New Nokia

[jammiedodger]

Does anyone know anything about the 3 new nokia phone, how good they are etc..... thanx

[leighj]

Nokia haven't always got things right recently, but the Nokia 6280 has got almost everything right. It's a 3G slide phone and proves that just because Nokia screwed up their first slide phone (the 6111) they can learn from their mistakes. The 6280 is not a smartphone, but has virtually all of the high-end capabilities that normally come with a 3G smartphone, but without the Symbian operating system. The fact that it has a conventional Series 40 operating system makes the user interface fast and responsive.

It's a nice looking phone, about the same size as the Samsung D600, but with a squarer shape. One of the key benefits of a slide-up design is that it enables a large screen to be placed within a compact phone design, and for once Nokia have supplied a screen that doesn't disappoint. The display is a high quality 262k colour screen with a very high resolution of 320 x 240 pixels - as good as anything on the market today. It is prone to collect dust however. There are two cameras on the phone: an excellent 2 megapixel camera on the rear side of the phone for taking still images, and a front-mounted VGA camera for video calling. These are both excellent cameras.

Connectivity is fully supported, with Bluetooth, USB 2.0 and infra-red, as well as super-fast internet access via EDGE or 3G, supporting download speeds of up to 384 kbps, and upload speeds of 128 kbps. Battery life is very good for a 3G phone.

Not only is the Nokia 6280 one of the best 3G phones currently available, it also has the potential to go head-to-head with high-end GSM phones such as the Samsung D600 and maybe even beat Samsung at their own game.

Leigh.

EXTERNAL REVIEW SOURCE: http://www.mobile-phones-uk.org.uk/nokia-6280.htm