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Nokia X3 Overview

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Key Features
Sleek Slider Phone
Music Player with Dedicated Music Keys & Stereo Speaker
24 Hours Music Playback Time
FM Radio RDS
Bluetooth® Technology
Micro USB Connectivity
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Instant Messaging
2.2 Inch QVGA 262k Colour Screen (320 x 240 Pixels)
Landscape Mode Video Playback
3.2 Megapixel Camera with Full Focus & 4 x Digital Zoom
2 Gbyte MicroSD™ Memory Card Plus Supports up to 16 Gbytes

Design

88%

Usability

71%

Features

79%

The above ratings are average figures, which have been generated from submitted mobile phone reviews.

Our Nokia X3 Review

This compact & fashion conscious mobile phone comes in a silver coloured casing with blue highlighted sections or in a black coloured casing complete with red highlighted sections. Apart from is gorgeous looks this mobile phone comes with a selection of communication & entertainment features which include a fun music player. The Nokia X3 is a slide opening mobile phone, so therefore this handset is compact & easy to carry when in its slide closed position. The casing measures 9.6cm tall by 4.93cm wide by 1.41 cm deep & it weighs 103 grams with its fitted battery. The smooth slide out section of the casing reveals a numeric keypad complete with well spaced out keys in a stylish keypad layout. When the Nokia X3 is in its slide closed position the user can view the colour screen & still access the menu key, call keys, feature selection keys & control the navigation key. This colour screen is 2.2 Inches in size & provides a 262k colour display on a QVGA screen. The user can view animated wallpaper, photos & videos on the screen & enjoy a bright & clear viewing experience. The Nokia X3 comes with a Nokia headset, USB connectivity cable, rechargeable battery, 2 gigabytes MicroSD™ memory card, rechargeable battery & a user guide.

A fabulous integrated music player allows the user of the X3 to listen to their music on the move whilst enjoying dedicated music keys for easy music controls. The Nokia X3 comes with stereo sound speakers which allow the user to hear their music out loud, & the side located volume keys mean the user can turn up the volume when listening to their favourite song. The Nokia X3 supports up to twenty four hours of music playing time from a fully recharged battery. The user can change their ringtone to hear their favourite tones out loud when a call comes in or a new message arrives on the X3. As well as a music player the user can tune into their preferred radio stations on the FM radio which supports a RDS display allowing the user to read on screen text which is set from the radio station & contains text which is relevant to the radio station or the music playing. The user can take a call over the phones loud speakers leaving the user hands free whilst on a speaker call as the user doesn't need to hold the phone to their ear just listen to their contact over the speakers. The X3 works over a quad band GSM network & the phone will automatically switch between GSM networks to provide the user with worldwide network coverage. The network coverage may differ between handsets depending on the user's network service provider. This phone comes with 2 gigabytes of MicroSD™ memory including with the phone but the user can add a MicroSD™ memory card up to 16 gigabytes in size.

An integrated 3.2 megapixel camera provides the user of the X3 with a still picture capture or video recording tool. The camera comes with a rear facing lens & the user can use their screen as a picture or video viewfinder & capture pictures easily using the dedicated capture key. The camera has a full focus feature which will capture clearly focused pictures & the 4 times digital zoom provides a useful zoom function for the user. The user can capture pictures in still or self timer mode or record video using the video capture mode. When recording video footage on the Nokia X3 the user can use the digital video zoom to zoom in & out to make a precise video recording. The user can play video footage in MPEG4, 3GP & WMV format & view their videos in landscape mode for a wider screen viewing experience.

The X3 supports a micro USB connection port which allows the user to use the connectivity cable provided with their phone to connect to other USB compatible devices. The USB connection between devices allows the user to gain a cabled connection when transferring data between their Nokia X3 & other devices including another mobile phone, computer or a printer. This phone supports Bluetooth® wireless technology which allows the user connect wirelessly to other compatible Bluetooth® devices when the user wishes to transfer data between the two devices. The Nokia X3 provides its user with fast data transfer rates thanks to the phones built in EDGE & GPRS technologies. A built in Web browser allows the user to surf the Web on their X3 & access music stores if desired, for new music or ringtones. The user can create, send, receive & store emails, audio messages, text messages & MMS messages on the Nokia X3. A MMS message is a multimedia message which can contain a picture or a video clip complete with text input & sound or music. A MMS message is a fun way to share pictures & video clips which can be shared between all MMS compatible contacts & this service is quick & easy to use too.

Nokia X3 Specifications & Features

Screen
2.2 Inch QVGA 262k Colour Screen (320 x 240 Pixels)

Imaging
3.2 Megapixel Camera
4 x Digital Zoom
Full Focus
Photo Editor
Capture Mode (Still, Video & Self Timer)
Colour Tone (Normal, Sepia, False Colours, Solarise & Negative)
Dedicated Camera Key
Video Recording
4 x Video Zoom
Video Settings (Colour Tone & White Balance)
Video Player (MPEG4, 3GP & WMV)
Landscape Mode Playback
Video Streaming
Animated Wallpaper
Screensaver

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Audio Messaging
Instant Messaging
Email

Sound
Music Player
Dedicated Music Keys
Stereo Speaker
Volume Key
FM Radio RDS
MP3, Midi, Video & Polyphonic Ringtones

Entertainment
Java™ Games
Embedded Games
Downloadable Games

Organiser
Phonebook
Calendar
Calculator
Notes
Clock
Alarm Clock
Flight Mode
Vibration Alert
Speaker Phone
Auto Redial
Call Log (Dialled, Missed & Received)
Call Waiting, Hold & Divert

Connectivity
Bluetooth®
Micro USB
EDGE
GPRS

Network
Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)

Internet
XHTML Browser

Memory & Talk Time
2 Gbytes MicroSD™ Memory Card Plus Supports up to 16 Gbytes
24 Hours Music Playback Time

Weight & Size
103 g
96 x 49.3 x 14.1 mm

Your Nokia X3 Reviews

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 29th Dec 2010

eally good phone! Had problems at start but got it sorted, recommend it for a simple phone, good for the money too!

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Jean - Cyprus
Date: 8th Oct 2010

Just bought this phone but already disappointed that I cannot get Black Text on a white background. Do not like black background as I find difficult to read. This to me is a huge step back. Taking it for exchange on Monday. Back to Samsung for clarity of text.

Design

70%

Usability

20%

Features

30%

Reviewer: Anup - Nepal
Date: 15th Jun 2010

Nothing Special! No Flash light! Does not read sys files.

Design

70%

Usability

65%

Features

60%

Reviewer: Jerry Dolan - Hereford, UK
Date: 4th May 2010

Disappointed. Does anyone else have this problem? Tried transferring all my old stuff from old 2GB memory card to new Nokia X3 memory card & after only 127MB stored it tells me the memory card is full even though there is clearly 1.7GB of memory available, second memory card, both the same problems.

Design

90%

Usability

90%

Features

90%

Reviewer: James - UK
Date: 1st Apr 2010

Rubbish phone! 3 phones now & they all have the same problem.

First, I thought the phones speaker was broken, so, sent it back & got the same problem, sent that one back & the same problem, it's like the phone has bad reception, you have to ask people to repeat themselves, you'd swear the person you were talking to had a mouth full marbles.

Design

90%

Usability

25%

Features

95%

Reviewer: Davey - UK
Date: 7th Mar 2010

Great phone, worth £80 of any ones money! Love the photo editor, you can have a right laugh with it! The only thing it lacks as far as I am concerned is TV out, WLAN & maybe a flash!

Design

95%

Usability

90%

Features

90%

Reviewer: Claire - Worcester, UK
Date: 7th Feb 2010

This is a really nice phone, good slider, good software. The only thing I do not like are the bottom three buttons, they are very hard to press. I like the conversations that is now installed.

Design

100%

Usability

90%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Jj - UK
Date: 5th Feb 2010

I bought this phone just for something stylish which makes calls & texts, wasn't expecting such a brilliant phone! Having played about with the messenger application & the Internet I can honestly say it's brilliant for keeping up-to-date with all your online stuff. Only downside is no Wi-Fi but my contract includes Internet so not a problem for me.

I would definitely recommend this to anyone especially since mine cost like £90.

I will be keeping this little phone for a long time :).

Design

100%

Usability

95%

Features

80%

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