Nokia X: Five reasons why it is not just another Android

 Nokia X 

The newly unveiled Nokia X series of Android phones may have taken the ongoing Mobile World Congress 2014 by storm and at the same time stolen the limelight from Samsung's Galaxy S5, but the fact remains that the Nokia phone is not a typical Android phone.


The low-cost Nokia X series, powered by the Google-owned Android OS, is the first ever Android phone from Nokia's stables. Apart from the fact that this is Nokia's first foray into the Android market, what has got the MWC talking about the Nokia X series are the prices - Nokia X for 89 euros, Nokia X+ at 99 euros and XL for 89 euros.
Though presented and launched as an Android phone, here are five reasons why it is different from your usual Android phones available in the market.

1.  A trimmed Android 4.1 Jelly Bean: The Nokia X series runs on a trimmed version of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean without the stock Google services as seen in other Android powered phones.

The users can, however, sideload Google apps via APK files.

2. No Google App Store: Stock Google android applications such as Gmail, Chrome, Google Maps etc have been replaced by Outlook and Microsoft Exchange, Nokia Express browser and Here Maps.

3. Windows Phone-like UI: Though it is Nokia's first Android phone series, Nokia has stuck to its Windows phone-like UI combined with Asha Fastlane.

4. Back button: The X-series smartphones come with a back button from the Asha full-touch phones instead of having the typical three button layout as seen in traditional Android phones.

5. New app store: Nokia is developing its own app store to provide applications for Nokia's own Android platform.


The Nokia X series smartphones are not an alternative to the pure Android phones. The X series bring a mix of Android, Windows Phone, and Nokia's own Asha OS experience.


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