NOKIA X-COMING OF A NEW AGE?

NOKIA X-COMING OF A NEW AGE?

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The Nokia X Android phone is finally official. At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop revealed three ‘X’ phones- the Nokia X, the Nokia X+ (4-in touchscreen with more RAM and storage on the X+) and the Nokia XL (5-in touchscreen, 5MP rear camera, 2MP front camera). However, these aren’t exactly Android phones, at least not like the ones we’ve gotten used to. Instead, the Nokia X phones will rely on the open-source nature of Android and will be able to run Android apps. This means that Android developers will be able to port their apps to these Nokia phones with ‘little effort’ (as Nokia claims). This also means that the phones will rely on Microsoft’s cloud apps and services instead of Google’s (so no Gmail, Chrome or Google Maps unless they’re specifically ported over). The phones will also support sideloading of apps and will come with Nokia’s own app store.
The HardwareThe phones in question are the Nokia X, the Nokia X+ and the Nokia XL. The Nokia X and the X+ feature a 4 inch IPS display with a resolution of 800x480. The Nokia X comes with 512MB of RAM on board while the X+ has a slightly more 768MB of RAM. Both the phones have 4GB of on-board storage, but the Nokia X+ allows you to expand that with the means of a microSD card. Both the phones have the same 3 megapixel rear camera.


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The Nokia XL is the bigger of the three, featuring a 5-inch IPS panel. It also features a 5 megapixel rear camera with autofocus and LED flash along with a 2 megapixel front facing camera. It sports the same amount of RAM as the Nokia X+ but packs in a beefier 2000mAh battery when compared to the 1500mAh battery found in the other two phones. Interestingly, all the phones come in the dual-SIM configuration.

                                                                   NOKIA-XL
Android-You sure?Clever marketing and wordplay has got everyone super excited about the fact that the Nokia X lineup is running Android. Truth is, it is and isn’t. Confused? Well, we dont blame you. Truth is, the Nokia X lineup runs on Android Open Source Project (AOSP), and is a custom version of Android, with modifications at the source code level.

While the OS may be able to run standard Android apps, Nokia says that some of the apps might need to be recompiled in order to run on the Nokia X. Other than that, the phone’s interface has a very familiar tile-like layout, reminiscent of Windows Phone. The UI also borrows heavily from the Asha phone, including a feature called Fastlane. The feature was first introduced in the Asha 501, and stores all the recently accessed apps and features in a multi-tasking like interface. Based on how frequently a particular app is used, it would move higher up in the list for even quicker access. This feature has now come to the Nokia X, X+ and the XL.

The phone will tie into the Microsoft cloud services instead of Google’s offerings. You will still be able to use the various Google services though, as many of the corresponding APIs come built in by default. However, there is a catch for developers; Nokia uses slightly different APIs for enabling carrier billing, in-app purchases, and notifications, meaning developers will have to add some lines of code to their existing Android apps in order to get it to be fully compliant with the Nokia X series.
Pricing and AvailabilityMoving on, Nokia also announced the pricing of the three X-phones in Euros. The Nokia X will cost 89 Euros (Rs. 7,600 approx.), Nokia X+ will cost 99 Euros (Rs. 8,500 approx.) and Nokia XL will cost 109 Euros (Rs. 9,300 approx.). Nokia stated that the X phones will be launched in ‘growth’ countries which means that India (and other Asian countries), East Europe and South America will definitely see the phones while there are no launch plans for Western Europe or the U.S.