Mobile phone manufacturing is a complex and competitive thing to undertake, and as such it is difficult to imagine what mobile phone manufacturers must go through every time they put together a new model or even a new series or line of phones with a particular design. Ease of use is one significant factor to consider, as users today are looking for mobile phone models that are easy to access and learn. Diversity of features is also of paramount importance, especially in an age where technology allows for the integration of a number of capabilities both basic and advanced in almost every mobile phone model.
Finnish mobile phone manufacturing giant Nokia are no stranger to balancing the myriad aspects to be considered in building a mobile phone. They are, however, known to have streamlined and prioritized certain aspects over others in the name of making phones designed for particular targets or budgets, with entry-level phones commonly bearing less features and innovation than the higher-end models. Sometimes, it’s an odd sort of mix and match with certain features gaining priority over others in a seemingly counterintuitive fashion. Nevertheless, Nokia generally manages to come through in making its handsets deliver the company’s signature ease of use and solid performance.
Nokia’s X6 is the first model to try a capacitive touchscreen as opposed to the company’s typical resistive screens, and it manages to hold its own fairly well with the jump to capacitive seeming to have paid off. The 3.2-inch screen is noticeably and substantially more responsive than the resistive Nokia screens, and it does its display duties well with good image quality at 360×640 pixels and with 16,000,000 color support. Much of the focus seems to have been centered on the screen, though, as the device itself doesn’t feel as sturdy in the hand as most high-end Nokia devices do and should.
Under the hood, the X6 runs on the same Symbian 9.4 S60 5th edition software platform as the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic, with nothing really new added to make it distinctive for this release. This could be a case of not fixing what isn’t broken, though, as the already-easy-to-use on-resistive-screens S60 5th edition software and interface works extremely well on the new capacitive screen and is very comfortable to use. However, when it comes to web browsing, the single-tap controls are unwieldy and the experience is overall behind what most smartphones can give you. The automated email setup and built-in Facebook and YouTube apps are appreciated, though, even if Flash video support is only for YouTube itself [embedded videos on other sites don’t seem to work].
For multimedia and calls, though, the X6 really shines. The 5.1-megapixel camera comes equipped with Carl Zeiss Tessar optics as well as a double LED flash, and while the color capture is far from perfect, it’s certainly fairly sharp. The camera can also take video at a maximum of 30fps and 640×480 resolution. More impressive than that, however, is the audio, which comes through with great clarity comparable to that of standalone music players like the iPod Nano. Calls are similarly sharp and clear as well, and battery life is good for a high-end device with lots of features.
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