The nokia 2300 is truly an eye catcher. its very different in its looks from other phones because of its contemporary styling. no other phone comes out with a different style in their keypad looks. all the other phones follow the same old format of the keypad. the 2300 has its keypad made in such a way that it tempts consumers to buy it. this was just the style part of the phone. coming to the performance and durability part , I would say it is a leader in the performance and durability part among its category of phones. one more attractive feature in the phone is the radio. the radio is really clear and the audio can also be routed through loudspeaker.i bought my phone in 2005 and these are the reasons why I bought the phone. the only thing I don’t like about the phone is low ringing volumes and other alerts. I bought this phone because it fitted into my budget and offered much more than any other phone in its class. nokia is the only brand I ve been buying I and I am 100% satisfied with all the products of theirs which I have bought