Nokia 1606
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Posted: 02 Apr 2008 Announced: 01 Apr 2008
Market Status: Released
Release date: 22 Oct 2008
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US carrier availability: Cricket - Discontinued MetroPCS - Discontinued
Links: Nokia 1606 manual Hands-On with Nokia 1606 Nokia 1606 Official Page

The 1606 is the entry-level model, and lacks camera. The design again is very similar to the 3606, but the front shell only has a simple greyscale landscape display. The keypad is almost the same also, but with dividers between the keys. Though not unique but helpful is the built-in LED light on the hinge which is activated by a button on the front shell, above the screen.

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Nokia 1606 specifications

Pros

Small dimensions (3.34 x 1.77 x 0.65 inches)

Cons

Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (114 ppi)
It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.65 inches)
Low resolution display (128 x 160 pixels)
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
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
- Clamshell
Dimensions:
- 3.34 x 1.77 x 0.65 (85 x 45 x 16.5 mm)
Weight:
- 2.68 oz (76 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 1.80 inches
Resolution:
- 128 x 160 pixels
Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 114 ppi
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- TFT
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 262 144
Additional display:
Additional display - Shows specs of the phone's additional display
- - Yes
- Resolution:
  Resolution - Refers to the width and the length od the additional display
  - 96 x 32 pixels

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 3.50 hours
  the average is 8 h (497 min)
Stand-by time:
- 10.0 days (240 hours)
  the average is 21 days (496 h)
Capacity:
- 700 mAh

Hardware

Built-in storage:
- 8 MB

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Yes

Technology

CDMA:
CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access. A technique of multiplexing, also called spread spectrum, in which analog signals are converted into digital form for transmission. For each communication channel, the signals are encoded in a sequence known to the transmitter and the receiver for that channel. The foremost application is digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800MHz band and 1.9GHz PCS band. CDMA phones are noted for their excellent call quality and long battery life.
- 800, 1700/2100, 1900 MHz

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Flashlight, Calculator
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input

Connectivity

USB:
- - Yes
- Connector:
  - microUSB

Other features

Notifications:
- Polyphonic ringtones (72 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice recording

Availability

Officially announced:
- 01 Apr 2008
Scheduled release:
Scheduled release - Shows when is the particular phone scheduled to be made available to the public in North America
- Q3 2008 (Official)

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