Lengthy MobileBurn review of the phone that our friend Eric is raving about, the new 6600 handset from Nokia, which has built-in Bluetooth, an integrated digital camera, a 65,000 color display, 6MB of internal memory, a slot for MMC memory cards, and comes with Real Networks’ RealOne Player built-in for streaming audio and video off of the Internet. They like the 6600, but they don’t love it quite as much as Eric does:
Well, the 6600 is a very capable device. It does everything well, for the most part. So why don’t I love it? Well, to me it doesn’t do enough more than the prior Series 60 devices did. Yes, it has a much nicer display. Yes, it can shoot (9 second) video clips. Fine. But…I expected more. If not more functionality, then at least a more luggable package. This thing is still quite big, and will have a hard time standing up to new Series 60 devices like the Sendo X – which should be arriving on the market “very soon.” So, do I recommend the 6600? Yes, certainly. I don’t know if I would upgrade from a 3650 or 7650, though, as I don’t think there are enough compelling changes. But if you are in the market for a new business capable phone, and don’t want to deal with stylus equipped PDA like device such as the P900, then the 6600 will probably suit you just fine.
