Nokia 6305i

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Review Submitted By: Elizabeth Lamnstin

Nokia goes out on a limb with its new 6305i for Verizon Wireless. Not only is it one of the first Finnish phones to feature a slider form factor, it also ramps up Nokia's CDMA offerings as one of the first EV-DO mobiles we've seen from the company. A very sexy, stylish but slightly bulky handset, the Nokia 6305i provides a totally new design experience for Nokia lovers (thanks to the company's partnership with Pantech), but its feature set is a bit perplexing. While it comes with a megapixel camera, a speakerphone, and 3G support for Verizon's V Cast service, it doesn't offer Bluetooth or a memory-card slot. Granted, Verizon usually restricts Bluetooth anyway, but we think that both this feature and the added storage are necessary on a 3G phone.

The rounded corners and the slider form factor are light years away from the standard candy bar handset that has long been one of the company's trademarks. In fact, it looks more like a design we're used to seeing from LG. But change can be a good thing, and the Nokia 6305i is a great example. We were drawn immediately to the sleek, aerodynamic lines and the bright-silver color scheme. The phone is a bit hefty (3.9 by 1.9 by 1.0 inches; 4.7 ounces), but we've come to expect such dimensions from most 3G phones, so the size wasn't bothersome. Plus, the 6305i benefits from a solid construction, and it felt comfortable in our hand. The slider mechanism isn't so stiff that it can't be operated with one finger, though it isn't too loose either.

The menu interface conforms to the standard design that Verizon is pushing on all its handsets. Although we give the carrier props for trying to make everything uniform across its lineup, there's no menu customization allowed, as well as nothing in the way of animation. Below the Nokia 6305i's display are the quirky, but still user-friendly, navigation controls. The circular keys are eye-catching, well sized, and tactile, and they didn't take a huge learning curve to use. Four keys are set in a ring, including two soft keys, the Talk and End buttons, and a Clear key.

When finished taking shots or clips, you can save them to the Nokia 6305i, upload them to your online Verizon album, or send them in a multimedia message. Photo quality wasn't great. Images were blurry, and colors weren't very sharp. Video quality was about average for such a camera--fine for quick clips but nothing remarkable. You can personalize the Nokia 6305i with a variety of wallpaper, display themes, screensavers, and sounds. If you want more options or more ring tones, you can download them via the WAP 2.0 wireless Web browser. There are no included games, so you'll have to buy titles from Verizon.