Nokia 6280 - Sim Free Mobile Phone with 2 MP Camera

 

 

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The 6280 is Nokia's latest attempt at an affordable 3G handset, and although it has its drawbacks, overall it is a quality phone packed full of features.

To look at, the 6280 is quite chunky and not the smallest phone about. The phone is of average weight. But bearing in mind all of the features stuffed into it, it was never going to be particularly tiny. You do get a big, clear and brilliant display, plus big buttons for all the main features. The slider mechanism is smooth and the keypad is responsive and comfortable to use. There are also volume, camera and Push To Talk buttons on the sides, as well as a slot for a MiniSD card.

Build quality is good and the black and silver colour scheme is smart. The 2 MegaPixel camera (with flash) takes very good photos, and you can do some basic picture editing on the phone itself. Video is not too good. At the highest resolution it is OK, but below that it can be very blocky. There is also no way of setting the video to limit itself to `message length' so shooting a video to then send by MMS is tricky, bearing in mind most networks don't support message sizes of greater than 100 KB. Video calls suffer from the same blockiness, as does streamed video from the net.

The music player and radio are both very good. Sound quality is excellent and the bundled headphones do a good job. Playing music and radio through the phone's speaker is also surprisingly good. The phone has basic sound equaliser settings, which you can adjust to your own preference.

Photos, videos, music, etc. can be stored in the 6280's internal memory, which is only a few MegaBytes, or on a MiniSD card. You get a 64MB card in the box, I highly recommend you buy a larger capacity card if you want to use the phone as a music player or for lots of photos. MiniSD cards are relatively cheap, so it's not too much of a problem.

Transferring files to/from the phone can be done using the bundled USB cable and Nokia PC Suite software. It is easy to use and works pretty well. The phone also support Bluetooth and infra-red.

Battery life is often not great on 3G handsets, and on the 6280 it holds up well. The battery lasts a good few days even when the phone is used to take a few pictures, videos, calls and so on. A full charge only takes a few hours so it's quite impressive.

Call quality is in line with the rest of the sound on the 6280 - it is excellent. There are plenty of options in the Contacts menu, you can set pictures and videos for callers, voice dialling, Push To Talk (this offers walkie-talkie like functionality but has limited support), video calls and the phone even has its own Instant Messaging client.

The Nokia 6280 is a good phone, but is sadly just let down by some little niggles. To look at, it's an acquired taste and video is disappointing. The latter is a big blow on a 3G handset! But as a mobile phone, it is superb, the camera takes great photos, it's a good music player and is a pleasure to use. Worth the money.

Have this phone about 5 months now and it's the first phone I've had that has given me no problems whatsoever (and I've had MANY phones!) Ok so the battery isn't great. Big deal..charge it! Memory is useless..break out and buy a new card! The bottom line is, it's full of features, the camera is excellent and it's simple to navigate and use. Although an earlier reviewer slammed it because he couldn't use it. (Not exactly the phone's fault!) In my opinion the good outweighs the bad and I would highly recommend it. In fact a friend has just got rid of her Motorola V3X (awful phone) and replaced it with the 6280 and absolutely loves it!

Sourced my 6280 through O2 as part of annual upgrade?My first choice was Nokia N80 but they are way too expensive at the moment.The 6280 is very good...no getting away from that.I've been a Nokia user for years now so I am comfortable with the menus etc.Camera is very good-clarity of pictures copied on to my PC is great! BUT....I agree with comments about the miserly memory both on the phone & the mini-SD Card supplied as standard.Its also quite confusing working out what available memory space u have so come on Nokia more memory please!!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Nokia 6280, good telephone, arrived next day
I was surprised how quickly i have got it. Arrived in good condition, well packed.

Published 16 months ago by Veronika

2.0 out of 5 stars Looks great but so fragile
I received this phone from 3 as part of a package deal. For the first five months it was great - good pictures, good sound. Read more

Published on 12 Mar 2008 by Kalanisoi

1.0 out of 5 stars Put me off Nokias forever
List of the problems so far:

turns itself off
doesnt send texts
cant access inbox
random "phone restricted" messages flash up when the phone is NOT... Read more

Published on 5 Nov 2007 by Edward Fordyce

1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid at all costs
i have had this phone for just over a year its on an orange 18mth contract .
i loved the phone in the shop it had everything i wanted but................ Read more

Published on 24 Sep 2007 by D. Allen

1.0 out of 5 stars Perfect . . . if you want random crashing, lockouts and fragility.
I was really excited about getting this phone. Sadly, within 24 hours and one easy web search, my worst fears were confirmed and I was cursing the day I bought it. Read more

Published on 23 Aug 2007 by Z Thinker

2.0 out of 5 stars easy to use but too fragile
I have had my nokia 6280 for over a year now {orange contract phone}. I have to say I have had so many problems with the phone, {this is my third replacement so far}. Read more

Published on 17 July 2007 by shevchenko

4.0 out of 5 stars Nokia 6280 - Classic Nokia
I can only get one with nokia mobile phones, and this one is no exception. The entire set-up is classic nokia and is not challenging. Read more

Published on 14 Sep 2006 by Cubic

2.0 out of 5 stars Put me off Nokia for life!
I'm not a phone expert so I won't get technical. I upgraded to this phone from a Samsung D500. I could not get on with this phone at all. Read more

Published on 4 July 2006 by Super Blades Man

4.0 out of 5 stars Nokia 6280
As a commited nokia fan (I find them so easy to navigate, and this one is just as easy) I couldn't wait to get this. Read more

Published on 27 May 2006 by E. Lindsay

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent phone but standard mempry lets it down a little..
This is a really nice phone to use and it looks fab. I'd give it 5 stars only the memory card you get with it is VERY small. Read more

Published on 2 May 2006 by A. Somerville

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