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Nokia unveils a trio of Android smartphones at the MWC

After many rumor,leaks and teasers,Nokia has finally unveiled it's trio of Android smartphones with Microsoft services which include the Nokia X,X+ and XL
"Nokia has connected billions of people around the world, and today we demonstrated how our portfolio is designed to connect the next billion people to great experiences.Our deliberate approach is to offer four tiers of products including our affordable entry-level devices like the new Nokia 220; our entry-level Asha touch phones like the new Nokia Asha 230; our new Nokia X, Nokia X+ and Nokia XL smartphones primarily for growth economies; and our Lumia portfolio, which is where we introduce the greatest innovation and provide full compatibility with the Microsoft experience,"-Stephen Elop, executive vice president of Nokia's Devices & Services
The Nokia X and X+ come with are dual-SIM phones and come with 4-inch WVGA LCD display with resolution 800 x 400 pixels and boast of 233 PPI.Both the devices are powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor and come with 4 GB of internal storage which is further expandable upto 32 GB via micro SD card.The Nokia X comes with 512 MB of RAM while the X+ comes with larger 768 MB of RAM.Both the devices come with 3-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera but miss on front facing camera.They come with 1,500 mAh of battery which give upto 13.3 hours of talk-time
The Nokia XL (could be Xtra Large) as the name suggests is a dual-SIM smartphone with 5-inch WVGA LCD display with resolution of 800 x 400 pixels and boasts of 187 PPI.It is powered by the same 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor coupled with 768 MB of RAM.It sports a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and Autofocus while there is a 2-megapixel front camera which can record videos in 720p.It comes with 4 GB of internal storage expandable upto 32 GB via micro SD card and 2,000 mAh of battery which gives upto 16 hours of talk-time.
All the three devices run on highly customized or forked version of Android (which the company calls the Nokia X platform) just like Amazon's OS on the Kindle Fire with no access to Google Play store.Nokia has provided it's own store instead of the Play store .The company says that the devices run 75% of Android apps and users can side-load apps from any third party source.Nokia has used the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) which corresponds to Android 4.1 Jelly-Bean.The devices have a UI similar to Windows Phone with Live Tiles and come with Fastlane found in Nokia's entry level Asha smartphones.
All the three devices come with free 7 GB of free cloud storage from Microsoft's OneDrive and one month of free Skype calls (in selected markets).The devices come preloaded with Nokia's Here Maps with access to offline maps and turn-by-turn navigation and Nokia MixRadio with free music streaming.Apps such as BBM,Twitter,Viber,Vine,Foodpanda and Swiftkey (for free) will be available for the Nokia X platform.
The Nokia X will be available for sale immediately at price tag of EUR 89 exactly rupee 7,531 in Asia-Pacific, Europe, India, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa while the Nokia X+ and XL are expected to roll out in these markets starting early second quarter and will be priced at EUR 99 exactly rupee 8,378 and EUR 109 exactly rupee 9,224 respectively.What do you think of these devices? Do you like the fact that these run on Android? Tell us in the comments section.

Here's the Specs:

Device Nokia X Nokia X+ Nokia XL
Dimensions 115.5 x 63 x 10.4 mm 115.5 x 63 x 10.4 mm 141.3 x 77.7 x 10.8mm
Weight 128.66 g 128.66 g 190 g
Display 4-inch WVGA LCD with 800 x 400 pixels,233 PPI 4-inch WVGA LCD with 800 x 400 pixels,233 PPI 5-inch WVGA LCD with 800 x 400 pixels,187 PPI
Processor 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
RAM 512 MB 768 MB 768 MB
GPU Adreno 203 Adreno 203 Adreno 203
OS Nokia X platform (Android 4.1 Jelly-Bean) Nokia X platform (Android 4.1 Jelly-Bean) Nokia X platform (Android 4.1 Jelly-Bean)
Storage 4 GB internal expandable upto 32 GB via micro SD card 4 GB internal (free micro SD card included)
expandable upto 32 GB via micro SD card		 4 GB internal (free micro SD card included)
expandable upto 32 GB via micro SD card
 Sensors Accelerometer,
Proximity,Ambient light		 Accelerometer,
Proximity,Ambient light		 Accelerometer,
Proximity,Ambient light
Front Camera

2-megapixel with 720p video recording,f/2.8
Rear Camera 3-megapixel fixed-focus with FWVGA (864 x 480) video recording,f/2.8 3-megapixel fixed-focus with FWVGA (864 x 480) video recording,f/2.8 5-megapixel with Autofocus and LED flash,WVGA (864 x 480 ) video recording,f/2.8
Connectivity Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
,Wi-Fi Hotspot,
Bluetooth 3.0,3G		 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
,Wi-Fi Hotspot,
Bluetooth 3.0,3G		 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
,Wi-Fi Hotspot,
Bluetooth 3.0,3G
Battery 1,500 mAh 1,500 mAh 2,000 mAh
Price EUR 89 exactlyrupee 7,531      EUR 99 exactly
rupee 8,378		 EUR 109 exactly rupee 9,224

  

Abeer Chawake

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