Remakes and sequels are not always a good thing as many an American film director will tell you, they make a little more money from a subject but never as much as the original, so re-launching an old model could have spelled disaster for Nokia, not to be deterred they carried on regardless. If you are of an age that meant that you were a mobile user around 5 years ago then you will remember a certain little Nokia phone that had the high streets buzzing, it was the compact Nokia 6500. Nokia have kept as close as possible to the original design with the release of their latest mobile phone - the Nokia 6500 Classic. The squared corners are still present and the overall dimensions differ little from its predecessor, weighing in at a mere 94g and measuring 109.8 x 45 x 9.5 mm. The outer casing is a very interesting development, manufactured from seamless anodized aluminium with each one individually polished it gives the phone an air of quality and worth as well as an undeniable elegance and uniqueness.
The Nokia 6500 Classic offers a lot of todays technology and features, there is a 2.0 megapixel camera with video record and playback support plus a built-in flash and digital zoom and a 240 x 320 pixel display offering 16 million colours doing your photography justice. There is also an MP3 Player for creating playlists from your favourite artists and albums which you can either download straight from the internet or via the Micro USB with PC synchronisation.
The Nokia 6500 is also a 3G enabled phone which might surprise some after reading that its only 9.5mm thick - extremely thin for a 3G device, but it is and what a difference it makes. Using 3G services you can keep fully up to date with the lkatest news and sports headlines, download new mobile content including music, video and games plus view the latest movie trailers and music videos. 3G also allows fast broadband speed access to the internet so larger files are far easier and quicker to download. To compliment its list of features the Nokia 6500 Classic also offers a massive 1GB of internal memory and if this is not enough for your photos, video clips, music and files then it is also expandable up to 2GB with MicroSD cards.
In conclusion, The Nokia 6500 is a welcome rework of an original, offering classic design packed with todays latest technology, this sequel is actually better than the original. The Nokia 6500 Classic is one of a range of new Nokia mobile phones, also including the Nokia 6500 Slide.