Nokia XL Review : Cheap but certainly not the best

After the overwhelming acceptance of Lumia phones in Indian market, Nokia has come up with its low budget yet stylish model in Nokia XL, also seen as a capable successor to the Nokia X series. It is power packed with some mouthwatering features and beautiful design at an affordable price. This budget phone from Nokia is powered by android Jelly Bean technology which has been merged and modified with Nokia's own Software platform X v1.0.1.

First Impression

When unboxed its sharp and cutting edge is the first thing that grabbed my attention, its massive 5 inch display with 480*800 pixel with IPS WVGA screen presents for a decent spectacle. The phone comes in 6 vibrant colors which you can chose according to your taste, however I loved the plain white shade which gives a glint of soberness along with class. Nokia XL has been designed tough with non-metallic fiber like material which is neither too heavy nor too lightweight and gives a good feel when held firmly. Nokia XL dug deep once you peel of its casing thus revealing its battery, dedicated SIM card and micro SD card slot which can be extended up to 32 GB along with the 4 GB internal space. It comes in single as well as dual SIM variant.

Hardware and Software:

Its home screen appearance is more like Windows powered Lumia, and the tile look makes for a catchy User Interface. Google’s OS powers it's 1 GHz dual core processor and 750 MB RAM made my gaming experience quite satisfactory when I started with engrossing games like Subway Surfer and online 8 ball pool by Mini Clip though it lacked on heavily built games like FIFA and ASPHALT which require high RAM specification, nevertheless it has too much for an entry segment phone. 

Video Chatting and live streaming turns out to be its one of the valuable assets, thanks to its elongated 5’’ screen and 2 MP front camera. It's 5 MP rear camera takes high resolution pictures of 2592*1944 pixels and further provides 4X zoom to provide better imaging experience. Screen looks little bleak when compared with Corning gorilla glass tech technology but then it is tough built. Introduction of thread system in the text messaging makes for a distinguished feature in phones of same category. Nokia has stuffed a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 processor in it and the powerful 2000 mAh Li-ion battery lasts for close to 13 hours when used on 3G. Another noticeable aspect is its comparative light weight (190 gm).Nokia XL has been launched into the Indian market to target the budget phone segment where the likes of Motorola, Samsung, HTC, and Xiaomi have already stuffed vast Indian market with their budget phones.

Verdict:

So far so good this smartphone from Nokia makes for an ideal package housing variety of specifications and gorgeous looks. It comes handy for those parents who press on low budget phones whereas it can woo a retro teenager crazy for stylish looks, better gaming feature and music, with enough facility to multitask. The power packed features, powerful battery, and easy accessibility makes it a frontrunner in its price category. I would say its camera can be an ideal replacement for the boring digital camera pouch, lest you are an SLR freak. Nokia XL promises to be in the big books sooner. If you are looking for a smartphone in 9k range with bigger display, reliable chipset and assets of an ideal smartphone, well this may be the will gadget you are looking for.

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