MWC 2014: Nokia X, X+ and XL hands-on
MWC 2014
Nokia X hands-on
The Nokia X features a 4" IPS LCD display of WVGA (480 x 800 pixels) resolution. Colors are okay, brightness and contrast are reasonable, but nothing spectacular out of a sub-100 euro device.
Under the hood, the entire Nokia X range shares the same 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 chipset, with only the X somewhat limited at 512MB of RAM. Internal storage is just 4GB, but is expandable up to 32GB.
At the back of the Nokia X there's a 3MP fixed focus camera, but no front-facer. The phone weighs 129 grams and packs a 1500mAh battery. It's good for 10.5 hours of 3G talk time and a maximum standby time of 17 days. It is also capable of up to 26 hours of music playback, while video playback time is quoted at 8.4 hours.
The build quality of the X is superb. The plastic feels nice as with most recent Nokia smartphones and isn't a ferocious fingerprint magnet. It's quite sturdy too.
Overall, Android runs well on the X, despite the lower RAM than the other two X members. It's also very easy to navigate around as the tiles offer a comfortable view of what you have on the phone.
Synthetic benchmarks
The Nokia X is no performance monster, but we ran some benchmarks anyway. The phone to compare it is the Moto G, which has noticeably higher-end specs.
On a side note, we downloaded Benchmark Pi and AnTuTu 4 from the app store on the phone - it's great to see content in a store that's just a few days old.
Benchmark Pi
Lower is better
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Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
132 -
LG Optimus G Pro
147 -
HTC One
151 -
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3
169 -
Sony Xperia Z
264 -
HTC Butterfly
266 -
Samsung Galaxy Note II
305 -
Alcatel One Touch Hero
308 -
Huawei Ascend Mate
347 -
Motorola Moto G
392 -
Nokia X
677 -
Nokia XL
681
AnTuTu 4
Higher is better
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Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
24716 -
HTC One
22678 -
Sony Xperia Z
20794 -
LG Optimus G Pro
20056 -
HTC Butterfly
19513 -
Motorola Moto G
17214 -
Huawei Ascend Mate
15714 -
Alcatel One Touch Hero
15667 -
Oppo Find 5
15167 -
Nokia X
7745 -
Nokia XL
7529
SunSpider
Lower is better
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Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
810 -
Apple iPhone 5
915 -
Samsung Galaxy Note II
972 -
LG Optimus G Pro
1011 -
Motorola RAZR i XT890
1059 -
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3
1065 -
HTC One
1124 -
Motorola Moto G
1308 -
Sony Xperia Z
1336 -
HTC Butterfly
1433 -
Alcatel One Touch Hero
1646 -
Huawei Ascend Mate
1741 -
Nokia X
2624 -
Nokia XL
2719
Nokia X camera samples
We snapped a few camera samples with the Nokia X for your viewing pleasure.
Reader comments
- nokia 220
- 19 Mar 2021
- TTj
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- Anonymous
- 08 Mar 2019
- vaf
nokia 208 301 or 515 with the s40 much better operating system for a feature phone than the 220.
- ajay dhiwar
- 03 Mar 2017
- g}t
I best phone Nokia 220