Nokia X2-01 disadvantages

Introduction

Good build, QWERTY keyboard and one-touch access to music: the Nokia X2-01 has the right ingredients to serve and entertain. And if you’re looking to buy cheap, it’s an offer that’s hard to beat.

Nokia has long made the low-end their fortress and X2-01 must be following a strategy that’s proven to work. The Nokia X2-01 is a music phone for the young with emphasis on Facebook and messaging.

With its combination of features and form factor versus price, the Nokia X2-01 has a market segment of its own. It’s another foot soldier in Nokia’s offensive in becoming the world’s number one QWERTY phone manufacturer

Key features

·                 Entry level QWERTY messenger bar 

·                 Quad-band GSM/EDGE connectivity

·                 2.4" 256K-color QVGA TFT display with great sunlight legibility

·                 VGA camera with QVGA video recording at 24fps

·                 Series 40 UI, 6th edition

·                 Stereo FM radio with RDS

·                 Bluetooth 2.1 (with EDR) 

·                 Standard microUSB port

·                 microSD card slot (8GB supported, 2GB included)

·                 3.5mm audio jack

·                 Good audio quality

Main disadvantages

·                 No 3G

·                 Piss poor camera

·                 No smart dialing

·                 No USB charging 

We are ready to turn a blind eye to some of the disadvantages. 3G is not essential in this price range and so is a decent camera. The S40 is not the best-looking feature phone interface but it would’ve been a lot easier to live with if it had smart dial, some document viewer capabilities or basic multitasking.

Cost-cutting is key for the X2-01. Nokia obviously presumes the target audience doesn’t really need those things. The X2-01 is all about simplicity and ease of use plus some great build quality. This entry-level messenger will not be bothered by comparisons.

Don’t hesitate to follow us along as we check up the exterior and internals of the X2-01 – we’re about to find out exactly what you’re getting for your hard earned cash.

Editorial: Normally, phones like the X2-01 stay under our review radar as they rarely excite much interest in our readers. However, the Nokia X2-01 is special. Its Daily Interest rating has hit 35% at the time of writing this. That’s an impressive number for a low-end handset – it equals the daily interest rating of the Google Nexus S and the Motorola DEFY combined. Obviously Nokia X2-01 has somehow managed to attract our visitors’ attention