Nokia 6303i Classic features with 2.2 inch screen and 3.2 megapixel camera with auto focus and dual LED flash, Bluetooth and has 3.5 mm audio jack. Nokia Messaging service provides instant access to email and instant messaging to stay connected with friends. With 55 MB internal storage Nokia will provide additional 2GB microSD card with 6303i Classic. It is a 2G phone works only on GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 networks. Nokia uses Li-Ion 1050 mAh (BL-5CT) battery in this phone by which phone has Up 8 hrs talk time and Up to 30 hrs music playback. Nokia 6303i Classic will be available in Steel, Matt Black, Chestnut, Illuvial pink, White on Silver and Khaki on Gold color combinations. The 6303i Classic will be available in select markets in the first quarter of 2010 at expected retail price tag of 105 EURO (Approx 6700 INR).
We’ve had the Nokia 5233 for about a day now.
As you power screw, this is Nokia's fashionable "affordable" budget Vie emblem, and is fundamentally the 2G (aka 3G-less) version of the Nokia 5230.
Behold the unboxing :
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My occurrence at Nokia promised that she would send a accounting thing, and two life ago "mine" arrived. There was a bit of a FedEx disorganized - the N900 was port privileged a impressionable bag (to protect it from the cooling precipitate that was toppling) and bound to our frontmost gross overnight - but fortuitously the listing region the box were undamaged. :-P
I've used S40 and S60 devices before, but never Maemo - the N900's operating scheme. All I truly knew almost Maemo before now was that it was someway attendant to Linux, or in otherwise language - not more. In the last brace of days that I've spent getting misused to doing things differently than on my iPhone, I've saved that Maemo is an operative system which is fundamentally Nokia's flavour of unstoppered shaper; it was previously utilized on the Nokia N810, with the N900 as the archetypical Maemo phone. There are quite a few applications which jazz been written for it, but it is noneffervescent
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orotund sites. At the minute, I am using Hahlo as my Chirrup guest; it's web-based, but with a sticky switch on my desktop it nearly looks suchlike a improved in remedy. Piece I am wanting the comfort of having press notifications for both of these apps, I get detected that animation has suddenly turn a bit less agitated, which is not necessarily a bad artefact.
I'm using Nuevasync for move Email, Contacts, and enjoying how it handles multiple Google calendars. This is something I relied on Steal Informant for on the iPhone, and tho' I woman its upper programme, so far I am coping.
Eating is something that I use the iPhone for quite a bit, and until the N900 I content that the mechanized Safari browser was the unsurpassable, possibly followed by House. Because I use Firefox on my Mac desktop I shortly reliable Fennec, but I spite up removing it in tendency of the built-in Maemo browser which also benefits from Mozilla application. Maemo is easily one of the champion raisable browsers I've e'er misused; it renders speedily, is elementary to head, and handles stuffed webpages quite intimately - including those with Instant & but it is attractive me a soft bit of instance to seem at things statesman clearly. The Maemo browser uses taps, instead.
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So far I jazz not old any slowdowns or crashes, and I feature had copiousness of apps and browser windows unlawful watching for something along those lines to become; sort me impressed.
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The Micro Bluebooth Spy Earpiece fits deep within your ear and is so tiny, no one will be able to detect it. But don’t worry, it can easily be removed with one of the included super strong magnets.
Once the Invisible Bluetooth Earpiece is in your ear, like a spy earpiece it will directly sync with any bluetooth cell phone letting the person on the other line hear exactly what’s going on where you are, and giving them the ability to speak directly into your ear, without anyone in the room hearing it.
Proporta is a company that designs and manufactures accessories for your various gadgets, www.Proporta.com is an easy to use website. The left column helps you select the category of your choice and browse the various products that are available under each category. I was interested in reviewing an item under the mobile category, so I quickly expanded that mobile section, wondering for awhile why the iPhone and the blackberry had their own categories. One item that quickly caught my eye among the many in their catalog was the USB turbo charger. It came in two variants: the 3400mAH and the 1200mAH versions. While I would have loved to get my hands on the 3400 version, I will be reviewing the 1200 version instead. I know I will be taking the charger to task as my test subjects include the Nokia N97 which has The description on the site was clear and precise. It said that I could charge my mobile several times, which of course I was skeptical of, since most of the modern mobile phone batteries can drain the charger in just one-go. However I am excited to get my hands on this unit. The USB Charger 1200 costs £ 30.89 including shipping and VAT, and the shopping process is simple enough to use. I was surprised that the package was shipped fairly quickly, in less than 10 days I received the neat package from Proporta. My wife graciously offered to help me make an un-boxing review which follows: The travel charger is small and sleek, and feels nice in the hand; Proporta also provides a velvet carry case which contains 6 adaptors and an extendable cable. One this I noticed was that the USB cable that plugged the charger onto AC power was very short. While this would probably suit laptop users, a desktop user would not enjoy having the charger hanging off the USB port or the AC socket. Since I didn’t receive an AC plug with my package I tried plugging it onto the main power using the iPhone’s power adaptor. No issue there, but it would be good if this cable is longer or at least retractable. The battery takes about 2 hours to fully charge via USB, and about the same on AC direct power. With the unit fully charged I am ready to get it tested. The field test I had the opportunity to test the charger on the following phones: I think the N97 has the biggest battery in the list. The charger was impressive, while it took about an hour to discharge its battery into the phone’s I was able to use the phone for the quick emergency calls. Since the cable that connects to the phone is retractable the charger is not necessarily cumbersome, and can be stored out of the way. The tests on the iPhone 3G and 3GS were interesting. Since I didn’t know the capacity of the battery of the two phones, I wanted to see how much of the battery was recharged with the charger. The results were impressive. As expected the charger could not fully charge the two iPhones, but came in handy for the emergency charge. The Nokia 6220 classic’s 900mAH battery was the smallest amoung the phones I tested, but I found that the charger still didn’t charge the battery to its full 100%. This was also the same with the Sony Erricson G900 which I found to be disappointing. Final Words and thoughts It’s obvious that the 1200 travel charger is for users of smaller phones, especially if you want to be able to use it more than once like its slogan says. The unit is light and easy to carry around, even with its case. It’s good for emergencies, but would likely require to be charged daily if used. The proporta charger has been designed with the mobile users in mind. I found it non suitable dangling from my desktop’s USB ports. It would probably require a longer cable to allow it to be plugged onto direct power.mobiles, laptops, cameras and many more. I was given the unique opportunity of writing a review for one of their products.a chunky 1500mAh battery.
The Symbian Guru has published an walkthrough video of the Nokia Home Music’s interface. Check out the review after the break.
Read the entire review here
The Nokia Booklet 3G was quite a surprise when it was first announced. With it, Nokia wants to differentiate itself by building a Netbook with a top-notch construction quality, a small footprint (it fits in a large purse) and small weight: only 2.64lbs. On top of that, the Nokia Booklet 3G has a very long real-world battery life. It seems like the perfect Netbook, but it has one significant downside: performance. You do know that Netbooks are slow, but you will have to realize that the Booklet 3G is even slower, so it is definitely not for everyone. The question is: is it for you? Here's my take...
Specifications highlights
- Atom Z530 1.6Ghz
- 1GB memory, 120GB of local storage
- Windows 7 Home Premium (WEI 2.2)
- 10.1" 1280x720 display
- Intel GMA 500 graphics
- 2 USB ports
- Integrated 3G (AT&T), WiFi-N
- No Ethernet port
- 264 x 185 x 19.9 mm, 1.2kg (2.64lbs)
Physical aspect (sexy!)
The Nokia Booklet 3G is a very nicely built computer. It is thin, has a nice shape and is good looking on all sides (most computers are ugly on the bottom). It looks like a Macbook in some ways, especially because of the aluminum. The screen opens at almost 180 degrees, which is great because it could make using the laptop more comfortable. It's nice to have that option.
Keyboard: The keyboard has smaller keys than a "normal" laptop, but the chicklet keyboard (there's spacing between the keys) makes typing easier and helps avoiding typos (at least, for me). The keys feel "plastic" and out of the box, they are a little stiff, but I bet that they will turn out to be just right with time. Keyboards are mostly a matter of personal preferences, so I would recommend you to try it if you can.
Ports: on the left, you will find one HDMI, two USB ports and a standard 3.5mm audio jack. On the right, there's power, one USB, the SIM card slot, the SD card slot and the power button. Note that there's no Ethernet port because the computer is seemingly too thin to receive one. If you want to copy a bunch of files, you can still use WiFi or USB, but I did miss Gigabit Ethernet when I did some setup. After that, it didn't matter so much.
Display: The 10.1" display has a resolution of 1280x720, which is good for that size. However, I don't like the screen treatment very much. One of the LCD layer makes it a little fuzzy. It reminds me of the HP2730 tablet PC that I reviewed a while back. Also, the screen brightness isn't all that bright. Overall, I would say that the display is below average and that's something that I would like Nokia to change in future updates of this product.
Webcam: I was pleasantly surprised to see that the webcam is decent, even in low light conditions.
Trackpad: the trackpad works "OK", but it's not great. That's pretty common on Netbooks. The surface isn't very smooth, and the buttons feel a bit cheap.
Bloatware (almost none - good!)
Nokia did not install too much bloatware in this computer. There's F-secure (trial), an anti-virus/anti-malware, Office (60-day trial) and Nokia Ovi. We're coming back to Nokia Ovi later, but you will be please to know that you won't have to spend an hour or two to uninstall a bunch of stuff that would slow down the computer. Which brings us to the next paragraph...
Performance (asthmatic)
Performance is the Achilles heel of the Nokia Booklet 3G. You think that it is as fast as other Netbooks? Think again: in the PCMark 05 benchmark, the Nokia Booklet 3G gets a score of 1114, versus 2074 for the HP Mini 311.
Admittedly, the HP Mini 311 got most of the gains from its graphics processor that is 10X faster, according to PCMark 05. That's not good... but I think that the real problem here is the hard disk. It gets an HDD Score of 1793 in PCMark 05, which is twice slower than the HP Mini 311 hard drive. To give you an idea, a 7200rpm desktop drive can get a score of about 6600-7000. An Intel X25M SSD gets a whooping 18817.
The point of all this is not to "bash" the Nokia Booklet 3G, but it is to provide you with a relative performance against things that you are familiar with, like "normal" Netbooks. Overall, I would say that yes, the Booklet 3G is perceptibly twice as slow as something like the Mini 311.
Combine the slow hard drive with a very low memory (1GB!!) and a recent Operating System (Windows 7) and you get a sluggish computer. Unfortunately, it is not possible to extend the memory size or the hard drive - this is a design mistake: if you don't want users to open the box, then get the specifications right (no Windows computer should ever ship with less than 2GB, especially if we cannot add memory). I did setup the Windows user interface to "best performance". It does noticeably help, but the 2D graphics in general are still very slow.
What can I do with it? (very basic stuff)
So, we just pointed out that the Booklet 3G was slow. So... what can you really do with it? Here's the brutal truth: only the basic productivity tasks. I tried to use Office. Word and Excel are "OK" if you don't handle complex files. Outlook tends to slow overtime, even on a desktop machine, so I would shy away from it. In all cases, disk access was a significant slowdown factor that could pin down an application. Once the disk stopped spinning (app load...) editing text was usually OK. I preferred using web apps like Google Docs, or Gmail - they tend to use the network more than the disk, at least when compared to Office.
The computer is sluggish each time you interact with it. Launching an app is slow, loading a web page is slow... this can be frustrating. Even web browsing is slow. You would think of it as a "basic" task at which all computers should perform OK, but the Booklet 3G is noticeably slower than recent Netbooks, and of course, much slower than an average laptop or desktop machine. I want to make sure that you understand the performance limitations because they are drastic. I shot a short video to show you what that feels like to wait around.
Skype: the popular VOIP software works well. I've been told by people on the other side of the conversation that the sound is a bit muffled when compared to my Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000 (I suspect the tiny microphone), but overall it is very usable. Video works well in both directions, but you won't be able to get a crisp image during video calls. The computer is just too slow, and will drop video quality to preserve frame rate. It's like having a 4 year old webcam. The CPU will get very busy while Skyping (75%?). But despite of all that, I'm satisfied with the Skype functionality.
Integrated 3G (discreet, handy, expensive)
If you intended to pay for an AT&T wireless broadband subscription, this is great because it's already integrated: there's no need to have a USB 3G modem sticking out of the computer. The downside is that your choice of carrier is pretty much restricted to AT&T (I wonder if the computer is network-locked). That's arguably not the best network around, but not the worse either. Check with friends who have AT&T 3G phones to see how their network works in areas that you might be into (home, work...). If you travel, it's more random but most frequented places should be covered decently (except downtown San Francisco, apparently...).
The real problem with 3G isn't how it is integrated, it's the contract. Without a "pay-per-use" model, many just can't afford it. Of course, many of use 3G on a daily basis, but let's face it, the average user, would probably like to pay $6 to $10 for a day rather than getting into a two year contract for $60 per month or so. I'm not sure if carriers actually want more people, as it seems that the networks aren't all that solid anyway. However, I think that this limits the market for computer makers such as Nokia. Also I would have preferred to see a Gobi chip that's compatible with more carriers. Again choice is good, and I could have used Verizon's day-pass.
Battery life
The battery life of the Nokia Booklet 3G is impressive: in idle mode, it did last 11.5 hours with the display (at minimum brightness), WiFi and 3G "ON" at all times. You won't be using it in Idle mode, but idle mode provides an interesting baseline: the best case scenario. Also, when you are reading something or just typing text, you're not actually doing that much, and the system does go to "sleep" mode, even in-between key strokes. I think that the Booklet 3G will last for around 6 or 7 hours during continuous web usage. The screen (brightness) is the most important battery drain factor, so keep that in mind. Battery life and size are the two strengths of the Booklet 3G.
Conclusion
If you perform the most basic tasks (email, text editing) and need a small laptop with an amazing battery life, the Nokia Booklet 3G is worth looking at. However, you will pay for these qualities in performance. The computer is even slower than recent Netbooks, mainly because of its hard drive performance and small memory size, I suspect. Additionally, there's not easy way to upgrade either of these and Nokia offers only a single model. I thought of getting one myself to do stuff like Blogging on the go, but I need to know if I'm going bang my head against the walls while waiting for photos to be resized. I'll need to try in the real world I guess. price: $300 w/ 2-yr contract or $600 without contract. In my opinion, Nokia should fix the disk performance, graphics performance and memory size in the next update, even if that means building a 11.1" computer.
If you have additional questions, remarks or want to write your own review, please drop a comment, I'll try to answer while I still have the computer with me. If not, maybe someone else will answer.
Links
Nokia Booklet 3G official home page. More Nokia news.
You might like my Nokia N900 Review or the other reviews at Ubergizmo.
Second opinion
As usual, I'm just sharing my experience about the Nokia Booklet 3G. If you are serious about getting one, I recommend that you get a second opinon. Here are a few reads that you might want to check, in no particular order: PCMag, ITpro, Gizmodo, Crunchgear
My buddy Norman over at Symbian World unboxes the Nokia BH 905 Stereo Headset. Check it out after the break…
You can also find a few unboxing pics here
Alex Albrecht of Diggnation unboxes the Nokia Booklet 3G netbook. This is a hands-on look at Nokia’s latest computer -- the first netbook from Nokia. Nokia is revolutionizing mobility again. They’ve just come out with their first ever netbook -- the brand new Nokia Booklet 3G and we’ve got the first one ever in North America not in the hands of a Nokia employee. It gives you the experience of a fully functioning PC inside an ultra-portable aluminum chassis that weighs less than 3 pounds. It comes running windows 7 and has always on 3G, WiFi, and bluetooth connectivity. This high-performance mini-laptop also comes with an HDMI port for HD video out, a front facing camera for video calling, easily accessible SD card reader and a 10.1 inch glass display. The introductory price for the Nokia Booklet 3G is $299.99 with an AT&T Data Connect plan and two-year activation
Based on 43-nanometer (nm) process technology, the 64GB NAND flash chip is the highest-density single-die memory device in the world to enter production. SanDisk is shipping 8GB and 16GB SDHC cards as well as 8GB and 16GB Memory Stick PRO Duo cards using X4 technology.
“The development and commercialization of X4 technology represents an important milestone for the flash storage industry,” said Sanjay Mehrotra, president and chief operating officer, SanDisk. “Our challenge with X4 technology was to not only deliver the lower costs inherent to 4-bits-per-cell, but to do so while meeting the reliability and performance requirements of industry standard cards that employ MLC NAND. Our world-class design and engineering team has applied its deep experience with high speed 2 and 3-bits-per-cell flash chip designs and collaborated closely with our leading design partners to develop and perfect new and powerful error correction algorithms to assure reliable operation. This intensive multi-year effort has generated powerful new patents and know-how, and demonstrates SanDisk’s relentless drive for innovations that result in the ever expanding use of flash storage in consumer applications such as music, videos, photos, games and numerous third party applications.”
“The shipment of 4-bits-per-cell technology is a necessary evolution for the industry,” said Joseph Unsworth, research director, Gartner. “Enabling this technology in mainstream products demonstrates a cost advantage in the flash memory industry that considers 2-bits-per-cell in a memory device as standard. The NAND industry continues to see a rapid pace of innovation, and adoption of this technology will be essential to remain competitive.”
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We had a chance to take a tour of Nokia’s research and development facility in San Diego this week — and while we’re afraid to say we didn’t see any Maemo 6-powered devices or Symbian^4 emulators lying around, we did see some pretty cool stuff, particularly in the product testing laboratories where engineering samples and final products are put through pure hell. The idea is to simulate years’ worth of real-life product use in just a few days — individual tests last anywhere from a few hours to three weeks or longer — by pressing buttons, sliding sliders, actuating hinges, heating, cooling, wetting, drying, dropping, whacking, shaking, rubbing, bending, and generally defacing the phones in every way imaginable. Once a phone finally breaks, they look for obvious reasons — cracked plastic, broken springs, and the like — but if that initial analysis fails, they’ve got a well-equipped lab on site complete with a scanning electron microscope and CT scanner for taking microscopic looks at failed components in both two and three dimensions; from here, they can find broken connections on chips, incorrectly-fabricated materials, and the occasional ant eye magnified a couple thousand times (it’s posted on the wall in the lab, and yes, it’s scary). Follow the break for a cheerful montage of a few Nokia phones getting mercilessly beaten beyond recognition.
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In typical Nokia fashion, the Extra Power DC-11 is a solid mobile charger. The beautiful design and sturdy build put other mobile chargers to shame. Another plus is that you can charge two devices at the same time, but at 1500 mAh, expect to fully charge one Nokia smartphone, or partially two of them.
Nokia is starting to ramp up the number of apps that will appear exclusively on the Ovi Store, it’s one-stop shop for the latest Nokia apps and utilities. The first of which takes the already hugely popular Facebook app and gives it a twist in the form of the Facebook Birthday for the Nokia N97.
Facebook Birthday works in conjunction with your Facebook account by sending you a reminder two days before your friend’s birthday, giving you plenty of time to plan something special, or just be aware that you need to get in touch with them. What’s more, the app also allows you to send a special Nokia birthday card.
Check out the Top Ten Free Nokia N97 Apps
The app is based around a calendar view and allows you to import your Facebook friends details from your Contacts list. It’s really a simple idea with a lot of thought behind it. If you’re not already using Facebook on your Nokia N97 then now is the perfect time to start.
The first version of Facebook Birthday is aimed at Nokia’s flagship handset, the Nokia N97, but should work with other Symbian S60 5th Edition devices. What’s more, we expect the app to be quite a hit with the social networkign set, so no doubt will quickly appear on other S60 handsets and it may even make its way on to S40 devices over time.
The Nokia N97 Facebook Birthday is due for release from the Nokia Ovi Store in the next week or so.
There are many screen protectors available for iPhone and Nokia, one of them which are made by Martin Fields. They also cover an important number of devices in their catalogue thus having a choice for everybody(nearly 
I managed to secure 3 packs for my reviews, all of which were nicely packaged:
The Packaging is also very eco-friendly, stating in many places that their plastics are environment friendly and that all their printings are printed in Soy Ink.
The protectors for the Nokia N97 and the Apple IPhone only protect the touch screens while the protector for the N78 covers the screen, keypad and also, quite surprisingly, the camera lens and flash:
Also, I can assure you that the plastic film on the camera does not in any way affect the photo quality. The protector doesn’t affect outdoor visibility much since its completely transparent:
The protector on the N78.
On the Iphone 3G.
Available at the Martin Fields website: martinfields.com as from USD $16.99 for a single pack. It might not be the cheapest screen available but its worth a try since its washable and reusable.
All in all, the Martin Fields Screen Protector is a good, easy-to-apply and simple looking protector for phone. The phone 3 stars on 5, losing 2 stars due to its failure to endure scratches and its price.
Verdict: 50-50
Pros:
• Very Easy To Apply
• Doesn’t affect screen view under light
• Thin
• Reusable
• Washable
Cons:
• Not very scratch resistant
• Pricey
