Nokia 6500 Slide

Another annoyance is that the radio refuses to shut down unless you remove the headset or switch on the music player. If you’re in an area that has good reception the handset will likely end up presetting only 4-5 out of the seven stations available, even if the reception quality is the same for all. Go figure. I'd have dismissed this as a one-off glitch but I faced the same problem with two handsets. Hopefully, none of you already using it will have any issues.

Video playback is quite good but when connected to a TV the playback is highly pixellated and tends to drag a lot. Music playback though the TV is not something I’d recommend, as the volume sounds tinny and unimpressive. Using the Slide when hooked up to the TV in any other format is quite a lot of fun though, from surfing the Net to playing preloaded games like Rally 3D, Backgammon or Pro Golf.

Having used a Nokia Symbian S40 enabled handset for quite a long time and being familiar with the music player's capabilities, I’m curious to know why the 6500’s music player falls short on audio quality and volume. I always held the S40 music player in high regard compared to the S60’s, but the 6500 is something of an exception.

When stereo widening is activated, increasing the bass level in the customizable EQ setting will distort the sound. On the other hand, without it the audio quality is just about okay. The good thing is that you can simply copy-paste your files on to the memory card and into folders of your choice, and play files from there without having to create playlists. There's also a voice recorder for storing voice memos.