The Nokia 6600 is a

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introduced on 16 June 2003 by

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, costing approximately

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600 when released in October 2003. It was Nokia's high-end model of the 6xxx Classic Business Series. At the time of release, it was the most advanced product ever launched by Nokia,
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' By Jørgen Sundgot, ''infoSync World'', Monday 16 June 2003. and it runs on

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7.0s (

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2nd Edition). It also featured a

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camera, a music player and

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and extended storage by

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, being the second non- Communicator to do so (after the

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). The model is still in use in many parts of the world and has proved to be a durable product. By many users it is considered as the trend setter phone which proved to be a bright milestone for its manufacturer. The phone was intended to replace the popular 6310i as the predominant business class model in the Nokia range. It should not be confused with the newer

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and

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phones which have little resemblance to the original 6600. A variant of the Nokia 6600 was launched in the U.S. market as the

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. During its lifespan, the 6600 sold 150 million units, making it one of the most successful phones to date.

Features

* Integrated (VGA 640x480) camera * Video recorder with audio support (records up to 95 KB - from 9 to 27 seconds - with built-in recorder application) also * Streaming video and audio * Wireless connectivity with

and

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* 6 MB internal memory * MMC card slot for additional user memory and applications * Java MIDP 2.0 and Symbian(series 60) applications * Data synchronization with PC via PC Suite and iSync * Tri-band operation in GSM E900/1800/1900 networks Additional features: * ARM compatible (ARM4T architecture) * Symbian Operating System 7.0s * CPU running at 104 MHz * 176x208 (65,536 colours) TFT display * 5-way joystick navigation *

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, for

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access Although the initial batches of the Nokia 6600 were not stable, later system software upgrades corrected the situation. The phone has the capacity to support the installation of a wide range of third-party software such as

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and multimedia players, games, web browsers, office suites, and

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themes, via

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and ePoc (*.sis) installers. GUI themes can be created using the free Nokia Symbian Theme Studio. The model was released to the general public in two color schemes: black and white and full black. Additional color schemes (blue and white, pink) were produced for promotional purposes. In the year 2007, Nokia stopped production of the 6600 handsets.

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References

External links

Forum Nokia 6600 device spec webpage

Nokia 6600 pictures of standard colour model
{{Nokia phones Smartphones Symbian devices 6600 Mobile phones introduced in 2003 Mobile phones with infrared transmitter Mobile phones with user-replaceable battery

Features

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