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The dual-SIM Nokia X is propelled by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and 512 MB RAM. It comes with a 4 GB internal storage, which is expandable up to 32 GB through a microSD card.

Nokia X is offered with a 3 MP fixed-focus camera but does not come with a crystal rectifier flash.

It has a 1,500 mAh removable battery, with the company saying that the chat time would be a whopping 10.5 hours on 3G and standby time is slated to be 28 days. The phone also comes with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and A-GPS.

The Nokia X operates on a tailor-made version of the Android, which is based on the Android 4.1.2. This also applies to the apps as well as the Play Store. Nokia X is offered with a HERE Drive, Nokia’s own apps store, maps for location service and Nokia MixRadio music service.

Unlike the three capacitive buttons on a Windows smartphone, the Nokia X comes with a single capacitive button for navigation.

With the Nokia X, the company also offers Microsoft cloud storage service, One Drive with the phone and is providing 10 GB of One Drive storage free. There is also one month of free unlimited Skype calls to land lines and mobile phones, which is being offered initially.

Instead of opting for the Nokia X, buyers can wait for the upgraded handsets as Nokia X’s users cannot access Google Play Store for apps as well as Microsoft services such as Bing search, Skype communications and OneDrive file storage.

The Nokia X+ would come with more memory and storage space. After the X+, there is a high-end phone, the Nokia XL, which would offer a 5-inch screen, 5 MP rear-facing and 2 MP front-facing camera.

The devices in the offing (the Nokia X+ and the XL) would also be propelled by the Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-core processor and be dual-SIM phones. A range of third-party apps is offered in a pre-installed format. They include BBM, Plants vs Zombies 2, Viber, Vine and Twitter.

Even though Nokia X’s price is cheap (although not great), the handset is a dampener on features.