Nokia X2-01 Review

The X2-01 is an aggressively priced sibling of the C3 that cuts a few corners to get to a price point that will be more appealing to the cash-strapped, QWERTY keyboard desiring phone buyer. Let's find out whether this phone doesn't give up too much to attain that under Rs. 7,000 price tag.

The Nokia X2-01 is designed differently than the C3-00. Where the C3 had a nice curvaceous body that we adored, the X2-01 has pointy edges and a noticeable use of cheaper quality materials. But fear not, the phone still feels fairly sturdy and shouldn't shatter into pieces after a few drops. The X2-01's design is a bit longish but doesn't cause any inconvenience while carrying it in the pocket.

The screen is exactly the same as the C3 -- a 2.4 incher with a QVGA resolution. Other than the lack of brightness control, we had no complaints with the display given the pricing. Content looks clear, fonts are nice and big thus bettering readability, and with a white background, text is fairly visible even under direct sunlight. The buttons above the keyboard click well and accurately. We liked the messaging and music player shortcut buttons to either sides of the D-pad.

The QWERTY keyboard is more or less similarly designed like the C3's, but for some reason, we felt the type-ability of the C3 was a tad better. Not to say the X2-01's QWERTY is bad -- it offers decent tactility and dedicated keys to frequently used symbols like a full-stop or a comma.

The 3.5mm earphone jack is located rightly to the top of the phone, while the thin-pin charging port is right next to it. The camera sensor and speaker grille lay at the back, as usual.




Specifications:

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	Announced	2010, November
	Status	Available. Released 2011, January
Size	Dimensions	119.4 x 59.8 x 14.3 mm, 86.6 cc
	Weight	107.5 g
Display	Type	TFT, 256K colors
	Size	320 x 240 pixels, 2.4 inches
		- QWERTY keyboard - Dedicated music key
Sound	Alert types	Vibration, Polyphonic(64), WAV, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
Memory	Phonebook	Yes, Photocall
	Call records	Yes
	Internal	55 MB, 64 MB RAM, 128 MB ROM
	Card slot	microSD, up to 16GB
Data	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Class 33
	3G	No
	WLAN	No
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
	Infra port	No
	USB	Yes, v2.0 microUSB
Camera	Primary	VGA, 640x480 pixels
	Video	Yes, QVGA@24fps
	Secondary	No
Features	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email
	Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (Opera Mini)
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	Games	Yes + downloadable
	Colors	Red, DeepGrey, Silver, Lilac, Azure
	GPS	No
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.1
		- MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player - MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC player - Organizer - Voice memo - Predictive text input
Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1020 (BL-5C)
	Stand-by	Up to 480 h
	Talk time	Up to 4 h 30 min