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Nokia 1661

Nokia 1661

Nokia 1661 is a basic dual-band GSM phone featuring 65k color TFT display, FM radio, Speakerphone and Organizer.

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Nokia 1661 specifications

also known as Nokia 1662

Pros

  • Small dimensions (4.25 x 1.77 x 0.53 inches)

Cons

  • 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

    • Candybar
  • Dimensions:

    Dimensions - Phone's dimensions

    • 4.25 x 1.77 x 0.53 (108 x 45 x 13.5 mm)
  • Weight:

    Weight - Phone's weight

    • 2.89 oz (82 g)
      the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

Display

  • Physical size:
    • 1.80 inches
  • Resolution:

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

    • 128 x 160 pixels
  • Pixel density:
    • 114 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

    • 65 536

Battery

  • Talk time:

    Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours

    • 3.90 hours
      the average is 7 h (448 min)
  • Stand-by time:
    • 20.8 days (500 hours)
      the average is 16 days (390 h)
  • Capacity:

    Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh

    • 860 mAh

Multimedia

  • Radio:
      • FM

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.

    • 900, 1800 MHz

Phone features

  • Phonebook:
    • 500 entries, Caller groups
  • Organizer:
    • Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Flashlight, Calculator, Converter, Stopwatch
  • Messaging:
    • SMS, Predictive text input

Other features

  • Notifications:
    • Polyphonic ringtones (32 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone

Availability

  • Officially announced:
    • 04 Nov 2008

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