With anticipation, we waited for Nokia X amidst rumors and facts being passed around. We all saw it coming and anticipated the arrival of the first Nokia Android device. In an article I published two years go, I raised this question about what is likely to happen if Nokia developed an Android device, this was even before the Nokia X stories started flying around.
The smartphone market is already crowded – HTC, Samsung,Motorola and the rest of them have already bombarded the market with Android Decices. Nokia might not succeed jumping in…What Nokia needs is a capable and consistent OS and a very good marketing strategy.
That’s a quote from the article. Nokia wasn’t wrong adopting Android but there’s still something Nokia isn’t getting right. Honestly, I was disappointed with Nokia X. I vowed to buy the device when it gets released but the specifications turned me off.
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I was expecting a powerful device but all they had to offer were three devices all having less than 1GB RAM. I was expecting a device that runs KitKat but you have to get used to the forked version of Andoid 4.1.2 which is not likely to be upgradeable considering the device specifications.
Were you as disappointed as I was?
What’s Nokia’s Game Plan?
Perhaps Nokia is trying to see how this new device will be received before coming out with a high-end device but I they should have made a more powerful entry into the Android market. Well, we know these devices are cheap, affordable and likely to gain popularity as low-end / mid-range Android devices but still, the only way for Nokia to be an authority is to have a number of popular high-end devices.
The X devices right now won’t do that.
If Nokia plans to have a device to compete with the likes of Samsung Galaxy S5, HTC One and Sony Xperia Z, they need to come up with a much better device.
I’ve never used a Nokia Windows phone because I’m not really attracted to the platform. However, a high-end Nokia Android phone might make me hold a Nokia phone again.
If there’s ever gonna be a Nokia XXX, I hope it has more to offer, gets a better RAM, sports a faster processor and upgradeable to the latest Android OS.
