Nokia 6700 Slide: Simple And Clean

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Most of the publicized mobile phones nowadays are packed with features and all sorts of complicated controls - mobile phones have branched out to touch different aspects of communications and even entertainment. They have gone a long way from the simple SMS messaging and calling functions they were mainly used for in the past/Nowadays mobile phone market has permeated to different aspects of communications and even entertainment, which means that mobile phones are not only simple for SMS messaging and calling functions they were mainly used for in the past-Most of the publicized mobile phones nowadays are packed with features and all sorts of complicated controls.

And while a lot of people are definitely hankering for feature laden mobile phones, there is still a large market for mobile phones that cover the basics and have a little bit of extra, no more, no less/Despite a lot of people are surely fascinated by feature-heavy mobile phones, there is still a great number of users in favor of basic mobile phones. The Nokia 6700 Slide is a prime example of this type of phone, a simple and clean mobile that still maintains ...
... its classiness in its relative simplicity/The Nokia 6700 Slide is a good example of this type of phone, as a simple and clean mobile that still maintains its classiness in its relative simplicity.

You've probably heard of the saying, If it ain't broke, why fix it? and Nokia certainly takes this to heart with the Nokia 6700 Slide. The Finnish mobile phone giant has been making mobile phones for more than a decade now, and so keeping things simple while still managing a statement is something they've been doing for a long time - they can probably do it with their eyes blindfolded.

The Nokia 6700 Slide naturally isn't at the top of the pecking order of things - Nokia has a lot of more elite (and more expensive) phones in its line up compared to the 6700. What makes the 6700 stand out though is that it embodies the classic style that Nokia is known for, mixing ergonomic comfort with the ease of use and general user friendliness/The Nokia 6700 Slide naturally isn't the high end mobile phone since Nokia has a lot of elite phones in its line up. So what makes the 6700 stand out?-For it embodies the classic style that Nokia is known for, mixing ergonomic comfort with the ease of use and general user friendliness. The phone is a standard 16M 320x240 pixel resolution phone with a screen measuring 2.2 inches. It is very thin as well, only at 11mm, and weighs 113 grams/This phone is quite thin, only at 11mm, and weighs 113 grams, with a 2.2 inches screen at a standard 16M 320x240 pixel resolution. One big surprise is the camera though, which comes at a whooping 5 megapixels, which is much more than the usual for mobile phone cameras/Surprisedly, This phone comes with a a whooping 5 megapixels camera, which is much more than the usual for mobile phone cameras. There's also an LED light that assists in low light situations, but is really not that useful in actual practice.

The price range the Nokia 6700 Slide belongs to is also very affordable - with the exact price depending on your vendor - making it a very good choice for people who are looking for a no nonsense and straightforward phone that can do just the basics and then some. GPS is also a welcome addition to the phone's list of features, with external memory expandable up to 8GB. Not bad at all/GPS is also a good add to this phone. With external memory expandable up to 8GB, it is not bad at all. The operating system is the Symbian S40, which only a step below the S60 OS being used in Nokia's higher end phones. The current OS is more than enough though, to smoothly tackle the different functions of the 6700/The operating system-Symbian S40 in the Nokia 6700, though is a step lower than the S60 OS being used in Nokia's higher end phones, is more than enough to smoothly tackle the different functions of the phone. Some small pluses include the automatic brightness adjustment (called Content Adaptive Brightness) and gesture control.

The material, while smooth when brand new, attracts smudges and scratches will be very visible on the surface. You need to have the phone masked or always kept in the appropriate housing in order to preserve its looks/The material of this phone is much easier to attract smudges and scratches will be very visible on the surface, therefor, you need to have the phone kept in the appropriate housing in order to preserve its looks.

With regard to the battery, the 6700 packs in a whopping 12 and a half hours worth of music playing and up to five hours worth of talk time. On standby, it can reach 416 hours. In terms of battery life, these are very good numbers especially considering the small and thin size of this phone/In terms of battery performance, it supports up to five hours of talk time, 416 hours of standby time as well as 12 and a half hours of music playing, there are very good numbers especially considering the small and thin size of this phone.

All in all, the Nokia 6700 Slide is a worthwhile practice, if you are looking for something without the frills and the fancy features.
Jerry Smith, the editor of http://www.mobilephoneonly.co.uk. An expert on mobile phone and an observer of UK telecommunication market. He writes reviews on latest mobile phones, and also suggests promotional deals and special offers from mobile phone retailers in UK.