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Tuesday 11 March 2014

First Android based phone from Nokia, Nokia X launched in India for Rs 8,500

Finally India have Android based phone from its loved Finnish phone maker Nokia. Converting Normandy into reality wait is over for those loyal to Nokia and were waiting for an Android based smart phone from the company, today Nokia launched first phone in its X series the Nokia 'X' running on Nokia X Software platform which is based on AOSP 4.1.2 (Android Open source project). Nokia X is available for Rs  8,499/- online, targeted for the budget segment Nokia X is priced above its Asha range of smartphones but kept it below 10K to counter immensely popular Android phones from other competitors in this price segment.


Nokia X
Nokia X has taken all the open source features from Android and also borrowed its design from its own Asha and Lumia. Nokia X design is similar to that of its Asha and Lumia smartphones which sports a rectangular design, and colorful polycarbonate shell.

KeySpecs of Nokia X:

Processor: 1 GHZ dual core Snapdragon S4
RAM: 512 MB
Display: 4" WVGA
Memory: 4 GB Internal memory, expandable upto 32 GB via SD card
Camera: 3 MP primary camera, with autofocus 4X zoom
Battery: 1500 mAH, 3.7 V removable battery

Nokia X sports only one capacitive button on front to navigate back and to home screen, on the right edge it sports lock button and volume rocker , micro USB/charging port is on the bottom edge and 3.5 mm audio jack is on the top edge of the phone. Camera and speaker are located on the back side of the phone. Nokia X camera is a 3 MP camera and does not have any flash light to support it in low light conditions. The body shell is removable which covers 1500 mAh strong battery, two micro-Sim card  and a micro SD card slot.


On hardware part, Nokia X is powered by 1 GHz dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and 512 MB RAM. Nokia X comes with 4 GB internal storage which can be expanded upto 32 GB via micro SD card. It sports a 4 inch WVGA LCD display.

The phone is running on highly customized version of Android as mentioned earlier, the UI is mix of that of Windows and Asha phones, Tile based launcher is inspired from Windows phone while the fastlane feature which aggregates notifications, open and frequently used applications which can be customized as per user preferences is taken from Asha feature phones. One can go to next screen by swiping left or right , applications are showed up as tiles some of which can be resized as in Windows phones. You will not find app list as in Lumia phones, when any new app is installed it is added to same launcher which may irritate user to scroll down to the complete list of installed apps.

 Nokia X comes with number of preinstalled apps such as BBM, Facebook, Twitter, Opera, Skype. Nokia has stripped  off its version of Android from the Google services suite which includes google maps, Gmail, Google search , Google Play Store. However it doesn't mean that users can't install Android apps on Nokia X. Nokia X comes with its own app store and if your favorite application isn't listed on this store you will be redirected to third party Android marketplace such as Apoide, 1Mobile, Slide me.

Nokia X is available in green, red, cyan, black and white. Nokia X is available for Rs 8499 at time of writing this post.

Pros:

Brand Value: For Nokia fans ofcourse the biggest advantage is Nokia phone running on Android.
Battery: Nokia is known for its devices with longer battery life with 1500 mAh battery it is said to offer 10.5 hours of talk time on 3G connection and upto 22 days in standby mode.
Android on Nokia : For those who are tight on pocket and dont want to take a chance with local brands for Android based phones.

Cons:

No Google Services: While users can download most of the applications with the options provided by Nokia, still the wide range of applications that Google play hosts will be missed on Nokia X.
Low Specs: There is too much competition for under 10K budget smartphones, Nokia was expected to come up with decent specs instead it offers a 4 inch display and 3 MP camera that too without flash and no Front camera at all.

Nokia could have made its Android debut better by giving decent specifications to its phone and keeping it low at cost to first create a user base. Do tell us your thoughts about Nokia X by commenting in comments section below post.

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