Nokia C6 Specifications
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| Network | |
| Technology / Frequency Bands | GSM : 850/900/1800/1900 MHz HSDPA : 900/1900/2100 MHz | |
| Battery | |
| Type | Li - Ion | |
| Capacity | 1200 mAh | |
| Standby | 384 hours | |
| Talktime | 420 mins | |
| Built | |
| Dimensions | 113x53x16.8 mm | |
| Weight | 150 g | |
| Form Factor | Slide | |
| Colors | Black, White | |
| Display | |
| Size | 360x640 pixels | |
| Type | color : TFT | |
| Colors | 16000000 colors | |
| Secondary Display | no | |
| Camera / Imaging / Video | |
| Camera | Yes 5.0 Megapixel | |
| Resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | |
| Zoom | yes | |
| Flash | yes | |
| Secondary Camera | yes | |
| Secondary Camera | |
| Flash | no | |
| Connectivity | |
| Bluetooth | Yes | |
| Irda | No | |
| Wlan/Wi-fi | Yes | |
| USB | yes | |
| GPS | yes | |
| Data | |
| GPRS | Yes | |
| EDGE | Yes | |
| 3G | Yes | |
| Internet Browsing | Yes , HTML | |
| Media | |
| Audio Playback | Yes | |
| Video Playback | Yes | |
| Ringtones | MP3 | |
| FM Radio | Yes | |
| 3.5mm Headphone Jack | yes | |
| Memory | |
| Inbuilt | 200 MB | |
| Memory Slot | Yes microSD/TransFlash | |
| Messaging | |
| SMS | Yes | |
| MMS | Yes | |
| Yes | ||
| Software | |
| Operating System | Symbian / S60 | |
Nokia C series started as an entry-level series since June 2010, when the first C1 and C2 handsets were launched, but continued to upgrade, as more advanced devices have been thrown on the market.
Lately, we had Nokia C3, which could easily be taken as an Eseries device, and then we had Nokia C5, which is a powerful candy-bar smartphone that strongly resembles the older Nokia 6300 phone. The last phone in the series, Nokia C6 can be considered a cheaper version of the N97.
The Symbian smartphone includes all the important features that you would want from a mid-level device, without offering any high-end, innovative functions. On the other hand the slider is not lacking any important specs. And to make it even better, the Finnish handset manufacturer is offering all these at an affordable price.
Nokia C6 bears the same mark as some of the XpressMusic smartphones, that feature a QWERTY keyboard and touchscreen display. If you take the 5800 XpressMusic phone, which was launched on the market two years ago, and put it side by side with the new C6, you'll notice that the resemblance is astonishing. And this is not the only handset that looks exactly like the first Nokia smartphone to feature a touchscreen display. This surely tells something about the manufacturer, who is focusing more on features and less on
But let's cut to the chase and see how's this smartphone on the outside. Nokia C6 features a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, that covers almost the entire front part of the smartphone. Above the display, next to the earphone speaker, there's a secondary camera and a small light ambient sensor. Below the large display, there are three physical keys, much like those of Nokia 5800.
The middle key is flashing all the time at a low pace, but it's also able to notify the user of a missed call or received message, as it starts to flash more frequently. The right side of the phone features two volume keys, an locking/unlocking slide key, and a dedicated camera button. The microSD card slot for memory expansion has been placed on the left side of the handset and is covered by a long plastic stripe. On the bottom of the device, there's a small charger port, while on top you will notice the microUSB port and a 3.5mm audio jack.
Nokia C6 slides to the right to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard with 39 keys and a big D-pad to the right. The keyboard has been split into two, as you can see from the screenshots. This might be a little confusing at first, but as you start using it often you'll get use to it. The keyboard is made from a cheap plastic, which shows as soon as you touch it. Well, at least the keys are responsive and the space between is wide enough, so texting won't be much of a problem with Nokia C6. The backlighting is also decent enough, so users will be able to text even in darker environment. I don't have any doubts regarding the sliding mechanism, which seems to be very solid.
The 5.0-megapixel camera on the back of the phone features a small LED flash upwards, but lacks any protective lenses. There's also a small loudspeaker placed to the right of the camera module.
The battery cover, as well as the whole back part of the phone is made from a cheap plastic, which is in deep contrast with the stylish plastic that covers the front part. Oh, well, at least the back of the phone won't be full of smudge like the front part will be after 2 minutes of use.
Display and Camera
Nokia C6 features a TFT 3.2-inch resistive touchscreen that supports 16 Million colors and 360 x 640-pixels resolution, which can also be controlled with a stylus if you have one, as the sales package doesn’t include one. Well, it's a resistive touchscreen, so don't expect miracles, as it cannot be compared with devices sporting capacitive displays.
The quality of the image is unquestionably good, including brightness and contrast - at their highest level, but it becomes poor when it's exposed to sunlight. The phone also features built-in accelerometer for display auto-rotation, as well as turn-to-mute function.
The 5-megapixel camera of C6 features autofocus, LED flash, geotagging and a pretty standard interface. Further, the camera lacks new advanced functions such as smile detection, face recognition or blink prevention. The camera UI seems to be the same as the one embedded in Nokia 5800 and N97.
he camera can take pictures with a maximum resolution of 2,592 x 1,944 pixels and saves the images pretty fast. All the settings and functions can be displayed on the touchscreen: Contrast, White Balance, ISO, Sharpness, Exposure compensation, Color tones and many more.
There's also a touch-n-shoot button on the screen, which enables users to take pictures with a simple touch instead of using the dedicated camera button. Unfortunately, the touch button lacks the "half way press" function, so you will miss the autofocus feature if you decide to use it.
The phone also has a secondary videocall camera that can be used to take pictures. The main camera can shoot clips in VGA mode at 30FPS, while the secondary can record videos in QVGA mode at 30fps. As you can see from the samples below, the pictures taken with C6 camera are not amazing, but they're decent.
