In a nutshell: The Nokia 6600i Slide is a sleek slide phone
with a high quality brushed metal finish, an excellent 5 megapixel
camera and a large hi-res OLED display. It features video calling,
an MP3 player, an FM radio, expandable memory and Bluetooth. This
is an easy-to-use phone without some of the more advanced features.
Battery life could be better, however, and the reliability of the
phone is questionable. Best buy: *Free* with free line rental from Mobiles.co.uk;
or £149.95 on PAYG from the Carphone
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Review:
September 2009.
The Nokia 6600i Slide is an upgraded version of
the 6600 Slide. It's very similar
in shape, size and design, except that the plasticky case of the
6600 has been chucked in the bin and in its place is a very smart
brushed metallic finish, available in silver or black. Everything
about the 6600i Slide is sleek. Nokia have even gone as far as removing
the volume keys from the side of the phone, which we're not convinced
is a great idea. But that aside, the 6600i Slide is certainly a
compact yet solid-feeling phone that looks good and feels good.
The keypad is completely no-nonsense and makes texting a breeze.
The features of the 6600i are nearly identical
to those of the 6600 Slide. The main difference, apart from the
metal finish, is that the camera has been upgraded from 3.2 megapixels
to 5 megapixels. With autofocus and a double LED flash, it produces
very good results - comparable with the best in this price range.
It can also record video in VGA resolution, and can make video calls.
The screen is the same beautiful OLED display with 16 million colours
and high resolution - a superb screen, with good performance even
in sunlight.
The media player is very good too, with support
for all the main file formats, plus an FM radio. The built-in memory
is the same as the 6600 Slide - just 20 MB - but a 1GB memory card
is included in the sales package, and in fact the 6600i Slide will
accept microSD memory
cards right up to a huge 16 GB.
Other features are the same as in the 6600 Slide
- read our 6600 Slide review
for more information - and include 3G, Opera Mini browser, Nokia
Maps (no GPS though), email support, and tap support (tap the phone
to silence the ring or reject a call, or to silence the alarm.)
The 6600i Slide is a definite improvement compared
with the troubled 6600 Slide, but it isn't the perfect phone. To
be honest, the improved camera is a minor enhancement. The metal
finish makes the phone look and feel much more of a quality product
than the previous Nokia, but inside we feel that the problems of
freezing and cutting off in the middle of calls are likely still
to be present. The battery is unchanged too, and doesn't provide
very long between charges, even though Nokia are claiming improved
standby times for the 6600i Slide. It's hard to know what to recommend
as an alternative, as we haven't been impressed by any of Nokia's
mid-range phones in recent times - especially the sliders. You could
try the 6700 Classic or the
6303 Classic if you don't mind
giving up the slide design. Or you could be brave and try something
completely different like the Nokia
5530 XpressMusic!
Features of the Nokia 6600i Slide include:
5 megapixel camera with autofocus, double LED
flash and 8x digital zoom
Video camera (VGA, 15 fps / QCIF, 30 fps) with
8x 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 / Video, MP3,
eAAC+ and AAC ringtones
Voice commands and recording
Messaging: SMS, MMS, email
(with support for attachments), instant messaging, audio messaging
Themes with wallpapers and screensavers
Java 2.0 games & applications
Nokia Maps
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, micro USB 2.0
Memory: 20 Mbytes plus 1GB microSD memory card
(expandable to 16 GB)
Internet: WAP 2.0, GPRS,
EDGE, 3G, xHTML web browser (Opera Mini
browser), Macromedia Flash Lite 3.0
Flight mode
Quadband (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) plus dual band
3G (WCDMA 850/2100)
Size: 93 x 45 x 14 mm
Weight: 110g
Talktime: 3 hours (3G) - 4 hours (2G)
Battery standby: 300 hours
Nokia 6600i
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Average
rating from 34 reviews:
Reviewed by sumit from nepal on
4th Feb 2010
its nice!! Rating:
Reviewed by natasha c from UK on
29th Jan 2010
This is undoubtedly the worst phone i have ever had in all my 13
years as a t mobile customer. The backlight going off after 10 seconds
is extremely irritating and yes the other reviewers are right..there
is nothing you can do about it. I have also had problems with the
earpiece/audio . This is the 2nd time in 3 months i am having to
send the phone away for repair as cannnot hear anyone when they
call or vice versa. Most annoying. Even more annoying is that t
mobile refuses to replace what is clearly a faulty handset. Bye
bye t mobile at the end of my contract....you've just lost a loyal
customer for being so disinterested in customer loyalty. Don't get
this phone...it's a complete waste of time. Also internet connection
in evenings is rubbish . try getting onto facebook then...is nigh
on near impossible. Rating:
Reviewed by taybe from turkey on
26th Jan 2010
1- battery life is not too bad 2- Screen gets blank in 10 seconds
is true but it's safer for battery also, doesn't matter 3- loudspeaker
is behind the mobile, it's funny, you can miss calls easily 4- and
my terrible problem is when s.one calls me I can't exactly hear,
sound is not clear 5- but SAR value is awesome, for body and head Rating:
Reviewed by eddy from england on
21st Jan 2010
had this phone a few days . cant fault it really. good phone all
around . small compact feels good in the hand . nice camera . nice
features . comes with 1 gb memory . VERY NICE . ive had in the last
few months : sony w910i , samsung u900 , u600, nokia 6600, 8800,
8800 carbon arte , w810i, nokia 6500 classic, and few more . this
beats all with no faults that i can see. the phone seems to rattle
a bit when opened...i duno if this is with all of them or just myne
?? Rating:
Reviewed by leigh from ENGLAND on
21st Jan 2010
THE BATTERYY LIFEEE IS BEYOND USELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by hakim from egypt on
21st Jan 2010
wanderful phone Rating:
Reviewed by Scorpio from India on
18th Jan 2010
Pro: 1. very compact and handy 2. camera is superb 3. pretty fast
Con: 1. goes to power saver mode a bit too soon- but i wouldnt take
it as a complaint. 2. it can stay about 4-5 days for an average
user. not more. 3. the cam in front is only for video calling 4.
the tapping facility doesnt really work. atleast not on mine. yu
will like have to HIT it and just MAYBE it will light up. these
apart, its not so bad. Might not be fit for ppl who want everything
to be "perfect". Rating:
Reviewed by spyros from greece on
13th Jan 2010
I bought this phone yesterday for my wife. It seemed very attractive
but there are many problems that made me rethink my purchase. First
of all when phone is open (slide mechanism open) there is a gap
between the two phone parts. If you try the menu button then it
seems that the phone will get broken. Another major problem is the
camera. It fails to focus. I managed to focus in just three photos.
In all other cases the focus rectangle would not turn green and
photos were blurry. Last but not least the stupid energy saver.
I hope i can get rid off this joke-phone soon. It is by far the
worst mobile ever to deal with Rating:
Reviewed by Nigel from UK on
1st Jan 2010
Have just returned my 6600i to carphone warehouse because battery
life is a joke.Nokia claim 300 hours on standby; reality is more
like 36 hours! This is with blue tooth switched off as this drains
battery quicker.I complained about battery around 6 days ago and
was given a new battery from stock - this was no better than original.
In my opinion this phone is not fit for purpose Rating:
Reviewed by shiz from UK on 30th
Dec 2009
good little phone. light wight and has got gud camera quility. you
can do everything that another phone can do. Rating:
Reviewed by ali raza from UAE on
24th Dec 2009
well i just bought his phone today...and it is going great it is
simple and compact...the backlight is not so annoying for me i mean
it doesnt go off if your using it...but i am having troubles wid
the connecting with the computer...i need help wid tht...i mean
i cannot eject it...i can transfer and do things wid databut fr
ejecting it doesnt show that it is connected at all....any help
people Rating:
Reviewed by sarah from newcastle on
22nd Dec 2009
just got it today have to say its not the best phone in the world
it has lots of problem with it Rating:
Reviewed by Kat Harrison from UK on
16th Dec 2009
I love this phone. Has everything I want and does everything I need
it to. Love it, love it, love it. Rating:
Reviewed by Chantelle from Australia
on 15th Dec 2009
Good basic phone, fairly customisable, but the screen timeout is
already really annoying and I only bought it yesterday. Don't understand
why they added the 'power save' and 'sleep mode' functions when
they are useless. SMS tone is quiet and can't be increased. I'll
only use it for calls and SMS'ing, with the odd photo, so even though
I'm disappointed, it'll do. A big step down though from my old Nokia
6210, which I loved. Rating:
Reviewed by Dan from England on
7th Dec 2009
Great! Rating:
Reviewed by RJ45 from NL on 5th
Dec 2009
how difficult can it be, to make the display backgroundlighttimer
adjustable, so the user can choose between 5 and 5000 seconds? here
you see the advantage of open source software. If this firmaware
was opensource, it would be changed the same evening. the programmer(S)
who wrote this firmware can probably do it in 5 minutes. it really
is only this (easy fixable) irritating short backgroundlight that
makes this phone unusable. ridiculous timer setting those 10 seconds. Rating:
Reviewed by timo koho from finland on
2nd Dec 2009
Screen gets blank in 10 seconds and there is NOTHING you can do
about. You CAN NOT set the screen blank time say to 15 seconds.
Firmware update does not help. This phone is rubbish. Even worse:
NOKIA does not listen customers complaining this. Rating:
Reviewed by sadaf khalil from kuwait
on 30th Nov 2009
i just bought this phone and i love it....there is just a problem
with the screen going black within few seconds...but then its ok.....every
phone has got some probs with it.....u cant be critisicing it for
every small malfunction..anyways love the phone n is happy with
it :)....thnks nokia Rating:
Reviewed by sadie mcleish from uk on
29th Nov 2009
I love my phone,its is easy and simple to use.It is a small good
looking phone Rating:
Reviewed by darko from macedonia on
16th Nov 2009
great Rating:
Reviewed by Ghada from Egypt on
12th Nov 2009
This phone is the worst Nokia I used ever!! Apart from the disadvantage
that the sceen goes black so quickly that you won't even finish
reading a message. I have a very bad voice clarity, I feel that
that there is somthing standing between the earphone and my ears!!!
I don't know is this a problem with my phone or with all 6600i phones??
Could any one help Rating:
Reviewed by Roger Ramjet from Australia
on 4th Nov 2009
Please ignore the 5 star ratings, either they want a camera or they
work for Nokia. At the end of the day it's a phone and the CALL
QUALITY sucks big time. If you want two good phones that are cheaper
with more functions and crystal clear call quality and very loud
ring tones; The Nokia 6720 Classic and the Nokia 6220 Classic are
the way to go. Thankfully I was able to sell my 6600i slider within
a week of buying it. Rubbish. Run!! Rating:
Reviewed by Matt from UK on 2nd
Nov 2009
I have stuck with it, and to be fair i now like it. For what i want
it for calls, texts and the odd picture its ideal. the only down
side as said before, is it blacks out to quickly.. Rating:
Reviewed by abdul from england on
1st Nov 2009
This fone is so rubbish. bought it last week and 2 days later refunded
it. it has all fualtys for camre music everthing. pahteitc fone. Rating:
Reviewed by just me from england on
28th Oct 2009
I've had this phone for a month now and I love it! It's simple but
not basic, it does everything I need, and it does it well. The best
part about it is it is small and compact. No problems with it what
so ever. I've noticed some people have been quick to review the
phone, without properly looking through the phone or getting used
to it. You can actually shut off/answer calls by opening and closing
the slider, you just have to change the settings. It is easy to
text on and use as a phone and it is reliable. I do wonder what
people expect from their phone these days. 5 Stars. Rating:
Reviewed by Matt from UK on 25th
Oct 2009
Taking mine back, screen saver and power save mode are non exsistent,
as said before goes black on you after a few seconds, which when
writing a text is very annoying. Also when you have a message or
a missed call, it goes black to quickly, so you have no indication
you have a message. My Nokia before would show a message symbol
with the date on the screen save, nothing with this.. Rating:
Reviewed by Faye from UK on 25th
Oct 2009
Just got this phone yesterday. I agree with Julie, the light going
out after seconds is ridiculous and there doesn't seem to be any
way of changing this. Also when you close the slide it doesn't automatically
shut off the call, which my Samsungs always have. Other than that
quite content to have a phone that you can phone and text on. After
having a Windows Tocuh phone for two weeks that took forever to
respond to touch commands there was no way I wanted to replace it
with another touch screen. If there is a way to resolve the back
light issue, I will be quite happy! Hope someone is able to help! Rating:
Reviewed by Julie from England on
24th Oct 2009
I do like the phone, but the thing keeps going in to time out after
10 seconds and it's soooo frustrating, especially if your playing
a game. EERRRR!!!!! It even does it when your writing a text and
your thinking about what your writing. If anyone has any idea how
to make the screen stay a bit longer I will be very greatful....
PLEASE XXXXXXX Rating:
Reviewed by queline from uk on
25th Sep 2009
This is the first time that I have had a Nokia phone. Luckly for
me I got it as a Free upgrade. However, the timeout light or back
light tends to go out too quickly. The front camera can only be
used with video calling. Phone memory is limited although it does
come with a 1gb memory card, and navigating around the phone is
long in some cases. There are limited options to personalize the
phone. (Nokia could not resolve problems above with light) I have
always had a Motorola and my last one was the v8 razor which I think
was a better phone and have never had any problems with it. Options
were endless. On the plus side of the Nokia, it does have a 5m camera
with flash and map options, both of which I use. Looks nice and
it's smaller too, great for pockets and those tiny evening bags! Rating:
Reviewed by Gman from England on
20th Sep 2009
I have just purchased this phone and i love it! The feel and the
weight of it are just perfect. Lets just get one thing right here,
THIS IS A NO THRILLS PHONE, it does what it says on the tin!! I
use mine for work and on an average i am getting two hours talk
time which is good! If you want something that plays your music,
takes brilliant pics, you want to watch films then get something
else! This phone has been designed to be a phone i.e. make and answer
calls and that is it!! Rating:
Reviewed by Greg from Australia on
18th Sep 2009
Geezez I get tired of reviews and comments that go on about the
camera and the display and the radio and the games. Who cares. It's
a phone!!! Hello, I want to know how good it's call functions are.
Most importantly what is the call quality like. Unfortunately for
me Nokia still haven't changed in the last 20 years. My old Panasonic
GD75 finally packed it in unfortunately. It had crystal clear call
quality irrespective of signal strength. If I phoned people they
thought I was on a landline it was so clear. (Siemens A55 was also
pretty good). Both these phones are bottom of the range and would
beat any Nokia hands down on call quality. Unfortunately with the
Nokia 6600i slider phone like most Nokia's once you cut through
all the rubbish it still has terrible call quality and zero noise
cancellation. A pity for an otherwise very nice phone. Come on Nokia
wake up. I use my phone to make phone calls.....Duh!! Thanks again
Nokia. I broke my own rule. Never buy Nokia and now I'm paying for
it again. Rating:
Reviewed by Damo from UK on 16th
Sep 2009
Been a big fan of nokia since my first phones 6 years ago but this
phone has been a big let down. I relly dont know what nokia was
thinking when they designed this phone. This phone just isnt what
you would expect. i've just gone from a 6500 slide to this and i'm
having massive regrets. Theres no buttons on the side for volume
and camera and its little things like that which make you think
nokia are putting all their efforts in to the N series these days.
One of my biggest problems with this phone is the speed in which
it prosesses pictures! You take a picture and it must take about
5 seconds for it to show the picture. Which my old 6500 it was near
instent surely it should be quicker! Next time i upgrade i really
am thinking of going for a Samsung. I really couldnt recommend this
phone to anyone due to its out dated feel and lack of dedicated
buttons on the side of the phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Arron from UK on
15th Sep 2009
@Mobile Phones UK: In what way does this phone have a 'hi-res' display?
It's QVGA over 2.2 inches - utterly bog-standard! [Editor's reply:
Arron, you're probably right. But it does look better than the specs
suggest - it's the OLED.] Rating:
Reviewed by Nick from UK on 6th
Sep 2009
Good phone. Slim and compact and a slightly more masculine appearance
and feel. It is also significantly heavier thanks to an all round
all metal construction. Features are comprible to the 6600 except
that this one has a 5mp phone. The 'touch off' interface is a little
more responsive than that of the previous phone. One downsides are
the exceptional weight and no external buttons to activate the camera
or turn up the volume. Rating:
