subject: Nokia X3 - A Sleek Slider Cell Phone With Classy Design [print this page] The Nokia X Series is the line of mobile phones intended for overtaking the positioning of the Nokia XpressMusic series. In 2009, Nokia unveiled two kinds of X series namely Nokia X3 and X6. Both phones appear dissimilar to the XpressMusic family whether in the aspects of physical body design and menus. Here are the technical specifications of the initial Nokia X series.
Style
Nokia X3 is generally aimed for the middle to lower consumer, but it features a premium style. The X3 carries a sliding concept using a compact and large body packed with solid hard plastic components. The display of the mobile phone is quite nice and delightful with very clear corners and thin body. It comes with a 2.2-inch TFT display (240x320p) with 262K colors. When sliding the cell phone, the standard keypad will be exposed. The keypad is made of metal but not too rough. Obviously, the buttons feel soft and provides wonderful response. Menu navigation buttons were pleasurable and assist the good functioning of the device.
User Interface
This mobile phone is equipped with Nokia S40 sixth edition user interface plus thorough support to the Ovi service. Therefore you will find a diverse menu display of the S40 Series usually included in previous Nokia models.
You will find enhancements in the menu and screen for instance more appealing Gallery and Messaging menu. Actually, not like older versions of Series 40 mobile phones, you may enjoy the act of multitasking in Nokia X3. Several apps might be launched at the same time, but it couldn't be accessed again.
Multi-media
Nokia X3 possesses the 3.5 mm headset jack for listening mp3 files using the headset. The music player can handle MP3/WAV/AAC /WMA file formats and the video player supports MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV file formats. Additionally, there are buttons attached to access music easily. Like in many of the XpressMusic series dedicated music buttons such as rewind, play, and fast forward keys are situated at the left side of the screen. This device is also built with a stereo loudspeaker. Using this type of stereo loudspeaker, it includes the capability of supplying an extremely loud sound. But do not set it in the maximum volume, the sound may be noisy. Additionally, A2DP assistance make this device may be enjoyed via a Bluetooth stereo headphones. The availability of the FM radio is a good thing just in case you're tired to listen to your song collection. To store the music and video files, there is internal memory with a capacity of 48 megabytes and removable memory micro SD up to 16 gigabytes.
Camera
Nokia X3 comes with a 3.2 MP camera which enables consumers to capture images with the resolution of 2048 X 1536 pixels maximum and record videos of QCIF formats at 15 frames per second. Features of the camera comprise of four times digital zoom, full focus, self-timer, dedicated camera button but without having auto-focus and flash.
Connectivity
Relating to net connection, the phone lacks3G and Wi-Fi features, but it runs on GPRS and EDGE networks. Bluetooth 2.1 A2DP and microusb features are provided to communicate with many other compatible machines.
Taken as a whole, Nokia X3 is worth mentioning as being a multimedia phone due to the design and components of its dedicated music keys and loudspeaker quality. The plus of this handset is the Ovi services. Another feature which is still inadequate is the web connectivity that's only at EDGE class.
