Last Monday Microsoft covered off Nokia X2 an affordable smartphone to reach the "next billion" people with mobile Internet and cloud services.Given Microsoft's recent acquisition of Nokia, this Android device is unique in that it also offers Microsoft services.The Nokia X2 will hit the market with Outlook.com, Skype and OneDrive pre-loaded. Users can also download Microsoft's OneNote and Yammer from the Nokia Store. Of course, users can also download Android apps from Google Play.
key specs:
The Nokia X2 offers a 4.3-inch ClearBlack display and 5-megapixel rear camera with auto-focus and flash. Inside, there's a Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor with a dual-core, 1.2-Ghz processor and 1 GB of memory.
Although it's based on the Android mobile operating system, Microsoft is calling the phone's OS the Nokia X Software Platform 2.0."Microsoft is trying to provide a lower-cost device and tap into a bigger ecosphere of applications.The biggest driver is the low cost." Entner(principal analyst at Recon Analytics) said. The phone will sell for a suggested retail price of 99 euros, or about $135.
Microsoft is looking at profitability and popularity. Timo Toikkanen, head of Mobile Phones in the Microsoft Devices Group, said the Nokia X smartphone has top-selling status in Pakistan, Russia, Kenya and Nigeria and the third-best-selling status in India.
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