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The Nokia XL Android phone comes with a 5-inch screen and the Nokia Fastlane UI.
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There have been rumors for a while but now it is official. Nokia has launched the Nokia X-series
of Android phones at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. However,
the new models look a little different to what some users, especially in
the mobile photography community, had hoped for or expected.
The
Nokia launches X-series of Android phones
X devices are not Lumia 1020's or 1520's running the full Android
operating system, but rather mid- to low range devices, mainly aimed at
emerging markets running a "forked" Android system. The most interesting
out of the new devices is the Nokia XL that comes with a 5-inch 800x480
screen, 768MB of RAM, up to 32GB of storage and a microSD slot. It's
powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon, and has a 5MP autofocus rear and
2MP front camera. Two additional models, the Nokia X and X+, both come
with 4-inch screens and 3MP cameras and the same processor.
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Nokia's Fastlane start screen looks a lot different to what we've seen on other Android devices.
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On the Nokia XL's back you'll find a 5MP camera.
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The
operating system is built on AOSP (Android Open Source Project) but
does not use any of Google's popular services. Instead Nokia X-users
will find Nokia's HERE Maps, Outlook.com, Microsoft OneDrive and Skype
pre-installed on their devices. Nokia also offers its own app store but
since it's all Android it will be easy for developers to make their
existing apps available in the Nokia store. The devices will also
support sideloading of apps in the same way as this can be done on
Amazon's Kindle Fire devices that also uses a forked version of Android.
The
user interface looks different to what you are used to from Android,
too. The X series comes with Fastlane, which is a start-screen that is
visually loosely modeled on Windows Phone's tile design and allows for
quick access of your apps.
The Nokia X will go on sale
immediately in Asia-Pacific, Europe, India, Latin America, the Middle
East and Africa, starting at €89. The Nokia X+ and Nokia XL are expected
to roll out in the same markets starting early second quarter, priced
at €99 and €109, respectively.
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The X-series devices are available in a range of colors.
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