Nokia 6300 (2007) review: A slim stainless-steel S40 feature phone that sold in the tens of millions.
The slim steel S40 best-seller.
The Nokia 6300 was one of the defining S40 feature phones — a slim, light stainless-steel candybar with a music player and FM radio that sold in the tens of millions. It epitomised the elegant simplicity of late-2000s Nokia.
01Display
38/10038/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2007.
02Camera
36/10036/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2007.
03Performance
34/10034/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2007.
04Battery
72/10072/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2007.
05Build
76/10076/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2007.
06Value
60/10060/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2007.
- Slim stainless-steel build felt premium.
- Light 91 g.
- microSD + music player + FM radio.
- A best-selling S40 classic.
- 2G only.
- Tiny 2" screen.
- 2 MP fixed-focus camera.
- No 3.5 mm jack.
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