Nokstalgia: HMD Global introduces yet another homage to the past – a 4G rework of the Nokia 6300
(2020/11/13)
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HMD Global has served up another ladle of Nokstalgia*, with one more remake of a classic mid-2000s phone - a 4G-capable rehash of [1]the corporate-tastic Nokia 6300 , which first saw a release in 2007.
The original Nokia 6300 was a conventional candybar-design handset, and touted features found on premium handsets of the era. These included a 2MP rear camera, MP4 playback, a MicroSD slot, and in the case of the upgraded Nokia 6300i variant, Wi-Fi support.
[2]
The original 2007-era 6300, which appeared [3]in these pages in 2006
This handset was rather conservative in its appearance, touting a svelte stainless steel chassis, and was marketed with the slogan "Simply beautiful - beautifully simple.”
[4]
Not so heavy metal : The 2020 handset
This time around, HMD Global has ditched the metal frame for a cheaper polycarbonate one, with aesthetics sacrificed on the altar of improved internals.
As the name suggests, the dual-SIM Nokia 6300 4G supports LTE connections, and can be used to create a Wi-Fi hotspot as required. The dated Series 40 operating system has been ditched for KaiOS, which commonly appears on feature phone-type devices. This platform provides a proper app store, including access to Google Assistant and WhatsApp. Although, why you’d want to text on a T9 keyboard is beyond us.
Powering the phone is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 210, which is ideally suited to low-power environments. Accompanying this is 512MB RAM, 4GB internal storage, and a MicroSD slot which supports cards up to 32GB. This update is better suited as an MP3 and radio player, as it comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack, rather than the non-standard 2.5mm port on the original. And while it ships with a camera, it’s only a lowly VGA affair, so don’t expect to capture amazing shots.
HMD Global plans to launch the Nokia 6300 4G in the UK with a RRP of £59.99. This device is the firm’s fourth revived Nokia handset, following revamped versions of [5]the 3311 , [6]8110 (best known as the slider phone used by Neo in The Matrix ), and the [7]5310 XpressMusic . ®
*Nokia nostalgia
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[1] https://www.theregister.com/2006/11/29/nokia_unveils_6300_biz_phone/
[2] https://regmedia.co.uk/2006/11/29/nokia_6300_sp.jpg
[3] https://www.theregister.com/2006/11/29/nokia_unveils_6300_biz_phone/
[4] https://regmedia.co.uk/2020/11/12/nokia_6300_4g.jpg
[5] https://www.theregister.com/2020/09/01/nokia_3310_is_20/
[6] https://www.theregister.com/2018/08/08/yes_we_have_no_nokia_banana_phones/
[7] https://www.theregister.com/2020/07/20/nokia_5310_review/
[8] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
The original Nokia 6300 was a conventional candybar-design handset, and touted features found on premium handsets of the era. These included a 2MP rear camera, MP4 playback, a MicroSD slot, and in the case of the upgraded Nokia 6300i variant, Wi-Fi support.
[2]
The original 2007-era 6300, which appeared [3]in these pages in 2006
This handset was rather conservative in its appearance, touting a svelte stainless steel chassis, and was marketed with the slogan "Simply beautiful - beautifully simple.”
[4]
Not so heavy metal : The 2020 handset
This time around, HMD Global has ditched the metal frame for a cheaper polycarbonate one, with aesthetics sacrificed on the altar of improved internals.
As the name suggests, the dual-SIM Nokia 6300 4G supports LTE connections, and can be used to create a Wi-Fi hotspot as required. The dated Series 40 operating system has been ditched for KaiOS, which commonly appears on feature phone-type devices. This platform provides a proper app store, including access to Google Assistant and WhatsApp. Although, why you’d want to text on a T9 keyboard is beyond us.
Powering the phone is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 210, which is ideally suited to low-power environments. Accompanying this is 512MB RAM, 4GB internal storage, and a MicroSD slot which supports cards up to 32GB. This update is better suited as an MP3 and radio player, as it comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack, rather than the non-standard 2.5mm port on the original. And while it ships with a camera, it’s only a lowly VGA affair, so don’t expect to capture amazing shots.
HMD Global plans to launch the Nokia 6300 4G in the UK with a RRP of £59.99. This device is the firm’s fourth revived Nokia handset, following revamped versions of [5]the 3311 , [6]8110 (best known as the slider phone used by Neo in The Matrix ), and the [7]5310 XpressMusic . ®
*Nokia nostalgia
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[1] https://www.theregister.com/2006/11/29/nokia_unveils_6300_biz_phone/
[2] https://regmedia.co.uk/2006/11/29/nokia_6300_sp.jpg
[3] https://www.theregister.com/2006/11/29/nokia_unveils_6300_biz_phone/
[4] https://regmedia.co.uk/2020/11/12/nokia_6300_4g.jpg
[5] https://www.theregister.com/2020/09/01/nokia_3310_is_20/
[6] https://www.theregister.com/2018/08/08/yes_we_have_no_nokia_banana_phones/
[7] https://www.theregister.com/2020/07/20/nokia_5310_review/
[8] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/