Nokia X3-02 Touch and Type review:

The Nokia X3 Touch and Type is one of the smallest smartphones we've seen in a while. At 4.2 inches tall by 1.9 inches wide by 0.4 inch thick and 2.8 ounces, it's slightly taller than the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini but thinner and lighter. We have to admit, in a day and age where the smartphones are getting bigger, the X3's compact size is a nice change of pace. It easily fits in a pants pocket without adding too much bulk, and the candy bar-style phone is comfortable to hold during phone conversations. We also appreciate that while being lightweight, the handset has a solid construction that doesn't feel cheap.

the smaller size comes with some trade-offs, most notably the screen size. To Nokia's credit, it's rare and wonderful to get a touch screen on this type of form factor, and the company's done a nice job of optimizing the menu for relatively easy navigation. The home screen can be personalized with various shortcuts for quick access apps. Also, despite being resistive, we found the QVGA touch screen to be quite responsive and adequately clear and bright. That said, at 2.4 inches diagonally, the X3's screen is a bit limited in the amount of information it can display, and clicking on links within a Web page can be challenging. There's also no pinch-to-zoom support or a built-in accelerometer.For obvious reasons, the X3 doesn't offer an onscreen keyboard, so you'll have to use the 12-button alphanumeric keypad below the display to input text. The phone offers predictive text to help with message composition. The keypad is spacious so despite having to peck away at the keys, you should have no problem with mispresses, and Nokia even includes an extra column of buttons for symbols and other functions. There are also Talk and End/power keys and shortcuts to the messaging app and media player right below the display.
The Nokia X3 Touch and Type comes packaged with just the basics: an AC adapter (non U.S. standard), a wired stereo headset, and reference material.

Phone Nokia X3-02 Manufacturer Nokia Status Coming Soon Available in India Yes Price (Indian Rupees) Expected Price:Rs.7500

Place : Chennai Delhi Kolkata Mumbai Price (USD) Expected Price: $154.32 approx
Description First entry level Touchscreen phone from Nokia which runs on Nokia S40 Operating system

Key features

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
• Quad-band 3G with 10Mbps HSDPA and 2Mbps HSUPA
• Neat and well built, slim and lightweight, metal on the body
• 2.4" 256K-color resistive TFT QVGA touchscreen
• S40 6th edition UI
• 5 megapixel fixed-focus camera
• VGA video recording at 15fps
• Wi-Fi b/g/n
• Stereo FM radio with RDS, Visual radio
• Bluetooth v2.1 (with A2DP)
• Standard microUSB port (charging enabled)
• USB On-The-Go
• microSD card slot (32 GB supported, 2GB included)
• 3.5mm audio jack
• Innovative vibrating touch feedback

Main disadvantages

• Small screen (for a touch phone)
• No multitasking
• No GPS
• Fixed-focus camera
• No document viewer
• No smart dialing
• No video-call camera
• No accelerometer sensor

There are quite a few things left off of this S40 handset, but it’s the first with a touchscreen on board. Wi-Fi is a rarity on this platform too. In fact we’ll admit quite ahead of our conclusion – we do like the Nokia X3-02 already.

The Nokia X3-02 Touch and Type Dark Metal and White Silver versions all over

But it’ll take more than that. You’ll have to simply love it. You’ll have to not notice the bad. One thing the Nokia X3-02 won’t give you is multitasking. Another important absentee is GPS and navigation. We just can’t have everything, can we? That might be quite an omission for some, but we hope the performance and ergonomics will make up for that. Let’s see how those shape up right after the jump.