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06-12-2006, 11:30 AM
Being one of the most Finnish phones to feature a sliding feature from one of the most popular phone company, Nokia, the Nokia 6350i ramps up Nokia's CDMA offerings as one of the first EV-DO mobiles from the company. It's very stylish with a slightly bulky handset.
While it comes with a megapixel camera and a speakerphone it doesn't offer bluetooth or a memory card slot.
In terms of design, the phone is very 'un-Nokia'. It's rounded corners and the slider form factor are light years away from the standard candy bar handset that has long been one of the company's trademarks. The phone is a bit hefty (3.9 by 1.9 by 1.0 inches; 4.7 ounces). The slider mechanism isn't so stiff that it can't be operated with one finger, though it isn't too loose either. The stubby antenna does extend, but its construction is rather flimsy.
The 2-inch-diagonal, 176x220-pixel display which supports 262,144 colors was quite impressive whichs makes it one of the brightest and most vivid displays on a phone of this caliber. It's even somewhat visible in direct sunlight!! You can change the backlighting time and the font size but not the brightness.
Contrasting to some of Nokia's previous models, the Nokia 6305i possesses eye-catching circular keys ; well sized and tactile with no huge learning curve. Four keys are set in a ring (http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/31894840-2-300-DT2.gif), including two soft keys, the Talk and End buttons, and a Clear key. There's a small, round camera shortcut button, and in another un-Nokia move, the End key doubles as the power control. Inside the aforementioned key ring is a circular navigation toggle that doubles as a shortcut to the Get It Now menu, the Web browser, the V Cast launcher, and one user-defined shortcut. Finally, inside the toggle is an OK button.
The phone can hold 500 contacts with room in each entry for five phone numbers and an e-mail address. Other features include a vibrate mode, text and multimedia messaging, a calendar, instant messaging (AOL, MSN, and Yahoo), an alarm clock, voice dialing, a notepad, a world clock, a calculator, and a tip calculator. The speakerphone is quite user-friendly, though; you can activate it before you make a call.
The 1.3-megapixel camera takes pictures in four resolutions (1,280x960, 640x480, 320x240, and 160x120) and comes with a 3-, 5- or 10-second self-timer; brightness and white-balance controls; four color options; and three shutter sounds, plus a silent option. There's also a flash and a 4X digital zoom, though it's unusable at the highest resolution and with a flash. And if you're ever lost in the dark, you can activate the flash to stay steady for use as a flashlight. The video camera records clips in one resolution (176x144) with sound and at 25 frames per second. The flash and the zoom are usable here too, and you can adjust the brightness and white balance. Clips are limited to a very short 15 seconds.
Photo quality (http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/31894840-2-300-SS1.jpg) isn't great. Images are blurry, and colors aren't very sharp. Video quality is about average for such a camera--fine for quick clips but nothing remarkable.
You can personalize the Nokia 6305i with a variety of wallpaper, display themes, screensavers, and sounds. If you want more options or more ring tones, you can download them via the WAP 2.0 wireless Web browser. There are no included games. [ Nooooo ]
So in short :
The good: The Nokia 6305i offers 3G support, a speakerphone, and quality performance in a superior, stylish design.
The bad: With no Bluetooth or external memory slot, the Nokia 6305i's feature set is lacking. Also, picture quality wasn't great.
The bottom line: The Nokia 6305i is sexy and performs well, but its feature set doesn't back up its slick design.
Here are some images I found for your viewing pleasure.
1 (http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/31894840-2-300-overview-1.gif),2 (http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/31894840-2-300-buttons-2.gif),3 (http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/31894840-2-300-palm-3.gif),4 (http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/31894840-2-300-back-4.gif)
While it comes with a megapixel camera and a speakerphone it doesn't offer bluetooth or a memory card slot.
In terms of design, the phone is very 'un-Nokia'. It's rounded corners and the slider form factor are light years away from the standard candy bar handset that has long been one of the company's trademarks. The phone is a bit hefty (3.9 by 1.9 by 1.0 inches; 4.7 ounces). The slider mechanism isn't so stiff that it can't be operated with one finger, though it isn't too loose either. The stubby antenna does extend, but its construction is rather flimsy.
The 2-inch-diagonal, 176x220-pixel display which supports 262,144 colors was quite impressive whichs makes it one of the brightest and most vivid displays on a phone of this caliber. It's even somewhat visible in direct sunlight!! You can change the backlighting time and the font size but not the brightness.
Contrasting to some of Nokia's previous models, the Nokia 6305i possesses eye-catching circular keys ; well sized and tactile with no huge learning curve. Four keys are set in a ring (http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/31894840-2-300-DT2.gif), including two soft keys, the Talk and End buttons, and a Clear key. There's a small, round camera shortcut button, and in another un-Nokia move, the End key doubles as the power control. Inside the aforementioned key ring is a circular navigation toggle that doubles as a shortcut to the Get It Now menu, the Web browser, the V Cast launcher, and one user-defined shortcut. Finally, inside the toggle is an OK button.
The phone can hold 500 contacts with room in each entry for five phone numbers and an e-mail address. Other features include a vibrate mode, text and multimedia messaging, a calendar, instant messaging (AOL, MSN, and Yahoo), an alarm clock, voice dialing, a notepad, a world clock, a calculator, and a tip calculator. The speakerphone is quite user-friendly, though; you can activate it before you make a call.
The 1.3-megapixel camera takes pictures in four resolutions (1,280x960, 640x480, 320x240, and 160x120) and comes with a 3-, 5- or 10-second self-timer; brightness and white-balance controls; four color options; and three shutter sounds, plus a silent option. There's also a flash and a 4X digital zoom, though it's unusable at the highest resolution and with a flash. And if you're ever lost in the dark, you can activate the flash to stay steady for use as a flashlight. The video camera records clips in one resolution (176x144) with sound and at 25 frames per second. The flash and the zoom are usable here too, and you can adjust the brightness and white balance. Clips are limited to a very short 15 seconds.
Photo quality (http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/31894840-2-300-SS1.jpg) isn't great. Images are blurry, and colors aren't very sharp. Video quality is about average for such a camera--fine for quick clips but nothing remarkable.
You can personalize the Nokia 6305i with a variety of wallpaper, display themes, screensavers, and sounds. If you want more options or more ring tones, you can download them via the WAP 2.0 wireless Web browser. There are no included games. [ Nooooo ]
So in short :
The good: The Nokia 6305i offers 3G support, a speakerphone, and quality performance in a superior, stylish design.
The bad: With no Bluetooth or external memory slot, the Nokia 6305i's feature set is lacking. Also, picture quality wasn't great.
The bottom line: The Nokia 6305i is sexy and performs well, but its feature set doesn't back up its slick design.
Here are some images I found for your viewing pleasure.
1 (http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/31894840-2-300-overview-1.gif),2 (http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/31894840-2-300-buttons-2.gif),3 (http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/31894840-2-300-palm-3.gif),4 (http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/31894840-2-300-back-4.gif)