color for cheap what a concept!
Written: Oct 15 '03
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Pros: great size, speakerphone, silver look, color screen
Cons: slight menu lag, different battery size, battery life, headphone jack not industry standard.
The Bottom Line: great features, lacking in others but gained by unique features. Excellent size, not too small or big, good weight, color screen and cheap!! Very functional business type phone.
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| deftdrummer's Full Review: Nokia 6610 Cell Phone |
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I bought this phone because my nokia 8390 mysteriously stopped working. I bought the 6610 because it looked sleek yet at the same time didn't look like it came straight from outer space like most of the other phones on the market now. I liked the fact that the buttons are relatively the same size a lot also. Black on silver design is great as it hides scratches too.
SIZE:
The size of the phone is about 2cm bigger than my 8390 which is good because the 8390 was a little too small. The phone's width is about the same, just a little taller, but all in all a very good sized phone.
FUNCTIONALITY:
The phone performs as you would expect from a nokia; the menu system is awesome and very easy to navigate around. However, my biggest complaint about the phone is how laggy the menu system is, its no where close to how fast i was able to skip around menu's instantly. The lag is only slight, but its enough to mention in the review if your an impatient person, and by impatient i mean .02 of a second
DISPLAY:
having limited $$ and the need for a new "high tech" phone i wanted something color. I found this phone because it was cheaper. However the display from what i read was not "up to snuff" with other color phones. The display is that of a "passive matrix" which from what i hear is worse. This is especially true when viewing pictures as your wall paper because the detail is not as fine. The color backgrounds also make it somewhat difficult to view important things quickly such as the signal bar and battery bar.
BATTERY LIFE:
after using my 8390 for about a year, ive found that the battery life on the 6610 is significantly less. With a full charge the phone lasts about 3 days straight (night too) the 8390 however lasted about 6-7. Another disappointing factor is how the battery used is not the standard nokia battery, it is slightly slimmer which makes sense of the shorter battery life. The phone still uses the standard nokia charger though, which is great.
SOUND QUALITY:
Much of the sound quality depends on the carrier. I currently use singilar and i just love it. The sound quality is excellent with no breaking up or voice echo. The ear volume is definietely too low for even normal use like driving on the highway in your car. this would be a very big con if it weren't for the speakerphone option because if its loud enough where you are and you turn the speakerphone on (really loud) you put it to your ear since its the same speaker and it sounds fine!
FEATURES:
Although this phone has abandoned much of the industry standard features such as voice dialing, snake (that's right no snake II) and some other things, it has gained a few very usable features. One thing i like about this phone is how it has the option to call foreward calls. The single most useful feature however is the speakerphone. The sound comes out of the same earphone only a LOT louder. Of course speakerphone is useless without a good mic so the person on the other end can hear you, but they did an excellent job here as everyone ive talked so says they can hear me crystal clear on the other end, this is great for use in the car!
by the way this phone also has a radio but its basically useless unless you have the right headphone attachment (only available from nokia) to make it work! coincidence they did this? i think not...
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 200
Recommended for: Professionals On-the-Go - Internet and Email is a Must!
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