As S40 phones go, the
recently-announced 6300 from Nokia sits near the top of the hill -- on paper, at least -- with a stylish 13.1 millimeter profile and a reasonably well-stacked spec sheet. Does it hold its own in the real world, though? phoneArena put the thin candybar through an extensive battery of tests, coming away with a reasonably positive impression overall. As 2 megapixel cams go, the 6300's was a bit weak, the volume rocker on the phone's side was a bit funky, and we're not too sure how we feel about a handset with a meager 9MB of internal storage these days, but for the uptight, non-smartphone-minded target demographic, the 6300 should fill the bill quite nicely. Click on for the full review, but don't get too attached if you're in the US -- the lack of 850MHz is going to bum you out.
Update: There
is a version of the 6300 with 850MHz support in the cards, though it wasn't the version phoneArena rocked. Sorry for the confusion! [Thanks, Pablo]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
coyotej @ Mar 6th 2007 4:37PM
It's pretty, and if my 6230 died tomorrow I might consider one - but I'm disappointed in the data features of the phone (not a real browser, GPRS/EDGE speed). The only real "upgrade" feel is that it has a much nicer screen and is thinner than my aging 6230.
Peter @ Mar 8th 2007 3:31PM
I've have replaced my old 6230 with this 6300 in Jan 2007 and its great! Much thinner to carry around and the screen is brilliant. The new short cut menu function is very handy. I put a 1gb memory card in it so I didn't have to get an ipod, plus it has the FM radio.
viks @ Mar 13th 2007 6:47AM
I regret buyin it..., gets heated when talked on for more than 10 mins n even while playin games. doesnt have the "work in background" multitaskin facility like other 60 series phones, but pretty handy to carry around.
mustafa sazak @ Nov 28th 2007 5:12AM
This one is a really perfect one. Everybody should buy it:D