In a nutshell: Our favourite Nokia just got upgraded! The
6303 Classic is a modern reworking of the classic Nokia 6300. It's
a no-nonsense easy-to-use handset with an attractive stainless steel
finish and great features - a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus
and flash, MP3 player, FM radio, 3.5mm audio jack, Nokia Maps, Bluetooth,
USB and good battery life. Available in Stainless Steel or Matt
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Review:
June 2009. Last updated September 2009.
The
Nokia 6303 Classic is the upgrade for the Nokia
6300, which has been a bestseller for the past couple of years
and one of our favourite Nokias of all-time. The 6303 Classic updates
the technology and the styling of the 6300, fixing the 6300's problem
of poor battery life.
Slightly
larger than the 6300, but with rounded edges, the 6303 retains the
smart stainless steel finish of its predecessor, but has a softer,
more rounded style. The 6303 is a few grams heavier than the 6300
and feels good in the palm, but is by no means a heavy phone. One
noticeable design improvement is the larger screen. At 2.2 inches
across, and with 16.7 million colours, this is a comfortable display
for this type of phone, and is bright and with a good number of
pixels (320 x 240). The large screen, well-designed keypad and familiar
Nokia menus make the phone very easy to use.
The
camera has been significantly upgraded and has a 3.2 megapixel detector,
with autofocus and a dual LED flash. Whilst not a replacement for
a dedicated digicam, this is a respectable camera that is capable
of taking print quality pictures under most lighting conditions.
The video recording capability is good too, with a high maximum
resolution of 640 x 480 pixels, although only at 15 frames per second.
There is no video calling, as this is not a 3G handset.
The
music player can handle all standard formats, and there is also
a stereo FM radio with RDS, so that you can see which channel you
are tuned to, and also the details of the music playing. And we're
delighted to see the addition of a 3.5mm headphone jack, which means
that you can plug in any standard-fit headphone of your choice.
An
essential for a music player is a decent amount of memory, and whilst
the 6303 comes with just 17MB of internal flash memory, it has the
option of adding a microSD memory card up to 4GB.
A
major shortcoming of the 6300 was the poor battery life - a common
problem with slimline phones. Nokia seem to have solved this one,
and the 6303 Classic has a significantly extended battery life,
although the quoted figure of 7 hours talktime seems to be optimistic
- was this test carried out standing next to a mobile mast?
Connectivity
is good too. As well as the 3.5mm audio jack previously mentioned,
the 6303 has USB and Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate.
The
6303 is priced at around the £100 mark at launch, so don't
expect lot of high-end features. But it does have some nice touches,
like Nokia Maps (but no GPS received), voice commands, email support
and a web browser. The sales package is generous and includes a
stereo headset, a micro-USB cable and a 1GB memory card. Nokia have
done an excellent job of updating one of our favourite phones, and
we highly recommend this phone for anyone looking for a budget upgrade,
or in search of a solid reliable phone for business or personal
use.
The
new Nokia 6303i Classic is
a slightly updated version with a more powerful battery and improved
social networking.
Features of the Nokia 6303 Classic include:
3.2 megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom, autofocus
and dual LED flash
Video camera (640 x 480 pixels, 15 frames/second)
Display: TFT, 16.7 million colours, 240 x 320
pixels (2.2 inches)
Music player (MP3, MP4, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, H.263,
H.264 formats)
FM stereo radio with RDS
Integrated loudspeaker
Voice commands and voice recording
MP3 ringtones, 64-voice polyphonic ringtones,
video ringtones
Messaging: SMS, MMS, email,
Instant messaging, Nokia Xpress audio messaging
Java games, Nokia Maps
Personal organiser with calendar, to-do list,
and notes
Memory: 17 MB plus microSD card slot (expandable
up to 4 GB)
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, USB, 3.5mm
audio jack
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Reviewed by Brian from Eire on
31st Oct 2009
I keep missing calls cause I cant hear the ring tone. Its ridiculously
low. Rating:
Reviewed by Alfie from London, UK on
26th Oct 2009
First Nokia I had bought in years. Had been on Sony Ericsson for
ages but got bored. Its so good to return to a no nonense phone
again. After all a phone should be a phone. I've now had it for
over 5 months and have had no problems whatsoever with freezing
or other little annoying software problems. Its feels great, looks
great and does what its suppose to do. Love the flashing when you
get a missed call or a text...very handy indeed....i know i know....simple
things!!. Rating:
Reviewed by Jack from Newport, Wales
on 25th Oct 2009
Had this phone a week and still on it's first charge, amazing battery
life. Phone easy to use and feels great (after my initial impression
that it was ugly compared to the 6300, I now think it looks great).
One thing, not worth taking a star off but the USB cable I had with
mine is the smallest cable I've ever seen! No way you can plug it
in and have enough lead to rest phone anywhere. What was Nokia thinking?
Still best phone about at the moment. Rating:
Reviewed by gerard from ireland on
25th Oct 2009
ok ive read some of the reviews the sound can be made louder if
you go into the equaliser and turn up the bass and treble so go
into media on the main menu hope this helps its not a bad phone
ive a software problem with the ear piece but this happens with
most phones the phone is covered with a waranty so take it to a
nokia shop they should fix it for free or take it back were you
bought it any its a great wee phone ive had over 200 phones hope
this helps Rating:
Reviewed by Jon from England on
24th Oct 2009
Andy, i had the same problem with not showing who's calling. Go
to settings/Display then cursor down to Notification details, set
this to 'show' and that should solve the problem. the only fault
i have with this phone is that ringtones and message alerts could
be a bit louder. Rating:
Reviewed by Paulose from India on
24th Oct 2009
Long Battery Life , convenient and soft touch keypads, good sound
quality, high resolution TFT screen 3.2 MP camera with flash and
moreover affordable price makethis an excellent one. Rating:
Reviewed by Steen from Somerset, England
on 22nd Oct 2009
After reading the reviews of the new Nokia 6303, it seemed like
an ideal phone for my wife. What a disappointment the 6303 was though.
If you are expecting the same style and solid feel of its forerunner,
the 6300, you will be greatly disappointed. Yes, the 6303 has a
longer battery life, larger, enhanced screen, and better camera.
But it does feels bigger and isn't as easy to use as the 6300, especially
single handed - the rounded corners and the cramped teardrop keys
seem to be the problem. Also, below the screen, the top three keys
slope slightly. They also lack the positive feel of the oblong 'individual'
keys on the 6300. Nokia seem to have taken a retrograde step with
the case and keyboard design on this upgrade. Of course, it's all
a matter of taste and, no doubt, the 6303 will become one of the
best-selling phones in it's sector. But, quite simply, the 6303
lacks the elegance and class of it's predecessor, the 6300. Note
1: This post only covers the silver version of the 6303: two black
versions are also available. Note 2: if you need to try the 6303
keys, use an actual 6303 phone rather than the 'dummy' demo models
displayed in many outlets- their key action often doesn't represent
the real thing. Note 3: the 6303 doesn't have the 8500 MHz band
(not sure if this is important anymore for overseas communications).
6300: GSM/EDGE (900/1800/1900; 850/1800/1900) 6303: EGSM (900/1800/1900)
Rating:
Reviewed by David from Scotland on
22nd Oct 2009
Andy...There must be some sort of problem with your phone. I don't
have the same issue you have. I got my phone just under a week ago
and I am on the SAME battery charge! Fantastic. I have been using
the MAPS app. Really good. Use it for my delivery job, helps so
much. The phone feels really well made, the stainless steel feels
nice. The display is great, very easy to read. Camera is good with
flash. The only issue I would say (and it's a small issue that doesn't
worth -1 star) is that the vibrate could be better. I was walking
the other day and I didn't feel my phone go off. Other then that,
a very VERY good phone. Better than a stupid touch screen and for
less than £100 - it's a bargain. Rating:
Reviewed by andy leathers from england
on 21st Oct 2009
quite like the phone but when i recieve a call it does not show
me who is calling, it just says call even though most of my incoming
calls are in the address book. it really would help me to get this
sorted as i dont like answering calls unless i know who they are
from will get 5 stars if this problem is solved [Reply by GDW1982
on 31st Jan 2010: This must be something to do with you...my phone
displays the name for everyone that rings me.] [Reply by silent
bob on 12th Feb 2010: For those like Andy who just get "Call" showing
up, even though you've saved the name & number of person calling:
Check your contact list for double entries. If you save the number
+44 1234567 under TWO different names (ie John AND John Doe) it'll
never come up. As for Missed, Dialled, Recieved Calls (time of call):
select the name of friend->options-> time of call. Go down and it
will display up to five events. Hope this helped!] Rating:
Reviewed by charan from india on
21st Oct 2009
Better Classic Model Rating:
Reviewed by Jean from England on
21st Oct 2009
If you want to hear your phone ring when you're out and about do
not buy the 6303. The ringtone is really quiet as is the message
alert. I tried installing a nice loud piece of music which sounded
fine on the music player, but when set as ringtone it came out much
quieter. Its a shame as otherwise its quite a nice neat little phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Faz from uk on 14th
Oct 2009
i brought this fone 1st time round an i loved it as i love simple,
easy-to-use phones but the only things i dislike about it is it
doesnt tell you the different times u missed calls, example if you
hav 3 missed calls from one person it will only tel you the time
of the last call, it wil not tel you all the different times u missed
the call.. [Reply by Tracey from UK on 30th Oct 2009: This is in
response to Faz's query about missed calls. I too find this extremely
frustrating,it is not just with missed calls it is dialled and received
as well. If you dial the same number more than one it only shows
the last time you dialled, same for received, missed calls. Does
anyone know if there is a way round this. I can't stand the phone
working this way. I would like to know how many missed calls I have
received as well as the times of calls.] Rating:
Reviewed by khalfan from Oman on
12th Oct 2009
I got my phone a few days ago. I am not happy with due to sound
problems. All sounds are faint especially message alert tone. The
alarm is totally useless as it can not be heard. Rating:
Reviewed by Sean from Ireland on
10th Oct 2009
The problem with the phone beeping on O2 after making a call or
sending a text can be turned off through calling customer service.
i did it. Rating:
Reviewed by charlie from uk on
7th Oct 2009
i've had same message askin 2 delete coz memory is full. check ur
recieved files in ur gallery. if theres loads of files in there
its tellin the phone theres no internal memory. move files to ur
memory card n try keep recieved files free. if u hav a 5310 like
me n it says move failed, then create a new folder in memory card
n move files in2 this. hope this helps Rating:
Reviewed by T.S. from U.K. on
7th Oct 2009
To Mary- 3 October. This weird bug has been happening off and on
with series 40 models for a few years now. It's likely that the
next firmware will not restore it. Some have had it return after
reinstalling the firmware, others have had to get the phone flashed
at a nokia care point. Nokia did release a version of the calculator
as a java app for S60 models, but it may also work on your series
40 phone with it being a java app. It's worth a try, get it here:
betalabs.nokia.com/betas/view/enhanced-calculator-s60 Rating:
Reviewed by Todd from U.K. on
6th Oct 2009
To Forid. I had the same problem. Check the memory card is located
properly. Then open camera and go to settings. Where it says image/video
storage, set this to memory card. Rating:
Reviewed by Joe from Netherlands on
6th Oct 2009
I have the Nokia 6303 Classic Steel for about 2 months now. I have
chosen it because of the good screen resolution of 240 x 320 pixels
and the large screen size of 2.2". This, in combination with a long
battery life, makes it a great phone. The 3.5 mm audio jack is a
nice bonus. I have updated the phone software with Nokia PC suite,
since I found the installed version (6.40) a bit outdated (8.90
is the current version). @Forid: I have had 'memory full' issues
as well when saving locations with Nokia Maps. I solved by resetting
the phone to the factory settings (make a backup of the phone's
contents first!). Rating:
Reviewed by Lee from UK Leeds on
6th Oct 2009
Just to add to the time problem, if on orange set your clock to
auto update, then switch on in connectivity packet data always online,
you will see the time update. then switch packet data back to when
needed (saves battery) I have always used this on all my phones
when on orange. Although i must add i do not know if other operators
update the time for you like orange do. It solves the problem of
having to manually set the GMT twice a year. Rating:
Reviewed by Forid from England on
6th Oct 2009
Further to my first review on 17th September, I see that I have
problems with saving stuff on the memory. Whenever I save something,
it says 'memory full' though it has plenty of memomry and when recording
or taking snaps, it quickly prevents further recording or taking
pictures and says 'memory full' appears. It then asks that I need
delete some stuff to free up the memory! Does anyone know how to
solve this? Rating:
Reviewed by Ged from U.K. on
5th Oct 2009
To the people who are experiencing problems with the time of received
texts. If you go into settings and set the actual time to 1 hour
earlier than it actually is. Then go to daylight saving and add
1 hour. This will correct your phones clock to the correct time,
and the time on received texts should now be accuate. You will have
to take this hour off in October when the clocks go back 1 hour.
This worked for me. Hope it helps. And this is a very good phone. Rating:
Reviewed by tracey from UK on
5th Oct 2009
Tony from Swansea. Thanks for your response. Although not perfect
I have managed to get a work around I set time to show the correct
time, I then set the time zone at GMT+1 and the Daylight saving
to show +0 hours. This allows me to send and receive texts at the
same real time, so that's solved. However, when the clocks go back
at end of October, I have tried this out already and what you have
to do is set the time and set the time zone as just GMT. The Daylight
saving stays the same +0 hours. The text you send and the textyou
receive back are exactly the same. Tony or anyone else who wants
to give it a go, do and let me know if my workaround/theory is correct.
Tracey Rating:
Reviewed by Srikanth Namineni from india
on 5th Oct 2009
Nice mobile with reasonable price. Rating:
Reviewed by Angie from England on
4th Oct 2009
Ive got the 6303 the nokia prism 7500 and a 6230i and all three
show the 1 hour difference when i get texts so it cant be the phones
also two of phones are on voda and one on virgin an they all do
it. I believe its networks. Other than that 6303 works a treat. Rating:
Reviewed by Tony Lane from Swansea on
3rd Oct 2009
Tracey, I too have the same problem when receiving texts. The time
on the return text says 1 hour behind real time. I have contacted
Virgin ( my service provider) and they say that they have had many
complaints about this, but cannot solve this problem. Of course,
you cannot set your phone permanently to GMT+1 as your phone clock
will always be inaccurate. It is a nuisance, but no one seems to
be able to resolve this problem. Rating:
Reviewed by mary from UK on 3rd
Oct 2009
I've had this phone a day. It looks and feels good. But my calculator,
too, has disappeared, if it was ever there. Disappointed to spend
90 quid on a phone and theres a simple bit missing. [Reply by GDW1982
on 31st Jan 2010: The calculator is located in Menu > Organiser
> Calculator] Rating:
Reviewed by Piyush from Pune,India on
1st Oct 2009
after reading many reviews i bought this phone, what a dissapointment!
The camera is really grainy. Overall really unhappy with this phone.
From time to time I fone display that "memory full" inspite of lot
of empty memory and that memory card has been selected. Rating:
Reviewed by Tracey from United Kingdom
on 30th Sep 2009
Have just bought this phone for a friend. Phone is relatively easy
to use, however, one thing I am hoping someone can help with is
why do you have to change the time to GMT+1 in order that when you
send texts when someone replies they are relying at the same time.
I have found that if you do not change the time to GMT+1 then when
you send a text, when someone replies the time shows that it is
an hour earlier. For example if i have set the phone as 13.00 hours
and send a text, it gets received at the other end at this time.
However when that person replies to the text, it shows up as being
sent at 12.00. However, when I have changed the time to GMT+1 and
send a text and someone replies it gets replied to at the right
time. Has anyone else experienced this. Grateful if someone can
respond/help. Rating:
Reviewed by Sana from Pakistan on
30th Sep 2009
its good , I mean in this price its a good handset , but never better
than any of Samsung handsets .. Rating:
Reviewed by karthik from india on
30th Sep 2009
a nokia to goood choice Rating:
Reviewed by rohan from india on
28th Sep 2009
i m enjoing Rating:
Reviewed by swati from india on
27th Sep 2009
its n great feeling when i purchesd this ,ya its truly lovely phone
,its pric is just 6999 Rs n one mobile cover got free ,its worth
2 buy it.. Rating:
Reviewed by Liz from UK on 27th
Sep 2009
I LOVE this phone! I have had an LG Viewty, a Samsung G600 and a
Sony Ericsson K770i recently and this phone is such a pleasure to
use in comparison. It is easy to navigate, texting is a doddle and
it does everything I need it to. I have the silver version and I
think it is a classic phone, the key pad it great and the screen
is a perfect size. Can't find fault with it - brilliant! Rating:
Reviewed by Nick from Britain on
25th Sep 2009
I have this phone its superb, good memory even better if you buy
larger memory card. easy to use, good games good camera and features.
rapid bluetooth and sturdy. ringtones if you put them on yourself
are a bit quiet. fine if you're at home or shopping etc. but club
life and bars you will only notice it ringing if you're lucky or
the superb vibrate. A VERY GOOD CHOICE OF PHONE Rating:
Reviewed by Alan from uk on 25th
Sep 2009
This is my first nokia phone and i have to say what a simple phone
to operate ,after many samsung,motorola phones my first impressions
are pretty good, sound quality is very good as is reception in all
areas ,only had phone a few days but first impressions very good., Rating:
Reviewed by Ange from Uk on 23rd
Sep 2009
Fantastic phone it isnt ugly at all if you dont like look dont buy
it in 1st place. Batterys great so is display its great Rating:
Reviewed by alina from England on
23rd Sep 2009
I SOOO Love this Phone. For me is the best, i bought my first 6303c
for £109 PAYG, but after 34 days i crushed it between my car door
(unfortunately) i cried so much cos i think is the best phone ever,
anyway i bought another 6303c (another £109 :(( ) and all my friends
asked me y buy the same one , y not buy another model but i love
this phone so much i can't live without, i even bought insurance
for it.. btw.. i think is loud enough.... Rating:
Reviewed by Julie from UK on
20th Sep 2009
Ugly phone, hated it the minute I got it. Low ring tones, could
not recieve pictures and text font size was tiny and there was no
option to change it. I sent it back the first day. [Reply by GDW1982
on 31st Jan 2010: if its such an "ugly phone" why on earth did you
get it? Re the text font...that can be changed from Small, Normal
and Large under Menu > Settings > Display > Font Size I am sure
a lot of people don't actually bother "playing" with their phone
or even looking in the manual. I bought this phone on o2 pay as
you go, with trade in allowance and money that was on my account
saved from the 5% I get each time I top up. Was either this or a
Sony Ericcson C902 and the Nokia seemed to win it for me. The camera
is great, the sound quality is great, it must be loud since the
simple text message tone woke me up...not something thats happened
before with any other phone, plus you need a lot to wake me. The
design is lovely, ergonomically shaped and is light weight, small
but packed with lots of features.] Rating:
Reviewed by Ashley from Frome, England
on 19th Sep 2009
Had most of the Nokia phones and most other that you can mention.My
current work phone is a Nokia 6300 and is very good but has to be
reurned as I am retiring.Anxious to keep with what I know I have
not been let down with this purchase.All features are easy to use,
text is great and battery an improvement.One point I have noted
from other reviews is the 'not so loud' ringtones.I called Nokia,
they advised to down load the latest update which is v08.90. This
was done and made no difference but then they advised me to retore
factory settings only (not all as you can lose data) and it works,
nice loud ring tones now , Very good phone indeed! Rating:
Reviewed by soomrosiraj@yahoo.com from
Pakistan on 19th Sep 2009
Hi Nokia With reference to a review added previously by me for Nokia
6303classic, I am adding few other problems faced in last two days.
1. Whole day found "the message memory is not ready" by the fone
and no message was opening, the problem fixed with change of sim.
2. Since two days the Calculator has disappeared from the organiser
manu and my fone is running without calculator. 3. From time to
time I fone display that "memory full" inspite of lot of empty memory.
Can somebody/ Nokia people help to solve/fix the problem. Rating:
Reviewed by Forid from England on
17th Sep 2009
Just purchased this phone few days ago, after researching for couple
of months. Wanted to buy a touch screen phone but I’m going
to wait for the next iphone! The current iphone looks the same as
the first one and with 3 mg camera! What persuaded me to purchase
this were the simplicity and excellent battery life and above all,
good looks. I bought the silver version, which I think looks better
than the all black one. Feels a bit heavey, but solid. The screen
is excellent and although the ring tone is not very loud but I don’t
need more loud than this. I’m waiting for the touch screen
handsets to develop further and importantly have a better battery
life than at the moment with WIFI and A-GPS. So next year, when
I see a good looking advanced phone with excellent battery life,
then yeas, I’ll buy one. [Editor's comment: Don't hold your
breath! Battery technology is slow to develop.] Rating:
Reviewed by Prakash from Inida on
17th Sep 2009
I bought this phone couple of weeks back. It's Battery backup is
very good. I found same as 1100 battery backup.. If u want to have
good battery and camera quality then buy this phone. I am happy
with the performance of this phone.. Rating:
Reviewed by Lee from Leeds, UK on
16th Sep 2009
Had the phone a few days having retired my N82, i must say i am
so far extremely happy with it, battery is still full after 2days,
my N82 would of been charged up and died in that space of time!
I wanted this phone for the battery,and bulid quality, along with
all the essential features. Texting is flawless, keypad is great,
steel casing is great screen is great i could go on all day......
It fits my bill perfectly. I used to have the 6300 but was dissapointed
with the battery on that like most were, this updated version blows
it away! cant praise the phone enough highly recommended! A feature
i like they have added is when the keypad is locked pressing the
red end key brings up a clock with date, very useful. One thing
i would like to add is it does not have 64MB memory as stated in
the review it has 17MB!! Rating:
Reviewed by rtghfghnf from cfbfxghsdf
on 15th Sep 2009
orginally had a Nokia 5800 Express, but just couldn't get on with
touchscreen moreso when texting, plus it's a big bulky mobile &
battery life was pretty poor to, so after 4 months with it decided
to sell it on. I wanted a much simpler mobile that was small, light,
good screen, decent camera for snaps & good battery life hence i
came across the Nokia 6303 classic. For the price of around £100
the Nokia 6303 Classic cannot be beaten, forget about the LG Cookie
and Samsung Tocco Lite these cheap touchscreen mobiles are no good
full stop. Rating:
Reviewed by Ste from Wigan. England
on 15th Sep 2009
I orginally had a Nokia 5800 Express, but just couldn't get on with
touchscreen moreso when texting, plus it's a big bulky mobile &
battery life was pretty poor to, so after 4 months with it decided
to sell it on. I wanted a much simpler mobile that was small, light,
good screen, decent camera for snaps & good battery life hence i
came across the Nokia 6303 classic. For the price of around £100
the Nokia 6303 Classic cannot be beaten, forget about the LG Cookie
and Samsung Tocco Lite these cheap touchscreen mobiles are no good
full stop. The 6303 Classic has a much better screen ie high rez
16.7 million colours than the rest of the comp at around £100 which
are between 65k to 256k & a proper headphone jack. You also get
Nokia maps installed that do come in handy even better if you have
a bluetooth GPS unit which can be picked up for nothing these days
of ebay. Being only 2G it doesn't eat battery life & TBH i've never
used 3G and usually switch it off. It's also small & light & doesn't
gain attention when using it around Town ie Mug Me written all over
it. All in all the Nokia 6303 Classic is the perfect mobile for
somebody looking for a cheap well featured phone & can see it being
as popular as the Nokia 6300 it replaces. Rating:
Reviewed by vaibhav from India on
14th Sep 2009
I am enjoying Rating:
Reviewed by Chris Leavy from Wokingham.
England. on 14th Sep 2009
What a fantastic little phone. For a 2G phone it has everything
you would want, great easy to use menus, the camera is fine, after
all it is a mobile phone,the battery life is exceptional along with
great signal strength and the phone looks great as well, for such
a light phone it also feels very solid. I have been using Samsung's
for the past few years, looking back at that now I don,t know what
I must have been doing. Going back to Nokia is a diffent world,
it makes life so much easier. If I had to pick one small fault I
would say the keypad is a little on the small side. But what's that
for such a great little phone. Chris Leavy Rating:
Reviewed by soomrosiraj@yahoo.com from
Pakistan on 14th Sep 2009
Nokia 3603c is not beyond an average fone. One feature nokia is
missing in this type of fones is the camera flash lite using as
torch. in this model this feature is also missing. I request nokia
to upgrade the software for this so that the camera flash can be
used as torch also. Rating:
Reviewed by Rakesh from UAE on
13th Sep 2009
Recently I bought nokia 6303.I felt it is worthfull to its price..camera
is really good.I used 6300 also which was my favourite then changed
to n79 . I bought 6303 because I can have little rough handling.I
felt head phone is of low quality also the radio is not that good.
Other wise it is a simple nice phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Ged from U.K. on
12th Sep 2009
I`ve had this phone for 3 days now. Battery is very good. Phone
is very easy to use. Typing is very easy, buttons are very responsive.
Signal strength is excellent. Phone feels solid but light. Only
downside is small internal memory. I keep getting prompted to delete
items from phone even though it has a 1 GB card. I assumed once
phone memory is full that the memory card would take the "overflow".
It doesn`t. Also the SAR rating is high, 1.15w/kg. Other phones
can operate at half this. Firm ware update was farely easy. Rating:
Reviewed by sanjeev from england on
12th Sep 2009
not all that average phone Rating:
Reviewed by Robyn from South Africa
on 9th Sep 2009
I've replaced the 1 GB memory card with a 4 GB one which is great.
The only problem I have is choosing a ringtone between my favourite
music, which I transferred from my laptop via the mini cable. Rating:
Reviewed by Shafiq khan kundi from Pakistan
on 8th Sep 2009
Great phone fantastic battery standard audio jack wide screen fully
coloured .. Great phone i have ever come across .. Rating:
Reviewed by Robyn from South Africa
on 6th Sep 2009
I love my phone! No problems with the keypad at all. Quality of
music and photos excellent. The best phone I've ever had. Rating:
Reviewed by John from UK on 6th
Sep 2009
Great phone. Pretty much a standard phone that does the job excellently.
Lovely design - even nicer than in pics. Battery life is fantastic.
No complaints. Rating:
Reviewed by vi from england on
6th Sep 2009
to daniel. if you are o2 network then thats why your phone makes
a noise after every text or call. it did my head in when i was on
o2. hope this answers your question. and no you cant turn it off.
x Rating:
Reviewed by Manish from Kharel on
5th Sep 2009
This Phone is an outstanding fone for me. I was wondering to buy
a mobile n i found this mobile to be the best of all. This phone
has more as compared to its price. 3.15 mega pixels camera, 4 gb
memory, excess talktime, gaming,and a lot. I wil probably give it
nine out of ten. Rating:
Reviewed by garry lee simpson from United
Kingdom on 5th Sep 2009
this is a replacement hand set, my sony ericsson w890i failed me
miserably. bad signal all the time and dropped calls even with 3g
off.this phone has the ability to have an excellent signal strength
everywere even on 1 bar the conversation can be carried on. good
solid phone, back to what i know best, the good old nokias, should
never have let my self get talked in to anything else in the first
place. the battery life on this phone is something else, charged
it for first time three days ago and there is still three quarters
battery strength left, and it has had some stick as well. good camera
and over all an excellent hand set ! Rating:
Reviewed by high8 from englandshire
on 4th Sep 2009
A very nice phone. Great battery life, good sound, fantastic music
player. But one drawback, the keypad is awful for texting. The keypad
is cramped and the buttons are unresponsive, especially the lower
row of number keys. Rating:
Reviewed by michael jugar from Philippines
on 29th Aug 2009
I bought this phone and i like the solid feel and its being "durable"
because of its stainless look. However, as I am doing some tinkering
with the phone, I discovered that the LCD can have "visual noise"
when you are browsing internet. ALso, the voice recognition thing
doesn't work at all and will cause your phone to restart. WHat a
shame. Sound quality is good even in external speakers but it was
a little underpowered. Battery life is good but since I am a very
heavy user, it usually just takes 2-4 days before charging. Picture
quality is not good most of the time but there are cases that the
focus is very very good (doing personal shots with flash at perfect
focus) however, this only happens 1/20 of the time. However, since
I bought the phone for its durability,then I dont regret buying
this. BTW, the firmware of this phone might need some updating. Rating:
Reviewed by Daniel from UK on
26th Aug 2009
Got this phone today really impressed with it so far the only problem
I have encountered with it is that it keeps playing the message
tone after every text i send and every call i make or recive and
cant seem to turn it off...getting pretty annoying and its only
the first day lol any ideas how to turn it off? [Reply by Steve
Entwistle from UK on 21st Sep 2009: DANIEL - If you contact O2 they
will disable the feature straight away over the phone :)] Rating:
Reviewed by Joyce Cowern from UK on
25th Aug 2009
New 'phone for a birthday present. Looking forward to taking pictures
and receiving them. Two visit to Carphone Warehouse hasn't sorted
out the problem. Website on my PC has also blocked my chance to
view photos. Possibly still learning that this 'phone won't receive
pictures or even send them! Rating:
Reviewed by Alex from UK on 25th
Aug 2009
Regarding dark screen and flickering keyboard light. It happens
because phone is equipped with light sensor so for example if you
are in dark room keyboard light will be on and screen will bi dimmed,
and opposite if you are in well lit room. If condition change during
use phone will react ( if you cover light sensor or go outside.........).
It can be switched off in settings Rating:
Reviewed by Ichsan from Indonesia on
20th Aug 2009
Good phone Rating:
Reviewed by SANDRA from SCOTLAND on
17th Aug 2009
GREAT PHONE VERY EASY TO USE GOOD SIZE SCREEN PERFECT IN EVERY WAY Rating:
Reviewed by ADH from UK on 13th
Aug 2009
Basically a very good phone bought to replace an old Nokia (which
had a long battery life) that was starting to die. The long battery
life of the 6303 was the primary driver for purchase and this seems
to be correct. A couple of initial niggles 1. Case of phone was
not properly assembled and needed to be snapped into place. 2. the
contact between the charger plug and the charging point in the phone
could be better. this means I have to be careful where I put the
phone when charging it. I should also point out the photos and videos
are snapshot quality - if you want to take a sharp photo use a camera
Rating:
Reviewed by CARLOS from UK(SOUTHAMPTON)
on 10th Aug 2009
lOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THE PHONE BUT WHEN I GO INTO THE GALLERY IT
KEEPS STICKING SO YOU HAVE TO TURN THE PHONE OFF..APART FROM THAT
VERY GOOD. Rating:
Reviewed by Mikey from UK on
8th Aug 2009
...follow-up to my review 5/8/09: Just updated the firmware from
v6.4 (as supplied) to v8.9 using PC Suite. Don't know what else
this does, but it HAS fixed the Bluetooth problem - my Audi A6 now
connects ok. Rating:
Reviewed by Wanki from Cameroon on
8th Aug 2009
Am the type of guy who says it's Nokia and the rest.I use to have
a Nokia N70 and thought it is the best phone ever until thieves
helped to understand that 6303 classic is just what any phone or
Nokia user should go it for.It's really portable, compact, fascinating
internet software intergrated.Can u imagine that Nokia PC suite
is intergrated in 6303, when i connected to my laptop, i was wondering
where i'll take a PC suite to install then the phone demanded me
to install from it .......wow i was so overwhelmed. 6303 is just
outstanding Rating:
Reviewed by Chris from Wales on
7th Aug 2009
I've owned a lot of phones in my time, but by far the best phone
I've had in the last two years was the original Nokia 6300. Unfortunately
it recently bit the the dust and as it has been replaced by the
6303, which promised to fix all the little niggles that people had
with the 6300, I decided to give it a go. I've had it a week now
on the Vodafone network and am even more impressed with this than
the 6300. Still has the excellent steel build quality and ease of
use, but the 6303 is curvier, the keys are easier to use, the camera
has been updated to 3.2 megapixels with an LED flash, micro-SD cards
are now supported to expand the phone's memory. battery life is
fantastic (like the basic Nokia models of years ago!). It's smart
and stylish, with a clear, stunning colour screen. At around the
£120-ish mark on PAYG, it's a top quality phone. Rating:
Reviewed by DoDo from Romania on
6th Aug 2009
I was looking for a PHONE and I get it ! This is 6303 ! Very-very
good PHONE ! Very good battery life, very good screen, very good
functions and keypad, very good dimensions and weight and ... very
good price for all of this. Also camera and music facilities are
good, but, REMEMBER my friends, we are talking about ... PHONES.
Rating:
Reviewed by Mikey from UK on
5th Aug 2009
Just got the 6303c on the Virgin £8.50/mth contract before the phone
offer expired! Mostly I like the phone, although the camera shutter
delay is, like so many at this price level, painfully slow. Also
I'm amazed the phone will not charge through the USB cable - this
should be standard these days. Fortunately I have a cheap universal
charger kit from Tesco which does the job. Can't get the bluetooth
to work with my 2006 Audi A6 though, unlike the 6230i I am replacing
- Audi say it is too new. So... PROs: Display, build, battery life,
jack socket...CONs: Shutter delay, bluetooth backward compatibility
probs, no USB charging, slow internet. Rating:
Reviewed by Tony Lane from Swansea on
5th Aug 2009
I have had a number of phones over many years, but this one has
to be the best yet. Very user friendly, good value for money, a
great all rounder. Ringtones and alerts could be louder, why put
speaker on flat back of phone? Only gripe, mines locked to Virgin.
An excellent phone for this price range. Rating:
Reviewed by Deep Jyoti Singh Rana from
India on 5th Aug 2009
This mobile is good..... for simple way of living. Rating:
Reviewed by Ncik from UK on 5th
Aug 2009
Err The PAYG version DOES include GPS....Just hard to find lol Rating:
Reviewed by Nick from UK, West Yorkshire
on 4th Aug 2009
Well I love this phone. I've always gone for the best camera phone
possible when choosing a phone. Previous choices include N96, C905,
Tocco, 6500S, and Omnia are the ones I can think of immeadiately.
The 6303 is no where near the standard of these phones but its ok.
Its refreshing to have a phone that does exactly what it says on
the tin withou breaking down or being difficult to use. It looks
good, has a great screen, easy to use, slim and has all the features
you need from day to day. Battery time is also impressive. All this
for just under £100 on PAYG. The only niggle is that the PAYG version
doesn;t have Nokia Maps where as the Contract one does :( Rating:
Reviewed by Antoine from SA on
4th Aug 2009
I really liked that phone. Especially long lasting battery and the
3.5 mm jack. There is only one thing that bothers me; the SAR rate.
I mean it's really high compared to the 6300. Why oh why don't they
consider that SAR. After a 15 minutes call I can really feel that
somethings going on inside my head. I know that if I buy that phone
I can use a headset before long talks but one can't always keep
a headphone in the pocket.. Rating:
Reviewed by Jack from England on
1st Aug 2009
Anyone who had a 6300 should be delighted with the 6303.Easy keypad,
large scren, camera ok and battery better.Light flash to remind
missed message and ability to change font size. Two things to stop
it being a brilliant phone. Firstly ring tones and alerts not loud
enough, but this can be overcome by putting in your own. which are
for some reason louder. Secondly, possibly because this phone is
really good in sunlight. the trade of seems to be a general loss
of brightness. Rating:
Reviewed by paul from UK on 30th
Jul 2009
chaged mind on this phone, taking back today. The keybad lights
keep going black when in use and flickering display light. not happy.
Rating:
Reviewed by nathaniel from UK on
30th Jul 2009
just got this phone and the backlight (brightness) is not very bright.
Does anyone know how to make it brighter because the phone doesnt
seem to have settings to make it brighter? other than that phone
seems to be fantastic, great sound through the headphones, good
battery life Rating:
Reviewed by richie from engkand on
30th Jul 2009
tis phone is great battery isvery good camera is good big screen......you
cant please everbody somebody will find a fault with ran water.
these phones have come alog long way i use to own a motorola 8800x
........and that was a phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Crypto from uk on
29th Jul 2009
Awful, unresponsive keypad and quiet speaker. By the time I've heard
it ringing, I've missed the call. Vibrate? Can barely feel it as
it is so weak. And this phone gets boring, very quickly. Rating:
Reviewed by vivek hp from India on
26th Jul 2009
It's really good...nokia really come up with a good one and yet
affordable Rating:
Reviewed by Treena from uk on
24th Jul 2009
After reading many reviews i bought this phone, what a dissapointment!
The phone screen keeps freezing, so have to keep switching the phone
off, also the actual phone gets really hot (abnormally hot) when
on a call. The camera is really grainy. Overall really unhappy with
this phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Dikeledi from South Africa
on 22nd Jul 2009
Love the phone and its feaures.Bigups to Nokia the phone is the
one to have Rating:
Reviewed by stu from uk on 21st
Jul 2009
i recently bought the 6303 as a replacement for my beloved nokia
6300 classic, i purchased online safe in the knowlage that the 6303
should be as good if not better than the 6300, WRONG! for starters
its ugly, the new styling doesnt work and even though on paper its
size is similar to the old 6300 to the eye it is not, the buttons
on the key pad are spaced to far apart which makes txting a pain,when
txting you need to physically change from letters to numbers before
you can enter a recivers phone number,sounds petty but this was
probably the most anoying aspect of this phone, the quality of 3.2
mp camera is awful very grainy, the only thing that has bn improved
drasticly is the battery life. internal memory is poor. Rating:
Reviewed by Martin from UK on
15th Jul 2009
fantastic phone, looks great, feels great in the palm, just upgraded
from 6300 and it's well worth it. Screen is excellent and large
for the type of phone and like the review says it gets rid of the
flaws from my old 6300 ie. having to clear all text off sms editor
after sending, and it actually shows the senders name on the home
screen which i find really useful. great all rounder!!! Rating:
Reviewed by ian from uk on 15th
Jul 2009
The phone is well styled and looks good with a large screen and
compact key pad, but unlike some,the buttons are a good size and
still usable.It has all the usual features plus nokia maps,you have
to buy a license and seperate gps to get full functinality,but why,after
all if you traveling any distance its far cheaper and practical
to use satnav. The installed maps are useful for finding you way
round local areas you're not familiar with-fyi-if you want to plan
a route the select them manually from the map as if you just enter
place name or post code you get barmy results.A minor point but
the memory card is under the battery cover,also phone is not unlocked,it
just has settings for several default networks,mine can be used
on orange or o2.good phone easy to use, would recomend esecially
for battery life which is best i've known. Rating:
Reviewed by Carly from UK on
11th Jul 2009
Excellent little phone, just wish the power saver clock was bigger
so you don't struggle to see text envelope and missed calls etc,
I don't know why phone manufacturers have to belittle these options
i'm sure, if anyone knows of a way of making this bigger then please
let me know at - odpcarly@aol.com would be most grateful, would
be better if it was louder as well, other than that great phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Paul from Scotland on
4th Jul 2009
I used the 6300 for over a year and had no problems, i've just bought
the 6303 it's not a huge leap forward but the large screen and solid
performance is great, esp after my blackberry nightmare I'm impressed
that the phone comes with 6 full games(not demos), easy to use email,
1gb memory and a standard earphone socket. As it's a new phone(i'm
trying different Pay as you go networks out as it's unlocked), so
i'll update this review after a couple of months use. FYI If you
buy the phone from carephonewarehouse the phone comes unlocked!!! Rating:
Reviewed by malc from uk on 22nd
Jun 2009
looks good. feels good. realy nice to use. downside is internal
memory, or lack of it. on paper it should be great it states 64mb,
but in practice you will be lucky to have 7-10mb. its all took up
by applications im told. once you have loaded a few web pages etc
on the phone and you go to zoom in on a picture it comes up lack
of phone memory. bit of a con by nokia i think. Rating:
Reviewed by John I. Joergensen from
Denmark on 21st Jun 2009
I read the rewiews on Mobile Phones UK. Yes, it seems to be a very
nice cellphone indeed - but I simply can't understand why Nokia
has'nt been more aware of the high SAR-rate of the phone. The SAR
is as high as 1,15 - which i think is way to high. The long term
impact of SAR still has'nt been proven 100%... Why can't the companies
concider this more??? Rating:
Reviewed by brahmacharya from Romania
on 20th Jun 2009
I have the phone for 3 weeks. I like it... sort of.. The pictures
are not very good, but the worst thing is that the screen makes
a annoying background noise when it is light up. It can be heard
only when there is quiet in the room, but I find it rather annoying.
If you want to buy it you should check it out first to avoid problems. Rating:
Reviewed by A F from Pakistan on
19th Jun 2009
I like reviews on Mobile Phones Uk website but there is never a
mention of Specific Absorption Rate(SAR). Nokia 6303 has SAR of
1.15 W/kg which places it in the same league as most Blackberry
phones. Comparing this with Nokia 6300 that has got a much lower
SAR 0.57 W/Kg. [Editor's reply: Thanks for your comments, A F. We
do have a SAR ratings page, but we don't keep
it as up to date as we should. Few people seem to be interested.
A SAR rating of 1.15 is higher than average, but is still well below
the EU limit of 2.0. In any case, the value of 1.15 is a peak rating,
and is no guide to the value that will be experienced in practice.
You should not rely on a low SAR rating to
guarantee your health. But in any case there is no evidence that
mobile phones cause any kind of damage to long term health.]
Rating:
Reviewed by Les from uk on 14th
Jun 2009
Had phone 2 day's, can't fault it in any department, feels solid,
well made, much better than all the cheap plasticy sony ericsson's.
Easy to use, great menu, hav'nt stopped using it in 2 day's and
the battery life indicator is still full after only 1 charge, easily
the best mid range phone on the market. Rating:
Reviewed by tom dutton from lincoln
uk on 14th Jun 2009
i love this phone .it folds in other phones of a similar price.my
mate bosb and maroni also love this phone Rating:
Reviewed by scooter from uk on
14th Jun 2009
Great phone well done nokia. Had it for almost 2eeks now, just a
one thing let let it down ringing not very good should not have
not put the speaker in the back but in the side. Rating:
Reviewed by Danstechreviews from uk
on 13th Jun 2009
A very good phone, i never had a 6300 but it was a phone i'd looked
at before buying this one. The only thing that put me off a nokia
before was the poor battery life! This phone has it all:- Great
battery life 2 half weeks on standby and 7 hours of talktime, a
very good and clear 3.2 mp camera, fm radio with rds, 3.5m standard
headphone socket, easy use nokia menu and keys, email, web, mp3
player. Goodluck at finding a better all rounder. Rating:
Reviewed by Jay from UK on 13th
Jun 2009
After having the 6300 and loving it I decided to get the 6303.What
a good job Nokia have done the phone is awesome WELL DONE NOKIA Rating:
Reviewed by Robin from UK on
9th Jun 2009
Well done Nokia! This is another classic. I was a big 6300 fan and
have had two of them to date. I've just bought the 6303 Classic
and really like it. Larger screen and much improved battery life
with up to date styling and a higher spec camera. The keypad took
an hour or so to get used to but after that, you'll find this a
very easy to use handset. Rating:
Reviewed by Awais from UK on
30th May 2009
THIS PHONE IS THE BEST EVERY ... I GT IT FIRST !!! Because I Work
With Nokia . Because It Was My Last Day Of Work Because i decided
to retire . But Still Its A Really Good Phone Rating:
