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\"Nokia<\/p>\n

After being the king of mobile kingdom for over decades, Nokia was dethroned when the world entered into the smartphone era. It all started with Apple’s iPhone, that would later become iOS. Then came Android. Google pushed it so hard with a strategy that just couldn’t fail. Suddenly, the market flooded with different sized and speced smartphones running on Android operating system. And for longer than expected, Nokia was nowhere to be seen.<\/p>\n

When the Finnish company finally stepped in, it chose to be with Microsoft. The Nokia Lumia series became the icon of Windows Phone in the market. But majority of Nokia fans were already in love with Android. While most did praise the design and solid build quality of Nokia Lumia phones, they did also miss an Android phone from Nokia. However, there were rumours around almost every corner on the internet that Nokia had been planning for an Android phone. So the hopes that someday an Android from Nokia would see the light of day were high.<\/p>\n

All your prayers have been answered; not exactly how you wanted it though<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However, the hopes were shot down when Microsoft announced that it would acquire Nokia’s smartphone division. An Android phone under Microsoft’s authority became highly unlikely. But then again, the deal is yet to go effective. Nokia has a small window of pushing an Android phone within the first half of this year. And the company, on Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress 2014 did exactly so. Amazing the whole mobile world, the Finnish mobile phone giant announced not one, not two, but three Android phones. And yes, that complied with all the previous rumours we had been hearing of: Nokia X.
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\nThis article also appears in Bangla on Android Kothon<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Nokia<\/p>\n

\"NokiaIt’s expected that Nokia fans would go all crazy hearing the news that Nokia is presenting the world with three Android phones — named as ‘Nokia X Family’, but hold your breath before you leap up with joy. It might not be what it sounds like. You might actually not want to get a Nokia Android after all.<\/p>\n

Running on top of a ‘forked’ version of Android, Nokia X family introduces Nokia X, Nokia X+ and Nokia XL. Respectively, these phones will cost 89 euro, 99 euro and 109 euro. And the phones are what you’d expect if Nokia’s Asha and Lumia series were to be put together. In fact, Nokia showed us so: “Asha x Lumia = Nokia X!”<\/p>\n

Nokia made it clear that these Android phones are ‘low-end’ and targeted at markets where low cost phones have high demand. That being said, the ‘X’ family won’t really appeal much to a wider audience. But if you’re on the lookout for a low cost smartphone from a reputed brand that runs on Android, this may be it (with a high emphasis on ‘may be’). So, what are we dealing with?<\/p>\n

Under the Android hood of Nokia<\/h2>\n

Nobody ever said that Nokia Android will beat all the other Androids in the market. But it sure does bring something new to the table. And that’s UI. A reimagined UI that matches the likes of Windows Phone is now available with Android under the hood. If you ever liked a Lumia phone and wanted the same interface designed by the same folks for Android, this is what you want.<\/p>\n