Nokia 7280

7280 Nokia picture From the intermittent red glow at the top to the matching red-and-black wrist strap at the bottom, the 7280 is a strange but stylish beast. Only the Nokia label on the side and the relentless advertising make it recognisable as a mobile phone. Without those clues, you might well believe you were looking at an Art Deco cigarette case, or perhaps a grooming kit. The Nokia 7280 is smaller than it looks in Nokia's adverts, measuring just 115 x 32 x 19mm. The cross section is a parallelogram rather than a rectangle, adding another dose of weirdness to a phone that isn't short of bizarre features. It's made of glossy black plastic, with white and silver accents and two patches of a black, suede-like fabric. One patch covers the earpiece and the other provides a thumbgrip on the right-hand side. There's also a fabric tag with the Nokia logo. We aren't sure how the suede will hold up over time and you'll want to avoid touching it with greasy fingers. Otherwise the Nokia 7280 feels fairly solid. Nokia 7280 Themes Free Nokia Themes download Nokia 7280 Software Free Nokia Software download Nokia 7280 Games Free Nokia Games download Reading the Nokia marketing material, it's clear that Nokia don't intend the Nokia 7280 to be used for regular business or daytime use. Instead it's designed as a second phone, or a "night phone". Viewed in this way, it seems to be a much more realistic option - at the end of the working day, you leave your normal phone behind and step out into the night with the Nokia 7280 in your pocket, to be used for calling, taking fun pics, occasional texts and general posing. The Nokia 7280 supports GPRS and even has a built-in browser. Viewing Web pages on the tiny screen is like reading the paper through your letterbox, but it does work. More usefully, you can use the phone as a wireless modem for another device, such as a laptop or PDA. Battery life appeared to be in the middle of the range. It typically lasted a few days between charges, rather than the week or more we've seen with some phones. However, it certainly isn't as power hungry as the big-screen smartphones.

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