K800i or Nokia 6300

chris85

Ok have been told to pick a phone as a christmas present. Not into very expensive phones. Like a good priced decent fone with decent features.

I have been looking at the K800i on vodafone for €129 and the nokia 6300 for €119. I think they are both good phones.

I know the K800i has flash camera with more pixels but bit bulkier, but the 6300 is nice shape and has good camera except no flash.

Any advice on what to go for???

Have a feeling a lot of people are choosing between these two phones at moment as they seem to be good for the price.

Sam Vimes

the k800 is a lot better than the 6300. Its worth the extra bulk

APM

have the k800i for personal and the 6300 for work and by far prefer the K800i. Camera is better and the phone just seems to have alot more to it. IMO the battery life is better on the sony too.

David O'Keeffe

I have been using the Sony Ericsson K800i for many months. It has a very good battery, superb quality camera and works well.

I must warn you, if you are a wild user, and use the phone heavily on a regular basis, you may have some problems as the joystick may degrade. This is only if you are a 12 year old girl with free Meteor texts to "all her friends". If you aren't, you shouldn't have a problem.

Sony Ericsson are a far better choice than those crazy Finnish Folks in Nokia!

Nyum Nyum

The 6300 has shockingly bad battery life.

The K800i has shockingly good battery life and a great camera.

Random

I would say the k800i too. Better interface, better camera, better battery.

The 6300 is nice and slimline though if that's your cup of tea.

Creamy Goodness

joystick does degrade with the k800i,

but if you become an advanced user you would use the keypad for menu shortcuts.

ie. press menu >> 5 >> 1 >> 1 will get you to write a new message.
press menu >> 5 >> 1 >> 7 will get you to sent messages etc.

i prefer these type of shortcuts rather than using the joystick.

other than a slightly dodgey joystick it's a much better phone than the 6300.

TarfHead

I started using a NOKIA 6300 this week.

Battery life seems to be, as already posted, 'shockingly bad'. I am also surprised that connecting it by USB to a PC does not enable it to re-charge, i.e. data transfer only.

chris85

thanks for the feedback.

I want a good battery, i found the last 3G phone i had to be crap on battery life. Is the k800i good on this? will prob keep 3G off anyway.

Seems like the k800i is worth it. Do any people using it have any problems due to the bulkiness of the handset?

Sam Vimes

TarfHead wrote: »

I am also surprised that connecting it by USB to a PC does not enable it to re-charge, i.e. data transfer only.

all nokias are like that. you can get a data cable that has an extra connection for charging

edit: there it is
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nokia-CA-70-USB-charging-cable/dp/B000GJ8GP6

eamon234

That's another plus for the Sony! Charges while plugged into USB.

neilled

eamon234 wrote: »

That's another plus for the Sony! Charges while plugged into USB.

Another plus? As far as i'm concerned its a superior handset - end of story. If you wanted the waif like dimensions in a SE phone then I suggest that you go for a T650 but those cost a pretty penny at the moment and have been out less than a month here.

strife

What the mp3 player like on the K800i. I.e. Could you use it for personal use on the bus or something?
I'm also thinking of buying this handset.

leche solara

strife wrote: »

What the mp3 player like on the K800i. I.e. Could you use it for personal use on the bus or something?
I'm also thinking of buying this handset.

Yes it can be used for personal use on the bus or wherever. Buy a 4GB card from 7dayshop.com and fill it up.

The K800i has been massively reduced in price and about a month ago was more than twice the price it now is.

strife

Cool. At 129 I think this is the phone for me. Thanks for the help.

Mimikyu

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redfan

6300 every guy i know who has one says the battery life is not great lads. . any one on here agree?

Alanstrainor

Just thought i'd post up my thoughts of the k800i after buying it on o2 and getting it unlocked. how about some bullet points?...:
1:the camera is great
2:easy, intuitive menus
3:Surprisingly good battery life i get around 3 days out of it with moderate use
4:functional mp3 player, it's dead handy for the journey to college
5:I love the screen size.

For the money you can't beat it. I have a friend who bought the 6300 and as well as the bad battery life it crashes a lot too. The k800i wins, no contest.

Alan,

Mimikyu

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redfan

i agree with all the above but would be great if the k800i was a slight bit slimmer
shes telling me hey are you happy to see me or is that a k880i in your pocket .?