Nokia slides into action
Nokia has taken a page out of the books of Samsung and other handset makers with the 6111.
It features a slider design that hides the keypad underneath a large display. The result is a phone that is thicker than most, but shorter than conventional candy bar style models.
Another distinct feature of the 6111 has been borrowed from previous designs by Nokia's competitors.
Like SonyEricsson's K700 and S800, the 6111 has two faces. The backside of the slider phone has a facade that looks remarkably like a digital camera.
When the camera function is activated, the 262,000-colour display acts like an LCD viewfinder on a digital camera. The 6111 is capable of recording pictures of up to 1.3 megapixel and is equipped with a flash and 6X digital zoom.
As a phone, the 6111 is equipped with
tri-band GSM connectivity, along
with Bluetooth and PTT (push-to-talk), which allows you to use the phone like a walkie-talkie with a subscription from your operator. Like most new models today, the 6111 can also play back music and video, and access online content through a WAP browser, using a GPRS or EDGE data connection.
You can send and receive e-mails using the built-in POP3/IMAP4 e-mail client and also download Java games, ringtones and screensavers.
At the end of the day, the 6111 isn't so much about its phone features, or its camera.
There are many phones on the market that are smaller, sleeker and have more megapixels, but none has the 6111's rounded corners and smooth edges.
If you want a phone that people won't simply see as 'just another candy bar', then the 6111 certainly does the job.
Available in a choice of two colours - black or silver - the 6111 is now selling in most shops for $2,580. Nokia promises to release versions in white and pink soon.
PROS:
big screen; dual-face design; easy to operate camera
CONS:
thicker than other models; no 3G
