Model Reference
Nokia 6600
2003 • Symbian • 2G
The Nokia 6600 belongs to an important phase in Nokia history when phones were evolving into more capable smart devices. Its Symbian platform, expandable storage, camera, and more advanced software environment made it stand apart from basic handsets of the same period. The rounded design also made it visually distinctive, which helped the model become widely recognizable.
Specifications
| Release year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Type | feature_phone |
| OS | Symbian |
| Network | 2G |
| Display | 2.1" / 2.1 inches, 35 x 41 mm, 14.0 cm / 176 x 208 pixels (~130 ppi density) |
| Battery | 850 mAh |
| Memory | RAM -, Storage 6 MB |
| Body | 122 g / 109 mm x 58 mm x 24 mm |
| Network technology | GSM |
| 2G bands | GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| GPRS | Class 6 |
| EDGE | No |
| Announced | 2003, Q4 |
| Status | Discontinued |
| SIM | Mini-SIM |
| CPU | 104 MHz ARM 9 |
| Card slot | MMC, 32 MB included |
| Internal memory | 6MB |
| Main camera text | VGA |
| Main camera video | Yes |
| Selfie camera text | No |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | No |
| WLAN | WLANNo |
| Bluetooth | 1.1 |
| GPS | No |
| Radio | No |
| Sensors | V1 |
| Battery type | Removable Li-Ion 850 mAh battery (BL-5C) |
| Colors | Light Gray |
Why This Model Matters
The Nokia 6600 belongs to an important phase in Nokia history when phones were evolving into more capable smart devices. Its Symbian platform, expandable storage, camera, and more advanced software environment made it stand apart from basic handsets of the same period. The rounded design also made it visually distinctive, which helped the model become widely recognizable.
Descriptions
Nokia 6600 is a Nokia feature phone released in 2003. In this catalog, the model is most closely associated with Symbian software, 2G connectivity, 2.1" display, 850 mAh battery, and 6 MB storage.
Nokia 6600 fits into Nokia's lineup as a feature phone focused on everyday communication and practical hardware choices. Support for 2G helps place it within the network standards of its generation. Notable details include 104 MHz ARM 9 chipset and 122 g body weight, which helps explain how this device compared with nearby Nokia models in the same period.
For buyers or researchers comparing Nokia devices from 2003, Nokia 6600 is useful as a reference point for what a feature phone typically offered in that period. Key reference points include 6 MB of storage and 850 mAh battery capacity.
On this page, the specifications table and descriptive notes help place Nokia 6600 within the wider Nokia catalog. Details such as 2.1 inches, 35 x 41 mm, 14.0 cm and 109 x 58 x 24 mm and 122 g provide extra context for understanding the device's design priorities and day-to-day usability.
History and relevance
The Nokia 6600 belongs to an important phase in Nokia history when phones were evolving into more capable smart devices. Its Symbian platform, expandable storage, camera, and more advanced software environment made it stand apart from basic handsets of the same period. The rounded design also made it visually distinctive, which helped the model become widely recognizable.
For many owners, the 6600 was an early introduction to mobile multitasking, third-party apps, media playback, and richer personal productivity features. That is why the model still appears in discussions of influential pre-iPhone smartphones: it captured the stage where a phone was no longer just for calls and texts, but was becoming a compact general-purpose digital device.