Nokia 6700 Classic Comments

I've had the pleasure of using this phone and I must say it's great! Built quality is fabulous, the camera quality is more than adequate and it is very stylish, this would be perfect for my Mum or Dad! (Both are now on SE's using a C902 and a K850i)

"It is a real pity that the 6700 Classic's gamut of services does not include Wi-Fi. Without it, any phone is really hampered these days and even in a mid-range phone like this one, its absence grates."

..Really?

I'm not really a fan of Sandra's reviews and this is probably the worst she has done for quite some time.

I think she's totally missed the point of this phone. Sandra does know that this is the successor to the 6300 doesn't she?

I own this phone and Sandra attacks this phone for lacking x, y & z but this is firmly a mid-range phone that designed to appeal to all those millions of people who own phones like the 6300 and fancy an upgrade.

I don't understand her complaint about the screen either. It's bigger than the screens on the phones that it replaces (6300 & 6500 classic) and is upto the usual high standard. Was she expected a 2.8" screen on a phone this size?

Also the phone is available for £269.99 from Nokia SIM free and £229 from Play.com, so I am really not sure why she's tried to make the phone sound more expensive than what it is.

I use to care about WiFi a lot, but these days data add-ons are dirt cheap I can't be bothered any longer. It isn't like I'll be doing torrenting on it.

This is a nice little phone.

To be honest, with phone companies giving out data plans for free left right and centre, the lack of wi-fi's not a problem. It's not like you're going to be streaming movies on a device like this anyway - the worst it will have to handle is AGPS data and browsing.

That pricing is way, off, by the way. It's £220 SIM-free.

Was going to say, that price doesn't sound realistic, considering you can get an E71 for £250 now...
Actually let me repeat that: "You can get an E71 for just £250 now".

Seeing that the price is actually cheaper than Sandra initially expected, will she be changing the value score?

It's not just that it can be "found for less elsewhere". I mean, you can find handsets for bargain prices in all cases. The trouble is that £329 was way above even Nokia's launch price for the handset. It's a nonsense price which bears no bearing to the phone's actual cost. Maybe you should use the RRP instead in future? Nokia's consistent about publishing those (in Euros) in its press releases.

It's a nice phone but a bit of an anachronism. The lack of a 3.5mm jack is sloppy as well.

I currently have a 6300 as a work phone, and it's great. I saw the 6700 in the shops, and was thinking of getting one for personal use, so the question is, is this a worthy successor to the 6300?

Yep worthy, 6700 a bit heavy and looks very stylish!

This is a bit of a departure from my previous handset (Samsung M8800, Pixon) to say the least but I simply couldnt get on with touchscreens any longer, mostly from the texting side of things! I'd also come to the end of the road with Samsung phones. I considered and looked into, at depth, a range of current handsets and plumped for this classy looking Nokia. What have I been doing all this time ?? Nokia(less)!! I havent owned a Nokia since when the 3310 and 3330 were desirable handsets. Plenty out there reading this will know thats a long time ago in mobile terms.
This for me is a very pleasing handset to use AND hold. It feels robust, yet looks elegant and yes, that word again, classy!
The music player is fine and the sound from the external speaker is better than anything ive heard elsewhere by a long way. That said, my only real gripe, considering the music player is really quite decent is its glaring omission of a 3.5 mil jack.
Coming from a 8mp camera based phone in the Pixon I didnt expect too much from the 5 mp camera but was nicely surprised at the quality, outdoor snaps especially.
All in all this is superb phone and a very welcome return to Nokia for me. The simplicity, the build quality, the style and ease of use has won me over.
Do I miss large touchscreens that can freeze or just be unresponsive, encased in all that plastic and are extremely hit & miss when texting?
Does the absence of WI-FI grate??
not for a second!

my brand new shinny 6700 has terrible reception problems, and seems to have a similar bug i had with nokia a few years back. Many incoming calls go to voice mail, and making some calls struggle and say network busy (city of london, UNLIKELY). The phone also seemed to hang whilst trying to call somebody earlier... its 3 days old and going back to C.W. tomorrow.