Philips 588

General Information

• Colors:
• Elegant Purple, Reflective White, Mystery Black

Network/Bearer

• Technology:
• GSM

• 2G bands:
• GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900

• GPRS:
• Class 10

• EDGE:
• No

Launch

• Announced:
• 2006, May

• Status:
• Discontinued

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions:
• 80 x 42 x 18.6 mm, 60 cc (3.15 x 1.65 x 0.73 in)

• Weight:
• 78 g (2.75 oz)

• SIM:
• Mini-SIM

Display

• Type:
• TFT, 65K colors

• Resolution:
• 128 x 160 pixels

Memory

• Card slot:
• No

• Phonebook:
• 500 entries, Photocall

• Call records:
• 30 received, dialed and missed calls

• Internal:
• 128MB

Main Camera

• Single:
• 1.3 MP

• Video:
• SQCIF

Selfie Camera

• Video:
• SQCIF, No

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• No

• Alert types:
• Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones

• 3.5mm jack:
• No

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• No

• Bluetooth:
• No

• GPS:
• No

• Infrared port:
• Yes

• Radio:
• No

• USB:
• Proprietary

Features

• Messaging:
• SMS, MMS, Instant Messaging

• Browser:
• WAP 2.0/xHTML

• Games:
• 2

• Java:
• Yes, MIDP 2.0, Predictive text input, MP3 player, Organizer, Female calendar, Weight management, Voice memo

Battery

• Java:
• Yes, MIDP 2.0, Removable Li-Ion 580 mAh battery

• Stand-by:
• Up to 300 h

• Talk time:
• Up to 5 h