If you are a die hard Nokia fan, searching for mobile phones that are economical, functional as well as attractive, the Nokia 6280 might be worth a check. The latest in the range of slider phone, the handset is neither too big or anemic, and measures a comfortable 100 x 46 x 21mm and weighs 115 grams.

Being a slider phone, the Nokia 6280 comes with an advantage of a large screen, and few bare essential buttons on the front side. There is a 320 x 240 pixel screen, with just 4 main control buttons and a 5 way pad underneath it. Activate the Nokia 6280, and the Series 40 interface appears. The interface comes with a little enhancement, but essentially remains familiar to anyone who had used Nokia before. The interface is a combination of easy menus and the use of the two soft keys help to speed the navigation. The Nokia 6280 is enabled with the latest version of PC suite to hook up the phone via the provided USB 2.0 pop port cable.

Making calls on the Nokia 6280 is like a breeze. Accessing the phonebook requires a single button press, the earpiece is good and loud and there is a speakerphone included. Battery life is a claimed 4 days on standby and 4 hours talk time.One of the most appreciated feature of Nokia 6280 is its 2 mega pixel digital camera producing images up to 1600x1200 resolution. The camera also comes with many pre-programmed mode, including a low light night mode and a small flash. In terms of music, the Nokia 6280 scores good as well. It can play MP3/AAC/eAAC+/M4A audio tracks which can also be assigned as ringtones.

Other things that make Nokia 6280 a compelling handset are 3G, Bluetooth, 6 Mbytes Internal Memory (Plus 64 Mbytes MiniSD Card), host messaging options, and many features to ease the lifestyle.