Nokia has plans to launch a long-rumored Android phone later this month at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, reported the Wall Street Journal.
The phone is widely reported to be aimed at the low-end segment of the developing markets.
The report said that Nokia X – code named Normady – will come with a dual-core 1GHz Snapdragon processor, a 4-inch WVGA screen, 512MB of memory, 4GB of storage, and a MicroSD card slot.
It will reportedly sport a 5MP camera, a 1,500mAh battery, along with dual-SIM option.
Speculations say that Nokia won’t allow the “Play Store” access to this phone, instead Microsoft and Nokia developed services – such as Here maps and Mix Radio — will be offered along with Nokia’s own store with popular Android Apps, such as Skype, Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp etc..
Nokia X will Finally, change Nokia’s decision for not going Android. The company remained committed to the Windows Phone operating system for its high-end Smartphones.
However, we have seen Nokia is testing various other homegrown operating systems for its low-end phones for developing markets. Android on a low-end phone from Nokia seems in-line with this long-running policy.
Nokia’s hardware run by Android phone would be an interesting proposition. This may not only revive the brand, which was sold to Microsoft last year, but may also help result in faster adoption of Smartphones in developing markets, especially if the phone is priced well.
The phone is widely reported to be aimed at the low-end segment of the developing markets.
The report said that Nokia X – code named Normady – will come with a dual-core 1GHz Snapdragon processor, a 4-inch WVGA screen, 512MB of memory, 4GB of storage, and a MicroSD card slot.
It will reportedly sport a 5MP camera, a 1,500mAh battery, along with dual-SIM option.
Speculations say that Nokia won’t allow the “Play Store” access to this phone, instead Microsoft and Nokia developed services – such as Here maps and Mix Radio — will be offered along with Nokia’s own store with popular Android Apps, such as Skype, Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp etc..
Nokia X will Finally, change Nokia’s decision for not going Android. The company remained committed to the Windows Phone operating system for its high-end Smartphones.
However, we have seen Nokia is testing various other homegrown operating systems for its low-end phones for developing markets. Android on a low-end phone from Nokia seems in-line with this long-running policy.
Nokia’s hardware run by Android phone would be an interesting proposition. This may not only revive the brand, which was sold to Microsoft last year, but may also help result in faster adoption of Smartphones in developing markets, especially if the phone is priced well.
