Nokia 1600

The Nokia 1600 (type RH-64) is a basic phone announced by Nokia in June 2005 and released in late 2005, along with the Nokia 1110. It was targeted at emerging markets and prepaid users.

One of its notable features was a speaking clock, which could be activated by holding the * key, or set as an alarm. Custom themes could be created by choosing a homescreen and menu wallpaper and changing the color scheme.

The phone features polyphonic ringtones and "MP3-grade" ringtones, which are actually in ADPCM format. The ringtone composer is also carried over from previous models.

There is no official data cable connection for this phone, but using the FBus connection (Nokia Easy Flash) on the bottom, some people have loaded custom ringtones on the phone.

The 1600 came in Black, White, Light Silver, and Bluish Silver. It also supports Xpress-on exchangeable covers.

Issues

 * Some users have reported that the phone randomly freezes and reboots. This is due to the SIM card losing connection with the phone, and can be fixed by putting a small piece of paper between the SIM card and the battery.
 * The Snake game on the 1600 may start lagging if the snake grows too big, this is because the snake's movement animation is too much to handle for the phone's CPU.
 * In the south Asian models of Nokia 1600, typing any Indic letters for example, when you type ১, the phone freezes and reboots, same goes for Nokia 1110, 1110i and 1112.

Variants

 * 1600b (RH-65): US variant with non-transparent keypad and different bands.

Related phones

 * Nokia 1110: released at the same time, same board but different firmware, monochrome screen, and a rubber keypad.
 * Nokia 1208: mostly the same specs, but launched in 2007.
 * Nokia 1209: mostly the same specs, but launched in 2008.
 * Nokia 2310: mostly the same specs, but has an FM radio and lacks the speaking clock function.
 * Nokia 2610: based on the same board design but has higher end specs and runs Series 40.
 * Nokia 6030: similar to the 2610.

Games
The games run at 96 × 65 resolution, which is lower than the actual screen resolution, so there are a few black pixels at the borders.

Asia

 * Pocket Carrom
 * Soccer League
 * Cricket Cup

Europe/Africa

 * Soccer League
 * Rapid Roll
 * Snake Xenzia

Argentina

 * Soccer League
 * Rapid Roll
 * Dice Games

US

 * Rapid Roll
 * Dice Games
 * Adventure Quiz

Ringtones
The ringtones are not in alphabetical order on the phone, this is the order they are shown in.
 * Beep once
 * Amazement
 * Bullfrog
 * Cackle
 * Clogged
 * Ding dong
 * Come fill me in
 * Dawning
 * Listen
 * Nuance
 * Arctic
 * Desk phone
 * Blue ice
 * Destiny
 * Espionage
 * Everlasting
 * Liszt
 * Mars
 * Swimming
 * Trance
 * Airy
 * Bold
 * Coconut
 * Elves
 * Nocturnal
 * Nokia tune
 * Roll on
 * Alarm 2
 * Alarm 3
 * Clock alert 2
 * Clock alert 3
 * Message 2
 * Message 3
 * Message 4

Screensavers
There is also an option to choose a random screen saver each time. In addition, a power saver clock can be enabled, either digital or classic (analog).
 * Wild Bubble
 * Flames
 * Colortransition
 * Dream Night
 * Falling Bubbles

Batteries

 * Nokia BL-5C (3.7 V, 900 mAh Li-ion)