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The Nokia 6500 Slide in dramatic black is an all-singing, all-dancing stainless steel handset, with an emphasis on its camera facilities. It is quite heavy (123 g) compared to many phones, but a comfortable feel in the palm at 96.5 x 46.5 x 16.4 mm.

It offers a 3.2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, 8 x digital zoom, double LED flash (noticeably more effective than basic LED) and autofocus. There are additional functions to help produce great shots, such as macroshot and sequential, Flickr software (avoiding camera shake) and Adobe Photoshop software. The primary video camera has 4 x digital zoom, while a secondary video camera is for 3G video calling. Results are displayed on the 2.2-inch QVGA LCD screen (240 x 320 pixels resolution).

A quad-band phone, the 6500 Slide provides fast 3G connectivity, supported by GPRS/EDGE, with a WAP browser and Opera Mini browser for Web surfing. Messaging options are comprehensive: SMS, MMS, push email, email with attachments and instant messaging, plus Nokia Xpress audio messaging. The music player supports all popular formats, plus an FM Radio with “visual radio – you can listen to, interact with and see information about your favourite FM channels.

The 20 Mbytes’ internal memory can be augmented by a MicroSD card up to 4 GB capacity. Battery life is rated at six hours’ talk time or 320 hours on standby from a full charge.