In the Nokia World Event, the Finnish company revealed yet another mobile phone C6-01. Among the other devices that were announced in that event, this is probably the one that garnered least attention. It is not fair to write-off this handset even before its release because it does pack some appealing features. The biggest highlight is probably its low price tag and its combination with some excellent features can make it one of the best selling phones of the company.

Nokia was not among the other mobile phone companies that announced wide range of sophisticated phones in the recent times. However, it is still true that Nokia is the biggest seller of the smart phones in comparison to any other brands. With C6-01 and nokia-c3-01, Nokia is eyeing the mid-range users and the inclusion of the top line features can make it a popular phone.

The device combines some powerful features and applications such as music, videos, images, internet, social networking, and maps. It also provides A-GPS with Ovi Maps and on demand WebTV, Flash Lite 4.0., Bluetooth® 3.0,Java™ MIDP 2.1, and much more. It’s Symbian™^3 operating system may not be the best mobile phone OS in the times iOS4 and Android™ Froyo, but being an out and out open source OS, it provides the users with plenty of free applications. We will reveal the major features of this mobile phone in the following sections of the review.

Network and Connectivity

Network support is the most essential aspect for any mobile phone. The primary reason for using these devices is to establish communication in a smooth manner, and the network support ensures that proper communication can be maintained. C6-01 is supportive of both 2G and 3G network, which allow the users to access quad band 2G GSM 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900; and 3G HSDPA 850/ 900/ 1700/ 1900/ 2100. In terms of connectivity options, the device gets support of Class 32 GPRS and EDGE. However, when you need to establish high speed connectivity on the device, you can connect Wi-Fi® 802.11 b/g/Nokia C6-01 or 3G HSDPA that provides the speed up to 10.2 mbps.

Transferring data to/from other compatible handsets is essential these days. With this option, you can transfer music, videos, images or various types of other files to compatible devices. You can use this function by establishing cable-based connectivity of v2.0 microUSB or wireless connectivity of Bluetooth® v3.0.

Display

If you are searching for a sleek and stylish mobile phone within a limited budget, then Nokia C6-01 is a good choice. The device measures 103.8 x 52.5 x 13.9 mm and it weighs 131 grams. It is a pocketable device and you can carry it conveniently. The attractive appearance of the phone makes it look like a sophisticated handset with the elegant color combinations such as black and silver grey. The majority of the frontal portion is covered by the touch screen display and at the bottom of the display you will find the touch sensitive keys, which include the call key, back key and the menu button.

The display feature is definite one of the unique selling points of the Nokia C6-01. It features a 3.2 inches AMOLED capacitive display that boasts 16 million colours and a resolution of 360 x 640 pixels. In addition, the other major highlights of the display includes accelerometer sensor of UI auto rotate, proximity sensor for auto turn off and Nokia ClearBlack display. With such display features, C6-01 definitely stands proud among the other newly announced handsets such as Nokia E7, Nokia C7, Nokia C6, nokia-c3, and Nokia N8.

Storage Capacity

Strong storage capacity is essential for the mobile phones in present times. The devices include several high end applications and features that require high storage capacity. This means if the storage capacity of a mobile phone is not sufficient, then the performance of the device will be affected. Let’s see how Nokia C6-01 performs in terms of the storage capacity. The internal memory of the mobile phone is 340 MB, which is sufficient enough to store practically unlimited phone book entries and fields. This is true that this much of limited memory support is not enough and hence Nokia includes 2GB memory card in the package so that the memory can be expanded by using the microSD™ card slot. However, the maximum expandable memory capacity of C6-01 is 32 GB.

Camera

In a mid-range economically priced mobile phone, what sort of camera features you can expect? Generally, 3 mega pixel or 5 mega pixel are considered as good. What do you think of a mobile phone that comes with an 8 mega pixel snapper and priced within the mid-range? Great isn’t it? This is exactly what Nokia C6-01 packs. The devices feature an 8 MP snapper which is combined with dual LED flash, fixed focus, face detection and geo tagging features. You can click excellent snaps and directly upload in your favorite social network to share with your friends. The camera can also record excellent quality of videos at 720p @25fps. Video stabilization feature is included in the handset and there is a secondary VGA camera for video calling.

Music and Video

Apart from the high-end camera option, the device comes loaded with excellent media players. The music player of Nokia C6-01 can play diverse files such as MP3/ WAV/ WMA/ eAAC+ while the video playback can stream MP4/ H.264/ H.263/ WMV files. Inclusion of stereo FM with RDS ensures further enjoyment for the music lovers.

Overall, the features of the Nokia C6-01 are attractive and provide excellent money value.

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