Nokia Reveals Its Newest – The Nokia X, The Nokia X+ And The Nokia XL
Alessandro Ilarda
Mar 2, 2014
The Mobile World Congress 2014 held at Barcelona, Spain, saw the unveiling of some of the most awaited products of the year, and also brought many awe-inspiring gadgets to light. Nokia isn’t so far behind either, and it appears the company had been working on three Android Smartphones.
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Why Nokia Android Phones?
Unveiled at the MWC 14 were the Nokia X, the Nokia X+ and the Nokia XL by Nokia CEO, Stephen Elop. Targeting the ever-advancing smartphone market, these phones will be entry-level and behave as a feeder to the Lumia range.
Pre-loaded Services
Running on the Android Open Source Project Code (OSPD), these Smartphones are Android-based, with services from Google. Nokia and Microsoft services such as Outlook for email, MixRadio for music, Here Maps for navigation, Skype with one month of free calling and OneDrive with free cloud storage space of 10 GB come pre-loaded in the devices.
User Interface
Matching the Nokia Lumia phones, the user interface will have a glance screen that shows time and important notifications. On the left is the tile-based home screen, a lot like the Windows Phone. Fastlane, Nokia’s unified stream, gathers notifications and recent apps in one place for easy access.
Features And Differences Among The Three Smartphones
All the three Nokia phones have the trademark mono-body design by Nokia and are available in different colors. The Nokia X and the Nokia X+ both have 4-inch touchscreens, while the Nokia XL has a 5-inch IPS WVGA display.
Also incorporated into the Nokia XL is a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and auto-focus and a 2-megapixel front camera. The Nokia X+ comes with a microSD card providing expandable storage.
Pricing
The Nokia X is priced at $122 (90 euros), the Nokia X+ costs $136 (100 euros) and the Nokia XL is available at $150 (110 euros).
