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Nokia 8600 Luna

Coming in the class of the 8800, the Nokia 8600 Luna is a high-end phone, using Smoked Glass and Stainless Steel for its construction. The rather unique sliding form-factor reminds of the old 8910 which was replaced by the 8800. Nokia 8600 is a stylish quad-band GSM slider featuring QVGA display, 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth with A2DP support, Music player, FM Radio and Organizer

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Nokia 8600 Luna specifications

Pros

No pros

Cons

  • Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
  • Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
  • Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
  • Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
  • The camera lacks autofocus
  • Low-resolution video capture
  • Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
  • Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
  • Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

  • Form factor:

    Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel

    • Slider
  • Dimensions:

    Dimensions - Phone's dimensions

    • 4.21 x 1.77 x 0.62 (107 x 45 x 15.9 mm)
  • Weight:

    Weight - Phone's weight

    • 4.93 oz (140 g)
      the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

Display

  • Physical size:
    • 2.00 inches
  • Resolution:

    Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display

    • 240 x 320 pixels
  • Pixel density:
    • 200 ppi
  • Technology:

    Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED

    • TFT
  • Colors:

    Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports

    • 16 777 216

Battery

  • Talk time:

    Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours

    • 3.70 hours
      the average is 7 h (448 min)
  • Stand-by time:
    • 10.0 days (240 hours)
      the average is 16 days (391 h)
  • Capacity:

    Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh

    • 950 mAh

Hardware

  • Built-in storage:
    • 128 MB

Camera

  • Camera:

    Camera - Camera specs

      • 2 megapixels
    • Features:
      • Digital zoom
  • Camcorder:
      • 220x176 (QCIF)

Multimedia

  • Radio:
      • FM

Internet browsing

  • Browser:

    Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone

      • Yes
    • Supports:
      • HTML, XHTML, WAP 2.0, Flash Lite

Technology

  • GSM:

    GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.

    • 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
  • Data:

    Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.

    • EDGE

Phone features

  • Phonebook:
    • Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
  • Organizer:
    • Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Stopwatch, Countdown timer, Notes
  • Messaging:
    • SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
  • E-mail:

    E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features

      • IMAP, POP3, SMTP

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth:

    Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.

      • 2.0, EDR
  • USB:
      • USB 2.0
    • Connector:
      • microUSB
    • Computer sync

Other features

  • Notifications:
    • Music ringtones (MP3, AAC), Polyphonic ringtones (64 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
    • Voice dialing (Speaker independent), Voice commands, Voice recording, Presence

Availability

  • Officially announced:
    • 31 May 2007

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