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Nokia X Android smartphone listed online at Rs. 8,500 with March 15 availability

Nokia X Android smartphone listed online at Rs. 8,500 with March 15 availability 2w1t43

By NDTV Correspondent | Updated: 29 March 2014 17:36 IST

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Nokia's first Android smartphone, the Nokia X, is now listed at an online retailer in India, with a price of Rs. 8,500. The retailer claims the Nokia X smartphone will be available from 15 March 2014.

The Finnish manufacturer had soon after its MWC 2014 event, listed the company had said the Nokia X would go on sale 'immediately' in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, India, Latin America, and the Middle East. 6b276r

The Nokia X has been listed on the Mobile Store and was first spotted by Maktech blog. The Nokia X is available in its Black, Green, Cyan, Yellow, Red, and White colour variants. Of course since this is a third-party store, one cannot be certain if this will be the official launch price, whenever the phone is unveiled in India.

(Also see: Nokia X can run 75 percent Android apps 'without any modifications')

The Nokia X is based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), and is powered by Microsoft and Nokia services. The highlight of the Nokia X is the highly customised version of Android, with the Metro-inspired UI and access to Nokia's own app store. While there's no access to Google's Play Store, s can side-load Android apps from any third-party source. Nokia has used the AOSP version corresponding to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean as the baseline for its operating system.

The Nokia X offers dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) with dual standby. The first Android phone from Nokia features a 4-inch IPS LCD display with a 480x800 pixel resolution, translating to a pixel density of 233ppi.

(Also see: Nokia X Android phones: Life in the Fastlane)

The Nokia X is powered by 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, alongside 512MB of RAM. It sports a 3-megapixel rear camera. The Nokia X handset comes with 4GB of in-built storage, and can be expanded up to 32GB via microSD card.

The Nokia X s Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, AGPS, EDGE, GPRS and 3G connectivity options. It is backed by a 1500mAh battery, which can deliver up to 13 hours of talktime and up to 672 hours of standby time on 2G network.

Nokia X Android phone in pictures

Nokia X Dual SIM 4y2d52

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Excellent design and build quality
Great camera
Innovative UI
Runs most Android apps

Bad
No front camera
Average battery life
Potential for confusion if Android apps display errors
Uncertain platform future

Read detailed Nokia X Dual SIM review

Display 4.00-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play

Front Camera No

Rear Camera 3-megapixel

RAM 512MB

Storage 4GB

Battery Capacity 1500mAh

OS Nokia X platform 1.0

Resolution 480x800 pixels

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