Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2403 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Nokia
• Model: Noki1600Voda
• Released on: 2005-10-10
• Number of items: 1

Features

• Colour screen with up to 65,536 colours, Small and light, compact phone with stylish design.
• 20- polyphonic ringing tones and MP3-grade sound tones.
• Speaking alarm and speaking clock, Icon-based phone book.

Manufacturer's Description
Nokia handsets are renowned for their ease of use. The Nokia 1600 phone continues this tradition with a new, highly intuitive user interface that makes full use of graphical icons and large font sizes all displayed on a 65,536 colour display. With the new menu structure, basic features, such as managing calls and contacts, are made easier to access. Other new features include a Speaking Clock with Alarm, which announces the time in the user's local language, as well as large fonts to allow greater readability.

Nokia 1600 phones have excellent voice quality and coverage based on state-of-the-art radio software with AMR and SAIC. The AMR (Adaptive Multi Rate) technology enables operators to add voice capacity within their networks smoothly and cost-efficiently. SAIC (Single Antenna Interference Cancellation) is a network independent capacity enhancing feature in the handset, improving network capacity and call quality.

The Nokia 1600 also features a "Demo Mode," an on-screen visual guide of primary phone functions for first-time mobile phone users. The demo guide also allows consumers to play the pre-installed games or hear the Speaking Clock without a SIM card inserted into the phone. Weighing 85 grams, the Nokia 1600 has a talk time of up to 5, 5 hours and a standby time of up to 450 hours.

In addition to polyphonic ring tones with MP3-grade sounds, the Nokia 1600 also features a number of cost management features, such as Nokia Prepaid Tracker, which automatically notifies prepaid users of their account balance after each call or message.

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Customer Reviews

Won't stay off.
I wanted this phone to use just occasionally, so most of the time I leave it off. But there is a problem with this phone. It won't stay off. It so easily gets turned on by the key being pressed in my bag/pocket and then when I want to turn it on the battery is flat and it's used up all its options for the password and I have to ring and get the PUK code.

Very good basic phone
All I wanted was a simple and cheap mobile phone that had a texting facility and a contacts list and that's what I got . There are no bells and whistles with this phone except for a couple of games but it's very light and very easy to use although most operations require a couple more button presses than a more expensive phones with sophisticated interfaces. Although the phone is light it does seem pretty robust and at this price it is almost disposable.

The 1600 isn't small or slim but fits in a trouser pocket easily enough and in operation the clarity on the phone is pretty good albeit a bit harsh and the battery life is exceptional. The only small gripe is the very limited number of supplied ring tones, but I'm sure you can download whatever you want. Don't forget that any 'hands free' solution has to be wire based as there is no Bluetooth facility.

I bought the Vodafone pay and talk package and the transfer from my O2 contract was efficient.

So if you want a cheap phone that does the basics then I recommend this package, however it may be worth looking around as you may find a better deal.

A Good Product
Having broken the case on my previous Nokia, it still worked but it was hard to see the screen, I saw the 1600 on sale for £20, so made an impulsive purchase! Simple to use, long battery life, clear calls & sturdily built are its main qualities & with it being inexpensive its a worry free ownership.