Phone "Nokia 300": an overview, features and user reviews

The experience that the Finnish manufacturer has received over the years of sales of mobile phones has shown that the sensory future is not far off, and many other companies are actively seeking to reduce the range of push-button devices in every way, in order to transplant the audience to touch devices. Then a kind of restructuring within the Finnish company began. The manufacturer decided that one should heed the concept of touch screens and prepare for its further development and growth. Although in the model series of phones of the company "Nokia" push-button devices have always occupied a prominent place. Well, today we will talk about the phone under the name "Nokia 300", which became one of the devices that combine a button solution with a touch.

Few features

"Nokiya 300 Asha" was placed in the middle category. One of the features of the device is a screen with a diagonal of 2.4 inches, as well as a camera with a resolution of 5 megapixels. The function of automatic focusing on the subject is absent. It is possible to record video in the so-called VGA quality. To connect a wired headset or computer headphones provides a 3.5 mm jack, there is a special slot for integrating an external drive. Well and as the hardware stuffing the processor working with a clock frequency making one гигагерц is established.

Equipment

The device under the name "Nokia Asha 300" includes the device itself, a charger for it, a removable battery, a stereo headset of quite good quality, as well as all the necessary documentation. It is understood that the package includes a warranty card, which is outstanding when buying a phone, as well as a short user's guide (it's the operating manual).

Colors

On the mobile phone market, the device comes in several colors. Usually it is gray and black, but there is a device in red. Well, as we see, the choice is not very rich. Probably, initially instead of gray it was planned to release a phone in white design. However, this happened more than once: when the white color did not get accustomed to the case and looked much worse on it than the other, the Finnish manufacturer made the appropriate decision. Meanwhile, the release of the device in the red version made at least some variety.

Material of manufacture

The phone case is completely made of some kind of incomprehensible plastic. "Why is it incomprehensible?" - you can ask. Everything is very simple. Phone "Nokia 300" seems to be as well in the hand, reliable, at the same time convenient, without causing discomfort. But this is only at first. Immediately after the purchase of the device and its primary operation it seems that everything is assembled simply superbly. Yes, perhaps, it is partly true. But eventually you begin to notice that the plastic, from which the back cover of the device is made, is very, very thin. Very often it bends inwards. Do not press too hard, just a little pressure on the wall, and you will immediately see the results of the corresponding action.

Another controversial decision

It can not be unequivocally said that the plastic insert, which contains the control buttons (and it is made in the form of a transverse shiny flat figure), has got accustomed to the design of the device. We can, for example, grasp the discussion of this problem for the brilliant gloss that was used to make the front panel. It is almost illuminated when illuminated. You can even fleetingly think that this is not plastic at all, but the most that neither is a real metal lining. And at the same time, this composition looks, probably, not that it is not very worthy, but rather strange in the conditions in which the design of the device took place.

In general, this time the designers of the Finnish company tried to make a mistake, but they went beyond the limits of their powers. And the buyers of the phone will now have to pay for such an incorrect decision. However, let's still not forget that the phone is not so expensive, so especially complain about the discrepancy of some elements of appearance expectations will not be very much and correctly. Perhaps the Finnish mobile phone manufacturer voted in favor of this design decision only because it wanted to present the device more expensive to potential buyers than it really was.

Dimensions

The dimensions for this phone are very, very average. You can even say that they are standard or typical for most devices of the same class or the same niche. Well, now more specifically. The height of the device is almost 113 (112.8) millimeters with a width equal to 49.5, and a thickness of up to 12.7 mm. With a mass that does not even exceed 85 grams, you can already begin talking about what turned out a miniature brick. This is often how users call this mobile phone model. At the same time, the name of the device as a real shovel will not turn the tongue. Yes, the phone in the hand, of course, is felt. But not so strong that it is so responsive to him. If we talk about the transportation of the device, then it is convenient to do it with the help of ordinary pockets on clothes. Even if you put the device in jeans, you are unlikely to notice any discomfort when carrying.

Front panel

On the front side there is a shiny patch. It has a small hole in it. If you look closely, you can find a speaker in it. A block of keys is located under the phone screen. Buttons designed for sending a call, accepting it, as well as deflections, are made of silver plastic. Even though they are made in a narrow form, using the keys is quite convenient. The left button is for sending a voice call, the right one interrupts it. Also with this button you can turn off the phone. The central navigation key allows the user to open the text message dialing menu when using absolutely any application on the phone.

Learn more about the keyboard

In general, the keys are executed soundly. They are large in size. The width of a single button is only one and a half centimeters. Thus, we get a device that offers real comfort when exchanging text messages. Typing text is convenient and easy, to press by accident the wrong key is practically not possible. The button stroke is small. Pressing the keys is confirmed by a deaf click, soft. By the way, both the phone case and the buttons are made of the same material. This is a matte plastic.

central part

The keyboard unit in this place is slightly elevated. This is done to ensure that the owner of the phone is even more convenient to work with the keys, typing text messages, taking notes or typing small text fragments for himself. The symbols for the keys are painted in white. Speeches that there are no signs on them can not be seen. When you are called to the phone, the keypad will blink. Thus, the keys play in parallel the role of the event indicator, which is made in a peculiar manner of the Finnish manufacturer.

Upper butt

"Nokia 300", the sensor of which occupies most of the front panel, has three different ports on the upper end. One of them is the charger slot. It is called "thin", since the cable does have non-standard dimensions for today in this appropriate projection. At the same time, there is a MicroUSB port on the upper end, which is designed to synchronize the phone with a personal computer or laptop. In principle, with its help from the corresponding device it will be possible to charge the phone, but it will be much slower than using an ordinary electric network. Well, the whole picture is completed by a 3,5 mm jack, which is present in this part of the device to connect to it a wired stereo headset (including the one that is included in the package), as well as the most ordinary computer headphones.

Right edge

Here we have a thin key, the purpose of which lies in adjusting the volume of the device. The button has a fairly short stroke. For ease of use, engineers decided to split it into two halves, but the situation only worsened. As a result, we got a key with a minimum speed, it will burn very, very tight, which leads to inconvenience and discomfort when you try to reduce or add volume. Having looked a little lower, we can find an element that allows you to lock the screen. However, the inverse symmetric action can not be performed. To remove the phone from the lock, you will first need to use this button, and then click on the touch screen device "Nokia 300", the price of which is currently almost four thousand rubles (to be more precise - 3 800).

Left edge

On the opposite side there is a special fastening, in which you can pass the strap. To remove the back cover, there is a recess. It's something you need to use if you need to perform an operation, for example, with a battery.

Back panel

It is made of all of the same material. Recall that this is a matte plastic. From the top in the corner to the left you can find the camera. It has a resolution of 5 megapixels. Bottom there are holes cut specially for the main sound speaker. Here, in principle, everything that can be said about the location of the controls in the phone.

Comment

We remind readers that you can always find games on "Nokia 300" using the official website of the Finnish manufacturer. Very often, device buyers are faced with one interesting and annoying problem that occurs in this model due to some design flaws. The fact is that the screen sometimes stops responding to the touch. If the "Nokia 300" does not work sensor, first, just restart the phone. The work will have to stabilize. If this does not happen, then perhaps you should contact the service center.

Owner feedback

So, what can tell us the feedback of customers who purchased the model of the phone we surveyed? Among the advantages of users are the quality of the device connection. In general, in the product lines of the Finnish manufacturer it is difficult to find devices that would suffer such a drawback. Nevertheless, the call is not so good, you can skip it in a noisy environment. There are no complaints about the vibrating alert, it is felt through the pocket.

Buyers of the phone in their reviews call as a plus a good camera, which takes pictures in sufficient resolution. Also in them there is material of manufacturing of the case. The keyboard as a whole is comfortable.

Of the disadvantages can be identified primarily unstable operation of the touch screen. After some time after the start of operation, he begins to behave as a strange at least. Friezes start working in the display, the sensor reacts incorrectly to pressing. At some point, he can stop responding altogether. If this happens, it saves the reboot of the phone, but over and over again doing such operations is not very fun, right? The second drawback is not a very loud call. Well, on the whole the device turned out to be quite good.