Nokia 6510 Review
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Review: February 2003.
The Nokia 6510 was launched in Spring 2002. It's a great-looking phone, available
in a choice of colours, similar to the popular Nokia
8310 in many respects, but with a smarter appearance, reminiscent of the
more exclusive 8850. In keeping with the best of Nokia traditions, its advanced
features are made easy to use through excellent design. Reliability can be a
problem.
Features of the Nokia 6510 include:
- WAP (GPRS)
- High speed data (up to 43.2 kb/s)
- Hi-resolution 4 line display
- Predictive text messaging
- Picture messages
- 35 ringtones plus 10 downloadable ringtones, plus composer
- Phonebook with 500 names
- FM radio
- X-press on covers
- Voice activated dialling
- Speed dialling
- Call waiting, call hold, call divert, call timer
- Stopwatch
- Data capability (built-in infra-red modem)
- Clock, Calendar, 4 games
- Size: 97 x 43 x 20 mm
- Weight: 84g
- Battery standby: 350 hours
- Battery talktime: 2 - 4 hours
- Vibration alert
- Dual band
Nokia 6510 User Reviews
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Average rating from 103 reviews: 
Reviewed by salman from india on 26th Mar 2012
i love this phone. i m using this phone since 2006. it was so small
in size,and comfortable to using it.i want to buy its panels.so plz
tell me about this plz.
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Reviewed by Hari from India on 21st Mar 2012
I believe it’s the best phone I have used in last 12 years and
it does its mobile phone functions in the best way. I appreciate the
designer for its very best compact design of this phone. I wish Nokia
could continue its production / release it again. If anybody can help
me to purchase this phone please let me know.....
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Reply by maggie from uk on 27th May
2012
try ebay they do this sort of stuff
Reply by kingbigs from uk on 17th
Aug 2012
Yes you'll be able to get this phone off ebay or you can google it and
you'll find that there is still a few places that still do them I'm
just about to buy one.
Reviewed by jonathan from Philippines on 8th Jan
2012
I super love this phone. I still have it now! Year 2012! Its working
fine just a bit problem with the charger and the housing. I think the
old original Nokia charger and housing for it is no longer available.
I try the USB changer but its not working. 100% Cute phone! I have it
as part of my NOKIA collection!
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Reviewed by Zech Schariah from Switzerland on
26th Sep 2007
Nokia 6510 is a very good Mobile phone and reliable equipment.
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Reviewed by Sunil Soni from India on 31st Aug
2007
This is world best and awesome phone ever made, sleek, handy, smart,
comfortable etc. etc. etc. the biggest pro is the size and design. if
we can add a 5 MP camera with Ziess lens and MP3 Player to it noting
like it. i will certainly buy it if it is upgraded like this. i am currently
using a 6630 but 6510 was lovely size and handiness. you never feel
if it is there in your pocket or not. i love it
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Reviewed by 6510 user from malta on 31st May 2007
well, not so bad when you've had it for quite a long time, but i can't
find the "composer" which reviews say it has... not so sure about it.
another thing, it tends to turn off whenever it feels like it.
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Reviewed by kingsly from sri lanka on 30th May
2007
30th May 2007 THE BEST CELL PHONE EVER!! i always believed in the style
and overall functionality of the nokia series. started with the 3310
but this, the 6510, is the best by far.. i am having difficulty finding
a newer model to replace mine. it has the most practical features, fast
processing, good battery life..AMAZING but................... my phone
has stolen still i havn't 6510 phone. the other thing is 6510 phones
are not available in our country. i'm so sad witout nokia 6510 always
i remind about my phone. kingsly
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Reviewed by skywalker from Indonesia on 5th May
2007
I still use this phone till now. Bought it in late 2002 and still working
well now. It has big memory allowing us to save many sms and phonebook
contact. Good battery life and small dimension. I love this phone...
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Reviewed by Qaer30s from Malaysia on 25th Apr
2007
This is one of the best mobile phones I have ever used, I still using
this 6510! It's small, sleek, has good memory for messages, ringtones,
and lots more. It's cool!!!
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Reviewed by Justine Jose from India on 20th Apr
2007
I believe it’s the best phone I have seen in last 9 years and
it does its mobile phone functions in the best way. This may be bec,
I don’t believe keeping any toy camera / silly tones in a phone
which I use as a phone and still I prefer 6510 than N72. I appreciate
the designer for its very best design of this phone, but it could have
a USB data connection to the modem. I wish Nokia could continue its
production / release it again
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Reviewed by GmfZ from Latvia on 19th Apr 2007
This is one of the best nokia models. Small good looking and durable.
Ok it has no colour screen or camera or Mp3... But cellphone is for
call making and mesaging not for other things.
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Reviewed by vriakziel from philippines on 2nd
Apr 2007
yeah its true.. i have used my cellphone for almost 5 years
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Reviewed by Albin from Philippines on 26th Mar
2007
this phone is so good. it is so small and reliable to use. very cute
and handy.. this is one of the great things nokia made
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Reviewed by CLaude from Romania on 16th Mar 2007
Great phone. I've liked it a lot and it is still in my pocket with his
younger brother.
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Reviewed by tony from uk on 28th Feb 2007
i have had many new cellphones but the 6510 is simply superb easy to
use long battery life and still looks good even now......well done nokia
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Reviewed by laurunas from lithuania on 7th Feb
2007
i'm have this mobile and in cool but i'm not faund games on his
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Reviewed by Alvin from Malaysia on 29th Jan 2007
This is the greatest phone ever produce. It is durable, easy to use
and just too good to mention. Besides, i did not see any more detail
review abt this phone. Maybe most of the user don't aware that this
phone comes with a builtin fax modem. Not even the nokia ppl aware of
this. Really feel shame for thier knowledge of this phone and yet selling
nokia product. You can use this phone to send and receive fax as well.
This is what i call the greatest phone at all times. Not many of such
phone available nowadays. or probably non-existence at all. I've been
using this features since the nokia 3810 phone. Which is another great
phone available so far.
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Reviewed by benny from indonesia on 28th Jan 2007
Simply the best. The design is very2 exclusive. Nothing can beat it,
even my N9500 or W850i
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Reviewed by Dirk from The Netherlands on 24th
Jan 2007
I use this phone for some years now and I still love it because it is
small, goodlooking, easy to use and has everything I need. I simply
can not understand why Nokia stops producing this one and introduces
the 1100 - 1112 range. I even bought a new one and stored it somewhere,
just in case I will need an other phone. Phones with colour screens
really bore me. In short: I still like this phone best.
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Reviewed by mp17 from phils on 21st Dec 2006
This is the best non-colored phone produced by nokia. I bought my 6510
4 years ago and still working perfectly. although battery already replaced.
I have other phone 6600 and n71 but still 6510 rocks!!
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Reviewed by Milan from netherlands on 20th Dec
2006
I think i have abused this phone anyway i could. I kicked it into a
wall, it flew out of my pocket and bounced around on the concrete going
40km/h on my moutainbike, and dropped it incountable times. Even ink
from a leaking pen leaked in, and everything but the battery is working
just fine. Bought it used about 4-5 years ago, and battery life has
decreased alot. Now looking around for a new modern phone, but will
always carry it around with me because of its reliability. Have the
same problem with shutdowns during sending sms messages, but even then
i can live with it...i need a new cover for it, but maybe ill keep it
just for nostalgia. The durability of this phone is just amazing...
Very easy and straightforward, built like a russian tank.
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Reviewed by Mansoor from Botswana on 21st Oct
2006
THIS IS THE BEST PHONE EVER!!! My phone turned 4 recently. Its simply
the best. I've always ha d 2 phones with me(sometimes 3).. I always
get the latest nokia phone. When the 6510 came out, i was the first
to get it in my country, then the 7250 came out and i got it. I was
still using my 6510. Then i bought the 6600, then the 6670 followed
by the N90. I'm soon getting either the N73/N93 OR N80.I have been using
the best phones of the time but 1 thing i can simply say is that those
phones were the best when they came out and so they were the best at
their times... But the 6510 is the best of ALL TIMES!! I'm really looking
forward for getting 1 for my girlfriend. It's a pity u don't get a new
1 anymore. I recently changed the face of it and it looks beautiful
as ever. One liner!!!!! This is the BEST NOKIA PHONE EVER!!!!!!
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Reviewed by zabz from england on 25th Sep 2006
i like this fone so cool
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Reviewed by Dushyant from India on 3rd Apr 2006
A very good fone to begin with. Small in size and big on features. Good
clear screen. Nice and smooth keypads. Can be handled rough. Using this
fone since a year now and its quiet clean. But only problem is that
it has limited memory. Can store only upto 150 messages. But though
it has no bluetooth infrared is good. No problems connecting with other
fones or with my laptop. Voice reception is good and clear. Yea as the
others said if u need to have a cam, mp3.. and stuff like that.. why
do we need mobile fones? And if we do have them in owr mobile fones...
how often do we use them?? ;)
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Reviewed by Daniele from Italy on 22nd Mar 2006
This phone is simply FANTASTIC! Small, lightweight, it does what I need
it to do (phoning and SMS messaging) just fine, has great memory and
so I can add lot of information to every name in the Phone Book. I bought
it new in August 2003 and it never gave me trouble, it has one of the
latest firmware versions (v4.12). Last year I bought an used one for
my mother and she is happy with it too (she used a Nokia 3210 before).
THE BEST NOKIA PHONE EVER MADE!
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Reviewed by Wil from NL on 26th Feb 2006
Hi, I'm 3,5 years happy with this phone! And battery life is still excellent,
still my first one.... Last year the problem of shutting down while
wanting to send a sms occured too for me, just a few times... I bought
a 6510 for my girl as well... that one had it all the time... after
having connected it to my pc with a normal 6510 data cable, importing
all data in Oxygen Phonemanager to back up things, I have written all
data back on her phone... the problem is gone... works fine again..
no expensive software upgrade needed... Hope this is the solution for
many other happy 6510 users...
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Reviewed by hulk_jnr from malaysia on 14th Dec
2005
Okay I cannot belive some of the reviews that I have read about this
phone. This is one of the best mobile phones I have ever used, it's
small, sleek, has good memory for messages, ringtones, and lots more.
Yes there is a software fault with some of the phones but once sent
away to get the software upgraded this shouldn't happen again. As for
the names not showing up in the inbox or when receiving calls this happens
when the same number is stored twice, either twice on the sim, twice
on the phone, or once on the phone and once on the sim with both memory's
turned on. Just make sure there is only one occurence of this number.
This was also one of the first mobile phones to have the ability to
copy contact data from the sim to phone and vice versa and to allow
numerous contact details under one name. For the price and age of this
model of the Nokia I would call it the best on the market. I had the
6510, got a new phone, then after not liking my new phone went back
to the 6510 a year later again.
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Reviewed by Vikas from India on 31st Oct 2005
I reckon this is one of the best models from the Nokia stable. I've
been using this model for last 3 years. Solidly built, it packs in loads
of features. Keypad is pretty cool. The navigation keys resembles the
SWATCAT cartoon character, something which I get to hear once in while.
With 500 addressbook entries and with as many as 5 details for each
entry, this is one feature that I've really used a lot. The FM radio
and the 20 preset stations is another great feature. The radio sounds
awesome. The only downside is the ringtone volume, which even when set
at the highest, is not as loud as the newer models. On the whole, this
is a great phone. Sadly, I've not been able to find a replacement model.
I vote it a deserving 5 star rating.
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Reviewed by joshua from philippines on 21st Sep
2005
THE BEST CELL PHONE EVER!! i always believed in the style and overall
functionality of the nokia 6000 series. started with the 6110 but this,
the 6510, is the best by far.. i am having difficulty finding a newer
model to replace mine. it has the most practical features, fast processing,
good battery life..AMAZING!!
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Reviewed by vivek from india on 31st Aug 2005
out standing one .thats enough for this mobile.but one thing i dont
know where the composer is.if anybody knows please tell me.my email
id is vivekkollam@yahoo.co.in i am waiting for your reply.be fast.thank
you sir.
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Reviewed by Rajesh Tripathy from India on 5th
Jul 2005
Have used the 6510 since November 2002, it is a great phone. Pity Nokia
doesn't have an offering to match this now.
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Reviewed by Saad from United Kingdom on 7th Jun
2005
Outstanding phone .. I am using it as my main phone for more than 2
yrs althought i have another Motorola E1000.. I Have smashed this phone
at many ocasions when i go Crazy . but it hasnt given me any problem
ever .. apart from taking a bit time for loading inbox when u have lots
of Text msgs in it .. Very Good fone all round
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Reviewed by Ashik from Bangladesh on 5th May 2005
I'm using 6510 since last 3.5 years. It don't have any problem. This
is one of the best set from Noika.
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Reviewed by Pragya from India on 29th Apr 2005
This is a hardy phone and well built. It has a good battery life too.
I am using this phone for more than 2 years now and have not even repaired
a single time.
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Reviewed by lukas from lithuania on 25th Apr 2005
the best looking phone ever ;) if you need a phone to call and write
sms this is the ONE
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Reviewed by prabhjot singh from india on 24th
Mar 2005
Good phone, i used this phone more than 1500 hours in just 19 months,
with no repair, no service and no battry change,and this is the only
low budget phone which is build in GPRS system, but some functions like
(ringtone composer) and (message editor)are not awailabel in this,screensavers
are also not awailabel,and its real battry backup time is (talktime)
3 hours its worth, and the best in it is its size, it is verry small,
and picky.
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Reviewed by Clare from UK on 23rd Mar 2005
I'm very impressed with the number of messages this phone holds and
the ability to organise them into folders. Also i find the radio really
useful. I have had some trouble with the software, the phone kept turning
itself off if you go a little to quickly for it. I did get the software
updated but the problem has persisted. But i have had the phone for
over 2 years so cant complain.
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Reviewed by stella from italy on 18th Mar 2005
well,my nokia 6510 is quite old...i haven't taken so much care of it
and it looks like a wreck,but still,it's the best phone i've had so
far.the problem is that,everytime i search that composer thing,i don't
seem to get any track of it!i thought all 6510 had a composer!how come
mine doesn't have one?WHERE'S THAT COMPOSER?
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Reviewed by Tony from Ireland on 6th Mar 2005
An excellent phone. I've had mine for about 18 months now and it's still
working perfectly. The phone has taken a few knocks, but hasn't given
any trouble.
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Reviewed by Terry from Australia on 15th Feb 2005
Ive had this phone for over two years and it has taken a battering.
I have dropped it on numerous occasions, and have even thrown it over
15m. It is the most robust phone I have ever owned, as it still works
100%. It is now getting old and time for a replacement, but so far this
has been the best phone I have owned. I would definitely recommend this
phone to anyone.
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Reviewed by Dan from Ireland on 6th Feb 2005
Have it about a year and a half. It's been back under warranty to have
the software reload twice. It gives the 'Insert Sim' message every few
days and has an awful problem with predicting the battery life. If left
in a cold environment for a while it actually slows down and takes several
seconds to do anything. It's a nice small and neat phone and I like
the blue screen but otherwise I would stay well clear of it !
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Reviewed by Eddy from The Netherlands on 23rd
Jan 2005
Ok, so I've had this phone for 2 years now. It's easy to use, the keypad
is great for typing sms-messages and even if you have large hands/fingers,
its comfortable (I had an 8850 for a while and the keypad on that is
worthless.) the phonebook is great, even if you have 200+ names in it,
works like a charm and fast too. the sms-inbox however gets slow as
hell when its full... I've dropped it on a few occasions and it has
quite some user damage now, but come on, what do you expect after 2
years of daily use! the battery still works fine, which is a big surprise
to me. (just only reload it when its really empty, not half full.. it
wastes your battery life) Now the downsides. after all the abuse it
had, it sometimes gives me 'insert SIM' but when I turn it off and on
again, the problem is solved. it gets on your nerves though because
it allways happens when its in your pocket, and you could have missed
some calls and stuff. Another thing it likes to do is shut off completely,
once again, only when its been in my pocket for a while. Maybe theres
some bad contacts on the battery or sim holder, I don't know. I'm getting
it replaced now with a nokia 7270 which I ordered two weeks ago. (still
isn't in stock yet.) overall, it's a great phone, it lasted for 2 years.
it has great features (for it's time that is..) and its easy to use,
it served me well. I'm giving it a 4 star rating because it's not completely
perfect but it's definetly the best phone I owned untill today.
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Reviewed by apollo from philippines on 14th Jan
2005
I'v been using this phone almost a year. This a great non-coloured phone.
It has an ergonomically designed keypad. I love using it. Also, it has
smart shorcut commands which is very useful. My phone was accidentally
submerged to water and went many falls. Guess what, it survived! I'm
still using it. However, I got a little problem with the reception now
(most probably with the accidents it encountered). For the downside,
it takes a year when re-opening your inbox if it's already full. I'm
planning to buy a mobile phone with built-in camera.
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Reviewed by Kevin from Australia on 13th Jan 2005
I have had this phone for 18+months now. I love it, best phone i have
had so far. I have had 4 Nokias before this, and recently got a Sharp
GX30i. Biggest complaint is that 6 months ago, every now and again when
you press the Send button for SMS the phone resets (no PIN required).
This is quite annoying but you can save it to the outbox before trying
to send. I have 200-300 SMS messages stored in custom folders and 200+
contacts with multiple details. SMS can also be given a name like filenames
on your computer. To read messages in custom folders you need to Open
them which takes a little time, then a little wait as it Opens the selected
message. It's got a great send to many option, just hit the left key
for each person you want to send it to in your contact list. There are
customizable templates and you can also send picture messages. It can
erase all read messages in folders which is handy when you start running
out of space and don't have to delete 50 messages manually. The software
is great...when it works. I use IR to connect and it is a bit tempermental
with occasional dropouts. I set my IR dongle to 9600bps with 5ms interval,
turn on IR on the phone, press New synchronisation and it takes 15+
minutes to synchronise with Outlook Express. Very small annoyance is
that the entire name is stored as surname field in Windows Address Book.
It can download most data from phone (incl SMS) and store them as Comma
Separated text files (CSV) which open in Excel. SMS are sorted according
to the folder name but it is hard to decipher as sometimes sender and
message names are in different columns. Software can also backup and
restore settings on the phone and other Nokias wich use the same software.
Menus are reasonably fast and very intuitive. You press the left button
for most things and the right button to cancel. The "call" button dials
or activates a send, the "end call" button exits all menus instantly.
The power button can be used to change profiles. There is a scroll bar
on the right in menus so you know how many items are in the current
menu, it's really handy. But it does not appear when browsing contacts.
I have 200+ contacts and it is very easy to search or browse to find
the right person by name. This is an excellent business phone with lots
of memory. Each contact can have multiple details like Name, Mobile,
ome, Office, Fax, Email, Address, Note, and more. This is why i bought
the phone to replace my 6210 - big memory, multiple details, small size.
The screen is a light blue, not as bright as the 8310 however. The shell
is easy to open and change. There are very few after market products
for this phone, and they are bad quality and don't fit properly. Most
will be designed for 8310 and fit this phone. I highly advise you DO
NOT get aftermarket accessories for it, one case damaged my volume button
and i needed to get it replaced. Battery is great lasting about a week.
My 18mth battery may show 3 out of 7 bars but can drop to zero in one
2 min call, so I charge every 3-5 days. The batteries are only rated
for about 1 year, as are most Li-Ion which are light and pwerful but
shorter life than heavier NiMH. NetMon cannot be enabled on this phone
using IR or standard data cable, DCT4 generation Nokia phones apparently
can't. They probably have disabled it in the factory and you need special
extra hardware and software. It has a mono FM radio which is pretty
good. 3 min voice recorder and multi-function stopwatch and countdown.
I really like the calendar, entries are categoriesd (eg Call, Meeting,
Birthday) and can be repeated, auto-deleted, alarmed. But they cannot
be post-poned (like on the Nokia 8810). It has a problem with entries
aroung 12am or 12pm because the rules it uses to check before/after
warnings is faulty. For example sometimes a 11pm - 1am event cannot
be alarmed . You cannot also schedule events in the past. You can copy
and move events around, and editing is really easy - just keep hitting
the left key to scroll through each detail and save. Unfortunatly the
calendar does not have predictive text entry. The ringtones can be very
loud as it has a separate buzzer. Speaker volume is average. You can
also upload your own ringtones to the phone using software, there is
no ringtone editor. Vibrate is average. Seems robust as it has survived
a few short 1m falls, it is alwyas in a leather case/belt clip. GPRS
works OK, but in its nature is slow and still expensive. The software
has even been designed for internet shopping with a secured Wallet,
but you can't use it in real life because it is not wdely accepted.
There are 5 profiles that you can fully customise. Also has user groups
for selective ringing. Use a computer to change the user group icons.
Adding users to groups is easy and fast (press left button for each
person you want to add to current group such as Friends or Family.)
No 1 is reserved for voicemail so you have 8 speed dials. There is no
in-call timer, but you are told when you end the call. A few nice games
- snake 2 (and 2 player at that), pairs 2, space impact and pinball.
Also supports game services (extra levels which are quick to download,
and check world wide high scores) and nokia club which is now defunct.
Overall it's a fantastic phone with lots of powerful features. It is
aimed as a business phone so it is missing some fun features found on
the more "trendy/toy/young teen" nokia phones such as bright lights,
ringtone composer, etc. Instead it has lots of memory, great contact
list, calendar, GPRS, impressive messaging functions, and you can sync
with a computer to get everything out of it.
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Reviewed by maranga from kenya on 24th Nov 2004
i've had my 2 6510s since dec 2002. exellent phone. just needs an up
gade, colur screen version and camera would do. good battery life.
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Reviewed by aNuar from Malaysia on 31st Oct 2004
i do agree with charlie from uk on 24th Aug 2004. this phone trouble
me a lot. on replying my emergency msg, it suddenly shut off b4 sent.
wht the heck!! need to rewrite all the 160 char all-over-again!!Maybe
in the Manual should've to remind all propect buyers to REMEMBER THE
WROTE MSGs B4 SENDING THEM! even worse in hectic KL city, it shows The
Sim is not ready? ayyooo... nokia need to adjust the sim outside on
the body, therefore easier to rearrange the sim. really amused me in
using this hp. any fools want it, come and c me fast. really can't stay
any longer....
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Reviewed by Phil Osorio from UK on 27th Oct 2004
Tremendous phone, best I've ever had, but it's coming to the end of
it's life now, so I'm going to have to get a new one.. The problem is
that I know that any new phone I'll get I will comprare to this one,
as I've been putting off getting a phone with a colour screen, or any
of the other rubbish that phone companies will do to get you to spend
your money! My next phone will have to be absolutely stonking to live
up to this one!
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Reviewed by vijesh pareek from Jaipur In India on
24th Oct 2004
i am using cephone from last 8 years and i has been replace more models
of various companies but now i am using nokia 6510 from last 6 months
this is excellient model and i will use it for long time because its
perforemence is best among the other models.
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Reviewed by Carlos Melo from Portugal on 13th
Oct 2004
I really don't understand some of the reviews. I bought it when it got
out and it's one of the best i've ever had. And I've had a few. Two
years six months later it only shows some weakness in the battery when
near the end of the charge. It dies suddently. But still does 3 or 4
days.
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Reviewed by Pencil from Singapore on 6th Oct 2004
I was in a dilema then, because i signed on a new contract and was able
to trade in my Nokia 6510 to a Misutbishi M350 with a camera function.
But In the end i never trade in, because Nokia 6510 is the best! It
is durable and does not scratch easily and has many good functions..
although the new phone tempted me, but i still did not trade in because
u are not always able have such a good phone around..
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Reviewed by max from germany on 1st Oct 2004
this is brilliant phone from nokia all the features are good but the
phone book function is a lil complicated i dont know why but its still
good to use with 500 no.s, personally i had motorola c350 n i use it
for only 15 days n get bored motorola is the worst phone makers and
stick with nokia nokia 6510 is the best!!! waooooo
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Reviewed by Tedwyn from Manila, Philippines on
15th Sep 2004
This is one of the best mobile phone I've had. It is ridiculously small
but very usable, even for people with big hands and fingers like me.
It has GPRS, a great-sounding FM radio, has an excellent memory, a unique
backlight color and a higher resolution screen than its Nokia 8310 sister.
Unfortunately, I traded this for my current Nokia 3650, which is great
too. I miss my 6510 though.
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Reviewed by jeremy from london on 27th Aug 2004
i had this phone just to listen to radio i like the way nokia changed
its look and added the wallet the phone feels great in my hands and
looks great to
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Reviewed by charlie from uk on 24th Aug 2004
dont know what half these reviewers are talking about. I have had at
least 5 nokias in my time (mainly due to theives) and this is ok for
someone who last had a 3210 or some old brick like that. But anyone
in the know must know it continously says "insert Sim card" after a
few knocks. Switches off randomly before you get to send a text and
then resets itself and deletes your texts. Takes AGES to load up your
inbox of texts if there are only 10 in there. ITs absolutely awful -
steer clear and get the 8310 - does all the same this does but none
of the above flaws
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Reviewed by nokia from Philippines on 24th Aug
2004
well, nokia 6510 is one of the most superb sms phone on land!
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Reviewed by Farook from Bahrain on 22nd Aug 2004
well first of all hi to all the readers out there well i purchased 6510
Nokia 2 months back its a nice phone but the problem with it is that
its reception is somewat not good. well i purchased it ... it was a
second hand one and its reception is not good i think so its bcuz of
the duplicate housing plz any 1 tell me abt that ............my email
hbk_973@hotmail.com
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Reviewed by Paul from Scotland on 9th Aug 2004
Okay I cannot belive some of the reviews that I have read about this
phone. This is one of the best mobile phones I have ever used, it's
small, sleek, has good memory for messages, ringtones, and lots more.
Yes there is a software fault with some of the phones but once sent
away to get the software upgraded this shouldn't happen again. As for
the names not showing up in the inbox or when receiving calls this happens
when the same number is stored twice, either twice on the sim, twice
on the phone, or once on the phone and once on the sim with both memory's
turned on. Just make sure there is only one occurence of this number.
This was also one of the first mobile phones to have the ability to
copy contact data from the sim to phone and vice versa and to allow
numerous contact details under one name. For the price and age of this
model of the Nokia I would call it the best on the market. I had the
6510, got a new phone, then after not liking my new phone went back
to the 6510 a year later again.
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Reviewed by Anees Poonawala from India on 5th
Aug 2004
Excellent,hv been using for more than a yr however the panel cover is
flimsy as well as the on/off button is sad :( hv replaced it twice before
other that no problems till date. mem is amazing....
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Reviewed by isoy from philippines on 29th Jul
2004
this fon is really great. I've been using this for over 2 yrs. it has
survived several falls... and its still working very very well up until
now.
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Reviewed by Phillip Ashdown from UK on 26th Jul
2004
I love this phone. Its so easy to use and does everything i asked for
it. I believe its better then the 8310. The blue screen is beautiful
and the style of the fascia is very business like. The fm radio is very
important and there is loads of sms storage space.
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Reviewed by Christine Bridel from Guernsey on
11th May 2004
I am having problems receiving long text messages from the more up to
date phones with longer message output. My friends keep sending me messages
which say 1 of 2 or 3 and I only get the first part and a small section
of part 2. My daughter has a Nokia 6100 and I cannot receive all her
text and my husband has a cheap Nokia 3310 and he can receive all these
long text messages. Is there any way I can receive the full text messages
or is the problem that I can only receive 160 characters. It seems unfair
to have to purchase a new phone just for the sake of being able to receive
a decent length message. Any help and advice would be appreciated.
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Reviewed by angry from australia on 8th May 2004
okay, first off, i got through half of the reviews and i couldnt belive
the amount of crap i was reading. 1) the nokia 8310 is loaded with features,
if not bloated. 2) for the idiots out there complaingin about the fone
being improved, if they are so smart why dont they get a job designing
fones? the fones problems reflect on the idiots who use them, i know
that there ARE such things as bugs, and i am able to still use my nokia
with no problems. i quite like my nokia 8310, and soon am getting a
6510 as they are pretty much the same fone, only dif is he 6510 got
the better screen with the blue light and more poshhhhhhh lookin cover.
i am sick and tired of idiots with no actual factual info making revies,
u got sum retard sayin stuff like he reckons the wap on the 8310 is
fast, the 8310 has gprs dumbass. and for all those idiots out there
who say not to buy it, well guess what, its one of the most common fones
and it kicks ass (for its time offcourse) and the fact of the matter
is these ppl are idiotic complaining winging people with nothing better
to do. il admit mine does restart, and ask for sim to be inserted but
i am happy with it, GET A LIFE!!! nokia 8310 is an outstanding easy
to use,m yet complex lil fone :) oh yeah, nothing is perfect and this
fone is not being portrayed as being perfect!!
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Reviewed by me from england on 16th Apr 2004
This fone is complete and uter s@!it it turns off when it feels like
it,deletes my message when i write it and turns off,no sounjd sometimes,the
battery says its full then after about half an hour when ur out without
a charger it turns off, ive been caught out many times!DNT BUY THIS
FONE IT WILL DISSAPOINT U!i thought it was gd with the "composer" this
doesnt exsist!!it looks nice and has a few handy things but on the hole
is rubbish.
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Reviewed by Reet from Malaysia on 24th Mar 2004
I find the phone cute n very handy. but the other thing is that on some
sites i see the features that it has a composer but when i search for
it in my phone..it doesnt. so im cofused!!! :)
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Reviewed by hamzah from england on 2nd Mar 2004
i just swapped it about 2 weeks ago with a nokia 5210 and i liked that
6510 better i found out u can get new pholonical ringtones oh yae then
i took it to the shop to swap it again and he said give me £40 ontop
then i will do it so if any one is looking for a nokia 5210 i will swap
them for a nokia 6510 so email me on khanm249@aol.com
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Reviewed by Midnight Hawk from Singapore on 16th
Feb 2004
superb grey scale phone,looks real professional.the onlie downside is
that it tends to blackout once in a while,even after servicing.its real
irritating when u hav to receive an urgent call or sms n ure hp knocks
out.other than that,the phone's real small n the features r real advanced
4 its time.
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Reviewed by Bob Smith from England on 3rd Feb
2004
A friend was ringing me, i put the phone next to my head and BANG, IT
BLEW MY EAR OFF. I wont be buying another one.
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Reviewed by Den in sing from Singapore on 30th
Jan 2004
Generally is a good phone. It is small, light, nice & soothing LCD light,
and professional looking. But some time (not very often) it will cause
some problems like, off and on itself after composing a SMS, and someone
call in the caller's name will not appear even his name is save in the
SIM card.
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Reviewed by thekla from cyprus on 10th Jan 2004
It was a great phone for the first six months, then when I'd press the
send button of an sms, the screen switched off, deleted my message and
then switched on again. So I had to save every message I wrote and then
send it. Now, One and a half years later I can't set my alarm. After
entering the time it doesn't do anything when I press the button 'ON'.
Plus, when entering my code for the 'WALLET', it accepts it only whatever
days it wishes. Sometimes I can't get in for weeks. The phone's got
a mind of it's own. I can't wait to get rid of it now!
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Reviewed by Leo from ENGLAND on 8th Jan 2004
I LOVE THE SIZE ITS SO HANDY ITS FITS IN MY HANDBAG?
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Reviewed by fiona from ireland on 29th Dec 2003
ive had this fone for more thn a year now, an it suits me down to the
ground. its small, light and has a really nice blue light!! the msg
inbox is huge- infact mine neva got full, the only reason i had to delete
them was bcuz it was gettin too slow to open the actuall sms. basically
ull neva run out of room to store ur msgs. theres about a million (slight
exaggeration) different folders in which u can store the messages aswell.
the thing is aswell, they arent too common so ur gonna be original havin
a fone that no one else has - also saves any confusion if u mix ur fone
up at a mates house etc.... the blue light is class - also works well
as a torch in the dark!! ( eg at night lookin for someone elses fone
on the bus floor!) but after a year im getin a new fone an givin this
one to my dad! but for all you who want this - especially 4 business
ppl i wud definately reccommend it as its small, sophisticated and modern
all in one package! the nokia 6510 rocks!!!
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Reviewed by DR abrar from india on 28th Dec 2003
hi tere .. i have been an avid user of 6510 .. i also had a nokia 6210
which was broken in an accident. sory me ..it was hell of a phone ..
and i dont know why it is stopped manufacture .. 6510 in many aspects
resembles 6210 .. can any one pls tell me if we can upgrade the software
of the 6510 ?? and how to browse the web on Pc by connecting to the
6510 ?? and which data cable is suitable for the same ...since MY 6510
does not have the typical slot for the data cable (as other phones like
5210 or 3210 etc) there is sone thing near the sim card bay ... pl tell
me weather tahts the cabe connector ...pl mail me at drabrar@musanimail.com
..tahnks
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Reviewed by harmonixer from malaysia on 24th Dec
2003
this phone are really great.the memories is so big, so i can store many
messages and phone number, but this phone not have a java,that's the
problem.after all this phone was so awesome.
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Reviewed by me from UK on 17th Dec 2003
well had mine for about a yr and a half, but now has decided to completely
die on me- very handy for the nokia people, as it is outside the warrenty.
before this, i had numerous problems as the phone kept turning off when
on wap, or after writing a message. now it just wont turn on again,
any ideas where i should go 2 try and get it fixed people?
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Reviewed by toms from Singapore on 24th Nov 2003
After having this phone for a year, this is my verdict: + FM radio +
Voice recorder + small and light + holds tonnes of sms -x10 Has lousy
OS that crashes all the time, reads 'Empty battery' when using a full
one and needs better build quality on the inside. The 8310/8250 OS seem
better.
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Reviewed by Jasmeet from India on 28th Oct 2003
i replaced my nokia 6210 with a 6510 over a year ago... i had extremely
high expectaions from nokia after using the 6210 trouble free for almost
a year! but to my dismay it started crashing very often at least 2 -3
times a day. the battery life cud be much better. the inbox is very
slow after u have more than 25 - 30 sms's in it.. i really liked the
looks thou.. overall i feel its much better than the 8310 as lots of
my friends have it and are facing way more problems than me.. finally
im planning to change it for a 7250i..
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Reviewed by Nezza from UK on 2nd Oct 2003
Had the phone for almost a year and it has been a fairly trouble free
time. The phone is small enough to stuff in your pocket but robust enough
to not feel like it will snap in two if you sit on it! I swapped the
covers straight away as I thought the champagne colour was pretty naff
- it's now purple! Was worried about the smallness and ability to use
the keys with my not-so slender fingers, but it is very well laid out
- and the predictive text is xcellant. Battery life could be better,
though - maybe this is the trade of for such a small phone? It has occasionally
spontaneously turned itself off, but restarts without complaint and
I've occasionally had to wait for 1/2 minute before the SIM cards ready,
but that's been about all that's gone wrong. It's tough - been drop
kicked several time (by accident) and the cover is now looking decidely
shabby, but it's easy to replace & would look like new again. My contracts
up for renewal,so I'm getting a 7210 - the 6510 will hopefully continue
to give sterling service from the dark recesses of my girfriend handbag!
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Reviewed by dolly from philippines on 28th Sep
2003
i bought my first 6510 march of dis year. too bad it ws stolen from
me and i really need to get another one. my boyfriend told me i should
buy those with built-in cameras since its d latest trend these days
and that he would care to chip in d amount dat i still need coz needless
to say those models are more costly. but i didnt. d first time i saw
6510 in a newspaper ad i swore dats d kind i wud buy if ever my 6150
gets "non-functional." i've always wanted smaller models but this phone
has better calendar features, to-do lists, plus a built-in radio. just
d stuffs that i need for a personal phone. i was jst so happy dat 3
months ago i still found this phone the one with beige hues that i first
come to like.
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Reviewed by Gursewak from England on 22nd Sep
2003
This phone is very similar to the 8310 but better. Shame about the pastel
blue lighting. A lighter blue almost ice white would be better (like
the colour on a nokia 6310i). Yeah its got a few gadgets but isnt JAVA
enabled so thats upsetting. Battery life is appalling sort it out NOKIA.
I got roughly 3 days standby and 3hours talk time of it! My Nokia 6310i
does 18 days standyby and upto 8hrs talk time. However, it is a cute
phone not for me though its popular with the ladies I thing. After all
mobile phones are the only thing men argue over who has the smallest!
Hehehehe. I might get a Nokia 7250i or 8910i now. Might being the operative
word!
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Reviewed by chris douglas from uk on 17th Sep
2003
When will they bring out a successor? Time to upgrade and my choices
are only the SE T600 (dodgy software) ar the SL55 (c**p battery life).
I'm just going to keep this one as I can't see any sense in upgrading
to a LARGER phone (yes that's you Nokia who need to get your act together).
Also it's a little uncomfortable on long calls compared with the siemens
curved edge phones.
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Reviewed by Elaine Omand from Scotland on 14th
Sep 2003
Hi everyone I have been looking for this phone for ages now and was
SO upset when I found out they don't make it anymore. Please, if anyone
is willing to sell me their phone or help me find where to get a new
nokia 6510, contact me: Elaine@Omande.freeserve.co.uk
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Reviewed by ransik from england on 14th Sep 2003
its a good phone i love it but i really want to know how i can compose
ringtones anyone help me pls?
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Reviewed by Pradeep Bansal from Singapore on 12th
Sep 2003
Pretty Good as compare to Nokia 8250. A lil pricy but okie. GPRS is
cool.
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Reviewed by Tim from England on 4th Sep 2003
Ive had this phone for just over a year now, when i got it it was top
of the mzrket phone and looked, worked and just was better than all
my mates phones...it still is. Im upgradin to a 7250i, but only coz
its free, otherwise im sure i would have no problem stickin with this
phone for another year. The only problem ive had is it very occasionally
crashes, but i just turn it on again and its fine...has NEVER happened
whilst on the phone or txtin, only happens when the memory is either
very full or very empty when ur coming out of the inbox. The blue display
looks far nicer than the, wel, kinda common green. Stil one of the smallest
Nokias around, i hate brick phones, some ppl say theyed loose my phone
if they had one but i never had, its just the rite size. The keypad
is very useful, with buttons that navgate round the phone real quick.
Battery life seems good, Auto-lock is always useful, got loads of extras.
A great phone
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Reviewed by Fin from England on 4th Aug 2003
When you consider that this phone is pretty much an 8310 underneath,
I can't imagine why anyone would want to buy the hugely inferior 8310
over this marvellous piece of technology. Compared to its sister-phone,
the 6510 has more functions, a better display, better build-quality,
and a nicer design. Seeing as this was released to cater for the business
market while the 8310 was aimed at morons in the street, it's no suprise
the features are better and a damn-sight more classy. I've never had
the slightest problem with mine, whereas my girlfriend's 8310 is forever
falling apart and locking up. The only disadvantage that the 6510 has
is that as it was designed for the business user there are more functional
features that the 8310 but not as many 'fun' ones. For instance: screensavers,
ringtone composers, better games, and more options for customisation
would have been nice. Also, compare the amount of different fascias
that are available for the 8310 and 6510. Lots and hardly any. All in
all, the 6510 is a fantastic phone that was definitely the best of the
pre-colour, pre-polyphonic generation. Seeing as it's pretty much being
given away nowardays, if you're on a budget and want an amazing phone
then get on eBay and net one for practically nothing.
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Reviewed by Kayleigh from England on 30th Jul
2003
Hi, i have had this mobile for just over a year now...but the time has
come for me to give "my baby" yes i love my phone that much up...i really
dont want to though!! :( but all the time mobiles are getting better
and as iam on contract i may aswell take advantage of a free phone!!
iam getting the 6100 as its very similiar...but i dont think it will
live up to me as much as my 6510 did!! iam giving it to my mum so at
least it wont go far...i'll still be able to see him!! lol, iam talking
like it is my baby...but you should all understand that this mobile
is perfect!! thats how good it is :) luv kay xxxx
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Reviewed by Noumbissi from CAMEROUN on 28th Jul
2003
Ilove my NOKIA 6510 but i have some problems my NOKIA dont'have a network
please help.nmazarin@yahoo.fr
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Reviewed by Lea Marie Preston from Great Britain on
14th Jul 2003
it is a fantsatic phone, but it would be better if you could compose
your own ringtones! the radio out put on the phone is very clear and
has been very useful!
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Reviewed by Oleg from UA on 9th Jun 2003
This phone have all for talking,send sms,play games,relax and leasen
radio.Key is very nice,easy to enter words or digits. And when in sms
you STUPID dont have NAME,you must choice what memory you will use:sim
card or phone.Read user manual where it choisen!!!
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Reviewed by Martin from Australia on 26th May
2003
I love the 6510! I've had this phone pre-integrated camera days and
I still havent seen any other phone (from Nokia or another manufacturer)
that is a worthy replacemenet for this one. Sure, no colour screen,
but as a light phone with a huge amount of practical, useable features,
you can't go past this phone. I use the calendar all the time to remind
me to do things, schedule appointments, keep track of birthdays. I get
to keep all the important SMS's messages as it can store 150, and the
stopwatch function is great for those with an active lifestyle. PC Suite
works great with this for phone for backing up your info. Even though
the 6100 is lighter than this phone, it isn't smaller. This and the
8310 are still the lightest phones in nokia's range. And as the 6100
has the superior software and ease of use, it gets my 5/5 rating. Colour
camera phones are really a novelty at this stage, and their large size,
weight, poor image quality and short battery life all make them unpractical
in the real world. I'll be keeping bmy 6510 for a long time until Nokia
invents a phone with at a better colour screen, better quality integrated
camera, lighter weight, and polyphonic ringtones which can be heard
when you are in a shopping centre or on the street! (nokia 7210 owners,
you know what i mean!!!)
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Reviewed by - from - on 25th May 2003
so you saying the 6510 isnt good,well i think it rocks had mine bout
a haalf year and the novelty doesnt seem to wear off a lot, and bout
one review of one guy who had to reapair his phone 3 times,dowsnt mean
it sucks ,it means you bought a phone with some problems you should
trade it
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Reviewed by Matt from England on 24th May 2003
Having owned this phone for just over a year, I feel in a good position
to comment on it. First of all, I must say that phone's are not my life
and therefore gadgets such as a thermometer, tone composer, heat seaking
missiles etc don't really interest me. However, moving from not owning
a mobile phone to this one was a very easy transition. Nokia have a
good reputation for easy-to-use phones and this one certainly does not
dissapoint. Within days I could use it like a pro. All features are
clearly accessible and very easy to use. The phone has a clear agenda,
allowing very quick access to the features you'll use most (in my case
text messaging and telephone calling). WAP over GPRS is excellent, if
only to check how Swindon town are getting on while you're away at university!
The phone does, however, have a major software flaw (at least with my
version), in as much that every once in a while when browsing WAP or
sending a text message it just restarts itself. Aparantly this can be
'cured' through updating the software on the phone. Not something I'm
too keen on. If you're like me and want to get a fairly 'cool' phone
(so people don't laugh) but aren't interested in gimmicks, this is a
great phone. It's very small, lightweight and has an amazing battery
life. You can store well over a hundred text messages (although your
inbox slows down like mad when it's getting full) and I'm yet to see
a contact list limit (my phone book has well over 200 people in it now
and it's around 45% full). Be warned thoguh, the phone doesn't like
taking a bit of a battering. It has seen better days, having been dropped,
kicked, thrown and generally mistreated over the past year. It still
works, but the (changable) covers are certainly scratched to pieces.
A well reccomended phone that has seen through a good year of university
for me. Well reccomended, although if small and cool is your criteria,
upgrade to a Nokia 6100. I just did, although it hasn't arrived yet,
so I cannot comment on it.
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Reviewed by Kim from North Yorkshire on 15th May
2003
This phone is a simple straight to the point phone. It has a My Folders
facility which allows you store certain messages in certain folders-god
send! Perfect for texting, nice buttons and so delightfully small!so
many times i thought i'd lost it at the bottom of my bag! Not so great
for those after all the gimicks and composing tones etc. Phone Book
has a ridiculously large memory, which holds a mob number, home number,
address and so on. The calendar too has excellent memory. I've used
4 Nokias in the past, so if i upgrade, then this will be the standard
the new phone will have to meet!
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Reviewed by Glyn from UK on 8th May 2003
This phone is excellent, the best I have ever used. After upgrading
from the super 8210 the 6510 has even bettered that model. I have used
other Nokia over the years, (2110i/8110i, etc with brief encounters
with Motorola & Ericsson) and this continues the usual foolproof Nokia
menu system in being so easy to use. Call quality and reception is good,
hanging on to calls in difficult areas such as heavily mechanised factory
areas. Even the radio quality is good. T9 texting is simple and fuss-free.No
screen or freezing problems. Recommended completely. The one problem
being that this is so good what do I change to at upgrade time?
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Reviewed by Dominic from Malaysia on 1st May 2003
I have used many phones especially Nokia and Motorola and found this
to be the best of the lot. It has a professional image though would
be better if it is colored. Ring tones compared to the other brands
such as Samsung, this is great. Have also used Samsung phones and noted
that they have one of the worst ring tones and very, very soft. Also
very weak vibra compared to Nokias. However, noticed that when we turn
off the keyguard, it takes a while before we can use the Menu key. Maybe
need to look into this.
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Reviewed by Ferguson from Scotland on 29th Apr
2003
I really liked this phone when i first got it but the novelty wore off
very quickly. I have had the phone for just over half a year and ever
since i got it it has had numerous faults. It has been sent away but
since being returned has developed the same faults again. The on/off
button doesn't work and the screen often freezes and has to be sent
away to be unfrozen! This has happened again for the 3rd time and this
time there is no way i am getting it repaired! I want a new phone right
now! Does anyone else experianced similar problems?
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Reviewed by - from - on 28th Apr 2003
Not bad.But mine doesnt have composer.That's the weakness.I like the
radio and the capability of storing so many messgages.It's great.
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Reviewed by - from - on 2th Apr 2003
Actually quite like this phone initially when I got it, but later discover
that for incoming SMS, the phone does not shows the "Name" of the person
who SMS you even this particular person phone number is in the phone
book! When I sent to Nokia Service Center to query about this, the reply
I got from the staff there is :This phone is like that, it depends,
sometimes it shows the name & sometimes it doesn't"!! What is this then?
what's the purpose of the phone book then?! very disappointed!
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Reviewed by nikolai from bulgaria on 15th Apr
2003
Nokia 6510 is certainly the best phone ever made!It is better than 6610
and nevertheless at a reasonable price
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Reviewed by John from UK on 28th Feb 2003
A good quality phone - simple to use - small enough for the top pocket.
Good radio and enough Nokia standard features to keep most people happy.
Off set buttons help and are easier than the 8210, unless you have large
stubby fingers!
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