The last couple of months, we’ve seen people talk about Nokia
releasing an Android phone, but then the idea seemed to unbelievable
that it it just seemed like a rumon, especially after the
Nokia-Microsoft deal. Turns out those rumors were and Nokia wasn’t just
working on one Android smartphone, but three instead. Meet the Nokia X,
X+ and Nokia XL, three Android powered smartphones that don’t use
Google’s mobile services at all. Instead, these phones rely on Microsoft
services, so maybe Microsoft thought it was okay to let Nokia launch
these phones after all.
Talking about the Nokia X first, the phone comes with a 4 inch WVGA display and is powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon processor. Then there’s also 512MB RAM 4GB internal storage, 3 megapixel rear camera and microSD slot. The phone will go on sale for an affordable €89/$122 price tag. The Nokia X+ is similarly spec’d except for the 768MB RAM, that would ensure that Android doesn’t run with any hiccups. The phone will retail for €99.
The third phone, dubbed Nokia XL is slightly different from the other two. It comes with a larger 5 inch WVGA display, 5MP/2MP shooters with flash, 768MB of RAM and 4GB of storage, expandable via microSD. Along with this, Nokia is also offering 10GB cloud storage on OneDrive and 1 month of unlimited Skype calls. The phone will retail for €109 and should be available in Q2.
The three phones would run forked version of Android. Users will get preloaded apps like Outlook and Skype, as well as Nokia’s Here mapping solution. The phones will also have access to Nokia stores and third party stores, but not Google Play Store. It’s interesting, since Android’s key selling point has been the abundance of apps on the Play Store. Taking that away certainly takes away some appeal from the phones. The phones will also feature Nokia Glance screen and FastLance for quick access to most settings. Also, all of them are dual SIM and support 3G.
Talking about the Nokia X first, the phone comes with a 4 inch WVGA display and is powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon processor. Then there’s also 512MB RAM 4GB internal storage, 3 megapixel rear camera and microSD slot. The phone will go on sale for an affordable €89/$122 price tag. The Nokia X+ is similarly spec’d except for the 768MB RAM, that would ensure that Android doesn’t run with any hiccups. The phone will retail for €99.
The third phone, dubbed Nokia XL is slightly different from the other two. It comes with a larger 5 inch WVGA display, 5MP/2MP shooters with flash, 768MB of RAM and 4GB of storage, expandable via microSD. Along with this, Nokia is also offering 10GB cloud storage on OneDrive and 1 month of unlimited Skype calls. The phone will retail for €109 and should be available in Q2.
The three phones would run forked version of Android. Users will get preloaded apps like Outlook and Skype, as well as Nokia’s Here mapping solution. The phones will also have access to Nokia stores and third party stores, but not Google Play Store. It’s interesting, since Android’s key selling point has been the abundance of apps on the Play Store. Taking that away certainly takes away some appeal from the phones. The phones will also feature Nokia Glance screen and FastLance for quick access to most settings. Also, all of them are dual SIM and support 3G.
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