The new Nokia 6500 Slide is a sleek 3G slider phone which comes in a silver and black colored casing. The handset with easy to use imaging features brings an element of fun to this smooth opening handset. The mobile phone with a 2.2 Inch colour screen has a provision of displaying upto 16 million colours. The fashion conscious handset measures 96.5mm x 46.5mm x 16.4mm which is a good size for a 3G slider phone and weighs 123 grams giving the phone a solid and quality feel when in use. The light weight handset is easy to hold in hand and carry in pocket. The 6500 Slide comes with an expandable memory option that allows the user to expand the phone memory upto a massive 4 Gbytes using a MicroSD™ memory card. The 6500 Slide handset comes with a phone charger, battery, 256 Mbytes MicroSD™ memory card, stereo headset, TV out cable and USB cable.

The battery of the handset has a 900mAh capacity and is capable of providing the user with upto 320 hours of standby time or up to 6 hours of talk time from a fully charged battery. The phone supports EDGE technology and 3G technology which provides the user with a fast data transfer and connectivity handset.

The Slide also has an impressive camera feature complete with Carl Zeiss™ optics. The 3.2 megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss™ lens and an 8x digital zoom allows the user to get a close up shot every time the camera is used. The double LED flash is a powerful flash feature present in the handset which ensures that a bright and clear photo is captured by the user. The camera feature of the handset will help the user in saving, sharing and sending the photos taken with the camera ensuring quality entertainment. The Nokia 6500 Slide has an integrated FM radio feature complete with visual radio that provides the user perfect musical entertainment. It also provides information on the music being played, the weather, news and much more.