Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Useful, Beautiful But Cheap - Nokia 6288

Newer phones are costly and older phones are... well, cheaper! Anyway, it depends entirely on what you really need. If you just want a decent slider phone with an alright usability and capability, plus if you prefer a Nokia phone, then I'd recommend the Nokia 6288.

This phone is equipped with balanced features and looks good too. It is has a slider form and its easily preferable than buying over priced designer phones with the same specs. And if you want discounts, you should compare Nokia 6288 free line rental deals that are on the Internet. Not that you'd find a deal like that on the high streets though. Also, you should follow the deal closely to get the real advantage, its a bit of a hassle but considering what you get, it is worth it. Even free Vodafone line rental discounts are worth the meticulous deal follow up.

Anyway, here are the specs and details on the Nokai 6288.

Design:
The Nokia 6288 is quite a charmer, it looks sleek and attractive. It is a slider phone, looks clean and simple. It has a 100 x 46 x 21 mm size, weighs pretty heavy in 115 grams. The weight and size of the Nokia 6288 gives it a solid feel but feels a little fragile when you hold it as the slider mechanism is a bit loose.

The phone has a bright 262k QVGA color screen in 320 x 240 pixels resolution. It's big and it displays clear images, watching videos or just viewing pictures is great. Just below the large screen is the keypads. The keypads is Nokia standard, ergonomic and easy to navigate. The four way navigation is just great and response is good when you use it. You can choose from 2 themes, black and white, both have glossy look which adds more attractiveness to the phone.

Camera:
The Nokia 6288 only has an average 2 Megapixel Camera, only has a Digital Zoom functionality and a Flash.

Multimedia:
Multimedia is pretty good with the Nokia 6288. It has a Music Player that is able to play MP3, MP4, AAC and eAAC+. The phone also has a video player, for you to enjoy viewing your movies or videos that you have taken. You can also watch online videos through 3GPP Video Streaming. The phone doesn't have an FM feature... bad news to music lovers. The Nokia 5000 has fun embedded games for you to enjoy. There are also a lot of games available for the user to download online. It is also capable of 3D games that you'd probably want to play.

Calling and messaging:
Calling your friends, family or workmates on the Nokia 6288 even in between countires is not a problem. It supports Tri Band GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 and WCDMA 2100. However, if you're on Internet connectivity, the phone is amazingly great. It has EGPRS which allows fast data rate transfers making Internet browsing a breeze.

Fast texters will also be very pleased with the Nokia 6288. It has the all the basic messaging capability a phone should have. It can do SMS (Text Messaging) and MMS (Multimedia Messaging). It also has a predictive text functionality which is most preferred by busy texters. The keypad is exceptionally good not just on the looks, its big, easy to press and quite durable – a Nokia standard. Even if the keypad break, keypads on shops are cheap and you'll find it easy to replace.

Battery:
It kind of sucks on the memory department, it can only have 12 Mbytes of memory. It doesn't have any memory card support so don't get your hopes up. For a low feature phone, it does use more energy than we expected. It has a 4.5 Hours Talk Time or 250 Hours Standby which is just average.

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