Nokia World 2010: Hands-on with the Nokia C6 and C7

In addition to the high end N8 and E7 devices, Nokia announced a couple of mid-range Symbian^3 devices that I think may appeal to even more new smartphone users. The Nokia C7 and C6-01 are compact, full touchscreen devices that will be available later this year around the world.

Nokia C7

The Nokia C7 is another in the new Symbian^3 lineup that comes in a full touchscreen form factor. When I saw the C7 and C6-01 up on the wall with their home screens up I could have sworn they were Android devices by the look of the hardware and home screen. However, I think for the equivalent price consumers may find they get a better experience with these Symbian^3 devices rather than with a comparable Android device.

Key specifications of the Nokia C7 include the following:

• Symbian^3 operating system
• Penta-band WCDMA and Quad-band GSM
• 3.5 inch 640×360 AMOLED capacitive display
• 8 megapixel camera with HD video capture support
• 802.11 b/g/n WiFi
• Bluetooth 3.0
• FM radio
• FM transmitter
• A-GPS receiver
• 8 GB internal user memory
• microSD card slot
• 1200 mAh battery
• Dimensions: 4.62 x 2.24 x 0.41 inches and 4.58 ounces

The C7 is a fairly powerful mid-range device and the thinness of the device was very appealing to me. The estimated retail price is EUR 335.

Nokia C6-01

I am not really a big fan of Nokia’s naming scheme, but understand with the large number of devices they have it is almost a necessity to use this method. However, why in the world did they roll out a completely different device just a few weeks after another with the exact same name escapes me. The Nokia C6-01 is a Symbian^3 touchscreen display device compared to the Nokia C6-01 that is a Symbian^1 (5th Edition) device in a QWERTY slide form factor offering a lower cost alternative to the N97 mini. Did Nokia run out of numbers or something?

Key specifications of the Nokia C6-01 include the following:

• Symbian^3 operating system
• Penta-band WCDMA and Quad-band GSM
• 3.2 inch 640×360 AMOLED capacitive display with ClearBlack technology
• 8 megapixel camera with HD video capture support
• 802.11 b/g/n WiFi
• Bluetooth 3.0
• FM radio
• A-GPS receiver
• 340 MB internal user memory
• microSD card slot
• 1050 mAh battery
• Dimensions: 4.09 x 2.07 x 0.55 inches and 4.62 ounces

As you can see the specifications for the C6-01 are quite good and the form factor is nice and compact. The CBD is excellent and I personally would buy the C6-01 over the C7 even if it is a bit thicker. The estimated retail price is EUR 260.

6 Comments to Nokia World 2010: Hands-on with the Nokia C6 and C7

programmer1
September 22, 2010

The C6-01 seems to be a great bang for the buck device! [New reader here saying “hi” from Canada. Keep up the good work.]

Bob
September 30, 2010

Liked the C6-01 very much – its a great wholesome package in a neat design and good price too.