Nokia is building a solid rep for turning out classy phones like the 6500 Classic and Slide that, while don’t deserve the fashion phone tag, are incredibly smart, elegant and injected with just a soupcon of premium phone DNA. Its second wave of style phones, the 6600 Duo, flaunts more of the same sophistication but with a few diverting quirks.
The petit 6600 Fold has already impressed up with its cute minimalist form and electromagnetic auto flip mechanism. So next up is its bigger bro, the 6600 Slide - an equally compact and pocketable blower but flaunting a sharper 3.2-megapixel snapper and accelerometer sensors.
For such a bijou phone, the 6600 Slide is a heavyweight, with a rear metallic battery cover providing the heft and giving it a quality feel that belies it mid-range ranking. And, naturally, for a Nokia, it doesn’t throw any usability curve balls with thumb-tastic controls and a sprightly spring-loaded slider action making it immensely satisfying to handle.
Rather surprisingly its compact size doesn’t compromise its performance either, with the autofocus-driven 3.2-megapixel camera proving an adept shooter and its snappy 3G download speeds making internet surfing over our favourite Opera Mini web browser effortless. It only reveals its whimsical nature with its tap technology that kills a ringtone (not the call) or an alarm with a quick pat of the phone. An interesting distraction, if nothing else.
Verdict
From its dapper design to its tidy set of features, the 6600 Slide has all the right ingredients to be a big hit.
Best features
Classy design
Compact but solid build
Capable 3.2 megapixel camera
3G download speeds
Not so good
Very little
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Closest rivals
Nokia 6500 Slide
Its classy metal-hewn design is worth the admission price alone but it doubly impresses with lickety-split 3G download times and Carl Zeiss autofocus-led 3.2-megapxiel camera.
Sony Ericsson W850i
Apart from spinning your tunes with its skilled Walkman music player, this slider also serves up 3G download speeds and a two-megapixel snapper.
Samsung G600
OK, it may not pack 3G technology but this handsome trim slider makes up for the shortfall with a sharp five-megapixel snapper complete with autofocus.
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