Nokia Intros 9.5mm Thick 6500 Classic

Nokia today introduced their latest thin profile S40 handset to the world. The new 6500 Classic, housed in anodized aluminum, measures only 9.5mm (.37") in thickness and weighs only 94g (3.3oz). Nokia says that the polished finish on each individual 6500 Classic will be different, making sure that no two phones are exactly alike. The display front face also gets the benefit of some polishing, but in this case it is done with diamonds.

The 6500 Classic comes with a unique configuration of dual-band WCDMA support on top of its more conventional quad-band GSM/EDGE support. This candy bar handset supports the normal 2100MHz band used in Europe and much of the rest of the world, as well as one of the two North American UMTS bands: 850MHz. This means that the 6500 Classic should be able to get EDGE data on any GSM network, and manage 3G UMTS connections in most parts of the world, where available, as well. It doesn't have tri-band UMTS support, which would have been great, but this is certainly a step in the right direction.

The Nokia 6500 Classic sports a generous 1GB of internal storage capacity for use with music tracks or photos shot with its built-in 2 megapixel camera. Like the other two devices released today by Nokia, the 6500 Classic uses the new micro-USB connector for charging, headsets, and data connectivity.

Specifications for the Nokia 6500 Classic

Band: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, UMTS 850/2100MHz

Data: GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA

Size

• 110mm x 45mm x 9.5mm
• (4.3" x 1.8" x 0.4")

Weight: 94g (3.3oz)

Battery Life

• Up to 12.5 days standby
• Up to 5.5 hours talk time

Main Display: 16m color TFT, QVGA (240x320pixel) resolution

Camera: 2 megapixel

Video:Video capture/playback at QCIF (176x144 pixel)resolution

Messaging:MMS/SMS

Email:Unknown

Bluetooth: Yes

Infrared:No

Java:Yes

Polyphonics: Yes

Memory:1GB

Availability: Q3 2007 (manufacturer's estimate)

Other: MP3/AAC/eAAC+ music player, micro USB port