Nokia 6000 series AND Nokia 6233 and Nokia 6234 Nokia 6255i and Nokia 6256i Nokia 6260 Nokia 6265 and Nokia 6265i Nokia 6270 Nokia 6275i Nokia 6280

Nokia 6233 and Nokia 6234

The Nokia 6233 phone made by Nokia is the successor to the Nokia 6230i. It is a 3G/GSM/WCDMA mobile phone that runs the Nokia Series 40 (S40) 3rd Edition UI operating system. The phone is said to be the loudest mobile around as it has two speakers. In comparison to predecessors it has some serious restrictions concerning the user interface, e.g. one can not adjust the brightness or duration of the display backlight. There is also a "Music Edition" sold in Asia regions that comes bundled with the Nokia Music Stand, 512 MB microSD card and A2DP Bluetooth profile support.

The Nokia 6234 is similar to the 6233, but specialized for customers of Vodafone. It can still however be unlocked to other networks.

Nokia 6255i and Nokia 6256i

The Nokia 6255i is a mid-range clamshell phone, highlighted by a VGA camera. Features include:

VGA (640x480) camera with LED flash

LCD color display with 128x160 pixels supporting 65,000 colors

BREW and J2ME downloadable games

MMS allows text and multimedia messaging

MP3 player and stereo FM radio

Speech recognition and voice commands for 25 caller IDs

Supports MIDI, AAC and MP3 custom ringtones

The Nokia 6256i was made for Verizon Wireless. Nokia 6256i is the same as the Nokia 6255i, but it can only be used by Verizon Wireless customers.

Nokia 6260

The Nokia 6260 is the first clamshell smartphone from Nokia. It uses the Series 60 user-interface and the Symbian operating system. The screen rotates on two axes allowing different modes of usage of both the camera and the phone itself, making it unique to other smartphones released at the same time as the Nokia 6260. Other unique features are a built in radio and the ability to 'hotswap' the memory card(RS-MMC) - that is to change it without turning the unit off.

The Nokia 6260 was specified to play MP3s, although the quality is poor (mono sound and no bass). This is not true of the radio quality as this uses a different chip to process the audio.

The processor found in the Nokia 6260 is capable of handling advanced software such as movie players and PC games of recent history such as Doom.

The phone features industry-standard Bluetooth and IrDA connectivity, along with Nokia's proprietary 'Pop-port' for USB and audio connections. The camera is only VGA resolution (640 x 480) but has reasonably good colour reproduction. The memory card slot can accept an RS-MMC card.

Nokia 6265 and Nokia 6265i

The Nokia 6265 is a CDMA mobile phone. It uses the Series 40 3rd Edition user interface.

The phone features industry-standard Bluetooth and IrDA connectivity. The 6265i also has an integrated GPS receiver. The camera has a 2.0 Megapixel resolution and video recording of up to 15 fps QCIF resolution. Music support includes MP3, AMR (NB-AMR), AAC, eAAC+, MIDI Tones (poly 64) and MP4. Video supports 3GPP (H.263) and MPEG-4 formats.

Nokia 6270

The Nokia 6270 is a late 2005 quad band mobile phone from Nokia. It is based on the Series 40 third generation platform, and features a 2 megapixel digital camera with 5x digital zoom and a flash, 7 MiB of storage plus the support for up to a two gibibyte miniSD Card, and a 240x320 QVGA screen with 262,144 colors. Software includes a full XHTML compatible web browser, an email client and a media player (mp3 & mp4 supported).

The phone has the connectivity features Bluetooth, EDGE, Pop-Port and infrared and is also USB compatible for synchronising with a PC.

Along with the music player with MP3 and AAC support, it also has a built-in radio receiver, which is used through the headset supplied. The phone features stereo speakers with 3D sound effects, a new technology which makes the sound more realistic and is now embedded in many of the latest high-class phones.

It also has active standby, which displays daily activities and meetings on the phone's idle display.

Next in the phone line is the Nokia 6280, a 3G version of the Nokia 6270.

Nokia 6275i

The Nokia 6275i is a CDMA mobile phone. Basically, it is a "candybar" version of the Nokia 6265. It has a 2.0 megapixel camera with flash, and a portrait mirror. It can use microSD cards to expand the memory capacity to 2 GB. It uses the Nokia OS, and can connect to other devices using infrared, USB, and Bluetooth technology. The screen has a resolution of 320×240.

The video recorder comes by default with QCIF (176 x 144) capability and can record as much video as can be stored on the micro SD card (up to 2 GB). The default h.263 codec format uses approx 1 MB to 1 1/2 MB of memory for each minute of recorded video. The format can be switched to a better MPEG-4 by using service centre software to adjust the internal settings.

Java applications are supported, and if the carrier has disabled these, they too can be allowed by adjusting the internal settings. Software such as Opera Mini, Google Maps, Flurry, and more, will run fine once the phones settings allow it to run Java MIDLets.

Nokia 6280

The Nokia 6280 is a 3G mobile phone from Nokia. The Nokia 6280 is the 3G sister product to the 2G Nokia 6270. It has a 262k colour TFT screen with a 240 x 320 (QVGA) resolution. It features two cameras, a rear two megapixel camera with an 8x digital zoom and flash, and a front-mounted VGA camera for video calling only. It also has expandable memory via miniSD memory cards. The 6280 uses the Nokia Series 40 mobile platform and can be network locked using the base band 5 locking mechanism.It is available in four colours: Black, Plum, Burnt Orange and Silver.