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RE: NOKIA X3-02
Review of GSM / UMTS Nokia X3-02 Touch and Type
Photos of the Nokia X3-02 inside
The supply includes:
Nokia X3-02
Li-Ion Battery BL-4S
AC-8
Wired Stereo Headset WH-102
Instruction
Nokia to release touchscreen phones on the S40 platform - a natural evolution of market competition. Nokia products has been seized by the Chinese and Korean manufacturers, which is about 3 years is committed to develop the market for touchscreen phones. Therefore, the low-end models with touch screens are now less than one hundred dollars, and this market is growing very quickly. Nokia has not had an adequate response to such devices, therefore the company had aggressively cut prices on S60 smartphones. This does not allow the company to place these units in the middle segment, is it necessary to move into the premium segment to other platforms and the choice as a platform MeeGo.
With the motto "cheap and cheerful", the company could run short S60 smartphones, but the price was still higher than normal, the sensor models from the competition. For Nokia, this meant a loss of income, and so the company started to develop and S40 with touch screen. Development began about two years ago, but it's slipped. The problem was that it was necessary for the S40 user interface control processing of the fingers, but also enters in the browser, maps and other applications. Nokia has started to develop the sixth edition of the S40, but the programmers have not had time to write any code. In fact, the creation Compact user should be the first step to touch the phone in preparation for departure, through which can be controlled with your fingers. For example, this version of the interface elements are significantly increased, while the sixth edition, and has remained a non-touch.
The underlying idea is that some users prefer modern conventional keyboard, do not choose the touchscreen phones, because it wants to call in the dark. But it is actively seeking touchscreen phones because it wants to try something new. That this group is hesitant and sovereign Touch & Type. This hybrid solution that has kept the keyboard, but added a touch screen (as low resolution and with a small diagonal.) Estimated number of users that can choose these hybrid solutions can be difficult, but in reality it s' turns out that many of them. Sales in the first month of Nokia X3-02 showed a complete failure of this concept, sales are very low for such a model and functionality of this price. At about the same for C3-01. This means that the market, and accordingly, and users have accepted the idea of hybrid cars.
In fact, these phones quite controversial ergonomics. For example, I do not like this by typing on the keyboard Delete key and the character © must be by notation on the screen. And the transfer of hands from the keyboard on the screen and back - offers a variety of surfaces. Unusual sensations, such experience is one of the users, and in terms of ergonomics, this version of the debate. And the moment the calendar using the keyboard, and scroll down - with the help of the screen. It turns out that the display works as a navigation button and replace. This is logical but questionable. For older generation version of the phone, just as unacceptable (there may be exceptions here, but the study showed that older people are confused). For young people, is a substitute for contact numbers, therefore, sales and here are low. The average age of the cell may be of interest at a fair price.
I think it's a kind of model that can either like it or not. When ventilation. And say that they like it or not, can not be long before you tried this product. It also reduces the public of the product. Increased sales will be possible with the installation of high resolution screens (the second generation of Touch & Type, summer 2011), and adding a virtual keyboard to type. The next logical step would be a complete rejection of the keyboard, but all I know, such a model in the line of S40 is not developed. This means that the range of Touch & Type will remain a niche product temporarily. It will be interesting to see how many models will launch a market share of Nokia until 2011. In the meantime. This kind of experience that have reached the mass market, but prospects for some of these models.
Plan X3-02 in some countries in Asia, the model does not look like Europeans, not surprisingly, was introduced for the first time in Singapore. It 'very doubtful that the decision of the three rows of keys instead of the usual four.
The device is available in 5 colors (teal, white, silver, pink, dark metal, violet).
In contrast, C3-01, which is used not only plastic but also metal, only plastic. Leaving only a thin metal roof, which covers the battery. But the thickness of the metal is very different from that of the same C3-01. It is assumed that the price difference between the models is evident, but in reality, at this stage it is not.
At the top of a 2 mm charger slot, 3.5 mm headphone jack, microUSB connector, and (charging cradle). The right side is a rocker volume, lock the screen and keyboard. This key is very strange. With a simple click, you can lock the screen, but can only be opened by pressing a button and clicking on the button to be drawn on the screen. It 'very strange. I would have done differently. For example, to open or maintain a length of two short sprints. And 'more convenient, but it seems that Nokia programmers perversion.
Telephone - 106.2 x 48.4 x 9.6 mm, weight 78 grams. Hand the phone is great, a nice weight. But unlike the C3-01, a model that I do not like, is a sense of malice.
Comparison with the C3-01 Nokia touch and type:
Screen size 2.4 inches, which is a small touch, but on the other hand, such a hybrid solution is very beautiful. The low resolution - 240x320 pixels, but believes that the interface is specially made for the main components, under the supervision of the fingers, enough. The screen is resistive, the frost is possible to handle even with gloves.
The display shows the budget up to 262,000 colors (TFT). The display reads well, say "thank you" to a major interface elements. Viewing angles are not the best but it is high does not matter. Most of the lists on the screen is placed 5-6 lines in a browser, for example, it may be a large number of lines (14).
The keys are large, are made of plastic and have a minimum speed. Since there are three rows of keys, zero and two other buttons to the right hand. It is very questionable ergonomics of that decision, could not get used to it. Backlight is bright, the color of light depends on the color of the body. To say that the ergonomics of the keyboard to other solutions, it is impossible. It is doubtful.
The phone has a Lithium Ion Battery BL-4S, which has a capacity of 860 mAh. According to the manufacturer, the phone can handle up to 6 hours talk time and 430 hours standby time. Music time - up to 25 hours.
The time unit on average about 2.5 days in Moscow, mobile phone networks. This allows you to talk about an hour and a half to make a couple of dozen shots, a few minutes of video and up to three hours to listen to the radio or music. A full charge - about 2.5 hours.
We give the maximum time in different ways:
Navigating the network (EDGE connection) - 3.5 hours
Listening to music through headphones - 19 hours
Radio - 22 hours
USB. USB in the settings, you can choose one of three modes:
Data Storage (Mass Storage USB) - is seen as the phone memory and memory card, no drivers required, because the operating system detects the receiver.
Ovi Suite - working with Ovi Suite, access to all phone functions, data backup, and so on.
The media - photo, the PSG system.
Data transfer rate is about 5 MB / c. When you connect the battery charge is done.
This device is a USB host, connect the adapter you can use an external USB drive, especially, to copy the files. The terminology of this function is called Nokia USB on the go, only to promote the Nokia N8, despite the presence of numerous low-cost S40 phones.
Bluetooth. Bluetooth version - 2.1 with EDR. The device supports the following profiles:
A2DP
AVCRP
BIP-ImagePush
DUN-GW
FT-Server
HandsFree-AG (1.0)
Headset-AG
OBEX
OPP-Client
OPP-Server
SIM Access-Server
The speed of data transmission via Bluetooth is about 100 KB / sec. We tested the transmission of stereo audio with a helmet like the Sony Ericsson DS970, management issues, rewind, missing work without problems, while for the same current track are displayed.
Wi-Fi. Networks is a search wizard, you can store in memory. Unfortunately, the device automatically starts the browser to connect to the WLAN wizard. Supports 802.11 b / g / n (WPA2 AES / TKIP).
Available to the user about 30 MB of available storage space (only 48 MB) for storing all the data. The memory is dynamically shared among all applications. It is this memory stored in the browser cache. Details on the shortcomings of such an organization described in the article on the possibility of S40 6th edition FP1.
Memory card - microSD card slot is located on the side, supported by the "hot" replacement, no accompanying map. The maximum amount of memory cards is limited to 16 GB. The amount of RAM 64 MB for applications limited to 2 MB in size and heap size is 2 MB.
A 5-megapixel CMOS module, without autofocus (fixed focus from 20 cm to infinity, EDoF). For a level value of the camera phone is no problem. On sunny days, the images are good, they can see on your PC without any comment. There is no dream, but not outright disgusting. A kind of balance for your money.
The interface of the camera is level (Simple S40), the side buttons you can quickly use the camera. Captured images are saved in a hurry. Maximum resolution of 2592x1944 points. See examples of photographs to appreciate them.
Video recording. Portable allows the video to 3GP, permit spots - 640x480 pixels (15 fps). You can limit the duration of the recording, but it can also be as long as enough memory card or internal memory. Effects can be applied to video in the same way as the pictures are the same thing. If seen in a video phone quality is acceptable, for example, the maximum resolution. PC to see objects, but you can see the video, which is a larger model.
Software
Details of all the phones and the use of the platform are described in a separate article, read it, please. Here are the pictures of installed applications, which require no explanation.
Software features of Nokia S40 sixth edition FP1 (Touch & Type)
Games are more applications - Climate Mission - a sort of imaginary toy on environmental issues; store (memory development) Puzzles (label image).
Applications section you will find the (relatively limited customer Facebook, Twitter), converter, clothing size converter, world time, Opera Mini.
The phone chat is the door that allows you to communicate with other users on Ovi, which is nice. Unfortunately, these users for the unity and support of other services out there. On the other hand, the application will be removed in the background and can receive messages from it, are the rudiments of multitasking. Let's see how the application under development, if it supports AIM, ICQ and Skype could be interesting. But this is unlikely.
E-mail client for the first time to replace anything for S40 Nokia Messaging. The customer has its advantages, in particular, support for up to 10 accounts, a popular high-speed setting of the service, do not need to enter server settings. Good things - optimizing images for download to the server, which saves bandwidth (Ovi Mail works). For example, my image size of 1.8 MB changed the image size: 16 KB. See the phone - most of it. But the problem is, if you need the original image, so you can get. E-mail client does not work too fast, but perfectly acceptable if you have not set too.
Details on the client and its limitations in the description of the platform.
Musical possibilities of the device and a music box is not too strong, but otherwise play music too. Unfortunately, there is no going back on the screen. Only the player has not had time to finish. This is a marginal notes in detail - in the description of the platform.
While a normal device, but there is one problem, Nokia has a dynamic of marriage, during a conversation, you can hear the click. In this case, you should contact the service center to replace the speakers. The problem does not occur in the early days, so when you buy a phone to check availability difficult. However, repairs are free, so the problem is not very large. You're just wasting time.
There are two models on the market a series of touch and type, the first - the X3-02 subscription price is 5700 rubles (125 euros for Europe), one of the C3 01-6300 rubles (145 euros). I think X3-02 model loses much older than the execution window (plastic-metal), X3-02 and the keyboard is too strange, and the design of the model is not very attractive, even if it is a matter of taste.
Other differences are attributed to the low battery, no flash in the machine, there is no camera button. The rest of the model are the same. Should I choose an unusual hybrid, you judge. Sales show that it is very little.
Forum Index>>>
Since the development has been linked to individual elements of the interface and the application is delayed and Touch & Type of product (S40 6th edition FP1).
But given the large number of non-touch models from Nokia at a lower price and with the same functionality, this model loses. It turns out that a range of Touch & Type has played a bad joke now. This incorrect positioning of the charge. Should be aware that this offer is a niche which is not much under any circumstances (mass for its segment with a significant degree of sales compared to the existing analog Nokia).
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