The Philips 588 mobile phone is a very compact clamshell. The phone is targeted to a female customer base in its entirety. The Philips 588 mobile phone works with Tri band GSM networks i.e. GSM 900/ 1800/ 1900 networks. The phone was announced a couple of months back and is now available for a price of about $250. The phone weighs approximately 78 grams which is pretty light and measures only 80 x 42 x 18.6 mm. The Philips 588 mobile phone comes with a 65k color TFT screen with a display resolution of 128 x 160 pixels.

The Philips 588 mobile phone houses a good 1.3 mega pixel camera which can take still photos at 1280 x 1024 pixels. The camera is also capable of taking QCIF videos. Other additional features included in the phone are Java MIDP 2.0, T9 dictionary, and a Mp3 player. Since this is a phone for the ladies, it comes with a Weight management system and a female calendar. The Philips 588 mobile phone is available in purple, white and black. The Philips 588 mobile phone comes with data connectivity options like GPRS but does not feature EDGE or 3G. The phone lacks Bluetooth, but comes with an Infrared port and an Usb port too.

The battery of the Philips 588 mobile phone lasts for about 5 hours talk time and over 300 hours of standby.

Philips 588 Mobile Phone