Nokia 6280 review

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September 21, 2006

Posted by: Damian Cox

"Nice phone"

What I like:

Camera quality excellent, screen superb, looks good, nice features, easy to use

What I don't like:

Poor memory supplied, dust gets inside screen, battery life poor

Review:

I got this phone a couple of weeks ago by mistake (I ordered a Sony Ericsson W810i, but they sent this instead, and I was too impatient to send it back and wait a week for the w810i).

After 2 weeks, I'm still very happy with the phone. The screen is excellent, and most of the photo's I've taken so far are very good, though its not great in lower light even with the flash.

Its said to be bulky, but I think it feels fine. The sliding mechanism is good, though I've disabled the "up" shortcut of the navigation button as I pressed it and turned on the camera everytime I tried to slide it open.

I've bought a 1gb mini sd card for the phone which is essential as the supplied 6mb internal and 64mb card are not enough.

The battery life is disappointing, I'm charging it every night (though I usually do this automatically anyway so its not a big problem for me, though if you're on the road a lot and forget your charger it could be a problem). Speaking of chargers, its a shame they had to use a different plug than for most other nokia's, I've got loads of chargers at home from previous Nokia's, but they don't fit this one, meaning I can't leave one at work, one at home, and one in every other place I go to.

The other downside is that dust seems to get inside the case very easily. In fact, a couple of days after getting the phone I'd already got spots all around the screen. It is possible to take off the facia, but its not easy to get back on, and by the time you have there is more dust inside the screen than before.

Overall though, I am impressed with the phone, and am not bored of it yet (my Motorola Razr had be bored within a couple of days, as have most of the phones I've had so far).