Nokia 6300

The Nokia 6300 (type RM-217, codenamed Piccolo) is a mid-range GSM candybar phone announced on 28 November 2006 and released in January 2007.

With a compact and slim design featuring a metal back and face plate, it was one of Nokia's most popular and iconic phones. Its features were similar to the preceding Nokia 6233, with the exception of 3G UMTS support. The 6233 was much bulkier though.

Four color options were available - silver, black, red-silver (shown here), and white-silver. The 6301 and 6300i had their own unique colors too - these were variants released later with added WLAN support and other improvements.

Variants

 * 6300b (RM-222): US variant with different bands.
 * 6300i (RM-337): Improved version, announced in March 2008 and released in April. Europe exclusive.
 * 6301 (RM-322): Improved version, announced in September 2007 and released in March 2008.
 * 6301b (RM-323): US variant of the 6301.

Related phones

 * Nokia 6233: Predecessor.
 * Nokia 3110 classic: Based on the same board, but with a different design and a lower resolution screen. Has infrared that the 6300 lacks.
 * Nokia 6303 classic: Successor.
 * Nokia 6700 classic: Successor with a more premium design than the 6303.
 * Nokia 6300 4G: Revival of the 6300, released in January 2021. Out of scope for this wiki.

Apps

 * Catalogs
 * Converter II
 * Opera Mini
 * Presenter
 * Sensor
 * Yahoo! Go

Games

 * Snake III
 * Soccer 3D
 * Sudoku (Flash Lite)

Ringtones
The ringtones on this phone heavily differ based on the firmware.

Later firmware
An updated firmware from 2008 features many of the same ringtones, but also replaces several with different ones; most notably, the piano Nokia tune was replaced with the guitar version which was used from 2008 to 2011. Another later firmware version includes a completely different set of tones:

Batteries

 * Nokia BL-4C (3.7 V, 860 mAh Li-ion)

Data cables

 * Any miniUSB cable