Like many Nokia phones, what it lacks in looks it more than makes up for in incredible usability and features. In this brief update, I want to let you in on why this is such a great phone and take a look at the key features.
Generally speaking, the Nokia 6260 Slide has got a very simplistic design. Available in black and grey, the front is curved nicely and the phone has a nice bit of substance when you are holding it. The slide phone makes sure that the screen is a little larger than usual for a slide phone to make Internet navigation easier.
It ticks all of the boxes when it comes to the standard stuff that you expect of a phone: it has hands free, Internet capabilities, mobile office… which it should do, for a price tag which runs into hundreds of Euros. What justifies the price is the way that you can navigate the Internet by using the navi-wheel which is built in just under the screen.
The back of the phone let it down a bit. For people who are looking for a sassy phone with appeal, you might want to look elsewhere. It is more of a practical phone rather than one with a cutting-edge design.
Connecting with people… socially
Nokia have endeavoured to make sure that all of the services that are offered on the phone bleed into one to make sure that you can get the best social experience possible. It’s fantastic to use the 5MP camera with a Carl Zeiss lens to take a photo and then to be able to upload it to share with your friends and family in seconds.
3G makes using social-networking websites a lot faster, which is great if you are trying to upload your status on Facebook in a rush (which was tried in this review!). There is no messing around and having to fiddle with the phone which is excellent – there is a lot less frustration when you use the 6260. And yes, the easy-to-use Symbian UI is one of the main things which make this possible.
One thing that Nokia really wanted to do with the 6260 was bring GPS into the mass market, according to the press release. Using the built-in software was easy and not to bad to use if you are on a stroll through the city centre.
The battery life was excellent considering the intensive use during this review. Of course, 3G affects the talk time that you have on the phone when you compare it with the dying breed of GPRS. Three hours is really the plateau to expect when it comes to the battery when you are talking on 3G connectivity, which is neither good nor bad in the current market.