Nokia 9300i review

Hardware and connections

Nokia 9300i is a tri-band GSM smartphone operating on 900, 1800 and 1900 Mhz frequencies. It features EDGE and GPRS connectivity for data transfer. Another fundamental characteristic is Wi-fi connectivity, which allows you to connect to the network safely and quickly, in wireless mode. Additionally, the wireless technologies Bluetooth and IrDa are present. Nokia 9300i features an internal display with 65,000 colors, with a resolution of 640x200 pixels. Finally, there is a smaller external display, with a resolution of 128x128 pixels. The battery supplied is lithium polymer, with a battery life of 200 hours in stand-by and 4 hours of talk time.

Design and features

Compact and elegant, Nokia 9300i features a horizontal clamshell design, identical to the immediately preceding model, called Nokia 9300, from which it differs in the gray color and in the Wi-Fi connectivity. On the outside it presents the characteristics of a classic cell phone, with an intuitive numeric keypad. On the inside, however, it presents the characteristics of a handheld device. It is in fact equipped with a QWERTY keyboard which allows you to easily compose long texts. The weight of the device is 172 grams, while the dimensions reach 132 mm in height, 51 mm in width and 21 mm in depth. The antenna, integrated, does not affect the overall handling. Completing the standard equipment are the travel battery charger and the PC Suite software.


Main functions

This smartphone has multiple functions, starting with all the Office-type tools: documents, spreadsheets, presentations, organizer and synchronization to the PC via the supplied software. In addition to these functions there are voice functions such as speakerphone and the possibility of multi-conference calls. As for messaging, Nokia 9300i supports all standards: SMS, EMS, MMS and E-mail, always with the aid of the simplified T9 system. Memory is 80 MB, expandable via Multimedia Card.

Entertainment and multimedia

Regarding the entertainment section, the model supports polyphonic ringtones, screensavers and Java applications, with the possibility of downloading new content through the built-in WAP browser. The feature of greatest interest is the multimedia player, which allows the playback of MP3 music files and video files. The two main shortcomings of this product are the lack of an integrated radio and a camera.