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New Delhi: Beefing up its budget
smartphone portfolio, Microsoft
Devices today launched Nokia X2,
priced at Rs 8,699, in India to
compete more aggressively with the
likes of Samsung as well as
homegrown firms like Micromax. The
Nokia X2 was unveiled globally in
June as a successor to its Android-
centred Nokia X handsets.
Nokia X2 is representative of the
evolution of the Nokia X family,
delivering an enhanced experience
across user interface, hardware and
apps, Microsoft said in a statement.
In February this year, Nokia had
announced the 'Nokia X' family of
affordable smartphones, running
Google's Android apps, at the Mobile
World Congress in Barcelona.
It has four devices - Nokia X, Nokia X
+, Nokia XL and Nokia X2 -- under
the Nokia X range. Microsoft also
sells Asha and Lumia range of
smartphones.
With a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon
processor on-board, the dual SIM
handset will have a 4.3-inch
ClearBlack display, 1GB RAM, 5MP
rear and VGA front camera and 1,800
mAh battery. Besides supporting
Microsoft apps like Skype and
Outlook, the handset will offer 15GB
of free cloud storage on OneDrive.
"The enhancements on the Nokia X2
lead to a richer, faster and easier
experience designed to introduce the
'next billion' people to the mobile
Internet and cloud services," Nokia
India Sales (a subsidiary of Microsoft
Mobile Oy) Head Mobile Phones Sari
Harju said.
Microsoft Devices operates the
handset business acquired from
Nokia earlier this year for over USD
7.2 billion. The roadmap ahead for
the Nokia X family is, however, not
clear.
Microsoft, in July, had said it plans to
shift select products from the
Android-powered range to Windows
platform as it beefs up the
affordable Lumia range.
The sub-Rs 10,000 smartphone
category is a fiercely competed
segment with international as well as
homegrown players such as
Micromax, Karbonn and Lava vying
for a larger chunk of the market.
Microsoft estimates the affordable
mobile devices market to be a "USD
50-billion annual opportunity".
According to analysts, India is the
fastest growing smartphone market
globally with over 44 million
smartphones sold last year.
Nokia X2: Microsoft launches the Nokia X successor in India at Rs 8,699
smartphone portfolio, Microsoft
Devices today launched Nokia X2,
priced at Rs 8,699, in India to
compete more aggressively with the
likes of Samsung as well as
homegrown firms like Micromax. The
Nokia X2 was unveiled globally in
June as a successor to its Android-
centred Nokia X handsets.
Nokia X2 is representative of the
evolution of the Nokia X family,
delivering an enhanced experience
across user interface, hardware and
apps, Microsoft said in a statement.
In February this year, Nokia had
announced the 'Nokia X' family of
affordable smartphones, running
Google's Android apps, at the Mobile
World Congress in Barcelona.
It has four devices - Nokia X, Nokia X
+, Nokia XL and Nokia X2 -- under
the Nokia X range. Microsoft also
sells Asha and Lumia range of
smartphones.
With a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon
processor on-board, the dual SIM
handset will have a 4.3-inch
ClearBlack display, 1GB RAM, 5MP
rear and VGA front camera and 1,800
mAh battery. Besides supporting
Microsoft apps like Skype and
Outlook, the handset will offer 15GB
of free cloud storage on OneDrive.
"The enhancements on the Nokia X2
lead to a richer, faster and easier
experience designed to introduce the
'next billion' people to the mobile
Internet and cloud services," Nokia
India Sales (a subsidiary of Microsoft
Mobile Oy) Head Mobile Phones Sari
Harju said.
Microsoft Devices operates the
handset business acquired from
Nokia earlier this year for over USD
7.2 billion. The roadmap ahead for
the Nokia X family is, however, not
clear.
Microsoft, in July, had said it plans to
shift select products from the
Android-powered range to Windows
platform as it beefs up the
affordable Lumia range.
The sub-Rs 10,000 smartphone
category is a fiercely competed
segment with international as well as
homegrown players such as
Micromax, Karbonn and Lava vying
for a larger chunk of the market.
Microsoft estimates the affordable
mobile devices market to be a "USD
50-billion annual opportunity".
According to analysts, India is the
fastest growing smartphone market
globally with over 44 million
smartphones sold last year.
Nokia X2: Microsoft launches the Nokia X successor in India at Rs 8,699
