From a usability point of view, the most noticeable thing with the Nokia X6 is that Nokia has taken on board the complaints that the previous model (Nokia 5800) had about the poor response of the touch screen. X6 has capacitive display, just like the Iphone and the new Android phones, and the difference is noticeable quickly when you start using it – responsive and intuitive. Improvements to the touch screen are particularly marked when for example you have to drag your finger across the screen to browse among your 20 favorite contacts on the home screen.

Best Things about the Nokia X6
• Improved touchscreen gives a much better user experience than earlier Nokia touchscreen phones.
• Slim design – doesn’t feel clumsy.
• 5 mil megapixel camera with flash and zoom.

Another thing to note from our trials and user reviews with the X6 is that it feels so thin, with the effect that it does not actually feel clumsy. The buttons are few, there is the red phone, the green phone and a menu button to get to the main menu. To switch between functions, you do a longer click (just like in 5800) on the menu button and up pops the small icons to open programs and functions. Otherwise, everything is done via the the touch screen, which applies to all input of text and numbers, and this as previously mentioned is made all the easier now the that X6 has had a more rapid screen than Nokia’s previous touch screen phones.

The design of the X6 is also very different compared with 5800 and N96. Gone are the soft rounded forms. X6 is much more angular. Among the innovations for the X6 (which is the first Nokia in the “X” series) includes a bit more of a fun feature called Playlist DJ. Playlist DJ create playlists depending on what type of music you want in a playlist – fast, slow, loving or happy. Sure, it’s a type of function that is not new – ( Sony Ericsson have been offering something like this for a while, called SensMe). But it feels good, and Nokia have designed it well. It also seems appropriate because of the large memory capacity of the X6. With Playlist DJ it pulls music into four piles – one for happiness levels, one for the love level, a level of aggressiveness and the speed at which you want the songs to have. All the songs that you downloaded to the X6 are indexed by these categories, and then it displays the songs that fit what you ask for.

Best Nokia X6 Deals
• Retailers - Mobiles.co.uk & CarphoneWarehouse.com
• Networks direct – T-Mobile, Three.co.uk & O2

The screen is rather elongated, which of course is beneficial if you want to watch movies or TV on your mobile. The volume level is relatively strong (given that the handset is quite small and thin), but the headphones are as always preferable if you want to enjoy games, movies and music to the full.

If you want to record video the spec is VGA resolution (640×480) at 30 frames per second which is the same as the iPhone 3GS. In our trials we only tried to take still pictures and were impressed with the results and this gives the X6 a clear advantage over the iPhone. In the X6 sits a 5-megapixel camera phone, the lens cap is missing but the camera lens sits a bit sunken and is protected in this way. There is also dual photographic lighting next to the camera lens so you can take photos in low level lighting.

In conclusion then, the X6 feels like a fresh upgrade of Nokia’s current music phone with touch screen (Nokia 5800). Better screen and thinner format makes X6 one of the more interesting newcomers in the river of touch screen phones that mobile manufacturers are pouring out right now. A sold debut for Nokia’s new X series and with the final advantage that earlier models such as the 5800 are now available on even better tariffs / deals.