Model Reference
Nokia 6300
2006 • - • 2G
The Nokia 6300 became popular because it balanced restrained styling with practical everyday usability. Its slim body and metal-accented finish gave it a more premium appearance than many mid-range phones around it, while the Series 40 software kept navigation familiar and efficient for messaging, contacts, and light media use.
Specifications
| Release year | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Type | feature_phone |
| Network | 2G |
| Display | 2" / TFT, 16M colors / 240 x 320 |
| Battery | 860 mAh |
| Memory | RAM -, Storage 8 MB |
| Camera | Main 2 MP, Front - |
| Body | 91 g / 106.4 mm x 43.6 mm x 11.7 mm |
| Network technology | GSM |
| 2G bands | GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| GPRS | Class 10 |
| EDGE | Class 10 |
| Announced | 2006.0 |
| Status | Discontinued |
| SIM | Mini-SIM |
| Screen/body ratio | 26.7 |
| Card slot | microSD (dedicated slot) |
| Internal memory | 7.8MB |
| Main camera text | 2.0 |
| Main camera video | QCIF |
| Selfie camera text | No |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | No |
| WLAN | WLANNo |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 |
| GPS | No |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio |
| USB | miniUSB |
| Sensors | V1 |
| Battery type | Removable Li-Ion 860 mAh battery (BL-4C) |
| Colors | Silver, Black, Red-Silver, White-Silver |
| Price | USD 88.2 |
Why This Model Matters
The Nokia 6300 became popular because it balanced restrained styling with practical everyday usability. Its slim body and metal-accented finish gave it a more premium appearance than many mid-range phones around it, while the Series 40 software kept navigation familiar and efficient for messaging, contacts, and light media use.
Descriptions
Nokia 6300 is a Nokia feature phone released in 2006. In this catalog, the model is most closely associated with 2G connectivity, 2" display, 860 mAh battery, 8 MB storage, and 2 MP main camera.
Nokia 6300 fits into Nokia's lineup as a feature phone focused on everyday communication and practical hardware choices. Support for 2G helps place it within the network standards of its generation. Notable details include stereo fm radio, expandable storage, and 91 g body weight, which helps explain how this device compared with nearby Nokia models in the same period.
For buyers or researchers comparing Nokia devices from 2006, Nokia 6300 is useful as a reference point for what a feature phone typically offered in that period. Key reference points include 8 MB of storage, 860 mAh battery capacity, and 2 MP main camera.
On this page, the specifications table and descriptive notes help place Nokia 6300 within the wider Nokia catalog. Details such as TFT, 16M colors and 106.4 x 43.6 x 11.7 mm and 91 g provide extra context for understanding the device's design priorities and day-to-day usability.
History and relevance
The Nokia 6300 became popular because it balanced restrained styling with practical everyday usability. Its slim body and metal-accented finish gave it a more premium appearance than many mid-range phones around it, while the Series 40 software kept navigation familiar and efficient for messaging, contacts, and light media use.
That combination helped the 6300 remain memorable long after release. It represents the stage when Nokia was especially strong at making polished, mainstream phones that felt refined without becoming overly complex, which is why the model still appears in discussions of classic keypad handsets.
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