Philips X528

Overview

Modern Mobile Phone

Philips X528 Design and Build Quality

Philips has released a very compact phone, X528, with a height of just 4.72 inches and a width of 2.1 inches. The keypad is not very tall, allowing for a larger display. The TFT screen measures 2.6 inches with a 240 x 320 pixel display. Between the display and the keypad is a large touch pad and additional buttons. This slim phone can easily slip into a pocket.

Philips X528 User Interface

Despite the small size of this phone, it is easy to use. The touch pad and large display make navigating menus and files very simple. The provided organizer allows users to easily manage files and contacts.

Email and Messaging

The X528 can send SMS messages, email, and instant messenger messages.

Philips X528 FM Radio and Music Player

With this phone, you can listen to an FM radio, as well as MP3, AAC+, and WAV format music files. The

Philips X528 Camera and Image Quality

One of the highlights of Philips X528 is the camera. Though it does lack a front facing camera, the primary camera is 3.15 MP with a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels.

Video Player

You can watch video files that are MP4 or H.263 on the video player or watch video that you recorded using the phone's camera. The built in camera can capture video at 15 frames per second.

Philips X528 Connectivity Options

Connect this phone to other devices using Bluetooth, mini USB 2.0, GPRS, and EDGE.

Utilities and Organiser

Philips X528 has a basic phone organizer that lets users organize files, contacts, emails, messages and more. There is also a voice memo program that allows users to record voice memos. The predictive text input makes it quicker to enter text.

Web Browser

A standard HTML browser is included for searching the internet. It can be hard to view many sites on the small screen, though it does have its uses.

Value for Money

The main selling point of this phone is its camera. It does match up to other similar phones in most aspects as well, with the majority of users rating it higher than most of its competitors.

Verdict

In the end, this phone has the majority of the features that you would expect from a modern mobile phone, with the added benefit of having a high resolution camera. This device can easily connect to the internet to send emails, messages, share video and pictures on social networking sites, and generally stay connected. The multimedia features of the X528 are nice, including a FM radio, music player, and video player. This phone is great for anybody seeking a portable multimedia unit. The size of this phone makes it very comfortable hold and use, without taking away from the screen size. The bottom line is that this a high quality phone in both design and features.