Nokia 6301 Candy Bar mobile phone handset reviews and tariffs

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Score: 8.5/10

51 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This mobile phone scores high on ease of use. - It has no outstanding negative points. “Compact, simple to use, reliable good battery life” john , bristol View all 51 real customer reviews

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51 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
93% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (50)
Battery life6.5
Design8.5
Ease of use8.9
Features7.7
Value for money (at time of purchase)9.1
Overall rating8.5
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Score 8.0/10

john , bristol , “nil”

+ compact, simple to use, reliable good battery life

- poor volume level and position of volume control, liable to adjust volume due to the position and most peoples way of holding the phone volume would be better at top or by key operation

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26 of 26 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Dec 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ UMA feature which now means i can get signal in the house, slimline stylish design, very simple phone and easy to use, not a significant amount of features

- wireless often drops out of signal and problems with receiving messages,have had to do system updates frequently and reinstall phone software to fix the problems, would reccomend for people that dont get signal in the house and/or workplace.

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17 of 18 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Dec 2008

Score 10.0/10

Sarah, Wigan , “Very happy with phone”

+ Very easy to use, find away around the features and very reliable too.
The phone is compact but not too small to use.
Presentation is great.

- Camera is not the highest quality and cannot be used unless in daylight.

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16 of 17 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Nov 2008

Score 8.0/10

Miranda, Sheffield , “Rather clumsy student”

+ It's such an easy phone to use! I always go for Nokia phones, and this one's the best one by far! It's indestructable, I've lost count of the amount if time's I've dropped it and it's absolutely fine!

- The battery life is a little on the short side. This could however be due to the fact that I am comparing it to my old phone when I was on PAYG and hardly spending any time calling, and now I'm in the phone a fair bit every day...

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15 of 16 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

lynn, warrington

+ slim / pretty durable

- poor camera quality

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14 of 14 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

Mike, Newcastle Upon Tyne , “Getting Younger by-the-week. ”

+ Great build quality plus small and neat with easy to use Nokia menu system.

- More volume on the ringtones please.

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11 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Nov 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to use when not a techno

- Reviewer left no comment

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12 of 14 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Dec 2008

Score 10.0/10

kathleen, chilton polden, nr bridgwater

+ its a nice design, and small enough, but not too small. its very easy to use, any 1 could use it. not too bad camera and features.

- the battery life is ok, but not brilliant, the video capture doesnt work and no 1 can send you a video to youre phone i have found.

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7 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

thaira, birmingham , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ its small, got good features on it and its not too complicated to use

- the only thing about the phone is the sound quality....its not too good cuz you have to hold the speaker to you ear when its on loud speaker to actually hear it

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6 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Feb 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Nice simple phone, it calls people and texts people. Has a very tough shell (not plastic like my sony w200i which was breaking into small pieces after just 6 months.)

- Battery life could be a tad longer...

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5 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Nov 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Nursing student”

+ A basic phone, simple to use.

- The battery life is poor.

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5 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Nov 2008

Score 8.0/10

G, glasgow , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ looks great, its small & light, easy to use

- button abit small maybe? battery life not that long but charges real quick

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5 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Feb 2009

Score 8.0/10

Angie, Glasgow , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Stylish; compact; lightweight; easy to use.

- Battery life not great; camera pics not great quality.

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5 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Apr 2009

Score 10.0/10

Terri, Witham , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Reviewer left no comment

- ring tone isn't loud enough

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5 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Feb 2009

Score 10.0/10

Mary, East Sussex , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ this is a good property mobile - too many mobiles are full of gadgets and have a poor phone system

- hard to end the call once you have finished.

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4 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Ronnie, Swindon

+ I like the fact that it is quite slim and easy to use. This can make it a little difficult to find in a 'busy' handbag, however! The display is easy to read and the menus are easy to navigate around.

- The only bad thing is that the ring tone isn't always loud enough for me to hear it ringing so I do tend to miss lots of calls.

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5 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Feb 2009

Score 8.0/10

philip, neath , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Slim line, looks good, good size screen

- Battery

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4 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

ELIZABETH , LLANELLI SA15 1UD , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ very simple to use,very neat and slim

- there should be a sound control on the loud speaker for higher! or lower

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3 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Liam, South Shields , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ It's a Nokia! Simple as that. They are very easy to use, great features, virtually indestructable, which is always a bonus when you're clumsy, and they always, ALWAYS, look good.

- It doesn't look as pretty as the Nokia 6500 classic, but that's just being pety.

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5 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Apr 2009

Score 5.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ The phones basic and easy to use! It's not to big either.

- The battery is rubbish, i have to charge it everynight! And the camera is not very good!

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5 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

hazel, high wycombe , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ really like the style and metal casing on the phone

- can't work out how to change the clock !!

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4 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Feb 2009

Valerie, bolton

+ so easy to use as im not ofah with mobile,s but thi is suitable for me

- none

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4 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Camera not very good

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4 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Melanie, Lowestoft , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ It's easy to use and battery life is good.

- My hand aches if I'm talking on it for too long but thats the design of all modern phones (too thin)!

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2 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Feb 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Other”

+ sound quality is superb considering size

- blue tooth connection

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2 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Feb 2009

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Product Features

3G No
Touchscreen No
Type Candy Bar
Band Tri
EDGE Yes
WiFi Yes
Camera Resolution in MegaPixels 2
Screen Resolution (pixels) 240x320
Bluetooth Yes
XHTML Browser Yes
WAP Yes
FM Tuner Yes
SatNav No
MP3 ATRAC Playback Yes
Operating System Proprietary OS
Memory Card Slot Yes
Weight (g) 93
Talk Time (hours) 3.5
Standby Time (hours) 310
USB Port Yes
Video Recorder Yes
Instant Messaging Yes
Dimensions (mm) 106.8x43.8x13.1
Java Yes
SAR (W per kg in 10g) 0.82
Games Yes
HTML Browser No
Phone book capacity (names) 1000
Colour Silver
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Manufacturer's Description

Designed for your convenience

A classic, elegant design offering groundbreaking and affordable UMA connectivity.

experience the convenience of UMA technology

Use your home or office wireless broadband connection for fast and affordable calling, messaging and mobile services on your handset.

enjoy smooth, fast downloads

WLAN/UMA offers fast, reliable web access, making downloading media and the use of services easier than ever.

improve your image

Enjoy the feel of cool, brushed metal as you capture all your special moments with a 2 megapixel camera and experience in outstanding clarity on the 16.7 million colour screen.


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