Review: Nokia 6500 Slide

Nokia 6500 Slide Review

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In a nutshell: The Nokia 6500 Slide is a slide design 3G phone with an excellent 3.2 megapixel camera and a large hi-res LCD display. It offers video calling, and MP3 player, an FM radio, expandable memory and Bluetooth. On the negative side it's heavier than average and its battery life could be better. Also, be aware that quite a few of our users are finding that their phones arrive with faults and have to be be replaced. Available in silver or black.
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The Nokia 6500 Slide is ... wait for it ... a slide design version of the Nokia 6500 Classic. Or is it? You'd think that two phones that have the same model number and are so similar in appearance would have the same features, but no, the guys at Nokia clearly thought that would be too boring.

"Hey Aleksi! Why not release two phones with the same name but make them completely different inside?" ... "Cool idea Joonas! Let's put a nice 3.2 megapixel camera with flash and autofocus inside the 6500 Slide and a rubbish 2 megapixel one inside the 6500 Classic." ... "Niko thinks the Slide should have a bigger screen - that's what those Samsung boys do with their slide phones." ... "Roosa has a great idea - let's make them both 3G but only allow video calls using the Slide (hey, hey)"... "Arttu thinks that the Slide should have a memory card expandable to 4 Gbytes, but we won't put a memory card slot in the Classic at all!" ... "and why not put an FM radio into the Slide too, Kristiina? But not in the Classic!" ... "Oh and one more thing, Matias - because we left all the good bits out of the Classic we can make it ultrathin, but keep the Slide big and heavy!"

"So, run this past me one more time, Johanna. We make two phones with the same name. One is a Slide and one is a Classic. We put all the best features into the Slide, but we make the Classic really thin and better looking. And we sell them both for the same price! Our customers are gonna love this idea. How they will laugh at our wacky Finnish sense of humour! Those boring Swedish squares at Sony Ericsson will be so jealous!"

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Features of the Nokia 6500 Slide include:

• 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, auto focus, double LED flash and 8x digital zoom
• Video camera (VGA, 15 fps / QCIF, 30 fps) with 4x digital zoom
• 3G video calling (QCIF resolution, 15 fps)
• Display: 16.7 million colours, 320 x 240 pixels (2.2 inches)
• Music player (MP3, MP4, AAC, eAAC+, and WMA formats)
• FM radio with Visual Radio (get info about music played)
• 64-voice polyphonic ringtones
• Voice commands and recording
• Push to talk using volume key (Nokia PoC)
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, email (with support for attachments)
• Themes with wallpapers and screensavers
• Java 2.0 games & applications (High Roller Casino, Golf Tour, Rally 3D, and Snake 3)
• Internet: WAP 2.0, GPRS, EDGE, 3G
• xHTML web browser (Opera Mini browser)
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, TV-Out, 2.5mm headset socket
• Memory: 20 Mbytes plus microSD memory card slot (expandable to 4 Gbytes)
• Flight mode
• Quadband (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) plus dual band 3G (WCDMA 850/2100)
• Size: 97 x 47 x 16 mm
• Weight: 123g
• Talktime: 6 hours
• Battery standby: 320 hours

Nokia 6500 Slide Consumer Reviews

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Reviewed by Stanley Lambchop from UK on 21st Mar 2008
Read all reviews and bought phone with some trepidation. Have had phone for 4 weeks now and love it. So far so good. Hope this does not tempt fate!!. I get approx 4 days from battery even as a textaholic! Camera excellent quality. Lay out easy to use, good old Nokia. I would reccomend it.
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Reviewed by Alan Brown from UK on 20th Mar 2008
Have owned this phone for two days now and I like it. However, I do have an issue. I bought a SanDisk 8gb memory card but the phone only seems to recognise 4gb. I'm not quite sure whats happening. It definately says 8gb on the card so I doubt I've been ripped off by SanDisk. I can only assume the 6500 slide has some kind of 4gb limit built into it! If anybody knows anything about this I'd appreciate some enlightening. Thanks. [Editor's reply: I think that's right - the 6500 Slide can accept cards up to 4GB.]
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Reviewed by richie from UK on 20th Mar 2008
Having read these reviews, I started to become a little worried as to whether I had done the right thing, as I had just purchased the Nokia slide 6500 on an 18 month contract. I primarily wanted a phone for text messaging, as I was far exceeding £15 a month on pay-as-you-go. I put the battery on charge for about 8 hours and within 24 hours the battery had died on me! I repeated the process 3 times and the same thing happened! I returned the phone to the shop and the salesman suggested to take it away again. I was told to keep an eye on the signal bars on the screen as texting with a weak/poor reception could have an impact on battery life. I rather doubted this; I had only sent around 20 text messages ,made no phone calls, GPRS packet data and bluetooth were turned off ( as suggested by some consumer reviewers, these apparently have significant effect on battery life ), power saving option was turned on...etc ......anyway, thought I'd give him the benefit of the doubt and took the phone away again. After one attempt at charging overnight, yet again, 24 hours later the phone had died on me again! Totally unacceptable for a new phone to last only a day, would have thought reasonably 3 days at the very least even considering the fact the phone is feature heavy! So again, I returned the phone to the shop...I was offered a replacement battery. I went away and repeated the charge process, and guess what, about 1.5 days later the phone died again!! Went straight back to the shop and this time, the handset was replaced AND the battery! Charged the phone up for about 8.5 hours and have just had 3 days use out of it!! Finally...Just put the phone on for a second long charge and more confident that the phone will last. I put it down to the handset being faulty and draining the battery, rather than the battery itself! However, just be aware of the importance of giving the battery 3 overnight charges to condition it. When you first have the phone, there will be a little power in the battery already, allow the phone to go completely dead. Charge it, and repeat the process twice again letting the phone completely die on you. The reason for this is,because you are increasing the capacity of the battery so that it's capable of storing and maintaining it's charge for longer in between cycles. Yes, it is a feature heavy phone, and I'm sure that if I was using internet, bluetooth,in addition to texting, the battery would die down quicker, but at least more than a day!! So, fingers crossed I am going to be happy with my purchase... Overall a fantastic phone but why, oh why, do Nokia print such a ridiculous battery specification?? I very much doubt it for this make and model. Surely under the trade and descriptions act....
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Reviewed by sarah from UK on 18th Mar 2008
it's well tidy init! i loves it =D
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Reviewed by DVLO from UK on 18th Mar 2008
i just got mine today, for a 'mid range' phone.. its good! before buying i was slightly worried about the size since all online reviews mentioned that it was slightly bulky.. ok its not as slim as the razor but wouldn't call it bulky at all-
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Reviewed by amr from egypt on 17th Mar 2008
i got this set since 20/2/2008 i likt it v much everything is ok but i faces a problem with software two times . it is not stable and i reback to the agancy i am realy dessappionted . my past nokia 6288 has the same problem and i sell it no what i have to do ? I have always been a Nokia fan but now i am not
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Reviewed by laura from uk on 15th Mar 2008
i had this phone a week took it bk n got anove one n took tht bk the screen went just black on me and the key pad dint always lock but other thn tht it is a reali good phone the camra aint as good as the n73 and tht is also a 3 meg camra
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Reviewed by String from UK on 13th Mar 2008
Had the phone for 1 day. Upgrade from Samsung D900. I have always been a Nokia fan but went for Samsung due to size. I can't comment on all the features of the phone because I don't use them all but what I can comment on is the sound quality. It is appalling. After all the thing is a phone first and foremost so should provide a clear conversation. Spoke with network after a couple of hours and told them that I was unhappy with handset. Now I will send it back at my expense and get something else. Very very disappointed. If you take pictures, listen to MP3, write texts etc then I'm sure the phone is ok BUT if you actually do want to speak to people then all I can say is avaoid this phone.
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Reviewed by Amy Lee from England on 11th Mar 2008
I've always had Nokias and they've never let me down, and so far this phone lives up to the Nokia reputation! I haven't had a problem with battery life, I have noticed slight background noise though whilst making calls but otherwise clarity is fine. The phone is easy to use, in true Nokia style it's stylish and understated. I like the more solid feel to it than most of the flimsy models on the market these days. I read many reviews on many Nokias before deciding on this phone and (hope i'm not tempting fate here!) I am very happy with my choice.
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Reviewed by Bhupendra Varshney, Noida from India on 11th Mar 2008
Hi folks, I bought the brand new outlandish looked Nokia-6500 on 22nd Feb.Its just awesome.I have found everything good except the following: 1)Battery backup is not that good * 2)Phone gets hanged while batterry is at low * 3)Sound quality is poor# Combating the above probs: * Charge your phone for atleast 2 hrs..(No harm if u do it for more) then see the drastic change in the battery backup also keep your phone battery full charged hence no hang problem will occur. #Sound quality is good but not as per its configuration..Probably a good sound driver may help. In all its good.
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Reviewed by Graham from England on 11th Mar 2008
I've had this phone for a couple of months now so I think that I have had time to form a balanced opinion about the phone. when I got it out of the box I did like the nice solid feeling it had as I held it in the palm of my hand and I found it asthetically pleasing. I bluetoothed a nice mp3 over from my old samsung D600 and listened to it a few times at which point my phone crashed! so much for the increased stability of a non-smart phone I thought but since that first day I have had few problems. The phone takes good pics but you will not get the best from it unless you spin the phone around and start to use it in landscape mode using the side mounted camera button which then activates the Auto focus function on the camera, which works quite well (took me a while to work that out, duh.) I am not a big texter but when I do send a texts I am impressed by how quick they seem to be transmitted. I have a nokia bluetooth handsfree car kit which was inherited with the car I bought and as I hoped the 6500 works seamlessly with this kit having enabled auto answer. One thing I have noticed is that the keyboard seems much less tactile than my old samsungs, I was hoping it would soften up but it hasn't happened yet. One thing that is bugging me about the phone and I cant be the only person that has had this problem, is that it often traps strands of hair between the black piece of plastic that runs along the top of the front of the phone and the steel casing!! in fact today I found a strand of my daughters hair lodged in the front of the phone! Nokia take note, the fit really should be more flush, this should not be happening fullstop. Overall this is a very good phone but I fell that the build quality could be better, why are the charging points so small? this seems to ensure that the charging pin is needlessly fragile, nokia must be doing a roaring trade in new chargers due to these pins snapping. At the end of the day it does what it says on the box and it does it quite well with what I would call decent battery life as well, lasting a couple of days on a full battery before needing to be topped up.
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Reviewed by katy from uk on 10th Mar 2008
Great phone, beats any sony ericsson out on the market today
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Reviewed by aric from england on 10th Mar 2008
hi i have the nokia 6500 and i an very happy with it
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Reviewed by sean from uk on 9th Mar 2008
excellent mobile, much better than my old phone (sony ericsson k800i). iv had no problems with it looks nice feels nice works brillant, glad i went back to nokia. well done nokia
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Reviewed by mark from england on 8th Mar 2008
phone was good at first but then like most nokia"s goes back to default settings and plain screen and nokia tune keypad freezes too,my nokia n-70 n-73 did the same,i dont think the weight of the phone is a problem if anything should be heavlier,better than these tacky light phones that samsung make which are poor
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Reviewed by Keith from Ireland on 7th Mar 2008
Absolute rubbish! This is the worst device I've ever owned and I'll certainly never buy Nokia again. On second one now in as many months (first was replaced when speaker failed) and the problems continue. It went in for repair last week after locking up completely. Nice UI but sound quality is dreadful, as a phone it's just not fit for purpose. I'd give it zero if i could
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Reviewed by Rich from UK on 3rd Mar 2008
Great phone. Had it for just over a week and I'm really impressed with it. No software problems, good battery life and looks awesome. Only down side is its a little heavy compared to my previous phone, the Samsung D900. Had Samsung for the last 3 years and thought it would be hard to get used to a new menu but its as if I've always used Nokia. Excellent phone!!!!!!
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Reviewed by DaN1396 from ENGLAND~#~ on 2nd Mar 2008
I got this phone last thursday and ive got to say im really impressed i thought any phone coundnt beat my samsung u600 until the screen went all dodgy and i bought this phone on 3 and im really please with it love being able to go on msn messenger on it and watch mobile tv bit a a shame skype isnt supported on it but never mind, sound quality is exelent with headphones and what an exelent loud speaker it has. i can still see my self with the phone in a few years as it feels so solid in my hands as were other phones feel flimsy, the only downside is the battery, oh yeah one more thing exelent camera if your looking to buy this phone i would really reckomend it!!
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Reviewed by Tony from Romania on 2nd Mar 2008
I have this Nokia 6500 slide firmware version 4.81...and i can not switch the cameras in one video call...work only the front camera on video call,the 3.2Mpx camera not work on video call!Why???On Nokia E90 and Nokia 6680 work very well both cameras on video calls!
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Reviewed by ,.,. from ,.,. on 2nd Mar 2008
ppl always make it look like nearly every single fone on this website is rubbish and it breaks down. the thing is that you cannot get a phone that eventually wont brake down. its like everyting else on this world. i had this fone for 3 months and nothings gone wrong
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Reviewed by ????????? from ???????????? on 29th Feb 2008
my dad has this phone i think its great but my dad said its not as good as it looks sure the phone looks amazing but the batterey is pretty poor(according to my dad) n plus if you talk too long it start heating up(because i think its modal is metal/steel)the camera n stuff is good but buy it if u want(at ur own risk)
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Reviewed by Jems from england on 29th Feb 2008
this phone is rubbish. had it 5 minutes and the back cover wouldnt come off, the sim card wouldnt come out and the catch to push it out broke, then the back cover did not fit back on properly. made a call and the line was horrendous and a tinny noise gave me headache! after 1 hour i had packed it back into the box and exchanged with 3 for a trusty sony ericsson. dont bother with this phone!!
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Reviewed by Daniel from London on 28th Feb 2008
This phone is da bomb. I've got the black version and it looks so classic. The sound of the phone is very good (sounds even beter with headphones on. The feel of the phone is very good and it is stainless as well. Da only prob wit this phone is the battery life doesn't last very long and when tryin to take out the sim or memory card can be quite fiddly. Overall this phone is worth gettin (u won't be dissapointed)
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Reviewed by Imran Shah from Oman/Muscat on 25th Feb 2008
This is a very attrective but software is not stable
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Reviewed by Gem from UK on 23rd Feb 2008
I was quite optimistic about the 6500 slider, unfortuately I think that Nokia need to review their quality control on the phone. My first unit was scratched in the box. The second worked for a few days, then broke. The phone was switched off to conserve the battery when low, then it wouldn't come back on again. On the face of it the 6500 is a very nicely designed phone, I loved the feel of the phone (a little heavy some have commented), but I thought it felt sturdy. One major design flaw (mentioned on the internet if you have a search) is that the keypad gets scratched when the slider is used. I found this very annoying, and I can image that the phone would look very worn after a few months. Even after very light use there were visible scratches on the keys. After all this, I decided to swop the phone for a Samung as was fed up with the problems. A long time since I had a Nokia, but the 6500 wasn't up to the quality I am used to from them.
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Reviewed by colin booth from UK on 20th Feb 2008
Did leave a 4* review, may have to review that review. I bought a 2gb microSD card to put in, and broke the back trying to get it off. Utter tosh. I've had it 5 days and it is Messed Up. Ah well, only 17 months and 25 days of my contract to go...
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Reviewed by sarah from wales on 20th Feb 2008
i like the phone,however i keep having problems with it. im on my 2nd phone in 2 weeks. the keypad keeps sticking and the settings keep going back to default. im taking it back tomorrow hopefully to recieve the same phone that works properly.
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Reviewed by andrew from uk on 20th Feb 2008
i like this phone it is one of the best phones out
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Reviewed by Chris from England on 18th Feb 2008
great!!!!!! the best in the world not a scratch at all wen been dropped a few times (ooooppppsss!) I would recomend it
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Reviewed by C Booth from UK on 17th Feb 2008
Amazing. great, solid phone. Put a 2Gb card in it, loaded with 20 3gp movies, and off i go. Those trips to work will fly by! Battery better than reputatiob as well.
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Reviewed by Derek from Scotland on 17th Feb 2008
Excellent phone!!!! Got my Nokia 6500 slide from 3 back in December. Been using it for 2 months now and i can't fault the phone or 3 at all. Camera is fairly good, mp3 player is great, easy to text on, good sound quality during calls. Bought a 2GB memory card off ebay for about £12 and it works fine with the camera, no problems. Phone feels great, top quality smooth slider, looks great too, not a single scratch on it and i've dropped it a few times.
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Reviewed by tee jay from wales on 16th Feb 2008
ok lush phone.. but cant get the back off to get my sim card number looks like the chrome(foil lol) is bending..grrrr
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Reviewed by Ben from United Kingdom on 15th Feb 2008
A truly amazing phone. After being wowed by my mate's 6300, I decided to go with the 6500 Slide. What a great choice it was. The camera is fantastic. Camera lag is apparent, but not really a problem. The LED flash is much better than I expected, and it really works well. Like numerous reports have said, the memory card isn't recognised when the battery cover is taken off, but why should that be a problem? The UI is one of Nokia's best in years. I am now converted to S40 for life! It's as self explanatory as you could ever want, and usable by people of all ages (So good I even bought my mom a 6300 as a present!). Also, the build quality is amazing. I can't stand these ultra-lightweight slim phones, and I much prefer the 6500 Slide's thick stainless steel build. Combining features, looks, and practicality, nothing is holding the 6500 Slide back. Go get one today!
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Reviewed by meghan from england on 14th Feb 2008
i think this phone is great realy reliable and it feels sloid when using and it is very sexy in black!!!! i love it
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Reviewed by neil from england on 13th Feb 2008
just got this phone in sexy black wow its so much better than my luna , phones 4u gave me it for free becaused my luna kept breaking , suckers sold luna for 300 pound happy days
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Reviewed by andy from uk on 11th Feb 2008
i dont like the phone the sony k800i is so much better
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Reviewed by Ben from UK on 10th Feb 2008
ive had this phone for a month now and i havnt found any of the problems described by the other users, the camera is excellent and the flash is more than satisfactory. the mp3 player is the best ive experienced on any phone so far. i previously had the nokia 6300 and this phone is a definate upgrade, its got most if not all the features of the 6300 but with improvements thrown in here and there. i definatly recomend this phone
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Reviewed by kelly from uk on 10th Feb 2008
this phone is absolute rubbish an thats an understatement!! av had nothing but trouble ever since i got it, ive had it about 3mths an ive already sent it back twice an im about to AGAIN! the settings change on it all the timegoing back to default so u get that annoying nokia ring tone and a plane screen, when i go on the tinterweb it freezes up, when people ring me they cant hear me or it cuts out and it weighs a ton, so in a nutshel its a big fat NO!x
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Reviewed by Asin from Srilanka on 10th Feb 2008
Hi Nice phone it got msn bt nt rele sure bt dough gud gud..!! Asin
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Reviewed by D Smith from UK on 6th Feb 2008
Well had the phone for 3 weeks now as an upgrade from 3 that was to replace my old Nokia n70, that I liked even with its sometimes quirky characteristics. I usually hate having updates because you find that the memory cards you paid a fortune for, the extra batteries, car chargers etc etc never fit the new phone and you always seem to have to start again buying new ones. This phone was no exception had to replace memory card as it only came with 256meg one, just enough to put a few pictures on. At least the car charger and home charger were compatible. At first when I started to use the phone I didn’t think it was that good, but I put this down to unfamiliarity on my behalf with its functions. It is a nice solid phone that actually feels like it’s going to be able to take the bumps and drops it will possibly receive over the next 12 months. The slide function is smooth and the overall appearance with its brushed aluminium covers looks great with an almost retro 70’s feel. Software: (This may differ from other providers I am with 3). Well it comes with the usual refined Nokia pc suite that is good and simple to use. The PC suite automatically up dates now unlike the older versions and it also does the same to the phone when you connect to your PC. The phone itself it seems to have a great deal of junky functions like Frames, Pier to pier texting great for the avid texters out there its ability to text using various texting software whilst on-line must be great but I’m happy just sending the odd text as normal and thankfully you can delete them from the phone. The games are new and refreshing the only downside was that most were demo and if you wanted to play them you had to purchase them after the demo time. The 6500 unfortunately has reverted back to the Nokia media player, unlike the old N70 that used real player. Real player would play almost anything that you dragged and dropped into it from your computer, unlike the Nokia system th at needs a little tweaking and reformatting to get it to work. Camera: The lack of good photo software was a disappointment, very little in the way of options. The flash is amazing very bright, the camera itself is fine, but only fine, and it has some very clever auto functions but looses quality when you zoom in. The auto focus system is good but sometimes seems to take more time than it should (I possibly just need to get used to that). Holding the camera can be tricky it’s easy to place your fingers in front of the lens or flash. General: The speaker is placed at the back of the phone and is very easy to obscure with the hand during a call, with this in mind it is a good speaker system when using in normal and in loudspeaker mode. Nevertheless over the passed 3 weeks have grown to like this phone, I have had no problems with it that haven’t been down to user error. I have upgraded the memory to 2 gig and that seems to have made the general functions much better. Would I get another one? Yes if it was as a free upgrade but as for choosing a new phone from scratch possibly not, but as a simple and after formularisation a user friendly, that is good looking I would recommend to any one.
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Reviewed by Petermac from Ireland on 5th Feb 2008
What is good: It is classy, stongly built, has a good clear screen, a good camera, a flash, a good interface and it has 3G. What is not so good. It is heavy , the back lacks one lug which means it can be slighly loose, the flash is not great,battery life is pretty dreadful, the screen is too bright in day light.The buttons are smallish and a little awkward near the slide (1,2,3) Mine has given me no serious problems, touch wood (in ten days). Am I glad I bought it? Yes for the camera,the 3G and the good deal I got. However , I miss my 6131 for solidity , lightness and bigger buttons.
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Reviewed by Orangemonkey from UK on 4th Feb 2008
This is a great phone. Had it for a couple of days now and i love it. I think the phone looks really stylish especially the new black one. The MP3 player is superb the sound quality is crystal clear and really loud, and the camera is great too the pics come out really clear and focused unlike a lot of camera phones!!! As well as all this you get a great slide phone which is funky! A must have phone.
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Reviewed by OILTEC OIL HEATING ENGINEERS from uk on 3rd Feb 2008
best phone i have had in a long time. OUTSTANDING
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Reviewed by Bullboy from UK on 1st Feb 2008
This is a brilliant phone! I know that there will always be shoddy copies of a phone, but mine is great! The battery seems good too as I've had it doing all sorts today and it still shows as full!
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Reviewed by Rampant Rabbiter from UK on 31st Jan 2008
Well, I've owned this phone for about a fortnight now and am so far very pleased with it. I bought it as a replacement for the 6500 Classic, as I really struggled to text with that phone, due to it being so thin. I bought the phone for £220 from Carphone Warehouse on the o2 network to use with my o2 contract SIM card. Firstly, the screen is incredible. I would never use another brand phone now as Nokia seem to be the only ones using the 16million colour screens - and I can see a noticeable difference. The colours and clarity are superb! Secondly, the camera is a vast improvement to that on the Classic - but then, it's meant to be, as this phone is a 'premium slider'. The camera isn't too important to me - I have a 12mp Kodak digital camera anyway - but it's nice to have a decent one on my phone for quick snaps here and there. However, the double LED flash tends to over-expose, so I won't be using it for any important photos! The slide mechanism is fine and I have not noticed any marks on my keypad from using it...so far! The keypad is a lot better than the Classic, though still not quite as text-friendly as other keypads I've used. Still, I can easily put up with it. The general feel of the phone is great - it feels like a real quality piece of kit in your hand. I don't find it too bulky at all. In my opinion, a phone needs to have a little bulk to it and a bit of weight. Anything too small and flimsy just doesn't feel that good to use. I'm also happy that Nokia supplied a normal charger with this phone, and not the micro-USB found on the Classic, which I was a little concerned would break in time. I've had no reception problems. The phone switches from GSM to 3G all the time, depending where I am, so I usually have a perfect signal. Internet surfing is fine, and downloading is exceptionally quick. The battery lasts a little longer than the Classic, but it's still nothing to write home about. But then with such a beautiful screen and packed with so many features, I'm willing to charge my phone every other night! Overall, I'm delighted with this phone and I'm hoping it will last me a good while. The 6300 was the last phone I fell in love with, and I'm hoping to have the same kind of special relationship with this one...so far, so good!
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Reviewed by Daniel from Tyler on 29th Jan 2008
Great looking phone bought it as a replacement for an N95 8GB which was too bulky for my liking and showed every damn scratch as it was shiney black. Only a couple of flaws i'm not too keen on namely (1) the non-standard 2.5mm headphone socket... the standard is 3.5mm so having to take an adapator everywhere is a pain in the neck and (2) the placement of the loudspeaker... why is on the back on the phone so when you lay it flat on a surface the sound becomes muffled? Stick it in the side or even 2 speakers on each side would be much better.
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Reviewed by sarah from uk on 23rd Jan 2008
bad phone had to replace it twice because keypad wasnt working
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Reviewed by granny from wales on 23rd Jan 2008
If you are thinking of buying the 6500 slide go to the nokia site and view the vast complaints about it. I have had only Nokia phones since my first 'car phone' about 20 years ago - when they were like a house brick - but I will never ever buy such total junk again - have you tried their after sales?????? Wish I could give it minus 5 stars
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Reviewed by Sulith Fonseka from Sri Lanka on 23rd Jan 2008
It's verry frindly excellent phone Nokia 6500 slide
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Reviewed by Lee from Birmingham on 21st Jan 2008
Best phone ever had. its very loud through headphones and through loudspeaker. features are great and camera video quality is mad !!! better than the new cybershot!!! a must have phone
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Reviewed by tom from London on 20th Jan 2008
never brought such a rubbish phone in my life
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Reviewed by Greg from UK on 20th Jan 2008
This is a lovely phone to use, great battery life, features, camera etc But I've had to send one back and get a replacement, because it kept freezing on me, and also not loading my contacts from my sim card meaning i had to keep switching it on and off (I never turn my phone off ever). My replacement was working fine, but after two weeks, its started happening again!! Gonna have to get something different, but all phones seem to be a bit rubbish lately!
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Reviewed by umar from usa on 20th Jan 2008
hi gus i have only one thing to say about dat phone its garbage
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Reviewed by Ryan Brown from carlisle on 19th Jan 2008
ive had 4 replacements in three weeks, they just don't work, charging issues, memory card issues. I HATE IT!
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Reviewed by Goose from UK on 18th Jan 2008
I just got this phone yesterday decided to go for a good reliable phone rather than an all singing all dancing one, mainly due to recently buying a media player. The phone looks really good, solid well built but at the same time sleek and sexy! The camera is really good, although I had a 2mp on my W850i so maybe I am not used to a decent one! Usual Nokia easy to use and set up no need for manuals (unless you are new to phones or Nokia). I won't bore you with stats and figures as they are all above this review, as for the people who moan about the phone freezing not working ect, you have to realise that every product has x amount that do not work it is part of life. One last thing I would like to say is how good it looks and feels!
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Reviewed by lacey from Gold Coast - Australia on 18th Jan 2008
I like it! Sleek looking and great features! Love the music player - very loud! The camera is fun & overall the mobile is straight forward to use like any other nokia. Only minus is it's a little bulky & a heavier mobile so would suit a guy more for sure but I've girled it up with a pink case!
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Reviewed by Tom from Wales on 18th Jan 2008
Been using nokias all my life and i was very dissapointed with their current models, N-series was absolutely dreadful etc. But am delighted to say my faith is restored and they finally fixed everything that was wrong with the previous nokias.stunning phone, easy to use (much better operating system), great camera even compared to n73's, expandable memory fine, even battery's good (compared to other new phones out) and no other problems. its just like the good old days.bravo nokia (finally).
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Reviewed by Robeir from England on 17th Jan 2008
I think the 6500 slide is a great phone i wnat to know exactly how every review i've read states that it is big and heavy or chunky, what do you people consider as small.
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Reviewed by andy from uk on 17th Jan 2008
Initially on buying the Nokia 6500 slide, I found it to be an incredible phone. Great menus packed full of functions. Great personal organiser However, after a few days, I found that the phone did lock up quite regularly. This was almost corrected by the software download from the Nokia web site, but the one thing that did make me return the phone was a lack of volume on playback from the voice recorder and audio when videoing. Even when set on max volume. It was only just audible in a room completely silent. Which is a real shame great phone, but a few areas that need improving
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Reviewed by Frank from Ireland on 16th Jan 2008
Hi all, I have this phone for 2 days now, it looks good, feels good, but does appear to have 2 major flaws from my p.o.v. Firstly, the battery life appears to be diabolical, now I use the internet quite a bit on my phone and I'm presuming that is the problem, although I had a Nokia 6233 previously and it was more than adequate. Secondly, my phone stays beside me at night (alarm etc), but now I have this light coming from the display all night long as it appears that the phone never goes into sleep mode (may be part of the problem with battery too), am I missing something? Will I have to switch my phone off at night? Other than that: browsing is pretty quick and grapics etc are good too.
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Reviewed by Hattie from England on 16th Jan 2008
I've had this phone since christmas. I've been to Austria since then and it worked perfectly. It's easy to use as it's menus are simple. The picture and video quality is excellent and the flash works really well. Volume is really good too. The downside is that it attracts fingerprints and it can scratch easily if not cared for. The square navigation key sticks up a bit, and that has made it chip on the edges. The phone is a bit heavy but I'm not bothered about that. It feels a bit too delicate. The screen has blanked out about ten times but it only lasts for one second. Battery life is quite poor so i have to take my charger everywhere. I think it is a bit over priced. But other than it is great phone! Buy this phone if you are prepared to keep it well kept and don't use it to much.
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Reviewed by Jason from UK on 16th Jan 2008
I have had this phone for nearly 2 months and I can safely say it is the best phone I've had. It pains me to read people reviewing the phone after 6 hours of having it then moaning about the battery life. The looks and feel of the phone are outstanding, sleek brushed alluminum finish, smooth slide and a 16million pixel display. Although quite weighty the phone feels solid and sterdy unlike all these super slim phones where more detail has gone into making the phone thin rather than whats inside it. The cz 3.2 megapixel camera is brilliant and video recording is also good. The phone has all the qualities of an N series phone but has the added benefit of it not being slow (like many N series). The internal memory is decent but when you get a memory card this really isnt an issue. The applications that come with the phone are excellent and the web browser is great. A radio is a nice inclusion as well. For me to give stars the phone would have to be perfect, but I would have liked an infrared sensor and granted, the battery life could be better.
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Reviewed by Louise from UK on 15th Jan 2008
Well, in the space of four months, this is literally my fourth handset. Follwing the samsung G600, the sony ericsson k850i and the LG viewty as you can imagine I was nearing breaking point as far as phones are concerned and just about ready to give in and use my old 3330. I was in the o2 store returning the viewty very angry after having it replaced with the same fault for the second time and decided to just go another way. I was looking at the phones, not particularly wowed by any of them to say the least when I saw the 6500 slide.. I absolutely loved the look of it, the brushed stainless steel casing is gorgeous and when you pick the phone up its so heavy you know its sturdy but it doesnt look robust and manly! That was the one, my final shot at a phone! I payed £250 for it and left the store with a little hope. When I got home I popped my sim card in and did the standard, set the time and was in awe at the screen quality. Very bright and vibrant! So far so good! I took a couple of snaps with the camera, which I found were fantastic outdoors but in the wrong lighting the flash wasnt anything to brag about. The phone runs really fast, the menus are easy to navigate and the sound quality is good when you consider its a nokia! I've had the handset just over a week now and can find nothing to fault about it. Its gorgeous to hold, use and look at, great camera for taking well lit photographs, comes with a decent sized memory card for all your music.. and I love that you can download cool themes onto it as well. So just when I thought the right handset was never going to appear, there it is. 6500 slide! :D
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Reviewed by Molli from Australia on 14th Jan 2008
I reckon the phone is pretty good. Everythings functioning properly. I got a free 1GB memory card. One thing i cant get my finger on is the Cell info display. Sometimes it comes up and sometimes it doesnt.
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Reviewed by Rob from uk on 12th Jan 2008
This is a great phone. I had a couple of signal problems when i first got it but it seems to be fine now. I love the fact that it is heavy because it feels so well built! Camera is one of the best and video is quality. MAKE SURE YOU SET IT UP PROPERLY THOUGH! I think it is the best looking phone at the moment so buy it now!
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Reviewed by Tim Cooke from N.Ireland on 11th Jan 2008
I have now had the phone a week and after an initial hic up all appears to be well. Within an hour of getting the phone from 3, the screen started to fizzle and flicker out. this happened every 4 -5 seconds. The phone had also reset to factory default and things were looking glum. Brought it backed and exchanged it, to same model and to date no major problems. Had a bit of difficulty with downloading music, but drag and drop into the memory card did the trick. I installed Nokia suite and all the relevant programmes and my phone seems to be fully updated. My battery lasted 5 days, and that included a lot of exploration, bluetoothing etc, boys and their new toys syndrome ??, so no problems there. Camera works fine, shutter release and all controls are easy and straighforward to use. I do agree with other users comments below, what Nu Nu put the speaker at the back ??. No scratches or badly fitted parts yet, all is neat, tidy and clean. i did purchase a clear case from mobile fun and it is the dogs. Hope those with problems get them sorted, and if mine starts to go Biccys, as we say over here, i will post and let you know.
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Reviewed by Cedric from Kuwait on 9th Jan 2008
Having own this handset for 10 days , upgrading from a Nokia N73 ME. I'd say it's a pretty nice phone , a bit expensive for what it has to offer though I'll kick it off with the pros - 1) Nice Camera for an s40 , though i think the pictures are better from my earlier 3.2mp cz same specification camera.However the slide outbeats my n73 for outside/indoor night shots thanks to the dual led flash. 2)Music Player is decent 3)Nice build, except there seems to be a slight gap on the backcover (upper right side) which however some users disagree with , while many complain abt it. 4)Stainless steel makes it look elegant , no fingerprints , scuffs. 5)Fast Interface (Really normal for an s40 compared to a symbian) 6)2.5mm jack 7)ADAP support for wireless bluetooth audio 8)Adjustable Font Size , unlike my n73 :( which need a 3rd party application to facilate bigger font size. 9)TV OUTPUT 10) 4GB Expandable microsd , although some claim 6gb works a breeze. Now the Cons 1)Like i Said the slight gap between the backcover and the handset towards one side. 2)I find it very hard to remove the simcard even after using the switch to flush it out :/ 3)No Flash during Video Recording 4)Battery life is below par. 5)No adjustable brightness for the display. 6)Resetting of ringtones/themes when you remove the backcover , because there is a small metal piece between the backcover and the memory cradle switch which is responsible for initialising the handset to recocnise the memory card.However you could always shift a tone/theme to the phone memory to avoid this if that's not too much trouble 7)Loudspeaker is useless , very low. 8)The keypad is big but i find number 2 very annoying to go at because of the lip of the slide. Overall ,Nice phone. I'll update this review after some more playing around. Cheers
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Reviewed by VBlue from NZ on 8th Jan 2008
The phone is rubbish! Returned it to the shop after only one day as the ringtones and themes kept resetting back to default when I pick up the phone using the slider. Exchanged for a second one only to have this 2nd phone not recognising the memory card. Went back the third day to demand my money back.
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Reviewed by Jane from Makedonija on 8th Jan 2008
OK...OK...OK "battery life could be better"...!?! You are creasy guys what are you doing are you sleeping on the phones...the best phone i ever have
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Reviewed by Pete from UK on 4th Jan 2008
Had the phone about 6 hours now. Fully charged the battery and it had conked out after 5 and a bit hours. It keeps resetting back to factory settings. Video calling won't work, the signal is ridiculously bad but maybe these 2 things have something to do with it being on 3! Oh... these problems are nothing compared to the last problem: It won't let you make or recieve calls from other mobile phones whatever the network! It works to landlines but the quality of sound is pretty much non-existent. The one good point about it: It lets you send text messages. 3 have promised a different sim card and are positive it will sort out all the problems but I'm not so sure. We'll have to wait and see. If I could give it a rating less than 1 so far I would.
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Reviewed by Russell from England on 2nd Jan 2008
I love the design of this phone and all the functions, except the one that stops anyone hearing what I'm saying! Quite a major flaw, i'm sure you'll agree.
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Reviewed by boo from australia on 2nd Jan 2008
its a good phone =]=] but when i first got it, the keypad was abit stiff, only until i used it for about 1 week, it became easier to use. every now and then, when i touch it, i realise that my fingerprints are on the stainless steel cover.. its a good phone but it wld be better if there was wifi
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Reviewed by Cuzz from Australia on 1st Jan 2008
I've had this phone for 2 weeks now.It is heavier than previous phones, but this adds to the classy feel of the phone. The camera is excellent although there is a slight delay between pressing the button and the taking of the shot. Sound quality is good. Phone menu is easy to use and responsive.Great screen. Phone can be set to automatically lock. Keypad is a good size and the black keys with white back light is good for those of us who need glasses. Brushed stainless steel mixed with the black is very nice. A good, easy to use phone.
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Reviewed by URNAM3 from Aus on 24th Dec 2007
This phone is ok, the only BAD THINGS are that the phone does not lock automatically when you close the phone and also your ringtones/themes will reset now and then as there is a fault with the memery card cradle which causes the memory card to move.. one way to test this is to keep the phone on and remove the back cover not try and access your memory card...Not there?? is it!
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Reviewed by Peter from Poland on 23rd Dec 2007
RUBBBISSH!! IM SORRY BUT THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS THE ONLY THING I LIKE ABOUT THIS HANDSET IS IT'S SOLID EXTERIOR BUILD. THE KEYPAD GETS SCRATCHED OVER TIME (DUE TO THE SLIDING MECHANISM) WHICH IS BAD CONSIDERING IT'S COMING FROM WHAT THEY CALL THE PHONE GIANT - NOKIA. AND THE MEMORY CARD! IT WONT RECOCNIZE MY MEMORY 4GB CARD AND YES IT'S A WELL BRANDED CARD WHICH WORKS FINE ON ANOTHER HANDSET OF MINE.(A 4 GB IS COMPATIBLE , COURTESY : NOKIA) THE WALLPAPER & RINGTONE WORK ON THE BASIS OF HOW BACKCOVER SITS ON YOUR BATTERY/MEMORY CARD .... WHAT A LOAD OF CRA%$#! AND NOKIA CUSTOMER CARE IS PANTS! THIS IS MY HONEST OPINION - IM BEGGNING TO LOST MY TRUST IN ALL 3 CORPORTATES - NOKIA , SAMSUNG AND ERICCSON , ALTHOUGH I'D STILL FAVOR SAMSUNG APART FROM THE BAD BATTERY LIFE. THINK OF IT THIS WAY - ARE YOU READY TO WASTE THAT HARD EARNED DOUGH FOR A PHONE WHICH DOES DELIVER FOR IT'S PRICE? OH AND THE KEYLOCK WONT WORK IF YOU JUST SLIDE IT UP , YOU HAVE TO SET A TIMER FOR IT IN THE SETTINGS. CHEERS PEOPLE
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Reviewed by Steven from UK on 23rd Dec 2007
It seems most of the problems here (ringtones/background images defaulting & freezes) are caused by the memory card - which comes loose when you move the phone (and can crash the camera if your using it) I'm going to try it with another card, and maybe return it to O2 if the problem persists - otherwise a great little phone. [Added later ...] Right, figured it out... there's a microswitch between the camera and the SD slot - it disconnects the memory card when the back panel is open, just short the switch with a bit of foil (this may void the warranty) and the memory card won't disconnect when you shake the handset... this seems to have stopped all the camera related crashes on my 6500 slide.
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Reviewed by Dave Cook from England on 21st Dec 2007
What a great phone! Upgraded with O2 last week to the Samsung G800. Toally hated the phone, way to bulky and apart from a decent camera the phone was overall poor. Changed to the 6500 slide and boy what a much better handset. Everything i wanrted in a phone and it is packed with the best features out on nokias. Good camera to not that far behind the G800 and ideal for quick snaps when your out and about, flash is brilliant. Nicely packed with games and applications and i would say this is the best Nokia currently available. Would give it 10 out of 10 if i could. Go buy it now at last we have a decent Nokia that you can trust. Well Done Nokia
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Reviewed by Blu from United Kingdom on 21st Dec 2007
Had the phone a few months now was going to get the classic but the 3.2 megapixel camera pulled me to get the slide.Firstly very solid well made phone i have dropped mine twice and its still fine.The screen is a nice size and very clear,the button lay out is simple and easy to use even if you have big fingers.The interface is fast and typical nokia very easy to find your way round once you start to use it you get to know exactly where every think is your after.Plenty of room to add more memory mines got 1gb at min so its got plenty of storage.The camera is very good auto zoom with flash not as good as a n95 but still very good for a phone of this price in all very nice simply phone well done nokia ;0)
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Reviewed by Sidrat Amin from Bangladesh on 20th Dec 2007
I love my Nokia 6500 Slide.Its slightly heavy but thats what gives it a quality feel along with the stainless steel which gives this phone an undeniably gorgeous,expensive classy look.The screen in brilliant,Camera is also very good,surprisingly as its is not a N series,use an adopter and connect some good headphones(Nokia supplied headphones are lousy) and your head will blow off coz the sound of MP3s is Awsome.I am only waiting for a firmware upgrade as Eeverything is ok in mine But sometimes once very unfrequently, my phones menu slows down and becomes ok within seconds and ya there is a slight gap when you open the slide to answer a call.But this is definitly the best NOKIA I have ver used and it is beutifull too,so if you are still unsure,you need not be coz this phone will not disapoint,go get 1 today.Sid
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Reviewed by Patrick from Portugal on 19th Dec 2007
well there's still hope out there , strong phones finally! I've never been a great fan of Nokia. But on holding and using this phone for a week now , I think Nokia has hammered the nail in this time (atleast most of it). Flaws would be - no camera lens cover exposing the lens to scratches The Ringtone which changes back to default , dont know how to really fix this at the moment. Battery life could have been better. Hope this helps.
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Reviewed by Nige from UK on 19th Dec 2007
Had it 3 weeks now - the look and feel is very impressive. Charges quickly and if you turn the bluetooth off when you are not using it the battery life is more than reasonable. Loving it - definitely recommend. Well done Nokia
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Reviewed by Suzanne Barton from UK on 18th Dec 2007
It is a nice phone and the stainless casing is a nice touch. The slide on mine wobled quite a bit, when it was closed the slide didnt sit flush, it stuck out slighly on one side. I decided to take it back so did a factory restore and the whole thing ceased up, screen went blank couldnt turn it off. Had to take the battery out to restart it. It is a lovely looking phone but im not sure about it to be honest.
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Reviewed by paul from uk on 15th Dec 2007
this phone is brilliant i think its the upgrade of nokia 6288 because its a slide and the camera has improved from 2 megapixels to 3.2 megapixels. the camera is great but sony k800i still has the better camera but still its a very good phone
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Reviewed by Jo Davies from Wales on 14th Dec 2007
I've had the Nokia 6500 slide for a week and a half now, and at first I found the phone slightly heavy after my Samsung D900, but soon got used to it. The camera, menu, buttons etc. are excellent and very easy to use, but unfortunately I am sending it back as it rings in silent mode, and the slide action as mentioned before has a couple of seconds delay which is annoying.
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Reviewed by Hattie from England on 12th Dec 2007
I just bought this phone and tried it in the shop .. it was really good but i have to wait for it for christmas! =[ i hope it is as good as it seems!
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Reviewed by marg from uk on 11th Dec 2007
i love my nokia slid.The only problem i'v had with it is the screen freezes now and then but then again most phones do (or is it just me). i'v only had the phone 6 weeks but its great.Who wants a phone to be that light weight and slim if you ask me thats just easyer to loose.It is always better to know you'v got something sturdy in ya hand.
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Reviewed by Anisah Malik from U.K - Greater Manchester on 8th Dec 2007
hi, iv had this phone for 2months and i love it!! ive had no problems with it as yet, the camera is resonable so im hapy with it. when recording a video tho the light is not in use i think thats a bit silly and anoying, the headphones with the phone could have been beter when listening to music however i av a mp3 player so i hardly use the phone for music. Its abit heavy but its stainless steal not plastic! theys noting else i can say realy. theys a comment below bout it being more a males fone, im female n i love it! so i recomend it to anyone any age as its easy to use..
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Reviewed by Ted Magee from England on 6th Dec 2007
I love this phone, its got the lot and very easy to use, I’ve had it a few weeks now and so far no probs, the only thing is that when my handset rings on pulling the slider down in that’s 2-3 secs to connect with the caller, also the first 3 rings are quite, same go’s if you get a message and I’ve looked if the handset is set on ascending and its not, its set on incoming call ‘Ringing’ so im a bit disappointed with that. The golf and the poker is a big bonus they are great games. The cameras fantastic auto focus is cool, easy to send messages etc., really good all round. I would recommend this handset but it’s more suitable for a man than a lady.
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Reviewed by ross from uk on 5th Dec 2007
had mine for about 20 days now, and its had its ups and downs. firstly, a very nice phone. more weighty than its plastic peers, but with a better quality feel and slide mech. the software is quick and easy to navagate. got some good applications on the phone (the casino game is amazing :D). now the downside. its series 40. to most "normal" people, ie non power users, this is a benefit. to me, however, used to my slow but powerful series 60 software, it was like going back to horse and cart. yes, it does the job, but its not got that ...oomph series 60 does. i had broadband internet through bluetooth to my n70, but because it was done through a .sis file, i cant do it anymore. generally, its not as customisable as i would have liked. now for some general issues with the phone. mine was faulty, so im sending it back to O2. i think its a loose connection to the memory card, because when i turn it sideways to use the camera, it says memory card removed. it looses 15 minutes A DAY of normal time, and text message time stamps are out by exactly an hour. tried every fix i could find (gmt times, daylight saving times, updates, the lot) nothing fixed this. the camera is.... bad. 3.2MP yes, set to highest res and detail (as i do with all my settings) but the pictures contained artifacts and stuck pixels all over them. the colours were terrible under anything other than perfect sunlight, and blurring was always a real problem. never had any problems with my K750i i had before ny N70, even my N70 wouldnt blur or artifact! you cant use the front camera except for video calls. again, unlike series 60, you cant have individual notes displayed on the main screen, only 1 long note, called "my note", as part of the active display. theres no document viewer, a problem since i had my school timetable on my n70 as an excel sheet! lol. theres no wifi, something which made me want the n95 or e65, or even the significantly larger and more PDA like O2 orbit. again, generally a power/business user feature. you cant view full web pages, something i used on my N70 using my bluetooth connection (look up GNU box). overall, if you want a powerful phone that is fairly future proof, avoid. get a series 60. if you arnt bothered/dont want series 60 or any of the more advanced features available,a very good phone. im giving it 3.5 stars here, purely because its not powerful enough for me, but it is a very good mid-high end phone. well done to nokia, just not quite powerful enough though! lol
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Reviewed by simon from UK on 5th Dec 2007
mr green i had exactly the same problem, it turned out my radio was on, when the radio is on it routes all audio and speach to the headphones, which if not plugged in is a bit of a problem. Other than that, after some advanced settings from Nokia to sort out my Aol push email which now works a treat, the phone is great very usable, battery life has been excellent, solid feel, good camera,changable font size etc etc, i would have no problem recomending this phone to anyone.
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Reviewed by Mr green from uk on 3rd Dec 2007
On my forth nokia 9500 slide this month. Nobody can hear me when i am talking and I can't hear them. Costing me alot of money on a contract I can't use ( no point using it when nobody can hear me ! )All I'm offered is the same replacement phone...........Waste of time and money, don't bother.
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Reviewed by Chris from England on 29th Nov 2007
I've had this phone for a week now and I have absolutely no complaints! It's a fantastic phone that looks amazing and feels solid in your hands. I had various Samsungs before and was dubious about returning to Nokia but this phone is probably my favourite phone I've ever had. Pics are really good (Facebook-able), as are videos, music functions and all other features! Plus it aint slow like so manyotherphones out there at the moment... Highly recommended!
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Reviewed by Henri Ginvert from England on 23rd Nov 2007
Before choosing this phone I read all the reviews on its competitors and spent too much time in the phone shops. I have had this phone for 3 weeks and am delighted with my choice. It is slightly heavier than other phones but I find that a comfort factor and makes it easier to use as a camera - the photos have been very acceptable probably the Carl Zeiss lense makes a difference. Worth the effort and I would recommend this phone.
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Reviewed by Copper from UK on 22nd Nov 2007
Had it about 3 weeks now, phone is great, battery life not an issue for me (so far), and I like the camera. Radio signal seems pretty poor so I don't use it, but I got a free iPod Nano through Orange when I bought it so not bothered. One thing I don't like is the name search doesn't seem to recognise Surnames. I have a bunch of guys names from my rugby team in the phone under 'first name' and then 'Rugby' as the last name so if I typed in 'rugby' I'd expect it to list everyone, but it lists no one! Same thing applies when you have Mike Work or whatever. Also, multiple address texting is a long and tedious process and is a real pain! In fact, i'm taking off another star as my gloating about England's Euro 2008 campaign was ruined due to texting issues. Didn't seem to like me sending it to 30 addresses and it took forever.
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Reviewed by Hayley from Uk on 20th Nov 2007
I have just upgraded my contract and have had this phone 1 week, i am sending it back, its terrible, the screen freezes and you have to remove the battery to turn it off!! also if you choose a photo as a wallpaper it suddenly dissapears and it rings with whatever tone it likes even when you set a ringtone. Am never going to get another one of these phones.
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Reviewed by Meg from Australia on 15th Nov 2007
hi, this phone is great. simple to use, the feel of the phone is comfortable as! i love the feel. yes it is a bit heavy but i dont notice it. the camera is GREAT, takes awsome pictures and turn out well. i had the N73 before hand and yes that phone is good but i reckon this beats it by far! it comes with heaps of memory to hold videos, photos and even music. i love this phone. GET THIS PHONE! i recomend it to anyone =]=]
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Reviewed by Darren from England on 14th Nov 2007
Well, what can i say!!! If you want a smart phone don't buy this mobile as it isn't! If you want a good looking, well built mobile with no frills but does what it says on the tin, then this is for you! With series 40 operating system you can be assured of a reletively glitch free user experience (series 60 smart phones are prone to freezing). This handset in my honest opinion is superb, it has a heavy but well built feel to it, has adequate battery life (remember it is a 3G phone)& apart from a lack of w-lan has pretty much everything else! I'd go as far to say that in my opinion it is the best non Nokia smartphone available to date!
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Reviewed by Modupe Akindele from United Kingdom on 13th Nov 2007
The battery life is rather low for the functions its supposed to serve.You have to charge it everyday,unlike most other phones.
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Reviewed by brett from australia on 13th Nov 2007
This phone looks great but everything on it is just average.The camera is not even close to k800 or n73.Screen always seems dark and the battery life is terrible.Should have got k810.
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Reviewed by BLOOD from Macedonia on 12th Nov 2007
Very coooool phone it has everything you need camera radio music player it's fast the latest S40 platform 5-th edishion the slide mehanizm is very soft i like it! in macedonia is 500EU...that's crasy you now i'm not joking !?!
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Reviewed by Jon from England on 12th Nov 2007
I've had this phone for a week now, free upgrade on o2. First the positives : 1. The look of the phone is excellent, very stylish with the brushed silver finish making it expensive looking and to feel. 2. The camera is very good for a 3.2 megapixel. The autofocus makes for great picture clarity - remember that it is still a mobile phone and not a replacement for your 'real' camera. 3. Voice clarity is excellent. 4. The software is excellent. Ive not had a nokia for a number of years having had Sony and Samsung models. However, the menus are extremely user friendly and simple to use. 5. The phone has many features, some of which you'll never use like myself. But for all those gadget people, this phone will not disappoint. Now the negatives: 1. Quite a heavy phone as it is 3g. Dimensions wise it is quite small, just slightly larger than a Samsung E900. 2. Ive only charged the phone once. After 3 days with moderate use it will need re-charging in the next 24 hours. Previous phones Ive had did have better battery life and given the technology on this phone it is not really cause for complaint. On the whole I would recommend this phone. This is my first attempt at reviewing a mobile phone so apologies if its not what readers wanted. [Editor's comment: Jon, it's a great review, thanks! Probably more useful than our "review" :)]
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