Strengths: * Bluetooth
* Radio
* T-mobile Hotspot compatible
* Nice games
* Auto voice dialing (no recorded name required)
* International phone
* AIM, ICQ, Yahoo and MSN apps
Weakness: * Bulky and slightly heavy design compared to some of the newer Samsung flip phones
* Main display quality is quite average
* Mini display on the outside is not color
* Camera resolution is low
I got the Nokia 6086 from T-mobile as a free upgrade during their no upgrade fee promotion. The main reason I chose this was because of the bluetooth, Wifi and international phone features. I was thinking that the Wifi could be used for internet browsing but I was disappointed. It connects to my home network but that doesn't help as there's no internet browser of any kind. Any way, the features are great though if the Samsung Katalyst was available for free, I would have probably opted for that because of the better design. I do love the radio feature though. The only design flaw here is that the radio needs a wired headset to work. The radio won't work with my bluetooth headset. So bottomline, this not bad as a free phone but not exciting either. If the strengths and price outweight the weaknesses for you then go for it by all means. Nokia does get full points for build quality.
Nokia 6086: Great features but average design
Strengths: * Bluetooth * Radio * T-mobile Hotspot compatible * Nice games * Auto voice dialing (no recorded name required) * International phone * AIM, ICQ, Yahoo and MSN apps
Weakness: * Bulky and slightly heavy design compared to some of the newer Samsung flip phones * Main display quality is quite average * Mini display on the outside is not color * Camera resolution is low
I got the Nokia 6086 from T-mobile as a free upgrade during their no upgrade fee promotion. The main reason I chose this was because of the bluetooth, Wifi and international phone features. I was thinking that the Wifi could be used for internet browsing but I was disappointed. It connects to my home network but that doesn't help as there's no internet browser of any kind. Any way, the features are great though if the Samsung Katalyst was available for free, I would have probably opted for that because of the better design. I do love the radio feature though. The only design flaw here is that the radio needs a wired headset to work. The radio won't work with my bluetooth headset. So bottomline, this not bad as a free phone but not exciting either. If the strengths and price outweight the weaknesses for you then go for it by all means. Nokia does get full points for build quality.
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