Nokia X3 Touch & Type touches down

Nokia just outed a new iteration of their candy-bar X3 handset and it now comes with a touch screen on top of the alphanumeric keypad (a rare combination).

The original Nokia X3 was announced back in September 2009, along with the Nokia X6.

This newer Nokia X3 (X3-02) is dubbed the Touch & Type which combines the usual alpha-numeric keypad and a touchscreen display.

Nokia X3-02 Touch & Type
2.4″ display 240 x 320 pixels
3G/HSDPA
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1
up to 16GB via microSD
5MP camera
FM Radio

The display has a resistive touchscreen and I’m looking at the X3-02 as a younger sibling of the full-qwerty Nokia X5. Nokia puts the suggested price of the Nokia X3-02 at 125 euros (roughly Php7,300USD 124INR 10,546EUR 118CNY 906) before taxes and/or subsidies.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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35 Comments

Jon says:

14 years ago

The small screen makes the touch screen pretty much useless.
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dged says:

14 years ago

@abeolandres X5 is the one with higher M.P. with regard to camera Sir?
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Lezuric says:

14 years ago

I agree with Jon. But 5mp camera make sense for 7~8 nokia phone.
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guyrony says:

14 years ago

let’s just hope that the web browser is good for an s40 phone.

looks nice.
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thevictorlazo says:

14 years ago

Cool! Kelan labas nito? Inaabangan ko ang Nokia e5 naiinip na ko. Pero kung meron na nito masaya na ko dito.
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Rene Gatdula says:

14 years ago

..nakakalito yung keypad..sabagay touchscreen siya….
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Jay says:

14 years ago

Nokia should have made it as an Android unit. It’s ugly, more like a China Phone to me. >=)
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Pedro says:

14 years ago

minus points for that keypad set up :(
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limuelg says:

14 years ago

Not my type of phone
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Salleh says:

14 years ago

Interesting phone. Abangan ko release nito sa pinas
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mr. bogus says:

14 years ago

budget phone… atleast may wifi..
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nexusboy says:

14 years ago

major failure…
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kim says:

14 years ago

wala bang flash ung camera? looks like a china phone.but nice design though.
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dec_fanatic says:

14 years ago

…..more of an ipod nano for me….with calling and texting added features…hahahahah
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JAEL says:

14 years ago

is it already out? here in the philippines?
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clyde says:

14 years ago

this is definitely inspired by chinese nokia phones e.g. 3208c with touch and keypad combo… the only irk i can find in this phone is the china-phone-ish keypad layout… it cheapens the over-all look of the phone… this is the first time nokia used this kind of layout…
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Siyel says:

14 years ago

When will it be out at the market here in Phils?? :)
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chie012 says:

14 years ago

not a bad thing :)
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persh says:

14 years ago

i love love love this. cant wait for the release
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Elah says:

14 years ago

Parang maganda naman sya in totality..
May tentative release date na ba for the Philippines?
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Harley says:

14 years ago

i am looking forward for its arrival in the philippines…hmmmm
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angelboy says:

14 years ago

this phone is eFFin’ awesome. i have this one right now bought from dubai.
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vangie cabrera abangan says:

14 years ago

how much is nokia x3(x3-02) i like the pink one,paano ko mka order?tnks.
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Owen says:

14 years ago

i checked X3-02 at globe site coz i’m interested with its postpaid. but swell, it’s a completely different unit. it’s not the touch and type. i’m so disappointed. :(
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ryan says:

14 years ago

kahit mukang china maganda naman dali pa itago
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muchacho says:

14 years ago

maganda tong phone na to…
can’t wait to buy one…
pero la pa budget…
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Mhelboy says:

14 years ago

Got my unit….bought it PHP 8,300 , 4th floor megamall…Very nice features….5mega pixel camera/ stereo speakers/ wireless b/g/n (fastest in the market)/ customizable home screen/ 3D gaming/ facebook application/ youtube streaming is very fast (using wifi)/ mahirap lang gamitin sa umpisa gamitin yung touch screen sa browsing kasi may technique pa zoom in muna bago click hehe…laki kasi daliri ko,,,, the best phone for me because i love music and facebook….and also photography hehe
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Swordstech says:

14 years ago

that is the phone for me!
the problem is, its not waterproof! its also not shockproof..
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shayne says:

13 years ago

wew! i want this phone!!! lower the price :/
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Brasil says:

13 years ago

I bought this phone for my husband and he absolutly loves it. He is a type of person who doesn’t like new touch screen phones. So to make this transition smoother for him I got him this phone that combines best of both worlds and he just loves it. It gives him ability to still use keypad if he’d like as well as slowly get use to touching technics. In addition, this phone is very “good” looking: small and modern looking, which is a big plus. Also, pics are great, talk hours are great(even though it is half touch phone, easily go for three days without charging). In general, great phone for people who still would like to use keypad.
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Netherland says:

13 years ago

I bought this phone for my husband and he absolutly loves it. He is a type of person who doesn’t like new touch screen phones. So to make this transition smoother for him I got him this phone that combines best of both worlds and he just loves it. It gives him ability to still use keypad if he’d like as well as slowly get use to touching technics. In addition, this phone is very “good” looking: small and modern looking, which is a big plus. Also, pics are great, talk hours are great(even though it is half touch phone, easily go for three days without charging). In general, great phone for people who still would like to use keypad.
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rhyllie says:

13 years ago

i super like to have this phone sana makabili ako soooooooon. hihihihi
super love the features.
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cerila says:

13 years ago

dear nokia kibagat ng aso ko ang LCD screen nag fon ko… magkanu ang po ang repair nito? plsss reply me…asap…
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cerila says:

13 years ago

dear nokia kinagat ng aso ko ang LCD screen nag fon ko… magkanu ang po ang repair nito? plsss reply me…asap…
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cerila says:

13 years ago

dear nokia;
kinagat ng aso ko ang LCD screen nag fon ko… magkanu ang po ang repair nito? plsss reply me…asap…
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