Some more action in the high side of Nokia at their Nokia Connection 2010 event held recently at Singapore and we've got our sights on their X5, X6 and N8 set of mobile phones. The N8 is currently Nokia's only handset that runs on the Symbian^3 platform that Jo Harlow, SVP for Smartphones promises to "deliver a very robust feature set and consumer experience." Let's head on to who these trio of phones are for following the break!
Nokia X5-01: The Social Jukebox On The Move
Let's start with Mr. Stubby here: Nokia unveiled the new Nokia X5, its latest full QWERTY music device which makes messaging, social networking and listening to your favourite music fun and easy when on the move. The unique, square slider design makes it a perfect device for teens who enjoy Facebook, chatting, games, music and staying in touch with their peers in unlimited ways. Favorite contacts, emails and social networking sites can be accessed directly from the home screen which makes sending messages and status updates a breeze. Thousands of games and other social networking, entertainment and personalization apps can be downloaded from Ovi Store. On top of that, the Nokia X5 has a great music player with excellent sound quality and loud speakers, offering easy access to the device’s music collection with space for up to 1000 tracks with a 2GB in-box memory card, expandable up to 32GB. In select markets, the Nokia X5 will include Nokia’s Comes With Music, the unlimited music download service with access to millions of tracks. With the fun “Surprise Me” feature, you can spin the phone when playing music to jump to a random track. Available in a variety of cool colors, the Nokia X5 is expected to begin shipping during the third quarter of 2010 with an estimated retail price of EUR 165 before taxes and subsidies. That's about PhP 9,300.
Base Specs
- Quad Band / 3G / HSDPA Ready
- 2.36-inch 320 x 240 LCD
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1
- 5MP camera with LED flash
- Accelerometer
- QWERTY Keyboard
- Stereo FM radio
- ARM11 600MHz CPU
- Symbian OS 9.3, Series 60 v3.2 UI
- 200MB storage, Up to 32GB MicroSD card expansion
- 74.3 x 66.4 x 16.8 mm / 129g
Nokia X6 8GB: The Social Entertainment Experience
A full blown entertainment experience complementing the original X6: Nokia also announced today the Nokia X6 8GB which complements the popular Nokia X6 family. The Nokia X6 8GB offers a full-blown entertainment experience for people who enjoy music, social networking, chat and games while on the go. The device provides easy access to thousands of games and apps in Ovi Store, as well as Ovi Maps with free lifetime navigation and location sharing. In select markets, the Nokia X6 8GB will include Nokia’s Comes With Music service, the unlimited music download service with access to millions of tracks. The Nokia X6 8GB also allows the capturing of great pictures and videos with its 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash. It is expected to start shipping during the third quarter of 2010 with an estimated retail price of EUR 225 before taxes and subsidies. That's about PhP 12,700.
Base Specs
- Quad Band / 3G / HSDPA Ready
- 3.2-inch 360 x 640 Capacitive Touchscreen LCD
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1
- 5MP camera with Carl Zeiss Optics, dual LED flash and video light
- GPS with A-GPS, Geo-tagging
- Accelerometer
- Stereo FM radio
- ARM 11 434MHz CPU
- Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5
- 8 GB storage, 128 MB RAM, no MicroSD expansion slot
- 111 x 51 x 13.8 mm / 122g
Nokia N8: For A Compelling Home Entertainment Experience
Showcased for the first time to media, trade and analysts in this region, Nokia’s latest smartphone, Nokia N8, offers the ability to create compelling content, connect to social networks and enjoy on-demand Web TV programs and Ovi Store apps, intuitively connecting users to the people, places and services that matter most.
With a 12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and Xenon flash, the Nokia N8 offers the ability to record HD-quality videos and edit them with an intuitive built-in editing suite. People can enjoy HD quality video with Dolby Digital Plus surround sound by plugging the device into their home theatre system. People can also update their status, share location and photos, and view live feeds from Facebook and Twitter in a single application directly on the home screen.
The Nokia N8 enables access to Web TV services that deliver programmes, news and entertainment from channels like CNN, E! Entertainment, Paramount and National Geographic. In addition to these international content, Nokia has collaborated with local content providers to bring Web TV content to consumers in Singapore and Malaysia when the Nokia N8 hits the stores. The local Web TV content programmes include Channel NewsAsia, Makansutra, 8TV and TV3 as well as Virtual Malaysia.
Powered by Symbian^3, the Nokia N8 supports gestures such as flick scrolling and pinch-zoom and offers multiple, personalizable home screens which can be loaded with apps from Ovi Store. It is also Nokia’s first device to be integrated with Qt, a software development environment that simplifies the development, making it possible to build applications once and deploy across Symbian and other software platforms. Enabled with free global Ovi Maps walk and drive navigation, the Nokia N8 is expected to be available in select markets during the third quarter of 2010 with an estimated retail price of EUR 370 before taxes and subsidies. That's about PhP 21,000.
Base Specs
- Quad Band / 3G / HSDPA Ready
- 3.5-inch 360 x 640 Capacitive Multi-Touchscreen AMOLED
- Wi-Fi n, Bluetooth 3.0
- 12MP camera with Carl Zeiss Optics, AF, face and smile detection and Xenon Flash
- GPS with A-GPS, Geo-tagging
- Accelerometer
- Stereo FM radio
- ARM 11 680MHz CPU with 3D graphics acceleration
- Symbian^3
- 16 GB storage, 256MB RAM, 512 MB ROM, up to 32GB MicroSD expansion card
- 113.5 x 59.1 x 12.9 mm / 135g
The new devices bring out a refreshed Nokia in this scene, but can these really compete against the smartphones thrown out by the likes of Apple, HTC, and Samsung? We've yet to count in on the Japanese brands who are just about to rise from their domestic market and who are facing pressure to grow into international markets, most especially in the smartphone arena. The latter isn't going to be making their move in just a few months time, that's for sure - not until they've figured out their perfect products to combat against the iPhone, and until then, we'll have to sit back and see how the market reacts to these new phone lines when they finally make their retail debut.