The Bottom Line
- Truly nice style in a very lightweight package
- Phone needs to be sent back to Nokia for battery change
- No keypad means a real loss in efficiency
Description
- Technology support: GSM
- Built-in VGA camera
- No keypad, instead, everything is done using a rotary jog dial and a slect button.
Guide Review - Nokia 7280 Review
For example, why not include a "dictate-a-number" feature, seen in other phones, that lets you speak every number -- would have been so well suited for the 7280. Also, there is no way to assign a soft keys to "Dial" so I needed to press menu and select dial for every new number. And go figure how to dial 1-800-go-fedex with no keys with letters on them? Pressing keys in an automated response service is also a hassle. There is a significant loss in efficiency.
However, for browsing, the jog dial is amazing. The see-through mirror/display combo is neat and the camera, which opens by pulling on each end of the handset is a beauty. The 7280 has to be sent back to Nokia for a battery change, which is not very convenient, for such an expensive phone. That said, the Nokia 7280 is still "useable": it lets you make and receive calls and if dialing takes time, keep in mind that if you are hip enough to need the 7280, you probably receive more calls than you dial.
