THE X's ARE HERE!!!!
A couple of days ago, Nokia launched its X-series at the Mobile World Congress 2014 and stole Samsung's limelight even as the South Korean major unveiled the Galaxy S5, the latest in its flagship S-series phones.
But is the Nokia X-series actually that good a phone as it is being presented? Not really. Though not touted as a giant killer but as a phone for the masses, the Nokia X series Windroid phones leave much to be desired.
The Nokia X-series phones come with the built in Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jellybean), but it deviates from the typical Android UI to a more Windows-based UI.
Though it is powered by the Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play processor, the phone's internal storage - 4GB for all three models of Nokia's X-series - and the RAM - 512MB for the Nokia X and 768MB for the X+ and the XL - leave much to be desired in a day and age when most companies are offering Android phones with nothing less than 1GB RAM at similar prices and with a higher internal storage.
Add to that the fact that both the Nokia X as well as the X+ comes with a 1500mAh battery and the Nokia XL comes with the 2000mAh battery. Considering the market it is entering, one would have expected Nokia to bring in a phone with a better battery, after all, Nokia phones, at one time, were known for their battery life as well as sturdiness.
Another factor that goes against the Nokia X and the X+ is that both these phones do not have secondary cameras and come with the 2009-10 era 3.15MP primary camera. The Nokia XL has a somewhat better primary camera pegged at 5MP with the secondary camera slotted at 1.3MP. Camera-wise, Nokia's X series isn't actually the phone one would look to buy even though they are affordable phones
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One more thing that goes against Nokia is the fact that its X-series phones are not actually pure android phones in the sense that they do not come prebundled with the Google applications such as Gmail, Google Maps etc and instead have been replaced by Microsoft Exchange and Here Now. The phones are also not likely to be supported by Google Play store as Nokia is said to be creating its own store of applications for its android phones.
However, considering the price range and the specifications, this is a fight that Nokia is likely to lose from the start since Nokia has itself launched Windows phones with better specifications for a tad higher price.
Prospective customers who have gone through the reviews and the specifications of all three phones have already started wondering why Nokia would launch a set of phones that would support specifications that are lower than what the market norm is these days.
A primary demand of the customers is that the phone be launched with the latest Android OS, Kitat, at least a 1GB RAM, a 13-MP camera and an HD Display (the X series comes with an LCD capacitive touch display, another negative).
Though affordable, what remains to be seen is if Nokia's X series will revive the brand's floundering fortunes or will the half-baked Windroid phones make a dent in markets such India that are already saturated with Android phones.
A couple of days ago, Nokia launched its X-series at the Mobile World Congress 2014 and stole Samsung's limelight even as the South Korean major unveiled the Galaxy S5, the latest in its flagship S-series phones.
But is the Nokia X-series actually that good a phone as it is being presented? Not really. Though not touted as a giant killer but as a phone for the masses, the Nokia X series Windroid phones leave much to be desired.
The Nokia X-series phones come with the built in Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jellybean), but it deviates from the typical Android UI to a more Windows-based UI.
Though it is powered by the Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play processor, the phone's internal storage - 4GB for all three models of Nokia's X-series - and the RAM - 512MB for the Nokia X and 768MB for the X+ and the XL - leave much to be desired in a day and age when most companies are offering Android phones with nothing less than 1GB RAM at similar prices and with a higher internal storage.
Add to that the fact that both the Nokia X as well as the X+ comes with a 1500mAh battery and the Nokia XL comes with the 2000mAh battery. Considering the market it is entering, one would have expected Nokia to bring in a phone with a better battery, after all, Nokia phones, at one time, were known for their battery life as well as sturdiness.
Another factor that goes against the Nokia X and the X+ is that both these phones do not have secondary cameras and come with the 2009-10 era 3.15MP primary camera. The Nokia XL has a somewhat better primary camera pegged at 5MP with the secondary camera slotted at 1.3MP. Camera-wise, Nokia's X series isn't actually the phone one would look to buy even though they are affordable phones
.
One more thing that goes against Nokia is the fact that its X-series phones are not actually pure android phones in the sense that they do not come prebundled with the Google applications such as Gmail, Google Maps etc and instead have been replaced by Microsoft Exchange and Here Now. The phones are also not likely to be supported by Google Play store as Nokia is said to be creating its own store of applications for its android phones.
However, considering the price range and the specifications, this is a fight that Nokia is likely to lose from the start since Nokia has itself launched Windows phones with better specifications for a tad higher price.
Prospective customers who have gone through the reviews and the specifications of all three phones have already started wondering why Nokia would launch a set of phones that would support specifications that are lower than what the market norm is these days.
A primary demand of the customers is that the phone be launched with the latest Android OS, Kitat, at least a 1GB RAM, a 13-MP camera and an HD Display (the X series comes with an LCD capacitive touch display, another negative).
Though affordable, what remains to be seen is if Nokia's X series will revive the brand's floundering fortunes or will the half-baked Windroid phones make a dent in markets such India that are already saturated with Android phones.
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