6600

At a glance

The original 2003 6600 paired a rounded candybar body and five-way joystick with a colour display and removable MMC storage. Photography, short video clips and third-party applications define its Series 60 experience.

Dates and versions

Announced on 16 June 2003, with shipments announced on 27 October; the release described the European and African sales package. The exact first retail day remains unverified. This is the original 6600, separate from later slide, fold and 6600i models.

Use and collecting

Symbian OS 7.0s and Series 60 support Java MIDP 2.0. The 6MB internal user storage and bundled 32MB MMC card are not RAM. The card sits beneath the battery, so changing it requires powering down and removing the battery.

A VGA camera records stills and short clips. Bluetooth, infrared, GPRS and XHTML browsing provide contemporary connectivity; an additional Opera HTML browser was bundled in selected markets. Weight follows Nokia’s 125g shipping specification. The original BL-5C rating is 850mAh, rather than the capacity of later batteries sharing that model name.

References

• Nokia announces the 6600 — 16 June 2003
• Nokia 6600 shipments begin — 27 October 2003
• Nokia 6600 User Guide — technical information, BL-5C (2004)
• The Register — Nokia 6600 hands-on test, 2 April 2004
• Mobile01 — Nokia 6600 hardware test, 1 November 2003

Image credit

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