The Nokia X6 has been in our possession for three months now, making it the perfect upgrade to the Nokia 5800. It has the same 3.2-inch size of screen but with a switch to capacitive screen technology it’s something of a style shift. Find out how we got on with our Living With the Nokia X6 (3 months on) review.
The Nokia 5800 was a smash hit in our house, mixing a great design with solid every-day functionality. Sadly, the Nokia X6 seems to have split opinion, largely because the angle-look and blue and white colour scheme aren’t to everyone’s taste. I like the look and feel of the Nokia X6 but have to admit it’s not as easy to get in and our of the pocket as the Nokia X6.
Check out our Nokia 5800 - one year on - review
However, once you start using the Nokia X6 it’s pretty much a different beats all together. Sure, it’s using the same Symbian S60 5th Edition OS but the screen makes tapping and moving around such a pleasure. Whether it’s finding an app on Ovi Store, setting up a new mapping in the GPS sat-nav or just tapping out a text, the Nokia X6 is smooth and reliable.
We’ve been lucky enough to bag the Nokia X6 32GB version, which along with packing in a whopping 32GB of storage space also ships with Comes With Music, Nokia’s own subscription music download service. Part of the task we’ve set ourselves with the Nokia X6 is to use it not only as our sole phone and communication device but also to use it as our music player. So far, so good, we’ve managed to full half of the 32GB of space with music and aim to have it packed solid in the next couple of weeks.
What makes it a pleasure to use is the sound quality, as music sounds nice and bassy on the Nokia X6. What’s more, if you want to annoy people in public, you’ll find the external speaker is not only louder than most other devices around, it also pumps out the bass a lot better too!
The obvious question to ask about this approach is how it has affected battery life and to be fair we’ve hardly noticed it impacting on usability. We’re still finding ourselves charging the battery every three days or so, which is better than you’ll find on other smartphones packing this array of features on-board.
The 5-Megapixel camera has also been used quick a good deal, much more so than the 3.2-Megapixel CCD on the Nokia 5800 and we’ve had some great results. One of the things we’ve not done quite as much of as we’d hoped was video, which is something to be rectified for the six-month update.
Verdict
The big question is, are we happy to have moved on from the Nokia 5800 to the Nokia X6? We have to admit, the build quality of the Nokia 5800 suited us better, the rounded corners and super-thick plastic trim is built to last. Don’t get us wrong, the Nokia X6 feels sturdy enough, it just doesn’t feel as thought it can take the number of drops we put the 5800 through!
However, the Nokia X6 takes what worked on the Nokia 5800 and make sit smoother and easier to do. The extra storage space and better camera aren't to be sniffed at either, making the Nokia X6 a greater mainstream smartphone.
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