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Nokia 6255i / 6256i
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Posted: 22 Mar 2004 Announced: 22 Mar 2004
Market Status: Released
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US carrier availability: MetroPCS - Discontinued Verizon - Discontinued U.S. Cellular - Discontinued CellularOne West - Discontinued Alltel - Discontinued
Links: Nokia 6255i Official page Nokia 6256i Official page

Based on Nokia's own CDMA2000 1X chipset, the Nokia 6255 phone integrates an impressive list of features into its compact 4.2-ounce, fold-style design. Dual color screens, MMC memory card support, a VGA camera with flash and digital zoom, video player, streaming media capability, an MP3/AAC player and FM radio.

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Nokia 6255i / 6256i specifications

Pros

No pros

Cons

It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (1.06 inches)
Low resolution display (128 x 160 pixels)
Low-resolution camera (0.3 megapixels VGA)
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
- Clamshell
Dimensions:
- 3.38 x 1.88 x 1.06 (86 x 48 x 27mm)
Weight:
- 4.40 oz (125 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.
- TFT
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 65 536
Additional display:
Additional display - Shows specs of the phone's additional display
- - LCD
- Resolution:
  Resolution - Refers to the width and the length od the additional display
  - 96 x 65 pixels
- Colors:
  Colors - Shows the number of colors that the additional display supports
  - 4096

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 3.20 hours
  the average is 8 h (496 min)
Stand-by time:
- 7.0 days (168 hours)
  the average is 21 days (498 h)
Capacity:
- 1070 mAh

Hardware

Built-in storage:
- 8 MB
Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - MMC

Camera

Camera:
- - 0.3 megapixels VGA
- Flash:
  - Yes
- Features:
  - Digital zoom, Self-timer
Camcorder:
- - 128x96 (SubQCIF)

Multimedia

Radio:
- - FM

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Openwave Browser
- Supports:
  - WAP 2.0

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, 1900 MHz
AMPS:
AMPS - Advanced mobile phone standard. Analogue standard used widely in North America.
- 800
Positioning:
Positioning - This field shows the positioning systems supported by the device. There are three main types: GPS, A-GPS and GLONASS. GPS - This is one of the most widespread global positioning technologies, developed and maintained by the U.S. government. It uses satellites in order to detect your location. Works best in clear weather. A-GPS - A-GPS stands for Assisted GPS and is the industry standard for positioning and navigation. “Assisted” means that it can use local wireless networks, in addition to satellites, for quicker and more precise localization. GLONASS - GLONASS is a global positioning system, developed by the Russian Federation. It’s very similar to GPS, but isn’t so popular in cell phones.
- GPS

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Stopwatch, Countdown timer
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS
E-mail:
- - IMAP, POP3

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 1.1
USB:
- - Yes
- Computer sync, Infrared

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3, AAC), Polyphonic ringtones (24 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Availability

Officially announced:
- 22 Mar 2004

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