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What next? Nokia X3 is joining the all-new Nokia X6 Music device, which shows the changing from XpressMusic to “X” Series. Although Nokia X3 is less spectacular than the X6, it certainly welcomes by those lookout for a compact and affordable music-oriented handset. Sharing the design of X6, the X3 slider got a diminutive frame and runs on S40 6th Edition. Read on to check out more.

Yes, it is affordable. So don’t expect too much on the package content. The retail package of X3 covers the basic. You will find the Nokia X3, Battery, Charger, the Nokia WH-205 stereo headset, MicroUSB cable and user guide.

The X3 doesn’t have the rounded corners like most recent Nokia handsets do. It goes for bold and straight lines. The front is a classic Nokia slider. It houses the 2.2” display with two colored stripes on each side, the left of which comprises the three dedicated music keys just accents are a familiar XpressMusic styling cue.

Beneath the display are the D-pad, the soft keys and the Call and End keys. The D-pad will keep flashing when the music play is on. Slide it up to reveal the alphanumeric keypad. It is flat but easy to press on.

On the top of X3, you’ll find the microUSB data port under a plastic cap. The 3.5mm audio jack and the standard Nokia charger port are just next to it.

The microSD card slot (support up to 16GB) hidden at the left side of the device just above the lanyard eyelet.

The volume rocker and camera keys are on the right side.

X3 runs on S40 6th Edition user interface. The menu icons are neat and clean and they can be freely reordered within the grid up to your preference.

As a member of new generation of music-oriented handsets, it must have a nice and cool music player with no doubt. The music player here has decent looks and supports a fair number of formats in album art like the music player with the applied theme, default theme and play on the standby screen.

The X3 also sports an active homescreen where you can see the contacts, friends and current music playing. And it got the flight mode which is for the music lovers to continue listening on flights. The X3 is great at music playback with great audio quality. The 3.2MP camera, 3.5mm audio jack, together with the dedicated music keys and the reasonable price, X3 is just fair and not enough for it to wow the audience.

Nokia X6 is clearly aiming big. It is the first Nokia device to equip with a capacitive touchscreen. The 16:9 3.2-inch widescreen and the 32GB internal storage makes it perfect as a mobile entertainment centre. The one year “Comes with Music” free subscription might be the best premium you can have for a phone purchase. Will Nokia hit or miss this time?

Nokia has upped its ante with the package this time by wrapping along a stereo headphone (which I find not at its best) and a guitar phone strap on top of the phone, the charger, the cable and all the ordinary stuff.

Mmm.. (Clearing throat) Here is the first Nokia capacitive touchscreen. It is way more intuitive than its resistive stylus-using counterparts. You can now type faster without lifting your one finger before the other bangs in. The 640 x 360 display delivers vivid and bright images. Partnered with the 16:9 aspects, videos and photos playback is just pleasurable. The homescreen is class. You can get updates of your contacts (with avatar!) and social network right on!

You have got a 2.8” screen with 240x400 pixeYou have a 3.5mm jack, the power button and the USB portal on the top of the phone.

On the right side you have the camera shutter, the volume rocker and the screen lock key, which I think is conveniently positioned, in between.

Like 5800 Xpress music, you do have the SIM card slot on the side. You can insert the SIM card easily by opening the compartment door. However, you would have to remove the battery cover to get the SIM card out as there is no spring to eject the SIM card. You can also find the speakerphones on the side.

Although X6 seems to focus very much on media, it does not give up on other aspects. The Carl Zeiss AF 5MP camera works fantastically well. Dual LED can sure light up the dark, color contrast is satisfying. The thing to complain here is the cheap-looking back.

The phone works on S60 5th edition which is fast and stable. What kind of troubles me is that the discrepancy of occasionally double-click among all the single-click operation. Sometimes, you just need a little more experience to realize the phone is actually waiting for your second click to complete the command instead of loading the application.

The phone comes with a year of free subscription to Nokia Music Store. You can download music from the rich library to your Nokia phones or computers and keep the files even after the subscription expires.

The browser is powerful that it can show the site of its full content.

You can have multi-tab browsing which allows you to multi-task at your finger tips.

Nokia’s X6 is similar to XpressMusic 5800 in a lot of ways: the 16:9 aspects and the 3.2-inch dimension, the multimedia emphasis and the user interface layout, its WiFi and HSDPA capability. Of course, X6 has made some important breakthroughs: its capacitive touschscreen, the humongous internal storage, the amazingly durable battery life supporting 35 hours of music. If you are a media junkie, X6 can be the perfect phone for you.

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Following Samsung’s lead, Nokia seems to be preparing to flood the market with touchscreens and with the low pricing just after LG. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is the one for music. Then, they have the 5530 XpressMusic , and now, the Nokia 5230 takes the term which packed the same connectivity hardware as the 5800. Let’s take a look on their latest addition in their phone portfolio, the Nokia 5230.

What’s inside? The Phone, a battery, a charger, a data cable, a handsfree set, three extra rear panels and a user’s guide.

The 5230 is just looks like the same as 5800 XpressMusic. When the first glance on it, we thought it was the 5800 in white. It’s with the same size as 5800 though (111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm).

Nokia 5230 has the crowded top same as the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. You will find the power key, the microUSB port, charger plug and 3.5mm standard audio jack here.

The volume rocker, the screen-lock switch and the camera key are all on the right of the 5230.

How about the left side? We find the microSD and the SIM cards hide under the two plastic covers.

Here’re the changeable covers that included in the package: Pink, Blue and Red (it just remind me of Samsung Corby), however, we prefer the original one. Still, it’s certainly nice to refresh the looks of your handset without much effort.

The 5230 is having the same UI as the 5800 (the S60 5th edition UI).Here is the Menu of 5230. The icons are set in a 3 x 4 grid or a list and you can freely reorder them.

Above the display of 5230, we find the touch-sensitive Media key which triggers a drop down menu of shortcuts to media and web. The earpiece and a couple of sensors are also there.

The 5230 offers a standard alphanumeric on-screen keypad which can automatically turn into a full QWERTY keyboard when you tilt it. The 5800 didn't do that at first. It also offers handwriting recognition.

Nokia 5230 is the cheapest of the S60 touchscreen phone. It comes with colorful changeable cover, HSDPA, A-GPS, Bluetooth, a 3.2” 16 million color display, plus the full suite of Nokia Ovi apps, however, it lacks of WiFi. That’s means you can only use HSDPA for access the web. Or you can have other option: the 5530 with WiFi but no HSDPA or 5800 with both HSDPA and WiFi but higher price.