Nokia 7280
Discontinued 9th September 2004
The Nokia 7280 is a phone, honestly it is, although
it doesn't look like any phone we've seen before. In
fact, the 7280 has so many radical features it's hard
to know where to start.
In
physical terms, this is a pen format phone measuring
115x32x19mm and weighing just 84 grams. There are no
number keys on the 7280, everything is either voice
activated or uses the minimal keypad and "rotator"
supplied. There's an unusual 104x208 pixel display in
65,000 colours and a VGA resolution camera.
The 7280 is a tri-band GSM phone with GPRS and an
XHTML browser (which must be interesting to use on that
screen). It can connect to a PC, Mac or one of a myriad
of accessories (such as a very cool wireless image headset)
via Bluetooth, and it also has infra-red capabilities.
Nokia have squeezed an FM radio and speakerphone in
too.
We've seen elements on the 7280 design in other phones..
the unusual pen format reminds us of the Haier P5 and
P6 pen phones, and the keypadless design is reminiscent
of the Xelibri
8 fashion phone.
There are some elements that we think the Nokia 7280
is lacking in though. We really feel that an MP3 player
and removable memory would be a huge plus for this type
of device, and surely a megapixel camera wouldn't be
too difficult? If they'd have managed that, then we
feel that the 7280 would be darned near perfect. However,
this is still an impressive and interesting phone, even
if it won't be to everyone's tastes. The 7280 is planned
for release in the fourth quarter of 2004.
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Nokia
7280 at a glance
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Available:
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Q4
2004
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Network:
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Tri-band
GSM
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Data:
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GPRS
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Screen:
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104x208
pixels, 65,000 colours
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Camera:
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640x480
pixels
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Size:
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Pen
format 115x32x19mm
/ 84 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Infra-red:
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Yes
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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Battery
life:
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3
hours talk / 10 days standby
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