Nokia 6300 + WiFi = 6300i
We'd have never guessed that the year and a half-old Nokia 6300 would be the target of an update, so color us surprised. The 6300i is a pretty mild refresh of the 6300, offering the same physical appearance, microSD slot, 2 megapixel camera, and Series 40 underpinnings, but the "i" model's got one big ace up its sleeve: WiFi. Nokia's using the opportunity to push the promise of cheap VoIP calling hard -- a nice feature, especially considering the phone's reasonable price of €175 (about $272) -- along with fast internet access. 'Course, without 3G on board, don't stray too far from those hotspots. It looks like we can expect the 6300i (at least in places where the missing 850MHz band isn't needed) some time in the second quarter.













Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
spoox @ Mar 27th 2008 4:25PM
erm we europeans have got 6301.. exactly the same thing as above.
Chris @ Mar 29th 2008 12:36PM
The WIFI on the 6301 can only be used for UMA calls over the internet, and not for web browsing which doesn't seem to be the case with the 6300i.
Anthony @ Mar 27th 2008 4:52PM
This is a weird looking phone- like an always slid slider w/ the keypad break & color/texture front.
Pdexter @ Mar 27th 2008 5:17PM
It was major hit for Nokia actually most sold mid phone from all manufacturers last year. Dont really know why would people bother with this thought. Sure the screen is amazing(it really is), but it's just too small.
murray @ Mar 27th 2008 6:23PM
How is VOIP implemented? If it ran Skype, this phone would be perfect for me. But the site doesn't mention Skype or anything else. It just vaguely mentions VOIP calling... but how?
nokiarulzz @ Mar 28th 2008 4:39AM
if it was s60 and had a flash.... but nokia is refusing to make a really great cheap phone i mean there are cheap smartphones with 2mp and flash but there isn't one with wifi
Atanas Boev @ Apr 4th 2008 5:05AM
I really like the way this article shows up in the search results:
"Nokia 6300 + WiFi = 6300i - Engadget Mobile"
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