Nokia 6500 Slide - Mobile Phone Reviews with Phone Critic

This phone is possible the worst phone i have had, it constantly loses information ie ring tones screen savers and revets back to factory settings, this is the third replacement phone and its the same, Orange told me they are aware there is a fault and have offered me a free up grade, you might not be so lucky, again DONT BUY THIS PHONE

Sturdy phone but with problems.

Review by Sheffydoo from on May 11, 2008.

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Hi all, my husband bought me a Nokia 6500 slide (black) from phones 4u in March (phone only, no contract) for my birthday. He paid £149.99. Overall, it is a good phone, easy to navigate and feels and looks expensive and stylish. However, sometimes the buttons stick and you have to press them a few times before they work. This causes problems when trying to answer it if it is ringing as if they stick, you can't answer and it continues to ring, then goes to answerphone. Also, the battery life isn't brilliant if you use it quite a lot you will find you have to charge it up frequently, probably daily. I used to have a Motorola V3i which had a much better battery and I only charged it about once a week compared to about once every three days with this one. Don't let this put you off though, it is a lovely looking phone and has all the usual Nokia useability features. The camera is 3.2 Megapixel and has a Carl Zeiss lens. (I don't know anything about how good Carl Zeiss lenses are but the pictures are really clear and look better when uploaded and viewed on you computer. Have read reviews before which say the reception/signal isn't very good thoughI visit rural areas frequently and I haven't had a problem with this. Hope this helps anyone making a decision.