NOKIA X

The Nokia X is the Finnish brand's big effort to make greater waves into the low, low end of the smartphone market – and it's enlisted the help of Android to make that happen.The Nokia X is a phone that comes with a fairly decent spec list – a dual-core 1GHz processor from Qualcomm, 512MB of RAM, a 4-inch WVGA screen and a 1500mAh battery.

DESIGN

The phone is made of a polycarbonate body. The Nokia X flaunts vibrant colours which, like on the Lumia and Asha range, look good. It is less curvy compared to the Moto G. The Nokia X is lighter at 128 grams.

DISPLAY

The Nokia X uses a 4-inch WVGA (480×800 pixels) display and the pixel density too is poor at 233 ppi.

HARDWARE

The Nokia X is powered by a dual-core 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 SoC and 512MB of RAM. The Nokia X gets 4GB internally that can be expanded up to 32GB using a microSD card.

SOFTWARE

The X runs on android 4.1 Jelly Bean tweaked to its maximum to run a Nokia X OS. All the looks of the Lumia series is brought out totally in the phone with no look of Android.

It may not have access to Google’s services and suite of apps like the Play Store, Gmail or Google Maps, but it does boast a selection of apps from Nokia and Microsoft to replace them. As for the app marketplace, the Nokia X gets its own Nokia store and with support for third party stores like Yandex, most of the regular Android apps can be downloaded too. Also, developers can bring in their Android apps to Nokia X by replacing Google API with Nokia’s.

In terms of the UI, looks like a Windows Phone with Live Tiles on the homepage as well as FastLane for multi-tasking just like the Lumia series.

CAMERA

The Nokia X uses a 3-megapixel rear facing camera, which can record 480p videos at 30fps. There isn’t a front facing camera for video calls. There isn’t any flash too. 

BATTERY

The Nokia X is made of a small battery of 1500mAh which can last the day on a single charge. But it remains to be seen how efficiently Nokia X uses its power, given that Nokia has had a good record in the past as far as efficient power usage is concerned. The device supports dual-SIM and are 3G-ready.

The Nokia X is a very different phone! Not only is it Nokia’s first foray into Android, its positioning close to the Asha range defines the phones role too. It might be down on specs, but it offers a lot that’s yet unheard of, from the Finnish manufacturer. The Nokia X does for Rs. 8,599.

For

·         Sleek UI

·         Low cost

Against

·         Low storage

·         Chunky design

-Vandhiyadevan