Nokia X5-01

諾基亞 X5-01

Marketed towards social media-loving teens in the way Microsoft (MSFT) promoted its now-defunct Kin, many of this squared-off slider's features simply don't hold up upon closer inspection. In an age where 4.3-inch cell phone screens are fast becoming the norm, the X5-01's 2.36-inch non-touch screen seems downright quaint. The "gesture recognition" strikes us as pure gimmick: shake the unit, and unread messages pop onscreen. Spin it to jump to a random music track. Any phone that encourages users to do either on a regular basis sounds like trouble. Says Google 24/7 blog editor Seth Weintraub: "It makes the Microsoft Kin look like a beauty pageant winner."

和已經(jīng)名存實(shí)亡的微軟Kin一樣，這款手機(jī)主打的人群是喜歡社交聊天的青年。在一個(gè)4.3英寸觸摸屏大行其道的時(shí)期，X5-01的2.36英寸非觸摸屏顯得蒼白無力。不過粗短的身材并不太符合傳統(tǒng)手機(jī)的握持方式。7月24號，谷歌官方博客編輯Seth Weintraub說：“這就像微軟的Kin一樣看起來只是個(gè)美麗虛假的勝利者。