The new Nokia X, X+, and XL smartphones that Nokia unveiled here at Mobile World Congress 2014 technically do run on Android, just as the leaks and rumors promised -- and that means you'll be able to load up Android apps with ease. However, this X and family don't turn in the full 'Droid experience that you think.
On top of the Android 4.1 frame, Nokia has painted an interface that pulls from both Asha and the Windows Phone OS
The Nokia X and X+ are almost identical, except that the Nokia X+ has more storage and an SD card. The XL has a 5-inch WVGA display and a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash. There's also a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. For simplicity's sake, I'll just talk about the Nokia X, which I saw ahead of MWC.
Specs on the dual-SIM Nokia X are modest. It has a 4-inch screen with an 800x480-pixel resolution, a 1GZH dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, and Assisted GPS. Beneath the display, you navigate the screen with the Home button that doubles as a Back button. The phone measures 10 millimeters thick (0.39 inch) around the middle, which is pretty typical, if not a bit thicker than a lot of premium phones (but hey, it stands upright!)
Although it may run Android underneath all the layers, the Nokia X and X+ aren't really Android phones. They deliberately don't look the same and don't feel the same. As such, these aren't phones for fans in search of a budget Android device.
The 89 euros Nokia X ships in the first week of March, and Nokia has a specific audience in mind. (Psst! It isn't Android users.) First-time smartphone owners make up Nokia's dream demographic, with 22-year-olds in the center of the target. (The X+ costs 99 euros and the XL will cost 109 Euros. Both phones will sell in early Q2.)
The Nokia X, X+, and XL aren't coming to countries where high-end smartphones reign supreme. For instance, it isn't touching the US, Korea, or Japan. Specifically, Nokia will pump the Nokia X into Asian countries like China, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam, as well as Egypt, India, Pakistan, Russia, Poland, Brazil, and Mexico.
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