Nokia 6555 Cell Phone Review - Intro
The Nokia 6555 is a low-end offering for AT&T that offers an intriguing mix of the very good, very bad, and in-between. For the former you have controls and a keypad that are very comfortable and responsive. In the middle you have poor battery life and camera quality, and for the last is a stable and fairly fully-featured software suite. Of course at the price of nothing with a two-year contract, after a $50 mail-in rebate, you'd expect the Nokia 6555 to make a few compromises. Whether those you can live with those compromises is up to you, but you might want to read the rest of the review to find out exactly what you'll be living with.
| Section |
The Good |
The Bad |
| Tour & Design |
Light and fits comfortably in the hand |
Plastic construction feels a bit flimsy and it won't win any pageants |
| Audio Quality |
Solid across the board, you won't have problems with audio quality |
Blessedly, nothing |
| Imaging |
This one's a little hard, the interface is decent... |
Poor photo quality, poor video quality, not a lot of options |
| Making/Receiving Calls |
Comfortable keypad makes dialing a breeze |
You can't use your own ringtones |
| Messaging |
Excellent keypad for texting and integrated SMS/MMS interface |
No e-mail client |
| Organizer |
Good |
Bad |
| Multimedia |
Full set of organizational applications |
No synchronization software |
| Software |
Stable and easy to use |
Menus can get a bit large and the browser is not good |
| Battery Life |
Solid music playback and Web browsing times |
Talk time is sub-par |
| Connectivity |
3G data and excellent Bluetooth support |
It's the slower flavor of 3G, so the speed boost is minimal |
| Hardware |
Comfortable and easy to use controls and keypad |
Nokia's proprietary power port |
| Other Features |
Can be used as a dial-up modem and supports Push To Talk |
No GPS or Radio |
| Value & Comparisons |
Free; makes it a solid value despite the drawbacks |
For just a little more you can get a W580i or Chocolate |
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Individual |
450 |
0.0889 |
39.99 |
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Individual |
900 |
0.0667 |
59.99 |
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Family |
700 |
0.1000 |
69.99 |
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Family |
1400 |
0.0643 |
89.99 |
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