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Key Features
Touch Screen Smartphone with Side Slide QWERTY Keyboard
3.2 Inch 16.7 Million Colour Touch Screen (640 x 360 Pixels)
Nokia Mobile Internet Search
200 Mbytes plus MicroSD ™ Memory Card Support up to 16 Gbytes
Top Contacts Widget
Email Web Widget
WiFi® Technology
A GPS Navigation System with Ovi Maps Application
5 Megapixel Camera with 4 x Digital Zoom & Auto Focus
Video Recorder with 4 x Digital Zoom & Video Light
Symbian 9.4 Operating System with Series S60 5th Edition Software
3G HSDPA & HSUPA technology
Music Player with Nokia Music Manager

Design

68%

Usability

52%

Features

64%

The above ratings are average figures, which have been generated from submitted mobile phone reviews.

Our Nokia C6 Review

Overview
The C6 is an attractive 3G Smartphone complete with a side slide action full QWERTY keyboard & a built in navigation key. It has a stylish & user friendly design due to its touch screen & QWERTY keyboard input methods. The Nokia C6 is from the same Nokia range as the Nokia C3 & the Nokia C5, but these C range handsets differ individually in overall design, style & features. The C6 comes with a Symbian 9.4 operating system complete with series S60 5th edition software & provides high quality Smartphone features. Its main features include its high quality colourful touch screen, slide out keyboard, 5 megapixel camera with video recording support, music player, Internet browser & its wide selection of user friendly messaging services. The Nokia C6 is a truly amazing looking Smartphone which comes with many technologies including 3G HSDPA, WiFi®, Bluetooth® plus a memory card option which provides an expandable memory capability.

Appearance & Size
The overall size & shape of the C6 makes the Smartphone easy to handle & use in a single hand. It is 11.34 cm in height, 5.3 cm in width, 1.68 cm in depth & weighs 150 grams. The casing has a solid & stable feel to its design due to its weight & the handset is made for high quality materials providing a high quality feel. The Nokia C6 comes in two colours which include a white coloured casing or a black colour finish. There is a well positioned camera control key & volume keys located on the sides of the casing, as well as a side mounted lock key which makes locking the screen a simple task. Its screen measures 3.2 inches in size when measured diagonally & this stunning touch screen displays up to sixteen million colours for its user to enjoy. The user can customise their home screen & change the colour theme on the Nokia C6 to give it a personalised appearance. Just beneath the touch screen the user will find an easy to access home key, send key & an end key. These easy access keys allow the user to make & receive calls without opening the slide out keyboard section. On sliding open the side slide keyboard the user will find a full QWERTY keyboard with well spaced keys & a navigation control key positioned to the right hand side of the keyboard.

Imaging, Media & Entertainment
There is a built in five megapixel camera which provides the user with high quality picture capturing as well as video recording capabilities, from the lens which is located on the back of the casing. The user can use the touch screen as a viewfinder & capture their pictures & videos using the dedicated camera key located on the edge of the casing. This five megapixel camera comes with an LED flash, automatic focus feature, 4 x digital zoom & the user can enjoy a cover flow picture viewing facility. When recording videos or capturing still pictures the user can use the geo tagging feature to store a record of the location the video or picture was captured. The user can playback videos in landscape mode on their Nokia C6 & enjoy up to 4.1 hours of video playing time from a full charged battery, depending on other features being used during this time. There is camera lens positioned on the front of the casing which allows the user to use this camera whilst the user is taking part in a 3G video call, so therefore the user can see their contacts on their screen whilst the forward facing camera is capturing the user's expressions & surroundings. A fully charged battery will provide the user with up to 2.4 hours of video calling time. The C6 supports a variety of ringing tones which allows the user to add new tones & select a tone to suit the users preferred music or sound for incoming calls & message alerts. There is a built in music playing feature which supports many music playback formats & the user can view album art on their screen when making music selections. The Nokia C6 comes with a Nokia music manger which allows the user to manage & control their music with ease plus the user can experience up to thirty hours of music playing time form a fully charged battery. A built in radio feature provides another listening & entertainment feature for the user to enjoy on the move, which comes complete with a FM tuner & radio data system support.

Communication & Messaging
When making a call or sending a message the user can access their contacts using the phone book feature or by access their mostly used contacts which can be added to a widget on the home screen. The phone book allows the user to store all their contacts details & numbers, plus this phone book can be easily managed allowing the user to add, edit & delete contacts efficiently. The C6 comes with a wide selection of call feature which allows the user to make & receive call in the best way to suit the user's communication needs. There is a conference call feature allowing the user to communicate with a group of contacts on one call or a speaker phone feature which allows the user to hear their contact over the phones speakers for a hands free call. The phones messaging services allow the user to communicate using text, pictures, video & sound in a message, rather than making a call each time the user wishes to communicate with their contacts. The Nokia C6 supports text messaging, multimedia picture messaging better known as MMS, email complete with email attachments & instant messaging.

Technology & Internet
The user can access the Internet & enjoy using the built in Web browser complete with RSS feeds. The Nokia C6 works over both GSM & 3G networks which cover GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 plus HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900 & HSDPA 2100 networks. This Smartphone supports WiFi® technology allowing the user to gain a WiFi® connection to nearby wireless LAN's or hot spots. There is a built in A GPS navigation system which supports an Ovi Maps application providing the user with onscreen navigation & maps. It comes with EDGE & GPRS technology allowing the user to enjoy high speed data transfer rates on their new Smartphone & the user can connect to other devices using either a micro USB cabled connection or a Bluetooth® wireless connection, depending on the user's connectivity needs. There is two hundred megabytes of internal memory & the C6 has a MicroSD™ compatible memory card slot which can hold up to sixteen gigabytes of external memory. Its battery will provide approximately seven hours of GSM talk time, five hours of 3G HSDPA talk time or approximately four hundred hours of standby time when fully charged.

Nokia C6 Specifications & Features

Screen
3.2 Inch 16.7 Million Colour Touch Screen (640 x 360 Pixels)

Imaging
5 Megapixel Camera
4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Focus
LED Flash
Dedicated Camera Key
Cover Flow
Photo & Video Geo Tagging
Video Recorder (VGA 30 fps)
4 x Digital Zoom
Video Light
Video Player (MPEG4)
Landscape Mode Playback
Video Scene Setting
Video White Balance Setting
Video Colour Tone Setting
Video Streaming
Second Camera
Video Calling

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Instant Messaging
Email with Attachment (SMTP, IMAP4 & POP3)
Email Web Widget

Sound
Music Player (MP3, WMA, AAC, AAC+, eAAC & eAAC+)
Album Art Display
Nokia Music Manager
FM Radio RDS
Ringtone (MP3, AAC, AAC+. eAAC+ & WMA)

Entertainment
Java™ Games
Downloadable Games

Organiser
Contacts
Top Contacts Widget
Calendar
To Do List
Notes
Clock
Calculator
Converter
Flight Mode
Conference Call
Speaker Call
Vibration Alert
A GPS Navigation System
Ovi Maps Application
Symbian 9.4 Operating System
Series S60 5th Edition Software
Customisable Home Screen
Changeable Colour Themes
Side Slide QWERTY Keyboard with Navigation Key
Cover Keys (Send/End Keys & Home Key)

Connectivity
3G HSDPA
HSUPA
Micro USB
Bluetooth® A2DP
WiFi®
GPRS
EDGE

Network
Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
HSDPA 850, 900, 1900 & 2100

Internet
XHTML & HTML Browser
Nokia Mobile Search
RSS Feeds

Memory & Talk Time
200 Mbytes plus MicroSD ™ Memory Card Support up to 16 Gbytes
7 Hours GSM Talk Time
5 Hours 3G Talk Time
400 Hours GSM Standby Time
400 Hours 3G Standby Time
2.4 Hours Video Call Time
4.1 Hours Video Playing Time
30 Hours Music Playing Time

Weight & Size
150 g
113.4 x 53 x 16.8 mm

Your Nokia C6 Reviews

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Reviewer: Jamie - London, UK
Date: 18th Jul 2011

I wrote a glowing review of this phone shortly after I got it. Well, I would now like to apologise for that review, having had the phone for a year, I cannot wait until next January when I can upgrade out of the mess that is Nokia.

I previously had the 5800 Xpress Music, & I thought this was an upgrade from it, better camera, QWERTY, etc. Sadly, it wasn't - due to Nokia's inability to give a damn about their products & customers, many of the useful apps on the 5800 don't work on the C6. I am talking about the BBC iPlayer & Sky Plus remote programmer, so those are quite major omissions. I've contacted Nokia through Twitter, & I got some lame nonsense back about screen resolution, they just weren't interested.

The Ovi App store is an absolute joke, I've done my best to find something even remotely interesting on there & largely drawn a blank. Ovi Maps are good, in fact, they were one of the major factors that led me to choose this phone, along with the keyboard (which has since cracked & won't be replaced under warranty).

I've had Nokia's for years - the 6300 is probably the best phone I've ever owned. The 5800 was okay, but should have been a warning. The Nokia C6 was the last straw. I've had two phones from Nokia on the basis of the superb quality of their old phones - well, that quality is well & truly gone.

So here is my new & proper review. Put down the Nokia C6 & get yourself an Android phone instead. I could have got an HTC Desire at the time, but I plumped for Nokia, a decision I have bitterly regretted for months. I shall be getting a Sensation or Galaxy S2 on my next upgrade & waving goodbye to the shambles that is Nokia forever. It'll be with some regret as their old phones were just SO good, but you can't live on past glories. Please don't make the same mistake I did.

Design

40%

Usability

30%

Features

30%

Reviewer: Stuart - Scotland, UK
Date: 18th Oct 2010

This is the worst mobile phone I have ever had. I am onto my 4th handset (yes 4th) & every one of them have the same faults.

- Freezing when checking emails then need to turn it off.
- Continually dumping running apps.
- Screen pixelating along the top (landscape) or down the right hand side of screen (portrait) & then restarting (this is the most common problem).
- Not alerting you when you receive a text or call as it's froze for hrs before you notice.

Credit to Vodafone who are sending me out a new phone model now & have been very good throughout this 2 months of C6 ownership.

The camera is good however.

Design

70%

Usability

Features

80%

Reviewer: Jamie - London, UK
Date: 25th Aug 2010

I got this phone as an upgrade from my 5800. I didn't want to go back to a button phone, but I wasn't overly happy with using a touch screen keyboard. This little beauty solves both problems. The keyboard is an absolute delight. I found it very easy to use & get used to. The phone itself is excellent, it has all the usual great Nokia features, including the free sat nav. One slight criticism I have is that scrolling through photos can be a little hit & miss as the touch screen doesn't always respond how you think it will. Other than that, it's a beautiful looking phone & feels very solid in the hand. It has enough features for gadget freaks, but may not be the ideal phone for a beginner unless you're prepared to get stuck in & really investigate what a phone can do. If you're upgrading from a 5800, the C6 fits the carry case perfectly! Whatever you're upgrading from, you should definitely give this phone your consideration, it is another winner from Nokia.

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

95%

Reviewer: Shane - London, UK
Date: 11th Aug 2010

What a little beauty, easy to use with or without the keyboard. My last 2 phones were touch only, but back to the old school keyboard has made me realise I want both. If I could change one thing, I would make it more metal, but other than that 9.5 out of 10. More metal & it's a 10 from me!

Design

95%

Usability

100%

Features

90%

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