Nokia X5 Offers A Square Deal To Users
Here's a new Nokia that may or may not come to the UK. Sitting between the X3 and X6, the square phone offers up a rather different look to the other Xseries models on offer today. The Nokia X5 is a square phone with slide-out QWERTY keyboard, with 5-megapixel camera and LED flash.
So far, the X5 is planned for release in Indonesia in Q3 - but we hope this phone will make it to UK shores as it joins a new market of small, compact, phones with keyboards; such as the Motorola Flipout and Sony Ericsson's forthcoming X10 mini pro.
The phone has a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, a 2GB memory card supplied (but expandable to 32GB) and runs on Symbian's Series 60 3rd Edition. The phone introduces some new input options, such as spinning the phone to switch the music player to a random track - or shaking the phone to reveal the number of unread messages waiting.
On the same day, Nokia also announced the new X6 8GB - the third X6 model that will be even more affordable. This means the X6 can now be purchased with 8, 16 or 32GB memory capacities.
Whats New?
OS Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5 Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Games Spore, Asphalt4, DJ Mix Tour Colors Azure, Black, Amethyst GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps 3.0 Java Yes, MIDP 2.1 - WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player - MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player - Organizer - Photo editor - Voice command/dial - TV-out - Flash Lite 3.0 - T9
The phone is expected to retail SIM-free for £160 or less, including VAT.
Battery
Stand-by Up to 384 h (2G) / Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk timeUp to 4 h (2G) / Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
Weight
129 g
Dimension
74.3 x 66.4 x 16.8 mm, 113.4 cc
Memory
Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields,
Photocall Call records Detailed, max 30 days Internal 200 MB Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included
Display Size
320 x 240 pixels, 2.36 inches - QWERTY keyboard - Accelerometer sensor for auto rotate
Display Colour
TFT, 256K colors
Connectivity
GPRS Class 32 EDGE Class 32 3G HSDPA WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Infrared port No USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB
Frequency
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Ring Tones
Alert types Vibration, Polyphonic(64), WAV, MP3 ringtones Speakerphone Yes - 3.5 mm audio jack
Camera
Primary 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, LED flash Video Yes Secondary NoMessagingSMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM