Maps and Navigation
The X6 includes an integrated GPS along with Assisted GPS which works with Wi-Fi and cell tower based positioning. Nokia is known for producing solid GPS experiences like those found on N82, N85 and E71. The X6 however blows that reputation out of the water.
First things first, the GPS on my test unit was disabled for some reason even though the packaging and the manual said it included integrated GPS. The Ovi Maps application was present but there was no option to turn on GPS. I had to hack the firmware to get all the GPS options visible. Secondly, Ovi Maps doesn’t cover Pakistan. We don’t have Local Maps for our cities available on Ovi so I didn’t use it for my review. This also rules out the free for life turn-by-turn navigation. Instead my GPS testing revolved around Google Maps which cover Pakistan in extreme detail.
The problem with X6’s GPS is its lousy receiver that can’t get a fix in a respectable amount of time. It usually takes it as much as 2-3 minutes to get a lock even when standing stationary underneath a clear sky, and it seems to loose the signal every couple of minutes. What’s worse is that it tends to quickly loose the signal when you are under something, like inside a car with the roof covering the clear path to the sky.
Camera
The X6 has a 5 Mega Pixel Carl Zeiss Tessar lens with Auto-focus and Dual LED flash. This makes it a good contender in the camera phone arena. The phone could shoot images at 2592x1944 pixels at maximum which is quite good for a cellphone. From all my testing, I was very satisfied by the quality of the images. They were as good as any regular 5MP cell phone out there, but not comparable to dedicated point-and-shoots. The major difference was the smoothing algorithm on the X6 was a bit too aggressive.
As for camera tweaks, you have a whole arsenal of settings you can modify including sharpness, brightness, contrast, color, ISO etc. There is also a sequence mode that can take up to 18 shots in quick succession. The possessing time after taking a shot is acceptable for a phone with this specification.
As for Video, the X6 can capture 640x480 at up to 30 frames per second (4:3) or 640x352 at 30 framers per second for 16:9 aspect ratio. The quality it self was acceptable even if not as good as the still image shots. The camcoder algorithm produced a slightly warmer image and color tones varied a bit too much with the change in light.
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