The unending expansion and enhancement afforded by growing technology continues to allow mobile phones to transcend their original roles as serious, business-focused single-purpose gadgets and enter everyone’s lives as popular and versatile personal items. Their very forms evidence the change as well, as the mobile phones themselves have transformed from big hunks of plastic to sleek, compact models that grow ever thinner and ever smaller without losing any of the functionality they used to have – and even gaining more. Different mobile phone ranges have different focuses, but all generally have an increasing number of basic options and suites that offer much to users.
Of the many mobile and smartphone manufacturers, Nokia is known to put together solid units that offer a range of user-friendly functions and features. The Nokia 6760 is a good all-around phone that lives up to that reputation, with a reasonably sizeable suite of tools for messaging and access to the Ovi store, an easy-to-use QWERTY keyboard, and a passable 3.2-megapixel camera. While not without its shortcomings – among them things that didn’t work as well as they were probably projected to, like the screen and crowded nav panel – the phone nevertheless has good connectivity options and features a good range of pluses that are certain to appeal to target markets, especially at the comparatively budget-friendly price.
The 6760 sidesteps texting woes with a full-QWERTY keyboard that has fairly sizeable keys [at around 1cm in length each], which makes message keying an easy and accurate experience. This keyboard works well with apps that take advantage of its flexibility, and as such Nokia has bundled a good number of apps with the unit. Sadly, the keyboard works much better than the navigation panel, which is somewhat cramped and not as well-designed as it could have been – nine buttons in a tiny space is sure to have some problems, especially when a number of keys share the same physical button.
The screen isn’t the largest that Nokia has released on a phone, although it doesn’t pose as much of a problem as it could for simple day-to-day use. At 2.4 inches, the QVGA screen works for standard tasks but it doesn’t really hold up to the screens of most other phones – especially not multimedia use, which is now all but default use for most modern units. The same can be said of Nokia’s decision to give the unit a 2.5mm socket for headphones as opposed to the 3.5mm standard size – it does set the phone apart from the pack, but not in a good way.
However, the 6760 shines when it comes to its true focus, which is messaging. The comparatively budget-priced unit delivers all manner of messaging strongly and effectively, from text messaging to emails to IMs to Twitter tweets. The 6760 comes with MSN messenger, Myspace and Facebook support, and the option to pick up more messaging apps and options via the Ovi store. Messaging is indeed the 6760’s forte, with a one-two punch formed by the keyboard and the available supported applications and connectivity options [Bluetooth, 3G, HSDPA], which is fortunate since call quality isn’t exactly as sharp as Nokia units’ tend to be. Battery life is, however, very good, even better than some fellow Nokia units. This last makes sense, though, considering the aim seems to have been to deliver a good pseudo-next level phone experience at a relatively affordable price.
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