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Nokia 6101

By Ella Morton on 27 October 2005

Nokia has gone back to basics with the 6101 clamshell -- a well-made, easy to use phone that proves the value of doing the simple things well.

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  Kt gave 8/10 on 04/03/2008 18:58 Report abuse

  had this phone for 15 months thus far and am impressed .. its tough .. has been dropped in a puddle and all it took was a little air con time and it's back to it's old self.
  thats pretty champion if you ask me
  

  • Good: good menu
    easy to navigate
    pretty good screen quality, not as good as the new nokias, but what can you expect ..
    tough & durable
    good battery life
    good call quality
  • Bad: slighly annoying external antenna
    not the greatest camera, but it gets the job done
    
    overall i say why not? its a darn good phone
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  alex gave 3/10 on 04/02/2008 20:52 Report abuse

  allright phone

  • Good: golf game is sweet
  • Bad: everything else
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  roses gave 9/10 on 01/02/2008 11:37 Report abuse

  I don't have this phone anymore coz I got it wet and it wouldn't work after that, but before that happened, I had it for about 18 months and it worked perfectly for me.
  
  Even if it doesn't have the best memory, I could still store like 10 games, 25 photos and about 10 short mp3 ringtones in the phone which I was more than happy with at the time.
  
  Neither of the screens got scratched on my phone and i'm a total klutz who was accidentally dropping it on the pavement a fair bit.
  
  Also, with the whole "the camera is crap" thing. Who cares? It's good enough if you're taking a picture of something when you don't have your digital camera with you

  • Good: ~ Good reception
    ~ Good battery life
    ~ Reliable and Durable
    ~ can store approx. 10 games, 25 photos, 5 short mp3 tones and a couple of short voice recordings at once
    
  • Bad: ~ There were no cons for me, except for maybe the fact that the phone wasn't waterproof
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  lubicasleeper gave 5/10 on 29/01/2008 13:57 Report abuse

  I've had this phone for 24 months and it's time to buy a new one. Good at the beginning, until you discover that it has the worst ring tones ever. And no blue tooth, so you have to spend extra on cable to download some decent ones. 1 1/2 year into the ownership, screen became loose and now every time I only slightly close it while calling, the phone hangs up. Time to buy a new one. But NOKIA again

  • Good: Simple menu
    Easy to use
    Small
    Great battery life
    Big keyboard
    
  • Bad: Keyboard scratches the screen
    Awful ring tones
    The flip part gets loose
    No bluetooth
    Unnecessary 'push to open talk'
    Very difficult to get battery out
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  Daniel gave 6/10 on 21/12/2007 17:38 Report abuse

  ive had this phone for a year and a half its been very reliable but not very many features

  • Good: nice design
    simple
    battery life
    clear screen
    big keypad
  • Bad: Not very many features
    No Bluetooh
    Average Camera
    No Expandable Memory
    Very Very Slow Connectivity
    
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  abby gave 7/10 on 17/12/2007 16:51 Report abuse

  i had this phone for the last 5 months, it's a recon..it has very clear camera but poor memory and when u dropped it the screen turned white.

  • Good: nice cam,handy,easy to understand menu.
  • Bad: fragile not durable.
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  trace gave 9/10 on 08/12/2007 22:47 Report abuse

  it is a top phone i love it.love it,love it everyone shouls have this phone.

  • Good: it has a decent sized keypad.
    easy menu.
    the perfect size and the battery has a long life
  • Bad: i have had it for 30 months and nothing has gone wrong with is yet
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  sarah gave 3/10 on 07/10/2007 20:04 Report abuse

  my boyfreind has this phone and i absolutly hate it,it is not a good phone nokia is normaly much better.but motorola is better

  • Good: nice design
  • Bad: slow.
    crappy camera
    everything
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  MissFee gave 4/10 on 24/09/2007 11:05 Report abuse

  Had same phone before with no probs. Then it got wet so brought same phone again. NOW IVE GOT PROBLEMS.
  Turns itself off at least once a day (so frustrating) , drops out mid convo (I just want to scream), poor reception, screen scratched from key pad.

  • Good: Good easy to use phone
    Menu's are good, easy to understand
    Good clear display
  • Bad: Drops out during converastions
    Screen scatched due to key pad
    Turns itself off when ever it feels like it
    No good reception
    No blutooth
    Poor memory
    Boring ringtones
    cant upload music
    
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  funky!!!! gave 9/10 on 21/08/2007 12:41 Report abuse

  i love this phone, ive had it for almost 3 years and it has lived through everything, i have gotten other phones but they have broken or got lost and i can always turn back to my 6101. it is the best, even though it doesnt have blutooth....
  

  • Good: great
    easy to use
    stylish
    kinda small
  • Bad: camera not the best
    scratches kinda easily
    no bluetooth