Nokia 9300i Review

Introduction:
This is an updated version of the 9300 standing out for Wi-Fi presence and expanded e-mail functions.
Class: communicator
Position in the line: under Nokia 9300
Rivals: Motorola MPx


Specifications

General features
Announced in 2005
eGSM900/1800/1900
Battery type BP-6M, 970 mAh, Li-Pol
Battery life:
talk mode up to 4.5 hours
standby mode up to 200 hours
full recharging takes - 1 hour 50 minutes
High-contrast graphical display, 65000 colours (TFT), the resolution of 640x200 pixels, not a touchscreen. External screen 65000 colours, 128x128 pixels
5D navi button
The phone is run by Symbian OS 7.0s (platform series 80)
QWERTY-keypad
28 menu languages, simultaneously you can use English and two extra languages
Weight: 167 gramms
Dimensions: 132 x 51 x 21 mm
Volume 126 cc

Memory
80 MB of memory are dynamically shared among a phone book, a calendar, messages, images and applications
Expansion slot for ??? cards (64 MB cards in a standard kit)
You can assign to names in a phonebook a photo
For a name you can store Name and Surname (two lines), Company name, Position, Phone number, Mobile phone, Fax and E-mail address — totally 8 fields (you can have any number of fields).
Unlimited number of groups, you can assign a name to several groups at the same time
SIM-card entries are stored separately, viewing them with memory phone numbers is impossible
Call lists, the number of entries in unlimited, all records have date and call duration, but its type specified. You can set storage period for calls in the list(by default that is a month)
MMS up to 100 KB for message
Call management, ringing tones
polyphonic call melodies, True Tones
Voice dialing for 25 numbers, voice commands
Speakerphone
Call duration is shown during a call
Melody editor, you can assign melodies to names in a phonebook
mp3/AAC files as a call melody
SMS
Predictive text input ?9
Message templates(10 preset, also you can change them or add own ones)
Sending and receiving graphical messages
Concatenated messages
MMS

Connectivity
WAP 2.0
Opera Browser
IrDA
Bluetooth
Wi-Fi (802.11g)
GPRS (4+2)
EDGE
E-mail protocols: SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, BlackBerry Connect, IBM WebSphere, Oracle Collaboration Suite
Synchronization with PC via Bluetooth or IrDA connection
SyncML
SMIL
Instant Messaging
MMS
Organizer and extras
User's profiles(5), temporary profile
Time, date
Calculator, currency converter
Stopwatch(up to 20 intermediate values), countdown timer

Organizer with support for events of various kinds, setting reminders
To-do list
Dictaphone
mp3 player
RealOne Player: playing RealMedia and 3GPP-compatible files
Photo album
MIDP JavaTM (2.0)
load Java applications
Games

Review

The Nokia 9300i is an updated version of the Nokia 9300 smartphone. The 9300i updates the 9300 with a Wi-Fi connection, but is otherwise the same phone. The 9300i is a series 80 SmartPhone running Symbian 7.0S and supporting a range of business applications. Key applications include email and software for viewing and editing documents, spreadsheets and presentations. This software is compatible with MS Office. There's a file manager and a HTML 4.01/xHTML web browser. A full QWERTY keyboard is supplied, together with a large screen for viewing documents