Nokia
9300i Review
Phone
rating: 
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.
The
9300i also has a range of advanced voice features, including an
integrated handsfree speakerphone, conference calling and a voice
recorder. It's a triband phone that will work in the USA.
Connectivity
is a key feature of the 9300i, with support for wireless LAN, Bluetooth
and USB 2.0. A fax port is included, and an EDGE connection enables
data to be downloaded at speeds of up to 236.8 kbit/s.
The
9300i comes with 80 Mbytes of internal memory, plus an expandable
MMC memory card. The 9300i weighs slightly more than the 9300, but
only a few grams. The benefit of wireless LAN should more than compensate
for this inconvenience. Be aware though that vibration alert is
not supported by either the 9300 or 9300i.
Features
of the Nokia 9300i include:
- Symbian
operating system version 7.0S / Series 80 platform
- Full
keyboard with 8 application shortcut keys and 5-way joystick
- Main
display: 65,536 colours, 640 x 200 pixels
- External
display: TFT, 65,536 colours, 128 x 128 pixels
- Integrated
handsfree speaker
- Messaging:
SMS, MMS
- Email:
IMAP4, POP3, SMTP, and OMA Data Synchronization
- Fax
sending & receiving
- Voice
recorder
- Media
player (MP3, MPEG4, AAC)
- Built-in
applications: Word processor (Documents), spreadsheet viewer and
editor (Sheet), presentation viewer and editor (Presentations),
calculator, file manager
- Java
applications
- Ringtones:
40 voice polyphonic
- Web
browser: HTML 4.01/xHTML
- Connectivity:
WLAN 802.11g, Bluetooth, USB 2.0 GPRS class 10, HSCSD, EGPRS /
EDGE
- Memory:
80 Mbytes plus MultiMediaCard (MMC) slot
- Triband
- Size:
132 x 51 x 21 mm
- Weight:
172g
- Talktime:
3 - 8 hours
- Battery
standby: up to 230 hours (55 hours with WLAN on)
Nokia 9300i
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Average
rating from 46 reviews:
Reviewed by Alan Richardson from UK
on 28th Jun 2008
I have been using my 9300i for 2 years and I think it is great.
If you use a Calender, Spreadsheets, Email, Word Documents ETC on
a phone as I do then it is the only choice. I have recently tried
out the new E90 which is even better. Can't wait.
Rating: 
Reviewed by Irmiz from LTU on
29th Jan 2008
Well, what can I tell you about this product of nokia? Em..It's
very good product, actually this nokia is second thing after my
notebook. Well decide by your self buy it or not... I think nokia
communicators are much more better than nokia N-series "smartphones".
At first there we querty keybord, I think it helps us faster use
it, use some progs like excel, word and ect. you can edit documents
much more faster than N-series. If you need some cams, nice games
and else fun stuff well buy N-series "smartphones",but if you need
real smartphone,which you can use it instead of your notebook buy
nokia communicator! Well I could say one: "With nokia's communicators
do your bussines anywhere and anytime!"
Rating:
Reviewed by Alan from South Africa on
25th Dec 2007
This is one shocker of a phone - obviously rushed to market with
inadequate testing or design. The ergonomics of the 9300(i) are
terrible. The lid is top-heavy, so the phone keeps flopping over
onto its back - a problem made worse by the fact that there are
buttons on the lid! This means that you have to perpetually move
your fingers away from the querty keyboard, cradle the whole phone
in your hands (so it doesn't flop over) and awkwardly punch one
of the lid buttons. The mouse toggle on the querty keyboard is almost
unusable. It is awkardly placed in the lower right corner, so whenever
you use it, you have to move your hands away from the main keyboard.
And it is so flat and so stiff that there is a frequent tendency
to "click" rather than toggle. The phone has no vibrate function.
The querty keyboard has no backlighting: you have to fold the lid
over to cast light onto the keyboard! The phone doesn't have 3G
- really! In this age of cellular telephony! Can you believe it?
There are two variants of the phone - one which works in the US,
and the other that works everywhere else in the world. The phone
should have been quad-band, so it works anywhere. The front "phone"
keyboard rattles like 1920s suspension on a washboard road. It is
cheap nastiness of note. And the mouse toggle is so flat and tight
that is it hard to navigate with it. The shiney, bling finish doesn't
help. The messaging application doesn't link SIM card contacts with
the senders! That is just ridiculous: you have to copy all of your
SIM contacts into the phone's internal contact database. (And, you
don't want to do it the other way around, because then your contact
list is not transportable to other phones.) The messaging application
on the front of the phone and the one inside the PDA are different
pieces of software: they don't even talk to each other. You can't
start typing an SMS on the front panel, and then switch over and
continue on the querty keyboard. The Office applications? They're
cute, but not really practical. You wouldn't want to type a long
letter or document on this keyboard. Oh - and for those raving about
the 640 pixel screen width: 640 is just narrow enough to be a real
pain. Web pages are invariably formatted for 800 (or more). So almost
every web page you visit will require left and right scrolling to
read it. Hey, get those buttons off the lid and provide an extra
160 pixels of screen width! This phone is a clunky shambles of unco-ordinated
software. It is heavy, large and slow. It is ergonomically terrible,
and falls short of expected networking functionality (like 3G and
quad-band) as well. If this rating page allowed zero stars, that
is what this phone would score.
Rating: 
Reviewed by Tom Marshall from UK on
11th Sep 2007
I've had this phone for 11 months and in 16 years of using a mobile
phone I feel as though Nokia has turned back the clock with this
antediluvian model. It's not my choice being a company issue and
we're locked into a 2 year contract, apparently. I don't normally
wish my life away but with this phone I will make an exception,
the next year cannot pass quickly enough. By rights it should have
ended up beneath a passing juggernaught quite some time ago. If
you've ever wondered why the UK still has red phone boxes it's mainly
for people like me who have the misfortune to have to use one of
these. At best it is functional, at worst it's a liability and useless.
If Mr Bean were to have a mobile he'd almost certainly have one
of these.
Rating:
Reviewed by Jayadi from Surabaya on
27th Aug 2007
It's a great phone, I really like to use it, but it.s price so expensive,
but I still like it
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Reviewed by Nasser Sumrein from United
Kngdom on 26th Aug 2007
I really use this phone in trading in forex and stocks and also
doing my work on word and excell and also when i last went to the
united states i didn't need to change my phone , it is really fantastic
phone for buisnes
Rating:
Reviewed by Commmunicator Lovers from
Malaysia on 22nd Aug 2007
I take Nokia 9300i three months ago, slowly realize that the functions
of this communicator is incredibly useful!! The office Tools such
as Documents, Sheet are suitable for active business user, although
I'm not a business man, but 9300i give me a lot of convenient such
as surf internet at the WLAN hotspots area such as my interesting
coffee shops 'Starbucks', 'Dome' and lot more. The built-in large
internal memory are conveniently to store informations or files,
with 1 GB MMC, Nokia 9300i looks just like a small laptop inside
my pocket:-)
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Reviewed by kassim from comoros on
31st Jul 2007
the Nokia 9300i for me its the best i see it on the smart phone
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Reviewed by Nemo from antartica on
30th Jul 2007
OMG! an amazing fone, but really uglt and chunkky and big, not great
for carrying around, but is really cool for using the internet,
but no camera :(
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Reviewed by gvr nagaraju from india
on 30th Jul 2007
I bought 9300i in dec2006, it was working well till march 2007,
the phone has a strange behavoiur, it doesn't receive calls, nor
u can make calls though the mobile is on and the netwrok operator
is selected. turn it off and then try to turn it on, the phone doesn't
respond, simply take out the battery, and re insert and turn the
phone it works well for a day or 2 and again the same problem repeats.
Rating:
Reviewed by Dr. Anshu Sachdev from Mumbai,
India on 16th Jul 2007
I upgraded from 9300 to 9300i essentially for wi-fi and EDGE. However
i was ver disappointed with the speed of launching applications
in 9300i which is much slower than its previous fellow 9300. Other
wise its a very powerful tool with all kinds of features. Sometimes
I feel its been tailor made for every user as u think of a feature
and it is there!!
Rating:
Reviewed by ikiriye tubotamuno from
Nigeria(Port-Harcourt) on 15th Jul 2007
dis fone is good,bad and ugly.the good is dat its wifi capable at
7% u can connect,best qwerty board in d market,matured business
tool and touch of class. D bad is crashing when loaded,processor
speed is small and browser not superb,no vibrator very annoying,backlight
is a major disappointment and D ugly aspect is no free software
from nokia except zip manager,scratch friendly,no much software
in d market 4 dis pc like phone. Generally i still love d phone
4 its functionality.4 browser plz download opera mini and use,4
documents try words 2 Go,4 instant messenger go 4 IM+ Version 1.44.not
much of a regret 4 me. Advise to nokia,plz add camera or radio,improve
on firmware and this phone will be a nuclear bomb.hope dis review
helps cheers.
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Reviewed by toMmypointocointreau from
Indonesia on 26th Jun 2007
I'm a new user. I'm not satisfy yet with the application that can
be explored in 9300i. Since I had explored my N Gage, I couldn't
do the same thing with thie series. Any body can help me where I
can find the complete application for this series? Please mail me
at tommykeren@yahoo.com. I'll be glad to hear from you all and I
believe this series have lots to be explored.
Rating:
Reviewed by Mike from UK on 12th
Jun 2007
Had my 9300 a year and can't fault it. Links to my PC so I can often
travel to meetings without a laptop and download notes when I come
back. Gr8 for being in conferences and taking notes. Only downside
is no camera, but I can live with that. Only reason I'm looking
to upgrade is no GPS! My silver version looking a bit tatty after
14 months as well!
Rating:
Reviewed by Ruth from UK on 11th
Jun 2007
Had it 18 months (of hard use) and generally great. Must have got
a good one. Never had it crash or had to clear log until I chose
to. Is a bit slow. Bought it largely for the diary & to sync with
my husband's 9500. Had some diff syncing with Bluetooth, but WiFi
OK except to print. Now dropped it 2 feet and the connection between
the screen and keypad has gone. Would be good to be able to use
external keypad to access more features, which I think will be possible
with soon to come E90. And yes I would like a vibrate option and
yes you can add more than one phone number for a contact. Needing
to look at replacing it now, if E90 was not on the horizon I would
be happy to have the same again, but might worry about getting a
dud one!
Rating:
Reviewed by jithu from india on
28th Apr 2007
This is the best phone never i used .
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Reviewed by stuart from UK on
11th Feb 2007
Solid phone, you just know its quality when you hold it for the
first time. Had it for a few months now - very impressed with battery
life and features, havnt worked them all out yet though! Manual
for its an inch thick!
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Reviewed by LIJO ANTONY from SAUDI ARABIA
on 4th Feb 2007
HEY guys tha phones gr8 just has a lack of tha camera and i feel
one who like a full keypad should buy dis 1 ..its got a name ,a
prestige soo go agead and buy it.....
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Reviewed by Annette from england on
2nd Feb 2007
I loved it - to start with. Then the keyboard side failed.( not
the software, apparently the ink). Which meant I couldn't access
emails.. I knew I'd received them because the phone bit still told
me... until.. that ink bit went too.....grr. Something to do with
the hinge mechanism..... It promised much - am so disappointed with
it..
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Reviewed by raj batra from india on
28th Jan 2007
hi guys i am raj from india. just want to let you know that this
phone is simply amazing, just close your eyes and buy it, its worth
keeping.
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Reviewed by Mr.Engineer from Lebanon
on 26th Jan 2007
It is a very good fun but for the lack of camera,otherwise no problems,even
the lack of vibrator is not a problem because the ringing volume
is loud,in all cases this phone is outstanding..
Rating:
Reviewed by STEPH from PARIS on
25th Jan 2007
This phone is the wrost phone is had every seen!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Karn from India on
22nd Jan 2007
great phone.. specially when it comes to prestige, u feel different
holding this phone in ur hand.. n let me tell,, while taking out
of the pocket ppl do look at u with a diff attitude.. another imp
point is that its a compact communicator than the others with good
battery life and weight of the phone is also satisfactory.. wifi
also in addition guys this is a class of a piece, only -ve aspect
is the vibrator (i.e no vibrator). otherwise its a good bet..
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Reviewed by Hassan from Egypt on
22nd Jan 2007
Well, after owning this phone for 7 months and finally managing
to get rid of it, i just find myself having to write a comment.
Before this i had an imate. The good stuff about this phone are:
1.excellent battery if compared to ANY imate (specially for those
of u who talk a lot). 2. Rigid hardware design. it took more than
100 falls straight to the ground and seemed fine. and that's about
it. The bad: 1. i cant understand how any who owned the phone for
a "while" can compliment the software. it's simply too slow, and
WILL often crash if it's overlaoded. and by "overloaded" i mean
message while taking a call, or surf the net while browsing throught
the contacts. nothing more ! 2. the bluetooth is definitely slow
compared to the imate jasjar or jamin. 3. the screen not being touch
cuts down heavily on practicality. 4. If you start to make a call
and then decide for any reason to stop it, by simply clicking the
red no button, it will CERTAINLY just crash for 5 or 6 seconds.If
u do the next mistake of pressing the green dial button to get the
last dialled right after, it will just display the "reading log"
message for a whole 3 minutes, and then.... nothing..u just have
to cancel, wait for the phone to catch its breath and then press
it again to successfully get the last dialled. 6. the wi-fi had
problems connecting if the singla of the hotspot is low. i tried
it next to a jasjam. the jasjam connected, and the 9300i didnt.
Conclusion: the constant crashing just got me fed up although i
have to admit, this was the first smartphone with a decent battery
i ever owned.
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Reviewed by Bader Abrik from syria on
21st Jan 2007
Yes...no vibration is big issue wonder why they didnt put this option
in it as well the 9500 has it.. any how this is the only phone in
my opinion which it can really b amazing ... true who call it smart
phone
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Reviewed by Ali memon from Canada Toronto
on 17th Jan 2007
No dought about that phone 9300i but the major problem is no vibration
on the device... misss few calls every day but still i like this
phone :P:P
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Reviewed by marcos from england on
15th Jan 2007
amazing phone!! in my opinion the best phone... if you are hezitating
wether to get one ... trust me GO 4 IT !!!
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Reviewed by Brian from USA on
15th Jan 2007
Ordered this phone from Europe due to it not being available in
the states when I wanted it. Had the 9500 previously and was looking
forward to some improvements. Screen started snowing out on me...no
help text on external use, no lights on keys, slower responses when
too much is downloaded, etc. I was told I had to send the phone
back to Europe for repair. UGH! So I bought a Torx wrench to see
if it was something obvious that had come loose. Now the phone blinks
when I power it up and won't come on at all. Waste of $600. I am
so bitter about it all! Don't buy this phone. It is the last communicator
I will own and I was a serious fan...
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Reviewed by Tony from Lebanon on
9th Jan 2007
Hey guys listen well i tried this phone and compared it with my
ex i-mate (microsoft stuff) the data trasfer between the i-mate
and the pc is far more faster than between 9300i and the pc, battery
on 9300i is an excellent piece comparing to the i-mate, internet
browser and wifi connection are better in 9300i, but WHY THERE IS
NO VIBRATOR you can't keep a phone with no vibrator you will always
miss some calls. Anyway it's a powerfull divice far better than
the i-mate because the symbian os is much better than the microsoft
os, but i can't give more than 3 stars because there's no vibrator,
no free messenger software, no Good immage viewer and no free updates
for the os... Good luck guys
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Reviewed by Richard from Malaysia on
24th Dec 2006
This is a great PDA phone. I own a 9300i with v5.50 firmware.. Also
own an XDA IIs, but the 9300i trumps it in terms of: *Battery life
(lasts at least a full day of usage surfing, checking emails, contacts,
maing calls, etc.) *Synching with MSOutlook(never had any problems
synching, Nokia PC Suite is much, much faster that MS Activesync
4.1! bearing in mind that the IIs is running on the Windows platform.)
*Surfing (built in browser is very stable, never had it freeze on
me yet, & opens most complex web pages, albeit a little bit slowly
-- try that on your Windows based PDA!) *receives and sends faxes
automatically without attendance (on the Windows based systems,
you need to manually put the system in receive mode first, during
which no calls can be received until it is manually put out of receive
mode!) *it just works! 9300i is the best balance of a phone & PDA
there has ever been! Missed out on 5 stars for speed. 'nuff said!
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Reviewed by Mark from South Africa on
20th Dec 2006
I have read these reviews and I can only asume that those who gave
it more than two stars only got the phone the day before. All I
can say to you guys is good luck to you! This is the worst phone
I have ever owned. Most people said they didn't like the size etc.
Well, I don't have a problem with that. My problem is that this
thing just doesn't work! It is absolutely useless. There is one
problem after the other. In fact, if I had to set out all the problems
that I have had with this phone over the last 5 months, I would
run out of space. DON'T BUY THIS PHONE. And if you have the misfortune
of owning one GET RID OF IT AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN!!! I will never
buy a Nokia again. This is the worst phone ever.
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Reviewed by Anil Shukla from India on
13th Dec 2006
Gr8 phone everyone love this phone in UP
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Reviewed by Anto from Indonesia on
13th Dec 2006
I find it was great until.... I miss all the messages in the meeting
because no vibration alert on it. I'll give it five star if someone
can show me any bluetooth handsfree with vibration alert.
Rating:
Reviewed by Levison Hwaire from UK on
25th Sep 2006
Its an overrated piece of junk without the most basic functions
for a phone of its price. No vibrating alert, Contacts limited to
one phone entry per person & no stylus or touch screen for ease
of use.
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Reviewed by Pierre from South Africa
on 9th Aug 2006
All Round not to bad Short coming deffenatly vibrating- Loose alot
of calls Ringing is also to soft,a lot softer than the Sony comunicators
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Reviewed by Tom from South Africa on
19th Jul 2006
Impossible to sync with outlook---without destroying your contacts
base...Unable to use as a W-Lan acsess point. Freezes when caller
log becomes fairly full....Have to clear the log each single day!
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Reviewed by Adrian from Australia on
6th Jul 2006
what a poor phone..trying to resemble a notebook... but it's all
too slow. Thanks to Nokia image... makes this phone still sell...
consider other phones...not this one
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Reviewed by Jay from United Kingdom
on 10th Jun 2006
Excellent phone, great for emails, Wi-fi, and presentations! Very
reliable, and the battery is decent. But do have a few issues about
the phone: there's no vibration alert (so keep missing calls), there's
no decent MSN messenger Free software for it, and outlook won't
sync with the phone. Pity, cos otherwise, it would be the best phone
on the market.
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Reviewed by Shane from Zambia on
9th Jun 2006
My first communicator after several nokia's. Good phone but mine
does not have predictive text as mentioned. Can anyone help me with
this !!! Vibration alert and automatic keylock needed. Also not
possible to remove applications from desktop after its uninstalled.
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Reviewed by Johann from South Africa
on 30th May 2006
All round an excelent business tool. Only downside is that the keyboard
does not have a backlight. Makes working at night a challenge.
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Reviewed by shiplu from bangladesh on
28th May 2006
it connects fast to the internet . On the down side is its larger
than normal size (although a friend mentioned that it is smaller
than my first Nokia 2010 I got in 1994 :-). It is a bit heavy for
pocket carry, but you get used to it. A competent phone and excellent
mobile office solution which does everything you want it to. I don't
think I'll ever revert back to a "normal" cellphone.
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Reviewed by doina racu from moldova
on 8th May 2006
i thing that that i fell in love........ this phone is one o the
best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! here you are 5 stars! kiss ya Nokia;)
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Reviewed by Bozkurt from Turkey on
7th May 2006
Yes there is wireless.But What will I do with wirelss.skype don't
work.any messenger don't works.there is compatibility with excel
but don't have compatibility with outlook.How will I sencronize
my outlook tasks,contact lists. with these telephone.Nokia must
give a telephone which works with microsoft pocket pc software.
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Reviewed by Andries from South Africa
on 30th Apr 2006
I upgraded to this phone about four weeks ago and I must say I am
all-round impressed with it. It is nice and solid and works like
a charm. The only small niggle that I have had is that it sometimes
takes a while to boot up when switched on. Software is not too slow
and messaging (email and text) works very well. It connects fast
to the internet as well. On the down side is its larger than normal
size (although a friend mentioned that it is smaller than my first
Nokia 2010 I got in 1994 :-). It is a bit heavy for pocket carry,
but you get used to it. A competent phone and excellent mobile office
solution which does everything you want it to. I don't think I'll
ever revert back to a "normal" cellphone.
Rating:
Reviewed by Mark Finlayson from UK on
4th Mar 2006
Almost identical to the 9300 with the addition of WiFi and a darker
shade of grey being the only obvious differences between this and
the 9300. Still an excellent business tool with excellent feature
set and good reliability. Nokia synch programme is now one of the
best around; easy to use and install. Loses a star because Nokia
missed the chance to give it vibe alert and to speed up the processor.
Can the Sony Ericsson P990 take the place of this when it eventually
launches??
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Reviewed by dick from japan on
20th Feb 2006
really good but not what i expected
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