Nokia 6600 slide review: Beautiful to use

Tiny, yet remarkably solid, like a pebble tumbled smooth by the waves, there's something about Nokia 6600 slide that's really hard to resist. By the way, minimalist, extra smooth and exclusive stand equally well for any of the 6600 pair. While flip for gals and slide for lads may not exactly be set in concrete, gender-free demand is more likely for the black 6600 slide.

Of the same build and pricing, both the yesterday's 6600 flip and the today's 6600 fold are a treat to look at and handle. The differences in gear are minor, boiling down to a fair try to fine-tune the supply. The OLED screen and electromagnetic push-to-open in the flip are swapped for a 3-megapixel shooter and USB-on-the-go. Little secrets won't stay in the closet but there's enough disarming charm to go around.

   
Nokia 6600 slide official photos
Key features:
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support, dual-band UMTS 
Accelerometer for tap-for-time and tap-to-mute 
2.2" 16M-color QVGA display 
3 megapixel camera, autofocus and LED flash 
VGA video recording at 15fps 
S40 user interface, 5th edition, FP1 
Bluetooth (with A2DP) and USB-on-the-go 
Stereo FM radio with RDS 
microSD card slot (up to 8 GB), 512MB included 
Rich preinstalled application package 
Nokia Maps 
Compact and extra smooth 
Sweet oval shapes and neat slider design 
Large capacity BL-4U battery (Li-Ion 1000 mAh) 
Main disadvantages:
Fingerprint magnet, hard to clean 
Rigid battery cover latch 
Memory card slot under the battery, no hot-swap 
No camera shutter key 
Below par camera quality 
Display easily gets scratched 
No smart dialing 
No multi-tasking 
No office document viewer