Nokia's second C6 brought front and centre at Nokia World 2010

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More devices from Nokia World 2010, as the Nokia C6 (more specifically the C6-01) running Symbian^3 makes an appearance. It’s a touch based device, but unlike the existing C6, it’s lacking a keyboard. What it does have though is Nokia’s latest screen technology (the Clear Black Display), HD 720p video capture, 8 megapixel camera with dual LED flash, MicroSD support, A-GPS and the usual Ovi Suite, connectivity options and accessories. Availability is down as Q4 210 for 260 Euros, naturally before taxes or network subsidy.

Nokia C6-01

From the press release:

the latest Nokia C6 (C6-01) is a compact little number that will also sport an 8-megapixel camera though with a more pocket-friendly 3.2-inch AMOLED capacitive touch screen. The latter sporting the same Nokia ClearBlack technology as the E7, offering much improved outdoor visibility. …this new device will also be a social networker’s dream with live feeds from your favourite social networks available on your home screen.

C6-01

 

Key Hardware Points

  • 103.8 mm x 52.5 mm x 13.9 mm
  • 3.2 inch AMOLED, capacitive touch, polarized, widescreen (640x360 pixels).
  • 8mp 'full focus' camera, 2x digital zoom and dual led flash.
  • A-GPS
  • microUSB connector and charging
  • 3.5 mm Nokia AV connector
  • WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100, GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 900/1700/1900/2100 and GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 models available.
  • WLAN IEEE802.11 b/g/
  • Up to 340 MB internal user memory, support for up to 32 GB microSD memory card

C6-01

Key Software Points

  • Live feeds from favourite social networking sites on the home screen via the dedicated Social client (Facebook, Twitter, RenRen)
  • Favorite email accounts supported (Yahoo!® Mail, Gmail™, Windows Live™ Hotmail, Ovi Mail)
  • Compact size and customizable home screens with quick access to email, contacts, apps and features
  • Share high quality pictures and videos directly from the phone
  • Latest apps & games from Ovi Store
  • Ovi Maps with free navigation & location sharing
  • Access to millions of songs via Ovi Music

C6-01

Ewan says

How many people are going to point out that this is the “budget” N8? Probably quite a lot, but it typifies Nokia’s strategy of providing choice to the users in their device and hardware choice. These are solid specs that outpace the majority of the S60 5th Edition devices. While it’s not the cut price budget blockbuster that is the Nokia 5230, this is going to be an aggressively priced mid-tier unit.

This is going to need the bundled 2GB microSD card in the retail package to give it the storage and multimedia capability of its larger sister phones, and I still prefer having a storage card to a block of memory on the circuit board, so thumbs up for that. On the battery, Nokia’s BL-5CT is only rated for 1050 mAh. Battery life could well be an issue on this device, and in the mid tier devices that could be a weakness.

The C6-01 is going to sell well, it’s in a sweet price point, and if the Nokia revival is as strong as the speakers at Nokia World hope it will be, then this could be the foot soldier that swarms the smartphone market as the N8 and E7 take all the credit.

But wither the Symbian^1 C6? At the very least, a name change should have been considered for either device!

-- Ewan Spence, Sept 2010.