Introduction

A virtually unknown manufacturer until now, Sendo has taken the mobile world by storm after releasing the all new Sendo X smartphone. Based on the Nokia Series 60 platform, here is the much awaited preview of this wonderful device.

Design

The design and style of a phone plays a vital role in the buying decision, and the keys should gel with the design of the phone. The Sendo X stands out in the crowd, not only because of a good design but also due to good grip. The phone has class stamped all over it with an aluminum finish. Overall, the fit and finish of the phone is exceptional.

It has a compact size of 110.5 x 48.5 x 22.8 mm and weighs in at 120 g. Due to it's compact size, it fits easily in the hand.

The back of the phone really looks sleek with the camera. And a small mirror for capturing self portraits fits snugly within the phone's framework.

Basic Features

In the words of Sendo, the operating system is a Sendo enhanced Nokia Series 60 over Symbian OS. It is certainly enhanced as we shall see later on.

The phone has tri-band support along with support for eGSM 900 mhz band. Users will definitely find a faster internet experience due to the provision for GPRS class 8. The ETSI GSM 11.14 (Rel. 98) version of the SIM ATK (Application Toolkit) is supported. The phone has a 1050 mAh battery and is rated to last up to 170 hours during standby and 7 hours of talk time under optimal conditions.

Screen

Smartphones nowadays are supposed to have a good display and naturally, a good integrated camera. The Sendo X certainly does not disappoint on this front. It sports one of the first flashes in a handset while utilizing CMOS camera technology. And also contains a maximum camera resolution of 640 x 480 px. Other features such as a self-timer, and red eye reduction makes for better picture quality.

Sendo has made some drastic and much needed improvements to the Series 60 platform. The large display has now become larger. At a resolution of 176 x 220 px and 65,536 TFT color screen, it is slightly taller than conventional Nokia displays. This added height is used to good effect by displaying the network coverage even when the user is inside the menu system. An intelligent processor, called GraphiX, also dedicates itself to painting pixels and thus giving the user a much better experience.

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