The Nokia 6610 is a handset by

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that uses the

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platform and J2ME (Java). The device features text and picture messaging, a WAP browser, Stereo FM radio, Polyphonic ringtones and a 128x128, 4096-colour display. It is essentially the same phone feature-wise as the

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, the 6610 being a more business-oriented version with a more conservatively-styled face plate and keypad layout, in contrast with the fashion-oriented 7210. It was introduced at

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in June 2002 and was released in Q3 of the year.

Variants

6610i

The Nokia 6610i mobile telephone is an improved version of the Nokia 6610 with a built-in digital camera, launched in 2002. The phone's internals are taken from the

Nokia 7250i The Nokia 7250 is a mobile phone handset manufactured by Nokia. Announced in 2002 and released for sale in February 2003, it was designed at Nokia Design Center in California, by the Bulgarian-American designer Miki Mehandjiysky. The Nokia 7250 i ...

, and use the same software, both supporting

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. The Nokia 6610i is aimed at business users, while the Nokia 7250i is intended more to be a fashion phone.

CDMA variant - 6585

The Nokia 6585 is a physically identical variant of the 6610 for

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networks. Like its GSM cousin, the 6585 comes in a similar form factor, and can be customised with interchangeable face plates.

AMPS/D-AMPS-based model - 6560

The Nokia 6560 model is a variant of the 6610 designed for North American markets that uses Digital AMPS ("TDMA")/AMPS technology. As with the CDMA and GSM variants, the 6560 uses the same fascia and form factor. This was Nokia's most feature-rich D-AMPS phone to ever be released, and only one of two models with a color display (the other being the

Nokia 3560 The Nokia 3510 is a mobile phone for the GSM network, introduced by Nokia on 12 March 2002. The phone was the first Nokia phone to bring GPRS internet services to the mass market. It was also the first Nokia phone to ship with Beatnik's miniBA ...

References

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