Nokia X+ Dual SIM

After much speculation of an Android-powered Nokia smartphone, the Nokia X+ was officially announced in February 2014 along with the Nokia X and Nokia XL. The Nokia X+ comes in the same colourful shells like the rest of the Lumia series, but runs something very different than Windows Phone inside. It’s Android; but not traditional Android like you know it. It is Android that’s void of all Google services; like Maps, Gmail, YouTube etc, that are replaced with Microsoft’s services. Its UI is also a cross between the Windows Phone’s Tile-based interface coupled with the Fastlane multi-tasking system found on the Asha 500 series. So what’s the benefit? Because of the Android base, Nokia says existing Android apps can be easily ported to the Nokia X software platform. There’s also the possibility of sideloading APK files directly. Nokia has their own app store to discover new apps for the Nokia X+.

On the inside, the Nokia X+ is very similar to the Nokia X, which in turn is similar to the Lumia 520. It’s got a 4-inch 800 x 480 pixel IPS display and a 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 chip. While the Nokia X had 512MB RAM, the X+ comes with 768MB, thus allowing more apps to run at the same time. There’s 4GB of internal storage (Lumia 520 has 8GB), along with a microSD card slot to expand it further (a 4GB card comes bundled). There’s a lacklustre-sounding 3 megapixel fixed-focus camera at the back with no flash, and no front-facing camera for video calls. The Nokia X+ is a Dual SIM phone with 3G support. The Nokia X+ also comes with Nokia’s HERE maps with offline navigation, Nokia MixRadio streaming music service and one month of unlimited Skype-Out calls. A 1500mAh battery provides juice to this phone.