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The 8600 Luna, 6500 Classic and 6500 Slide were announced today. The marketing department probably didn’t think this one thru since consumers now have to remember a 4 digit string and a suffix. The Enterprise and Multimedia Division (E and N Series) have better naming conventions, but enough bad mouthing for now. Let us dive right into these beauties.
Nokia 8600:
- Quad band
- 2 megapixel camera
- 107 x 45 x 15.9 mm
- 143 grams
- 320 x 240 resolution screen with 16 million colors
- Series 40
- 2Q 2007 release date
- Microusb port that handles charging, data transfer and audio
- 700 euros
I was not expecting that price tag, at all:
The 6500 Classic:
- Quad band + 3G on the 850 and 2100 MHz bands
- 109.8 x 45 x 9.5 mm
- 94 grams
- 320 x 240 resolution screen with 16 million colors
- Series 40
- 2 megapixel camera
- 1 GB internal memory
- Microusb port that handles charging, data and audio connectivity
- Q3 2007 release date with a price of 320 euros
This is now the S40 phone to lust after:
Lastly we have the 6500 Slide:
- Quad Band + 3G on the 850 and 2100 MHz bands
- Series 40
- 96.5 x 46.5 x 16.4 mm
- 125 grams
- 320 x 240 resolution screen with 16 million colors
- 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and autofocus
- TV Out
- Microusb port that handles charging, data and audio connectivity
- 3Q 2007 release date at a cost of 370 euros
- Fully stainless steel body
The spec sheet is beautiful, but I’m not really digging the two tone color scheme:
The 8600 just went from the top of my shopping list to being completely taken off, 700 euros is insanity. The 6500 Classic on the other hand, I predict will be the most popular selling Nokia device this holiday season. I’m not so sure about the slide, I was never a big fan of sliders and I know the majority of Europeans have the same attitude. We will have to wait and see.
By the way, if the picture of the 6500 looks familar it is because I posted it a little over a month ago. Back then I mislabeled it as the 6110 Slide.
Update: Does the 8600 have internal memory or not? It isn’t listed in the fact sheet. Ricky says that the 6500 Slide supports microSDHC, can someone at Nokia confirm that?
About The Author
Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
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