The future
of Nokia X2, in particular after Microsoft’s announcement to quit making
non-Windows Phone smartphones, had been in jeopardy. Not anymore though, and
the phone has officially been launched in Pakistan for Rs. 15,500.
While the
price is not hugely significant, what is in fact is the fact that this could
well be the last Nokia phone to not run Windows Phone in history. Really.
Specs are
rather meaningless; most people will dub this phone as collectors’ item or a
relic. Still, what you’re getting in the successor to the X is a larger,
improved 4.3″ display with 480 x 800 resolution, Dual-SIM connectivity and
1.2Ghz dual-core Cortex-A7 CPU.
You also get
1 GB worth RAM, 5 megapixel HD rear-camera with Flash and (forked) Android 4.3
Jelly Bean. If you can live with that last bit and a few software shortcomings,
you still get a pretty decent smartphone for your money.
But
obviously that is not the point. The main role of the Nokia X project was to
act as a feeder series to Windows Phone. That role it didn’t get a chance to
play as it obviously came late to the party, at a time when it was clear that
it will be butchered sooner or later.
Windows
Phone un-fans better be ready as it is certainly their last chance to get a
phone running on Android from Nokia, and possibly any other OS than
Microsoft’s. If you have the guts to live with a walking dead.
Hera are the
specification again:
Chipset:
Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200
CPU:
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU: Adreno
302
OS: Android
OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Design:
Dimensions 121.7 x 68.3 x 11.1 mm, 87.4 cc (4.79 x
2.69 x 0.44 in)
Weight: 150
g (5.29 oz)
Display:
Size: 4.3
inches, 480 x 800 pixels
Memory:
Card slot:
microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal: 4
GB, 1 GB RAM
Connectivity:
GPRS, EDGE,
HSDPA, HSUPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth, microUSB v2.0
Camera:
Primary: 5
MP
Secondary:
VGA
Battery:
Li-Ion 1800
mAh battery (BV-5S)
Stand-by: Up
to 552 h
Talk time:
Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G)
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