So cheap in price it is, but cheap in, well, the other use of the word, it most definitely is not. The Nokia X3, in fact, is about as good a value phone as we think we’ve ever seen. Basic / cheapo phones are normally just that: some robust plastic wrapped around some bare bones technology that does your basic calling / texting / some calculatoring action if you’re lucky, but little else. Not the case here. Not by a long stretch. In fact, this is one of those phones that, when you see the Nokia X3 deals on offer, is going to make you stop and think about whether you really need a ‘proper’ smartphone at all. Do you really, for example, need a 12MP camera as opposed to this thing’s 3.2MP? Do you really need 4+ inches of screen? Do you really need anything, in fact, that this thing hasn’t got?

An interesting question indeed. And one that gives us the sneaking suspicion this is going to be one of the biggest hits of the coming months. Don’t forget, you heard it here first. And don’t be distracted by the terrible video below, either.