Nokia’s 9xxx series has been one of the best smartphone product lines in the market. It’s truly a smartphone and not just one of the regular Java based phones with an IQ lower than their battery life. Even though it might be a tad bulky, the functionality is more or less adequate.
With the 9300i, Nokia has just made the smartphone smarter, or so they say.
The phone features a wide (640x200) 65k color screen, various e-mail solutions (BlackBerry Connect, Nokia Business Center, IBM WebSphere, Oracle Collaboration Suite, Seven Always-On Mail and Visto Mobile) and an attachment viewer. Blackberry is a useful addition as it negates the necessity to carry a separate blackberry enabled/compatible device.
The most interesting thing about this phone, however, is that it’s now Wi-Fi (802.11g) capable, but there’s nothing new about the feature, since earlier O2 phones such as the XDA IIs have had it for quite some time now. This feature means, that for most of your tasks, you will not need to use your notebook, which could prove to be useful in certain scenarios. We also suspect that synching would be comparatively simpler by making a straightforward adhoc connection.
Apart from WLAN, the phone supports EDGE, GPRS, Bluetooth and IrDA communication protocols. The Nokia 9300i will come with 80MB of onboard memory, but you will be able to upgrade this to a maximum of 2GB via the MMC route.
The 9300i will come in a single Triband version, which will be most suited for GSM networks in Asia and Europe. And it will obviously be compatible with GSM networks in North America.
The phone is expected to be available sometime in Q1 ’06.
Initial Thoughts: To be honest, the features listed here are nothing spectacular and other phones have had them for ages. But if nothing else, Nokia’s 9300i has class that just might come in handy for Nokia in the market.
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