Nokia 6086 review

Network and connections

The Nokia 6086, launched in November 2006, stands out above all for the presence of a Wireless Wi-Fi 802.11 connection. For wireless connections it also integrates Bluetooth. As for the rest, it is a Quad-Band phone that receives on frequencies of 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 Mhz. It features GPRS class 10, EDGE class 10, Wap 2.0 with xHTML support, and has a USB 1.1 output. The model's compatibility is therefore worldwide.

Design and features

The clamshell opening, not common on Nokia models, is therefore the distinctive feature of the 6086's design. It comes with a weight of just 84 grams, a height of 92 mm, a width of 46 mm and a thickness of 23 mm. It has two displays: the main internal one at 128x160 pixels (size 28x35 mm), CSTN type with 256,000 colors. The external one, on the other hand, has a resolution of 96x68 pixels and is monochrome. The included lithium battery is 850 mAh.

Main functions

All the most advanced functions are included here: built-in speakerphone, vibration, multi-conference, voice recorder, Voice Dial, and the ability to associate pictures with contacts in the phonebook. Internal memory is only 5 MB, but it can be expanded thanks to microSD expansion cards. Ringtones are 64-tone polyphonic and available in MP3 and AAC formats; games can be downloaded from the Web thanks to the ever-present Java support.

Entertainment and multimedia

Part of the multimedia features of the Nokia 6086 model is entrusted to the media player, compatible with MP3, MP4, AAC, AAC+ and WMA files. Added to this is the FM radio with built-in tuner. Messaging supports SMS, MMS, e-mail and Instant Messaging and provides the intuitive writing software called T9. There is a camera with VGA resolution of 0.3 Megapixels, photos at 640x480 pixels and video recording at 128x96 pixels.