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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 29th Jun 2009

Phone is rubbish! Had this phone for about 4 months now & I have already had problems with it. Doesn't respond now & has malfunctioned. Everytime I try to charge it, it says PC suite. Don't Buy It!

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Reviewer: Martin - UK
Date: 23rd Jun 2009

Had this phone for over a year now & have to say, it is the best phone I have ever had. I used to change my phones all the time but am so pleased with this one I am sticking to it. The secret to not having to charge it so often is to leave it switched on all the time. Yes, if it does run flat, it takes a while to recognise the charger.

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Reviewer: Sam - China
Date: 6th Jun 2009

I GOT THIS PHONE LAST YEAR & I have LOVED IT EVER SINCE. The SOUND QUALITY IS VERY GOOD & the PHONE IS SLIM.

FOR ME the ONLY PROBLEM IS NO RADIO.

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Reviewer: Liz - UK
Date: 4th Jun 2009

I haven't actually had this phone yet it is due for delivery tomorrow form my catalogue. I fell in love with the phone the moment I saw it. I have currently got an LG Viewty but I fancied a change & I know Nokia usually do great phones! Reading these reviews has made me think if I have made the right decision about this phone. I will be turning off the 3G as advised by somebody to keep the battery life longer. I do not use 3G so this wouldn't be a problem for me. I have had the phone in black but have ordered pink covers as the catalogue didn't do the pink version on the network I wanted. I think it is a gorgeous looking phone & am looking forward to exploring it. The reviews have put me off about the screen but I have always kept my phone in a phone sock & never had any problems with cracked screens only once when my phone was thrown by somebody else. I do understand that the phone is very sleek. Some would say flimsy, but most phones are like that these days. If you take good care a phone can last years. I know people say they have broken in their pockets but Nokia must of had a lot of complaints & I would think that something has been improved to prevent problems happening. Nokia are the first & best phone company & although they don't sound like they help very much I feel that they make dam good phones & I can't wait to get my hands on it. I will probably write another review when I have had it a while to see if I am still as pleased. We will see.

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Reviewer: Isal - Indonesia
Date: 4th Jun 2009

I've just got this phone last Saturday! I like to hear music from this phone. It's an awesome phone, but you can't compare it with a Blackberry. But the phone does not have radio, & the battery life wasn't long. But it's not necessary for me. I'll recommend it to my friends. I like it because I am not using the phone constantly.

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Reviewer: Phani Doddala - Milton Keynes, UK
Date: 2nd Jun 2009

Looks, Very good.
Features, Good.
Usability, Worse.

Overall, Not recommended for fair usage (maybe 3 to 4 hours a day).

Two new problems (which is not listed in already published reviews).

- Software hangs in middle of operation: you cannot do anything unless you pull out the battery. The phone is 1 year old. This problem developed 3 months ago as a once a week thing & now happens at least twice a day.

- My Orange SIM card is not working properly. The same SIM works well in other phones. This might be specific to this 6500 piece which I own.

Other issues such as poor battery performance is anyway there. Now a days, it charges only up to half battery & dries out in next 3 to 4 hours despite very less usage.

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Reviewer: John Dodds - Carlisle, UK
Date: 16th May 2009

This Has for me been the worst phone ever, battery life used to last 24 hours between charges then 12 hrs now won't charge or switch on even with a replacement battery, been for repair 4 times everytime comes back with the same fault, as Nokia say no fault found. Rubbish! If they only used some common sense & eliminated possible battery fault & charger faults then this would point to the phone fault. I have had other makes but always went back to Nokia for reliability & ease of use, but never again.

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Reviewer: Charles - Glasgow, UK
Date: 1st May 2009

All reviews said a short battery life, but not as short as the one I got. Six months was all it lasted then wouldn't charge again. Great phone while it worked, but won't get another because of the battery. Charlie.

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Reviewer: Randy - US
Date: 24th Apr 2009

I've had this phone for about a year now. No real problems at all, other than a short battery life. But it is long enough, & the size of the phone can only support so big a battery. It is NOT feature rich, but I get a phone as a phone, not as an all in one device. I love the thing, & would gladly get another Nokia.

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Reviewer: Shane - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date: 23rd Apr 2009

Best looking but least durable Nokia I have owned since I bought a 5110 a decade ago (a 8210, 5210, 6100 & N70 in between). I read the reviews & decided that 'all products have some failings' but am really disappointed after only 5 months that I too am suffering dropped calls, frozen OS & bad battery life.

I am sending mine back to Nokia & asking for a new phone of any other variety. I love Nokia phones & believe this was a slip up, which is a shame as it is easily the best looking simple-featured phone on the market.

Do not buy this phone.

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Reviewer: Lincoln - Nsw, Australia
Date: 9th Apr 2009

I thought this was a great phone. Although did lack features as such. But I have always got a real camera to take decent photos. & I can't get enough of my iPod.

Really. A phones a phone.

Although. I did suffer from a cracked screen (sat on it).

I must have had a bad phone. This phone was great when it worked.

But so often or not (every 1 to 2 months) id' be taking it back to the shop to get fixed.
Either screen going blank white. Freezing. Turing off. Locking up, 1 to 4 day delay on sending & receiving messages. Everything.

In the end. Apparently it was water damaged. Most water it would have seen was a quick call while in the shower (not in the shower, but you know what I mean) come on, a little bit of water & that wrecks it according to Nokia & Optus. (my old Nokia 8250. Old school, survived a swim in a beer),

But my Optus girl Lauren (in Wollongong. What a plug) is the best ever. She got me out of the 12 months left to go on my contract, to renew me for another 24 months with a new phone. (that would usually cost say $400 to get out of the contract, or stay with it & buy another phone).

Had the potential to be a classy looking slim fitting PHONE. But epic fail. (also like how it didn't have a two way slider with super special hidden camera/music section on it).

Oh yeah. Music player was fair rubbish. & camera. Absolute rubbish. Was really a downgrade from my Samsung D600 in those terms.

If it wasn't so unreliable, I'd get it any day & recommend it to anyone

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Reviewer: John - UK
Date: 7th Apr 2009

I have had this phone for over 12 months. No real problems except that the only way to use earphones is through the micro USB port. I have some great noise cancelling headphones using a standard 3.5 mm jack plug but I can't use them to listen to music on my Nokia 6500 &, try as I might, I can't get a converter. It is really annoying & frustrating. If you want to use your phone for listening to music & you don't want to be limited to the basic headphones supplied with the phone think carefully before buying the Nokia 6500 classic.

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Reviewer: Squid Lips - Sunderland, UK
Date: 24th Mar 2009

If you want an honest reliable phone which looks good & is easy to use go for this especially if like me all you want to do is text & call. I can't stand all these cool music massive mega pixel touch screen camera phones, I only want to keep in touch in the easiest way possible & this phone is top notch for just doing what it says on the biscuit tin!

Awesome, I like. Honestly a class phone. Just get it.

Cracked screens? I am always sitting on mine & finding it down back of settee but it's still as strong as ever.

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Reviewer: Ian - Maidenhead, UK
Date: 24th Mar 2009

Nice look, easy to use, but I would never pay good money for one. I've had 3 in the space of 18 months. The buttons fall off left right & centre, the charge point is unreliable, especially when charging off a laptop & computer. You can't use the music player if there is any chance you get a call or text, because the phone switches off or freezes. Nokia have sacrificed quality & durability for weight & looks.

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Reviewer: Anne - UK
Date: 15th Mar 2009

Hello, I had this phone for about 3 months now, I personally believe this phone is very good. Even though it has less application than phones I am used to. This phone has no RADIO & this really bothers me.

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Reviewer: Simon - Colchester, UK
Date: 14th Mar 2009

I used to think Nokia made brilliant phones. This, although it looks good & fits in my pocket, is rubbish.

The sound quality keeps going (3 replacements so far, after 3 replacement 6500 slides for the same problem), & the battery lasts about 2 days, my last Nokia lasted 7 to 8 days without a problem.

& the operating system seems to have been made harder to use! Adding names to a text is much more complicated than it used to be.

Bad move Nokia.

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Reviewer: Neville - Australia
Date: 19th Feb 2009

Don't buy this phone whatever you do. I've been through two cracked screens with my 6500c. Same story as many others here, not dropped or mistreated, just carrying it in my pocket & it broke. I paid to get the first repaired when Nokia refused to repair it under the warrantee but realised there was something wrong & Googled it after the second one, finding all the complaints on the Nokia website's discussion list & these ones here.

After that I put in a complaint the Consumer, Trader & Tenancy Tribunal (NSW, Australia) to claim a refund on the phone, it not being of merchantable quality as required by section 71 of the Trade Practices Act. They actually ended up fixing it for me for free before the hearing was due. I settled for that & withdrew the case though, of course, it wouldn't surprise me if it cracks again & I'll be resubmitting it. They didn't admit there was anything wrong with the phone but apparently acted on the reckoning that it was easier for them to fix the phone then to send someone to the Tribunal to defend their case.

I think most places would have government bodies like the CTTT (which is connected to the NSW Department of Fair Trading) & similar legislation to the Trade Practices Act. If you are one of the ones who have already made the mistake of getting this phone, maybe you might like to give it a try too. (the application to the CTTT still cost me $33 but cheaper than the $90 I paid to get it fixed first time around.)

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Reviewer: Rich - Whissendine, UK
Date: 18th Feb 2009

I had this phone for 18 months now so it is coming to the end of its life with me. To be fair it hasn't been a bad phone only problem I've had is the battery life being pretty poor.

No idea how so many people crack the screen, mine has been fine if you look after it, keep the clear sticker on the screen to keep the scratches off, you can't even tell it's on there.

Features wise it does everything it should, makes calls & text is easy enough although may be tough if you've got big fingers as buttons are small.

It's a nice looking phone for people who just want to make calls & SMS, which is me!

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Reviewer: Jesal - Portsmouth, UK
Date: 16th Feb 2009

It's alright, not suitable for work & that. The phone screen keeps cracking & it's too small for me & Bluetooth never works on it.

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Reviewer: Holly - Southend On Sea, UK
Date: 13th Feb 2009

I bought this phone in black yesterday, I absolutely love it, I have always bought Nokia phones, I find them the easiest to use, the 6500 is easy to use & it looks great to, I would definitely recommend this phone to anyone :).

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Reviewer: Shane - Netherlands
Date: 12th Feb 2009

Love this phone, I have had it for about three months replacing a very much loved Nokia 6100. Perfect if all you need to do is make calls, the odd SMS & need something to fit in your pocket. It feels sturdy, looks very nice & is proving resilient to the keys in my pocket.

Keypad a little clumsy to use if you have man fingers, probably not good for people who are sending dozens of SMS per day. Reception & speaker clarity are good.

I didn't buy this phone for features (I prefer stand alone devices that do the job properly), if you are looking for a feature packed phone then this one is probably not for you. Storage limited to 1GB, camera is woeful & that's about all you can do on it!

BUT as I said above, it is the perfect phone for someone making calls & SMS & nothing else.

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Reviewer: Sam - Darlington, UK
Date: 10th Feb 2009

I had only had the phone for about a month when I sat in my inflatable seat & heard a crack I stood up in reasonable time when I had noticed my screen was cracked so my mum took it to phone shop & it cost her £45 just for a new screen, it is a joke & I would not recommend it to anyone.

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Reviewer: Farah - Bradford, UK
Date: 7th Feb 2009

I am thinking of buying this phone despite all the negative comments people are saying about it. I have always had Nokia phones & never had a problem with them before. I also love the layout of it as well as the colour. Which I am thinking of getting the phone maybe in bronze.

Overall I think this is a great phone & applies to any gender & particularly like the features of it. HELP! I am in two minds over whether or not to buy this phone. I haven't fully made my decision yet!

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Reviewer: Barbara C - Loughborough, UK
Date: 31st Jan 2009

Loved the look of this phone & couldn't wait to get my hands on one, which is a bit of a shame really. Nokia have fallen out of favour with me for a long, long time. Having lady looks are as important to me as functionality. & this Nokia really does look the business. Unfortunately is good though.

All in all I wish I'd waited & placed more emphasis on features.

I won't be buying another Nokia. LG, Motorola & especially Samsung are all better bets!

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Reviewer: Dave - Manchester, UK
Date: 30th Jan 2009

I've had mine for just over a year. It's very standard, I can't think of too much that's terrible about it, but it's pretty uninspiring at the same time. The battery life is pretty terrible, there's times when I've had to charge it every day & it's not got a particularly strong camera on it. That said, it's easy to use, is virtually invisible in your pocket & looks pretty good. I've never really had any problems with it & would recommend it to anyone who's after a fairly basic phone.

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Reviewer: Mel - Worcestershire, UK
Date: 26th Jan 2009

Gorgeous looking phone (without the rubber case I've had to buy for it to stop it breaking) but I've had so many problems with this phone I am seconds away from writing a formal letter of complaint to Nokia (& Vodafone for their unhelpfulness today) Where to start? Well, I've always loved Nokia phones, so in June when my contract was up, I upgraded to the 6500. A couple of weeks later, I accidentally dropped the phone on grass- the screen cracked, right down the middle, so I took it to Vodafone (where I bought it from) & they sent it off for repair. Fine. Not long after I got it back it wouldn't charge, so I took it to Vodafone who tried charging it in their store, it still wouldn't, so off it goes for repair again! Once it was back, I was hoping things would be different. The battery died, so I tried charging it, guess what? It wouldn't charge! Back into Vodafone I go, they replace my battery. Great. I tested the phone & allowed the battery to run down. & no prizes for guessing what happened when I tried to charge it. So back into Vodafone (I was beginning to feel like I lived there) they again replaced the battery. I decided after this to try to avoid the battery running down all the way. However with such a low battery life this can be quite hard. Last night my battery died while I was on the phone (I had half battery at the start of the conversation & was only on for about 10 minutes before the battery completely died, which was probably a blessing as my ear was burning! ) It took a good 30 to 40 times of plugging the charger in, taking the battery out, blowing down the USB port etc before the phone decided to charge. I went into Vodafone today & told them about the latest issue & can you believe. I was told it was a design feature of the phone. If the battery dies down completely the phone will take 30 minutes to recognise a charger! It is not a fault in my phone, it is the technology! I couldn't believe what I was hearing! I had to leave the store before saying something I'd regret. My next course of action was to look at reviews on this phone to see if the whole 30 minutes before charging thing was common, all I've found is more complaints about this phone I have decided to write to Nokia & Vodafone HQ to express my disappointment in this phone. I would happily downgrade if it meant I didn't have to tip toe around this one for the next 11 months!

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Reviewer: Ryan Williamson - Shetland Islands, UK
Date: 23rd Jan 2009

This phone is a very good looking phone! I bought it for its looks but I wish I hadn't now. The battery last a day & no more it always has something like updating memory status then turns off when you are texting or just working with the phone. The features on the Nokia are not bad but some stuff I does have I never use & the stuff I do need its does not have! I don't like the way how the charger input & the USB cable input are the same it means you can only use one type of charger unlike the other Nokia's you could use the same charger in every phone. Mine has not yet broken but I have only had it for a month so I will wait in see what it will behold! This phone I would give to the old folk because it easy to use that's my only point about it. Ryan.

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Reviewer: Waz - Darlington, UK
Date: 13th Jan 2009

I like Nokia's & find them very easy to use, but the 6500 doesn't look terribly reliable, which sort of defies the point of me having it.

Though having said that the O2 sales rep said that O2 had waited about 2 months after everyone else to release the 6500 & so they ironed out most of the faults with their own software, & hence there is not too many problems with them when they're on O2. Not sure how much truth there is in this & whether to take the plunge or get a Samsung U800 instead? Or shall I just stick with the simpler 6300? Any theories.

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Reviewer: Miss Why - Hants, UK
Date: 6th Jan 2009

My son has had this phone 6 months & during that time he has gone through 3 phones. Thankfully Orange has replaced them. The problem, the screen cracks too easily. This phone has been designed to look good which it does but not for durability. It has got to the stage where he is worried about taking it out. I would not recommend this phone if you wish to use it as it should be used. I can't comment on its features or usability as I only see it when it has a cracked screen!

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Reviewer: Grant - Perth, Australia
Date: 5th Jan 2009

After sitting on the lounge watching TV for a few hours I took the phone out of my pocket & noticed the screen was cracked. Thought I was going mad until I started reading the reviews on this site. Heavy, short battery life, texting nightmare, 6500 is complete rubbish.

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Reviewer: Nic Brandenberger - Geneva, Switzerland
Date: 3rd Jan 2009

I got myself a Nokia 6500 Classic about 8 months ago & I must say (as a formerly loyal Nokia user) THIS WAS the LAST Nokia PHONE I BOUGHT!

The battery lasts only a day or two, the device gets extremely hot when using the phone & last but not least, the screen is not protected. When it breaks it turns black & you can trash the device for good.

Although the design is nice, this is definitely the worst phone ever made by Nokia. NEVER BUY THIS PHONE!

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Reviewer: Jeff Stevens - Hartlepool, UK
Date: 28th Dec 2008

I recently got my Nokia 6500 classic about 6 month ago & I must say it's one of the best phones I have ever had picture perfect slim & sleek. About 2 weeks ago I was having a couple of drinks at home when it happened. My phone fell off the chair arm & in to my pint of lager (full) after getting it out & removing the battery & SIM my wife washed it under the tap as alcohol contains sugar she thought she'd rinse it off. After 2 days of drying I was amazed to see it working. The only problem I had was the camera was not. I called into a local phone repair shop & enquired to see if anything could be done, he told me I was lucky any of it worked & to make the most of what I had, leaving it at that I didn't think anything else of it until a couple of days later I was messing around with my phone & low & behold every function including CAMERA were back in full working order. This has got to be the phone for the clumsy. Yours Jeff Stevens.

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Reviewer: Owen Thomas - London, UK
Date: 22nd Dec 2008

Screen cracked while phone was in my pocket. Orange told me to take it up with Nokia, who claim I must have dropped it & that they never get this complaint with the 6500! Rubbish phone, it looks nice but terrible design.

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Reviewer: Davie - Chicister, UK
Date: 21st Dec 2008

Rubbish gone through 13 of these phones in a year may give up if my next on cracks the screen again maybe use bean tins with string its cheaper.

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Reviewer: Jackie - West Sussex, UK
Date: 6th Dec 2008

Had I have written this review a week ago I would have been raving on about how much I like it. Only I have had it 10 months now & although it has lasted longer than many I have read about here, it is now time for it to play up!

The screen freezes & goes white in the middle of text or conversation, it then turns itself off & on again. I can only send or receive one text then it goes off & takes 20 minutes before I can use it for anything again.

I rely on my phone heavily & this is doing my head in! It's not been dropped yet but it may be thrown very soon as it's so annoying!

I will be using my old Sony Ericsson (which is 4 years old & never had a problem) now until my contract is up & I will think carefully before having another Nokia.

I wouldn't recommend this phone, unless you enjoy being angry all the time.

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Reviewer: Neilycee - Devon, UK
Date: 24th Nov 2008

UTTER TRASH! This phone lasted all of a matter of weeks. Before it gave up (a problem with the screen) I had problems with messaging, charging & the 6500 classic would randomly switch itself off. Orange did not want to know about the problem & have advised me to take my complaint up with Nokia. I am yet to see their response. If I don't get the right customer care it will move me not to use either Orange or Nokia again.

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Reviewer: Stu - Darlington, UK
Date: 20th Nov 2008

The features are spot on & it's quite easy to use & the camera provides a decent picture but Nokia have completely ruined this phone with awful design, why don't they just put these features into the 8800s steel case instead of this pathetic build quality. My screen & keypad both broke so I sent it away to be repaired & it broke in my pocket as soon as I got it back, they need to start putting glass covers over the LCD screens on ALL MODELS.

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Reviewer: Andrina - UK
Date: 19th Nov 2008

Glad I am not the only one having problems. I am on my second phone & still major problems. Heats up & burns my ear, crashes when I am in middle of conversations & the ring tones sound warped, can't hear when I use hands-free kit, Orange don't want to know.

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Reviewer: Kal - Birmingham, UK
Date: 17th Nov 2008

When I got this phone, I didn't know I had it in my pocket, nice & slim. But as time went on I kept getting call drops, more & more. It's now 4 months & I have had enough. I rang 3 & they said all Nokia 6500 classic have a reception problem in weak areas so they are changing it for a 6220. Of which I had to wait 2 weeks for because of stock, so they say. But the phone is nice, just have to part with it.

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Reviewer: Hidde - Netherlands
Date: 6th Nov 2008

Rubbish, keeps crashing while calling & sending text messages.

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Reviewer: Annette - UK
Date: 5th Nov 2008

Total rubbish. From the start the battery life was poor, then the SCREEN CRACKED while the phone was in my bag, for no apparent reason. Would never recommend this phone to anyone.

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Reviewer: Ds - UK
Date: 28th Oct 2008

Not recommended

- Lots of people are reporting that the screen breaks very easily (mine did).

- Terrible battery life.

- the interface is OK but clunky compared to my previous Sony Ericsson, for example, on the Sony Ericsson you can press a number on the keypad to access a menu item, this feature & loads of other nice touches are absent from the Nokia.

- If you have two numbers listed under one person, it doesn't, as far as I can tell, tell you which number a given missed call came from.

- It looks amazing but the looks quickly fade when the casing gets scratched & scuffed, keys fall off (as has happened to me) & the screen breaks.

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Reviewer: Donna - Manchester, UK
Date: 24th Oct 2008

I've had the Nokia 6500 for about 4 months & lo & behold the time has come for the screen to crack for some totally unknown reason, other than I had the audacity to carry it around in my bag. Was thinking of paying to get it fixed until I read a number of reviews that have all experienced the same issue. This has to be a design fault judging by the number of people this has happened to, when the phone has not been dropped or treated roughly.

When I first received the phone I thought it was great, although slightly difficult to text on given the small keys compared to the Samsung I'd just upgraded from. But I soon got used to that & loved the slim design & clear screen. However, it wasn't long before I was having to charge it every couple of nights & feeling like my ears were being fried if I made a call that lasted more than 10 minutes.

I've now decided to just go back to my trusty old Samsung until Nokia admit it's a design issue & offer to fix the cracked screens for free!

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Reviewer: Sims T - Devon, UK
Date: 20th Oct 2008

I've had this model bought from eBay, locked to Vodafone for about a month now. Reading previous reviews from this site I decided to enclose it in a clear plastic case to give added protection to its fragile screen. So far it's still intact!

I've had several 3G phones now & this one is no better at battery life when you are out of a 3G zone than any of the others, Samsung being bar far the worst, lasting a mere 6 hours on a full charge.

I just wish Nokia & Sony Ericsson (the two main players as far as I am concerned) would make models of this quality without the 3G, so the phone wouldn't drain the battery seeking a signal it won't find (I work on the edge of Exmoor which only has 2G coverage) At least with the Sony Ericsson you can switch between 3G & non 3G network reception. I haven't as yet found this option on this model.

I've nonetheless scored this quite well. It looks good, it's slim, light & compact. It has a quality feel to it. The screen is crystal clear & bright & you can change the font size if like me you have rubbish eyesight. As a person who always carries his mobile in his front pockets it great because it doesn't cause a huge bulge!

I don't want to take pictures with a mobile phone. The only phones I've ever seen half decent photo have been the cyber shot ones anyway. I prefer something called a Nikon D80 SLR for doing those! Music player, yep the 6500 has one of those, along with all the other media guff the kids seem to want. For this I have an iPod 80gig with every album I have owned over the past 24 years so I probably wouldn't bother transferring MP3's across from my PC to this phone.

The 6500 has web & pop3 & iMap email access of which I use only the email to my own BT email account (Vodafone can shove my mail as its useless) I must say I have a big beef with mobile operators ripping us off for the past few years for web usage, so the fact that this model even with edge & hspda download speeds really doesn't get my juices flowing because viewing web pages on something this small is a joke & still painfully slow despite the manufacturers claims. (you can almost watch the battery level deplete each time you download a couple of pages)web pages in 3G areas still taking about a minute, this could be laggy phone software, room for improvement here, as I have had older phones that have done the same thing a lot quicker.

The 6500 is easy to navigate, quite intuitive & took me about 15 minutes to get to everything I wanted to adjust only having to glance at the user manual twice!

So if you want a slick looking device that you can text fairly well with, receive emails on & make the odd phone call with this is adequate. I do feel this phone is trying to masquerade as a business users phone somewhat, which for £100 & it doesn't meet any of those requirements brilliantly. If that's what you want then fork out the extra £200 for an N-Series or a HTC PDA.

I may not be an electrical wizard but one pearl of wisdom I can impart is that there is a finite usable size for a mobile device with a touch input whether it be hard key or touch screen interface, then the Nokia 6500 is probably it (yes I know Samsung have brought out a couple of phones that are smaller, lipstick sized but they are mere fashion items aimed at a small minority, these are mere gimmicks).

unfortunately!

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Reviewer: Mark T - Melbourne, Australia
Date: 19th Oct 2008

HEY GUYS. I HAVE HAD THIS PHONE FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. The PHONES WORKING PERFECTLY. NO FREEZING, SCREEN HAS NOT CRACKED EVEN THOUGH I DROPPED IT TWICE ON CONCRETE, BATTERY LASTS 4 DAYS, CALLS HAVE NEVER CUT OUT & the RECEPTION IS PERFECT. ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEMS. I don't UNDERSTAND HOW you COULD HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH A PHONE AFTER OWNING IT JUST FOR 1 DAY. IF the PHONE HAD SOME MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL GLITCH, I WOULD THINK Nokia WOULD HAVE FIXED IT IN MANUFACTURING & NOT MASS PRODUCE A PHONE THAT DOESN'T WORK.

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Reviewer: Louise - Cheshire, UK
Date: 18th Oct 2008

I've had this phone for 12 months & the only problem I've had is the screen cracked when I dropped it (I've dropped many phones but never had this before). The battery life is great, for those suffering with battery life, switch the 3G off & it will last ages.

All in all I love this phone, it doesn't, freeze, switch it's self off or do any of the things others have complained about. I'd recommend this phone to anyone.

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Reviewer: Andy Blackall - Inverness, UK
Date: 14th Oct 2008

Just bought the 6500 classic. Really like the phone. So cool & slim. Can someone tell me where to find the tones. My book says under look under settings but there is nothing there at all. Help.

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Reviewer: Luke - Verwood, UK
Date: 11th Oct 2008

I am getting this phone for my birthday for £100 which I think it's a great deal but from all the reviews on here it's slightly put me off. All my mates say it's a good phone & I have been to some phone shops & had ago with it I fort the design of the phone was great & all the features on it was good to, I had ago at texting & thought it was good & easy to use. The main thing I am concerned about is the battery life 3 & half hours are quite poor & for a phone with such good features & other stuff I fort they would of made the battery life a bit better. At the moment I have got a Sony Ericsson k800i I think it's got a superb camera but I think it appalling for texting taking a phone call & IT'S the CHUNKIEST PHONE I have EVER USED. So that's why I am going for the Nokia 6500 classic because its slim & it's got everything I want on it I am not really a camera person so I don't need an amazing camera.

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Reviewer: Andrea - Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Date: 3rd Oct 2008

My problem is that sometimes when someone phones me, I can't hear them but they can hear me & I have to switch it off & then back on but if I put it on loudspeaker I can hear them perfectly. It does heat up very bad & the battery is terrible if you have a long conversations & I have also had the problem that if the battery completely dies it won't charge up when you connect it t the mains & I have to connect it to the computer to charge it a liitle bit & then if I plug the phone into the mains it works. This is a terrible phone & not worth the £180 I paid for it!

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Reviewer: Sarah H - London, UK
Date: 3rd Oct 2008

Thank Goodness I am not going mad! I HATE this phone. Got it six months ago & within three it was crashing & freezing. It would happen randomly, usually when on the phone but often when it was just in my bag doing nothing. I'd look at it & it would be dead.

It wouldn't turn back on so had to take out the battery. Not ideal in the middle of London in rush hour!

Finally had enough & sent it back to O2 for them to fix & it's come back with more problems! Now I can't have my contacts in alphabetical order & they are being held hostage on my SIM, unable to be moved to the phone.

Nightmare phone! I am thinking of buying a replacement. Any suggestions? !?

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Reviewer: Michele - Somerset, UK
Date: 22nd Sep 2008

Wow, I have just read some of the reviews & felt compelled to add my own. I specifically came on to find out if I was the only one having problems. It seems I am not paranoid after all! I have had several Nokia's previously & never had any problems. They are easy to use & always look good. This is the worst phone I have had. My business partner & I took out identical contracts & identical phones. The phones can sit side by side & she has signal & I don't know how that happens. The signal is so intermittent at home I have to leave it on top of the coffee jar in the kitchen as it is the only place it will pick up or send messages. Move it an inch & forget it! Forget about having a conversation on the bloody thing. One day it will be fine but the next day I can be sat in the same chair & can't even get a signal! It also has an annoying habit of receiving the same message several times but sometimes as much as 20 minutes apart. Yet the time sent is always the same & the sender has only ever sent it once. The phone is a nightmare & unpredictable. If you like a little quirkiness in your life go ahead & buy the phone. You will never have another dull moment again as you never know quite what to expect from it!

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Reviewer: Vee - London, UK
Date: 15th Sep 2008

In my opinion this phone is a waste of time, & anyone who has managed to keep away from it should continue to do so!

It's impossible to talk on for more than 3 minutes as it starts to get so hot you'd think you face was burning. The reception tends to cut in & out as is pleases, I've been unable to use the phone for hours at a time because of this, & it's definitely not the operators fault as colleagues on the same network are unaffected! On top of all that, it randomly turns off in the middle of conversations & its has a pretty poor battery life even after turning off all the things that it was bought for, which apparently drain the battery. What is the point in having them if you can't use them.

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Reviewer: Cyanide - Australia
Date: 12th Sep 2008

I have had the phone for about 2 weeks now, with only two issues.

- the talk time on battery is pretty ordinary.

- More importantly the phone really heats up if talking for more than 4 or 5 minutes, & I mean uncomfortably hot & I have to keep it away from my hear if making a long conversation.

So if you are a heavy mobile user it's not a phone for you.

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Reviewer: S Cochran - Glasgow, UK
Date: 8th Sep 2008

I agree with most of the others. DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE. Got 20 of these as upgrades to company phones. All twenty have the same problems. Very poor battery life, speaker quality rubbish, cannot get phone book to organise its self into alphabetical order & now that I read the other reviews I expect there are more problems to come.

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Reviewer: Emma - Daventry, UK
Date: 2nd Sep 2008

The speaker is rubbish! I am on my third phone in 18 days. The speaker on the first went after 10 days. Sound quality was awful & sounded really tin like. Sounded like the speaker had blown. Got a new once sent & that did the same in 5 days. Now on third phone, have had it 2 days & okay at the moment but we will see. I am not to keen to keep it. Think I will change model all together.

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Reviewer: Claire Johnson - Southampton, UK
Date: 21st Aug 2008

Liked the phone when I got it although the camera is not that great, you can't really see the screen when you take one but that doesn't matter now as I have a whopping great big crack down the screen! Off to the Nokia shop tomorrow to see what they say but reading the rest of these reviews I am guessing I'll be forking out £40 to get a new screen, wonderful.

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Reviewer: Jackie - UK
Date: 18th Aug 2008

I have had this phone a few months & I think it's great, I have had no problems at all.

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Reviewer: Robbie - New York, US
Date: 15th Aug 2008

This is a great phone! Everyone has problems with every phone, it depends on what you think a good phone should consist of, but personally this phone has been very good, battery life lasts a long time, the screen has not cracked & it meets most expectations.

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Reviewer: Kate - Yorkshire, UK
Date: 14th Aug 2008

I have had this phone since May 2008 & I have found it to be a brilliant little phone! It's never broken, the screen has never cracked, I have dropped it too many times to remember on solid concrete floors & it's worked perfectly afterwards. It's only crashed a few times, but that's when I have tried to do too much at once, & it's simple enough to sort out (take the battery out). I find the features on the phone brilliant, my camera is really sharp, & takes fantastic photos! & the USB connection to transfer data & photo's is so simple to use! However like everyone else, the battery is rubbish! It has to be charged every other day, but it does only take about an hour to be fully charged, so I guess it's a compromise on such a compact phone. I also found that when talking for more than 5 minutes on the phone, it's does get very hot : (. However this is the only downside, I guess I just got lucky & got a decent one! I would recommend to anyone. Also if you get it from O2, & trade in any old knackered phone (with a charger) you get £40 off a new phone!

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Reviewer: De Mange - Seignosse, France
Date: 11th Aug 2008

This mobile phone is perfect for me. No matter, everything is fine.

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Reviewer: Karen - Belfast, UK
Date: 9th Aug 2008

Bought this phone on 31 May & by the first week in July the screen had cracked.

Up until then I thought the phone was great looking. The battery life did not match my expectations.

For anyone who has had similar problems with this phone could I urge you to contact Nokia.

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Reviewer: John - UK
Date: 7th Aug 2008

Great phone.

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Reviewer: Sam - UK
Date: 5th Aug 2008

I've just received this phone today, I think it is an amazing looking phone & overall I am very pleased with it.

However I am concerned & worried about what other people have been saying about it, saying it is rubbish etc.

I went for Nokia because I have been told that they are reliable because I was very disappointed with my recent phone, (Sony Ericsson w910i) due to the fact that it kept turning itself off & freezing.

I have bought a silicon case off eBay to protect my new phone so hopefully I won't have any problems with it breaking that way.

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Reviewer: Joshua Woodford - Gosport, UK
Date: 1st Aug 2008

THIS PHONE IS RUBBISH. DO NOT TOUCH IT

I got my phone last Saturday & it wouldn't send text messages. Then, the screen cracked from one corner to the other & the battery (which was full) died. My friend has the same phone & his keeps on freezing (especially when he sends or receives text messages).

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Reviewer: John Fitzgerald - London, UK
Date: 31st Jul 2008

Just received the Nokia 6500 as an upgrade phone having only seen it on the website. IT IS BEING SENT STRAIGHT BACK! I should have read the reviews here first to realise it is just NOT the phone for me.

Make no mistake it is a beautiful phone, slim, elegant, smart, perfect for someone who goes to work in a suit & wants an attractive looking phone.

That for me is the problem, it is delicate & fragile, a light metal body, just look at it & you will scratch it.

To make matters worse the screen is glass without a plastic cover, just waiting to crack. There seems to be no carry case available to protect it.

The buttons are tiny & the charger connection (mains & car) are totally different to mainstream accessories.

If you want a delicate fashion accessory buy this phone, but if you want a solid device to use as a working phone you had better look elsewhere. My 2 year old Nokia 6230I is in a different class.

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Reviewer: Fatfish - UK
Date: 29th Jul 2008

Same problems with speaker as John 14th June 2008.

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Reviewer: Jo - UK
Date: 23rd Jul 2008

I have had two of these phones in the past 6 months & have had problems with both of them. I read the reviews on here before buying the phone & decided to go ahead thinking they can't all break, but from experience so far they do! You can't really fault the phone on design, it is very thin & in the black I think slick looking, I have received many compliments on the look of it. Also, it has camera, video, voice recording, Bluetooth, MP3 player, Internet, games (including snake 3) & picture messaging so there are no features most people would want that it doesn't have. While it is working I find it simple & a pleasure to use. However, it does overheat while having a conversation on the phone & the battery doesn't last very long at all (I think this could be because the battery is small due to the phone itself being so thin) but I charge mine overnight every other day or so & I don't really find this to be a big problem. My first 6500 classic used to freeze & the screen would turn all white & there was nothing I could do, if I eventually could get it back the phone would not let me access texting, my inbox, the gallery or the call register (no idea why), so I took it in to have it repaired, but then found that when they send your phone off for repair they wipe it clean so you lose EVERYTHING. Due to this I would not let them repair it & attempted to repair it myself, which surprisingly I managed! I then backed the phone up onto my computer (strongly recommend this as it has saved me A LOT of time & effort), in case it broke again (it seemed to work & then freeze on almost a daily basis). A week later I went on holiday only to have it stolen, I was not pleased to say the least! So on my return I paid £150 for another one, with the consolation that the first one probably would have broken again before long anyway & at least I had backed it up. I have had the new one two days, put it on charge & now it will not turn on. I wouldn't really recommend this phone, I think there are probably the lucky few out there who have had one that has not broken, but having had two break, in such a short time & having paid so much for the replacement (half my monthly salary) I cannot speak for them. I was considering replacing it with the cheaper 6300 (£80) which also now comes in all black as well as black & silver so it looks just as good, & now I wish I had because getting an exchange looks set to be a nightmare. I am now paying for a contract which I can't use because the handset is not working! Also I think this phone has been out a while now & it is probable that Nokia will bring out another before long, hopefully without all these problems! Just wish I had held out a little longer for that!

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Reviewer: Serena - Leeds, UK
Date: 19th Jul 2008

THIS PHONE IS the WORST PHONE EVER! DO NOT BUY! This phone looks good but that's really about it! The battery goes down extremely quick & I am sometimes having to charge my phone twice a day if somebody calls me for longer than 20 min if not I have to definitely charge it every day! This is a nightmare!

My ear feels like its burning off when somebody calls me for longer than five minutes & that's not an exaggeration this phone gets seriously hot!

Although I have not experienced the cracked screen (YET).

I have had this phone for about 6 months now but don't think I can hang on to it for another 6 months & I am going to change!

Just want to warn anyone thinking about buying this phone!

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Reviewer: Aishah - Leeds, UK
Date: 9th Jul 2008

This phone is wicked you should buy the cover case to go with it. I have had mine for a month it is brilliant.

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Reviewer: Moneim - Sudan
Date: 5th Jul 2008

This phone can not be recommended at all. If you have already purchased it, it might work much better if you download the latest software for this phone from Nokia website (version 6.61). Most of its problems resolved with this new software. Again if you don't have this phone, don't take & go for another option.

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Reviewer: Gabrielle - Johannesburg, South Africa
Date: 4th Jul 2008

What an awful phone. Yes, it's good-looking, but like a bimbo it's all about looks & nothing else. The camera is awful, every picture has a greeny blue tinge. & the battery, at first I only had to charge it every two days (my old Nokia 6101 I only had to charge every four or five days)& now I have to charge it everyday. One little conversation, the battery power drops right down. Also, it gets so hot, you could fry an egg on it. The other charming little quirk it has is it cuts out in the middle of a call. But then silly me, I should have done research on this phone beforehand, instead of being lured by the advert. Here in SA, the service provider will only exchange for a new phone within the first 10 mins of talk time. After that, your ill old phone will be sent in for repair a million times if need be. The worst phone I've ever owned, & I am stuck with it for the next 18 months. DON'T BUY IT.

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Reviewer: Emma Jones - Stoke, UK
Date: 2nd Jul 2008

Well I bought my phone on the contract deal & the day before it was due to be delivered I found this site as always for my older phones yet the reviews were basically rubbish, about how it freezes & the screen cracks. However, for a teenage girl who is into the phone industry & likes to get a new phone every 7 months or so due to me being careless with my phones. I think that the Nokia 6500 classic is very good. I can use it easily & haven't had to read the instructions due to it being fairly simple enough to just work your way around the phone. There for, unless my phone obtains any further problems which I will let you all know about it, my phone is pretty nifty tbh & for a contract of 15 quid a month for unlimited texts & 100 minutes. I think I can keep it for the 18 months with out problems.

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Reviewer: Andy - Chesham, UK
Date: 1st Jul 2008

Awful phone, had it 3 weeks as a replacement for the rubbish N73. There is no adjustment for the back light which only stays on for 5 seconds, very annoying if you're trying to read a text, very poor signal strength have to go outside to get a signal, don't buy it.

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Reviewer: Abra - London, UK
Date: 21st Jun 2008

OH where do I start, for the first month or so I thought it was an awesome phone, it looks really nice & is slim & easy to take around with you.

Although at first I found it difficult to find in my bag & found myself constantly worried that I have lost it.

But then one day I put my phone on the table walked away & came back to in about an hour later & the screen had a HUGE CRACK in it. I just couldn't figure it out.

I thought it was a freak accident. So I got it replaced, but then about 2 or 3 weeks later whilst consciously trying to be careful with it as not to crack it, it was in my bag I found it had cracked again blanking out about half the screen in black & making the other side pixelated & flickering.

Then when reading these reviews I remembered that when I first got my phone I was quite worried by the quite loud high pitched buzzing I got when charging it.

I have never broken a phone, I have never had any problems of this sort, although once a phone I had became almost impossible to charge, but I had had the phone for over 2 years. This phone I have had for a few months & it seems as though to carry out my contract I am going to have to expect a lot more cracked screens & have a shortened battery life to look forward to.

Please, don't buy this phone.

At first it seems great, but after a few months it will really begin to fall apart.

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Reviewer: Paul - Chatham, UK
Date: 21st Jun 2008

What a rubbish phone had four phones now with Orange UK problems with signal also had SIM as Orange did not believe it was the phone now they have agreed to change for another Nokia which took a long time to get as Orange don't believe the customer, will be going to another network after 10 years with Orange as customer is not right the service poor phone avoid.

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Reviewer: John - UK
Date: 14th Jun 2008

Lots of problems with speaker only 2 months old it's going back can't hear anything till I put it on loudspeaker.

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Reviewer: Cheryl - Sydney, Australia
Date: 12th Jun 2008

I love the look, but that is it, I have gone through 2 cracked screens, & the last time because I pushed the charger in, & the pressure cracked it, rand Nokia, & of course is my fault, nothing wrong with their phone.

I also have bad reception but thought it was my network, but looks like is the phone. I have only ever had Nokia & re considering my next phone.

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Reviewer: Steph - UK
Date: 8th Jun 2008

I love this phone. It's gorgeous, & easy to use, additional features aren't fantastic but I want a phone, not an MP3 player.

I have had this phone for just over 2 months. I noticed immediately that the battery life was not great, & it needs charging every 1 or 2 days, but I could handle that. Also, whenever I make a phone call, I end up with a hot ear! Again, I wasn't too bothered.

It also has a poor reception, but I assumed that was the network.

After 3 weeks, I had my MP3 player on & received a text. The entire phone froze up. Had to remove the battery (which was difficult! ) to get it working again. The same happened a couple of days later. I stopped using the MP3 player.

The phone continued to freeze on odd occasions, until 4 weeks later, the whole thing crashed. I couldn't receive texts, the phone would reset during calls, & it wouldn't let me go through my menu.

I sent it off for repair & got it back a week later. I had had it back for 6 days when it did exactly the same thing again.

My mobile phone company won't exchange my phone, because I didn't bring it back within 28 days. So I am back to a loan phone. I will apparently eventually get an exchange (although I don't have much hope for a new phone after reading the reviews! ) after it has been sent off for repair a minimum of 3 times. Instead I keep getting my phone wiped & sent back, & in the meantime left with a brick from 4 years ago.

I am very disappointed. I have always found Nokia's to be reliable & am now faced with large amounts of HASSLE. As lovely as this phone is, I'd recommend choosing a different model.

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Reviewer: Vm - Newcastle, UK
Date: 5th Jun 2008

Just got phone so still making my mind up, it's pretty amazing how slim this phone really is, first impressions is that I really do like it.

Struggling with the predictive text on this phone, even when its switched on it doesn't give the option of opting for a different word I.e. When I want to write the word me it brings up the option of the word of, I am then having to go into the options to change the word whereas my old phones used to allow you to arrow down to change the word. Aaaahhhh just me having a mini moan, any suggestions would be a great help.

Battery seems very poor so will have to keep an eye on it & didn't realise there was no radio, apart from these couple of minor things all is great, ideal to sneak into my purse in a small handbag for nights out, happy with phone to date.

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Reviewer: Lola Slate - London, UK
Date: 26th May 2008

IT IS the WORST PHONE EVER don't GO ANYWHERE NEAR IT SERIOUSLY don't WASTE TIME & MONEY BUYING IT I AM HELPING YOU OUT HERE.

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Reviewer: Linda - London, UK
Date: 25th May 2008

I got this phone as an upgrade under contract with T mobile. Phone looked nice but almost immediately the problems began to start. First of all I could not get the back of the phone off. This was very difficult. Then the phone would freeze up. This happened quite a bit. The battery life on this phone is a joke. As a result of this I sent it to T mobiles approved repairers. Imagine my disbelief when heard from them stating that the screen was broken & that I would have to pay to put this right. I sent this phone in, in good condition but it is their word against mine. This is not covered under warranty. I read up on this site at the amount of similar faults & tried to argue my case but to no avail. I would not advise anyone who is considering getting this phone to get one because it is ill designed & extremely fault ridden. I only had this phone for less than two months.

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Reviewer: Ryan Haines - Bath, UK
Date: 23rd May 2008

Got this phone thinking it would be the best phone ever but it wasn't as good as I thought but it is a good business phone, office people get in there, buy one.

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Reviewer: Rachel - Coventry, UK
Date: 22nd May 2008

I am another person you has had the screen crack on me after 4 weeks. Again phone was just in my pocket nothing in it & the screen cracked. This type of damage is not covered by any warranty so I have to pay for this design fault to be fixed. I spoke to a tech & they said the screen is very fragile as it has no plastic protector over it & advised me that I should have brought the hard case protector which was never offered to me at the time of purchase. I am afraid if this has happen to you, you will get no joy you will have to pay for it to be fixed but buy the hard see through case after, it doesn't make it bulky & it will save hassle in the long run.

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Reviewer: Johann - Preston, UK
Date: 21st May 2008

Poor reception, fault with the handset it overheats so much that I had 5 new ones sent out by Orange (UK) all with the same fault. Sorry Nokia you got it wrong this time.

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Reviewer: Lincoln - Wollongong, Australia
Date: 21st May 2008

Love it. Looks great. Better than the slide version too. Also a lot better in looks & feature wise than the 6300. A lot slimmer too.

Its light compared to some phones like the N-Series, but heavy in comparison to the 6120, which is currently offered with the same plans & deals etc.

The keys are very small, & can be difficult to use. Only takes a week or two to get used to it.

Camera, is not good. My old Samsung D600 rips it. But who really buys a phone based on the camera.

Downside is the 1GB built in memory. Not expandable although, 1GB is a lot. Back in the day people would hardly get a 1GB stick for the camera. If you wanted a music player, you'd have either the slide version or an iPod.

As stated. Battery life isn't that great. I can usually go for a few days without having to charge it. With just SMS's & a bit of music. (I am a SMS addict). But if I make a few calls, I'll have to charge it that night.

The metal casing is great, although I have scratched mine already. Only tiny but I know it's there. Nothing a bit of black touch up paint didn't cover.

& occasionally if the phone is low on battery, & if your playing music. It can turn off (durrr), but only sort of off? the key lights will come on, I can receive messages. But screen will be off & keys are inactive. Strange.

All in all, I am happy with this phone. I will keep it for till my contract runs out, other 18 or so months.

Design marked down as phone is too small. But that's not really THAT much of an issue. It's just sometimes hard to hold.

Features marked down (design boosted). Not as many features (as say the slide version), but look how small & skinny it is! Also the camera is bad.

Usability, keys can be tricky to use. I don't personally like the music player. Compared to my iPod. Battery life.

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Reviewer: Tony - London, UK
Date: 15th May 2008

Looks great, a bit light though so I am always checking it's still in my pocket. Rubbish battery life, died after 1.5 days & I'd made one call & a couple of texts. Buttons are too small which is a nightmare for texting! Functions are great but rubbish battery life & fiddly buttons mean I am sending it back after having it only week.

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Reviewer: Scott - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 13th May 2008

Had this phone about 2 months now. Absolutely beautiful. If you've ever had an 8800 it's basically one of them (So pretty phone that works like almost every other Nokia) without the fancy slide & about 60g knocked off in a very slim case. (If you stack 3 of these on top of each other & then put an n95 next to it, you'll really appreciate the thinness.)

It's not feature packed its more style & some substance.

2MP camera is poor takes OK photos but really should have come with a 3.2 as a minimum.

1gig (really something on the lines of 930MB) memory will be adequate for most users but will fill up quickly if you're one of those people that turns your phone into a MP3 player. Music players quite good but not as loud with the headset in as it could be. The back is 100% flat so when it's on a table on silent mode it will not make a sound vibrating. Nokia S40 platform works a dream.

Wouldn't buy it pay as you go at current prices but free on a contract its well worth it.

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Reviewer: Sandy Young - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 6th May 2008

I have always used Nokia phones they are just great, BUT when I got the 6500 classic (which I was really looking forward to) it looked good, felt good but every time I would receive or make a call even in familiar areas where I knew I should get a good signal it would cut off in mid sentence! Sent it back after 1 week received a replacement exactly the same worst phone I have ever had & it does not sync with my mac.

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Reviewer: Graeme - Workington, UK
Date: 1st May 2008

Ignore my review on 23rd of April & get the 6500 slide better speck & no bother to use had two 6500 classics in a week nice to look at not much aluminium on them though to be that special the slide is stainless steel & looks the biz especially in black the classic totally let me down definitely don't buy the classic version of these two phones.

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Reviewer: Graeme - Workington, UK
Date: 28th Apr 2008

Well I spoke too soon sent my black 6500 classic back to three it froze & I had a White screen also the black aluminium was scratched looked second hand they replaced it today with the bronze version this one has a faulty casing it's not flush has a sharp ridge on it three won't take it back say they only replace it once taking it to three store to see if I can get any joy I still like the phone not happy with the three models I've received if anyone else had problem like mine let's know.

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Reviewer: Caolan Byrne - UK
Date: 28th Apr 2008

Good phone! Buy!

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Reviewer: Vanessa - UK
Date: 24th Apr 2008

Reading all the reviews below, I now find that I am not the only one to suffer from constant freezing & poor battery life. I can now look forward to my screen cracking as well! I am on my second handset in 3 months & are about to return it again due to constant freezing, especially when someone calls me or texts.

I have always chosen a Nokia phone & have had no problems with other models in the past. This phone is a complete disappointment, I am hoping that I can change it instead of receiving a new one this time.

I definitely wouldn't recommend it.

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Reviewer: Hayden Richmond - London, UK
Date: 24th Apr 2008

Phone was replaced within 30 days because it was freezing up. New one has started doing the same within 2 months. I thought the battery indicator was broken but it seems from reading these reviews it's just a poor lifespan. Phone is my Wife's & I tease her because my dinosaur 3210 off eBay works better!

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Reviewer: Graeme - Workington, UK
Date: 23rd Apr 2008

Just got this phone as a second phone on 3 excellent deal looked at a couple of other slim Nokia phones & decided on the 6500 classic in black well so far so good this phone is brilliant it looks good feels solid & it's a spot on 3G phone I didn't want video calling never use it but everything works well on the handset & it's very neat I recommend this phone & to those that have slated it you must have been unlucky this phone is top notch well done Nokia back to their best.

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Reviewer: Niall - Finland
Date: 23rd Apr 2008

I bought the Nokia 6500 Classic as my casual phone. It is an ultraslim ergonomic design achievement that easily slides into ones pocket without any bulkiness. Its stunning looks captures attention. It's slimmer than & looks better than it's Slide sister.

Usability is very good & it's very quick & easy to adapt to from other Nokia phones (I also have the excellent Nokia E61i (E is for Enterprise) as my Road Warrior device.) the ultraslim battery does not standby as long as fatter batteries, which is of course understandable. For those who just can't handle & use phones gently, it must be remembered that the 6500 Classic is not a shock proofed outdoor activity phone, it needs to be treated with the respect it deserves.

The price is right for what it is & I contend it's the best looking ultra slim phone in the shops right now.

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Reviewer: Matt - UK
Date: 20th Apr 2008

Good features, can't feel it in your pocket, sounds great, BUT had about 6 now the screens always go! Not recommended.

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Reviewer: Emma - Preston, UK
Date: 20th Apr 2008

Having read the reviews no one has really mentioned the fact the phone gets really hot if you are on a call for over 10 minutes, I have in the past burnt my ear!

I also agree on the battery, I have been a Nokia user for years & have never had to charge a phone as often, it also tells me that the battery is running out then the next minute it is showing as a full battery.

As a woman who travels a lot on her own I like to have a fully charged phone & the 6500 is very disappointing.

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Reviewer: Phil - Epsom, UK
Date: 16th Apr 2008

My wife & I both have this phone. BOTH screens have cracked in just a few months of ownership. That's £40 each to replace. This IS a design fault. The Nokia engineer I spoke to admitted that you only need to flick the screen & it will crack.

I've also had problems with charging a flat battery from USB, this can result in a crash.

My latest problem is that the camera has stopped working, it keeps on going into Camera standby mode despite downloading the latest firmware & having a fully charged battery.

This phone is all looks but no substance.

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Reviewer: Sean Dee - Glasgow, UK
Date: 10th Apr 2008

This Phone is Rather Terrible. IT is bad in every way I recommend not to buy it. The screen cracks it crashes the games are rubbish. It is truly the worst phone ever!

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Reviewer: Keithroy - Merseyside, UK
Date: 10th Apr 2008

This phone is the best I have ever had looks fabulous, feels fabulous, no problems yet, solid phone just like Nokia used to make years ago, good one Nokia.

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Reviewer: Cliff Matthews - Manchester, UK
Date: 10th Apr 2008

I got this phone as an upgrade, it arrived at 9.30am by 10.00am I was on the phone with my service provider (T Mobile) demanding my money back. This is the worst phone I've ever owned, screen froze in the first 2 minutes after I'd put it my SIM card, I took the battery out & put it back in, phone switched on OK & all buttons were responding OK but 5 minutes later it completely lost signal. I've had over 30 different mobile phones in my lifetime, this is the WORST!

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Reviewer: Lara - Cardiff, UK
Date: 8th Apr 2008

I had already had this phone on order, so I was looking for reviews on how fabulous my new phone was going to be like, after reading most of the reviews on here I panicked, what was I letting myself in for. Well if I stuck to what was being said on here I would have returned it, but I seriously haven't had one problem, no buzzing from the charger, no creaking when texting, battery life is fine, the volume was a little quite when speaking but I just turned up the speaker volume by pressing the up key, it's a good sturdy phone, you make & take calls, you text, job done, if you want a music player go get an I pod, you want decent photos get a digital camera.

I didn't need & ego building, all singing all dancing huge phone that did everything, I wanted a small phone, to make calls & text & this certainly fits the bill for me, make a lovely change from my brick N93 (all singing all dancing ego building, look & my flash phone, which was a hand me down from my lovely husband).

It's a decent phone, please read the reviews & panic like I did, I think there was a dodgy batch that went out, & all is well now.

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Reviewer: Dave Fisher - Chingford, UK
Date: 8th Apr 2008

Recently I obtained the crackle Nokia crackle, static, crackle 6500 classic mobile phone. I can honestly crackle, crackle, crackle say that I have never owned a mobile, crackle, hello! , hello! , crackle phone with such terrible reception. Even phoning crackle, crackle land lines is a pain. Vodafone have lost a few quid out of me, as using it is a real pain in the a crackle are crackle Sony Ericsson Crackle. Don't get one!

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Reviewer: Mm - Manchester, UK
Date: 7th Apr 2008

Guys, I seriously don't see what's wrong with everyone, the 6500 classic is a brilliant phone & I simply can't understand why everyone has issues with it.

Look.
Stylish, classic & pretty sleek. Doesn't leave a bulge in your pocket or take up vital space in a matchbox handbag.

Features.
Okay not the best, but if you want to be able to make & receive calls, send a few text & picture messages (& let's face it that's what 99.9% of people use their mobiles for! ) it does what it says on the tin.

Camera.
For a camera so slim, I think the picture quality is pretty fabulous.

Memory.
OK so no memory card but how much space do you need? 1GB is more than enough to satisfy most people.

MP3 player.
Sound quality great, & stores a decent number of tunes to keep you occupied.

Battery life.
No issues here. Instead of using the phone straight away, leave it to charge for about 13 to 14 hours before using (as most phones instruct you to do) for the first time & then your battery life will be as per manufacturer states. I had Bluetooth on all the time, spoke for at least an hour a day, sent numerous SMS & the battery still lasted 3.5 days without the need to recharge.

Call volume.
If you read the user manual, states quite early on that you use the navigation button in the middle to turn volume up & down.

I think if you have a little patience, read through the manual, & keep your expectations realistic, you can't help but to be amazed by the phone.

For what you are paying it is a bargain!

For the record, I am on Orange in the UK.

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Reviewer: Mike - London, UK
Date: 2nd Apr 2008

I love this phone but I had it for 2 weeks when the screen cracked. I didn't drop it, I put it in my pocket & the next time I looked at it the screen had a massive crack running down the middle.

The insurance should get me a new one but I am worried about the screen cracking again. Has anyone else had problems with the screen cracking?

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Reviewer: Nick - UK
Date: 2nd Apr 2008

This phone looks & feels great. However, the battery life is so bad that I am going to return it. I am used to Sony Ericsson's lasting about 4 to 5 days, this one lasts about 2 at most. The 2MP camera is really bad. Texting is difficult as the buttons are so small, & the metal rim at the bottom of the buttons adds to the awkwardness. It also creaks as you press the buttons which makes the phone feel a bit cheap & tacky. I am heading back to Sony Ericsson, going for the K770!

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Reviewer: Red - Bedale, UK
Date: 2nd Apr 2008

I wanted a phone that was slim & practical. I got that with this. The down side is the battery power & the charger like most Nokia phones they have the same charger is one has an awkward one. No in car charger yet! The phone does freeze too so you have to take the battery out. You can't have it all with slim phones battery life will never be great, an answer to that but a spare & carry it if you know you are going away for any length of time. All in all a good phone.

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Reviewer: Cp Boii - Oldham, UK
Date: 1st Apr 2008

It is a very beautiful phone very easy to use cheap too, that's all I can say.

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Reviewer: Dave Angel - UK
Date: 28th Mar 2008

Absolute pile of rubbish basically. Rubbish battery life, lasts about 1.5 days, the sound is too quiet, can't hear bits all. Only had it 2 months. Going straight back to phones 4 you. The only good thing is that it looks good.

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Reviewer: Adrian Mcalenan - Southend On Sea, UK
Date: 19th Mar 2008

The first day I used this phone the screen froze & I had to take out the battery & put it back in again to start it up. I can't get a signal most of the time! This phone is a load of rubbish I am swapping it for a more reliable phone, a Sony Ericsson.

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Reviewer: Matthew - Sydney, Australia
Date: 10th Mar 2008

This is a real step back in time, I only make a few calls a day.

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Reviewer: Phil - Ruislip, UK
Date: 9th Mar 2008

I made a review back in February. My only concern is the battery life on this phone. Make a few phone calls & the display goes right down. My previous phones only needed charging once a week, this one needs charging at least three times a week & I am not a heavy user. Great phone, awful battery!

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Reviewer: Moneim - Sudan
Date: 5th Mar 2008

It is a nicely designed phone but you can never depend on it. I had before 3310, 6610, 6610i, 6230i all satisfied me for quite a long time. This 6500 from the first month I realized that it was a bad & wrong option. Frequently shut down & can't be restarted unless you remove the battery, deletes contacts, unreliable net connection.

Nokia has a lot of fantastic phones, this not one of them. DO NOT TAKE IT.

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Reviewer: Hayley - B'ham, UK
Date: 2nd Mar 2008

Looks gorgeous but the phone's a bag of rubbish. Since I had it in Nov 2007 I have replaced it 3 times! When the battery loses all of its battery which doesn't take too long, I go to plug the charger in & it just won't take it, this happened to me twice, every time my battery went dead I had to travel to t mobile & complain & they replaced my battery about 4 times as the batteries they had in stock had a bit of life in them already so I could turn the phone on to charge it. The THING won't CHARGE WHEN IT'S SWITCHED OFF! The phone sound is rubbish too, when I call someone I have to hang up & try again as I can only hear little bits of what they are saying! I have had Nokia's all my life & this is by far the most rubbish! The Nokia 5110 was better than this one!

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Reviewer: Malek - London, UK
Date: 1st Mar 2008

I've had the phone for one day & already I will be exchanging it. Terrible battery life & network signal. Also, it keeps heating up! After only a few minutes. If you want something that simply looks good, then this is your phone. If you want a phone to use, then I wouldn't recommend it.

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Reviewer: Phil - Belfast, Ireland
Date: 29th Feb 2008

I recently bought this phone on an 18 month contract, & within 1 week I had to phone up 3 & get another phone. The design is excellent & I liked the look of it but every time I called it hurt my head. I have used phones for years & this is the first time this has ever happened. I was really worried about what it was doing to my head. Some people don't seem to have this problem but I did.

I personally wouldn't recommend it.

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Reviewer: Scimia - London, UK
Date: 27th Feb 2008

This phone is great! Certainly not made for people who want to take photos, listen to MP3s or play games. But if you are in search for a phone to use as a phone only, this one is great.

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Reviewer: Michael Pitt - Birmingham, UK
Date: 20th Feb 2008

Simple mobile perfection, I read a lot of reviews that talked about reception problems. Yet I took the plunge & got the phone on upgrade, with network 3. My Nokia N73 I used to have lost reception loads of time while I was at home.

Since having the 6500 classic, I have had no problems with reception. I got sick of having phones that try & do everything, but never really work properly, or freeze all the time.

So I wanted a phone that was mainly a phone & this is a smart phone, tiny in size & weight & it's simple to use, yet it's got little features here & there that makes you smile.

First time I got a text from a contact with a picture attached, the photo turns up with the message. Nice! The phone feels solid & it's superbly designed, it drolls perfection! Don't believe any bad review, I am on 3, & this phone is by far the best I have ever had, & I have had a lot of phones, Nokia 3110, Nokia 7600, Nokia N73, Nokia N95 & of all this is the best I have experienced.

Get it! You won't be disappointed.

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Reviewer: James - London, UK
Date: 18th Feb 2008

A beautiful phone. Not since my Nokia 8200 adapted with blue LEDs have I had a phone so pretty. I don't care about a camera, or a personal organiser, or an MP3 player. I have a DSLR & a teeny canon & a blackberry & any number of iPods. All I want is a stylish phone that's tiny & works well. This is stylish & tiny, unfortunately, but doesn't work so good.

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Reviewer: Mr Crosdale - UK
Date: 18th Feb 2008

Phone looks pretty good, sleek & cool. Camera is absolutely rubbish. Plenty of space for music because that is all the phone is good for. Thinking of reverting back to my old brick of a phone N70.

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Reviewer: Phil - Ruislip, UK
Date: 17th Feb 2008

Looks fantastic & is very easy to use if you have owned like me a Nokia before. Good selection of ringtones & alert tones. Best phone I have had from Nokia & I have stuck with them for over 10 years.

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Reviewer: Brad - London, UK
Date: 17th Feb 2008

I bought my phone because I wanted a good looking phone. If I wanted music & camera, like others say, I'd have bought a bigger phone.

My battery life has been great. When you buy such a slim phone, something has to give. You cannot expect as big a battery life from a smaller battery. Even the new mac air has smaller battery life, because the smaller battery.

I also wish it had a radio rather than MP3 player. Mind you when I used the MP3 player, for a phone, I thought the sound was great.

If you want a slim phone, get it. If you want a phone with the works, get something else designed primarily to give that to you. Buyer beware.

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Reviewer: Kerry Pritchard - Bangor, UK
Date: 16th Feb 2008

Had the phone a few weeks now & no major problems apart from a few calls dropping out, but that due to the signal (I live by some mountains). The only real quibble is the back cover which scruffs easy. I have got use of the 6500 slide which works the same apart from the fact that the camera is better, but I prefer candy bar style phones so this is my favourite. Battery life is fine.

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Reviewer: Grahame - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 10th Feb 2008

I'VE HAD the Nokia 6500 CLASSIC PHONE SINCE November 2007 & TO BE HONEST WISH I HADN'T BOTHERED. The PHONE KEEPS CUTTING OFF DURING CALLS & TEXTING WHICH IS A REAL PAIN AS I USE THIS PHONE FOR MY WORK DAILY. WHICH BRINGS ME TO the BATTERY LIFE. I'VE COME TO UNDERSTAND WHY the PHONE IS BLACK NOW BECAUSE ITS DRESSED FOR A FUNERAL AS THERE IS NEVER ANY LIFE IN IT!

I ALSO CANNOT DOWNLOAD TRACKS FROM the Vodafone LIVE SITE EVEN THOUGH BEING CHARGED FOR THEM. THIS IS NOT A FAULT OF Vodafone AS THEY HAVE BENT OVER BACKWARDS TO RECTIFY the PROBLEM & THEY ARE AS PERPLEXED AS ME. PLUS the CAMERA IS VERY POOR. ALL IN ALL Nokia HAVE FAILED US WITH THIS PHONE. VERY disappointed. ALL I CAN SAY TO ANYBODY thinking OF GETTING THIS PHONE IS don't BOTHER. GET YOURSELF A CARRIER PIGEON AS IT'S LIKELY TO BE FAR MORE RELIABLE. ALL THAT IS LEFT FOR ME TO SAY NOW IS Nokia YOU MIGHT JUST HAVE POSSIBLY GIVEN UP A BIG SHARE OF the MARKET TO YOUR COMPETITORS. THANKS FOR FAILING US ALL!

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Reviewer: Taz - UK
Date: 9th Feb 2008

Love this phone! Looks great. Bit upset about not being able to expand the memory but 1GB will do me fine :) but I have no idea how to hook phone charms on the phone! Please someone tell me there is a way to do this! Nokia don't let me down!

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Reviewer: Jools - Banbury, Oxon, UK
Date: 7th Feb 2008

NOT A LOT WRONG WITH THIS PHONE. LOOKS GOOD, FEELS GREAT. IF YOU WANT A DECENT PHOTOGRAPH GET A CAMERA, IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO LOADS OF MUSIC GET AN IPOD. BATTERY SEEMS FINE TO ME.ALSO IT'S QUITE NICE TO USE ABOUT 80% OF THIS PHONE RATHER THAN ABOUT 5% OF WHICH N95 OWNERS DO. USABILITY IS GOOD ALSO, I'VE GOT QUITE BIG FINGERS & I FOUND AFTER ABOUT A DAY IT IS EASY TO TEXT. SO HIGHLY recommend THIS PHONE IF YOU WANT JUST A 'MOBILE PHONE'.

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Reviewer: Jen - Leeds, UK
Date: 1st Feb 2008

I was looking for a sleek, cool looking phone & I think the classic fits the bill.

However, I had noticed a few irritating quirks & originally thought it was me or O2?!

I simply want a phone to be that. A phone! I am not interested in MP3 or cameras.

Rather annoyingly though when I use my Bluetooth I find myself constantly turning the volume up & the network signal is terrible, as I said above I thought this was down to network but after reading the other reviews I very much doubt this.

I agree the battery life is not very good & I have also experienced the phone heating up when a longer call has been made.

Come on Nokia it is 2008 surely it cannot be that difficult to design a phone that not only looks the part but works as well!

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Reviewer: Nesa - Zrenjanin, Slovenia
Date: 30th Jan 2008

This phone is great.

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Reviewer: Derek - UK
Date: 23rd Jan 2008

Lovely looks, funky ringtone & that's it. Fiddly buttons, it creaks all the time so build quality dubious & the worst bit is the battery life. Mine lasted 6 & a half hours yesterday. Its going back as I actually want a mobile I can make calls on.

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Reviewer: Bhav - London, UK
Date: 23rd Jan 2008

What a brilliant looking phone.

All those people banging on about bad features, well they give you a list of them before you buy the phone. If you do about 10 minutes research before buying the phone, then you probably would see the features (or lack of them) in the first place (although this does not apply to those who have been given the phone as gifts)!

The idea of this phone is to be just a Phone & not a fancy MP3 player, camera etc. It just provides these extras at a basic level (if you want a camera then buy a CAMERA, if you want an MP3 player buy an MP3 player, & so on).

I think the phone does what is intended brilliantly!

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Reviewer: Dave W - Bristol, UK
Date: 18th Jan 2008

Had to cancel my mobile upgrade & send the phone back. The battery life was just too poor. I left home at 6.30am on Wednesday morning with the phone fully charged as it charges on my bedside table, within 24 hours it was dead, not just low on battery but actually switched itself off dead.

My usage that day was:

- Calls Received, None
- Calls Made, 35 seconds, 3 minutes 54 seconds, 9 minutes 36 seconds, 2 minutes 18 seconds.
Texts, Received 2, Sent 3.

That's just not a usable battery life, I'd already abandoned Bluetooth to try & maximise life & it still wasn't good enough.

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Reviewer: Michael Oakes - Stafford, UK
Date: 17th Jan 2008

SIMPLE & SLIM BUT VERY STYLISH. GOOD QUALITY BUILD AS EXPECTED FROM A MAJOR MANUFACTURER & I don't THINK THERES MUCH TO CHOOSE IN RELIABILITY BETWEEN THESE & OTHER TOP RIVALS SUCH AS Sony.

A 3G PHONE WITHOUT VIDEO CALLS. OK FOR ME AS I DIDNT USE IT ON MY Sony ANYWAY. NOT the BEST CAMERA BUT OK FOR PICTURES LEFT ON the PHONE & NOT PRINTED, I USE A PROPER CAMERA FOR THAT. I WOULD HAVE PREFERED A RADIO RATHER THAN A BUILT IN MP3.

NICE & EASY TO NAVIGATE THROUGH the MENU, EASY TO OPERATE & SEND TEXT. I HAVE READ REPORTS OF A POOR BATTERY LIFE BUT the Orange STORE SAID TO RUN the BATTERY DOWN & GIVE IT A GOOD CHARGE & THINGS SEEM OK, I TEND TO ONLY LEAVE the Bluetooth ON WHEN I am IN the CAR FOR AN HOUR OR MORE A DAY. NO MEMORY CARD AVAILABLE FOR MASSES OF STORAGE BUT the PHONE CAPACITY IS SUITABLE FOR the AVERAGE USER IN MY OPINION.

NICE OVERALL PHONE TO RIVAL ANYTHING SIMILAR IN SPECIFICATION & A BIT ABOVE.

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Reviewer: George - London, UK
Date: 15th Jan 2008

This phone is rubbish. You can't search your phone book by first name & last name, it is either one or the other. To send a text message you need to press 6 buttons, at least. The battery lasts less than a dingo's kidney. The buttons are too small, for every setting you change you are prompted to confirm. Even the alarm clock, I am not silly, I know when I want to wake up.

I loved Nokia phones for their simplicity, but, sorry, this is just not what I expect from a phone. It looks good, & that is all.

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Reviewer: Lukas - London, UK
Date: 14th Jan 2008

This phone is a big joke. Battery life is ridiculous. I made few not long phone calls & it was dead after one day. I wouldn't recommend this phone to my enemy.

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Reviewer: Cat - Estonia
Date: 12th Jan 2008

I have had this phone about a month & I love the looks. It is just superb. I am a person who needs a phone for calling & sending text messages & sometimes listen to some MP3. Luckily I am a woman with thin fingers & keypad is normal for me.

The battery life is somewhat poor & the special type charger is a bit uncomfortable when you go out & need to charge a Nokia, then always someone has the old regular charger. But the new one you just need to bring it with you.

I have also a question, I want to save documents, such as word, excel, pdf etc & the Nokia 6500c doesn't read them. Is it even possible to browse these documents with this phone? I also tried to save notepad (text fail) & there was no problem, but who even uses notepad?

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Reviewer: Chamkila - Handsworth, UK
Date: 12th Jan 2008

This by far has to be the best phone out in 2007 I got this phone when it first came out brand spanking new & not any other phone can test to it for starters the looks, features & the speaker volume! The battery life is not the best but it is better then most Walkman phones or any other types such as Motorola etc. & since you have so many good features on the phone you're guaranteed to rinse the battery ever since you're always on it! Great Memory Great Looks Great Screen Resolution :).

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Reviewer: Ricky C - UK
Date: 11th Jan 2008

Well had my phone for about 3 weeks & the screen has cracked for some unknown reason. Don't know if I will have to pay for it or is it under the guarantee? & putting the phone on the bed & picking it back up again surely can't crack it? Or can it.

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Reviewer: Andrew - Wakefield, UK
Date: 11th Jan 2008

As everyone else says, the battery is rubbish! It loses most of its charge over night (could turn it off but that's not the point) & I have 3G, Bluetooth & data packets turned off.

Buttons are tiny so if you have large thumbs it's a pain to use. Very sleek & good screen.

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Reviewer: Martin - UK
Date: 8th Jan 2008

I wanted a phone to be just a phone. It calls people & texts fine, I'll leave music to my Ipod & all the fancy work stuff to my Motorola Z8.

Works well, looks good.

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Reviewer: Tony - West End, UK
Date: 7th Jan 2008

If you want a digital camera or MP3 player or a phone with a long battery life or a phone that you can be less than careful with. DON'T BUY the 6500 CLASSIC.

If you want a phone to make a few calls, look cool & probably keep it in a case when not in use. BUY the 6500 CLASSIC.

For

- Looks great
- Large memory
- Good screen resolution
- Quad band

Against

Really poor battery life 1/2 to 1 day, less if you have Bluetooth turned on:

- Difficult to text with
- Can be difficult to pick up
- Flimsy screen
- Poor camera images
- Poor flash
- Poor audio quality
- Rubbish manual

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Reviewer: James - Bristol, UK
Date: 6th Jan 2008

A really solid phone, I love it! My battery is fine.

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Reviewer: Janice - Sydney, Australia
Date: 5th Jan 2008

I have read all the reviews here. For all the negatives written about it, I wish to give it a POSITIVE.

I have had mine since Christmas Day 2007 & love it.

It froze on me once & I had to remove the battery to get it going again, however this was after I had it connected to Nokia Suite on my computer, & I had downloaded a heap of stuff onto it. I have used Nokia suite a couple of times since without any problems. It has not frozen since at any time.

It is interesting about the comments on poor battery life from others.

I put mine to the test & it remained on full bars for 33 hours before it dropped down a notch (minimum usage).

However, I only charge it every 3 days with normal usage.

A note re charging: the manual says to charge for only a few hours. I found that battery life was poor until I gave it a full 14 hour charge a couple of days after I got it. All phones usually require a big charge first, even though it is not stated in the manual. No probs since.

There have been no technical issues with it. Need to SAVE the ringtone at your desired one for it to stick. It took me a while to find this out. Now that I have got to know the phone better, it does all that it should for me. Very happy.

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Reviewer: Gordon Penny - Harlow, UK
Date: 3rd Jan 2008

I got this phone on a contract with Orange & feel like throwing in the bin. I find the scrolling button very tiny & hard to use, keys too small etc. If you want something that looks nice its for you, but if you are like me & want a practical easy to use phone, forget it! I am now using the sim card in a cheap & easy to use £20 Nokia from Argos!

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Reviewer: Shane - London, UK
Date: 3rd Jan 2008

Got this phone a few months ago, had to exchange 3 times as it would not work in my house at all even with 100% signal! Finally started to work now the screen has a small crack in bottom left hand corner & air keeps moving into screen. It does not have a face so it's harder to replace, apart from that the phone is decent except camera has poor quality. I really wanted this phone but now I have it I realise it is. JUST A PHONE with frills!

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Reviewer: Anna - London, UK
Date: 3rd Jan 2008

Do not be tempted by the sleek design of this phone. That beautiful slimline case contains the poorest functioning mobile I've ever owned. I am now on my third handset in less than three weeks & I will have to send this one back too. The first had a faulty speaker, meaning that all my calls sounded like the person was talking through a watery tunnel. The second developed a black line across the screen on its first day out of the box. & now this third one cuts out & won't switch on again for over an hour (much fiddling with batteries & sim cards & trying to charge it up eventually does the trick). I don't know how Nokia can get away with selling such a pile of junk (I am on a monthly contract so at least this isn't costing me anything) but I guess people are always going to be seduced by something that looks nice.

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Reviewer: Inga - US
Date: 3rd Jan 2008

It looks great, very delicate classy phone. Features are great, the menu is simple. But I am a little disappointed with Nokia this time. My phone heats up when I talk more than 5 or 10 min., & the battery life is really poor. It doesn't last longer than 1, 5-2 days. It would be a great phone if not the poor battery.

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Reviewer: Chris - UK
Date: 2nd Jan 2008

When offered my annual free upgrade, I felt after countless years of Sony Ericsson mobiles that a change was needed, & so I picked the 6500 Classic model. Firstly, it looks amazing! It's very sleek & stylish, much better looking than any Sony! Being a Nokia, it's very easy to use as well, simple menus etc make the phone useable for almost everyone! But on my previous phones, I had used them as MP3 players as well & I thought I would do the same with the 6500 classic, BIG MISTAKE!

Firstly, the Nokia PC Suite Transfer Music software is awful! It takes forever to transfer music & to even realise the phone is connected to the computer via the USB! Also on the phone, the USB input is at the top of the phone, this is where you put your head phones in. It isn't very secure, & the headphones are constantly coming out! Also the quality of sound is poor, a lot of fuzzing in the background! Also the media player isn't the best, it takes about 6 to 7 minutes just to load up, & I only have 200 songs on there!

Overall, I would definitely suggest this phone to anyone without intentions to use the MP3 player, the rest of the features are good! But make sure you don't make the same mistake as me, don't use the phone as an MP3 player!

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Reviewer: Matthew Snickle - Australia
Date: 31st Dec 2007

Nokia has done it again! I love this phone, except when you take it off the PC connector it often freezes! First time it happened was the day I got it & I was panicking! I couldn't get the battery out! But I did! It just happened, so I think that is not the phone just the slow connection speed, minor issue. I have 69 songs & it is up to 430 MB, very stylish. I can't wait to spend my high school years with this phone. I was going for the Hiptop 3, Sidekick 3, but when we were in the store Mum saw it & said it looked flimsy, it almost came off. This phone has all the features, but it doesn't have an expandable memory, BOO.

Expensive phone, worth it. It came with a special carry case in mine. So nothing will happen with mine, in terms of breaking.
P.S. I used to have the Nokia 6101, I can't write a fantastic review for that because I can't find, BOO.

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Reviewer: Heathy - Chester, UK
Date: 30th Dec 2007

Had the phone for a couple of days now, seems very good compared 2 the 6500 slide I just exchanged, that was a load of rubbish, 3 phones later it had 2 go.

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Reviewer: Rich - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 30th Dec 2007

Heard all the reviews about this one, it arrives on Wednesday, trying to decide if I should just send it back. Poor battery life, screen cracks very easy etc.

I keep phone in my pocket a lot of the time, what phone does anyone recommend for me?

At the moment I have the really old Nokia outdoor rubber phone. Many thanks.

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Reviewer: Char - Cuba
Date: 29th Dec 2007

AMAZING phone. Got mine 2 weeks ago & had no problems at all. Love the design & the battery life lasts about 4 days.

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Reviewer: Arif - Karachi, Pakistan
Date: 27th Dec 2007

As my opinion this is good mobile but its battery life is not so good. I have to charge it every 2 days except this all functions are good.

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Reviewer: Jay - Oldham, UK
Date: 22nd Dec 2007

Had this phone for a month now, with no worries so far. It looks great & a few people have commented on how great it actually does look in the flesh. The camera is a bit poor (doesn't bother me though). Not had the battery life worries that most people comment on it seems. I do switch it off at night, though so that could have something to do with it? the instructions are pretty lame but I do like the one slot does all at the top of the phone.

It is missing some features, like voice calling & radio but overall a cracking phone. So far so good!

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Reviewer: Clive - UK
Date: 21st Dec 2007

I wanted to love this phone. I mean it just looks fantastic. But it's not.

Firstly the battery life is poor. I was previously using a phone which I'd charge every 3 to 4 days. I had to charge mine every day.

Secondly it's just too slim & smooth! For example I found it difficult to pick it up off my desk at times.

Thirdly, whist my screen didn't break I could see just how easily it could if put in trousers etc, not really usable then.

Finally, the colour looks stunning new BUT be aware that it shows up fingerprints, so it never looks stunning! I found myself forever wiping it afterwards.

So, after 4 weeks I am back to my old 6300 & have sold the 6500 on.

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Reviewer: Eze - UK
Date: 19th Dec 2007

Had this phone for two months, firstly the instructions are not great. It doesn't tell you how to use many functions on the phone. Secondly, the camera is very poor. Its 2 mp but it appears a lot less than that. Also, the music player doesn't seem to have a stop button on it so it just loops tracks.

However, the one thing that has got my goat, & is the reason why I found this page is because of the battery life. For those of you who have had it a week & say you get 4 to 5 days, the same applied to mine. Now, I get one day out of it from making one 20 minute call. Therefore it's not usable, as the score reflects.

Might as well have a land line phone. This is a piece of junk.

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Reviewer: Ross - Nottingham, UK
Date: 15th Dec 2007

A great looking phone. It is a shame about the poor audio quality & reception. Battery life is OK after a couple of weeks. I have also had the handset freeze on a regular basis. It does look nice. That's about the only good thing about this phone. Stick with the 6300 people. I've now gone back to mine.

I hope some of you have a better experience with yours. Good luck to all.

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Reviewer: Matt - Manchester, UK
Date: 15th Dec 2007

Don't bother getting this phone! Camera is rubbish & the screen is tiny! OK so it might look good but what use is that if the actual phone is rubbish!

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Reviewer: Jen - Liverpool, UK
Date: 8th Dec 2007

Got this phone last Tuesday had no problems with it had it in my bag last night took it out to use it & the screen had broken, big mark on the inside of it had no hard objects in my bag just fags & cash, weak screen needs sorting or some sort of case to protect it.

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Reviewer: Emma - London, UK
Date: 5th Dec 2007

I mainly love this phone but there are a couple of gripes that I have.

I adore the design, it is slim & looks great, yet is heavy enough that you would notice if it fell out of your pocket for example.

I was worried about the finish & screen scratching but after 6 weeks or so of knocking around in my handbag with keys & pens & goodness knows what, it is still in really good nick.

I have had none of the problems with the phone freezing that others have described below, I am on Orange & maybe it is due to differences in service provider software. I have noticed that WAP suffers regular but short periods of unavailability but I have no idea if the phone is having an effect or if it is the Orange network.

My biggest gripe about the phone is the battery life, I frequently wake up in the morning to find the battery has gone from showing half full (or half empty depending on your take on the world) the night before to being dead.

The camera isn't great but is OK for shots in decent conditions (I took some really good pictures out over London from my tenth floor office & they are really quite clear at quite a fine level of detail), however I wouldn't really bother with taking photos in the dark (even with the flash).

The final gripe is Nokia messing around with the charger, I tend to have at least three chargers at any one time (home, office & one for traveling) but having just passed on all of my large pin chargers & replaced them with the small pin ones, I now need to change again. Although I do recognise the need for less space to be taken up with ports for different bits of kit.

Despite all this I adore my phone & think that it is great to see Nokia putting some thought into slim phone design instead of the OK-looking (or sometimes even pretty) bricks that seem to have been the norm for some time now.

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Reviewer: Urigalami - UK
Date: 5th Dec 2007

If you want a phone that is high tech, touch screen, pens, sliding this, sliding that, want everyone in the office to be WOW, the Nokia 6500 Classic is not what you want.

However, if you want a phone that does everything a normal mobile phone to do, this machine is absolutely a faultless piece of beauty. It has an OK camera, (sufficient in lieu of your standard nowadays 10.2m pixel cameras, that you'd still go out & buy), 1GB internal memory, more than enough (for people who already have an existing 200GB iPod or however big they are), a superb Stainless Steel robust casing that feels bullet proof, an excellent non small sized key pad & the forever easy to use Nokia software interface which is again faultless.

This is probably the most good feel Nokia I have ever held, my past Nokia's were N70, 6020, 7250i, 6100 & always feel good & solid for the first few months, then they end up in the washing machine, come back out still working & alive, however with the feel that I get from the 6500 Classic, I reckon it could go to the moon & come back without a problem.

So for those of you who want to be surrounded by others saying LOOK AT ME I'VE GOT the NEW IPHONE, SAMSUNG F700, LG (whatever it's called) but the 6500 Classic is not the phone you'd want to get. But for those of you who've been there, done that & just want a phone that works, reliable & strong. This is an excellent mobile phone. (I don't work for Nokia).

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Reviewer: Nai - London, UK
Date: 3rd Dec 2007

Hi, I work for 02 in London & what can I say, this is the best looking phone ever made. It looks really nice & feels it too. Yes I know I know not a lot of features but that is not the reason this phone was made.

My advice is that if you like good looking phones but don't really care about features so much as long as it has the basic then this is the best phone, for me I have had & worked with all the best phones & still I own a 6500 classic & I love it. & about all the problems, there is bound to be problems with any phone so don't worry when it comes to buying this phone or any other phone for that matter. :D

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Reviewer: Ralph - Chesham, UK
Date: 3rd Dec 2007

After one week the screen had cracked with a big brown streak across it, had many Nokia's without this problem before, it would be OK kept in a handbag or something but not in your trouser pocket. In my opinion the screen weakness is a design fault & NOT accidental damage. So where do you keep the phone, maybe tie it around your neck because you can't keep it in your pocket!

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Reviewer: Shani - UK
Date: 1st Dec 2007

The phone is stunning. Slim, attractive & it turns heads believe me. Sadly the phone has many faults as I experienced. I've had the handset changed once, & the second handset again had the same problem as the first handset. The battery life is really very bad. Phone seems to freeze during use. The vibrating battery is something you would barely feel when placed in your pocket. & if you're looking for good games, sadly this phone only contains demos of the best games. The rest are really bad.

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Reviewer: Chris - Warsaw, Poland
Date: 1st Dec 2007

Dear reviewers, really appreciate your feedback, this site is great. However, I'd like to appeal to you to take a bit of time first to let the excitement diminish & the sense of reality to set in! Too many of you write 1 day after getting your hands on the phone! I don't see any value in reading feedback like, I got my phone yesterday & love it. Surely, the first impressions tend to be too positive.

Did any of you experience the phone heating up after a 5 minutes conversation, as was reported with the other recent Nokia phones with metallic cases?

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Reviewer: Jenkins - Bournemouth, UK
Date: 1st Dec 2007

This phone is great to look at however. Having had it only five days the charger has broken & start to make strange noises if I plug it in. The speakerphone is so quiet so impossible to use whilst driving (I am comparing it to my old 6131 which was really loud).

The calls are fuzzy & often the phone loses signal during a call & it I've not moved. The battery life only last a day. However saying that it does look nice!

Oh yes, also when connecting to my laptop for the Nokia PC suite it wouldn't download the pictures. I am now having to charge my mobile from my laptop as I have no other means of charging it daily!

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Reviewer: Cap - UK
Date: 30th Nov 2007

Had the 6500 classic for 4 days! Hate it!

Camera is awful! So grainy! Keys are hard to use, plastic casing at the bottom very cheap & doesn't properly fit the phone, creaks a lot! Very top heavy! & how you turn the phone up & down, I don't know!

Wouldn't recommend at all! Only good thing about it, is it a nice looking phone! Sending it back & going back to a trusty Samsung!

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Reviewer: Lorna - Cheshire, UK
Date: 27th Nov 2007

Well what a total waste of time this phone was, I have had Nokia's before & was made up with them, then the N73 came out & I had loads of trouble with it, in fact three later was well fed up.

Anyway when I saw the 6500 classic I thought wow what a stunner. But to my dismay it turns out it's a total waste of time as well, I have now had 2 from Vodafone & both have had problems with the Bluetooth & with the software it comes with.

To anyone out there thinking of getting the phone, DON'T BOTHER! Is it me or has Nokia gone downhill & fast, shame really.

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Reviewer: Qaisul - Maidenhead, UK
Date: 23rd Nov 2007

I think this phone looks & is lovely but whenever I get a miss call it freezes & it is really annoying, what do I do? I would appreciate it if anyone can contact me with a solution, thanks.

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Reviewer: Qaisul Ali - London, UK
Date: 23rd Nov 2007

I think this phone is great but whenever I get a miss cal, the phone freezes, its really annoying.

what do I do?

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Reviewer: Cornelious Boat - Kent, UK
Date: 22nd Nov 2007

Nice phone, features are easier to use than the business orientated Nokia phones. However I am disappointed with the battery life & when I miss a call whilst the keypad is locked, the phone freezes, in fact it seems to freeze quite a bit.

For such an expensive phone (I paid £380 off contract from a Nokia store) I'd expect a better camera & sound (both from speakers & earpiece).

Overall I love the look & design of this phone but it's just not that practical & really wasn't worth the money, I get cramps in my hands from texting because the phone is so thin. Good phone but not the super phone Nokia make it out to be!

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Reviewer: Mehdi - Copenhagen, Denmark
Date: 22nd Nov 2007

I love this mobile phone.

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Reviewer: A Clarke - Leicester, UK
Date: 21st Nov 2007

I do love my 6500 classic had to have one as soon as I seen it advertised, so I changed to O2 contract from pay as you go the only thing is I can't talk about it's features much because I daren't look if I do there won't be enough life in the battery to make a call if I need to, lovely looking phone but the battery life is poor.

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Reviewer: Charey - Normanton, UK
Date: 19th Nov 2007

Best phone ever, it is fabulous, if you need a phone then this is the right one to get!

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Reviewer: Malc L - London, UK
Date: 19th Nov 2007

I love the slimness of the phone which is what attracted me to it. Only used the camera so far with the flash & it was useless. Trying to load a demo game but it doesn't seem to want to. Texting is a nightmare, buttons so small I nearly gave up.

Seriously worried about some of the reviews on here & how lacking the handbook is. I agree with previous reviews that you have to figure out how to change volume as it doesn't say. Coming from a 6230 & 6230i I kept with Nokia & I am hoping I'll grow to like it but at the moment the only advantage is being able to have it in my pocket without a bulge.

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Reviewer: Simon - Hampshire, UK
Date: 17th Nov 2007

Classic, Nokia should have named it the Basic, why after spending so much time on the design, which is stunning, do they the skimp out on features, what could have been a great phone is in fact a basic phone, If you are looking for a thin phone to make calls & send text's then this is the ideal phone. Want a decent camera or radio, look elsewhere, pity.

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Reviewer: Stuart - Birmingham, UK
Date: 17th Nov 2007

Got this phone last week, was a bit worried after reading reviews about poor battery life but mine has been OK, charged up on Wednesday night & battery gauge didn't start going down till Friday night, but saying that, I am not constantly using phone. Looks great, simple to use, have used lots of Nokia's & the menus are a doddle to navigate around. Overall very impressed so far!

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Reviewer: Stephen - Newcastle, UK
Date: 17th Nov 2007

OK let's set the record straight, this phone does exactly what it's meant to do which is small & anything else is a bonus.

I've had this phone for a week now & I love it. I hardly know it's in my pocket. I've come from using the N73 & N70 & I realised that I don't actually use anywhere near the full potential of those phones. Although I do think that the software on the N73 & N70 is better than on the 6500. E.g., on the N73 when sending a text to multiple people you can select them without having to keep pressing add & then going back into you're contacts list. Also I don't like how when searching for a contact on the 6500 it only searches the first name & not the last too, which the N73 does.

Battery life is not great (depends if you have Bluetooth on or not too) & lasts me about a day & a half at the most but I recharge it daily anyway so it doesn't bother me. For those complaining about the battery life, consider this, it's only 10mm thick what exactly we're they expecting. I once had a Nokia, the model number escapes me at the minute, & it held its charge for almost a week but it was the size & weight of a brick so you've got to decide what you want from it.

Camera is good resolution for only being 2MP. I read that somebody was complaining of the size of the keys but they are actually bigger than the n70 & not that much smaller than the N73. I personally didn't have any problem using the keys at all.

Overall very good phone, although I hope the next generation has the N73 style software but that would be the only thing I would change.

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Reviewer: Phone Master - Leeds, UK
Date: 14th Nov 2007

Good:
- This phone is fantastically thin & has a very sleek design.
- This speaker is incredibly loud & the quality in great.
- the camera is brilliant to say it's only 2.0.
- the memory is good.

Bad:
- the Battery life is poor.
- It lacks signal in high places.

This phone is only good for younger users how play music or like taking photos or not for a mature person. As its rubbish for a business man as the battery life is absolutely terrible.

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Reviewer: Jipp - Bedford, UK
Date: 13th Nov 2007

Quite cool, I was quite impressed with the MP3 player!

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Reviewer: Kerrie - Bedford, UK
Date: 11th Nov 2007

I have had this phone for 3 days now & I have to say I love the design & functions & the camera is OK but not the best. The one thing I will say about it is that the sound when making a call is really fuzzy. Not sure if anyone else has noticed this, maybe it's my handset so I'll be sending this one back & getting a replacement. If that doesn't work then I am not sure what phone to get!

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Reviewer: Richard - UK
Date: 9th Nov 2007

Got my phone 3 weeks ago! Love the design, it feels great. However after a couple of days couldn't get the phone to switch on, charging circuit fried! Had my replacement phone 3 days & the same problem! Waiting for my 3rd phone now, hopefully 3rd time lucky!

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Reviewer: Sam - London, UK
Date: 5th Nov 2007

I've had the same problem as Adel & I am glad it's not just me.

I've never damaged a Nokia screen in all the 9 years or so since I've used a Nokia. Had the 6500 Classic for 3 days & the screen has cracked. The camera, video stopped working but once I switched it off & on again it seemed OK.

Think I will return this phone as still within the 14 day guarantee, fingers crossed. Just not sure what to get instead!

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Reviewer: Ruth Williams - Largs, UK
Date: 3rd Nov 2007

Had the phone for one night when I decided this has to go back. Have never in the past been disappointed in a Nokia phone, but this one is poor all round & it's a shame as it could be the perfect phone. Yes, it looks great. But so slim your thumb aches after sending just one text, the volume is very poor on everything. I.e. Loud speaker, general phone calls, alarm. Picture quality is VERY poor. These are just fundamentals & they can't even be met well. Dear oh dear Nokia!

Got to go, off to trade this in for the 6110. Fingers crossed this meets expectations. From reviews it sounds like the phone to have. Will call back & let you know.

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Reviewer: Adele - Rugby, UK
Date: 2nd Nov 2007

Upgraded my phone to a 6500 classic from my old phone Nokia n70, decided on this phone after the bulkiness of the n70. The 6500 is a lovely looking phone, fantastically slim, you don't notice it in your pocket. The keys are a little difficult to text as quickly as I am used to. Overall very easy to use.

My only problem has been I got the phone on Friday & by Wednesday my screen had broken! After a year & half with the n70 dropping & bashing it & not one problem, less than a week with this phone & I now have to pay 25 pounds excess to have it fixed! I had put the phone in my pocket with nothing else in it, so I know I did not hit the screen against keys or anything hard, & when I took it out the LCD screen was damaged in the corner & was spreading across the screen, making it impossible to see anything on the screen. So please be careful with the screen, don't know if they are all this delicate or it was just my phone.

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Reviewer: Wendy - Kent, UK
Date: 1st Nov 2007

I have had this phone now for a week & it is going back to t mobile at the weekend as the battery only last for half a day when fully charged.

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Reviewer: Charles - UK
Date: 1st Nov 2007

Not a review but a quick question. Recently tried the 6210 & the screen became scratched almost straight away, only in & out of my pocket. Any 6500 owners experienced similar problems? PS. Ratings based on having played with one in store (unscratched).

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Reviewer: Simonl - Manchester, UK
Date: 1st Nov 2007

Scratch the volume problem. I found that you can alter the volume by using the nav key during a call. Now why wasn't this mentioned in the manual!

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Reviewer: Simon L - Manchester, UK
Date: 1st Nov 2007

Not a bad looking unit, sleek & dark. However the keys are pretty awkward & the phone seems a little top heavy despite the battery being towards the bottom, this is one droppable handset.

The USB port is at the top which is OK for PC connection but not so good to connect power in your car if you have a holder & there's no pop port of course. Discovering that there is also no longer the Nokia trade mark volume buttons on the side, whilst in the street & trying to make a call, was un nerving as the default volume on my unit is pretty low. Had it a week & the jury is still out.

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Reviewer: Graham - Manchester, UK
Date: 1st Nov 2007

Superb phone, Had mine for a week now & found no problems at all, no battery life problems, no crashing problems, nothing.

Loads of nice little features, looks & feels superb & so easy to use. Your choice to get it or not but for me - the BEST Nokia yet.

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Reviewer: Sam - UK
Date: 1st Nov 2007

Looks great, very sleek - almost too slim though! Doesn't seem to have video calling? the camera quality is poor even though it's a 2 megapixel, very grainy - the Nokia 6234 2 megapixel camera is much better. Texting takes a while to get used to as the keys are small & flat. Battery life doesn't seem to be that good - fully charged it only lasted a day, after several texts, 4 phone calls & some photos taken. I am thinking of trading it in for a Samsung G600.

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Reviewer: Pj - UK
Date: 31st Oct 2007

Now I've finally (after 2 days) got the software working & can get some music downloaded I have to say this is a great little phone. Had a W950i & was going to stay with Sony & try the W910i, but this gem caught my eye & when I saw you can store plenty of music & photos on it then that's what I decided to go for. No regrets at all so far!

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Reviewer: Brian - UK
Date: 30th Oct 2007

Great phone but no radio, shame.

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Reviewer: Cg - London, UK
Date: 28th Oct 2007

Good looking phone, slim light & very good features.

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Reviewer: Gee - London, UK
Date: 27th Oct 2007

Still can't find how to adjust volume ion this phone, can't hear anything!

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Reviewer: Farah - Bradford, UK
Date: 26th Oct 2007

After a very long time Nokia have produced a very good phone. I haven't actually used it yet, but I do know that texting on it can be rather tricky as the keypad is rather tight. How much is this phone on pay as you go?

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Reviewer: Ian - Toronto, Canada
Date: 25th Oct 2007

Great phone, just picked mine up today. Slightly expensive for the features in the phone, but is it ever great looking. Feature wise you cannot compare it to a Blackberry, but for the average consumer it does everything you need. Sleek phone.

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Reviewer: Scotty Boy - Glasgow, UK
Date: 25th Oct 2007

The phone looks & feels the buisness! It's slim, it's sleek, but after the initial honeymoon period you realise that a phone this small & thin comes with a price, it lacks a decent camera, & texting is a nightmare, the keys are too small!

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Reviewer: S Mills - Stockport, UK
Date: 23rd Oct 2007

WISH I COULD REVIEW THIS PHONE, STILL WAITING FOR ONE AFTER BEEN PROMISED IT 2 WEEKS AGO. LETS HOPE the PHONE IS MORE RELIABLE THAN the COMPANY SUPPLYING IT!

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Reviewer: Lee - Glasgow, UK
Date: 23rd Oct 2007

This is a fantastic little phone, very good looking, very easy to use. It took me a really long time to choose this phone, after days of internal battles trying to decide between either the Sony Ericsson K850i, Samsung G600 & this little beauty, I decided to go Nokia. I was very excited about getting it, read loads of reviews about it & hardly found a bad word said about it.

Review time; the phone itself is excellent, very sturdy given its size, has the same features you would expect from a Nokia, the camera really surprised me, it's only 2MP but very good quality, lots of cool little themes & graphics for those of you who like to give your phone that personal touch. Texting can be a bugger if you don't have really thin fingers, buttons can get quite fiddly & annoying.

Only really have one bad thing to say about this phone & it's the battery life. My god is it rubbish, got the phone home & ran the battery dead, gave it a full charge for work the next day, got about one hours worth of calls out of it, played snake for 10 minutes & the battery died. I am so gutted because it's a gorgeous little phone & does exactly everything you need it to do, just not for very long!

So needless to say I am taking it back to O2 so they can exchange it for the Sony Ericsson K850i, which may I add is an awesome piece of kit, had a play around with it in the shop & it rocks, (should've listened to my head in the first place.) So anyway, if you're looking for great little phone that's simple to use, very good looking but seriously lacking in battery life go for the Nokia. If not, then find something else.

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Reviewer: Vic - Oxford, UK
Date: 22nd Oct 2007

I like the slim design. I hate the headset. Good quality sound. I notice the phone heats up rather quickly around the screen & back area were the camera lies.

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Reviewer: L Cruickshank - UK
Date: 22nd Oct 2007

Bit too expensive for my liking could take the price down a bit but other wise it's cool.

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Reviewer: Syed Akbar - Liverpool, UK
Date: 20th Oct 2007

Got this phone 2 days Back - Let me not waste your time guys: HIGHLY RECOMENDED! It's a business class phone - the slimness & the Battery life is amazing - More over the features are good - now let me shed light on the key pad; well, I got used it in 6 hours!

Bad Points: the charger slot is on top - weird - as we humans were used to charging slot at the bottom of the phone! No big deal.

Thank you Nokia its Class phone & the name indicates it!

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Reviewer: Gary - Burton On Trent, UK
Date: 20th Oct 2007

Has anyone who has the phone experienced any signal issues? A couple of reviews that I've read mention that the handset has a weak network signal, although they were reviews not based on a European network. I don't have this phone & so is not a review, cheers.

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Reviewer: Mimo - UK
Date: 20th Oct 2007

Well I think it's a very nice elegant unisex phone, it has everything a PHONE needs, & I say phone in capital because I don't want my phone to have a navigation system, media centre & a photography shop. All what I want is in this phone, the menu is very much user friendly, love the design, it looks like the Nano iPod, high resolution screen, plus for those who want to listen to music or take photo's the option is available. I love it.

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Reviewer: Andrew Curvis - Manchester, UK
Date: 19th Oct 2007

Pros

- Slim phone, don't even realise it's in your pocket.
- Easy to use.
- Great sounds quality for MP3's.
- Good battery life considering I listen to music on it all day.

Cons

- No radio.

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Reviewer: Dave - Melbourne, Australia
Date: 18th Oct 2007

All the great looks & features mean little when the battery lasts little over half a day.

Why can't Nokia make a phone with good battery life.

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Reviewer: David - UK
Date: 16th Oct 2007

Just got the phone & very impressed. In the tradition of the 6100's & 6230i's I liked so much & a worthwhile improvement on the 6300.

Slim & light. Keyboard is similar to the 6300. Why can't they make them larger as there seems to be enough space.

The screen is the same physical size as the 6300 but higher resolution. The glass is smaller & slightly recessed so hopefully will avoid the minor scratches.

It has a new micro USB connector (different to the 6300) which is the only connector of any kind on the phone. Used for both charging & data. What a pain to have another type of charger as I still use other Nokias.

The only buttons including On/Off are the main keypad. No separate volume control. The speaker throws out a lot of sound.

A very cool clock screen-saver which can be used as the best wallpaper I've seen. It's a 'mechanical' clock with cut-outs showing moving cogs. Great fun & in typical Nokia style, is more usable/subtle than flashy.

A world clock application shows a world map with light day / dark night. Very nice.

It's good!

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Reviewer: Jimmy - Leeds, UK
Date: 13th Oct 2007

Why the do people post reviews when they haven't even seen or used the phone? !

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Reviewer: Bob - UK
Date: 13th Oct 2007

BEST PHONE EVER, I LOVE IT!

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Reviewer: Kevin - Hong Kong
Date: 12th Oct 2007

Highly recommended phone. It's very slim but not weak enough to be damaged in your pocket. Build quality is superb. Lots of great features not least of which is the fact that to charge it up all you need is the little USB cable (incl). & you can leave the recharger at home & link the phone to your laptop. Very clear screen for pics/videos etc & the built in speaker is excellent. Buttons are as small as can be whilst still remaining useable to text hence 90%.

Bought in HK for 180 quid sim free. Go get one ;-)

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Reviewer: Rich - Leicester, UK
Date: 11th Oct 2007

Could you get a better looking phone? ! Just got this phone & it does exactly what you want a phone to do, make calls! The Camera is very good considering its only 2megapix & it's really easy to use. The buttons are small which can be a bit fiddly but you have to expect some drawbacks with a phone that looks this smart. I've always had Samsungs so this has changed my opinion of Nokia.

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Reviewer: Matt - London, UK
Date: 10th Oct 2007

Saqib - London (above review) - I do not know without using the phone.

Priceless, absolutely priceless! It's OK, just easy to use & looks good (I have used it by the way!).

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Reviewer: Rick - Halifax, UK
Date: 9th Oct 2007

Excellent phone, love the slimness of the phone you forget you've got in your pocket.

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Reviewer: Charley - UK
Date: 9th Oct 2007

It's about time N-Series has! It's smart, desirable, fits neatly in my pocket & above all it doesn't have crashing software. The only thing missing is a mini or micro SD slot for extra memory & the only downside is the small buttons which make texting without a double jointed thumb a task but at least I don't bash my thumb on the slide thing like I used to with the N80.

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Reviewer: Waqaas Mohammed - Halifax, UK
Date: 9th Oct 2007

Quality phone nice & slim & easy to use.

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Reviewer: Pete - London, UK
Date: 8th Oct 2007

Excellent really impressed with the software & the connectivity easy to use menu & the flash for the camera is great camera is OK 3 megapixel or more would be nice but the phone probably would not be as sleek as it is well recommended if you like Nokia phones you would want one of these I am really pleased with mine.

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Reviewer: Robbie - Walsall, UK
Date: 8th Oct 2007

Looks slick & sleek & is very light to carry around.

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Reviewer: Linda - Barrow In Furnes, UK
Date: 6th Oct 2007

Haven't used one yet just see it advertised today love the look will be on pay & go?

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Reviewer: Vez - Dewsbury, UK
Date: 5th Oct 2007

RUBBISH Mobile.

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Reviewer: G. Flipper - United Arab Emirates
Date: 5th Oct 2007

Nice phone feels good, never seen this model not available yet in the UK playing with people holding on launch of this model to maximize the WANT factor, in reality it's not that great a phone.

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Reviewer: Masud - Dhaka, Bangladesh
Date: 4th Oct 2007

The design is so fantastic. I am impressed.

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Reviewer: Saqib - London, UK
Date: 28th Sep 2007

Can not say anything without using the phone. When would it be available? I do not know.

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Reviewer: S T Sharma - Dundee, UK
Date: 6th Sep 2007

Nokia 6500 Classic, Very Good Phone & looks Very good.

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Reviewer: Carl - UK
Date: 2nd Sep 2007

Been told that its released in 2 weeks by O2.

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Reviewer: Shax - Preston, UK
Date: 28th Aug 2007

When is this phone out & for how much, is what I wana know?

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Reviewer: A - UK
Date: 21st Aug 2007

This does not have video calling as described above. I will definitely buy this phone.

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Reviewer: Zarinas - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date: 3rd Aug 2007

An ok phone.



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