{"id":97357,"date":"2014-02-24T10:15:27","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T08:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=97357"},"modified":"2014-02-24T23:13:00","modified_gmt":"2014-02-24T21:13:00","slug":"nokia-x-x-entry-level-android-smartphone-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/smartphones\/97357-nokia-x-x-entry-level-android-smartphone-official.html","title":{"rendered":"Nokia X, X+ entry-level Android smartphone official"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Nokia\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/314603-Nokia-Corporation\">Nokia<\/a> has officially confirmed its much-rumoured entry-level <a title=\"Android\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/221979-Google-Android\">Android<\/a> device range, announcing three devices in the <a title=\"Nokia X\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/599285-Nokia-X\">Nokia X<\/a> range from its stage at Mobile World Congress on Monday, 24 February 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The three devices unveiled by Nokia CEO <a title=\"Stephen Elop\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/354658-Stephen-Elop\">Stephen Elop<\/a> are the Nokia X, Nokia X+, and Nokia XL.<\/p>\n<p>Both devices are based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), but while most Android devices take people to Google\u2019s cloud, Elop said the Nokia X will take people to Microsoft\u2019s cloud.<\/p>\n<p>For example, instead of Google\u2019s applications, the Nokia X range will include Here Maps, Nokia Mix Radio, and Microsoft OneDrive (with 10GB of free storage).<\/p>\n<p>Elop also announced that features such as operator billing, which lets users in certain markets (such as South Africa) buy content with airtime, will also come to the Nokia X.<\/p>\n<p>Users will be able to get apps from Nokia\u2019s stores as well as third-party stores. While not specifically mentioned, Google Play is not expected to be available to Nokia X devices.<\/p>\n<p>The Nokia X was rumoured to have the following hardware specifications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Processor:<\/strong> 1GHz Dual-core Snapdragon;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Display:<\/strong> 4&#8243; WVGA<\/li>\n<li><strong>RAM:<\/strong> 512MB<\/li>\n<li><strong>Internal storage:<\/strong> 4GB (+microSD),<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rear camera:<\/strong> 5MP<\/li>\n<li><strong>Battery capacity:<\/strong> 1500mAh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Elop confirmed the 4-inch display for the Nokia X and X+, noting that the X+ would feature larger internal storage and microSD support, which the Nokia X would not.<\/p>\n<p>The Nokia X will be available immediately starting in emerging markets for \u20ac89, while the Nokia X+ and Nokia XL are set to launch early in the second quarter of 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Elop said that the Nokia X+ would retail for \u20ac99, while the Nokia XL has a recommended retail price of \u20ac109.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update:<\/strong> Nokia has provided the following table of confirmed specifications for its new AOSP-based devices:<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #004276; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">\n<td>Specifications<\/td>\n<td>Nokia X<\/td>\n<td>Nokia X+<\/td>\n<td>Nokia XL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Screen<\/td>\n<td>4-inch IPS LCD, 800x480px<\/td>\n<td>4-inch IPS LCD, 800x480px<\/td>\n<td>5-inch IPS LCD, 800x480px<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RAM<\/td>\n<td>512MB<\/td>\n<td>768MB<\/td>\n<td>768MB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Storage<\/td>\n<td>Up to 32GB\u2028MicroSD<\/td>\n<td>Up to 32GB\u2028MicroSD; 4GB card included<\/td>\n<td>Up to 32GB\u2028MicroSD; 4GB card included<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rear camera<\/td>\n<td>3-megapixel fixed focus<\/td>\n<td>3-megapixel fixed focus<\/td>\n<td>5-megapixel with autofocus and flash<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Front camera<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>2-megapixel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Processor<\/td>\n<td>8225 Qualcomm Snapdragon<\/td>\n<td>8225 Qualcomm Snapdragon<\/td>\n<td>8225 Qualcomm Snapdragon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1GHz Dual Core<\/td>\n<td>1GHz Dual Core<\/td>\n<td>1GHz Dual Core<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Networks<\/td>\n<td>ESGM 850 \/ 900 \/ 1800 \/ 1900; WCDMA 900 \/ 2100<\/td>\n<td>ESGM 850 \/ 900 \/ 1800 \/ 1900; WCDMA 900 \/ 2100<\/td>\n<td>ESGM 850 \/ 900 \/ 1800 \/ 1900; WCDMA 900 \/ 2100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dimensions<\/td>\n<td>115.5 x 63 x 10.4mm<\/td>\n<td>115.5 x 63 x 10.4mm<\/td>\n<td>141.3 x 77.7 x 10.8mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weight<\/td>\n<td>128.66g<\/td>\n<td>128.66g<\/td>\n<td>190g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More smartphone news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/smartphones\/97341-microsoft-positions-windows-phone-to-reach-low-cost-markets.html\">Microsoft positions Windows Phone to reach low-cost markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/smartphones\/97193-google-announces-project-tango-3d-smartphone-platform.html\">Google announces Project Tango 3D smartphone platform<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/smartphones\/97127-smartphone-trade-ins-from-samsung-in-south-africa.html\">Smartphone trade-ins from Samsung in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/smartphones\/97083-samsung-galaxy-s5-launch-window-for-sa.html\">Samsung Galaxy S5 launch window for SA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finnish phone-maker Nokia has confirmed its entry-level Android-based smartphone range<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":97371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17934],"tags":[23775,167,35,123,653,23771,23773],"class_list":["post-97357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-smartphones","tag-android-open-source-project-aosp","tag-google","tag-headline","tag-microsoft","tag-nokia","tag-nokia-x","tag-nokia-xl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97357"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97357"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97377,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97357\/revisions\/97377"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}