Conclusion
A rare foray into flip phones for the giant Finnish manufacturer, the Nokia 6131 is a solid quad band GSM handset that thrives on good design and a great user interface but lacks in the battery department. With a plethora of multimedia features backed by an external memory card slot, the 6131 can double as an excellent mp3 player with the addition of a few add-on accessories. Though the megapixel shooter won't replace your stand-alone digital camera and the WAP Internet functionality won't replace your laptop, both features will certainly do in a pinch, helping you get a little extra mileage out of the 6131 than you might expect.
Nokia would do well to ship the phone with a more powerful battery and a microSD card so new owners could get a taste of how easy it is to use the phone as a portable entertainment device. As it is, anyone looking to take full advantage of the 6131's media features will need to spend some extra money to retrofit the phone, which is a shame: These few problems detract from what's otherwise an excellent offering from Nokia, combining features and ease-of-use into a compact, stylish handset.
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