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Nokia 6111

mobile phone model

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 16, 2026
Entity authorityQ2468299
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The Nokia 6111 is a mid-level GSM mobile phone released in June 2005. It sold in Asia, Europe, Australia, Brazil and in Mexico, but was not taken by any carriers in the United States.

The 6111 is a compact slider handset that features a megapixel camera with flash and video capture, Bluetooth, and EDGE high-speed data.

It was being one of first devices running Nokia Series 40 3rd Edition, along with Nokia 6233, Nokia 6270 and Nokia 6280 which also offers even QVGA display resolution and better multimedia support, as well as Push-to-talk over Cellular, IrDA, a stop watch which can run in background, count lap times and save sessions, and the ability to use other device features while a phone call is active in background. It was also the company's second phone with sliding keypad since the Series 60-based Nokia 7650 (released in 2002).

Camera

The one megapixel camera offers a resolution of 1152x864 pixels, and video recording at QCIF (176×144).

The night mode on the camera facilitates capturing photos in dim light. There is an attached LED flash with the camera which turns on while the photo is being taken, illuminating close targets. There is a small reflective surface next to the lens that acts as a mirror when taking self-photos.

Other specifications

The phone weighs 92 g (with a user-replaceable Li-Ion battery) and has dimensions of 84x47x23 mm.

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