Nokia 6600

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Nokia 6600
Nokia 6600
Manufacturer Nokia
Available 2003—2007
Screen 176x208 (65,536 colours) 2.16" TFT display
Camera VGA 640x480
Operating system Symbian S60 (7.0s)
CPU 104 MHz
Memory 6 MB internal memory
Networks GSM, GPRS, HSCSD
Connectivity Bluetooth & IrDA
Successor Nokia 6630
Nokia 6681
Related Nokia 6620

The Nokia 6600 is a brand of mobile phone launched in the second quarter of 2003, costing approximately 600, was Nokia's high-end model of the 6xxx Classic Business Series of mobile phones. At the time of release, it was the most advanced product ever launched by Nokia.[1] It is a smartphone running on the Symbian OS-based Nokia Series 60 platform.

A variant of the Nokia 6600 was launched in the U.S. market as the Nokia 6620.

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[edit] Features

  • Integrated (VGA 640x480) camera
  • Video recorder with audio support (records up to 95 KB - from 9 to 27 seconds - with built-in recorder application)
  • Streaming video and audio
  • Wireless connectivity with Bluetooth and IrDA
  • 6 MB internal memory
  • Memory card slot for additional user memory and applications
  • Java MIDP 2.0 and Symbian(series 60) applications
  • Data synchronization with PC via PC Suite and iSync
  • Tri-band operation in GSM E900/1800/1900 networks

Additional features:

Although the initial batches of the Nokia 6600 were not stable, later system software upgrades corrected the situation.

The phone has the capacity to support the installation of a wide range of third-party software such as mp3 and multimedia players, games, web browsers, GPS navigation, office suites, and GUI themes, via Java and ePoc (*.sis) installers. GUI themes can be created using the free Nokia Symbian Theme Studio.

The model was released to the general public in two color schemes: black and white and full black. Additional color schemes (blue and white, pink) were produced for promotional purposes.

In the year 2007, Nokia stopped production of the 6600 handsets. In India, this mobile phone dominated the mobile market for a lot of time.

[edit] Popular usage

The Nokia 6600 is the phone used in the film Cellular (2004) by Chris Evans's character.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Nokia unveils the 6600 By Jørgen Sundgot, infoSync World, Monday 16 June 2003.

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