Nokia 6280

Nokia 6280
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Manufacturer	Nokia
Compatible networks	GSM 900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 2100
Availability by region	Q1 2006 (3), Q4 2005 (Vodafone), Q2 2006 (O2 UK)
Form factor	slider
Dimensions	100 x 46 x 21 mm, 91 cc
Weight	115 g
Memory	6MB
Removable storage	64 MB bundled miniSD card
Battery	970 mAh
Display	240 x 320 (QVGA) 262k colour TFT 35 x 45 mm
Rear camera	2 megapixel
Front camera	VGA camera (only for videocalling)
Connectivity	Bluetooth, Infrared, USB

The Nokia 6280 is a 3G mobile phone from Nokia. It is the 3G sister product to the 2G Nokia 6270. It features two cameras, a rear two megapixel camera with an 8x digital zoom and flash, and a front-mounted VGA camera for video calling only. It also has expandable memory via miniSD memory cards. The 6280 uses the Nokia Series 40 mobile platform and can be network locked using the base band 5 locking mechanism.[1] It is available in four colours: Black, Plum, Burnt Orange and Silver.

The phone is slightly smaller than its 2G relative, at 100 x 46 x 21 mm in size and 115 g in weight.

Video

The 6280 can play back MPEG 4 ".mp4" video files, such as those designed to be played on an iPod, provided they have not been encrypted under DRM. AVI files can be trancoded using software such as iSquint on an Mac or Videora on the PC. During video playback, the audio track tends to stop after about 20 minutes. To get around this problem it is possible to split mp4 files into several pieces, using applications such as MP4Box and YAMB. The default format used by the phone for video encoding is ".3GP", which Quicktime will encode. This is the format used by the phone when video is selected from the camera option.

Firmware Update

Many firmware updates have been released for the Nokia 6280 that fix many of the issues related to the original firmware. The original firmware has been known to drop out and crash without warning. There is also an issue related to the silent profile on the phone. The new firmware has fixed some of these issues as well as adding more complete ID3 functionality for the music player and stereo bluetooth capability. The newer firmware versions are similar to those of the Nokia 6288. Although the options to update the phone over the air OTA or by data cable are available in the phone, the phone can not be updated by either of these options. This is because of v3 firmware models, when using the PC software update (when the 6280 was listed) ended up being 'bricked' due to certain coding not being written into the phone. However, a later version of the phone is technically capable of it, however, the 6280 has been removed from the software update program. Software updates can be completed by taking the phone to a licensed Nokia repair centre (such as Carphone Warehouse in the UK). These can be done for free under warranty (even if the phone isn't faulty), but can be done out-of-warranty at a cost. The latest firmware version available from Carphone Warehouse UK is 6.43, however, higher versions may exist from Nokia directly.

Specification Sheet

Feature	Specification
Operating System	Series 40 Version 3
System Speed	Normal Applications : 220 MHz
Video recording	128x96, 176x144, 352x288 & 640x480. 3GP Format running at 13 Frames Per Second
Talk time	5 Hours
Standby time	8+ days (200 hours)

References

A thread on the Nokia forums concerning the issue of the faults with the software of the 6280

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