The phone also comes with a 500-name phone book, a calendar, a calculator, a speakerphone, wireless e-mail and Web access, text and multimedia messaging, voice-activated commands, J2ME support for Java games and applications, four games (Water Rapids, Virtual Me, Snake EX2, DJ, with additional titles available for download), six-way conference calling, and more. You get eight polyphonic (24-chord) ring tones, and you can download more from T-Mobile's T-zones service. The Nokia 3300 doesn't skimp on features. Another major design gripe: We had to remove the battery to change the SD card, an inconvenient setup if you're on the road. The included headset was much more comfortable. Also, the music phone isn't molded to fit the contours of your cheek our ears were sore after only a few minutes. Even after we figured out the arrangements (you hold the right end to your ear and the left end to your mouth-better than the Nokia N-Gage but not much), we still had to stop and think whenever we answered a call. Also, listings were often spaced too far apart, forcing you to scroll quite a bit to see every item on a roster. Dig a little deeper, however, and you're greeted with the usual dull text selections on plain white backgrounds. We expected snazzy menus from the music phone, and indeed, the animated icons looked promising. However, we did a double take whenever we had to dial a phone number since the number keys on the right side of the keyboard double as letter keys, they're hard to find. But the keys themselves have plenty of breathing room, and after a few false starts, we were pecking at a reasonable clip. Because it's divided roughly in two, each of your thumbs has to learn which buttons to press. Below the screen is a four-way mouse flanked by two selection keys. Holding it with both hands, you use your left and right thumbs to type on the QWERTY keyboard, which is split in two by the LCD. Measuring 4.5 by 2.5 by 0.8 inches and weighing 4.4 ounces, the Nokia 3300 looks more like a Game Boy than a cell phone. However, the phone itself is large and clunky, its menus lack pizzazz, and it suffers from some design flaws. On the upside, we were pleasantly surprised by the 3300's sound quality and the inclusion of all the features we've come to expect in a mobile. Like previous attempts from Samsung and Audiovox, the result is a mixed bag. the Nokia music phone, combines two of our favorite gadgets into a single device.
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