Nokia 6086
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Posted: 29 Nov 2006 Announced: 28 Nov 2006
Market Status: Released
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US carrier availability: T-Mobile - Discontinued
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Nokia 6086 is the UMA-capable version of the 6085. It packs Wi-Fi for services like HotSpot @Home. It is simple clamshell quad-band GSM/EDGE phone with internal antenna and mediocre VGA camera. It features Bluetooth v2.0 and microSD slot for memory expansion

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Nokia 6086 specifications

Pros

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Cons

Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.73 inches)
Low resolution display (128 x 160 pixels)
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Low-resolution camera (0.3 megapixels VGA)
The camera lacks autofocus
Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
Proprietary USB connector - have to use its cable instead of a standard microUSB
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:
- 4.14 x 1.74 x 0.73 (105.5 x 44.5 x 18.5)
Weight:
- 2.96 oz (84 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

Resolution:
- 128 x 160 pixels
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.
- STN
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
- - STN
- Resolution:
  Resolution - Refers to the width and the length od the additional display
  - 96 x 68 pixels

Battery

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

Hardware

Built-in storage:
- 5 MB
Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - microSD

Camera

Camera:
- - 0.3 megapixels VGA
- Features:
  - Digital zoom
Camcorder:
- - Yes

Multimedia

Radio:
- - FM, Visual Radio

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - 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.
- 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:
- 500 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Expense manager, Stopwatch, Countdown timer, Notes
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
E-mail:
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 2.0
Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- - 802.11 b, g
USB:
- - USB 1.1
- Connector:
  - Proprietary
- UMA, Computer sync, SyncML

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (64 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD, Push-to-Talk

Availability

Officially announced:
- 28 Nov 2006
Scheduled release:
Scheduled release - Shows when is the particular phone scheduled to be made available to the public in North America
- Q1 2007 (Official)

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