The Nokia X Android phones are
here- the X, the X+ and the XL
Posted On February 24, 2014 By
Nikhil Pradhan
The Nokia X Android phone is finally
official. Today 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.
Pricing
Moving 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.
Launch Dates
Nokia said that the X will be
launched immediately.
here- the X, the X+ and the XL
Posted On February 24, 2014 By
Nikhil Pradhan
The Nokia X Android phone is finally
official. Today 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.
Pricing
Moving 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.
Launch Dates
Nokia said that the X will be
launched immediately.
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