Nokia 6600 vs Nokia 6630
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| Nokia6600 | Nokia6630 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | 2003 | 2004 |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 2.1″ | – |
| Resolution | 208 × 176 | 208 × 176 |
| Sharpness | 130 pixels per inch | – |
| Panel | LCD | LCD |
| Display type | Active-matrix TFT with 65,536 colours and 176 × 208 pixels. Physical 2.1-inch diagonal is published in the original maker brochure; no native refresh rate or brightness in nits published. | Active-matrix TFT LCD with 176 × 208 pixels and 65,536 colours, original consumer specifications. Physical diagonal and native refresh rate are not published in the recovered maker specifications. Forum Nokia's duplicate colour-depth row incorrectly prints 176 bit; its 16-bit row and consumer specification establish the colour count. |
| Brightness detail | – | Automatic backlight adjustment, original consumer specifications. No brightness in nits published. |
| Performance | ||
| Storage | 6 MB | 10 MB (better) |
| Memory | 6 MB of dynamic shared user storage for contacts, messages, pictures, video clips, calendar and applications, original consumer specifications and brochure. Forum Nokia lists 5 MB shared storage and a 2 MB application heap. Neither shared storage nor the heap establishes physical RAM; no RAM figure inferred. | 10 MB of internal dynamic memory shared by contacts, messages, photographs, videos, calendar and applications, original consumer page and brochure. Forum Nokia lists 9 MB of shared storage. These are user-storage figures, not RAM. The launch release's 74 MB combines 10 MB internal memory with the supplied 64 MB card; it is not 74 MB of internal storage. |
| Storage type | Full-size MMC card under the battery; the original Europe/Africa standard package includes a removable 32 MB card, maker shipping release. The user guide excludes SD cards. No unpublished maximum card capacity inferred. | Hot-swappable reduced-size dual-voltage MMC. Reader operates at 1.8 V and requires cards supporting both 1.8 V and 3.0 V. Original standard package lists a 64 MB card; Nokia notes that capacity varies by market and network operator. No maximum supported card capacity inferred. |
| Cameras | ||
| Main camera | 0.3 MP | 1.3 MP (better) |
| Ultra wide camera | None | None |
| Telephoto camera | None | None |
| Optical zoom | None | None |
| Main camera | VGA rear camera with 640 × 480-pixel standard and night photographs; portrait mode uses 80 × 96 pixels, original operating guide. High, normal and basic image quality, self-timer and 2× digital zoom. The 0.3 MP headline is the rounded VGA pixel count, not a separate sensor-resolution claim. | Rear 1.3 MP sensor with 1.23 MP effective resolution and 1280 × 960-pixel JPEG still photographs. Normal, night, self-timer and sequence modes; sequence takes up to six photographs. An optional external flash is an accessory, not a built-in flash. The approved 2.0 service guide instead prints a 1.0 MP / 1152 × 864 camera in its introductory table, conflicting with the exact consumer, developer, launch and operating-guide specifications; that service-table figure is not used. |
| Front camera | – | No built-in front camera. Video calling uses the rear camera; the optional Nokia Video Call Stand PT-8 allows the caller to face the display while transmitting their own image, original user guide and independent reviews. Video calls require a compatible network, service, USIM and recipient. |
| Zoom | 2× digital zoom; no optical zoom claim. | Up to 6× digital zoom for photographs and videos, original consumer specifications. Digital zoom is not optical zoom. |
| Video recording | QCIF 176 × 144 or sub-QCIF 128 × 96 video with selectable sound and 2× digital zoom, original maker specifications. RealOne supports RealMedia and compatible 3GPP playback/streaming; playback formats do not establish camera recording frame rate. The issue4 guide limits original clips to95kB (approximately10seconds); its larger image option lowers frame rate, and audio lowers maximum duration. | 3GPP files with H.263 video and AMR audio, with up to one hour per clip subject to available memory. The consumer page prints 174 × 144 pixels while labelling it QCIF; this unresolved apparent typo is preserved rather than silently supplying another model's figure. Its lower-resolution option is 128 × 96 pixels. The English guide confirms recording-length and selectable resolution controls without printing the pixel counts. Short MMS clips are limited to 300 kB, with some networks accepting only 100 kB. MPEG-4 and RealVideo playback support does not establish recording resolution. |
| Camera features | – | Image and video editing, Movie Director and compatible Bluetooth photo printing. Optional printing and wireless-keyboard applications are installed on many supplied cards and vary by package. |
| Battery and charging | ||
| Battery | 850 mAh | 900 mAh (better) |
| Wireless charging | None | None |
| Battery life detail | Removable 850 mAh lithium-ion BL-5C battery, original brochure. Maker claims 2–4 hours talk and 150–240 hours standby, subject to SIM, network settings and use. The consumer power table calls it BLC-5, while the weight heading and brochure accessory table correctly name BL-5C. | Removable 900 mAh BL-5C battery, original brochure. The consumer page specifies up to 2–6 hours of talk and 6–11 days of standby; the brochure instead lists 3–6 hours of talk. Nokia qualifies these claims by SIM card, network settings, use and operating conditions. |
| Wired charging | Dedicated charger connector; original ACP-12 charging claim 1 hour 35 minutes, consumer specifications and brochure. No charging watts published. Infrared/Bluetooth data transfer does not imply USB charging. | Separate charger connector, with ACP-12 travel charger in the original standard package. Pop-Port USB data transfer does not establish charging through USB. |
| Design | ||
| Type | Standard | Standard |
| Weight | 125 g (better) | 127 g |
| Thickness | 23.7 mm | 21 mm (better) |
| Height × width | 108.6 × 58.2 mm | 110 × 60 mm |
| Weight detail | – | Original consumer specification and shipping release give 110 × 60 × 21 mm and 127 g. The original announcement, brochure and Mobile-review instead give 20.6 mm thickness; consumer figure retained with the discrepancy recorded. |
| Buttons | – | Five-way navigation control, two soft keys and a numeric keypad, with application, edit, clear and call controls. Side controls include power/profile selection and voice functions, original guide and maker photographs. |
| Water resistance detail | – | Original user guide explicitly says the phone is not water-resistant. No IP rating assigned. |
| Materials | Light grey and rose original Europe/Africa finishes, maker shipping release. Numeric keypad and five-way joystick. | – |
| Speakers | Integrated hands-free speaker, voice recorder, voice dialling and voice commands. RealOne media player; MP3 ringtone support does not imply a supplied stereo music player. | Integrated hands-free loudspeaker, voice recorder and stereo MP3/AAC music player. Original HDS-3 stereo headset connects through Pop-Port. Optional accessories do not establish a built-in FM radio. |
| Software | ||
| Operating system | Symbian | Symbian |
| Software at launch | Symbian OS 7.0s with Series 60 Developer Platform 2.0, themes and installable Symbian applications. Java MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.0 and Nokia APIs, exact developer record. | Symbian OS 8.0a with S60 2nd Edition Feature Pack 2, exact Forum Nokia specifications. Installable Symbian applications and Java MIDP 2.0 / CLDC 1.1 applications with JSR-184 3D graphics support. |
| Software features | POP3/IMAP4/SMTP email, XHTML browser, mobile wallet, calendar, contacts, tasks and notes. Europe/Africa launch card adds Opera and trial applications; selection varies by retail channel and market. Retired online services are not represented as currently operational. | Contacts, calendar, email with SMTP/POP3/IMAP4, Quickoffice document viewers, WAP 2.0 XHTML/HTML browser, RealPlayer and local PC or remote SyncML synchronisation. Original network services, PC software and downloads are historical capabilities, not a claim that their infrastructure remains available. |
| Release detail | Announced 16 June 2003, Forum Nokia. Maker states on 27 October 2003 that shipments have started, without giving the exact first retail day or month. Contemporary full December 2003 review confirms market presence; year precision retained. All About Symbian’s later page date is not the release date. Original 2003 hardware, separate from later 6600 slide/fold models. | Announced 14 June 2004 with shipments planned for the fourth quarter. Nokia's 3 November 2004 release says shipments have started, and its fourth-quarter report confirms 2004 shipments. First retail month remains unresolved; year precision retained. No direct predecessor link inferred from related model names or a reviewer's comparison. |
| In the box | – | Original consumer standard package lists the phone, 64 MB MU-1 RS-MMC and full-size adaptor, HDS-3 stereo headset, BL-5C battery, ACP-12 charger, DKU-2 USB cable and software CD. Memory-card configuration varies by market or operator. |
| Connectivity | ||
| Mobile network | EGSM 900 and GSM 1800/1900, exact English user guide and Forum Nokia. GPRS up to 40.2 kbps and HSCSD up to 43.2 kbps, original consumer page. Its generic tri-band paragraph additionally mentions an Americas 850 MHz option, conflicting with the exact 6600 guide/developer bands; no 850 MHz variant inferred. | GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 and WCDMA 2100, with automatic band and mode switching. WCDMA packet downloads up to 384 kbps and uploads up to 128 kbps; EDGE figures depend on slot allocation. The consumer page lists peak 236.8 kbps download and 118.4 kbps upload, while the brochure qualifies 236.8/59.2 or 177.6/118.4 kbps down/up combinations. Actual service depends on network support. The guide and a consumer data subsection use UMTS 2000 wording; the exact network table and Forum Nokia name WCDMA 2100. |
| SIM | – | Removable SIM or USIM card under the battery, original user guide. No dual-SIM configuration established. |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 1.1, exact English operating guide; actual interoperability depends on the other device. Maker release describes optional printer and navigation applications; accessory services are historical, not current promises. | Bluetooth 1.1, original brochure. Consumer specifications list headset, hands-free and Basic Imaging profiles; Basic Printing and Human Interface Device profiles use Nokia's printing and wireless-keyboard applications. No modern Bluetooth audio codec inferred. |
| USB | No wired PC data connection or Pop-Port; PC Suite transfer/synchronisation uses Bluetooth or infrared, exact guide and independent tests. Infrared also supports file transfer; local PC Suite and remote SyncML synchronisation are documented by the maker. | USB 2.0 full-speed data connection through Pop-Port and the DKU-2 cable. This is not USB 2.0 high-speed, USB-C or USB Power Delivery. |
| Positioning | The optional launch Wayfinder application requires a separately available GPS unit, maker shipping release. No built-in GPS inferred. | – |
