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Bird S288 mobile phone review
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 Bird S288 is announced in 2004
Design
Having gained fresh wind in its sails over the course of the past year or so, Bird has certainly made its mark on phone sale hit lists recently, the Bird S288 is a very slender and compact handset at 105 x 42 x 11 mm and 65 grams. The black and white display is ideal for text, messages and simple pictures like logos and picture massages.The display resolution 112 x 80 pixel is not very high but is normal for low class phone.
The left side of the unit holds a spacious volume rocker.There is nice LEDs which notify users of new messages, active network and missed calls. This is not common for all Bird handsets and is not necessary to pick up and activate the device to see whether any alerts are waiting.
Ergonomics
The S288 lies well in ones hand.A numerical keypad placed below offers appropriately-spaced keys and are pleasantly comfortable in use.Sporting a simple and user friendly menu in style with other recent Bird handsets.The plastic keypad has good placed keys, with the shrunken center keys for no apparent reason, make the phone harder to dial than necessary.Unfortunately, the keypad of the Bird S288 emits excess noise, but on the bright side its keys have been comfortably spaced and sized. We're not entirely happy with the design of the navigational pad and its adjacent buttons, however, as distinguishing between these less easy than it ought to be.And last,but not least, a simple two-way navigation buttons centered below the display.
Features
Dual band 900/1800 MHz connectivity isn't all the Bird S288 has to offer: there's also support for SMS, and a range of applications such as Java MIDP 2.0, all of which laptop and handheld users will be pleased to learn is a breeze to utilize either by means of and spacious phone book..
Performance
Audio quality on the S288 was crystal clear, and signal quality was good. The removable 700 mAh Li-pol battery is rated for 2.3 hours talk time or 200 hours standby, which is quite low given the battery's theoretical capacity. Charge time is about 105 minutes.
Availability
The Bird S288 is now available throughout Europe in some language version.
Conclusion
Bird's S288 is yet another model in a range of phones from experienced users from Bird. A new compact design and a reduced sized battery - which avoids rendering a negative impact on battery life - ensures a thin and light phone which is ergonomically comfortable. |
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