Nokia 6300 - Review

May 19th, 2008 at 14:35 · Filed Under Nokia, Phones 

Nokia 6300

After 3 months of using my Nokia 6300, (read about why I acquire a Nokia 6300 here) I think I am able to write a fair review about it. Aesthetically, the phone is beautiful. The thickness is just nice, not too slim but slim enough to be put in shirt pocket and nice to hold in the hand. The metallic covers give a sophisticated feel and look.

The phone has all the basic functions if your main objective is to make and receive calls, SMS and MMS. No 3G. The 2MP camera takes crisp photos if you ever need to take some photos to record certain events. Very handy for image recording.

The screen is bright and clear, color is vivid. The phone comes with nice original Nokia theme but I preferred something to look more sophisticated. I downloaded the FM digital clock theme.

The phone has all the basic functions of a real phone with applications such as Address Book, Calendar, Notes, To-Do List, Timer, Stop Watch and Alarm Clock. I choose this simple phone because I do not need 3G and video call, although they are very tempting. It will be a waste to pay more for 3G and video call which I don’t require often. Furthermore, the 3G speed in Malaysia sucks!

The battery lasts for 5 days (max) on me because I do not use my phone often. Most of my communications are done with emails, Skype and iChat on the computer which essentially cost next to zero. If you are busy with your phone whole day, I guess the battery will not last a day.

The Nokia 6300 is Bluetooth enabled. Perfect for me to sync with my Mac which requires a little hacking. To sync with Mac, please read here.

The latest model, 6301, looks exactly the same except that it is WIFI enabled. Again, it is another unnecessary spending because WIFI hotspots in Malaysia really sucks! If you are using it with your home WIFI, I don’t see any reason for not having a computer which can outperform the phone in terms of web browsing and email.

To rate it, I give it 9.5 out of 10! It is a nice phone to own. Give it a try.

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6 Responses to “Nokia 6300 - Review”

  1. Douglas on May 20th, 2008 14:29

    hi, Adrian,
    FYI, the rate to make a video call is same as the voice call in Maxis.

  2. Adrian Hoe on May 20th, 2008 18:54

    Hi Douglas,

    The catch is, you will tend to chat longer, and hence your bill will rocket sky high.

    A phone for me is to allow my family, co-workers and customers to contact or vice versa. I usually don’t spend more than a minute on every call.

  3. Khushwant Singh on May 21st, 2008 18:41

    Adrian,

    Thank you for your tips. I have bought a Nokia 6300 after reading your review. It is a very nice phone without so much of fancy features.

    Thank you again.

    PS: Your blog is very nice. I enjoy reading it and I have bookmark your site. Keep up the good work.

    Khushwant

  4. Ren Haizhou on May 21st, 2008 20:17

    With 2 mega pixel, the camera is a little more than enough for casual photography. Too bad it does not have built-in flash.

    Ren

  5. dragon on June 18th, 2008 8:45

    Thanks Adrian. I have bought a Nokia 6300 yesterday. It is a great phone.

    龙

  6. Antonnio Gulliano on August 9th, 2008 17:41

    That’s a fair review and thanks for the article. It helps me to decide. It is a perfect phone for me without blowing a big hole in my pocket.

    Anton

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