At MWC 2014, both Microsoft and Nokia were present. Microsoft gave a few updates regarding their progress on Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 while Nokia announced a series of Android running budget smartphones. At the Pepcom event, Microsoft and Nokia had a booth where they had showcased the Nokia Lumia Icon which is a 5inch version of the company’s latest flagship – Nokia Lumia 1520.
Author: Bharadwaj Chandramouli
Bharadwaj is a Tech Enthusiast since 2007
Follow him on socials @bwjbuild
Hands on with the Nokia XL: Lumia 520 killer?
In a courageous and cunning move, Nokia launched its new series of Android devices under the X moniker, a ploy to capture the entry level Smartphone segment, which they had initially planned to capture with the Asha platform. Three devices at different price points were launched, with the XL being launched at a higher 109 EUR price point. Sporting hardware design from the Asha phones and software design from Lumia, Nokia wants to create familiarity to Windows Phone in the low end and hopes to catch aspiring buyers and make them move to their hopefully more profitable platform. But the pricing is treacherously close to their low end Lumias, which might just end up cannibalizing the sales of the latter, even when providing a choice with similar hardware. The XL, a 5 inch Android phone with almost the same or better specifications than the Lumia 520, poses a threat, or may be is it opportunity for Nokia and Microsoft?
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7lBS1eQZ2k
Continue reading “Hands on with the Nokia XL: Lumia 520 killer?”
Nokia Asha 230 Hands On and Photo Gallery
At MWC 2014 in Barcelona, alongside its new Nokia X series of Android powered budget smartphones, Nokia announced an addition to their Asha lineup in the form of Nokia Asha 230. Nokia Asha 230 is the newest and most affordable touch enabled Asha phone yet. Being a touch based Asha phone, it shares most of its design traits from the Asha lineup and comes with slightly rounded corners.
Continue reading “Nokia Asha 230 Hands On and Photo Gallery”
Nokia X Family captured in Video
At MWC 2014 in Barcelona, Nokia announced a series of devices that defied its partnership with Microsoft a couple of years back. Finally, Nokia announced its own Android running smartphones. But there is definitely more to it than meets the eye. Nokia hasn’t embraced Google or its services through Android, but opened up Microsoft’s services via Android fork.
Hands on with the Nokia X+: 10 EUR brings extra RAM and storage
Nokia’s Android phones are here and they are real. They launched three new Android devices and a Asha and a Nokia feature phone each, with the Android phones being the obvious highlight. A few years ago, one would never have imagined Nokia going down this after, especially after February 11 happened, but here we are, going hands on with Nokia’s own Android devices. Sort of a dream come true for many, we scrambled to try and get some decent time with all the devices and so here are our thoughts about the newly launched Nokia X+. For starters, here is a video of the Nokia X+
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dNZGmuXA9c
Continue reading “Hands on with the Nokia X+: 10 EUR brings extra RAM and storage”
Nokia 220 Hands on and Photo Gallery
At the MWC 2014 event in Barcelona, Nokia was rumored to be announcing a Nokia smartphone running on Android and they did not disappoint the rumor mill. Before announcing the Nokia X series of Android powered Nokia smartphones, Nokia announced the entry range feature phone – Nokia 220.
Nokia X Android Smartphone Hands on
Nokia held a press conference at MWC 2014 with the name – Under the Tree and announced a Android powered budget smartphone that has been in the rumor mill for quite some time now. Nokia X – Nokia’s newest range of budget smartphones, are powered by Android at heart, but use Microsoft’s services instead of Google’s services. Nokia X runs on Nokia X software platform which is a forked version of Android 4.1.2 Jellybean.
Nokia X – Dual SIM Android Smartphone Photo Gallery
Nokia has just announced its first Android based smartphone – Nokia X at the Under The Tree event in Barcelona during MWC 2014. The Nokia X aims to be the perfect merger of the budget minded Asha UI and Nokia Lumia range design language. It will combine budget pricing, Lumia range design along with the goodness of Android app compatibility to create a whole new series of Nokia X budget smartphones.
Continue reading “Nokia X – Dual SIM Android Smartphone Photo Gallery”
Nokia XL Dual SIM Android Phone Photo Gallery
Nokia has surprised every one of us with the launch of their first Android phones, the Nokia X, X+ and XL. All the three are based on a very similar design language, but differ somewhat in internals. The X+ has more RAM and a micro SD card in the box, the XL is very similar to the X+ but has a bigger screen, that’s basically it. The Nokia XL has a 5 inch IPS WVGA screen with blacks that look decently dark and colours that are unwashed. With a good large screen and decent internals, does Nokia have a winner in the cheap phablet category? While we ponder on that, here is a bunch of photos straight from the Mobile World Congress 2014 event we are live from.
Check out the Nokia X+ Dual SIM Android Phone Photo Gallery
Continue reading “Nokia XL Dual SIM Android Phone Photo Gallery”
Nokia X+ Dual SIM Android Phone Photo Gallery
Nokia has just announced its first range of Android phones under the “X” moniker and among them is the Nokia X+ Dual SIM Android phone, which differs slightly from its counterpart. The main difference here is the inclusion of a 4 GB micro SD card out of the box and the amount of RAM inside. The Nokia X+ has 768 MB of RAM, 256 higher than the Nokia X, which should help in some multitasking and better gaming, but otherwise, both the phones are very similar from the outside. It has a 4 inch WVGA screen, is powered by a 1 GHz Dual Core Snapdragon processor and best of all, runs on Android AOSP with a tile-like Nokia skin. Lets see some of the photos of this phone.
Continue reading “Nokia X+ Dual SIM Android Phone Photo Gallery”
Nokia Lumia 630 press image leaks ahead of launch
Just a day before the Nokia press conference at the Mobile World Congress, the Nokia Lumia 630 has appeared in the form of a press image. Evleaks, the prolific twitter account known for accurate leaks had posted this image with no extra information. The Lumia 620 was launched at Le Web sometime last year and the 630 clearly looks like a similarly designed successor. With a similarly small and rounded design, the Lumia 630 might just be an evolution in the internals rather than a full fledged successor with a different design.
Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 630 press image leaks ahead of launch”
Huawei Ascend G700 Photo Gallery
While Huawei is gearing up to release multiple products at the Mobile World Congress event here in Barcelona, we also have been using the Ascend G700 for a while now. The Ascend G700 is a mid range device from Huawei with a 5 inch 720p display and with capable mid range specs. It was priced in India for a Rs. 16,500 which will compete with the likes of the Moto G and the Micromax Canvas flagship. Before we complete the review, here are a few shots of the Ascend G700, a complete walk through in photos.
FoneArena is live from Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress 2014!
The FoneArena team is live from the world’s biggest mobile focused event – the Mobile World Congress 2014 from Barcelona, Spain. The city has been hosting this event for 5 years and this is FoneArena’s fifth year at this grand event where countless number of companies introduce new products around the mobile ecosystem. Four of us are here and we will be bringing you a ton of coverage from the show floor. Here’s a video overview of what we are planning to do from the event –
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c1V3USPqk0
Continue reading “FoneArena is live from Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress 2014!”
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Camera Samples
We just reviewed the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact a couple of days back, and saw the official launch of it happen in India yesterday, with it priced at Rs. 36,990/-. The phone carries forward almost all the USPs of its bigger brother, the Xperia Z1 and one of the constants is the Sony EXMOR RS 20.7 MP sensor. We detailed its performance in the review, which was really good considering the competition and factoring in the now known price. So, we thought instead of burying it in a review, it would need a special showcase of sorts, so here you go, all the full resolution samples from the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact’s 20.7 MP camera.
LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition Review
LG was responsible for the Nexus 4 and more recently the Nexus 5, and their association with Google continues with the LG G Pad 8.3. The G Pad was originally launched as a premium 8 inch tablet from LG, fully packed with special features added through software but the one we have here is the first tablet to be blessed by Google with a Play Edition, meaning the device will run stock Android without any modifications. Google and OEMs have been pushing out Play Edition devices since last year, for people who want Android, pure. With no bloatware and the latest version of Android, the GPE of the GPad is, in many ways, the Nexus 8 that was never announced. Priced at $349, should one prefer this over the Nexus 7 2013? Or is it the mini tablet to get? Lets find out in our review.