One Nokia 6300 drawback is its lack of 3G capability.
Despite its 2007 introduction, the Nokia 6300 holds up well when compared to basic feature phones of today. It is an attractive metal-finish basic candy bar-style handset with a great list of features, including video capture and Opera Mini Web browsing. Without 3G data and some of the more advanced options of today's phones, the Nokia 6300 may be a thing of the past, but this does not prevent it from being a solid phone choice.
Basic Hardware
The Nokia 6300 is an average-sized candy bar handset at 106.4-by-43.6-by-11.7 mm and weighing in at 91 g. The screen is 2 inches and supports a resolution of 240-by- 320 pixels and a brilliant 16 million colors. It only has 7.8 MB internal memory but can support microSD cards for another 2 GB at a time. Available colors were silver, black, red-silver and white-silver.
Music Capabilities
The 6300 has full-featured music and video playback applications. The music player includes an FM tuner and supports an impressive list of file types, including MP3, MP4, AAC, AAC+ and eAAC+ files, as well as WMA files including those with DRM protection. Even better is the phone's A2DP stereo Bluetooth functionality for streaming audio wirelessly to headphones or speakers. The only drawback to the phone's media experience is its 2.5 mm headset jack is too small to fit standard headphones.
Camera and Video
The 6300's camera is a 2.0 megapixel unit which can shoot in resolutions up to 1,600 by 1,200 pixels. The camera does feature 8x digital zoom but lacks an autofocus feature or any sort of flash. Tech review site CNET.com did not think too highly of the camera unit, noting that "photos come out blurry if you don't hold the 6300 very still." The camera does offer photo retouching tools and shoots video as well.
Connectivity and Browsing
A GPRS/EDGE data phone, the Nokia 6300 cannot use 3G connectivity for data transfer or Web browsing. Speeds will not approach those on newer 3G phones, but, on the plus side, the Opera Mini Web browser comes preinstalled. For backing up information and transferring files to and from the phone connection can be made using a standard miniUSB-to-USB cable, included in the box. The U.S. unlocked version supports the 850/1800/1900 MHz frequency bands with the international version supporting the 900 MHz instead of the 850.
Performance
Listed maximum data transfer speed over an EDGE network is up to 237 kbps, though speeds will vary depending on carrier and location. The Nokia 6300 is good for up to 3.5 hours of talk time and up to 348 hours of standby time. CNET editors found the 6300's call quality to be quite good using both the standard earpiece and speakerphone.
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