Nokia X, X+ and XL Android Smartphone Now Official!

Nokia recently unveiled at the Mobile World Congress 2014 its very first Android smartphone. There are actually three of them — the Nokia X, Nokia X+ and the Nokia XL. The Nokia X family are priced to capture the fast-growing affordable smartphone market and provide an on-ramp to Lumia and Microsoft services like Skype, OneDrive and outlook.com. More details after the jump.

The Nokia X family features Nokia's renowned handset quality and design, with a fresh, tile-based user interface inspired by the Lumia family. All devices come with Fastlane, a screen which lets people switch between their favorite apps more smoothly. People can access curated, quality-tested apps from Nokia Store, more than a dozen third-party app stores and by sideloading. Out of the box, they can enjoy signature Nokia experiences including free HERE Maps, with true offline maps and integrated turn-by-turn navigation, and Nokia MixRadio for free music streaming and downloadable playlists. All devices are also pre-loaded with a variety of third-party apps and games.

The Nokia X family is also an affordable introduction to popular Microsoft services, including free cloud storage using OneDrive. With the purchase of any Nokia X family smartphone in select markets, people will get one month of Skype's Unlimited World Subscription for a limited time, ideal to make international calls to landlines in more than 60 countries and to mobile phones in 8 countries.

The first device, the Nokia X, comes with a 4-inch WVGA IPS capacitive display, 512MB RAM and 3MP camera. The Nokia X+ is optimised for multimedia enthusiasts, who can enjoy even more games, music, photos and video thanks to more memory (768MB) and storage (a 4GB MicroSD card is included in the box). Both the Nokia X and Nokia X+ will be available in bright green, bright red, cyan, yellow, black and white. The third family member, the Nokia XL, boasts a 5-inch WVGA IPS display, 768MB of RAM with 2MP front-facing camera and a 5MP rear-facing, autofocus camera with flash. The Nokia XL will be available in bright green, orange, cyan, yellow, black and white. The entire Nokia X family is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon dual core processor and supports Dual SIM, letting people switch SIM cards to get better tariffs.

Nokia X Specifications
Single-SIM (micro-SIM) or Dual-SIM
4-inch WVGA (800x480) IPS display, 233ppi
1GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor
Nokia X software platform 1.0 OS
(Android Jellybean based platform)
512MB of RAM
4GB of internal storage
microSD support up to 32GB
3MP fixed-focus camera (no LED flash)
3G/HSPA 7.2Mbps / WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 3.0 + HS / microUSB 2.0
Li-Ion 1500mAh battery (removable)
115.5 x 63 x 10.4mm (dimension)
128.7g (weight)

Nokia X+ Specifications
Single-SIM (micro-SIM) or Dual-SIM
4-inch WVGA (800x480) IPS display, 233ppi
1GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor
Nokia X software platform 1.0 OS
(Android Jellybean based platform)
768MB of RAM
4GB of internal storage
microSD support up to 32GB
3MP fixed-focus camera (no LED flash)
3G/HSPA 7.2Mbps / WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 3.0 + HS / microUSB 2.0
Li-Ion 1500mAh battery (removable)
115.5 x 63 x 10.4mm (dimension)
128.7g (weight)

Nokia XL Specifications
Single-SIM (micro-SIM) or Dual-SIM
5-inch WVGA (800x480) IPS display, 187ppi
1GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor
Nokia X software platform 1.0 OS
(Android Jellybean based platform)
768MB of RAM
4GB of internal storage
microSD support up to 32GB
5MP autofocus camera with LED flash
2MP fixed-focus front-facing camera
3G/HSPA 7.2Mbps / WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 3.0 + HS / microUSB 2.0
Li-Ion 2000mAh battery (removable)
141.4 x 77.7 x 10.9mm (dimension)
190g (weight)

Pricing and Availability
The Nokia X will go on sale immediately, starting at €89 (about Php5,500) and rolling-out in Asia-Pacific, Europe, India, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. The Nokia X+ and Nokia XL are expected to roll out in these markets starting early second quarter, priced at €99 (Php6,100) and €109 (Php7,000), respectively.

Source: Nokia