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Nokia has launched the Nokia X, the company's first Android smartphone based on Android Open Source Project (AOSP). It was announced at the Mobile World Congress 2014 at Barcelona, last month and packs a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capactiive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 play (MSM8225) processor and runs on Nokia X software platform 1.0 based on AOSP Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has dual SIM support and a 3-megapixel rear camera.
It has tile-based Home screen, redesigned Fastlane notifications centre and also has Nokia Store to download Android applications. Nokia has partnered with several developers such as to bring popular apps and games such as Facebook, LINE Messenger, Picsart, Plants vs. Zombies 2, Real Football 2014, Skype, Spotify, Swiftkey, Twitter, Viber, Vine, WeChat, TrueCaller and more to their Nokia X series smartphones.
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Nokia X specifications
4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capactiive touch screen display
1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 play (MSM8225) processor with Adreno 203 GPU
Nokia X software platform 1.0 based on AOSP Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM
Dimensions: 115.5 x 63 x 10.44 mm; Weight: 128.6 g
3MP fixed focus rear camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
512MB RAM, 4GB of Internal storage, micro SD expansion slot
3G, WiFi 802.11 ...
Nokia has surprised every one of us with the launch of their first Android phones, the Nokia X, X+ and XL. All the three are based on a very similar design language, but differ somewhat in internals. The X+ has more RAM and a micro SD card in the box, the XL is very similar to the X+ but has a bigger screen, that's basically it. The Nokia XL has a 5 inch IPS WVGA screen with blacks that look decently dark and colours that are unwashed. With a good large screen and decent internals, does Nokia have a winner in the cheap phablet category? While we ponder on that, here is a bunch of photos straight from the Mobile World Congress 2014 event we are live from.
Check out the Nokia X+ Dual SIM Android Phone Photo Gallery
You can see the 5 inch screen here in relative terms. The phone is really big but not as big as the photo makes it out to be. The tiles-like interface is Nokia's skin over AOSP Android. Unlike the X and the X+, the XL comes with a 2MP front facing camera for Skype calls and more.
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Nokia has just announced its first Android based smartphone - Nokia X at the Under The Tree event in Barcelona during MWC 2014. The Nokia X aims to be the perfect merger of the budget minded Asha UI and Nokia Lumia range design language. It will combine budget pricing, Lumia range design along with the goodness of Android app compatibility to create a whole new series of Nokia X budget smartphones.
We were there at Nokia's press conference and then we had our chance to play with the devices on show. We managed to get a few photos of the Nokia X which you can check out right below.
As you can see, the design language combines Asha's single home button with Lumia's unibody design. The front of the phone has just the display and the lone home button below it.
The back of the phone too looks like a typical Lumia device with a horizontal Nokia branding below the camera.
The right side of the device houses the power lock button and the volume rocker.
Over at the top, we have the 3.5mm audio jack slot.
At the bottom, we have the microUSB port.
The Nokia X is available starting immediately and is priced at ...
Nokia held a press conference at MWC 2014 with the name - Under the Tree and announced a Android powered budget smartphone that has been in the rumor mill for quite some time now. Nokia X - Nokia's newest range of budget smartphones, are powered by Android at heart, but use Microsoft's services instead of Google's services. Nokia X runs on Nokia X software platform which is a forked version of Android 4.1.2 Jellybean.
We just brought you the photo gallery of the device and now we are bringing you a quick hands on video right from the event floor. You can check out the video right below.
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The Nokia X is a entry to mid-range Android smartphone that comes with entry range specifications. Specifications aren't the strength of this device. The device aims to appeal to the people using its trusted Brand name along with a youthful mix of colors in Nokia's iconic Lumia design.
The specifications of Nokia X are as follows
4inch WVGA display ( 480×800 pixels)
1GHz dualcore Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play
512MB RAM
microSD card support up to 32GB
3MP fixed focus camera
1500mAh battery
OneDrive support
Uses Microsoft’s Cloud instead of Google Cloud for app data
Unique Nokia fastlane experience
Dual SIM
3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS with A-GPS
Here ...
BBM made a lot of waves when it became a cross platform messaging service and arrived on iOS and Android smartphones. At that time, the only envious users who couldn't get their hands on BBM were Windows Phone owners and now, looks like things are changing. BlackBerry Messaging service used to be a very popular service when BlackBerry was a popular smartphone OS and now, with Android and iOS leading the smartphone battle, the messaging apps have gathered in huge numbers.
BBM is still a trusted name and its availability on Windows Phone devices will definitely expand its reach. BlackBerry has confirmed that it is indeed working on a Windows Phone version and the app is expected to hit the market during his summer. In addition to that, BBM have confirmed that BBM will also be available on Nokia's forked Android platform - Nokia X platform when it launches. During launch of Nokia X series, BBM was one of the featured apps in the App store screenshots during the launch presentation.
At launch, John Sims, President, Global Enterprise Solutions at BlackBerry said “BBM continues to grow in popularity as millions of people use our mobile platform for chatting and connecting with friends or ...
At the MWC 2014 event in Barcelona, Nokia was rumored to be announcing a Nokia smartphone running on Android and they did not disappoint the rumor mill. Before announcing the Nokia X series of Android powered Nokia smartphones, Nokia announced the entry range feature phone - Nokia 220.
Nokia 220 is the Finnish company's latest affordable phone with Internet connectivity and as most feature phones these days, it also comes in a dual SIM variant, the Nokia 220 Dual SIM. Nokia 220 has a 2.4-inch (320 x 240 pixel) LCD screen and also has a T9 keypad. There is a 2-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera. In terms of connectivity, there is 2G support, Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0, FM Radio, Flashlight and a 1100 mAh battery. Storage can be expanded via a microSD card slot. On the software front, it has Nokia Xpress Browser and integrated Microsoft Bing search. It comes pre-loaded with Facebook, Twitter and Yahoo Messenger and has 6 preloaded Gameloft games.
The Nokia 220 and Nokia 220 Dual SIM comes in a range of colors including Red, Black, White, Yellow and Cyan colors and from the show floor, we were able to get our hands on with a red device. You can check out ...
Nokia's Android phones are here and they are real. They launched three new Android devices and a Asha and a Nokia feature phone each, with the Android phones being the obvious highlight. A few years ago, one would never have imagined Nokia going down this after, especially after February 11 happened, but here we are, going hands on with Nokia's own Android devices. Sort of a dream come true for many, we scrambled to try and get some decent time with all the devices and so here are our thoughts about the newly launched Nokia X+. For starters, here is a video of the Nokia X+
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The X+ is undoubtedly a Nokia, with its Asha-like design and a sturdy plastic build. Of course it is really colourful too, as you can see from the flat sides in the photo above. It is really nice to hold in the hands and feels really grippy, reminding us of the Lumia 520. Talking of the Lumia 520, most of the specifications here are very similar, like a 4 inch WVGA screen, a dual core 1 GHz Snapdragon processor. Yes, it is the exact same as the Nokia X but there are a few differences ...
At MWC 2014 in Barcelona, Nokia announced a series of devices that defied its partnership with Microsoft a couple of years back. Finally, Nokia announced its own Android running smartphones. But there is definitely more to it than meets the eye. Nokia hasn't embraced Google or its services through Android, but opened up Microsoft's services via Android fork.
We managed to get our hands on all the three members of the Nokia X family and you can check out the family video right below.
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Nokia aims to create these budget offerings as a step before Lumia range and Nokia has confirmed that Nokia Lumia devices will be the company's primary smartphone series. At the event, Nokia announced three Android running smartphones - Nokia X, Nokia X+ and Nokia XL. In terms of specifications, all the three devices are pretty similar. The difference between Nokia X and Nokia X+ is minimal. Nokia X+ comes with 768MB RAM while the Nokia X comes with 512MB RAM. The difference between Nokia X+ and Nokia XL is in their size - Nokia XL comes with a bigger 5inch display and a bigger 2000mAh battery.
All the devices share the same design language which seems to be a ...
At MWC 2014 in Barcelona, alongside its new Nokia X series of Android powered budget smartphones, Nokia announced an addition to their Asha lineup in the form of Nokia Asha 230. Nokia Asha 230 is the newest and most affordable touch enabled Asha phone yet. Being a touch based Asha phone, it shares most of its design traits from the Asha lineup and comes with slightly rounded corners.
We were there at the event when Elop added another device to the Asha lineup. And after the event, we managed to spend some time with the Asha 230 on the show floor and get a few photos as well as shoot a quick hands on video which you can check out right below.
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The Asha 230 comes with the same software features that are there in its predecessors. It comes with a 2.8inch 240x320pixel display and has a 1.3MP rear camera. In terms of connectivity, it comes with 2G, Bluetooth, microUSB and A-GPS support. There is a stereo FM radio and you can expand your internal storage with a microSD card slot.
The Nokia Asha 230 shares the same design language as its other Asha brothers, but comes with rounded corners making it look ...
In a courageous and cunning move, Nokia launched its new series of Android devices under the X moniker, a ploy to capture the entry level Smartphone segment, which they had initially planned to capture with the Asha platform. Three devices at different price points were launched, with the XL being launched at a higher 109 EUR price point. Sporting hardware design from the Asha phones and software design from Lumia, Nokia wants to create familiarity to Windows Phone in the low end and hopes to catch aspiring buyers and make them move to their hopefully more profitable platform. But the pricing is treacherously close to their low end Lumias, which might just end up cannibalizing the sales of the latter, even when providing a choice with similar hardware. The XL, a 5 inch Android phone with almost the same or better specifications than the Lumia 520, poses a threat, or may be is it opportunity for Nokia and Microsoft?
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The design of the Nokia XL is just a bigger elongated version of the X and the X+, in line with the consistency the company hopes to create. The poly carbonate plastic is sturdy and looks really good, ...
Nokia announced its X Series smartphones, the Nokia X, X+ and XL running on Android. These phones are based on Android AOSP with Nokia's custom platform on top. Yesterday, SwiftKey announced that the Swifkey keyboard would be available for the Nokia X series of smartphones for free. Today, Truecaller has announced that the Truecaller Caller ID app would be available for Nokia X smartphones from the Nokia Store.
The Truecaller app for Android got updated recently with new features in the version 4.0 update. Truecaller app for Nokia X would also include these features. This include, features, like Caller ID, call blocking, personal profiles, and number lookup. Truecaller partnered with Twitter India recently so that Truecaller users can see if a number is connected with a Twitter account, and have the ability to tweet or follow a person directly through the Truecaller app.
Even though the Nokia X Series phones lack Google Play Store and Google Apps, several app developers have partnered with Nokia to launch their Android apps in the Nokia Store.
The Truecaller app for the Nokia X series smartphones would be available for download for free from the Nokia Store.
At MWC 2014, both Microsoft and Nokia were present. Microsoft gave a few updates regarding their progress on Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 while Nokia announced a series of Android running budget smartphones. At the Pepcom event, Microsoft and Nokia had a booth where they had showcased the Nokia Lumia Icon which is a 5inch version of the company's latest flagship - Nokia Lumia 1520.
We managed to get a few minutes with the device and we made a quick hands on video which you can check out right below.
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The specifications of the Nokia Lumia Icon are as follows
Dimensions: 5.39” x 2.79” x 0.39”
Weight: 166grams
5″ OLED display, 1920 x 1080 resolution, 441ppi
2.2Ghz Snapdragon 800 processor
20MP PureView camera with 4 microphones
2GB RAM, 32GB storage
2420 mAh battery
Windows Phone 8.1 OS
The Nokia Lumia Icon is a shrunk down version of the huge and phablet category Nokia Lumia 1520. Unlike the Lumia 1520, the Lumia Icon isn't globally available and is available only with Verizon in the US.
The design language of the Nokia Lumia Icon is completely different than the Lumia 1520. The Lumia Icon is the company's first 5inch smartphone to feature a Full HD OLED display and the display is absolutely gorgeous. Ditching ...
The GSM Association has announced the winners for the 19th annual Global Mobile Awards at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Last year the Galaxy S3 bagged the award, this year HTC One was awarded the best smartphone of the year, even though it had tough contenders such as Samsung Galaxy Note 3, iPhone 5S, Nokia Lumia 1020 and the LG G2. Nokia bagged two awards, the Lumia 520 bagged the award for the best low-cost smartphone of the year, competing with phones like Sony Xperia E and Samsung Galaxy Young. Nokia 105 won for the best entry-level or feature phone of the year.
After collecting the award, Peter Chou, chief executive officer for HTC said,
We’re incredibly proud that the HTC One continues to be recognised as a game-changing smartphone, with its sleek design, superior audio and impressive functionality. Winning yet another international award for the HTC One proves that the device has taken the mobile experience to a new level and continues to set HTC apart from the competition. We’re looking forward to building on this success with more incredible innovation planned for the coming months.
After collecting the award, Jussi Nevanlinna, vice president for Mobile Phones product marketing, Nokia said,
Nokia is a global leader ...
Nokia X was launched less than a couple of weeks, but it has already been hacked. That is the thing about Android smartphones - you can get root user access and do things that wouldn't be otherwise possible. As rumored, Nokia introduced an Android smartphone at MWC 2014, but with their own restrictions. Nokia had completely removed Google from the equation and pushed a lot of its own code and Nokia X series devices use Microsoft's services instead of Google.
Nokia X was announced and launched immediately and now it has been hacked. Nokia X can now run Google Play Store and you can download apps from Google Play Store which has quite a lot of apps. According to the Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop, they are targeting the entry range smartphone market with the Nokia X series and they are hoping that the tile based interface would make the users want Windows Phone devices - Switch to Lumia.
As we all know, the folks at XDA developers forum are never shy to try out things and we were pretty sure that they would lay their hands on the Nokia X and do something. As expected, they got the device to run Google ...
Nokia unveiled the Nokia X, the company’s first smartphone built on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) at the MWC 2014, few weeks back. Nokia has just sent us an invite for the Nokia X India launch. Even though the invite doesn't mention anything clearly, the "Xperience a new beginning" in the invite and the green color, clearly states that it would obviously launch the Nokia X at the event.
The Nokia X 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capactiive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 play (MSM8225) processor and runs on Nokia X software platform 1.0 based on AOSP Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has dual SIM support and a 3-megapixel rear camera. It also has Nokia Store to download Android applications. Nokia has partnered with several developers to bring apps and games to their Nokia X series.
Nokia X specifications
4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capactiive touch screen display
1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 play (MSM8225) processor
Nokia X software platform 1.0 based on AOSP Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM
Dimensions: 115.5 x 63 x 10.44 mm; Weight: 128.6 g
3MP fixed focus rear camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
512MB RAM, 4GB of Internal storage, micro SD expansion slot
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n,Bluetooth 3.0, aGPS
1500 mAh battery
The Nokia X smartphone was ...
The Nokia Lumia 630 (code named Moneypenny) has been rumored for a while now and thanks to Evleaks we now get a better look at the handset. The handset which'll be announced around Build in April will run Windows Phone 8.1. The image reveals subtle breaks from the design language of the Lumia 620 and the 625.
The Lumia 630 has lost a fair bit of weight and now has marked resemblance to the new Nokia X. The phone also loses the camera key and the flash. The phone will also ship in a range of colors as with most Lumia devices though we're quite excited to see the addition of an orange shade here. The entire range will include green, orange, yellow and the standard white, black colors. The phone will ship with WP8.1 onboard that brings a wide variety of enhancements to the operating system including a full fledged notification center, better multitasking and even a virtual assistant called Cortana that'll work in a way not dissimilar to Siri or Cortana. Windows Phone 8.1 brings with with it support for Dual SIM handsets and the Lumia 630 should be one of the first Windows Phone devices to get a ...
Nokia has launched the Nokia X, the company's first Android smartphone based on Android Open Source Project (AOSP). It was announced at the Mobile World Congress 2014 at Barcelona, last month and packs a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capactiive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 play (MSM8225) processor and runs on Nokia X software platform 1.0 based on AOSP Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has dual SIM support and a 3-megapixel rear camera.
It has tile-based Home screen, redesigned Fastlane notifications centre and also has Nokia Store to download Android applications. Nokia has partnered with several developers such as to bring popular apps and games such as Facebook, LINE Messenger, Picsart, Plants vs. Zombies 2, Real Football 2014, Skype, Spotify, Swiftkey, Twitter, Viber, Vine, WeChat, TrueCaller and more to their Nokia X series smartphones.
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Nokia X specifications
4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capactiive touch screen display
1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 play (MSM8225) processor with Adreno 203 GPU
Nokia X software platform 1.0 based on AOSP Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM
Dimensions: 115.5 x 63 x 10.44 mm; Weight: 128.6 g
3MP fixed focus rear camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
512MB RAM, 4GB of Internal storage, micro SD expansion slot
3G, WiFi 802.11 ...
Today, at the Nokia X launch event in India, Nokia has announced that both the Nokia X+ and the Nokia XL, dual SIM Android smartphones would be available in India within the next 60 days. Both these phones were announced at the Mobile World Congress 2014 at Barcelona last month, along with the Nokia X, and are based on Android Open Source Project (AOSP). The Nokia X+ is similar to the Nokia X, but this packs 768MB of RAM, instead of 512 MB on the Nokia X.
The Nokia X+ has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) display and the Nokia XL has a 5-inch (800 x 480 pixels) display. Both these are powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 play (MSM8225) processor and runs on Nokia X software platform 1.0 based on AOSP Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). The Nokia X has a fixed focus 3-megapixel rear camera and the Nokia XL comes with a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Both these have dual SIM support and 3G connectivity.
It has Nokia Store to download Android apps. Nokia has partnered with several developers such as to bring popular apps and games to the Nokia ...
Nokia X is the first smartphone from the Espoo company running Android, and more importantly, Android apps. It was launched in India just a day back for a price of Rs. 8,599/-. "X" is symbolic in many ways. the company is now at the cross roads of a transition from being an independent company to being owned by Microsoft, the maker of software running on Nokia's current smartphones. X is also the bridge between Nokia's struggling smartphone business and its traditional feature phone business. Nokia knew, that without apps, its revived Asha platform phones are getting nowhere, and they also knew that it will never create this familiarity factor with Windows Phone, a crucial factor for any company that has a wide array of devices. Hence the Nokia X happened, and just a day after it officially launched in India, we now have it with us, in retail form, for a quick unboxing and overview of the device on video, watch -
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As you can see from the video above, the box contents are very minimal and to the point, and very similar to what we usually see inside the boxes of Asha devices. Here is a photo of everything inside ...
Nokia has updated its Nokia Refocus app, that now brings support to all Nokia Lumia smartphones running on Windows Phone 8. The app was demoed back at the Nokia event in Abu Dhabi, back in October, and the app was launched in the Windows Phone Store in November. It was launched for PureView smartphones, the Lumia 920, Lumia 925, Lumia 928 and the Lumia 1020 running the Windows Phone 8 Amber update.
The Refocus app lets you focus a part of an image, after you have captured it. This uses an unique algorithm, takes a number of photos, each at a different focus stage when you press the camera shutter key sand produces a photo with a focus that can be adjusted for viewing it later.
Once the image is captured, you can use the in-built sharing feature to others, so that they can see your photo and choose their own focal point. These images can also viewed via Facebook.
If you have a Nokia smartphone running Windows Phone 8, you can grab the app from the Windows Phone Store for free. It might take some time for the update to roll out worldwide, so don't panic, if it's not available you yet.
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