Nokia 6800 - A Review
Written: Jul 02 '03 (Updated Nov 21 '03)
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Pros: Many features, keyboard, color display, excellent quality sound, performance and design.
Cons: Large compared to other brand name phones, battery life, expensive.
The Bottom Line: The Nokia 6800 was an excellent investment. The features, including the fold away keyboard, and ease of use have rendered my PDA useless. I would highly recommend.
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| thesman's Full Review: Nokia 6800 |
I walked into my local Cingular Superstore a few weeks ago on a mission. I wanted to purchase a phone that I wouldn’t want to “trade-up” in a year. A phone with features out of the wazoo. Features including Internet access, a high capacity phone book, a calendar and to-do list that wouldn’t take me 10 minutes to set up an appointment, calculator and games.
My Cingular rep first showed me a small, but impressive, Motorola. It was nice but I knew several people who had some software issues with Motorola’s high-end phones. So I declined.
“Look,” I said to the sales rep, “a few weeks ago I went to a Cingular kiosk in the mall and asked them to provide me with a top-of-the-line phone. They gave me the Nokia 6340i. It was nicer than my Motorola T120 but not what I was looking for. I want a phone that, when I pull it out to have a conversation, people will notice. I want bells, I want whistles, I want it all. Now what do you got?”
With that said my sales rep ran to “the back room.” He emerged shortly thereafter carrying the Nokia 6800 released just a few weeks ago in the US. It was easy to be impressed with the 6800. The color screen, fold-away keyboard and polyphonic ring tones were enough to make the geekiest of gadget collectors water at the mouth.
The Good: The 6800 has a high-quality feel and an impressive design. The number pad flips up to reveal a 52 key qwerty keyboard. The display is crisp and clear and rotates when you flip open the keyboard. I also fell for the easy to use fully functional calendar and to-do list. Entering events and appointments is finally easy – easier, in fact, than my PDA. The polyphonic ring tones are fun and sure to annoy everyone around you. I would also like to mention that voice recognition dialing is excellent compared to the 6340i and my old Motorola T120. The phone volume is exceptional including the speakerphone option. I have yet to receive a complaint from the party on the other end on the line of a speakerphone conversation. Also improved is the call waiting and conferencing feature as the display lets you know which lines are in use. The software is well designed and easy to navigate through. Settings are easy to locate and customize including wallpaper, ring tones, time and date, etc. Other features include wireless Internet, downloadable applications, games and ringtones, multi-media messaging, infrared connection, PC Syncing and FM Radio reception with optional headset or speakers.
The Not So Bad: The included games, bounce and triple pop, are somewhat entertaining and nice to look at but a little too intricate for the keypad and “joystick” controls available on the 6800. Cingular offers several arcade-style games that are either too easy or too intricate for the money. Games range from free to $6.99 and you must have Cingular’s wireless Internet to download them. I have also found that the EGSM connection is just OK in my market – Southern New Jersey – but I was told that would improve with the adoption of new technology – I won’t hold my breath. Compared to other phones available the 6800 may be considered a little big at 4.7 inches and 4.6 oz. But, hey, there IS a 52 key keyboard built in.
The Bad: Ringtones and games are a little pricey and require wireless Internet connection. I have also found the battery life short compared to other phones in this class. Nokia advertises 4.5 hours of talk time. I found myself starting to rely on other features such as the calendar and web connection that, of course, affect the battery charge.
The Ugly: None. I am really satisfied at this point.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 249.00
Recommended for: Stylish Trendsetters - Hip and Trendy
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