Looking back at a bit older phones when the N series was the biggest hit. When Nokia released the N95, everybody was getting the hype to get one, thanks for the advertisements and good marketing strategy and the quality of the phone itself. Well, in that time, little to nobody seemed to notice phones that were cheaper. Cheaper, meaning it costs lower than the N95 but has top end features that you'll be enjoying as much as the N95.

Design:

The Nokia 6288 is quite a charmer, it looks sleek and attractive.

• It is a slider phone, looks clean and simple. It has a 100 x 46 x 21 mm size, weighs pretty heavy in 115 grams.

• The weight and size of the Nokia 6288 gives it a solid feel but feels a little fragile when you hold it as the slider mechanism is a bit loose.
• The phone has a bright 262k QVGA color screen in 320 x 240 pixels resolution. It's big and it displays clear images, watching videos or just viewing pictures is great.

• Just below the large screen is the keypads. The keypads is Nokia standard, ergonomic and easy to navigate. The four way navigation is just great and response is good when you use it.

• You can choose from 2 themes, black and white, both have glossy look which adds more attractiveness to the phone.

Camera:

The Nokia 6288 only has an average 2 Megapixel Camera, only has a Digital Zoom functionality and a Flash.

Multimedia:

Multimedia is pretty good with the Nokia 6288.

• It has a Music Player that is able to play MP3, MP4, AAC and eAAC+.

• The phone also has a video player, for you to enjoy viewing your movies or videos that you have taken.

• You can also watch online videos through 3GPP Video Streaming. The phone doesn't have an FM feature... bad news to music lovers.

• The Nokia 5000 has a lot of 3D games for you to enjoy. There are also a lot of games available for the user to download online. It is also capable of 3D games that you'd probably want to play.

Calling and messaging:

Calling your friends, family or workmates on the Nokia 6288 even in between countires is not a problem.

• It has Tri Band network connectivity which utilizes GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 and WCDMA 2100. Fast texters will also be very pleased with the Nokia 6288. It has the all the basic messaging capability a phone should have. It can do SMS (Text Messaging) and MMS (Multimedia Messaging).

• It also has a predictive text functionality which is most preferred by busy texters. The keypads is a Nokia standar, very easy to press and the key assignments is intuitive.

Internet and connectivity features:

If you like browsing through the Internet then this phone is definitely a good choice.

• It has EDGE, GPRS and HSCSD which allows fast data rate transfers making Internet browsing a breeze.

• It has XHTML TCP/IP and WAP browser to make your Internet surfing safer and easier.

• When connecting to other devices, Bluetooth, Pop Port, USB and even the old Infra Red for older devices is your friend.

Battery:

• It kind of sucks on the memory department, it can only have 6 Mbytes of memory. It does have a memory card support so you can expand it up to 2GB. It has an average of 4Hours Talk Time or 340 Hours Standby.

The Nokia 6288 is exceptionally good when it comes to Internet connectivity and it can also do an all around task. Very efficient but doesn't cost very high. The 6288 can get a lesser price and you can get it for free if you take free line rental deals. There are also best monthly Nokia 6288 offers for you to take advantage.