Nokia 6300 ? Modern Simplicity
The Nokia 6300 is a breath of simplicity in a camera phone
landscape filled with ever increasing capabilities ? and complexities. This minimalistic yet powerful phone strikes
a pretty amazing balance between the functions we need and forgoing some of the
unnecessary functions we buy.
For starters, the design of the phone is very straight
forward and just the tiniest bit retro.
The compact and rugged design will be familiar to most mobile phone
users and highly intuitive. There is an
old school style 12 key alpha numeric pad for input, and the keys are clearly
labeled and large enough to make it easy for almost any hand to
manipulate. There is also a four key
navigation system that is a little bit thinner and ever so slightly more awkward
to use than the pad.
The camera itself is a mere 2 megabytes, but is enough to
satisfy some, perhaps even many, users.
There is no LED Powerlight and there is no flash, which can be a big
drawback for some users. Unfortunately
that means that you are either going to have to take your pictures in very
bright light, have very steady hands or add a lot of unusable pictures to your
collection. You will also have video
recording capabilities with the Nokia 6300.
If you’re not a big user of
camera phones you should find this phone perfectly usable.
The weight of the phone is so very slight at 91 grams that I
would almost consider that a drawback as well.
The lightweight feel of the phone is going to be a big plus for some
users, but I have an unfortunate tendency to be absent minded when things are a
real crush and the almost unnoticeable weight means that if I’m in danger of
leaving it behind it may well be - well ? unnoticeable that I have.
There is only 7.8 megabytes of internal memory, but a built
in MicroSD slot will let you upgrade to as much as 2 gigabytes of storage.
I’m never a big fan of proprietary technologies and I’m
appreciative of companies that do me the courtesy of staying away from
them. Nokia has included a standard USB
slot that means that you won’t have to have their proprietary cable with you in
order to be able to use it. Easy to
misplace, and now it’s easy ? and cheap ? to replace. Not something that companies typically go out of their way to
give their customers.
The camera phone can still manage multimedia including a
music player, FM stereo radio and video player.
You can also access the Internet ? including checking and
managing your email or watching streaming video.
The main display is two inches and displays in over 16
million colors.
All in all, the phone is a very solid choice as a camera
phone , and I would just encourage any buyers to be clear that they can live
with the simplicity.
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