Nokia 6650

This article is about the 2003 mobile phone. For the 2008 mobile phone, see Nokia 6650 fold.

Nokia 6650 is a mobile phone developed by Nokia. It was the company's first 3G phone, first leaked in June 2002^[1][2] and eventually unveiled on 26 September 2002.^[3] It was also the first device supporting the 3G W-CDMA 2100 MHz band.^[4]

Nokia 6650

Manufacturer	Nokia
Type	Camera phone
First released	September 2002
Availability by region	2003; 21 years ago (2003)
Predecessor	Nokia 6340 (6650) Nokia 6340i (6651)
Successor	Nokia N91 (6650) Nokia N91 8GB (6651)
Related	Nokia 7600
Compatible networks	GSM 900 and 1800 MHz W-CDMA 2100 MHz
Form factor	Bar
Dimensions	132 mm (5.2 in) H 52 mm (2.0 in) W 25 mm (0.98 in) D
Weight	141 g (5.0 oz)
Operating system	Nokia Series 40
Memory	7 MB internal
Removable storage	None
Battery	Removable 950 mAh Li-Ion
Rear camera	VGA camera
Display	TFT LCD (4096 colors, 128 x 160 pixels)
Sound	Loudspeaker, vibration motor
Connectivity	Bluetooth 1.1, Infrared
Data inputs	Push buttons
SAR	0.64 W/kg

A 1900 MHz version known as the 6651 was released for the North American market soon after. Alongside the jointly-launched Motorola A845, the pair were the first UMTS 3G phones launched in America, on the short-lived AT&T Wireless UMTS network (the network later shut down, as part of the merger with Cingular Wireless - which eventually debuted its own 3G UMTS network). As a result, the Nokia 6651 was one of only two phones that ever launched on the AT&T Wireless 3G network.^[5]

Its appearance is very similar to that of Nokia 6100, but with a larger screen and external antenna (it was the last Nokia candybar phone with an external one). The 6650 uses the Nokia Series 40 platform, and is equipped with a VGA camera and supports Java ME applications. The device has 4096 colours and features Bluetooth, Infrared and a WAP browser.^[3][6]

The Nokia 6650 was used by UK mobile network operators to test their networks during the 3G roll-out. Despite this, the Nokia 6650 was never released to the general public in the UK.^[7]

References

1. "Nokia's first 3G phone sets sail". CNET. 13 July 2003. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
2. "Nokia's first 3G phone". Gizmodo. 13 June 2003. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
3. Wearden, Graeme (26 September 2002). "Nokia takes wraps off first 3G phone". ZDNet. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
4. "World's First GSM / 3G Dual Band Mobile". 3G. Archived from the original on 11 January 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
5. "AT&T Rolls Out 3G Wireless in Four Cities". 20 July 2004.
6. "Nokia 6650". GSMArena. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
7. Linge & Sutton (October 15, 2015). 30 Years of Mobile Phones in the UK. ISBN 978-1445651088.