Nokia 6300i Review

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In a nutshell: The 6300i is an enhanced version of the now classic 6300 phone. This is an elegant slimline phone with excellent ease of use. The enhancement over the normal 6300 is WLAN connectivity, which enables you to make free VoIP phone calls and data connections over a WLAN network at home or work, or out and about at a WiFi "hotspot". The phone also features a 2 megapixel camera, MP3 player, memory expandable to 4 Gbytes and Bluetooth. Battery life is still poor, just like the original 6300, and will be worse if you use WLAN extensively.

Review: September 2008.

The Nokia 6300i is essentially the same as the classic 6300, except that it has WLAN connectivity and support for making VoIP calls. The 6300i also comes with a bundled 512 Mbyte microSD card, with the Nokia Maps application pre-loaded. The Opera Mini web browser is also installed on the phone. Read our Nokia 6300 review for further details.

Features of the Nokia 6300i include:

2 megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom
Video camera (176 x 144 pixels)
Display: TFT, 16.7 million colours, 240 x 320 pixels (2 inches)
Music player (MP3, MP4, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA formats)
FM stereo radio
Integrated loudspeaker
Voice commands and voice recording
MP3 ringtones, 64-voice polyphonic ringtones, video ringtones
Messaging: SMS, MMS, email, Nokia Xpress audio messaging
Java games
Personal organiser with calendar, To-do list, and notes
Contacts (up to 1000)
Alarm clock and countdown timer (normal and interval timer)
Memory: 7.8 Mbytes plus microSD card slot (expandable up to 2 Gbytes)
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB, WLAN, 2.5mm AV connector
Flight mode
Internet: WAP, GPRS Class 10, EDGE, WLAN, XHTML web browser / Opera Mini browser
Vibration alert
Triband
Size: 106 x 44 x 12 mm
Weight: 93g
Talktime: 3.5 hours (3 hours using VoIP)
Battery standby: up to 14 days (4 days using WLAN)

Nokia 6300i User Reviews

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Average rating from 9 reviews:

Reviewed by jeet from india on 7th Sep 2012
You tube not spoted
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Reviewed by Norman H from UK on 16th Mar 2012
I find one annoying feture with this phone The lighting to the keys goes out after about 3 seconds of unuse....most annoying if using in poor light. If texting, it is then easy to hit the wrong key and lose a part printed text. After many hours trying to have this sorted, was told it cannot be alterred. If someone knows a solution please share it with Nokia and Orange who both failed.

Good battery life though and most other features very good.
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Reviewed by Gary from UK on 12th Apr 2011
Not a bad phone really, i"ve had it two years now and had no problems at all.The battery does need very regular charging now, though it is still the original battery.
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Reviewed by shahid from italy on 17th Oct 2010
i like this phoon
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Reviewed by Morgan from England on 1st Jul 2010
A good alround phone but needs a bit of tweeking
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Reviewed by derni from kosovo on 2nd Oct 2009
good fast its...
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Reviewed by Harpreet Bajaj from India on 30th Jul 2009
I have purchased this phone last year and I think it was abig mistake of chosing this phone. Battery back was the problem right from the first day. I got it serviced from Nokia authorized centre within the waranty period but after working for hardly one month it is not getting charged and when contacted Nokia centre still within waranty period they say they is aproblem and they may be charging Rs 2000-2500 and still no guarantee whether it would work fine after that or not. I AM FACING THE PROBLEM SO i WOULD SUGGEST THAT NOBODY SHOULD BUY THIS PHONE ON ITS DECEPTIVE LOOKS.ITS BATTERY BACKUP IS TOTALLY NIL AND ITS BATTERY GETS HOT ON CHARGING
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Reviewed by isilda ribeiro from angola on 23rd May 2009
hate it,
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Reviewed by Panos from Greece on 13th Jan 2009
While not packed feature wise, the 6300i is a phone that will certainly satisfy its owner. Battery life is mediocre, WiFi connectivity is excellent and apart from VoIP calls it can also be used with Opera Mini, which comes pre-installed for some basic web surfing. The 6300i also comes with a version of Nokia Maps installed on the memory card. Nothing fancy there. Just basic nav functions as the phone has no GPS module installed (it can however connect to one via Bluetooth). The build quality is also excellent (no apparent gaps or creaks). I've had the phone for about a month now and I am really satisfied. Its only drawback is its SAR value (0,97 W/kg) hence the 4 stars I am rating it.
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