Nokia 6700 Classic

• Handset
• 960 mAh Li-Ion battery (BL-6Q)
• 1 Gb microSD memory card
• Wired stereo-headset (WH-203)
• USB-data cable CA-101
• Charger (AC-8)
• User Guide

Positioning

The Nokia 6700 comes in to replace Nokia's best selling mid-tier offering, the 6300. Although it doesn't come all alone - in reality, there is another phone designed with exactly same goal in mind, which is extremely uncharacteristic of Nokia. While those who bought the original phone a year ago or so will find the 6700 to be a worthy replacement, the Nokia 6303 will cater for the needs of the lower price segment, shipping with a very affordable price tag without any premiums and a superior feature pack.

As far as Nokia are concerned, they have always had more success with their candybar-shaped phones than any other form-factor; remarkably, though, Samsung haven't been able to squeeze much out of candybars but have managed to make their sliders sell extremely well. In fact, all Nokia's attempts to come up with mass-market slider-type solutions have been fruitless so far, so these days they prefer to utilize this form-factor for their fashion-savvy and top-of-the-line products.

Therefore it's not all that surprising that Nokia's new S40-based flagship device, the 6700, is housed in a candybar-type design. While it may appear as just another "faceless" phone running on the same platform and operating system, yet with more memory onboard, brighter display and increased megapixel count, the Nokia 6700 does have a couple of trumps up its sleeve, featuring several unseen before technologies (such as UNC and CABC). So on balance, it fits the bill as a flagship device both from technical and marketing standpoints.

As for its direct opposition, the Nokia 6700 doesn't have any; while you might argue that the Sony Ericsson C510 qualifies, it sports worse specs and is only 35 Euro cheaper which puts it in one league with the Nokia 6303 instead. Plus the 6700's affordable price tag will contribute to its success on top of the lack of competition, and also will serve as a warning to all second-tier phone makers that will have to cope with so much more pressure coming from Nokia.

Speaking of the 6700's positioning, we can't overlook the fact that it may also be considered a sequel to the Nokia 6500 Classic, as the latter won't be getting any direct successors any time soon.

The Nokia 6700 comes in four colors - Chrome, Matt Steel, Black and Brown. Although on its release date Nokia wiped out every mention of the Brown color scheme from their page, which leads us to believe that some carriers will be getting it as their exclusive color. It's not the first time we have seen this, and that's probably the most reasonable explanation as to why they had to remove this color scheme from their site.

The Nokia 6700 is fairly ergonomic to handle at 109.8x5x11.2 mm and 116.5 grams. The back cover is made of stainless steel, which feels pleasantly cold in the palm. Depending on what color scheme your unit comes in, it'll have different coatings, and perhaps the worse option is glossy surface since it'll pick up scratches and scuffs over time. On the other hand, the matte variant is more prone to wear and tear.

Source : http://www.mobile-review.com