Nokia Finally Unveils Android Powered Smartphones, Nokia X, X+ and XL


Nokia has finally put the rumors to an end by unveiling the Nokia X Family at the MWC an hour ago. After all the unofficial news and rumors, it was finally good to see Nokia making a move to Android Open Source Program (AOSP). This means that the Nokia X family will not actually be an Android powered Smartphones but will be able to run the Android compatible apps. A couple of days ago, we updated you on the rumor stating that Nokia will unveil not one but three Android powered Smartphones. Although the third one was least expected, Nokia still managed to introduce the whole X Smartphone lineup with three devices. While unveiling the X Family, Nokia CEO, Stephen Elop said “The Nokia X (family) is all about giving you access to the world of Android apps.”
I am sure all the Nokia fans around the country have long waited for this moment to actually get the perfect combination, Nokia + Android, or at least the pleasure of experiencing Android apps on Nokia. Well, if Nokia would have decided to go for this a couple of years ago then things would have been different for them. Anyway, let’s just not go there and stick to the joy and excitement part.
One of the two devices of the X family, Nokia X and X+, have the same specs apart from the internal storage and memory featuring a 1 GHz dual core processor, 4 inch display and a 3 MP rear camera and is priced at only €89 and €99 respectively. Now the price tag is something that encourages me to experience it and I am sure it does to you as well. Talking about the Nokia XL, which is a rather high end device, features a huge 5 inch display and comes with a plastic body. Being the high end Smartphone, it comes with a 5 MP rear camera with LED Flash and a 2 MP front camera to entertain video calls. If this has excited you much then the price tag will definitely lure to take it home as soon as possible. The recently unveiled Nokia XL is priced at a mere €109, and you don’t get a high end device at such a price range, other than Chinese ones.
The UI is quite fluid and looks more like Windows tiles and by that look, anybody can easily say that this is a hugely customized version of Android. Surprisingly, it doesn’t have a Google PlayStore app instead it will have a customized Nokia app store that will have the apps you need and if it doesn’t, it shall have the link to download it. There are other ways of installing the apps that are not present like downloading the .apk file and copying it on your SD card and simply install it. So, as far as experiencing Android apps are concerned, you will never be left behind. The Nokia X family also comes with a 1 month Skype premium subscription and a whopping 10 GB of cloud storage on OneDrive, a new name for Microsoft’s SkyDrive. It is definitely not a bad deal at all at the price range. The Nokia X family goes on sale in the coming few weeks with more members of the X family to arrive as the year goes on.
Let us know in comments about what you think of the newly unveiled X family by Nokia and keep reading the Android Download Blog for more news and review.

Afnan Ali Awan

An aspiring web and software developer with particular interest for Android platform.

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