Nokia has launched its second Android based X series smartphone in India , the Nokia XL which features a 5 inch display and slightly better specs compared to the Nokia X. The Nokia XL is now available for Rs 11500 approximately from online stores.
The Nokia X runs Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean based on AOSP ( Android Open Source Project ). Though, you wont find Google apps such as Play Store, Gmail, Maps, Drive etc which is a big drawback. There is Nokia store to download apps from and other Nokia apps such as Nokia HERE maps, Nokia Glance etc. It can also be rooted to install Google services and Play Store.
Nokia XL Specs -
Clearly, the specs are not impressive, but it is an alternative to Nokia Asha and Windows Phone 8 devices for Nokia lovers. Looks wise also the Nokia XL is similar to Asha devices, but much larger is size and comes in black, blue, green,orange,yellow and white colors.
Nokia Lumia 630 has also been launched in India at similar price point which runs Windows Phone 8.1 OS. It has 4.5 inch LCD display with faster Snapdragon 400 Quad-core processor and 512MB of RAM.
The Nokia X runs Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean based on AOSP ( Android Open Source Project ). Though, you wont find Google apps such as Play Store, Gmail, Maps, Drive etc which is a big drawback. There is Nokia store to download apps from and other Nokia apps such as Nokia HERE maps, Nokia Glance etc. It can also be rooted to install Google services and Play Store.
Nokia XL Specs -
- Dual-SIM support
- 5 inch WVGA IPS Display
- 1.2GHz dual-core Cortex A5 Snapdragon S4 Play Processor
- 768MB RAM
- 4GB internal storage with microSD card slot
- 5MP rear camera, 2MP front facing camera
- Bluetooth, Wi-Fi b/g/n, FM Radio
- 2000mAh battery
Clearly, the specs are not impressive, but it is an alternative to Nokia Asha and Windows Phone 8 devices for Nokia lovers. Looks wise also the Nokia XL is similar to Asha devices, but much larger is size and comes in black, blue, green,orange,yellow and white colors.
Nokia Lumia 630 has also been launched in India at similar price point which runs Windows Phone 8.1 OS. It has 4.5 inch LCD display with faster Snapdragon 400 Quad-core processor and 512MB of RAM.