Nokia 6288 Review Analysis | All Features Rated & Tested

price

4

Poorly made for such an expensive phone
cheap
Faulty, dodgey, cheap, dusty Integrated Circuit factory
slider feels a bit cheap
feels cheap

Good value
cheap stuff wont be surprised if some other company made it doesnt feal like nokia isnt priced like a nokia
it is amazing good phone for its price and the display is huge and good sound quality
pis WELL PRICED
Well priced

It's a Nokia = Cheap plastic rubbish
the price i had to pay for it
but quality comes at a price
was 3 times the price
My last phone, was 3 times the price, and had less than half the features
Expensive
For us that would mean a replacement phone of similar value
For us that would mean a replacement phone of similar value, as I would not trust the same model again

should not be purchase
Value for Money
Good looks, Value for Money, Nokia brand name
Cheap for its obviously good quality
A great bundle for the price
full functionalities @ low price
Some advanced features for a medium priced handset
Feel good with the price higher than cost-effective products
Initially my teenage daughter was over the moon about her new Nokia 6288 mobile which we purchased as her Xmas gift...at a reduced price of NZ$299 (down from NZ$599)...then...DISAPPOINTMENT AND FRUSTRATION

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LCD

2

would have liked contacts on the screen as previous models had
Hard to see screen in sunlight
unless you like phones where you can't see what you're doing on the screen
screen flashes then goes blank
and then to top it off the screen went blank

Good screen
screen quality fantastico
big screen
Screen size
Good big screen

Huge amounts of dust behind the screen
Huge amounts of dust behind the screen, and i took care of it
screen has completley gone blank
screen is crap
The SCREEN
Bad screen I read
useless screen
useless screen, so why do they sell it?
Screen easily broken
Flashing screen
screen gets dirty
Screen Brakes Easily
dust in the screen and crappy headphones
apparantly has a really sh**ty screen
SOFT SCREEN-buy a crystal case
All the good about it is pointless if the screen dies randomly after a few months
screen breaks easy
breaks down, screen breaks easy
screen cracks (many people have had this problem)
Screen don't work
Screen don't work, flickers and flashes
cracket screen
cracket screen, loose sliding phone, its heavy and chucky as well
dunno bout the screen
my screen has cracked for some bizarre reason
you can call the number for one second and their name would appear on the screen
usually with phones, you can call the number for one second and their name would appear on the screen
screen cracking
screen cracked with no real reason why
Seems to be very fragile, screen cracked with no real reason why
extremely concened about the screen cracking and not being covered under warranty - particularly if this is a weak point in this phone
Easily attratcts finger prints on cover/screen
Not recommended for Kids or active people who may subject the phone to constant knocks bumps and scrapes etc
I have actually taken it back to nokia because when I go to full screen size
I have actually taken it back to nokia because when I go to full screen size, my screensavers or gifs get segmented
screen can be scratched too easily
Not a large selection of themes or wallpapers, screen can be scratched too easily
difficult to push the 123 buttons when in crystal case
Top buttons still too close to screen
Top buttons still too close to screen, damn Nokia didnt learn
it is too easy ti let the dusts come into the mobile body and screen
My active standby
Smaller screen than aa smart phone is the only disadvantage
locking keypad, my active standby
Screen cracked inside without any instance of being dropped etc
Little did we know this was the least of her problems - the BIGGEST SHOCK and DISAPPOINTMENT was finding the Nokia screen CRACKED from the INSIDE OUT
One girl had paid $120 to have her screen fixed only to have it CRACK FROM THE INSIDE OUT AGAIN
While we were making our complaint TWO OTHER users of the Nokia 6288 were also at the store complaining about the FAULTS of their phones and one had a screen that was also cracked
that users of the Nokia 6288 have all had similar problems and a recurring problem is with the SCREEN CRACKING from the INSIDE OUT
I was interesting to find on the internet, that users of the Nokia 6288 have all had similar problems and a recurring problem is with the SCREEN CRACKING from the INSIDE OUT

GET A CRYSTAL CASE 4 UR PHONE
good speaker,good features,big screen,great phone
nice big screen/ very clear
Large screen
I like the active Standby
Nice screen, keypads have a nice feel to it
nice big screen good sliding affect and it is very pretty
Extremely clear LCD screen
big screen, sounds pretty clear
screen
Ample clear screen size for a phone
Great size screen 240 x 320
Good Clear Screen
i like the wide screen only
For this phone, i like the wide screen only
Excellent Screen clarity
good size screen

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appearance

5

good look
got every thing i would look 4 in a phone
Attractive Look
glossy look
Sleek look

Sleek look, shiny finish, great sound quality
Sleek
fashion appearance

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keyboard

2

Uncertain keypad lock
Now the keypad comes flying off when i open the phone (no problems before the "repair" job
Terrible Keypad
keypad might be small for biger hands
slider feels a bit cheap, keypad might be small for biger hands

the screen size and the keypad spacing is great
good keypad
Great key/button placement
slide keypad
(to the person who was saying they made a 10 minute call to a collegue - a automatic key lock)

Screen light goes off when not using keypad for only a short period Any suggestions?
Everything other that the screen and Keypad
Weak keypad locking feature
locking keypad

Large screen, slide keypad, Nokia OS, (to the person who was saying they made a 10 minute call to a collegue - a automatic key lock)
keypad
Large screen,keypad, and yeah thats about it

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battery

1

Unimpressive battery life
battery
however the problem had to do with the battery
so by removing the battery and replacing it
backlight stopped working after a few months, however the problem had to do with the battery, and not the backlight itself, so by removing the battery and replacing it, problem was all fixed

upgraded battery
good battery
battery is really good
good battery life
battery life is good

says it has low battery then shuts of even though the battery icon is full
screen flashes then goes blank, says it has low battery then shuts of even though the battery icon is full, backlight often stays on for half an hour, freezes, buttons get stuck
My battery is Cactus after 12 months
Beware of Leaking Battery
Battery Life
severe battery problems
in accurate battery charge meter
battery life isnt great
fragile,slide is loose,battery life isnt great
Battery could be better
battery life is short
Terrible battery life
battery life terrible
shutdown poor battery life
Useless battery (it's good for about 3 months
Short battery life
not sure about battery life and not sure if slider is tight
difficult to open battery compartment
grainy image in low light (as compared to the sony erikson or motorola), frail, difficult to open battery compartment, difficult to push the 123 buttons when in crystal case
slightly short battery life
battery not durable
the charge on the battery only lasts for a day and a half even with minimal use
Slider seems loose when closed, the charge on the battery only lasts for a day and a half even with minimal use, back light only stay on for a few seconds
The battery life...there isn't one
Even if it has a full battery

Nice battery life
battery lasts 4 days
Great battery life-span
Long battery Life
Battery to keep a long time
Oh if you charge it up fully and don't use it at all the battery life is excellent

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interface

3

Bad interface
Bad interface, no audible prompts of network loss, sporadic shutdown feature

fast interface (in my experience)
nice design and functionality, fast interface (in my experience), i would've loved it if it didn't conk out so soon...great pics in bright light

sound

5

average sound quality
Incoming calls don't often ring
Crap ring tones
Ring volume is low
Ring volume is low, some functions still turn on (but will not work

good sound and music management
good sound
awesome sound-quality
eventhough both of them are 2 mpix...the sound is also good...the 3g is also not bad...n its cheap...n it has a very beautiful design...very elegan
surprisingly good sound quality

Sound
Excellent sound
Good MP3 sound quality
good sound quality
goos sound
got every thing i would look 4 in a phone, goos sound, pis WELL PRICED
Good sound, bluetooth, slide
Good ring tones
awesome sound
Clear crisp sound for mp3
great sound quality
style and sound quality
Ease of use, style and sound quality
The appearance of a full-featured sound good fashion feel better quick response

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reception

2.5

even i have full reception
regularly it won't send messages, even i have full reception
very poor reception
very poor reception, and vodafone is not interested, the customer service is terrible
I asked about the reception and was treated like an idiot

3G capabilities and has great colour and reception
Good reception
Good reception, reliable, tough,
Great signal (3G

poor reception

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portability

0.5

slider to heavy....for an mp3 player sound not loud enough...heavy handset
Heavy weight and slide bar is loose too
My tight jeans have a faded patch where the phone sits in my pocket
A phone like this should last more than 5 months in a pocket
and heavy

weight light
i would've loved it if it didn't conk out so soon...great pics in bright light
compact

when i take it out of my pocket it slides open =.=
its heavy and chucky as well
grainy image in low light (as compared to the sony erikson or motorola)
heavy and poor slide mechanism
back light only stay on for a few seconds
not for the in pocket worker
A very bulky mobile, not for the in pocket worker
It was in her school uniform zip-up pocket (where she has kept her previous mobiles and had no problem

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connectivity

5

USB connection keeps dropping out
Usb unable to connect with mac (Phone always shutdown
turning on and off bluetooth is quite a hassle
Unstable bluetooth connection

Support for A2DP Bluetooth profile
support for A2DP stereo Bluetooth profile
3G, Plenty of features
Bluetooth - pairs well with Nokia Bh-501 headphones
bluetooth

2mp cam,mp3 player,bluetooth
Bluetooth is dodgy
huge 262k colour screen, 2mp Camera, Media Player, Bluetooth, 3G
it has bluetooth

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size

0.5

Slider mechanism a little loose
It kind of worked again for a little while
kinda big but hey...meh
side's a little loose
side's a little loose, bulky, memory's a little low

There was so little time of the phone actually working that I can't remember anything good about it
good size
size
size, mp3
good for storing little notes

A little clunky by today's standards
size at times
Slide, freezing, size at times, long start ups,
big and chunky :D
slider a big loose
really fat and big
Phone isn't reliable enough to actually provide those features for any length of time
a little annoying that you can't search for someone by number
a little annoying that you can't search for someone by number, as in somebody messages you and their number is showing without a name, but their name IS in your phonebook, but you can't find them until you call them and find out who it is
PC connectivity is a little more fiddly than I would like
big and chunky
Not a large selection of themes or wallpapers

Glossy, speaker is quite good, good for storing little notes,
Large fonts

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contrast

0.5

Do not support brightness and contrast adjustment

black level

0.5

Black Screen
Now my screen is starting to go black/fuzzy/mental when i select anything
The screen goes black and then reboots
The screen has a mind of its own and turns black at the most inappropriate times
The slider is kinda loose,fingerprints show on the cover easily(Black models only)and it makes the phone look bad and messy

black can see all finger prints
Slides a bit loose and it attracts finger prints for black casing
Slides a bit loose and it attracts finger prints for black casing, not sure about white casing

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resolution

5

and large resolution
clear resolution
3G, good battery life, clear resolution
Not so bad a resolution

maps

0.5

No GPS

performance

5

fast texting
it had 3g which is pretty reasonably quick
You can delete message recipients from the log, it had 3g which is pretty reasonably quick
fast transfer of data on and off the phone
Very quick browsing multi media (for a phone alot quicker than my old SEK750i

quick
FM radio, volume, MP3 player, quick
Good music player, loud speaker, Fast GPRS speed
Fast

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sensor

0.5

Only the reflection of cell phone is a bit slow

menu

1.5

because it's made of such flimsy plastic the latch won't hold the simcard down properly
breaks down
cannot turn volume down

good at first will love it till it breaks down

shutter

0.5

it doesnt lock when you shut it
slider just a little loose when shut

video

5

Why almost 50% of calls go to video call
not a good video player - no rwd/ffwd key
Video playback has no rewind/ffw
capturing video is bad
night mode,capturing video is bad

Video & radio
video calls (even though i cant use them because i'm using a 2g sim
Ok video
mpg video
mp3 video etc

the music & video player
especially the video recorder which record the video at the quality of 640x480.The only flaw is the dusts problem
All its functions are almost completely including the DC, the music & video player, especially the video recorder which record the video at the quality of 640x480.The only flaw is the dusts problem, it is too easy ti let the dusts come into the mobile body and screen
Stiff slider, bad camera,3G video image no good on this phone

video
store video clips and LOADS of mp3 songs
Fantastic video quality
3G video downloads are great and clear
3G video downloads are great and clear, the MP3 player is handy and the radio is fantastic...I'm sold
video capture
good as video quality
Music feature is great, even the Video serves me well
MP4 Video recording @640x480 and playback
video player
alot of functions, good camera/video quality, mp3 player, video player
High video quality
video clips 640x480
the Nokia 6288 is packed with great features and video quality is extremely good
Overall, the Nokia 6288 is packed with great features and video quality is extremely good

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voice guidance

0.5

Have to go to options to change to voice call ..ANNOYING
Voice tag calls hard to use

good voice call quality

usability

5

Taking off the back cover is not always easy
the calculator isn't the easiest thing to use
the calculator isn't the easiest thing to use, it takes a long time for folders to open and programs to load
Overall I would say this phone is ideal for any office worker/commuter that would have use for mp3 mobile tv
Overall I would say this phone is ideal for any office worker/commuter that would have use for mp3 mobile tv, organiser as long as the phone is well looked after and not tossed in handbags, pockets with keys/coins

easy navigation
easy to use
good size, easy to use, appealing design
easy to text
awsome and strong phone, easy to use

and enough to use in the daily lives
Nokia 6288 is the best model in the S40s the third edition, and enough to use in the daily lives
unlock easy
scratches too easy
Dosn't hold charge, scratches too easy, switches self off,
and when she went to use it - she found the screen CRACKED FROM THE INSIDE

easy to use and lots of good featurs
Easy to Understand
easy to use because all nokias are
easy to use good camera
served me well 4 12 months, big screen, easy to use good camera
Easy to use, volume good, large memory with card, store lots music
easy 2 use
Liked it until it started dying -- easy to use
3G, memory, easy to use
Easy to use once used to the small updates they have done since the original Nokias
easy to use txt function
looks great, Nokia quality, easy to use txt function, good camera
Awesome 2MP camera, super easy to use, perfect as a portable MP3
Easy to use, usually comes with headset so it can be turned into a mp3 player, good sound, stylish design, slide feels just right coz it's easy to slide up, can get plastic covers 4 it so it doesnt get scratched
Not sure as I have forgotten what it was like to use
Great quality camera, easy to use, music and TV access, video capture
Easy to transfer music and photos
Ease of use
Simple tranfer from pc
easy as to use
Easy to use for texting
Ease of use Nokias are always straight forward
I hardly need to refer to instruction manual at all
simple to use
Sleek, simple to use
Stylish, easy to use, excellent range of features
easy to use, good display, useful features
very nice design, a lot of functions, easy to use
quite simple to use
Good looking, quite simple to use
Stylish, Easy To Use
easy to use, radio, mp3, good size screen
Smart looking, compact, easy to use, many features
easy to text on
easy to text on, cool themes
It has great internet use
easy to press etc
Fast, easy to use, decent sized buttons, easy to press etc
Easy to use, simple to set up, easy to download and upload stuff with USB cable
Simple to use PC connection to transfer stuff

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memory

3.5

and the memory capacity is not sufficient
Small internal memory
memory's a little low
Needs more internal memory
Your memory card will prompt for a password afterwards and you have to format the mmc

can take memory cards
can adapt to the computer
large memory with card
Memory card slot
memory

less internal memory
The stereo is not really that good and the internal memory could have been improve
only came with 64mb memory card
fingerprint prone over the casing, only came with 64mb memory card, slide is slightly loose
smal internal memory
not many, smal internal memory, that's it
Internal memory is far too small
memory in phone
memory in phone, battery, loudness (music)
Memory of small battery standby time is not durable occasionally crash

storage just EVERYTHINK
memory card
memory card, store video clips and LOADS of mp3 songs
supports all branded memory cards
The upgradable memory
phonebook and txt message memory
Ease of swapping memory cards on the Go
Large memory capacity
The large memory space
Large Memory Card (512MB included
Included 512MB memory card
a nice and comfortable slide and also the 512 mb free memory card
Excellent screen and 256mb memory card as standard
memory card, better graphic's

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image quality

4

sounds quality is good but volume is very low
Videos arnt that good in quality
Terrible battery life, constantly crashing music program, Unstable bluetooth connection, poor reception, build quality, average sound quality
crap quality plastics
crappy quality

the quality of the pictures are really good for a 2MP.No major technical problems or Flaws
The Music player is good, the quality of the pictures are really good for a 2MP.No major technical problems or Flaws
Call quality is pleasant
Nokia quality
Radio is a good quality

really good video quality and photo quality
Great phone , really good video quality and photo quality
Picture quality is great
aswel as picture quality
good as video quality, aswel as picture quality, easy as to use, no problems at all with it
better graphic's
better call quality

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focus

3

the camera's capture delay causes pictures to very very often become out of focus unless you wait for a few seconds with the steadiest hand

lacks auto focus
good camera,lacks auto focus

design

5

Design is slick but lacks the funk factor
Slider mechanism a little loose, Design is slick but lacks the funk factor
Chunky design
Chunky design, Web browsing
im looking for a upgrade

appealing design
Looks good
Yes it is a nice looking phone
Yes it is a nice looking phone, but thats as far as it goes
Looks fair good

im looking for a upgrade, but probably wont find anything near as good
looks like its a dud
It started dying -- 12 months is not long enough for a phone sold on a 2-year plan
it seems to suffer from poor design
Boring if u rather a pop-style looking phone
Big and bulky - looks like it was designed in the 1900s
Not enough good-looking form larger

Cheap on the three plan
looks nice
looks
it looks nice and was the best slide out
looks cool
looks ok
Good looking
look/design everythin
looks great
everything (design is GREAT!!!!)
It looks great
Looks good (a little bulky but its better than feeling as if it will snap in half
Good looks
great features & looks
Good design
Good design, lots of features I love it
Executive-looking
nice design and functionality
Good looking, many features
Stylish
very nice design
Smart looking
Nice looking and light

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build quality

0.5

build quality
its breakable
Not at all durable
Flimsy construction feels as though it will fall apart
Build quality, confusing menus

Oh and superrrrrrrr durable

Not of the highest build quality as usually offered by Nokia
Breakable
Breakable, Bulky

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color

4

colour looks washed out
not sure about white casing

Its white
huge 262k colour screen

glare

5

Brilliant Display

flash

1

the flash stoped working
The flash broke
even though it has a flash at night time bad quality
What flash
THAT flash

flash
2MP+Flash
3G,EDGE,2MP+Flash,miniSD upto 2gb,Brilliant Display,Stereo speaker

Oh, THAT flash
too dim flash

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screen

4.5

the slide screen mite break id recomend a cover
Not very good locking device

big screen, mp3 video etc
The unit is shaped like a phone and can be given to children who like to pretend they have a real telephony device
though the unit is not full of lollies as are much cheaper models with significant functional variations (those toy ones actually make noises)
The unit is shaped like a phone and can be given to children who like to pretend they have a real telephony device, though the unit is not full of lollies as are much cheaper models with significant functional variations (those toy ones actually make noises)
Good display (nice and big)

Excellent Screen clarity, High video quality, Great battery life-span
good display

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lens

0.5

PLZ CONTACT ME--ADAM456@gmail.com
Default contact settings change even after you have changed them
I requested the store manager contact both Nokia
NZ and their First Digital company manager and ask them to contact me directly to discuss
Auckland, NZ and their First Digital company manager and ask them to contact me directly to discuss

Nokia has a great menue system
Nokia has a great menue system, many functions and features that work very well

viewfinder

0.5

Not a big problem, but doesnt view PDF or Word or xls attachments, as intimated in the manual

product quality

2.5

Coating chipping off around keys
the shiny finish is ideal for scratches and smudges
Too boxy, quite boring, the shiny finish is ideal for scratches and smudges, slider (Slider phones are yuck)

shiny finish
polished finish
Delicate airframe surface coating uniformity

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