Last week, just before Easter Nokia launched Nokia X2-01 model in Kenya. After the launch i got one to play with during the holidays. Thanks to that i got distracted, to the extent that i survived the painful event of Arsenal crashing out of the title race after losing to Bolton. That is a story for another day but still Team Arsenal. Ok, so what on this X2-01 ?
I found the following:
1. Qwerty:
The last time i had much interest on Qwerty Keyboard was when i used and talked about C3 here. I know we all love QWERTY , it makes the tedious work of typing on the phone easier and lovely. X2-01 keyboard is very comfortable and i think it is comparable to those of C3 or E5 and probably better. Quick messaging (Qwerty) is the fastest growing phone category , even more than smart phones according Nokia, and that is what X2-01 is about.
2. Social Community
I think real target for this phone are the young people who love to chat , sms and are active on social networks. From the design to everything else it just screaming “connection connection and connection”
3. Camera:
The camera is crap..don’t ask more about it. …0.3 megapixels
4. Music
Great sound quality. There is a music shortcut key next to the D-Pad which is customizable. The music key can be customized to open the music player, music library or the FM radio. That basically means one touch button and you are dancing..cool
5. OS
The phone runs on S40 6th Edition OS. Not that complicated and might not support some app like skype but good worth for the money.
6. 3G
No Wi-Fi or 3G support. Here it is all about GPRS. But i was surprised at the speed of the internet at the corner of my house where i have the least network coverage on Safaricom. As good as 3.5G network on E7.
7. Colors
Being the most color blind person around, on this part i rely on the third party expertise. The reliable sources confirmed to me that the one i have been been using is red. Others are Brown, Purple, Blue, Gray.
8. Price
Ksh.7999. Always wonder why they put the 999 on the prices instead of rounding of the extra shilling…
Good value for your money, check the presentation below and the summary of the specs:
Presentation By Dorothy Ooko Nokia Regional Communications Manager – East and Southern Africa
In Summary
| Network | GSM |
| Data | GPRS, EDGE |
| Memory | Internal memory 55 MB, 64 MB RAM, 128 MB ROM
External up to 16GB |
| Camera | VGA, 640×480 pixels
Video QVGA@24fps |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | Normal Nokia games, downloading option |
| Bluetooth | V2.1 with A2DP |
| Design | 320 x 240 pixels, 2.4 inches
QWERTY keyboard |
Nice review, what is the difference between it and a C3?
I am not sure, they are almost similar. During the launch @MartinGicheru told me that Nokia X2-01 has 3G while C3 does not. But i realized later that X2-01 too does not have 3G. Still checking the difference
Sorry boss, the Nokia X3-02 which i will be reviewing soon is the one that has 3g
Ok, so this phone is nice and dandy.(insert sarcastic quote here) My question is why the girl is half dressed. What do her legs have to do with the phone??
Nothing..but that was probably their dress code during the launch of the phone..
dnt hate on the chick. maybe she is trying to say that the phone is as sexy as she is
Which one is genuine? Chinese or Indian?