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Reviewer: Racheal - UK
Date: 17th Jul 2010

After using this phone for three months the main scroll button completely cracked. Nokia replaced the button & after another three months it cracked again Nokia then replaced the whole middle section & it has now cracked again I am now without my phone again waiting for repair again or replacement have been informed the 6600 Fold has been discontinued.

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Reviewer: Swdev - Philippines
Date: 19th Mar 2010

As a mobile software developer, I always have to test the applications that I am doing against the functionality of a handset. & most of the time I get to discover major flaws of the handset.

The biggest issue with Nokia 6600 Fold is its signal. Most mobile phones can get good signal in places where Nokia 6600 Slide cannot. & sometimes this phone has full bar of 2G signal yet it can't even send a text message or make a call. These are the most important features of a mobile phone yet this phone does not deliver. So, it fails Usability.

Like most S40 devices, this handset is packed with exciting features like the Maps (application) which is convenient for navigation or locating places in a city block. It also have common features like the music player, camera for video & still images, radio, voice recorder, Internet browser. The camera aided with a built in flash can take good quality pictures. Medias can be easily accessed through Gallery. The Organiser is cleverly divided into more specific applications like the Calendar, Alarm clock, Notes, Calculator (& others). & it also has pre-installed j2me applications & games. Features are very good!

User friendliness has been attached to Nokia handsets for a long time. Nokia 6600 Fold does not fail this expectation. The looks is really good, it has this very nice screen on the front cover that displays the time. (Although I don't really see it very useful since the time only shows up when the phone is folded). The surface is fingerprint magnet & can get scratch marks so easily. Design wise, it is a pass.

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Reviewer: Crystal Tips - Coventry, UK
Date: 5th Mar 2010

I have always rated Nokia & have been a big fan of their clam shell or flip phones for many years, but having bought the 6600 fold last year it is the last time I will buy a Nokia. I found the release button awkward to use & almost dropped the phone on a couple of occasions, then it stopped working altogether & wouldn't open. Then the phone switched off & took ages to turn back on. I found the clarity of calls poor & although I agree it is a fantastic looking phone I think Nokia have got carried away with this & lost sight of the performance of the phone. I can't wait for my contract to end so I can change it for a phone that actually does what it is supposed to.

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Reviewer: Heather Borland - Dundee, UK
Date: 16th Feb 2010

Rip off from O2! I have this phone, 6 months into 18 month contract, it froze, I switched it off & couldn't switch it on again. Nobody wants to know! They said it is condensation damage, I live in Scotland! & they won't repair or replace. So I am going back into town today to the 02 shop where I got it, to do battle. I have been loyal 02 for 15 years & high user of contract phone. I think they are very mean with this & will lose a loyal customer if they don't replace this phone foc.

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Reviewer: Fred - Hull, UK
Date: 13th Feb 2010

Its rubbish. Don't bother.

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Reviewer: Peter M - Australia
Date: 24th Jan 2010

No display backlight adjustment, totally annoying.

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Reviewer: Marco - Zurich, Switzerland
Date: 28th Sep 2009

I am sorry but Nokia 6600 Fold is a real bad mobile phone. You have big problems to hear the other person talking, this phone isn't able to reproduce the sound of the words properly.

In addition to that the music player is a disaster, it crashes very often.

& if you switch the phone off & you switch it on again the recording starts all over again. Really annoying especially if you are listening to podcasts & you would like to switch the phone off to listen the show later on.

The headset is absolutely useless. The quality is a disaster when you are listening to music with the headset of Nokia.

Folks, don't waste your money with this.

PS. Congratulation, Nokia, for this masterpiece!

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Reviewer: Terry Eaves - UK
Date: 15th Sep 2009

I am now on my second 6600 which has the same faults as the first one. I have always used Nokia phones but after sending two emails to Nokia UK without any reply. I will be looking to use another company. Very poor Nokia!

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Reviewer: George - Greece
Date: 29th Aug 2009

One of my favourite phones. Just perfect!

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Reviewer: Elaine - Livingston, UK
Date: 4th Aug 2009

Very disappointed with this phone! On my second one, first one I received, the camera didn't work. This one keeps locking up when you press the 5 or 6 key! Also key number 8 has cracked.

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Reviewer: Dude - UK
Date: 20th Jul 2009

Never had a worst phone in my entire life! & that is saying a lot, since I have owned mobile phones since the early 90's & have gotten a new phone at least every year. In this case I should have just burned the cash, would have been about the same!

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Reviewer: Peter Dawson - London, UK
Date: 7th Jul 2009

I am now on my fourth. Phone of this model, Not because I want another one (I wish I had never bought this phone in the first place). It's because the black scroll button keeps cracking & falling to bits, I keep taking it back to the shop & they will only change it for the same phone, I have emailed Nokia about this problem but they say that nobody else has reported this fault. I certainly will never buy from Nokia again.

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Reviewer: Lynn - Wales, UK
Date: 21st May 2009

I received my 6600 & within 12 hours I was returning it as it kept freezing when I was trying to open text messages.

That said I have ordered a replacement & fingers crossed I will see how this one performs, if it has the same problem then I will not re order it.

What people are saying about the voice quality is rubbish, all you have to do is activate the voice clarity, it's that simple!

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Reviewer: Luke - UK
Date: 30th Dec 2008

This phone does everything that Nokia claims it does & in that respect this is a great quality, mid range phone. If you want a fantastic phone then you should go ahead & pay fantastic prices.

Cheap Price & Low range phone e.g. Nokia 1208.
Medium Price & Mid range phone e.g. Nokia 6600 fold.
High Price & Top top range phone e.g. Nokia n97

Take a look at its specifications before you buy it, don't buy it & then complain about the quality of the camera because the specs clearly state that its 2 mega pixels so Nokia themselves are showing they don't expect miraculous picture quality from the phone.

I don't know why some reviewers were expecting to take fantastic photos from a 2 mega pixel camera that's the size pea, I would like to think most people would expect only simple photos from such a small lens, it should be obvious to most.

& if your taking your Nokia 6600 fold back, to get 'a real phone', real phones are for taking good photos are they? Oh, I thought real phones were used for making phone calls, not taking photographs, I thought the camera was invented for that purpose :S.

For people like me who just need a simple camera to take basic photos so they can remember points in their life or upload pictures to social network sites etc then this camera is perfect for that need.

If you want to take good quality photos then a 10 megapixel camera is going to cost you less than this phone on pay as you go or contract. Stop moaning about this phones camera when it's not even a main selling point of this phone! Get one of the other Nokia phones that boasts top photography brands such as karl zeiss etc if you want stunning photos.

Also, the people who have commented negatively on trivial points are either less competent with technology than most, or are simply too lazy to read an instruction manual, for instance the call volume is adjustable & Nokia phones offer a more than adequate call volume.

As I have said before, this phone does everything that the specification states, so if you read the specification pages on sites, such as the Nokia website, & you like how the phone sounds then go out & buy it because you will love it. But it is not a music phone, so don't complain about low memory, & it is not designed as a major camera phone so don't be upset or annoyed at your phone when it doesn't produce any award winning photography :).

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Reviewer: Ulu - Egypt
Date: 20th Nov 2008

Very poor call quality, Can hardly hear the caller. Shame on you Nokia. I will never buy a Nokia product again!

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Reviewer: Ulu - Nicosia, Cyprus
Date: 18th Nov 2008

Yes, I agree, the design is excellent. But voice quality is terrible. You can hardly hear people who call you. Mine is going back! Not recommended!

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Reviewer: Tom - UK
Date: 16th Nov 2008

This is a very good looking phone I had it for a week & I fell in love with it I would recommend this to anyone, good job Nokia!

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Reviewer: Sami - Cyprus
Date: 6th Nov 2008

I think the design of the phone is superb. It looks much better than its photos. So small, & has everything I want in a phone, like 3G, camera etc. I change my phone very often, like every 6 months. But I will keep this one at least for 2 years. Don't forget to make voice clarity active, or else you will not be satisfied with the voice you hear, whom you are speaking too. Another point, if you think the phone is not ringing loud enough, just change the settings of the equaliser. I did, bravo Nokia.

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Reviewer: Jt - Oxford, UK
Date: 31st Oct 2008

I too am having the same problem with the quality of voice calls. I am on my third 6600 fold & they all have the same poor quality. I can hardly hear what anyone is saying & they can hardly hear me. I am very impressed with lots of the other features but at the end of the day it's a phone, & if that's the worst feature then what's the point. I am very disappointed. So unfortunately difference. Nokia & O2 have both said that no one else has raised this before.

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Reviewer: Leybran - UK
Date: 18th Oct 2008

Very sleek phone but phone does not open when tapped or when you want to see the time it says gentle tap but still doesn't come to life I am on my second replacement ready for the third as for the earpiece quality not clear at all a bit disappointing but like the look of the phone cause its one of its own.

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Reviewer: Shell - UK
Date: 15th Oct 2008

I think it is about time that Nokia actually bought out a decent flip phone & this delivers on all fronts.

Previously I have had to go to the USA to get the N76 (wasn't available in the UK at the time), & although I love the new 6600, the N76 if it was smaller would win on the usability scale.

Saying that, once I had got my head round using the 6600 think that it is just what Nokia needed to keep a place in the flip phone market. I have no other brands to compare it to, as am just a Nokia user (& although their phones have been lacking in the style market for a while) & am faithful to the brand.

The only real issue at the moment is the same as everyone else, the opening button seems to only work when it wants to, which is really annoying when trying to answer a phone with an installed ring tone, as they don't seem to ring for very long & I have lost a few calls because of this, & also, if you place the phone on a surface a little hard, it opens its self (& I don't mean drop it from any great height either! )

Also the tones that I have installed (had them for 5 years now) seem tinny in sound clarity. I have had to turn the volume on them down just to get them to sound OK which mean that at times I don't hear them. They have worked fine on all previous phones & I change my phone every year?

The only other very small niggles are that the message screen could be bigger, writing a text in the small area & the menu across the bottom, to allow to insert is not really needed, as this could easily have been done off a key if required. It takes away something, without really adding any useful function IMO seems they have opted for style over functionality on this one & as said by someone else, would be easier if the volume was on the side of the phone like previous models but once set not really a problem.

Menu navigation is virtually the same as all other Nokia, & for this I am grateful, one of the reasons for being faithful to Nokia is knowing how & where to find things.

The actual look of the phone is fantastic, & I wanted one so much was actually willing to wait for the release for over a month & being a woman, this was particularly hard for me to do. Also getting a black one was a real problem, & as I couldn't wait any longer, went for the purple.

I hope that the silver bits will stay intact, unlike my N76 though, & that the phone stays looking as new for more than the 6 months of my previous flip phone.

I have only had it for 3 to 4 days so far, so have not actually had chance to use all the software in it, but if past Nokia's are anything to go by, I am sure it will work well.

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Reviewer: Jeff - London, UK
Date: 3rd Oct 2008

I like flip phones & have had them since 2001. As few manufacturers make them, the N660 seemed like the obvious upgrade to my LG Chocolate Flip phone. Prior to that I had 2 Samsungs so as Nokia is the only flip phone now on the market I had to have it.

In terms of software, Nokia Maps is great, & a big selling point but a shame the N660 doesn't have GPS built in like the N95, requiring a Bluetooth add on.

I also love the fact it synchronises with my Outlook calendar.

BUT, everything else is severely lacking. This is the first flip phone I've had that doesn't have a volume switch on the side meaning you have to take the phone away from your ear to set a volume level using the keypad. But that's just one annoyance, as the audio quality from the ear piece is terrible. I really struggle to hear people, & if you are in the street forget it, there is just no clarity. Also people on the other end say my voice is so sharp on this phone their ears bleed, so the mouth piece isn't great quality either.

Sending a text message is overcomplicated. Switching between predictive text requires going into a menu! What is that about? Also, you can't select a number of contacts to send a message to, you have to select a contact, then press up, then press select, then scroll down to contacts, then search, then select, then click up & repeat.

It's also really easy to accidentally send a blank message. Did anyone at Nokia do any product testing here?

On the Three website it claims the N660 is compatible with Live Messenger. It's not.

The fold doesn't glide open as the adverts suggest. If you press the release button, half the time the fold just opens like you'd expect a flip phone to open, & the rest of the time Open fold manually is displayed on the front screen. What is the point of having an opening button that doesn't open the phone all the time every time? Really REALLY annoying, as if you get to a ringing phone & press the release button to open it, half the time you need to then open it manually, which isn't easy as there is no gap to get your thumb in to open the fold, presumably because it has a release button. Quite why the release button doesn't always work is a mystery. This is the second N660 I've had because I figured the first one was defective. As this one is identical I presume it's a feature. They've programmed in the open manually message for a reason.

The battery life is rubbish. 2 hours talk time if you are lucky. There is no battery warning, it just goes dead. Great. Well planned Nokia!

It also drops calls for no apparent reason. It's not network coverage, as my LG still works fine.

Overall, this is a disappointing phone, & I am about to send it back. The intermittent flip release is just the last straw. It's a shame as Nokia Maps is really good, but whether I could bear another Nokia after this experience is questionable.

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Reviewer: Julie Dunn - Southampton, UK
Date: 24th Sep 2008

My super sleek titanium mauve finish attracts immediate attention of anyone who spots it. Then a double tap on the outer casing reveals an analogue (or digital) clock in the hidden OLED external display. Next depress the concealed side button & the electromagnetic catch releases the clamshell opening system. This exposes the dark purple keyboard & a really good looking interior. All this time the phone feels reassuringly solid & sits snugly in the palm of one hand & is one of those rare handsets that can be used by those with only one hand free! There is plenty of metal & quality engineering & you will drool over the design, though this is arguably a girly phone due to its super slim size & colour. The fella's may go for the black one.

Quibbles are minor unless you want a really high spec phone that will be significantly harder to use. Larger (male? ) fingers will often miss the centre button in the navigation pad & activate a side button instead but more delicate female fingers will not notice this. You can only assign 7 speed dial numbers & annoyingly most of you will not need the video facility that you cannot change on button 2. The supplied pouch is fine for longer-term storage of the phone, but actually getting it in or out is too major an operation to make the pouch suitable for everyday use. However the supplied earphones & remote switch lead are excellent with both the FM radio & music players (MP3 et al) sounding excellent. It also works well as a hands-free kit & the headphones are really comfortable with three different sized ear pads.

Normal phone use is fine so far though I had to change the phone settings to make it accept calls when I open the phone & stop them when I shut it otherwise you use the red & green buttons. Everything falls to hand for the regular Nokia user & you will be at home with your 6600 fold from the moment you have fully charged it in only just over an hour.

I was surprised at how quickly the software (download PC suite from Nokia Internet site) stored into the phone the 1000 plus numbers that I have on my PC in Outlook. Image files transferred quickly &, despite slowing for file conversion, I was happy with the music & video facilities. The supplied micro SD card of 512MB (you can use one of up to 4GB) is only half full, despite me loading plenty of music, pictures & some video.

My only unsolved problem after just a day is in accessing Nokia maps which the website insists are installed on my phone, whilst my phone steadfastly refuses to acknowledge that they exist. However that matters little.

Just occasionally you fall in love with a phone for its looks & feel. Far more rarely having bought it you then find that that it even does the job well (the O2 Cocoon is a big letdown on this front). But the Nokia 6600 fold not only scores highly in both categories, it is one of those classics that may well be on display in a design museum come the next century (alongside other greats such as the Nokia 3310). This is the best phone I have owned.

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Reviewer: Robert Hugh - Thailand
Date: 23rd Sep 2008

This camera phone is of embarrassing quality it should be an opening price point camera phone. I had it for a week & traded it in for a real phone!

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Reviewer: Resul - Zanjan, Azerbaijan
Date: 4th Aug 2008

Very very nice mobile phone. BRAVO Nokia.



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