Nokia 9300 Review

Overall Rating

A mini computer and a phone all in one.
It has a full QWERTY keyboard which you can use two fingered (thumbed).
It fits in my pocket. No more "is that a retro phone" comments.
It works when I need it to - reception.

Slow calendar
No vibration alert
No camera (design decision they are often not allowed in business meeting)
No back-lit keyboard inside
Phone on the front not great for extra bits

I admit that I am a Nokia Communicator fan and I have had them for 7 years or more. I have now had three models (and many more phones as the previous ones broke at least once a year). So far so good, but it is insured.

I love the Nokia 9300 mobile phone because it has my life in it. It is backed up and synchronised to my PC.

I have 731 contact cards (apparently). Most have more than one number and an E-mail address, and I have them with me where ever I go.

The Calendar (which runs slowly on this phone when you move from day to day) has my work and social and family life in it. It tends to be used as the Oracle when asked if we or the kids are asked to do something.

I keep all sorts of documents (word compatible but not word) in it, and I take short meeting notes on it too. I love the Keyboard. The Spreadsheet is good too, but it is not Excel (compatible almost) or Lotus 1-2-3.

The E-mail is great, once I worked out how to set it up. It's like an extra view of my e-mail, and I can look at it when I am stuck or bored somewhere. I have over 600 past text messages in it.

I can view most web pages, and with a big screen it's not too bad.
"Desk Top" you can set up like a PC, and even have note reminders on it. You can also have an explorer function to use like a PC.

I have learned to work around it's shortfalls. I even use the internal screen as a torch! The lack of vibration does not worry me, as the phone sits on the desk next to me and I can see it flash if it rings on silent or meeting. I change the profile to ring if I put it in my pocket. I do miss calls when I forget.

I love it to bits, and I have yet to break this one after 9 months, and I am not kind to them!

Last tip. If you get one, get the biggest Memory Card you can. I have 512, but music eats space.

Members' Comments onUp in the flys's Review

• themaninthevan2001 on 26th Nov 2006

  The Nokia 9300 is a really nice professional business phone, with lots of office features.