Review: Nokia 6555
Clock
The clock on the 6555 has a few options, but not too many. You can basically choose the formatting of the time and date, and whether or not they are shown on the external or internal displays. There is no analog clock view. There is a nice alarm clock application on the 6555. Setting it is a snap, and it lets you adjust the snooze just long enough to get yourself off to a late start.
Bluetooth
The 6555's Bluetooth radio can be used for a number of different purposes. You can pair it with both regular and stereo headsets, as well as use it to send files to a PC or beam them to another phone. Pairing it with headsets initially took several tries, but once paired, the headset and 6555 found each other and connecting without further input from the user. Sound quality of both phone calls and music was good, far better than through the external speaker. Paring it with a PC was also a snap, and transferring files was very fast. We loaded 25 pictures (average of 250 kbs each) form the phone to a PC in less than one minute.
Cellular Video
The last of the dedicated function keys on the navigation cluster takes you to Cingular Video. With CV, you can watch short mobile TV clips that are streamed via the 3G network. This is not a dedicated video network like Verizon's MediaFLO-based mobile TV service, but similar to Sprint's TV service. The clips we watched were fairly low resolution, choppy and the sound cut in and out. The player and channel selection interface were also a bit clunky to use.
PC Syncing
The 6555 can use the microUSB port on the side to connect to and sync with PCs. You can also use it to sideload music and load in contacts.
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Nokia 6555
