Nokia X6

Introduction and Design:

Introduction and Design:
Today we are going to introduce the most technologically advanced member of Nokia´s Xseries, the X6. It comes with the impressive 32Gb built-in memory, 3.2-inch capacitive display, 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar optics and one-year subscription for “Comes with Music”. The latter service allows for download of music completely free of charge from an online server that features rich audio libraryand you can do it without violating anyone´s copyright, plus you are permitted to keep all the tracks you downloaded onto your phone or computer when the subscription expires. Unofficial information has it that a version of the X6 equipped with 16Gb built-in memory and without “Comes with Music” is coming February 2010.

You will not find anything coming out of left field in the box – the handset comes boxed with a pair of headphones, USB cable, software CD, user guide and a booklet that contains your own “Comes with Music” registration code. It would have been great if the manufacturer had thrown a phone cover designed to protect the device against scratches into the deal, but apparently Nokia has opted toremain true to its newly established corporate policy of cutting corners. You just won´t fail to notice that last year´s top music-oriented handset of the manufacturer, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic came with quite richer accessory pack that included things like, say, TV cable… Well, the financial meltdown seems to have made everyone stingier, tighten their belt and batten down the hatches.

Every bird likes its own nest really, but the manufacturer simply cannot afford to blow its own trumpet on a product portfolio that includes too many handsets with touch-sensitive screens not to mention that, at least until now, they were all equipped with displays utilizing resistive technology. The 3.2-inch screen of the Nokia X6 is the first to integrate capacitive one and we have to say its overall sensitivity is substantially better than its resistive counterparts. It comes with native resolution of 360x640 pixels, supports 16mln colors and as a whole, the image quality is pretty good, plus the screen remains usable even in direct sunlight.

The front side of the Nokia X6 hosts video call camera, touch-sensitive button than calls up a dedicated shortcut menu, send and end keys as well as a button to open the main menu. All told, they all feel handy to use.

The front side of the Nokia X6 hosts video call camera and some of the hardware buttons

The SIM card slot is located on the left hand side, but since it lacks spring eject mechanism, you would have to remove the back panel and battery to take the card out. What you have on the opposite side is camera shutter, screen lock switch and volume rocker. We didn’t encounter any issues with any of them, since they all feature proper travel.

The 3.5mm jack is on the top, along with the charger and microUSB ports and power on button.

Specifications

Operating frequency

• WCDMA 900/1900/2100, GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
• GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 (Latin America and Brazil variant only)
• WCDMA 900/1900/2100, GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, 2G QB (China variant)
• Automatic switching between GSM bands
• Flight mode

Data network

• CSD
• HSCSD
• GPRS/EDGE class A, multislot class 11, with similtaneous voice and packet data mode support
• GPRS/EDGE class B, multislot class 32
• WCDMA 2100/1900 with similtaneous voice and packet data mode support
• HSDPA cat 6, maximum speed 3.6 Mbps (DL)
• WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g
• TCP/IP support

Local connectivity and synchronisation

• Bluetooth version 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate
• MTP (Mobile Transfer Protocol) support
• TV out (PAL)
• Support for PC synchronisation with Nokia Ovi Suite

Call features

• Integrated hands-free speakerphone
• Number screening for messaging and calls
• Automatic answer with headset or car kit
• Any key answer
• Call waiting, call hold, call divert
• Call timer
• Logging of dialled, received and missed calls
• Automatic redial
• Speed dialling
• Speaker-independent name dialling (SIND)
• Fixed dialling number support
• Vibrating alert (internal)
• Side volume keys
• Mute/unmute
• Contacts Bar for 20 contacts with images and comminication history (SMS, calls, instant messaging, email, web feeds)
• Talking ring tones
• Conference calling with up to 6 participants
• Video calling: up to 176 x 144 pixels, low up to 5 fps, normal up to 10 fps, smooth up to 15 fps

E-mail

• Supported protocols: IMAP, POP, SMTP
• Support for email attachments
• OMA email notification support
• Nokia Email
• Mail for Exchange*
  * Some services may be available only by downloading or upgrading. Only devices that offer compatible multimedia message or e-mail features can receive and display multimedia messages. Content appearance may vary. Some images and ring tones can not be forwarded.

Web browsing

• Supported mark-up languages: HTML, XHTML, WML
• Supported protocols: HTTP, WAP, JavaScript
• TCP/IP support
• OSS web browser
• Nokia Mobile Search

GPS and navigation

• Integrated A-GPS
• Ovi Maps 3.0

Photography

• 5.0 megapixel AF camera (2592 x 1944 pixels)
• Image formats: JPEG/EXIF
• Carl Zeiss optics
• 4x digital zoom
• Autofocus
• Dual LED flash
• Flash modes: On, off, automatic, red-eye reduction
• White balance modes: automatic, sunny, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent
• Centre weighted auto exposure; exposure compensation: +2 ~ -2EV at 0.5 step
• Capture modes: still, sequence, self-timer, video
• Scene modes: automatic, manual, portrait, landscape, night, night portrait
• Colour tone modes: normal, sepia, black & white, vivid, negative
• Dedicated camera key
• Landscape (horizontal) orientation
• Image editor on device
• Direct printing to compatible picture printers
• TV out (PAL)

Video

• Main camera
  - Video recording at up to 640 x 480 pixels and up to 30 fps (TV quality), up to 640 x 352 pixels and up to 30 fps (widescreen quality), up to 320 x 240 pixels and up to 30 fps/15 fps (email high/normal quality), up to 176 x 144 and up to 15 fps (sharing quality)
  - Up to 4x digital video zoom
• Front camera
  - Video recording at up to 176 x 144 pixels, low up to 5 fps, normal up to 10 fps, smooth up to 15 fps
• Video recording file formats: MP4, 3GP
• Audio recording formats: WAV (normal), AMR (MMS), AAC/MP4 (high quality)
• Video white balance modes: automatic, sunny, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent
• Scene modes: automatic, night
• Colour tone modes: normal, sepia, black & white, vivid, negative
• Clip length (maximum): 1 h 30 min (high or normal quality). Depending on available memory
• RealPlayer
• Video playback file formats: MPEG4-SP playback 30 fps VGA, MPEG4-AVC playback 30 fps QVGA, WMV9 playback 30 fps QVGA, MPEG4-SP playback 30 fps nHD
• Video streaming: 3GPP, CIF
• Landscape mode video playback
• Video calling: up to 176 x 144 pixels, low up to 5 fps, normal up to 10 fps, smooth up to 15 fps
• TV out (PAL)
• Video editor on device
• Video Centre service supported: download and stream video content, WMV support, video feeds

Music and audio playback

• Nokia Nseries digital music player
  - Playlists
  - 8-band graphical equaliser
  - Selection by artist, composers, album and genre
  - Album graphics display
  - Bass booster, stereo widening, loudness
• Music playback file formats: mp3, SPMidi, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA
• Dedicated volume keys and immediate access to the Music Player from the Media Bar
• Stereo FM radio
• 3.5 mm Nokia AV connector
• Nokia Ovi Player
• Nokia Music Store support
• Nokia Podcasting support
• Ring tones: 3D stereo ring tones, 64-tone polyphonic, mp3 & video ring tones (3 videos and 9 mp3 songs built-in)
• Integrated 3D sound effect stereo speakers (dedicated audio chip for crystal clear hi-fi sound quality)

Voice and audio recording

• Voice commands
• Speaker-independent name dialling (SIND)
• Voice recorder
• Audio recording formats: AMR, NB-AMR, FR, EFR
• Digital stereo microphone

Personalisation: profiles, themes, ring tones

• Customisable profiles
• Ring tones: 3D stereo ring tones, 64-tone polyphonic, mp3 & video ring tones

Software platform and user interface

• S60 5th Edition
• Symbian OS version 9.4
• Active standby
• Media Bar
• Contacts Bar

Personal information management (PIM): contacts, clock, calendar etc.

• Support for assigning images to contacts
• Support for contact groups
• Clock: analog, digital, world clock
• Alarm clock
• Reminders
• Calculator
• Calendar with week and month view
• Converter
• Notes
• To-do list

Applications

• Java™ MIDP 2.0
• Flash Lite 3.0
• Contacts on Ovi
• OSS web browser
• Switch
• Playlist DJ
• Nokia Music Store
• Ovi Maps 3.0
• Map loader
• Nokia Ovi Suite
• Settings Wizard
• Image editor
• Video editor
• Nokia Video Centre
• Share on Ovi
• Adding more applications:
  - Over-the-air (OTA) downloads

Gaming

• Included games:
  - Spore
  - D Mix Tour
  - Asphalt4

Source : http://www.phonearena.com and Nokia.com