt good though but i found a site were u can down load
a program were u can change itand have a few dIfferent ones eg digital
clock.explosion,analouge clock. its realy for the 3650 but works
fine on 6100 and can b downloaded of pc via infered. THE ONLY FAULT
I CAN FIND WITH IT IS CANT SEND PICS AND RINGTONES 2 OTHER PHONES
VIA INFERED UNLESS ITS 6100 CANT EVEN SEND 2 OTHER NOKIAS WITCH
IS A PAIN CAUSE EVERYONE I NO HAS A NOKIA OF SUM SOR T BUT CAN LIVE
WITH THAT BEST PHONE I`VE HAD SO FAR SAYING THAT WHEN I GOT A NOKIA
5110 MANY YEAR A GO I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BEST THING SINCE SLICE
BREAD HA HA HA
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Reviewed by smith from uk on
14th Jul 2003
excellent phone. if you want something small and efficient then
this is what you need. be warned though, its unreliable, i had mine
for a month and its loudspeaker decided it'd only work when it felt
like it. the vibration function cops off at time to time as well.
im still waiting for the replacement from orange. better than other
nokias around, just hope it likes you!
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Reviewed by Dave from UK on
14th Jul 2003
I got a 6100 2 months ago & everything seemed fine but all of a
sudden I could not call out (it appeared if the number was being
called but phone did not make the connection). If you tried to ring
the mobile then you would not be connected. Remedied only by removing
the battery. Also, occasionally the battery would not charge up.
Took the phone back and got another - same fault. Took it back and
got another - same fault. This happened fairly infrequently - could
just be that particular 'batch'. Otherwise a good phone.
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Reviewed by Sukie from uk on
6th Jul 2003
Ok, had this phone for about a month now, would recommend it but
only if you can live with the poor battery life (2-3 days average
use) and a couple of other cons. I got it because of its stunning
looks and size, I wasn't really expecting great features. A quick
and effective solution for the creaking you get due to the poorly
designed back cover: Get a blob of blutack and roll it until quite
thin, then stick it on the edge of the battery and squeeze on the
back cover-Creaking gone! If you want a smart looking phone and
are not to bothered about lots of functions and features, I think
this would be a good bet. Also consider the 6610, it looks A LOT
better in real life, not so square.
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Reviewed by Sharon from - on
1st Jul 2003
I've had the 6100 for a couple of weeks and I have to say I love
it. I considered the 7210, 6610 and 5100 but the 6100 won because
of its compact size and sleek look. The 7250 also lost out because
of its size and the fact that I don't really need a digital camera,
I already have one. The only gripe is that the fm is replaced by
the wallet feature (which I haven't really used) but I can live
without the fm. The world clock application really doesnt have much
use and the games that come with the phone are pretty passe. Luckily
the good stuff is downloadable. The battery is good enough, usually
lasts more than a full two days with heavy use. The digital clock
screensaver is stupid looking but you have to live with it, you
can't change it. For the price you pay, they could have included
the data cable with the package... Also, I don't understand the
logic behind the back cover being a weird bronze color. It really
doesnt match with the dark blue and light blue variants of the phone.
Looks okay with the gold-yellow colour. The 4way key is really cool,
makes navigation so much easier, and also provides some convenient
shortcuts. The shortcuts to the message editor and calendar are
especially useful. Also, the boom headset that comes with it is
a lot more comfortable and better looking than the other earbud
types. Speaker phone is excellent... loud and clear and distribution
lists for smsing are so handy. Overall I would recommend this phone
just for the size if you don't mind not having fm and bluetooth
(also some of the other color display phones in the market come
with higher resolutions and active matrix as compared to the 4096-colour
LCD screen passive matrix display).
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Reviewed by - from uk on 30th
Jun 2003
Got my 6100 saturday 28th june 2003. So far So good, smart , sexy
looking phone , loads of great features etc. However, looking at
other reviews on this sight i am a bit concerened about the battery
life. The saleperson told me that although they reccomend a 16 hr
charge when the phone is new , this phone as battery life already
on it (unlike other models) and it would be best to charge it up
for 1hr and let it run out completely and re cahrg for the full
10/16 hrs. My battery as now run out , so i will be recharging it
for the 1st time and hopefully get a good amount of battery life
(unlike the 8210 when that 1st appeard on the market). So far great
phone , will keep you posted , and hopefully it will get the 5*
rating im sure it will deserve.
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Reviewed by Faisal from Pakistan
on 28th Jun 2003
I use to change phones every 3 months.. real critic user.. But 6100
is a complete Executive phone.. I believe the best phone I've ever
had.. Compact, Long Battery, and easy to use buttons flattened me..
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Reviewed by - from - on 21st
Jun 2003
Just got this phone, love it can find anything wrong with it. all
these other reviews say that theirs have had problem, well i'm sorry
to say that i think they are unlucky cos my 1 hasnt had a single
problem (so far). Anyway Nokia have solved the issue of NO RADIO
in the 6100 by releasing a Radio headset (set to be released in
the 3rd quarter of 2003) but will only work with the newer 6100's
(not the early 1's) also the design of this phone is the best i
can't say that their is a better phone design than this. I wasnt
sure which phone to get at the start the 5100 , 6100 or the 7210.
after borrowing my mates 7210 liked it, still had the 6100 in mind.
My mates brother has the 5100 and i checked it out, liked it aswell,
still had 6100 in mind. couldn't decide as the 6100 hasnt got a
built in radio. then saw the attachment coming out and bought it
straight away. Any1 considering buying this against any other phone.
dont even think about any other phone, this phone is the nicest
, best functions, smallest and lightest. i recommend this phone
to the world
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Reviewed by Rachel from UK on
21st Jun 2003
I have had my Nokia 6100 for 2 weeks now, and I think that it is
a fab and funky phone. The only problems which I have encountered
so far include the "creaking" from the back of the handset when
texting - to overcome this just fold up a small bit of paper and
place on your battery and then replace the cover! Also the screensaver
is c##p - the brightness is awful and you can only read the time
in a certain light - I only have my screensaver activated for every
60mins - does anyone know how to overcome this?? I have tried changing
the brightness, but it makes no difference! Apart from those two
gripes I really can't complain about the phone at all ! :)
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Reviewed by don savins from uk on
19th Jun 2003
great easy to use phone packed with features. not enougth covers
yet!
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Reviewed by Huwski from England on
18th Jun 2003
Great Phone,Fantastic looks and features. Why only 1 star? Sound
quality was terrible compared to my old Nokia 6310 and, being a
business user, the battery life was totally unacceptable - Only
2 days between charges. Both mine and partners 6100's were returned
yesterday - Thanks Orange for the 14 day exchange plan!
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Reviewed by Fred Perry from England
on 15th Jun 2003
Absolutely amazing phone. Sold to me by Phones 4 U alongside the
7210 and 6610 (but the 7210 looks cheap and tacky, and the 6610
is too square). Amazing phone, Looks proffesional and lush, and
darn sexy. The colour screen is great, with a huge number of games
available for it (recently bought Splinter Cell on it, and the game
play is amazing). Sometimes if you have too many colours or graphics
on screen it can start to flicker badly, but that just is expected,
with this being a new thing for smaller phones of this calibre.
The camera quality is rubbish compared to what they advertise, and
is a nightmare to use. If it had a better camera (ie the Samsung
v200 camera), it would be amazing. Could do with more memory too
for graphics and games, but these things can be handled. Worth the
cash. And it doesn't just look good, the systems within give you
full control over the phone, and you can do nearly anything with
it. Note, however, that some sites say that this phone is not compatible
with their downloads, but the system is the same as the 7210 and
6610, so if they support one of the others, say your phone is that
instead and it'll work anyway. . Highly recomended.
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Reviewed by Nuno from Portugal on
14th Jun 2003
Nokia 6100 is a great phone. Fashionable, small, light, fits well
on the hand, amazing signal sensitivity, good display, tri-band,
loudspeaker, easy menus, organizer, color display, java, gprs. It
gets one star less because of a few quirks: the color combinations
are a bit odd, like a brown battery with a light metalic blue cover,
the plastics do creak a bit while holding the phone and typing text,
sound quality (receiving calls, not the loudspeaker) is just average,
not that bad, but always with a hiss on the background and a bit
of distortion if you set it high enough. Battery life is average,
it does 70-80h on a normal use, exactly as much as my Motorola V66i
that specs 120h standby vs 320h on the Nokia. The 6100 charges the
battery 3 times faster than the V66i, though. It doesn´t support
.amr sounds and it doesn´t have Bluetooth. I don´t really care for
FM radio on a mobile phone. But don´t let these points take you
down. It doesn´t have any weak points, really, it only reaches average
on some and excels on all the others. Highly recomended.
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Reviewed by Tayyab Malik from Pakistan
on 3rd Jun 2003
I will grant 5 stars to Nokia 6100 being the best hand set in all
respect.
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Reviewed by - from UK on 30th
May 2003
this is an absolutly brilliant phone although i find the screen
a bit bright.Anyway. TOP PHONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by highsector from singapore
on 29th May 2003
very nice phone indeed. almost bought 7250 cos of the camera function,
however, the bulky-ness with 7250 put me off. It is a cool function
to take pic and set is as your wallpaper right away, but then again,
you can always upload your picture to the net services then download
it to your 6100.... If 6100 has a built in camera, i mean, in that
size, i would i have given it a 5 star rating... Buying 6100 camera
is not worth it. I will wait till they make a smaller size one without
all the cables dangling. You can always take picture from your pictures,
upload it to the net and then download it to your nokia phones..!
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Reviewed by Jamie from England on
18th May 2003
This phone is packed so full of features handy in mobile communication,
the only thing missing is a changeable screen saver. Unless i've
overlooked that option. The nokias I've had in the past have always
lacked something whether it be style or features, but this has both.
Its compact but the buttons are well positioned to help those with
bigger fingers. It's a fun phone to have but as a serious business
tool has many features, so long as you are infrared enabled at the
desk or on the go. The screen is good quality too and I think they
have actually improved the messaging system, not made it slower,
for example when not using predictive the time for pressing the
same character button has dropped to a more reaasonable delay. Well
done nokia, this helps when you don't want the bulk of a communicator!!!
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Reviewed by - from - on 17th
May 2003
ok,well a very nice sleak slim line phone that has little weight
to it however i have found a few poor qualities to it even from
the 8310. For starters the colour screen seems to make the phone
run much slower than my 8310, if your use to texting fast you may
find this annoying. Another poor point is the battery life, i was
told by a sales assistant in a phones 4 u store a heavy user would
be able to make the battery last for 7 days! Well i have charged
the phone up quite a few times now and used it heavily and it has
only lasted me 2! It does have its advantages though, the polyphonic
ringtones sound great and its nice having a bit of colour to something
u use so often. I wouldnt say it was much of an advancement altogether
however!
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Reviewed by Dom from England on
6th May 2003
Top phone!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Hassan from England on
30th Apr 2003
Having used several Nokias in the past (3210, 3330, 8310, 6310i,
6510, 9210), the decision to buy this one was difficult. It was
a choice between the 7250 and the 6100, with the 6610 thrown in
to make things worse. I finally chose this. Why? Simple. I already
have a digital camera (I am an amateur photographer) so the built
in camera was nothing more than a gimmick for me anyways. If it
had been important, I might have considerd the 7250, but that phone
is bulkier, heavier - and lets face it, nowhere as sexy as this
one. The 6100 is a thing of beauty. It is slim, light (at 76g it
is Nokia's lightest phone yet) and beautiful. The shape emphasises
the large colour screen, which boasts 4096 colors. The keys are
egronomically designed and easy to use. However, I have some reservations
with the four-direction button in the center. Perhaps it takes some
getting used to. The menus are like all other nokias. Simple enough
to make the instruction book redundant. Being a passive matrix screen,
it makes the menus seem a little slower than the normal LCD screens,
but you quickly get used to this. For people who write text messages
very fast, this could be a slight problem, and takes some getting
used to. The Colour Screen: Its nice enough, although I felt some
lack of sharpness. Perhaps I've been spoiled too much by my 9210i
Communicator's screen! As far as pictures are concerned, DO NOT
expect them to look as they do on your computer screen. The decrease
in colour depth (number of colors used) is a major factor. All things
considered, its still much better than some phones which have 256
colour screens. The screen flickers sometimes, and this happens
most often when the phone is vibrating - I might have it looked
at. I don't have any major complaints with the phone. The build
quality is good, sound quality is great and the speakerphone function
works wonderfully, even from a considerable distance. As far as
phone software is concerned, there are slight changes - improvements
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