The Nokia X6 is a pretty sleek handset; while the Sony Ericsson Vivaz shares similar specs (and is actually a little better in terms of specs) the X6 is significantly cheaper. So if 720p HD recording is not a requirement, then the X6 is a great fit for any multimedia nut.
The phone’s 3.2 inch TFT capacitive touch screen provides 360 x 640 pixels of resolution. This display screen is equipped with an accelerometer, a proximity sensor and a scratch resistant glass surface. It provides a decent resolution for viewing videos and websites. The screen response time is also pretty decent. With around 32GB of internal storage (depending on the model), media library space is no longer an issue. The device also sports a USB port for file transfers. The only problem is that the phone lacks a microSD card slot which means that users will have to make do with the internal memory size.
Anyway, the X6’s firmware will be bumped up to version 21.0.004 and it will have quite a lot of updates.
First is the Nokia Ovi software. Various Ovi components will be getting a few minor updates such as Ovi Store (1.5.6), Ovi Music, Ovi Sync (2.0), and Ovi Contacts (1.50.8). The browser will also be improved as well; it will be patched to version 7.2 and is expected to provide users with a better and faster web experience.
The Appshell will also be getting a less buggy version of the kinetic scrolling in the interface, while several new programs will be added in. A 30 day trial version of Shazam has been included in the OS along with a Rihanna service launcher, version 2.2 of Gimlet, and Mail for Exchange will be bumped up to version 2.9.210.
The update is now available for download through the Ovi service or the OTA function on the handset.
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New Firmware Update Available for Nokia X6
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010Nokia N8: Media Phone and More
Monday, July 12th, 2010
The newest Symbian handset is not getting enough credit. Maybe it is due to lack of Nokia’s enthusiasm. Or simply the fact that the MeeGo OS really is getting so much credit, but the thing is, the Nokia N8 is an incredible smart phone with some rather hard to beat features.
The processor is an ARM 11 680MHz CPU, it is still able to handle apps and features without much slowdown -though it is hardly the 1GHz powerhouse that one would expect from a high end smart phone. Despite this little drawback, the N8 holds its ground pretty well, thanks to an impressive camera.
The 12 mega pixel camera is the pride and joy of the Nokia N8, and considering how much they put into the camera, that is not surprising. The sheer capacity of a 12 mega pixel lens is staggering, and not many phones have a camera lens that goes over 8 MP. Nokia makes the whole deal a lot sweeter by adding in Carl Zeiss lens, Xenon flash, autofocus and smile and face detection.
Video recording has also been improved on this smart phone. The device can take videos: 720p HD video quality at thirty frames per second. That’s pretty high res and a great way to use up the 16GB of internal memory that the phone has got.
Users running out of space need not worry. The N8 is also going to support microSD cards up to 32GB. This means that users can easily back up data without worrying about losing their content.
According to Nokia, the upcoming N8 will be the only Symbian^3 smart phone to be part of the N-series. While they are leaving the door open to Symbian^4, it would be such as waste if the N8 is the only Symbian^3 OS handset that we will ever get to see.