Finnish handset major Nokia officially launched the company's first ever Android-based smartphone Nokia X in India on Monday.
Nokia X has been made available across India starting 10 March for ₹8,599 [MRP]. As of the now, online stores - The Mobile Store and Saholic - have already begun accepting orders from consumers for the Nokia Android phone with price tags ₹8,349 and ₹8,999 respectively.
The company also stated two other variants Nokia X+ and 5.0-inch model Nokia XL would be released in two months time (60 days), reported BGR India.
Nokia X sports a 4.0-inch WVGA (800x480p) IPS LCD screen with pixel density of 233 ppi (pixels per inch) and ships with X Software v1.0, a tweaked AOSP (Android Open Source Project) OS.
Unlike normal Android based handsets, the Nokia X will feature 'Tiles' like interface seen inside the Windows Phone OS-powered devices. Instead of Google-based maps and applications, people will find Nokia's Here maps service, Mix Radio (with more than 30 million songs), Nokia browser and more. Users can also side-load Android apps from third party app stores.
Inside, it packs a 1GHz Snapdragon S4 dual-core CPU, backed by 512MB RAM and 4GB inbuilt memory (expandable up to 32GB).
The phone also houses a 3.0-megapixel main camera (no flash support) on the rear side and a 1500 mAh battery which can power the phone for up to 17 days, under standby mode.
With superior polycarbonate-based build quality and time-tested brand value, Nokia X is expected to pose a serious threat to budget Android smartphones made by domestic vendors.
Key specifications of Nokia X, Nokia X+ and Nokia XL:
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Model |
Nokia X |
Nokia X+ |
Nokia XL |
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Display |
4.0-inch WVGA (800x480p) IPS LCD screen with pixel density of 233 ppi (pixels per inch) |
4.0-inch WVGA (800x480p) IPS LCD screen with pixel density of 233 ppi |
5.0-inch WVGA (800x480) IPS LCD screen with pixel density of 187 ppi |
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OS |
Nokia X Software v1.0 (part of AOSP- Android Open Source Project) |
Nokia X Software v1.0 (part of AOSP- Android Open Source Project) |
Nokia X Software v1.0 (part of AOSP- Android Open Source Project) |
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Processor |
1GHz Dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 series CPU |
1GHz Dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 series CPU |
1GHz Dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 series CPU |
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RAM |
512MB |
768MB |
768MB |
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Storage capacity |
4GB (expandable up to 32GB) |
4GB (expandable up to 32GB) |
4GB (expandable up to 32GB) |
|
Camera |
Main: 3.0-megapixel camera with 4X zoom, (No-flash) Front camera: N/A |
Main: 3.0-megapixel camera with 4X zoom, (No-flash) Front camera: N/A |
Main: 5.0-megapixel camera with LED flash. Panorama lens Front: 2.0-megapixel HD wide-angle camera, f/2.8 aperture |
|
Battery |
1500 mAh; Talk time: up to 13.3 hours (2G) and 10.5 hours (3G) Standby mode with dual-SIM: close to 17 days |
1500 mAh; Talk time: up to 13.3 hours (2G) and 10.5 hours (3G) Standby mode with dual-SIM: close to 17 days |
2000 mAh; Talk time: up to 16 hours (2G) and 13 hours (3G) Standby mode with dual-SIM: close to 30 days |
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Add-ons |
Dual-SIM, Bluetooth v3.0 (with HS), Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), micro-SUB v2.0, Nokia store apps with third party Android applications, microSD card slot, stereo FM Radio, |
Dual-SIM, Bluetooth v3.0 (with HS), Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), micro-SUB v2.0, Nokia store apps with third party Android applications, microSD card slot, stereo FM Radio, |
Dual-SIM, Bluetooth v3.0 (with HS), Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), micro-SUB v2.0, Nokia store apps with third party Android applications, microSD card slot, stereo FM Radio, |
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Dimensions |
115.5 x 63.0 x 10.4 mm |
115.5 x 63.0 x 10.4 mm |
141.4 x 77.7 x 10.9 mm |
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Weight |
128.7 |
128.7 g |
190 g |
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Colors |
Black, Cyan, Green, Red, White and Yellow |
Black, Cyan, Green, Red, White and Yellow |
Black, Cyan, Green, Red, White and Yellow |
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Price |
MRP in India after taxes: ₹8,599 |
€99 (around ₹8,500 ) (excluding local taxes) |
€109 (around ₹9,300) (excluding local taxes) |
(Edited by Vishnuprasad S Pillai)
