Nokia 6600
The Nokia 6600 is one of Nokia's most popular smartphones that runs on the Symbian OS-based Nokia Series 60 platform.
Features
The phone has an ARM compatible (ARM4T architecture).
Key Features:
- Integrated (VGA 640x480) camera
- Video recorder with audio support (records up to 9 second with built-in recorder application)
- Streaming video and audio
- Wireless connectivity with Bluetooth and infrared
- 6 MB internal memory
- Memory card slot for additional user memory and applications.
- Supports Java™ MIDP 2.0 applications
- Data synchronization with PC via PC Suite and iSync
- Tri-band operation in GSM E900/1800/1900 networks
Additional features:
- Symbian Operating System 7.0s
- CPU running at 104 MHz
- 6MB of built in memory
- MMC card slot
- 176x208 pixels TFT dispaly
- 5-way joystick navigation
The phone is equipped with Bluetooth and Infrared connectivity and is also HSCSD and GPRS enabled for internet/WAP access.
The phone was considered cutting edge for its time upon its release onto the market, and while that is no longer the case, is still a popular model.
Software
The phone has the capacity to support the installation of a wide range of third-party software such as mp3 and multimedia players, games, web browsers, GPS navigation, office suites, GUI themes, etc. via Java and ePoc (*.sis) installers. There is also a plethora of custom GUI themes available for download off the internet (see exemplary link below), attesting to the phone's popularity, created using the Nokia Symbian Theme Studio available for free download from Nokia's website.
The model comes in two variants, a full black model and the 'penguin king' (black and white) model.
The Nokia 6620 is a slightly updated North American version of the 6600.
Bugs
First releases of the phone were extremely buggy and normal everyday use was impossible. It was due to poor firmware and early software. From the version v5.27 NHL-10 phone stability has been improved.
However, there is plethora of symbian applications that might cause system failure (especially Psi Software apps). Still, the user should try not to install many apps and be cautious with the memory usage in order to avoid "hangouts".
Phone service codes
Nokia has provided the ability of entering special codes to allow the user retrive system information and repairing the system. The codes are executed by "dialing" asterix - "*" followed by a special sequence of digits and confirmed with #.
Example codes are as follow:
- *#0000# - phone firmware version
- #06# - Phone Serial Number
(more codes needed)
To format the system after a serious crash, the user have to turn off the phone and hold "3" + "*" + "Call Button" (green one) simultaneously while tunring on the device. This will execute full format procedure, thus it will erase all the phone content, including all setting, contacts and mesagges.
Tips
It is good to erase all the redundant data from the phone's memory as to improve system responsiveness and stability. Although the phone is capable of storing vast amout of messages and photos, in the real life stuffing phone's memory may lead to total lost of system stability and eventualy total system failure.
Trivia
The Nokia 6600 is the phone used in the movie Cellular (2004), in which Chris Evans's character demonstrated full use of the smartphone.
The phone was and still is extremely popular in Asian countries for its diverse, well-rounded features ever since its release onto the market.