The 6700 continues the metallic trend with a “full metal keymat” and brings some big guns - namely, a 5 megapixel camera, A-GPS, and 3G - to the midrange table.
Let’s start with some pricing. The 6300 retailed for 250 euros ($345 USD at the time). The 6700 will retail for 235 euros ($300 USD). That’s pretty reasonable for what you get: a fairly thin (11 mm) candy bar with a respectable set of features.
Along the same lines, connectivity is also quite respectable. The 6700 Classic is a quad-band (850/900/1800/1900) phone with WCDMA 900/1900/2100 support.
The camera is indeed a 5 megapixel shooter, which has come a long way from the measly 2 megapixel pea-shooter that was the 6300. There’s an LED flash and autofocus, as well as VGA video recording @ 15 frames per second. I would’ve liked to see a lens cover, but that might be asking a bit much. The 6700 Classic can also support microSD cards up to 8 gigabytes large.
The battery’s a mere 960 mAh (BL-6Q), but it still manages to provide up to 4 hours of talk time with 3G.
Since Nokia is all about the GPS these days, the 6700 Classic includes assisted GPS with the Nokia Maps software and a 30-day free trial to boot.
And finally, the miscellaneous features: UNC (uplink noise cancellation), which reduces background noise. From what I can tell, this is the first Nokia phone to use the technology, which it seems was developed by everyone’s favorite graphing calculator-maker Texas Instruments. Nokia also saw fit to throw in an accelerometer along with the tap-to-silence option - a pretty odd addition considering there’s almost zero practical use for either.
Expect the Nokia 6700 Classic some time in the second quarter of 2009. Maybe around the time we start seeing the N97.
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