Nokia 9300i
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The Nokia 9300i is a version of the
9300
smartphone with added WiFi support, due for release
in Q1 2006, and it's a tri-band 900/1800/1900 GSM handset
with GPRS, EDGE and 802.11g wireless ethernet.
Physically,
the Nokia 9300i looks identical to the 9300 apart from
the 9300i's new slate grey colour. It's slightly heavier
than the 9300, at 172 grams compared to 167 grams. The
battery life is slightly better, with a maximum of 8
hours talktime compared to 7 on the old phone, and 230
hours maximum standby time, 30 hours better than the
9300.
Other features are the same - there's
a 640x200 pixel internal display, MMC expandable memory
(up to 2Gb), Bluetooth, web browser, email client and
of course the QWERTY keyboard inside the case.
It's a much smaller handset than the
9500 Communicator though, which weighs a whopping 230
grams. However, the 9500 has a larger screen (although
it's the same resolution), much better battery life
and a basic camera too.
This is a Symbian Series 80 smartphone
that can be expanded with other applications such as
BlackBerry and Visto email clients, plus other applications
developed for the 9300 and 9500 range.
WiFi connectivity on the 9500 is very
good, so we assume that the 9300i has the same qualities
as the 9500, which should mean that the 9300i can connect
pretty much anywhere without problems. This puts the
9300i at an advantage over the Nokia
770 Internet Tablet, which we found had very
poor WiFi connectivity when testing.
On crucial thing missing from the Nokia
9300i is 3G support, although EDGE is great.. if you
have it. The large screen and decent web browser, along
with the capable email client would really benefit from
3G, but there's still no sign of this in any 9000 series
device. So while we think that the 9300i's WiFi capabilities
are a useful addition to this clever device, what we
are really waiting for is the 3G version of this
handset.
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Nokia
9300i at a glance
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Available:
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Q1
2006
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Network:
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GSM
900/1800/1900
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE + WiFI
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Screen:
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640x200
pixels, 65k colours
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Camera:
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No
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Size:
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Large-wide
clamshell 132x51x21mm
/ 172 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Infra-red:
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Yes
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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Battery
life:
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8 hours talk / 9 days standby
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