| The Nokia 6280 is a 3G slide phone. It's not a | | | | function in a horizontal landscape mode. Photos and |
| smartphone, but has virtually all of the high-end | | | | videos taken with the Nokia 6280 can be viewed |
| capabilities that normally come with a 3G smartphone, | | | | directly on the screen and then shared with others via |
| but without the Symbian operating system. The fact | | | | MMS, email or directly printed to compatible printers. |
| that it has a conventional Series 40 operating system | | | | Pictures and videos can be conveniently stored on the |
| makes the user interface fast and responsive.the 3G | | | | Nokia 6280's miniSD memory card. |
| Nokia 6280 is equipped with both a 2 megapixel and a | | | | Music is catered for with a music player for MP3 |
| VGA camera. This compact slider phone provides an | | | | tracks and Visual Radio. Sound output is in stereo, and |
| ideal platform for 3G services such as real time video | | | | a stereo headset is supplied. The phone comes with |
| sharing and two way video calls. | | | | 74 Mbytes of built-in memory plus an expandable |
| It has a bright QVGA (320x240 pixels), 262,000 colour | | | | memory card - ideal for storing music and video. The |
| display with dedicated camera and zoom buttons. The | | | | 6280 also has an interesting and novel feature - video |
| 6280 creates a natural, user-friendly conventional | | | | ringtones! |
| camera experience by operating the photography | | | | Connectivity is fully supported, with Bluetooth, USB 2.0 |
| function in a horizontal landscape mode. | | | | and infra-red, as well as super-fast internet access via |
| Photos and videos taken with the Nokia 6280 can be | | | | EDGE or 3G, supporting download speeds of up to |
| viewed directly on the screen and then shared with | | | | 384 kbps, and upload speeds of 128 kbps. Battery life |
| others via MMS, email or directly printed to compatible | | | | is very good for a 3G phone. |
| printers. Pictures and videos can be conveniently | | | | The Nokia 6280 is potentially one of the best 3G |
| stored on the Nokia 6280's miniSD memory card. | | | | phones currently available. However, it is unreliable and |
| The 3G Nokia 6280 is equipped with both a 2 | | | | there have been a variety of faults reported - from |
| megapixel and a VGA camera. This compact slider | | | | memory card faults, to shutting down and even total |
| phone provides an ideal platform for 3G services such | | | | failure. It's a shame, but we really can't recommend the |
| as real time video sharing and two way video calls. | | | | 6280. |
| It has a bright QVGA (320x240 pixels), 262,000 colour | | | | The screen and display is superb, both the design and |
| display with dedicated camera and zoom buttons. The | | | | the functionality of the phone are excellent, but after |
| 6280 creates a natural, user-friendly conventional | | | | four days of use it turned itself off and won't switch |
| camera experience by operating the photography | | | | back on. |