nokia 6280, one of the best?

Advantages: easy to use
Disadvantages: may need a memory upgrade.

...great, its time for my upgrade, i thought. I spent two weeks looking to see what phone i wanted next, after having my nokia 6680 for a year, i decided on the new nokia 6280. Range of features? The nokia 6280 has most of the mod-coms of a new phone. Tri-band. Colour display. Voice and 2 way video calling. Slide opening. 2 mega pixal camera x 2, that has an 8x digital zoom and an integregated flash. A memory card with 64 meg (supplied with phone). Internet access, where you can read your e-mails, send messages, search web sites. Infrared, for you to send data. Built in speakers, for hands free and MP3. Bluetooth, so you can send messages and data, from your phone, to your pc or any other bluetooth enabled phone. Call waiting. Call divert. MP4 Video recording. Audio recording. MP3 player. Java enabled. The phone...

jackiehayes 13.08.2006 · Read review
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**Nokia 6280**

Advantages: Good All-Round Phone
Disadvantages: Collects Dust, Cheap Plastic Back

...Nokia, maybe until recently, have always been the phone to have. It does to mobile phones what Playstation does for gaming, and Tetley does for tea. With the hopeless comparisons aside, this phone does live up to all expectations. The first advantage of this phone is that it has 3G technology, meaning that it can be purchased on the 'three' network where you can access a whole range of of extras, including song downloads and TV streaming. It has two cameras, making it suitable for video calls and also capturing the best moments in life. Also, add a miniSD memory card and then you can store photos, games and music to access and use on your phone. The phone has bluetooth technology, making it perfect for exchanging photos and music with your friends or family. In addition to this, four colours are available: black, plum, burnt orange...

crewealexfan92 20.06.2008 · Read review
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Nokia 6280 slider

Advantages: Good battery life, decent features, average music player and camera
Disadvantages: Firmware issues, random crashing, dust collecting under the main screen.

...The Nokia 6280 is a great phone at the low-mid range price bracket. It has a lot of features that similarly priced phones have and while none of them are exactly top of the line they're above average. As a phone it's very good, but it also offers a music player, radio tuner, basic PIM options such as calendar, appointment scheduling, sync. options with PC, a web browser plus Tri-band GSM and 3G connectivity. There is support for Java programs and games to enhance the usability of the phone. These are small programs that you can install on the phone such as mobile versions of instant messengers like MSN, RSS news readers, a mobile version of the Opera web browser, dictionaries, basic games and a lot of other programs too. The music player is fairly decent, although you'll need a memory card if you want to listen to music as...

Dyonas 14.08.2007 · Read review
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Nokia 6280- a "no no"

Advantages: 2mp Camera, bluetooth, good features
Disadvantages: chunky, camera quality poor, awful battery

...Lets open with a quote from ciao, " Slide open the Nokia 6280 phone to unleash the multimedia and imaging power hidden beneath its sleek and modern cover. See how your friends and loved ones are doing with the Nokia..." Right... I had this phone for a couple of months and immediately wanted to sell it and upgrade to a smaller, sleeker and overall better phone. The Nokia 6280 is fairly bulky and for the size of it, the performance doesn't balance up. What troubled me the most was the battery life. It is pretty shocking- to the extent that I had to charge it every day! The phone was a hassle. However, putting the poor battery life aside, one can draw some positive features from this phone. The colour screen is quite good and the menu configuration is fairly easy to pick up and user friendly. It has MP3, radio and also...

Ak92 14.08.2008 · Read review
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Nokia 6280

Advantages: Long Battery Life, Excellent Picture/Sound Quality
Disadvantages: Ugly

...The Nokia 6280 in my opinion is a brilliant mobile phone. In fact i have had the best experience with the Nokia brand of communications device. It takes excellent pictures, the memory is more than adequate. The sound quality is excellent also! Its is durable and easy to use. The battery life is excellent and once charged it lasts for ages even when being used. The only disadvantage of this phone in my opinion is that its rather big & ugly looking. My nieces play with this phone a lot and it has been dropped on numerous occasions and its still in great condition, no chips, scratches so therefore its quite robust. I have mine on the orange network with a contract (so therefore i didn't purchase it) and the calls & txt's are very cheap. I have been offered a recent upgrade but have decided to stick with the 6280 as i think its...

Yummymummyjens 26.11.2007 · Read review
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Nokia 6280 good but not the ultimate gadget

Advantages: Loads of features, stylish looks, large screen for video
Disadvantages: Not very robust, some software bugs

...such as video and music. Synchronisation works well and software is available for converting files. (Nokia have some tools on their web site but I use something called "Super" which is quirky but does a good job). The 6280 boasts 3G and GPRS but, as with all internet over mobiles that I've seen, it doesn't strike me as broadband on the move! The connections are slow, even this screen is too small and browsers don't cope with most web sites. (For my next phone I think I'll go for a smart phone with wi-fi or stick with my pda). The phone looks stylish and of reasonable build quality, the buttons all have a positive feel to them and the slider mechanism is smooth. That is until you drop it! I regularly drop every phone I've ever had and more often than not kick it across the room in an effort to break its fall. The Nokia 6280 has...

Gadgerz 21.03.2007 · Read review
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the nokia 6280

Advantages: camera, memory card
Disadvantages: none

...i have definatly gone back to nokia phones from samsungs, o2 brand ones etc, as i find that nokia phones are the best. i purchased thenokia 6280as it has a good size screen, 2 mega pixal camara that takes good quality pictures and videos. the keypad is great as it is hidden under neath the screen with a push up mode to show the keypad. i have just figured out how to work the radio and that is good quality listening when it picks up the stations. the bluetooth is great as you can just get songs, ringtones, sounds etc from someone else phone for free. the added memory card is a fantastic piece of kit as you can take as many pohotos as you want and store them on the memory card and you can also transfer them to a computer. you can buy memory cards that are bigger too. the phone is a stylish nokia and it is a little bulky ut to me it is...

kimberley1986 04.12.2006 · Read review
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Nokia 6280

Advantages: Quite Good Looking. Large Screen.
Disadvantages: Not as simple to use as i would have hoped.

...I moved back to Nokia phones after having Sony and Samsung ones and finding them to fiddly and complicated. I have a Nokia back in the days of the old ';brick' phones and although a bit chunky - they were always easy to use and quite solid. Firstly, I would lie to point out that this phone does have a lot going for for it: The 2mp camera is good and still images can come out quite well. The software that arrived with the phone is superb - easy to use and very effective with lots of functions. It is also quite a nice looking handset. Unfotunately, this is where the good things stop...... Although good looking, the handse feels flimsy. The slide mechanism is quite abrupt and I almost feel I am going to slide the front off completely if not careful! It also feels quite lightweight and not very sturdy. Although the still...

iancoleman 02.12.2006 · Read review
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Nokia 6280

Advantages: Looks, large clear screen, camera quality, features
Disadvantages: Operating system bugs, not very robust

...When I first got the phone, I was impressed with its overall look and the features it had to offer. The 2 MegaPixel camera is definitely sufficient to produce high quality photos and videos. The quality of music played on the phone is impressive too. After a year of having the phone, I am able to say that the phone is not the most robust or durable. Is made of plastic that is easily scratched and damaged. The software that the phone runs on contains a fair few bugs. I have had problems such as when phone is turned off and back on, wallpaper is no longer set. Phone turning itself off and a few other issues. If you can take good care of the phone, it looks good and its features are impressive. I find also that the battery now drains fairly quickly, often the phone dies before I get home at night. If buying this product, I...

james2805 25.06.2007 · Read review
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A Washed Nokia 6280

Advantages: It does a triple somersault into water...
Disadvantages: The Phone Restricted detial

...fault..... It was only when Hubby point out that his was doing the same thing.... Camera.... Brilliant absolutly brilliant, some of the pictures we have taken with it look better than our 4MP Nikon camera pictures.... Video not good but ok, alot better than my last phone which was Motorola E550. Cases for this phone are not brilliant either, we tried a lot of them, but in the end, ended up with a rubber case only going around the back and sides, holds it quiet well, they use to sell them on eBay (under Silicone Skin Case 6280) Plus a screen guard to protect the screen. The Voice Recognition isn't very good, because your can't train it yourself. it uses its own software, and its not good with unusal words like my name, or easier ones too for that matter... hates wife (but hubby like that idea hehe). If you were to buy this...

Odette29UK 14.05.2007 · Read review
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