For all those of you for whom mobile phone = Nokia, here is another reason to celebrate- the Nokia 6500 Slide Phone. Although people who have experienced the Nokia 6500 classic may think that this is the same phone only with a different form, they are to be proved mistaken once they take a closer look at it. The 6500 Classic and the 6500 Slide phone may have the same model number but it is definitely not so that the only difference between them is that of the form.

The Nokia 6500 is a stylish handset with out doorsy looks and a sporty feel. You are going to love the phone if you are the kind of person who chooses chunky tom boyish appearance over chic looks. The phone has awesome features like a good resolution camera with branded lens, another camera for video conferencing and even a TV connection port. The entertainment features are also quite enchanting and with a good storage capacity, you can store your world on it!

The Form Factor

Obviously, as the name suggests, this phone by Nokia is designed in a two level slide form and has stylish, yet rugged looks. The phone is designed with brushed steel and black plastic in two tones that give it a casual and sporty appeal. The usage of steel however makes the phone slightly heavy at 125gms but again that contributes to its rugged appeal.

The phone has a well designed keypad and the overall design is comfortable and sturdy. It is definitely not for people who want a thin built phone to slip in the pocket of their slim fit jeans. However it is quite a handsome phone and with clean straight lines and handful design it stands quite noticeable amongst others.

Feature Packed

The best thing that you will notice about this phone is its auto focus, 3.2 mega pixel camera that really gives outstanding results for a mobile phone camera. It is equipped with a Carl Zeiss lens and the resolution is good enough to take out standard size prints. The phone also has an additional camera at the front for video conferencing which can help you with basic video calling. The phone also has a music player in built which will play all your favorite music to entertain you.

Another thing that will catch your attention in this beauty is its TV output port. Connect the phone to your TV and you phone's screen will be displayed on your TV. Needless to say, you can use it for all you pictures and videos stored on board. Though the phone has an in built memory of 20MB, it comes with an additional micro SD card of 256MB and even if that does not accommodate all your data, you can upgrade the card to a good 4GB one.

If you are tired of a low battery life in your current phone then handset can be the answer to your prayers. With a talk time of around six hours you are sure to never have ?battery over? situations during an important conversation.