Finally a phone which made me want a cellular phone
Written: Jul 05 '03
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Pros: Fold out keyboard, good display
Cons: navigation system not great (could be true of all phones, I don't know)
The Bottom Line: This phone is great if you anticipate using text messaging, e-mail, or wowing people regularly. :-)
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| neye_eve's Full Review: Nokia 6800 |
This is from a phone newbie's perspective, so some of the material in this review may be of limited value because I don't know the competition very well.
First off, the built-in flip-out keyboard is great. My girlfriend and I both got our phones at the same time, but her phone is different (since she needed hers to work in Europe, a feature which I don't need). Entering data in her phone after spending some time with mine was a real chore. Also, I feel comfortable sending longer e-mails using this phone because of the ease of typing.
Speaking of e-mail and web stuff... This is one of the phones on the GSM/GPRS network, so if you're willing to pay the $10 / month or so (varies by plan), you are already set for e-mail, very limited website access, and other online features. I wanted to be able to send e-mails comfortably, and this phone enables that.
The speaker phone and mic work well, and I haven't had any complaints from people with whom I've been conversing. I have mostly done this from quiet offices so far though, so I can't say how it would perform in a noisy environment (not that you'd be using a speaker phone in a noisy environment anyway).
As for the phone navigation: I come from a computer background where I have a certain mindset of how visual navigation of a system should work. The phone does not conform to that, and the small screen size (relative to a computer monitor, not other phones) makes it hard for the OS designers to include the right visual cues to make navigation easier. Like I've said though, I don't think this is a problem particular to this phone, but probably comes with every phone that uses Nokia's navigation and AT&T's mMode layout (Nokia's is fine, it's the mMode that's a little more confusing to use).
Also, it is a bit confusing at first switching between keyboard and non-keyboard mode, as the buttons change function. This would be expected, but it's a bit odd using the power button to choose "select". That's something I'll get used to over time, I'm sure.
I have read other people saying that the size of the phone is too large and that the battery life is kind of short. Perhaps if I were more versed in cell phones I'd be able to confirm or deny this. As I have used other phones only sparingly over the past few years, I don't have a good means of comparison. Sufficed to say that it's alright by me so far.
Note that on the price listed, I got 1/2 of because of a corporate discount - definitely check if your employer has agreements with AT&T, as getting a phone like this for $75 seems like quite the bargain. The list price at the store is $150, I believe. Finally, take the "Durability" and "Battery Life" entries from below with a grain of salt, as I haven't had the phone long enough to really make a good determination. I probably should wait a while before writing the review, but I probably would have forgotten to do so by then, and I figure any review is better than no review.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 75
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