Nokia X3 Touch and Type Debuts

Nokia has just announced the launch of its latest mid-range multimedia handset, the X3 Touch and Type. The phone features a 2.4-inch touchscreen as well as a normal, traditional keyboard.

The X3 Touch and Type is Nokia's first attempt at making a phone with a touchscreen display coupled with a normal keypad.

Let's see what other features the X3 Touch and Type comes loaded with. The phone is quite thin and lightweight - it is just 9.6mm thick and tips the scales at just 78g. It is a quad band device with support for 3G, HSPA and Wi-Fi, a music player and an FM radio. The imaging bit is taken care of by the 5-megapixel camera which supports 4x zoom (digital). It can also capture videos.
The phone also comes with dedicated music and messaging keys and in select countries, will be offered with Ovi Music Unlimited, allowing access to a library of over 11 million tracks. For extra storage - up to 16GB - there's a MicroSD memory card slot. The X3 T&T offers five hours of talk time and can remain in standby mode for upto 17 days.

The X3 Touch and Type is expected to be on sale this quarter and will retail for approximately 125, (Rs. 7,500) excluding taxes and subsidies. It will initially be offered in China, Ireland, the UK, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Germany, Spain, Portugal, France, Mexico Saudi and Yemen. When launched, it would be available in a brushed aluminium finish and with a choice of five colors.

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Android Handsets Specification Comparison

The Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 30,000 price range has suddenly become very exciting because of all the new Android phones that are pouring in thick and fast. For a prospective buyer, this is both good news as well as bad news. Good news because he now has a choice; bad news because there are too many options to choose from.

Each of these phones differs from one another by one or two features. It becomes difficult to keep track of these things and even if you use a compare engine the task becomes tedious because of the sheer number. So we decided to club all of these high-end smartphones into a table and list out all the important specifications, so that it is easy to compare. Some of these handsets are currently on sale in India, whereas others are yet to launch but worth keeping an eye out for.

Since these are just the specifications, we would advise not to make your buying decision solely based on them, but also have a hands-on with the phone or read/watch online reviews before committing to any of them.

This table is only for high-end phones but we may even come up with a similar one for mid-range and low-end Android phones too. Do let us know what you think about this chart, if it requires any additions or if you spot any errors.

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