Nokia X6
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Alright question, does the X6 not work on t-mobiles edge network? Or did the person who had it before call up t-mobile and have them put it on a ban list or something.. because when i pop my sim card into the X6 and start the web browser it tells me "Subscription Update Required: Your current plan is not compatible with this device."...
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I upgraded from a 5800 to the X6 (no, I didn't pay for the upgrade, I won it on a contest) and I'm torn on my feelings about it.
On the plus side now the phone won't give you alerts trough the speakers when you're using headphones. Nothing was more bugging than using fring or another IM client while listening to music on the bus and having it "pop" (while also playing your music) trough your speakers and bothering everyone else with your music and sounds.
The phone is way faster than the 5800 and feels very solid on the hand, with bigger buttons and icons since there's no more stylus. Included headphones are very nice too, finally on par with most of SE Walkman phones and so far battery and signal are excellent.
On the minus side, the keyboard looks clunky now that buttons are bigger and the text screen will show only two very short lines of text. No matter what you do, there's no way to make that text smaller. As for the speakers, they are a tad worse than the 5800 (but better than the N97) and the headphones included don't have a 3.5 connector on the remote like the ones included with the 5800, so if you want nice headphones it's either bluetooth, loosing the remote or buying the older remote in ebay or similar.
The screen is a whole other issue. The response is great, it's crisp, well calibrated (not like the yellow inked used in the 5530), but it's too sensitive. Sometimes you're typing and the screen will grab your original imput plus another one or two keys or even in your pocket your skin will be able to press some buttons. And speaking of buttons and hardware, the battery cover is a piece of crap made from a long and weak plastic that makes the whole phone feel cheap. Metal or a stronger plastic would've been nice.
Should you get it? Maybe at $300 or so, unless you already have a S60v5 phone, in which case I wouldn't spend more than $50-100 to make the upgrade, the new features are not worth it.
On the plus side now the phone won't give you alerts trough the speakers when you're using headphones. Nothing was more bugging than using fring or another IM client while listening to music on the bus and having it "pop" (while also playing your music) trough your speakers and bothering everyone else with your music and sounds.
The phone is way faster than the 5800 and feels very solid on the hand, with bigger buttons and icons since there's no more stylus. Included headphones are very nice too, finally on par with most of SE Walkman phones and so far battery and signal are excellent.
On the minus side, the keyboard looks clunky now that buttons are bigger and the text screen will show only two very short lines of text. No matter what you do, there's no way to make that text smaller. As for the speakers, they are a tad worse than the 5800 (but better than the N97) and the headphones included don't have a 3.5 connector on the remote like the ones included with the 5800, so if you want nice headphones it's either bluetooth, loosing the remote or buying the older remote in ebay or similar.
The screen is a whole other issue. The response is great, it's crisp, well calibrated (not like the yellow inked used in the 5530), but it's too sensitive. Sometimes you're typing and the screen will grab your original imput plus another one or two keys or even in your pocket your skin will be able to press some buttons. And speaking of buttons and hardware, the battery cover is a piece of crap made from a long and weak plastic that makes the whole phone feel cheap. Metal or a stronger plastic would've been nice.
Should you get it? Maybe at $300 or so, unless you already have a S60v5 phone, in which case I wouldn't spend more than $50-100 to make the upgrade, the new features are not worth it.
Petite Priincess
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I got all the way to the purchase confirmation screen and then I figured I'd double check the specs: Newegg $359.99 and I saw: UMTS 900/1900/2100 MHz - WTF? I'll have to call to verify that this isn't the Latin American version and is indeed the NAM version...I need 850/1900 to be 3G on at&t correct?
Well i use a 5800xm on V50, which is not that different from a X6. I have around 56mb RAM available at boot up and usualy run:
Bolt2.1 (excellent web browser)
Music Player
Nokia Messaging
And Gravity together,and havent had any problems with multitasking realy.
Add Ovi Maps to that and then there maybe a problem, but for general multitasking its just fine.
WAIT! Just tried what i said above. Got Bolt, Nokia Messaging, Gravity, Ovi Maps3.04, and Music Player going at the same time with no problem. RAM is hovering at around 26-31mb depending on whats happening. So multitasking is not that bad at all.
Bolt2.1 (excellent web browser)
Music Player
Nokia Messaging
And Gravity together,and havent had any problems with multitasking realy.
Add Ovi Maps to that and then there maybe a problem, but for general multitasking its just fine.
WAIT! Just tried what i said above. Got Bolt, Nokia Messaging, Gravity, Ovi Maps3.04, and Music Player going at the same time with no problem. RAM is hovering at around 26-31mb depending on whats happening. So multitasking is not that bad at all.
adambinamir0
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Regarding the touchscreen browser performance in the video linked by cocheese, the reviewer in that video is using the 32GB model, probably with the initial firmware. As I understand from reading the initial reviews on AAS, that model did suffer from some early performance issues (what a surprise!).
As nokiapwnsse stated, and from my own experience, the 16 GB model with current FW (v20) runs much smoother in terms of using the native browser. If the site has a lot of media content (large images, flash video, etc.), and I don't allow it to at least load up most of the content, then the touch response can be a bit laggy. Otherwise it runs smoothly.
As far as waiting for better deals on this phone, I'd be careful about that. If you want this phone, can find it at a price you think is fair, and from a vendor you want to deal with, then I would go ahead and get it. There's no telling how long it will be available in the NAM market - the N86 is a good example of this. I had been waiting for that phone to come down in price another $50-100 but instead it disappeared.
As nokiapwnsse stated, and from my own experience, the 16 GB model with current FW (v20) runs much smoother in terms of using the native browser. If the site has a lot of media content (large images, flash video, etc.), and I don't allow it to at least load up most of the content, then the touch response can be a bit laggy. Otherwise it runs smoothly.
As far as waiting for better deals on this phone, I'd be careful about that. If you want this phone, can find it at a price you think is fair, and from a vendor you want to deal with, then I would go ahead and get it. There's no telling how long it will be available in the NAM market - the N86 is a good example of this. I had been waiting for that phone to come down in price another $50-100 but instead it disappeared.
I'm coming from an n900 from an n95, stability and usable features implementation is what I'm after. My N95 is capable with much to be desired. I had considered the E72 but the current firmware is buggy and the screen forces constant panning, i'll have to see what pricing the local chinese shops will swing for an x6 on a contract renewal.
broken heart
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I wish Nokia would do something about the X6 ram, would be nice if my X6 would boot with 56mb but it's around 48.
Only thing i dont like about X6 is the sharp edges and lack of rubberised back cover, the rounded edges and rubberised back of the 5800 just make it so much better to handle in my opinion.
Is the X6 faster than a 5800 on v50 fw?
What i realy love is that S60v5 is just so stable now, reboots,freezes,and crashs seem to be a thing of the past
Is the X6 faster than a 5800 on v50 fw?
What i realy love is that S60v5 is just so stable now, reboots,freezes,and crashs seem to be a thing of the past
ClothesRus
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Dell has the yellow X6 on sale now for $229 with free shipping. Price is good until 6/16/10. I couldn't pass it up at that price so I ordered one.
donaldwoullard
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1) No, it is not stable. You will get plenty of low memory warnings if you do multi tasking
2) Not better. N97 may be more stable as Nokia tweaked the OS with FW updates.
3) Not et all. Wait till it goes down to $250
4) Speakers are the best & camera is good. Speed/Low RAM are the worst.
2) Not better. N97 may be more stable as Nokia tweaked the OS with FW updates.
3) Not et all. Wait till it goes down to $250
4) Speakers are the best & camera is good. Speed/Low RAM are the worst.
Breaking the Boundaries
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Agreed. The Nokia website lists the 5800 and the X6 as 'clearance' items!
Sigh - I can't decide whether to wait for the N8 to show up and the subsequent price drops on other devices, to get something else then. Or maybe I will just the N8 itself
The opening up of the SDK, free signing etc have me seriously interested, especially because I have considerable experience with developing in C++ with Qt on multiple platforms!
Sigh - I can't decide whether to wait for the N8 to show up and the subsequent price drops on other devices, to get something else then. Or maybe I will just the N8 itself
The opening up of the SDK, free signing etc have me seriously interested, especially because I have considerable experience with developing in C++ with Qt on multiple platforms!