Choosing Between Nokia 6300 and Nokia 6220 Classic

Nokia is dedicated to enhancing people's lives and productivity by providing easy-to-use and secure products, such as, mobile phones and imaging, games, media, mobile network operators and business solutions. The following compares features of the Nokia 6220 Classic and the Nokia 6300.

Operating System: The 6220 is equipped with Symbian 9.3 S60, 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 user interface. The 6300 is equipped with Symbian S40.

Network: The 6220 (Quadband) works on more networks (850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA, 900/2100) than the (Triband) 6300 (850/900/1800/1900). Due to the frequency used in some locations, if you are an AT&T user, this could be an issue.

Battery: Batteries are fairly comparable, providing similar talktime minutes (210 m.). However, the 6300 provides the user with more standby (348 m.) time.

Camera: Both mobile phone models have a camera. However, the 6220's 5-megapixel, Zeiss T lens, and xenon flash surpasses the 6300's 2-megapixel resolution and 8x digital zoom. Additionally, the 6300 has no flash. The 6220 also has a second embedded CIF camera for 3G video calling the 6300 does not have, although the 6300 has video recording capabilities the 6220 does not have.

Bluetooth, USB, GPS: The 6220 has 3G HSDPA connectivity including Bluetooth 2.0, USB mass storage, 2.5mm AV connector, 2mm DC jack, and TV-Out. Unfortunately syncing the handset with the (Mac) iSync has been difficult. The 6300 has Bluetooth 2.0, no GPS, but does have a charging port, a 2.5mm headphone jack and a mini-local USB that connects to your PC, eliminating the need for the proprietary Nokia USB cable. The 6300 has a plugin to make it work with iSync.

JAVA, FM Radio, Music Player: The 6220 has 64-voice polyphonic ringtones / MP3 & AAC ringtones, music player (MP3, AAC, ACC+, eAAC+ and WMA formats, OMA DRM version 2.0) and RDS FM radio. The 6300 also offers 64-voice polyphonic ringtones, MP3, and True Tones, and has MIDP Java 2.0 with additional Java APIs. It also features Macromedia Flash Lite 2.0 for interactive video, audio and graphics use for FM stereo and visual radio and music file format.

Emailing/Messaging, Organizing, Handsfree: The 6220 has SMS, MMS, email with attachments. The user has access to voice dialing and voice commands. Contacts, organizer with calendar, to-do list and notes, alarm clock, and countdown timer (normal and interval timer) are also included features. The 6300 similarly has SMS/EMS, MMS, and e-mail messaging with T9 predictive text, but without the other features.

Memory: The 6220 has a larger, our-of-the-box memory than the 6300. The 6220 has 120 MB plus microSD memory card slot (1 GB supplied; expandable to 8 GB), expandable up to 8GB with a microSD card. The 6300 has a 7.8 MB out-of-the-box shared memory that is expandable up to 2GB with a microSD card.

In general, the Nokia 6300 is a simpler and less expensive cell phone than the Nokia 6220 Classic, which could account for its popularity. The 6220 offers more and expanded features. And the 6300, although comparable on many fronts, does not have as expanded features. In fact, its primary drawbacks are its small, out-of-the-box memory and inconvenient USB port. However, for the money, the features it does offer typically get high (4-star) ratings for functionality, usability, and ease of operation. Its then is left up to the consumer to decide which features are the most important to him or her.