Smartphone nokia x dual sim black. Nokia X Dual Sim smartphone review with video and technical specifications of the phone. The main camera of a mobile device is usually located on the back of the body and is used for taking photos and videos

24-08-2016
10 p.m. 26 min.
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But how can I enable only 3G connection on it, otherwise it won’t load?

27-02-2016
20 o'clock 35 min.
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It is not possible to transfer applications to a memory card, the battery is weak. The rest is tolerable.

03-02-2016
16 o'clock 41 min.
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I inserted SIM cards on which the SMS were saved. the phone doesn't see them. how to recover sms?

12-08-2015
13 o'clock 47 min.
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I don’t understand what phone you’re talking about? The screen doesn’t glitch. Doesn’t freeze!! Not at all! There are two cameras, including a front one, bright design. The camera is VERY good, very clear!

31-07-2015
6 p.m. 48 min.
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who knows how to restore the camera and gallery on the phone

27-04-2015
12 o'clock 58 min.
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Hello everyone who knows how to restore the camera and gallery on the phone if I accidentally deleted them

17-02-2015
08 o'clock 54 min.
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How to turn off the Internet?

03-02-2015
16 o'clock 12 min.
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I rated the phone at -4 (solid)

26-12-2014
01 o'clock 44 min.
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The phone is just rubbish. The microphone is very quiet, constantly hangs up, complains about lack of memory, the sensor does not behave adequately especially on the street. There is also a whole sea of ​​jambs that I am too lazy to describe.

13-10-2014
16 o'clock 26 min.
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Are there any firmware updates planned?

20-09-2014
7 p.m. 22 min.
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Irina, only one camera, Nokia X does not have dual sim front camera.

20-09-2014
01 o'clock 45 min.
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Tell me, does Nokia x dual SIM only have 1 camera?

01-09-2014
10 o'clock 33 min.
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It's bullshit, not a phone, don't buy it, I don't recommend it

02-08-2014
09 o'clock 48 min.
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For some reason it doesn't support Whatsapp. When will this app be available to download? Thank you:-)

28-06-2014
12 o'clock 10 min.
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Hi all! Please tell me how to switch it so that the music transferred from the computer via bluetooth is saved not to a USB drive, but to a memory card... I bought a memory card, but I can’t find how to switch it... and to transfer music - it says that there is no space ....has no idea. what is not here, but is there..)) help out, teach)

29-04-2014
07 o'clock 18 min.
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I wanted to buy a Nokia X on the Euroset for almost 5 thousand rubles, the price seemed inexpensive, but upon inspection I discovered that there was no front camera. For me, having a front camera is necessary to be able to communicate via video calling on Skype, and therefore I consider the lack of a front camera on Nokia X to be a minus.

20-04-2014
6 p.m. 34 min.
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tell me how to set a ringtone for another person

09-04-2014
08 o'clock 01 min.
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Today the price for Nokia X is from 4,000 to 5,500 rubles, depending on the store, warranty and certification.

08-04-2014
11 p.m. 09 min.
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How much does Nokia X cost in stores?

01-04-2014
09 o'clock 39 min.
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Well done, Nokia has finally come to their senses that there is no need to make smarts only on Windows, seeing that smarts for Android are being bought more and cheaper.

17-03-2014
6 p.m. 11 min.
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It was necessary to make Nokia smart phones on the Android operating system a long time ago and not just smartphones on Windows. Today on the Internet I found and read an article that in just 4 days a million Nokia X smartphones were ordered in China, and how many will be bought when they start selling in stores, I think there will be a huge number of buyers. Of course Nokia on the Android platform for this low price within 5 thousand s powerful processor and support for two SIM cards, I’m waiting for the start nokia sales x.

15-03-2014
20 o'clock 22 min.
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Finally, I’ll definitely buy Nokia for Android and two SIM cards for a low price.

TFT IPS- High quality liquid crystal matrix. It has wide viewing angles, one of the best indicators of color rendering quality and contrast among all those used in the production of displays for portable equipment.
Super AMOLED- if a regular AMOLED screen uses several layers, between which there is an air gap, then in Super AMOLED there is only one such touch layer without air gaps. This allows you to achieve greater screen brightness with the same power consumption.
Super AMOLED HD- differs from Super AMOLED in its higher resolution, thanks to which you can achieve 1280x720 pixels on a mobile phone screen.
Super AMOLED plus- this is a new generation of Super AMOLED displays, different from the previous one in use more subpixels in a regular RGB matrix. The new displays are 18% thinner and brighter than displays made using the old PenTile technology.
AMOLED- an improved version of OLED technology. The main advantages of the technology are significantly reduced power consumption, the ability to display a larger color gamut, reduced thickness and the ability of the display to bend slightly without the risk of breaking.
Retina-high pixel density display designed specifically for Apple technology. Pixel density per Retina displays such that individual pixels are indistinguishable to the eye at a normal distance from the screen. This ensures the highest image detail and significantly improves the overall viewing experience.
Super Retina HD- the display is made using OLED technology. The pixel density is 458 PPI, the contrast reaches 1,000,000:1. The display has a wide color gamut and unsurpassed color accuracy. Pixels in the corners of the display are smoothed at the sub-pixel level, so edges are not distorted and appear smooth. The Super Retina HD reinforcing layer is 50% thicker. It will be harder to break the screen.
Super LCD is the next generation of LCD technology, it is characterized by improved characteristics compared to earlier LCD displays. The screens not only have wide viewing angles and better color reproduction, but also lower power consumption.
TFT- A common type of liquid crystal display. Using an active matrix controlled by thin-film transistors, it is possible to significantly increase the performance of the display, as well as the contrast and clarity of the image.
OLED- organic electroluminescent display. It consists of a special thin-film polymer that emits light when exposed to an electric field. This type of display has a large reserve of brightness and consumes very little energy.

A novelty in the operating system - this has not happened in the world of smartphones for a long time. Although it may not be entirely new, it is at least definitely fresh. “NokiaAndroid”, “XAndroid”, “xOS” in association with iOS - it is not yet known what name will be assigned to this operating system from the Finnish brand, but I wonder what it is?

Design and Features

The model is made in Nokia’s favorite format – “phone in a box”. The "body" of the phone is located in plastic case- a “box” forming four side and back walls. The filling is removed from the case to change the SIM card or memory card, but this is not easy to do - you will have to work hard not to break your nails.

Under the rear panel there is a removable battery, elongated, and slots for 2 SIM cards and a memory card.

You can choose from a bright range of colors, but the appearance of the device itself is nothing special - a simple device, without unnecessary accents. The power and volume keys are on the right side, the left is left empty. On bottom end– microUSB connector, on the top – a headphone compartment. On the back wall there are holes for the speaker and camera.

Operating system "X"

Operating system X and devices based on it can and cannot be called “androids”. For example, the appearance, interface and functions of the operating system have been changed beyond recognition - it has no resemblance to an “android”;

Fans of “androids” are well versed in such a concept as “shell”. This is the individual style of the smartphone manufacturer, “put on” the Android system. As you know, the shell itself never changed anything - it was just the design of various visual details and not particularly important functions.

The Nokia X also has a shell on top of the Android system. But unlike others, it radically changes not only the interface design, but also the very principle of operation and control of the device. The “X” version has absolutely nothing in common with the “android” that you are so familiar with. Therefore, we can say about “X” that it is a completely new operating system, but still, the general details and style are taken from the Asha and Windows Phone operating systems.

Camera

The phone's camera has a resolution of 3 megapixels without flash and autofocus. That's why the Nokia X takes soapy, dark and grainy pictures. If you try to make them on a sunny day, then on a small display they look even better, but when displaying them on a tablet or laptop, you don’t want to look at them.

Main functions

The function of two SIM cards is equipped traditionally, as for most modern devices with the same function. You can see contacts from both SIM cards, you can link contacts to a specific number, when you call, the device offers a choice of the desired SIM card, and there is also the choice of making a call through any Internet messenger - from those already installed on the smartphone.

Navigation – HERE. This is the famous Nokia navigation - classic and harmonious. There can be no complaints about it - maps of all the world's countries, automobile and pedestrian voice navigation and a large number of different services and applications.

Video review of the Nokia X Dual Sim smartphone

Performance and Power

The Nokia X smartphone does not strive for high performance since it is a version of an inexpensive budget device. Its dual core 1Hz and half GB random access memory They won't handle modern games, but otherwise they'll cope.

Nokia X specifications Dual Sim :

Operating system: Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean+ own shell

Processor: 2-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (MSM8225) 1 GHz + Adreno 203 video accelerator

RAM - 512 MB (Nokia X), 1 GB (Nokia XL)

Built-in memory - 4 GB + microSD

Display – 4 inches, IPS, 800x480

Camera - 3 MP without autofocus, without flash

Other – 2 SIM cards, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Battery - 1500 mAh

Dimensions - 115.5 x 63 x 10.4 mm, 128 g

Android platform, Lumia interface, Asha design

A company with a complicated history, which will soon become known as Microsoft Mobile Oy, continues to search for new areas of activity. The announcement of smartphones on AOSP (Android Open Source Project) caused a wide resonance, and only an optimist did not regard what was happening as the agony of the Finnish company and the death of Windows Phone. We responded to these judgments with detailed material. Now let's move on to the practical side of the issue and talk about the junior model in the new line - Nokia X.

Key Features of Nokia X (RM-980)

• SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225
• CPU: 2 Cortex-A5 cores (ARMv7-A) @1 GHz
• GPU: Adreno 203
• Operating system: based on AOSP 4.1.2 (Android Open Source Project) with Nokia Glance Screen shell
• Display: IPS, 4″, 800×480, 233 ppi
• RAM: 512 MB
• Internal memory: 4 GB
• Supports microSD memory cards (up to 32 GB)
• Supports two SIM cards in Micro-SIM format in standby mode (first slot - 2G/3G, second slot - only 2G)
• Communication GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, WCDMA 900/2100 MHz
• Bluetooth, GPS/A-GPS
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
• Rear camera: 3 MP (no flash)
• Battery: removable, 1500 mAh
• Dimensions: 115.5×63×10.4 mm
• Weight: 128.7 g

* - at the time of writing the corresponding article

Nokia even saved money on the front camera, and used the most modest member of the Snapdragon S4 family from two years ago as a single-chip system. But thanks to such decisive measures, the price was kept at the level of competitors from much less famous manufacturers. A careful comparison shows that the Nokia X is shorter than all of them by more than half a centimeter.

Equipment

The smartphone package includes instructions, a warranty card, network adapter(5 V, 0.75 A) and a wired headset. Everything is as listed on the website. But where is the USB cable? Does it mean that the OS in the Nokia X with the Glance Screen shell is a completely self-sufficient platform?

The bright red wired headset goes well with the green smartphone, but, unfortunately, does not have volume keys.

Design

When creating Nokia X, the designers clearly focused on another budget series, Asha, where convenience takes precedence over elegance.

New Nokia smartphone comfortable to hold in hand. The plastic does not slip at all, the side edges are not rounded - even a child will not experience any difficulties when using it.

The Nokia X, as we have already mentioned, is somewhat shorter in length than its competitors. This is achieved due to the close placement of the logo and the earpiece (which immediately catches your eye when compared with the Nokia Asha 500). And also thanks to the lack of a front camera. At the bottom in the middle there is a single button that switches between the tiled screen, Fastlane magazine and return to them. It doesn't light up. Glass is used to cover the front panel, but tactile sensations give the impression that the display is covered with plastic.

The rear panel of the Nokia X we received for testing was green, somewhat brighter than in the photographs. In addition, judging by the illustration on the Russian Nokia website, yellow and red versions will be available, as well as a discreet gray one. The English-language Nokia portal also lists models with white and blue covers. Similar to Russian market They haven't arrived yet.

The back panel of the smartphone is made in the form of a single piece from completely non-staining and pleasant to the touch plastic. In the middle there is a small raised Nokia logo, a little further away there is a rear camera lens and a speaker slot. The corners are only slightly rounded. Unfortunately, there is no flash - here it would be very appropriate as a flashlight.

On the right is the volume rocker and the power button. Wide and flat keys have a clear and short stroke - these controls turned out to be very convenient.

Exactly in the middle at the bottom is the Micro-USB connector.

Opposite it is a jack for connecting a wired headset, but it is already shifted to the edge, approximately at the same level as the speaker slot.

The smartphone opens in a rather complicated way: you need to press on the rear panel while simultaneously pulling the two closest corners of the rear panel in the opposite direction. Not very convenient, but it allows you to install latches around the entire perimeter so that the case does not begin to play back over time. In this case, when the smartphone falls, the cover flies off, but the battery remains in place. The last circumstance cannot but rejoice.

All slots are lined up and labeled. Since they are obscured by the battery, " hot swap» is not available by definition. Removing cards is easy, since the slots are open at the top.

If you don’t look at a smartphone through the dubious prism of “expensiveness” and “premium”, Nokia X leaves a very pleasant impression. The smartphone is well assembled, harmoniously designed and easily controlled with one hand. For this reason, Nokia X is well suited as a phone for a child, and for young people in general - the company continues to maintain a bright style.

Screen

The Nokia X display supports only two simultaneous touches - the simplest “multitouch”. The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface that is scratch-resistant. Judging by the reflection of objects, anti-glare properties of the screen are much lower than those of Google Nexus 7 (2013)(hereinafter simply Nexus 7). For clarity, here is a photo in which a white surface is reflected in the switched off screens (on the left - Nexus 7, on the right - Nokia X):

The gray surface of the Nokia X screen against the almost black screen of the Nexus 7 confirms what was written above. The reflection in the screen noticeably triples, which suggests the presence of an air gap between the surface of the matrix and the outer glass. On the outer surface of the screen, apparently, there is a special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating (much worse than that of the Nexus 7), but it is ineffective- fingerprints are difficult to remove and appear with almost any touch.

At manual control brightness and when the white field was displayed in full screen, the maximum brightness value was about 375 cd/m², minimum - 15 cd/m². The maximum value is not very high, and given the weak anti-glare properties, the image on the screen is unlikely to be clearly visible in bright daylight. In complete darkness, the brightness can be reduced to a comfortable level. There is automatic brightness adjustment based on the light sensor (located to the right of the logo on the front panel). IN automatic mode When external lighting conditions change, the screen brightness both increases and decreases. In complete darkness in automatic mode, the brightness is reduced to 50 cd/m² (comfortable reading), in an office illuminated by artificial light (approximately 400 lux) the brightness is set to 150 cd/m² (just right), in a brightly lit environment (corresponds to clear lighting during the day outdoors, but without direct sunlight - 20,000 lux or a little more) - rises to 375 cd/m², that is, to the maximum. Eventually The auto-brightness function works absolutely adequately. At any brightness level, there is virtually no backlight modulation, so there is no screen flickering.

IN this smartphone used IPS type matrix. The microphotographs show a typical IPS subpixel structure:

For comparison, you can see the gallery of microphotographs of screens used in mobile technology.

The screen has good viewing angles without significant color shift even with large viewing angles from perpendicular to the screen and without inverting (except for the very darkest when the gaze is deviated in one direction) shades. For comparison, here are photographs in which identical images are displayed on the screens of Nokia X and Nexus 7, with the screen brightness initially set to approximately 200 cd/m². There is a white field perpendicular to the screens:

Note the good uniformity of brightness and color tone of the white field (when photographing, the color balance in the camera is forced to 6500 K). And a test picture:

Color reproduction is good, colors are rich on both screens, but there are clear differences in color balance. Now at an angle of approximately 45° to the plane and to the side of the screen:

It can be seen that the screen of the Nokia X has become even bluer, and the contrast at an angle in the case of the Nokia X has noticeably decreased due to a decrease in image brightness. And a white field:

The brightness at an angle of the screens has decreased (at least five times, based on the difference in shutter speed), but in the case of the Nokia X the drop in brightness is noticeably greater than that of the Nexus 7. When deviated diagonally, the black field brightens to a medium degree and turns purple or red - violet hue. A photo from the Nexus 7 shows this for comparison (the brightness of the white areas in the perpendicular direction of the screens is the same):

And from another angle:

When viewed perpendicularly, the uniformity of the black field is low, since there are several areas along the edge with increased black brightness:

The contrast (approximately in the center of the screen) is not the highest - about 760:1 . The response time for the black-white-black transition is 27 ms (16 ms on + 11 ms off). The transition between halftones of gray 25% and 75% (based on the numerical value of the color) and back takes a total of 41 ms. The gamma curve, constructed using 32 points with equal intervals based on the numerical value of the shade of gray, did not reveal any blockage in either the highlights or the shadows. The index of the approximating power function is 2.19, which is almost equal to the standard value of 2.2, while the real gamma curve deviates little from the power dependence:

Color gamut is close to sRGB:

The spectra show that the matrix filters moderately mix the components with each other:

As a result, visually the colors have a natural saturation. The balance of shades on the gray scale is not ideal, since the color temperature is higher than the standard 6500 K, however, the deviation from the spectrum of an absolutely black body (ΔE) is small, while both ΔE and color temperature change little from shade to shade - this has a positive effect on the visual assessment of color balance. The darkest areas of the gray scale can be ignored, since color balance there is not very important, and the error in measuring color characteristics at low brightness is large.

The maximum screen brightness is low, anti-glare properties are weak, as a result, the comfort of use on a clear day outside is highly questionable. In complete darkness, the brightness can be reduced to a comfortable value. It is also possible to use a mode with automatic brightness adjustment, which works adequately. The advantages of the screen include the absence of flicker, a color gamut almost equal to sRGB, and a good - when visually assessed - color balance. Significant disadvantages are a very weak oleophobic coating, low black stability to deviation of the gaze from perpendicular to the screen plane, and low uniformity of the black field. Overall, the screen quality of the Nokia X is not high.

Sound

The Nokia X loudspeaker is brought out through a small slot in the rear panel. It is slightly raised, so the volume does not decrease at all when the smartphone is lying on the table.

In addition to the standard player, the smartphone is equipped with the MixRadio application - Nokia's proprietary Internet radio. Its main competitive advantage is that the user can save selections for offline listening for free. Unfortunately, the stability of the application is not ideal. It is sensitive to changes in the state of networks, for example, when a listener enters the subway or moves between floors of buildings. In such cases, the music often slows down.

Nokia X does not provide any technologies to improve sound. The volume of the rear speaker is average, the sound quality corresponds to the budget level. And the maximum playback volume in headphones is sometimes not enough (for example, in the same subway).

Telephone and communications

Nokia X supports two SIM cards in Micro-SIM format in Dual Standby mode. This means that when talking through one SIM card, the other will be completely unavailable. Work in 3G networks is supported only through a card inserted into the first slot. SIM card used in this moment for calls, SMS and MMS, highlighted in blue in the status bar. Either of the two installed SIM cards can be disabled through the “Set SIM cards as standalone” submenu.

The standard apps used for calls and SMS are unremarkable. We will talk about the Nokia branded keyboard in one of the following sections. Besides cellular communication, the user has access to single-band Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth (with the ability to transfer files), as well as GPS/A-GPS. For navigation, proprietary Here Maps maps are preinstalled, capable of working offline if the necessary maps are downloaded.

Finding satellites outdoors takes a matter of seconds, and indoors is quite fast.

Camera

Nokia X does not have a front camera, and the rear one, with a resolution of only 3 megapixels, does not have a flash. Anton Soloviev commented on her work:

	The license plates of nearby cars are clearly visible.
	Toward distant plans, the sharpness drops very smoothly.
	Even on a moving car, the license plate is clearly visible.
	Fine details in distant scenes suffer greatly due to the low resolution, but overall the camera does a decent job.
	Sharpness is fairly uniform across the entire frame.
	The camera doesn't cope too badly in low light.
	Macro photography in good light is far from outstanding.
	In normal lighting, the camera does macro poorly.
	In low light the results are even worse.
	It seems that the camera can only cope with fairly large text, and even then very mediocrely.

Despite low resolution, the camera turned out quite good. Noise, although noticeable in places, hardly spoils the picture. Apparently, the camera module has good optics, since the sensor only poorly captures those details for which it lacks resolution. Overall, the sharpness of the images is very decent, especially considering that the camera has only 3 megapixels. Although small details, of course, merge or simply disappear. This fact is very disappointing, because in this case the camera is practically useless for documentary shooting. But for artistic purposes it is not very suitable, and the resolution is not enough in any case. If it had at least 5 megapixels - most likely, the optics would also work out, and then it would be possible to use the camera in many scenarios. In this form, the camera is only suitable for undemanding artistic photography, suitable for web pages.

The camera cannot shoot video in Full HD or even HD. The maximum video resolution is 352×288.

The video shows almost all the shortcomings of a budget camera: poor color reproduction, a fairly narrow dynamic range, rough codec performance. And all this at a very low resolution and low bitrate.

Software

For the Nokia X family, a new operating system based on AOSP 4.1.2 with the Nokia Glance Screen shell was developed. The basic Android Open Source Project platform was taken as a basis, which allowed access to many Android applications without any royalties to Google.

We tried to update the base version 10.0.3 via standard means The OS was “over the air”, but the smartphone stubbornly did not notice the update. A number of users already have this problem, but the manufacturer has not found a solution. Therefore, we had to conduct all tests on 10.0.3. However, considering that a new version 11.1.1 has the status “minor update”, this is unlikely to affect the test results.

Although Nokia and Microsoft services are available to the user through the original application store, as well as other application stores (including Yandex Store), all this does not compare with the capabilities Play Market. It's easy to install using . Connect your phone, having first enabled debugging mode on it (Settings → For Developers). After starting the program, press number 4, then Enter, and after installation, restart your smartphone.

The main screen of the Nokia Glance Screen is paved with tiles in Windows style Phone. All new applications are neatly added in rows of three, separated a short distance. It is now possible to change the color of third-party application tiles in latest version firmware - 11.1.1. Application icons can be added with widgets. Main screen Sometimes it scrolls with slight slowdowns, even when almost nothing is installed on the smartphone.

Notifications are displayed at the bottom of the lock screen; to go through them to the corresponding application, you need to enable the corresponding item in the notifications section in the smartphone settings. Without activating this item, you can only delete notifications by swiping them to the left. When the display is active, notifications are presented in the form of a colored rectangle that slides out from above, on which text is placed.

All smartphone actions are recorded in the Fastlane log, which opens by sliding sideways from the main display. All information about calls, messages, running applications, saved files, etc. It’s difficult to get used to the fact that already completed processes (for example, installing an application) are displayed in the Fastlane history as active, with animation; the thought arises that something is “stuck” again. Fastlane elements allow you to click to navigate to the desired application. The button in the upper right corner opens the selected one in the settings social network. In the settings, you can limit the list of applications whose activity is recorded in Fastlane.

The panel that slides out from above is devoid of notifications and is only suitable for quickly enabling some options. At the bottom it also contains information about current connections. If you scroll through the tiles to the top border, a line for quick search on the Internet or maps.

At the initial stage of development, the Nokia Glance Screen shell does not leave a very pleasant impression. Already “out of the box” it sometimes slows down, and over time an inadequate reaction to some gestures has appeared. When returning to the main screen (long press the touch button), you have to wait for several seconds, which is annoying. And when going to the previous screen (short press), there is a high probability that the interface animation will slow down.

Branded Nokia keyboard also has its inconveniences. The main one is a gear button in the lower left corner that highlights the last word typed. It is often confused with the adjacent button that enables entering numbers, and if you do not notice this, you will have to type the entire last word again. In addition to the standard and numeric keyboards, there is also an auxiliary one for working with already typed text - it is demonstrated in the screenshot on the right.

If we assume that all problems will be resolved with the help of updates in the near future, then the Nokia Glance Screen shell will be a suitable choice for users who are not accustomed to common mobile OSs. Everything is simple here. Applications are immediately displayed. The Fastlane log collects all the necessary information about user activity for easy access, and the flow of this information can be filtered. Time is sacrificed here for simplicity, as well as, to some extent, intuitiveness. Lock screen notifications are nothing more than notifications, they are not interactive. In general, each part of the interface performs a specific task. The main screen brings everything together to start working with your smartphone, the Fastlane log keeps track of what is happening and allows you to navigate the process, and notifications simply show events in real time. Such a modest smartphone, like Nokia X, a task manager would also be nice

Turning on the smartphone takes a long time - in our case it took a whole minute. In total, approximately 2.67 of the phone's 4 GB of internal memory are available to the user. But they are approximately equally divided between the internal memory and the built-in USB drive, so you can forget about heavy games.

Performance

The Nokia X is based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play single-chip system of the younger modification MSM8225. We met her in another budget smartphone,ZTE V880G. The MSM8225 includes two Cortex-A5 cores - a low-end ARM model designed for the most budget devices. Their operating frequency is 1 GHz.

The Adreno 203 graphics adapter used in this SoC also belongs to the basic solutions. Nokia X has 512 MB of RAM.

Unfortunately, MobileXPRT, installed using the Play Market, crashed during the initial tests. The gap from competitors in Antutu 4 is quite decent, and the verdict is lenient - “Not too bad”. The situation is similar in Geekbench. The result in Antutu X is almost as good as Antutu 4.

3DMark Ice Storm on Nokia X did not want to update properly for a long time, the smartphone was very slow during the process, but in the end we still launched the benchmark. And not in vain, since our hero left behind his competitors at Mediatek. But when Nenamark 2 was launched and the count went to frames, the result was worse.

In the High Quality mode of the Epic Citadel benchmark, the smartphone showed 23.4 fps. Basemark X did not work, and Bonsai Benchmark rated Nokia X at 823 points (11.7 fps). As for browser benchmarks, Nokia's lag in Mozilla Kraken was greater than expected.

The gaming potential of the Nokia X is very low - the power of the platform is not enough for modern games, not to mention the fact that demanding games today can rarely be found in any Android application stores, except Google Play. The amount of memory available for installing applications leaves prospects only for games like Angry Birds and Subway Surfers.

Playing video

To test the output of video files on the screen of the device itself, we used a set of test files with an arrow and a rectangle moving one division per frame (see “Methodology for testing video playback and display devices. Version 1 (for mobile devices)”). Screenshots with a shutter speed of 1 s helped determine the nature of the output of frames of video files with various parameters: the resolution varied (1280 × 720 (720p) and 1920 × 1080 (1080p) and frame rate (24, 25, 30, 50 and 60 fps) In the tests we used a standard video player. The test results are summarized in the table:

Note: If in both columns Uniformity And Passes Green ratings are given, this means that, most likely, when watching films, artifacts caused by uneven alternation and frame skipping will either not be visible at all, or their number and visibility will not affect the viewing comfort. Red marks indicate possible problems related to the playback of the corresponding files.

The smartphone couldn't handle our test files from this set with a resolution of 1080p, as well as frame rates above 30 fps. The remaining three files play more or less normally. When playing video files with an aspect ratio of 16:9 (720p and 1080p), the image of the video file itself is displayed exactly along the border of the screen, but in the upper part of the image there is a strip one pixel thick with some kind of debris. The brightness range displayed on the screen corresponds to the standard range of 16-235 - all gradations of shades are displayed in shadows and highlights.

Let's try to reproduce five files of common formats.

Even the third-party player MX Player cannot help Nokia X here. The “Hardware+” mode is available for it, but it only allows you to hear the sound in the braking rollers.

Battery life

The removable battery of the Nokia X has a capacity of 1500 mAh - quite a bit, considering that the ARM Cortex-A5 cores are not particularly energy efficient.

However, in reading mode, the smartphone is ahead of almost all Cortex-A7 competitors. When broadcasting video online, the loads for the modest MSM8225 become incompatible with such savings, but the result still remains worthy. IN game mode When the share of SoC in total energy consumption increases to its maximum, Nokia falls to the last place in the table.

Conclusion

The leitmotif of testing the Nokia X, the junior representative of the new series of smartphones, was the introductory phrase: “Well, for five thousand rubles...” Unfortunately, its potential was exhausted even before the completion of the review. Stylish and interesting appearance does not compensate for the dampness of the Nokia Glance Screen shell. Already out of the box, the smartphone works much less stable than the vast majority of similar-priced state-of-the-art smartphones with the standard version of Google Android OS. In front of them, our hero can only flaunt a bright design and a big name. Which, however, looks convincing for certain groups of buyers.