The Nokia X6 Is An Appealing Entertainment Phone

May 29
21:57

2010

Chris Westley

Chris Westley

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The Nokia X6 has proven to be a popular handset since its release in December 2009. It boasts a number of key features aimed primarily at music playback, ranging from a versatile internal media player along with the ability to utilise MP3 files as ringtones.

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The Nokia X6 boasts a 3.2 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen which is capable of displaying up to 16M colours within a pixel layout of 360x 640 pixels.  The result of this is extremely high quality,The Nokia X6 Is An Appealing Entertainment Phone Articles vibrant display of on screen imagery.  The screen is manufactured from scratch-resistant materials meaning it is protected from everyday wear and tear such as being dropped.  An accelerometer sensor is included for auto rotation of the screen dependent upon the orientation of the phone, meaning it can be viewed in both portrait and landscape forms making it ideal for viewing video files and photos.

One of the most impressive features of the Nokia X6 is the camera which boasts 5 mega pixels and operates at a high pixel resolution meaning it is capable of taking extremely good quality still images.  The hardware of the camera itself features Carl Zeiss optics leaving users with no doubts about the build quality of the camera unit.  Autofocus and a dual LED flash are provided to simplify the task of taking memorable snapshots even in low lighting conditions.  GPS allows the increasingly popular geo-tagging facility to function which automatically records the location at which a photo was taken and this can be displayed in a map.  The camera can also shoot video as an alternative method of image capture and this is in VGA quality at a rate of 30 frames per second.

The Nokia X6 measures just 111x 51x 13.8 millimetres making it relatively compact for a Smartphone and weighs in at just 122 g making it pocket friendly and in unobtrusive phone to use on the move.  The appearance of the handset is appealing that a modern, minimalistic appearance.  The facia is dominated by the large touchscreen and features just three touch sensitive buttons at the bottom.

Class 32 versions of GPRS & EDGE provide the Nokia X6 with its primary methods of connecting to cellular networks.  In areas covered by 3G, an HSDPA connection provides access to the Internet at speeds of up to 3.6 mega bytes per second.  A faster Internet connection can be attained however, thanks to Wi-Fi Technology.  Whenever this detects the signal provided by a wireless Internet router it utilises these to provide an enhanced browsing experience thanks to the faster connection.  Bluetooth and micro USB connections are provided as standard allowing the handset to be connected to a range of compatible devices allowing a number of tasks to be carried out.

The internal media player supports many different formats of music and video files and the company to buy a whopping 32 GB of internal storage, meaning an entire digital music collection can be stored.  Additional entertainment features include a stereo FM radio player along with a number of pre-installed games (and access to a library of downloadable games) to keep users entertained for hours on end.

The Nokia X6 ticks all the boxes in terms of entertainment features whilst remaining a functional Smartphone for everyday use.