The
Nokia 6600 phone features advanced imaging features, including a
bright 65,536-colour TFT display and a camera equipped with digital
zoom (640 x 480 pixel resolution; standard, portrait, and night
modes; 2x digital zoom; self-timer).
These
complement a built-in video recorder (picture size 176x144 or 128x96;
audio on/off; 2x digital zoom) and a RealOne player for playback
and streaming of 3GPP-compatible and RealMedia video clips. Multimedia
functions are enhanced by templates for MMS messages and a Media
Gallery for organizing digital content captured or downloaded with
the phone.
Sharing
the Symbian operating system of the older 3650 and 7650, the Nokia
6600 offers the functionality of a "smart" phone in a
(slightly) less bulky design, with the benefit of extra memory for
all those applications you'll want to install. This is without doubt
a very highly specified phone, with the potential to enhance its
capabilities further with downloadable applications.
Features
of the Nokia 6600 include:
Active matrix TFT display with 65,536 colours
(176 x 208 pixels)
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Average
rating from 100 reviews:
Reviewed by Boyne from Ireland on
18th Feb 2004
This is truly the best smartphone in the market so far. The basics
are solid - good GSM tri-band antenna performance, built-in Handsfree
speaker, large keymat for comfortable texting and a beautiful large
64K colour display. The camera is really easy to use for quick snaps.
You can synchronize with your Outlook so you don't need to carry
a PDA anymore. The user interface is easy to use with the joystick
and nice graphics. You can add in extra applications to suit your
needs. It comes with a 32MB MMC Memory card in the sales box. Rating:
Reviewed by Nokia lover from Holland
on 6th Feb 2004
Its just the best phone I have had so far! Only little problem I
have found so far is the famous bluetooth problem but there r plenty
sites where you can find the fix for that. And people stop complaining
about no mp3 because mine is playing it pretty good now with "ultramp3".
Its not perfect because the speaker isnt that good but its better
than nothing. So buy it and have fun with it! Rating:
Reviewed by Mohamed from Sri Lanka on
3rd Feb 2004
I've used many phones before but the Nokia 6600 just puts them back
in their places. I've used this phone for 2 months and it's just
excellent. The downloadable applications are just beyond belief
and the phone's imaging features are just outstanding. For those
of you who had problems with their MMS just like me, just enter
the gateway IP address in the Proxy Server Address field and enter
the Proxy Port No which you can get from your operator (mine is
8080 and yours probably too). Doing this, you should be able to
enjoy the fantastic features of Nokia best phone to date! Rating:
Reviewed by Hassan Azzee from Saudi
Arabia on 30th Jan 2004
I wopuld gove this phone a 5star however the pc suite that comes
with it is very problematic until now I have not been able to get
it to start up. Every thing is working fine in connection with the
communication between my notebook and the phone I am eve receiving
and transferring images and files using infrared and bluetooth but
when it comes to running pc suite it really does not work. I have
heard it has got a lot of bugs as usual with nokia software. Rating:
Reviewed by d.3.B.R.1 from philippines
on 26th Jan 2004
HELP!!! i really need help. it been a week now and i still cant
open my 6600. every time i turned it on, it just hanged. anybody
out there know what to do? i tried pressing the green button then
* then the no. 3 buttons before turning on my 6600, but it still
doesnt work. any nokia people out there know what happened? Rating:
Reviewed by Mohd Nadzim from Malaysia
on 24th Jan 2004
I bought this phone two months ago. I had problem when knowing that
MAXIS Malysian leading mobile operator still does not support the
phone for GPRS and MMS. It its kinda frustrating when had spent
expensive price for the phone and you can't fully utilized the phone
feature. My phone now is any always giving slow respond on swicthing
and when using the gallery option Rating:
Reviewed by Nico Remory from Belgium
on 23rd Jan 2004
Previously owned a Nokia 9210 Communicator and a SE P800. This phone
is the best phone I've ever owned! Rating:
Reviewed by d.3.B.R.1 from philippines
on 22nd Jan 2004
ive bought my 6600 barely a month ago. ive noticed that it takes
a long time to start-up when you switch on the phone. also, there's
a one second delay every time you push a button (ex. opening the
menu). AND MOST OF ALL!!! My mobile is busted!!! one time i was
sending a TexT Message, the 'memory full - delete some file' popped-up.
i unwittingly switched-off the phone. when i switched it ON, it
hanged! only the nokia logo appeared, and after an eternity, it
dissappeared, leaving only the white background. right now im holding
a very expensive TORCH. Rating:
Reviewed by OSKI from United Kingdom
on 22nd Jan 2004
This is just to help the below with the problem of short vids!!:
I have a 7650, and as bluetooth on that does not support audio I
am looking at a 6600... A few problems i've herd tho 1. Get horizontal
lines when taking pics 2. Bk light goes out quickly and there is
no way to change it 3. The vids don't last very long. 1 and 2, well...
bummer... but 3.... (not tested) I have a disk full of apps n games
from my 7650 which I have been assured that most of which will work
with the 6600... amongst these include an uprated vid corder app
which basically records untill the memory caution appears on my
7650... I see no reason why this can not be loaded onto the 6600
apart from the zoom. Hope this may be of use to someone! Oski. Rating:
Reviewed by mart from philippines on
22nd Jan 2004
this is the most fantastic phone ive ever seen..coz diz phone has
a integrated digital camera with the largest resolution of 640x480
pixels, and it capture and record a video with 2x zoom.. its also
have a real one player that plays realmedia and 3GPP-compatible
files..and this phone has a one touch internet access,, and has
a email protocols:SMTP,POP3 and IMAP4 and connectivity: bluetooth,IrDA,GPRS(3+1),HSCSD,WAP2.0,SyncML
and SMIL.... Rating:
Reviewed by Ashraf from London on
19th Jan 2004
This phone is brill, but my cuz just got the 6620 from America ans
thats much better... Rating:
Reviewed by Keith from UK on
15th Jan 2004
Having had mine for a few weeks now I can honestly say its the best
phone I have owned.I actually work in the industry and I have not
been able to suss out how to increase the length of video recording.Like
Tom, I have spoken to nokia who tell me you can't do it!! So come
on Tom share the good news with us all!! Rating:
Reviewed by kjer2002 from uk on
14th Jan 2004
i had phone about a 6 weeks now i love the phone got mp3 player
and load of games from yahoo groups Rating:
Reviewed by Chris from London on
13th Jan 2004
Although i said to send the phone back when i got it because vibration
alert was broken - it is still a fantastic fone.. it does far more
than i'll ever need it for.. but it's been well thought out and
is very user friendly. O2 (network operator) were pretty slow setting
up the Media Messaging function.. but not Nokia's fault of course..
and i'd thoroughly recommend buying this fone.. Rating:
Reviewed by Susanna from Finland on
10th Jan 2004
Nice phone...excellent pictures and colours. Pictures taken with
camera are nice and they look good in computer screen too(made larger).
Of course they aren´t very sharp, but quite good however. Easy to
use, as Nokia phones all are and like the navigation button. Suitable
size. Quite slow, but doesn´t bother. Rating:
Reviewed by Muarrif from United Kingdom
on 9th Jan 2004
The Nokia 6600 is a great phone with functionality packed to the
top. A large colour screen at high resolution. Exceptionally good
quality built-in camera with 2X Optical zoom. Includes most functions
offered by a hand held PDA. User friendly interface (A Nokia Speciality).
Customizable fields in the contacts phone book to add or remove
exta details. Web browsing is enjoyable due to the large screen.
Bluetooth enabled and sync with PC is no problem and there is no
need for data cable. Easily recognises other devices via Bluetooth
(tried with PC, Sony6110 & XDA) Speaker phone facility is ver handy.
If that was not enough it also records videos and playback is very
good. Videos can be stored on the provided memory card (32Mb) however
that can later be upgraded to up to 1Gb. hours of fun. Some good
games available such as PinBall & good old (or New) Snake. If you
are use to tiny phones such as Nokia 8310 or Semines SL55 then you
will find this phone a hand full i.e. in size but you get use to
it after a while. Its not that much heavier weighing at 125g. Overall
a great phone especially if you need to sync with PC contact and
keep track of your appointments etc. Rating:
Reviewed by Colin from Singapore on
6th Jan 2004
There are few features that are lacking on this particular model
(Nokia 6600) The ringtone is too soft to be heard. E.g. while placing
phone on the front shirt pocket without blocking the loudspeaker,
when the phone rings, the ringtone hardly heard. The phone only
display the last timing (for received,missed and called timings).
E.g. if you have 10 missed call, it will just display the timing
of the last missed call. No chinese software is installed. No auto-keypad
lock compare to Nokia 6510. Please think twice when getting this
phone. Suppose nobody would like to constantly check on his or her
phone for missed called due to soft ringtone. Rating:
Reviewed by JynX from UK on 5th
Jan 2004
I have had this mbl for like 2 months now i have had no probs wid
it. Although it is waisted with me - as i dont use all the features,
it's nice to have the option though!!! I do find sometimes that
it takes a hell of a looong time to start, and sometimes when i
switch between options, it takes a while to load. The fact that
the keys are placed at the lower end of the mbl makes it difficult
to txt a message coz the bulky part of it is at the top and u r
unable to get a solid/stable hold. It's bulky lookin thing but suave
non the less. It is definately a biz-mans phone. Thumbs up to Nokia
for this one (though i much rather prefer my 7250!) Rating:
Reviewed by Mat from UK on 30th
Dec 2003
Hi, this looks agr8 fone, tom, how do you get the video to record
for longer though, i've never heard of that, i know u can download
programmes which can play MP3's as software is only required!!!
but how the extra video time???? THANKS Rating:
Reviewed by Dr.Victor from Hungary on
29th Dec 2003
I hate mobiles. I hate tiny sounds of them, I hate gui, and designs
as well. But !!! The Nokia 6600 arrives... Friends ! This is a must
have Mobile for us ! I'm amazed. It's not mobile, it's an computer.
With outstanding connecting features. Really nice gui, themes -
never boring your telephone. Multitask. Can't beleive it. I'm talking
about degrading name called "mobile phone". When watcing the TFT
always amazed. I . It's SO SO SO NICE! I'm playing around 4 days,
like a little children, it's so big game for computer fan. This
is the only mobile I know from today. There is no borderline: Mobile
can give you pain, or warmness and happy to get your hands. Congratulation. Rating:
Reviewed by grailph from Philipiines
on 27th Dec 2003
Bought it yesterday, so far so good its been a joy to use. Haven't
found any problems yet. Still waiting for software freebies hehehe... Rating:
Reviewed by The Godfather from United
Kingdom on 24th Dec 2003
After having the Nokia 7650 for roundabout one year i felt it was
time for a change,and boy was it worth it!! The Nokia 7650 was a
great phone but this baby the Nokia 6600 destroys them all. I had
ordered it without even laying my hands on one,i had just seen the
pics on the web and instanly liked the new design. I must admit
the size worried me but when you take this beauty from the box it
is amazing how much smaller it looks compared to the 7650 and the
design is fine. The features are excellent and very similiar to
the 7650 so if you could work one of them there wont be a problem.
The bright 65k colour is a joy in its self with taking pictures,video
or even just getting yourself round the menus. What has impressed
me is the Nokia 6600 pc suite software,again very similiar to the
7650 software but this time around it comes with file transfer which
will allow you to grab a mp3 of your pc put it through the file
transfer which will convert it so you can send to your phone when
you are bluetooth enabled,and the result well its only mono but
a real true tone blasts out of your handset,great for ringtones
and sms alerts!!! I could write all day about this phone,Excellent. Rating:
Reviewed by Mike Feven from India on
23rd Dec 2003
Well... I think this kind of nokia is not improved as it should
be. It has many many problems. Don't ever buy it!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Maximuscloud from Philippines
on 22nd Dec 2003
This phone is great! Superb! Outstanding! with a 2x digital zoom,
and 2x lens zoom, what else can you ask for! Even there is no mp3
player and fm radio, it doesn't matter! good looks and good specifications!
tri band phone, anywhere around the globe, excellent! Rating:
Reviewed by Mohamed Medhat from Egypt
on 22th Dec 2003
what can i say in that phone? its really outstanding Rating:
Reviewed by Desmond Lee from Singapore
on 21st Dec 2003
I bought the Nokia 6600 after using the Nokia 6610 for about 10
months. My second Nokia after about 3 years of Motorola. the 6600
is indeed a good phone but very lacking in its features as stated
in the physical phone itself. (1) Polyphonic Tones are limited (2)
True Tones are also limited (3) Games are also extremely slow to
be released. Apart from these 3 features, all rest seem ok. Screen
size is good but the text wordings are much too small and Nokia
should provide an upgrade in the software to enlarge the text/font
size. If anyone has any further comments and/or recommedations as
to where I could download Polyphonic/True Tones/Games, just drop
me an email: leedes2002@yahoo.com.sg Rating:
Reviewed by Anand from India on
19th Dec 2003
Hi folks, This phone is fantastic. I am very happy with the facilities
provided by Nokia. I am bit worried @ battery performance after
6 months as it is "made in China". Its working gr8 as of now. Also
we get insurance coverage for 2 yrs. Cool bet. Go ahead. u will
get it @ Rs. 25K with Nokia priority dealer(with bill+warranty+insurance).
Rating:
Reviewed by Chris from UK on
16th Dec 2003
Not a review, im just seeking advice as to which phone i should
buy. What'd u guys reckon is the winner out of the nokia 6600, samsung
e700 or sharp gx20? Im looking for a robust, useable, good quality
camera phone that works without all the other nonsense on it detracting
from what a phone's actually meant to do! Any feedback would be
much appriciated. Cheers. Rating:
Reviewed by Tony Lynch from uk on
15th Dec 2003
Could someone please tell me how exactly you can change the length
of time you can record video for this phone??? Rating:
Reviewed by Joost Tennekes from Netherlands
on 15th Dec 2003
Okay, some history first. Being a long time user of palm pda's and
using a handspring Treo 180G for about a year I had to switch. Why
do you ask. Simple, my Treo 180G more or less died on me for the
third time in a year and I saw no use to get another refurbished
Treo which would probably last me for about 3 months. The Treo 600
was tempting espacially since syncing with my mac is a must (contacts
and calendar) but the price is too stepp in my humble opinion so
alternatives where asked for... Sony Ericsson P800, P900? Too much
to pay for and then I more or less stumbled upon the Nokia 6600.
I seemed to have all I needed in a replacement for my Treo: Agenda,
contacts, email and wireless internet through GPRS and for a nice
price... So I did it more than a week ago and I can't say I regret
it. The phone is great and even the pda functionality is (after
a short adjustment curve coming from a palm based device) great.
The phone is simple to use, great handsfree (I use handsfree in
my car), looks good (important to me being a designer) and syncs
great with my mac even though not officially supported. All my email
addresses work without any problems, browsing the internet is solid
and reasonably fast and the phone itself works outstanding with
4 days average use/standby and holding a signal where my Treo and
even my old (but very reliable) Siemens M35i loses it! Could I ask
for more. No, I didn't even ask for it but got a reasonable phone
camera in the deal. Nothing special compared to a real digital camera
(use a Canon 300D) but compared to several other phonecams it is
pretty good. So anything wrong with it. To me, no! Or it must be
the first scratch on the screen, only visible when the screen backlight
is off. To me this phone is highly recommended. The price is right,
the phone works great and the rest too. Who could ask for more? Rating:
Reviewed by Michael from Ireland on
12th Dec 2003
I don't own one of these phones, but I've read a lot about it, and
came to the conclusion that I will wait for the 6230 instead, as
I prefer that sort of phone build. Read this guys review, which
is really very very good, it's for the 3650 but for the most part
it applies to the 6600, e.g. mp3 player, what emulators, a patch
for audio and video recording, a program that allows you to record
as long as you want etc. 337 out of 344 people found this review
helpful http://www.mobiledia.com/specs/review18-12819.html Rating:
Reviewed by Akshay from India on
12th Dec 2003
Strengths : 1. 2x Zoom 2. Amazingly User-Friendly 3. Refreshing
Keypad
4. AWESOME Display 5. Good Camera 6. Breaks The Tradition Of Symbian
Nokia's eg. 3650 7650 Beein' A Brick In The Pocket
7. Stylish Huh ? 8. I could go on......... Only Weakness: 1. No
radio or mp3 However, I think it should do well against the other
cellphones in the market. YET ANOTHER NOKIA which is filled to the
brim with features and still presents itself in a very organised
way with a helluva user-friendly interface.And what pleases me the
most is that Nokia has finally "ventured out" into the world of
crisp, brilliant and sharp 65K displays, sorely missing on all it's
previous camera phones, like the 7250, 7250i, 7650 and 3650 (may
be wrong but i think the 3200 and 6220 come with 4096'ers too).
6600........Yet another winner from Nokia !! Peace. Rating:
Reviewed by neofitos from greece on
12th Dec 2003
how can you change the length of the video recording for nokia 6600
and how you can recording 4x digital zoom ? Rating:
Reviewed by Jarmo from Finland on
11th Dec 2003
GOOD: nice big display (65K), memorycard support, email client,
bluetooth, Java, organiser functions, HTML support through (Opera).
BAD: no radio, no mp3 player, bad camera (only 0.3 megapixel),not
possible to download headers only in email, bulky and "plastic feel",
no protection for the large screen. However, it is an OK phone but
I prefer clamshell phones as they protect the coluor screens from
scratches! I would like to even see a small inbuilt "lid" that protects
the camera lense on phones. A very intresting phone that comes out
in january-februry is the Sharp GX30. I only hope that they include
bluetooth this time! Rating:
Reviewed by barry from uk on
11th Dec 2003
can u tell us how to get the video longer than 9 secs? and how do
you encode/compress mp3's? please help Rating:
Reviewed by Ilija from Serbia&Montenegro
on 10th Dec 2003
Dear Tom (Edmonds) and others, You said that you have found ways
in which you can compress and download MP3's from your pc onto your
phone, and that you contacted nokia and they told you how to change
the length of video that could be recorded, and that a 4x digital
zoom is available along with a radio if you tinker around a bit
on settings and downloads ... I've would like that you share that
info with us, because I decided to buy 6600, and I would like to
get the most of it. Thank you in advance! Rating:
Reviewed by george from uk on
10th Dec 2003
Got the phone yesterday.Really nice piece of hardware.Drawback is
that like all nokia fones of that kind its a bit slow especially
if u have alot of apps.All in all very nice though.I managed to
fit movies in the memory card and now i can watch my films on the
go!(Application for that is free by the way,thanks nokia!) radio
and mp3 support not included but i'm pretty sure there will be applications
comin out (if not out already) for that.Camera quality is absolutely
mint!!! never seen a fone with better camera! bottom line: if you
can, buy it! Rating:
Reviewed by Marty from Australia on
9th Dec 2003
In australia phones are the thing and smart phones are even better
i have just purchased a nokia 6600 on a 24 month and i will doubt
you will be hearing me complaining in the next the 24 months!!,
this phone is well worth the look espically if you are gizmo freak.
i got nothing else much to say u luv it! Rating:
Reviewed by Joey from England on
8th Dec 2003
Listen to this review. While you are at the phone shop drooling
over the new possibilities that this phone will bring take my advice
- STOP! Run away! Do not purchase this phone! I have recently bought
this phone because it seemed to be the perfect phone out at the
mo' apart from the P900 of course. I have now had the phone for
3 days and i have seen so many programming errors on this phone.
It is not a faulty handset! The software is just not ready to be
released yet, a typical act from Nokia to release a phone that has
not properly been tested. An example of a few of the bugs: when
i tried viewing an MMS that i had put together the video footage
kept flashing and slowed down almost to a halt at the end. I recieved
a text message from a friend, i opened it and a picture of my girlfriend
quickly flashed on the screen as the SMS opened. The picture had
nothing to do with the SMS i recieved. Sometimes i can record 10secs
of video as advertised, other times i can record 12, rarely i have
recorded 18 secs. Each menu function does not return to the beggining
of the menu so it is still taking up memory and when you take sound
or video an error pops up - Not enough memory! Take my advice -
i know. WAIT 4 THE UPGRADE Rating:
Reviewed by Tom Edmonds from UK on
3rd Dec 2003
I got this fone a few days ago, and to be honest... it absolutely
blows the socks off any other fone including the seimens SX1. I
have found ways in which i can compress and download MP3's from
my pc onto my fone, contacted nokia and they told me how to change
the length of which i could record video for and ive heard that
a 4x digital zoom is available along with a radio if you tinker
around a bit on settings and downloads etc. so it is definately
a better buy than the seimens... or any other fone as a matter of
face. Its swooper. Rating:
Reviewed by Siddharth from India on
2nd Dec 2003
A very good phone. Comparing it with p800 makes sense. Only drawback
that when the headset is put on ringer does not work. only Vibrator
does. ALso no radio anf mp3. Radio is ok but i guess Nokia should
have added mp3. Overall good phone to use. Very userfriendly when
compared to p800. Although p800 has a lot more features its very
cramped. Its a perfect NOKIA phone and a BEST buy atleast when NOKIA
phones are considered. But guys.... P900 is coming !! Bet this..
its gonna rock 6600. Rating:
Reviewed by qusai burhani from kenya
on 30th Nov 2003
the phone has flooded the market with reviews...i feel those who
have bought it flatter it more...however there r some drawbacks
in the phone which make it not worth the high price yet...its not
something which will totally disappoint a mobile freak and unless
you have a genuine piece in your hand youll feel a bit disappointed.
the phone has some music limitations as far as composing is concerened.
if the price falls it maybe a better buy.thanks. Rating:
Reviewed by Mr Arthur Fotheryngton-Smythe from
United Kingdom on 30th Nov 2003
I would love it if the other reviewers of this phone would care
to understand the joys and limitations of the wonderful English
language. If they would do so, I may be able to make some kind of
decision of whether this telephone is worthy of purchase. Such sentences
as "I wud g this fone a muda cos iit a swt u r going to luv da sc
cos it a gr8 site ov da it a foo." mean very little to me. Rating:
Reviewed by Hossam from Egypt on
29th Nov 2003
its very very great machine i have seen and its better than sharp
gx22 and 3650 also, if u want record more than 2 hours u can change
the mmc and buy 256 :D Rating:
Reviewed by mark quintana from philippines
on 29th Nov 2003
well well well...small phone but powerful...*_* high memory storage....and
most of all....2X zoom camera..... howevers, as what they say..no
radio and mp3 players...if u can live without them..buy it..if not..find
another one.. ^_^ logykk rules Rating:
Reviewed by mark quintana from philippines
on 29th Nov 2003
well well well...small phone but powerful...*_* high memory storage....and
most of all....2X zoom camera..... howevers, as what they say..no
radio and mp3 players...if u can live without them..buy it..if not..find
another one.. ^_^ logykk rules Rating:
Reviewed by Milhan from Sri Lanka on
28th Nov 2003
i bought the nokia 6600 about 1 week back. it has been superb! i
have used so many other nokia phones such as the 7250,7250i,7650,3650,
and the n-gage..... and of them all 6600 has been really good! though
it takes along time to start up its worth it! you cant have everything
u want.... if it has more options obvi it will take more time to
switch on and caliberate all the programmes! so nokia 6600 has been
one of Nokia's Best phone and here in Sri Lanka it is gettin so
popular! so i recomend this phone to everyone who can buy it! so
have a good time with the phone!! and if you are buying it buy it
soon cause i am sure the prize of it will go up! Rating:
Reviewed by Bex from UK on 26th
Nov 2003
Hey dis aint a review im thinkin bout gettin d nokia 6600 and i
was jus wonderin how much it would b on pay as u go? if ne1 no's.
cud u rite it up on ere, cheers [Ed: Bex, try here: Search
for best prices on Dealtime] Rating:
Reviewed by Ilija from Serbia&Montenegro
on 25th Nov 2003
I hope that mine imaginare rating is valid, because I haven't got
Nokia 6600 jet. I'm in dilema which phone to buy, Nokia 6600 or
Samsung SGH E700. I hope there is someone who can help me to choose,
who has any expirience with those phones. I intend to buy one of
those phones in next 10 days, so I would be very gratefull for any
insight and advice. Rating:
Reviewed by Dennis from Singapore on
25th Nov 2003
This phone is weak. It is an unprepared product, that hangs intermittently.
Startup takes more than 20 seconds, and sometimes prompts erroneous
message about a working SIM card being faulty. When you enter any
sub program, you have to exit step by step, and if you don't, the
program is still deemed open, and memory is held. When that happens,
you try recording voice / video, it prompts memory insufficient.
You can't back up downloaded ring tones, pictures etc to the memory
card, which defeats the purpose of having a backup memory card.
The top half metal surrounding of the digi camera lens loosens within
DAYS! While talking on the phone, and an sms is received, the message
alert will blast into your ears. The smart phone is not that smart
after all! The "pencil" button at the left panel of the phone is
relatively redundant, derived quality of photos taken is not much
different from ericsson P800 (with the latter having a lower pixel-configuration),
which I regretted giving up the ericsson phone. Overall, for a phone
of this price and capability, it will never be a good value for
money investment. Wait for the software update, and perhaps, at
least, we can have a normal, and not smarter phone. Very dissappointed!
PS: Infrared red port transmission to another Nokia phone (6100
to be exact), does not function. Vibration alert while in silent
mode is intermittent, and sometimes, no vibration at all. Wonder
if Nokia is socially responsible to look into this and rectify the
fault. In sum, if the phone is not ready, DON'T LAUNCH IT! Rating:
Reviewed by Ashwin Kamath from Dubai,
United Arab Emirates on 23rd Nov 2003
I have been using the 8210. Purchased the 6600 a week back. Good
phone with bluetooth, Calendar and contacts. Can SYNC with my Outloook
2003. Setting reminders for the To Do list is missing. This is something
which is required. Ringtones provided are not good enough but you
can use any MIDI/WAV files from your PC. It is as simple as file
copy. I was expecting Nokia to provide recurring morning wakeup
alarm which is not available in any of the Nokia phones as yet. Rating:
Reviewed by Ginevra from Malta on
23rd Nov 2003
The nokia 6600 is a very good fone although there's NO mp3 player
or radio and the size of the video are not enough, only some mins.
Though one of its advantages is the 2x digital zoom. Overall a very
good phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Timo Riipi from Finland
on 22nd Nov 2003
Bought 5th of november 2003 (yymmdd 031105) in Helsinki Finland
netto 570 euro (taxes included). I have now more than 2 weeks using
ecperience of Nokia 6600 and I find it quite good piece of a phone.
I recommend it to everybody. Good: To have all in one package is
very very nice thing...camera, recorder, videorecorder, file storage,
gprs,gps option,bluetooth...you can make new software with java:
even turn your phone a tv-remotecontroller!! (infrared) Easy to
use: windows like operating system is easy to learn. Multiple programs
can be running at the same time and it really seems to work. Photo
quality much better than other phones I have seen. Also possible
to take photos in very poor light, but the photos will have some
strange extra spots in the shots. All the functions really work
and are easy to use. Bluetooth etc. work...(the nokia pc suite doesn't!)
Bad: Video shootage is very short 9sec. and the quality also is
very low..can be used for "talking heads" shots maybe a good add
on anyway. Has jammed twice: 1rst when I changed the language from
finnish to english. Had to "boot/restart" it. Yes..it's a small
computer actually. 2nd time it jammed when I used bluetooth and
did something extra on the background. Buttons are too small (I
have "sausage fingers") and especially the use of cancel button
causes constant errors: I tend to press the screens down-right side
button rather than the c button. A bit unlogical lovcation or use
of the c button. Nokia PC suite is piece of crap. In short: "This
is a nice new toy for big boys" Rating:
Reviewed by hafatel from Guam on
22nd Nov 2003
Nice phone! has a couple glitches.. like sometimes resetting on
it's own. And takes hella long to power up. But all the features
it has it AWESOME! can add more while ure at it. Always changing
my phone every 2-3 months but I think I'll stick with this one for
a while.. Rating:
Reviewed by snowbear from philippines
on 22nd Nov 2003
I bought it yesterday and I tell you it's one super cool phone!!
Lots of features, lots of memory.. Lots of fun! It's also very easy
to use and fortunately for me, I was blessed with a phone with no
problems.. yet (I think..). Expensive but a great buy! Rating:
Reviewed by daleyla from UK on
19th Nov 2003
this is not a review but how can u rate the nokia 6600 if its not
out yet. If anyone knows when it will be out then write down somewhere
please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Sas from United Arab Emirates
on 18th Nov 2003
I bought the phone 2 weeks back, since I had to return a Nokia Ngage
which I picked up does not work properly with the Blue tooth headset.
(unfortunately it' 6600 also have the same problem ie., when you
connect a headset handset does not ring only the vibrator works).
Also make sure MMS and WAP over GPRS support is provided by your
local service provider. May be Nokia will release an update soon,
but a good phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Rob from UK on 18th
Nov 2003
I've had this phone for 2 weeks. There's no doubt it's a good phone.
I've recently had sharp gx20, panasonic x70 and SE T610. There's
no doubt the gx20 is the best camera phone with best display but
unfortunately no bluetooth and no calender reminder function that's
standard on nokias (it's the fact there's no reminder function that
i sent it back). It's also worth mentioning that although the picture+display
is suberb (it really does knock the socks of all other displays-make
sure you have a look in any vodaphone shop) you do need a slightly
steady hand or else image will blur (not a major problem though)
(they've conveniently put all there gx20 in the vodaphone shop in
steady holding devices) saying that after trying all of above the
gx20 really has a good display to impress people. The panasonic
x70 has reasonable functions but a very poor camera. The display
is OK if you get sent a good quality picture or download, but to
be honest there's no real point having a camera on it if you ask
me. SE T710 has a slightly better camera but not much. I personally
would go for it over the x70 but it's certainly not up there with
the latest phones now, although it still looks pretty cool. the
nokia 6600 is good. Camera is not as good as sharp but then nothing
is. Saying that it's much better than SE T610 and X70 and it allow
you to zoom and enlarge picture. I don't know what the siemens SX1
will be like but to honest I'm very happy and will be keeping this
phone after a long and lengthy search for the perfect camera phone
(which doesn't exist by the way). I haven't used motorola but nokia
are better than the others i've tried. Rating:
Reviewed by Elsewhere from Texas, USA
on 18th Nov 2003
Amazing phone with plenty of bells and whistles. My only gripes
are with the Video and Voice Recorders. The Video Recorder is limited
so that you cannot record a file larger than 100K (about 10 seconds).
The Voice Recorder is also limited to 1 minute. My opinion, this
was a very dumb move on the part of Nokia. The Sony Ericsson T616
allows you to record Voice Recordings for as long as you have memory
available. I was planning on using my 6600 for recording meetings
and other things like that... but I guess I won't be doing that
because of the 1-minute limitation. Does anyone know of a way to
turn off these limitations (Maybe a hack)? Is Nokia planning on
releasing a Firmware upgrade? Rating:
Reviewed by verto from Philippines on
16th Nov 2003
The phone is great! Very nice screen at 65k. What's best is the
MMC slot and the conventianal keypad. Sound is good, thinking aside
that it's still mono. Camera is okay like the 3650. Battery life
is better than of the 7650. It's a little fat and flat, compared
to nokia's other phone lines. Software still has little bugs. MOst
3650 & 7650 apps is not yet compatible with it. Some of the 6600's
released here in the Philippines has those dead/flickering pixel
(on the lower left of the LCD). Dealers are recalling them back.
The battery cover (rose color, I'm not sure about the silver one)
gets scratch easily. Even if u rub it with ur finger the paint easily
wears off. Still, this phone is great. A little software upgrade
and a new battery cover, the phone will be great again. Rating:
Reviewed by Stefan from Serbia and Montenegro
on 15th Nov 2003
The best phone ever. I have brought him yesterday. It has many functions
such as the best video camera on mobile phones, cool sound, great
65,536 colour screen, and great battery. He has very high price
but he deserve it. Rating:
Reviewed by ModPower from Kuwait on
15th Nov 2003
my phone was Sonyericsson p800 and I always buying erricson phones
(before small problem happen which not working any more) I buy it
5 months ago (690$) now nokia producing more powerful then that
phone and more cheaper (510$) and good look not only this the good
in nokia is more powerful in my country, the accesary is avalable
the serves center is batter. I am for sure going to buy this phone Rating:
Reviewed by jimmy stocks from england
on 15th Nov 2003
what can you say?? this phone has everything!!! top top phone!! Rating:
Reviewed by Rob from U.K. on
15th Nov 2003
It's a marvelous phone!!!It's got 65k color screen(against 4k on
n7650/n3650),It's got a new symbian 7 version software,bluetooth,supports
video recording with audio support and playback,lots of memory-32mb
included in the package.(say,how much memory capacity of MMC can
it support??...256mb?,512mb?),You can watch a complete movie not
just movie clips,provided you have a spare battery and enough memory(a
15mins of mpeg movie,about 85mb,can be compressed to 5mb on .3gp
format)then play it back using real one player.you can have ringtones
beyond polyphonic,an opera browser to access html sites,can play
mp3/wav files though the not in stereo,lots of downloadable applications
from games,screensavers,ir remote control(yes, you can install a
software to enable your n6600 to act as a remote control for your
t.v.,vcr,hi-fi,etc.)..to much to list.NO, it wont do your cooking
and laundy. .....if you're planning to have one,check the lcd for
dead pixels before buying it.also the ip address is located on advance
settings,try to ask your network provider about their "proxy server
address and proxy port number". Rating:
Reviewed by Tim Chisholm from United
Kingdom on 13th Nov 2003
As the phone is not out in the U.K, no-one really knows what its
like to use, unless it was shipped or bought abroad. BUT, on paper
i can see what type of phone this is, and it is not as good as some
of its competitors. This phone caught my eye a few months ago, and
i was amazed, i thought there was no phone better! Then i saw the
siemens SX1, it has everything that the Nokia 6600 has, ++++ 4x
digital zoom rather than 2x digital zoom. a radio and mp3 player
which the nokia doesnt offer. 4x more memory then the 6600. and
is 12g lighter than the Nokia. you can guesss which one im gonna
go for! Rating:
Reviewed by James from Indonesia on
13th Nov 2003
Not bad at all, actually superb phone by Nokia, but I'll wait for
SX1. More competition, more the price goes down! Rating:
Reviewed by xaris from cyprus on
12th Nov 2003
I would like to say to everyone out there that nokia is one hell
of a company and i mean they make the best phones ever. I bought
6600 when it first came to Cyprus and i must admitt its way better
than all the other models available in the market its coulour screen
better than 7650 and pictures are way way good also they have pre
install certain programms that are very usefull all i need to say
to all you guys saying what ever it is you say about the particular
phone is that you dont know to compare and stop comparing. Try and
find something else to do. Rating:
Reviewed by D Bizzzz from United Kingdom
on 10th Nov 2003
From the phone spec this phone does everything. I'm most looking
forward to using the large screen GPS type map finder utilities
it has to offer (never will I get lost on the roads again) Saw a
demo model in a UK Vodafone store & my only concern is with the
tiny squashed-together buttons. Great large screen, excellent features,
but I can foresee many a mis-typed SMS with those baby finger sized
keys. Rating:
Reviewed by Frasat from England on
8th Nov 2003
Well, this phone rises above all its rivals in both features and
class. With its slim and stylish design and amazing features such
as a camera, video player , bluetooth and gps and much much more
the list is endless; It is hard for any phone to compete with it;
Apart from maybe the nokia 7700, 7600 and Sony P900. All this in
a phone of this size and style. Its a hole new world in the palm
of your hands. From Frasat (12) Rating:
Reviewed by Marvin DL from Malaysia
on 4th Nov 2003
This is my 2nd attempt with Nokia after my previous 6610 and T68i.
Gotta say it's got all you need except for the FM tuner but I dont
listen to sell-out MTV crap on radio anyway. The display fookin'
rocks and the sound is not too bad considering it's mono. I got
Metallica's Creeping Death for my ringtone and it just blows everyone
away. Battery is alright for normal use but you'll get only 2 days
max if u fool around with the camera a lot. Picture quality is about
the same as the 3650 and the bluetooth is great. My iPAQ picked
it up almost instantly. All in all it's the best phone in the market
from Nokia...for now. Rating:
Reviewed by michael from Malaysia on
4th Nov 2003
This phone is available in Malaysia on OCT 30 and i bought it just
2 days after it release. i found a white pixel in screen which always
show a white spot when the screen is active. this definitely a lcd
defect .. this is not easy to discover as most of the time the background
is in bright light color .. try the provided game Snake where the
splash screen is in black background .. if you are the lucky one
then you may have the white spot as well .. Rating:
Reviewed by zeeshan from pakistan on
2nd Nov 2003
Just bought it & its a good one, minus the fact that it hasn't got
a radio. So i'll keep my nokia 7650i & give this one to my cousin. Rating:
Reviewed by EMP fromon 31st
Oct 2003
Simply Amazing. I got one today. Such a nice, small phone. If I
want to go brief, I can say that the 2x Zoom is extremely useful.
Plus, you can play MP3s on that phone, and even have them as ringing
tones, unlike older model 3650 which only lets you use WAV... Too
much space!! I can say that this phone is the perfect replacement
for my beat-up 7650, I wanted an MMC Phone, I got the 512MB. By
the way, this is 65,536 Colors ! It is, in my opinion, the best
buy at this moment. Dimensions: 108 x 58 x 22 mm Weight: 122g It's
triband and everything. Hope you enjoy yours... I sure did for mine
=) Rating:
Reviewed by Hesham from Egypt on
31st Oct 2003
What a Toy!!! I used to have most of the recent Sony Erecsson mobiles
and I thought that they are great but after using the 6600 . I changed
my mind complately. The phone got almost everything . The only thing
make upset is the short period of recording vedeo clips(only 12
seconds) They should leave it up to the user not to Nokia Rating:
Reviewed by IrOnMoNkEy87 from united
kingdom on 31st Oct 2003
this aint betta than the new se Z1010 it has all this phone has
including more like mp3, usb and 2 way cameras for videocall and
like this it can play mini films and camcord with java and mophun
enabled may b a little bit big but its worth it for the extra stuff
u get.will b coming out end of december begining of january. not
saying dis 6600 is sh#t actually its good and best nokia ever did
but like always its missing out radio and other stuff like mp3. Rating:
Reviewed by Ivan from Indonesia on
30th Oct 2003
It is already out in my country .. I'm going to buy it but still
not enough review I can find in the net... well I think I'll just
gambling .... but from what I read from all of the preview of this
phone ...it is the best phone ever (but still little bit to FAT)
If Nokia 7700 will be realase in Dec I'll wait for that phone but
the N7700 will be release in 2nd Q 2004 HIKS.. I need a phone right
now... I think for now the N6600 is the best phone (FOR NOW, wait
till 7700 is out... I'll would no think twice to get that phone
(Video and Audio recording, FM Tunner, and more other features which
not included in N 6600) Rating:
Reviewed by ALEX MAC from UK on
30th Oct 2003
HOW THE HELL CAN ALL OF YOU REVIEW A PHONE THAT YOU HAVE NOT OWNED
OR USED. GOD HELP US. BUY IT, USE IT, REVIEW IT. THATS HOW TO DO
IT!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Tazman from UK on
27th Oct 2003
Very good features, but expensive as hell. I'm getting the updated
version of the 3650 ... Rating:
Reviewed by gt_pogi from philippines
on 26th Oct 2003
does anybody know when will it be available? pls contact me... @
samfe1020@yahoo.com FORTIS! Rating:
Reviewed by mikee from uk on
25th Oct 2003
Since breaking my 7650 which I thought was the best nokia so far,
could the 6600 be better??? Still waiting for it 2 weeks to go............
Maybe then I can review it proper, to see if it is better than the
7650, I doubt it. Rating:
Reviewed by Zebs from United Kingdom
on 24th Oct 2003
This is a very good phone and Nokia finally are using a decent display
(OLED would have been nicer though). A better buy however is the
Siemens SX1. Rating:
Reviewed by James from Scotland on
24th Oct 2003
ALthough chunky this phone looks quite nice, but a bit big when
holding it. All the features look nice onpaper but when you try
the thing there are too many glitches for me. Therfore you can wait
for the rennovated version or you could sod this phone and get a
siemens SX1, for a bit more money, thats what i'm doin. Rating:
Reviewed by Ian from U.K. on
23rd Oct 2003
Not really a review as the 6600 doesnt go on sale in the U.K. until
end of october. looks like a good phone, defeats the one drawback
with Nokia phones imho, the 4096 colour screen! most other manufacturers
have moved on to 65,000 these days. the handset will retail at 179.00
on contract, and arount 350.00 pay as you go. id like to check out
the new Panasonic x70 before parting with my hard earned!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Waqas from Pakistan on
19th Oct 2003
Well i shud say that this phone is awsome.. yeah it seems a bit
bulky but its better then all others as it has better display and
nice features... wish it had an mp3 player... then it wud ve had
every feature i need. still its great.. just cant wait for it to
get released. Rating:
Reviewed by Ali from UK on 16th
Oct 2003
All u idiots saying its not out yet shut the hell up just cos the
uk is behind the rest of the world, i bought my 6600 in malysia
and think its 1 of th best buys 2 the market with all good features
and not an entirely bad design although its a bit bigger than you
would expect 4 an upgrade. on the whole a very good new release
from nokia. Rating:
Reviewed by Leigh from UK on
15th Oct 2003
I've got a 7650, nearly bought a 3650 for the extra memory but didn't
like the look of it. This has got to be my next phone. Unless you're
going 3G, there isn't anything this good anywhere else. I think
Nokia are being quite clever - us mere mortals who can't afford
3G are all looking for a camera phone plus. Simply put, this is
it. Rating:
Reviewed by Abdalla from libya on
13th Oct 2003
It has a very good features and nice look but at the same time it
has a lot of bugs and errors in it's software, so I tell you an
advice to not to buy now just wait until they release renovated
one. Rating:
Reviewed by Hieu from VietNam on
12th Oct 2003
GREAT ! Rating:
Reviewed by ethan from us on
4th Oct 2003
it was bloody brilliant Rating:
Reviewed by JaGo from UK on 2nd
Oct 2003
This is all I can put as a 'review' as the phone is not out yet
so how can anyone write a proper review?!?!? It looks nice and sounds
like it has good features (apart from no mp3 player and no radio)
why is this not called a PREVIEW SECTION?? *GAY* Rating:
Reviewed by Nasir from Singapore on
2nd Oct 2003
Its a great mobile compared to symbian mobiles like nokia 3650 and
7650. 7650 has a unique design but no additional memory space, 3650
has additional memory but the design sucks as hell. To solve these
problems, here comes 6600 with both the design and memory space.
But if the price is not cheap, rather get a 3650. Rating:
Reviewed by archlopez from Philippines
on 30th Sep 2003
imagine a nokia 3650 and more! full features of the 3650 minus the
radical keypad plus the 16bit color display, digital zoom (not the
camerafx or photographer zoom), OS7 symbian platform, and more.
i think this would be nokia's best phone yet... Rating:
Reviewed by tom from u.k on 29th
Sep 2003
it looks fantastic, cant wait to get one. one thing though, does
anyone know how much it'll be on pay as you go or contract? or any
web sites? but as far as nokia phones go, this a amazing! Rating:
Reviewed by ACI from Philippines on
27th Sep 2003
I am really excited and looking forward to the time when this model
is released into the market. Great/pretty form and the size and
weight is definitely better than the previous "do all" phones (ie.
N9210i, SE P800, N7650, and N3650). I sure hope the "function" part
of the 6600 is equally great. Rating:
Reviewed by Yi Shiang from Indonesia
on 25th Sep 2003
Best phone ever!! Rating:
Reviewed by Marc from Sweden on
22nd Sep 2003
Great phone, delivers everything needed in a phone. The size could
of course be smaller. The only serious drawback: Not available yet! Rating:
Reviewed by Joel Limjoco from usa on
13th Sep 2003
It has everything that I need, except the phone is so bulky ,but
the shape is a lot better than the 3650. Rating:
Reviewed by kmilunak from Czech on
13th Sep 2003
This is the best phone that I have ever seen! Rating:
Reviewed by Ali from KSA on 7th
Sep 2003
It's a great phone !! Rating:
Reviewed by Jo from UK on 5th
Sep 2003
The phone isn't out yet!! Hilarious review considering the guy hasn't
even seen the phone! Rating:
Reviewed by Hitesh from India on
28th Aug 2003
Nice phone with a new design the answer and end buttons are a joy.....
nice display clarity nothing special contains same old features
as 3650 cam has got zoom feature but in 3650 you can download various
apps which gives the zoom feature nothing different apart from the
crisp display best battery life when compared to 7650 or 3650...
almost double.... expensve can ++++ ur pants if u buy from grey
market and it gets smashed or bitten by ur dog...ha..ha.. in and
out a great phone bit bulky but worth it...the price may come down
in coming months.....7.o symbian is a bit ok..but same as 3650...buy
3650 a better price aving option..unless u want frills. Rating:
Nokia 6600
"handy hints"
Submitted by Paul Simpson from UK on
4th Jan 2005
ANY OF YOU OUT THERE THAT HAS "PROBLEMS WITH TRANSFERRING PICTURES
AND RING TONES TO YOUR PHONE (ANY THAT TAKE AN MMC OR SD CARD ie
SHARP GX30/i NOKIA 6600 & 7230) TAKE NOTE!!!! Y O U D O N T N E
E D THE PHONE MANUFACTURERS' PHONE "DATA MANAGEMENT SUITE". THE
EEEESIEST WAY OF DOING IT IS GO TO A PC COMPONENTS SUPPLIER (PC-WORLD
ETC) AND PAY, O N L Y £15 (ish) TO GET A MEMORY CARD "READER"
(THERE IS ONE THAT READS SD & MMC ALL IN ONE). THEN PLUG INTO YOUR
PC (USE THE MEM CARD DRIVERS IF NEEDED, BUT MILLENIUM/2000 & XP
USERS DONT NEED THEM), AND HEY PRESTO! USE IT LIKE A FLOPPY DRIVE/ADDITIONAL
DRIVE!! JUST COPY/CUT AND PASTE FILES BACK AND FORTH USING EXPLORE
MY COMPUTER ETC.. *** NOTE-if the phone FORMATS the memory card
with folders then DONT delete them as the phone WONT recognise whats
gone on (if you do, you'll need to let the phone re-format it to
its way of formating and then start again) *** THIS IS GREAT TO
RECORD (USING WINDOWS "SOUND RECORDER") UPTO 30 SECOND SAMPLES (IN
WAV FORMAT) OFF A N Y OF YOUR FAVOURITE MUSIC CD TO BE USED AS A
RING TONE!!! (AHEM, COPYRIGHT ERM, APPLIES);-).. NOTE - WAV format
sounds are quite big in data size, so anything more than 30 seconds
in length can be hazardous to your mem cards' space!! ;-) THOSE
OF YOU THAT HAVE PHONES THAT CAN USE MP3 TRACKS AS RINGTONES (SUCH
AS NOKIA 6230) USE THIS FORMAT AS THEY SAVE A LOT OF SPACE... THIS
IS A GREAT WAY TO TRANSFER FILES TO YOUR BUILT IN MP3 PLAYER TOO!!
IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, OR HAS BOUGHT A MEMORY CARD READER
AND FINDS SOME DIFFICULTY IN TRANSFERRING THEIR PICS/SOUNDS TO AND
FROM THEIR PHONE THEN I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP OUT IF I CAN...
MY E-MAIL ADDRESS IS paulgrahamsimpson@hotmail.com HAVE FUN, ENJOY!
;-) PS 6600 a damn good phone, only downside is it SHOULD have had
a built in MP3 player. I bought the "Gravity" MP3 player form the
Nokia software website and it doesn't play ANY MP3's correctly,
it sounds like a Sinclair ZX Spectrum trying to play Eminem!! So
my next phone will be the 6630 (after i've tried the MP3 player
on it), and if its no good, then i'll go to the GX30i (had the use
of a GX30 for a too short a time and it to was a damn good phone..
