GSMArena acknowledges:
"Normally, phones like the X2-01 stay under our review radar as they rarely excite much interest in our readers. However, the Nokia X2-01 is special. Its Daily Interest rating has hit 35% at the time of writing this. That’s an impressive number for a low-end handset – it equals the daily interest rating of the Google Nexus S and the Motorola DEFY combined"
Razzu managed to get himself one of these after years of frustration typing on T9 and going wary of using sub 2k phones. Now since iOS or android was never an option(for now), I pointed him to this cheap marvel.
Please note this phone was released almost an year ago and there are numerous trusted reviews on this device. This post is an attempt to "review", from my point of view, some noteworthy features in as less text as possible using mostly pictures(and a grainy video soon!)
Some features
Woah!
Quad-band GSM/EDGE connectivity
2.4" 256K-color display
Series 40 UI, 6th edition
Stereo FM radio with RDS
Bluetooth 2.1 (with EDR)
Standard microUSB port
microSD card slot
3.5mm audio jack- Good audio quality
PRICE!
Bleh!
No Wifi/3G(just wishing)
Crap camera
No USB charging
From afar, this phone can be easily mistaken for the costlier Nokia business phones. Only when held in hand does it really come down to earth: a fairly light plastic chassis and creaking sounds here and there.
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The size is just right for use with one or two hands. The buttons give good tactile feedback and I especially like that huge recessed center button on the D-pad. BB users will probably laugh now.
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The back is smooth and bare save for the camera(duh!). With a 0.3mp pixel count this camera is as good as none.
Nokia could've skipped it altogether(In any case it was a smart decision, it's selling like hot cakes)
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The battery is a standard BL-5C, it's so popular chinese vendors are supplying stuff with the same or similar batteries.
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The conveniently located 3.5mm socket is a blessing. The music player complements third party earphones quite well with it's decent music playback, but the supplied ones aren't that bad either.
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The device may be too "light" for some. If you feel the weight of a phone should be substantial for a good "feel", this is not for you.
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The QWERTY keyboard takes a little time getting used to.
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The operating system is a tweaked Series 40. Quite intuitive and fairly easy to navigate. The now standard Opera mini does a good job of rendering pages and the sweet horizontal orientation of the screen makes for a good browsing experience(as long as the GPRS is kind- WiFi is long shot for a phone at this price )
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A very good phone for the price. A no brainer for easy texting or browsing - on a budget.
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