13 Jul 2009Sporting a classic design, the
Nokia 6303 Classic weighs 96 grams inclusive of fitted battery, and measures 108.8 x 46.2 x 11.7 millimetres. Its front part is highlighted by a 55.88-millimetre TFT QVFA display screen that brings wallpapers and animated screensavers to life over a 320 x 240 resolution. Users can choose from a wide array of ringtones in MP3, AAC and polyphonic formats to customize their phones further.
This handset is tri-band and runs on GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900 networks. Users may transfer or share files with compatible devices like a printer, a personal computer or a laptop through the micro USB feature. This mobile phone also gets rid of those wires that easily get tangled up during file sharing through its support for Bluetooth technology. It also enables users to explore the World Wide Web through the on-board Opera Mini Internet browser that supports HTML, XHTML and WML browsing. As it runs on EDGE and GPRS technologies, users can expect the Nokia 6303 Classic to download or transfer data at much speedier rates.
This handset offers services of SMS or text that works on Predictive Text, as well MMS or multimedia messaging. Given the Internet access it offers, users are able to check their emails or compose and send email messages with attachments right on this mobile phone through IMAP, POP and SMTP servers.
This Nokia 6303 Classic is a pleasure to bring along everywhere to capture spontaneous yet precious moments. It can instantly turn into a 3.2-Megapixel camera complete with 8x digital zoom, auto focus, automatic flash and dual LED flash to ensure well-lit and well-focused photo outputs. The handset also offers a full screen viewfinder and comes with the capture setting options of still, sequence or self-timer modes. Taking photos is made even more interesting with the colour effects that users can enjoy, through which photos can come in normal, grayscale, sepia and negative tones.
The integrated camera also functions as a video recording device that captures footages at a speed of 15 frames per second. Users can take their captured videos at 4x digital zoom and play around with normal, sepia, negative and greyscale video tones. Footages can be viewed right on the handset's coloured screen.
Nokia also integrated in the 6303 Classic a powerful music player that supports MP3, AAC+, AAC, eAAC+, H263 and H264. Users can also enjoy radio listening experience with the FM Radio RDS support that keeps listeners informed of news, music or weather updates. For quality private listening experience, users can listen through their 3.5-millimetre stereo headphone. Fully loading the entertainment facet of this mobile is an array of on board and downloadable Java games that fun-loving users will enjoy.
The Nokia 6303 Classic also passes for a portable virtual assistant. It comes with organiser tools that include a phone book that lists contacts with matching images, a calendar and an alarm clock for daily scheduling purposes, as well as a vibrating alert option to keep users on top of important calls or messages. Users are able to discuss with multiple contacts, issues that necessitate urgent attention through this handset's 6-way conference call feature. A hands-free speaker also makes this handset an easy communications tool. In addition, it is able to record its users' communication transactions including calls made, missed or received, and supports Call Waiting, Call Divert and Call Hold features for hassle-free calls. It offers assistance to its users in terms of directions through its integrated GPS receiver that supports Nokia Maps Application.
The handset is able to store 64 Megabytes of files in its internal memory, but users may opt to expand this storage capacity to up to 4 Gigabytes using a MicroSD memory card. Through this mobile phone, users are able to speak with their contacts for 7 hours when fully charged. The handset also stays on stand by mode for a maximum of 450 hours.
Some unhappy owners find that this mobile phone's internal memory is too tiny to even store the handset-taken photos. Others also criticise this mobile phone for its average imaging features. Satisfied users, however, applaud the Nokia 6303 Classic because it offers high-standard features that meet the demands of modern users, without compromising ease of use and eye-catching design. This mobile phone also easily gains praises with its easy-to-navigate user interface complete with colourful icons.
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