Nokia 6500 Slide Review

The Nokia 6500 Slide looks like the 6500 Classic but has a few more high tech features. 

The 6500 Slide comes with a decent 3.2-megapixel camera, together with autofocus, an LED photo light and Carl Zeiss optics making it comparable to other camera phones.  It has a video camera and a video player that supports MP4, 3GP and H.263 file formats.

The screen on the 6500 Slide is okay but you may find it difficult to read in bright light.

The audio player supports the most common file formats including MP3, MP4, AAC, eAAC and WMA and the sound quality is reasonable.  There is also an FM radio so you can tune into your favourite radio stations when you get fed up listening to your own tracks.  The 6500 Slide has a microSD card slot so you can add additional memory up to a max of 8 GB.

The handset is not the most attractive on the market and it is quite bulky with 47 x 97 x 16 mm dimensions and weighing 123 grams.  It has a talk time of up to six hours and a standby time of about 320 hours.

Because the 6500 Slide is a couple of years old, you can buy the phone SIM free but because it is unlocked it will be more expensive.  The phone is currently available from Nokia or PrePayMania from £175.00.

Other similar phones to check out are the Sony Ericsson W705 and the Samsung U600.