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Nokia finally confirmed the rumors and presented today at the first day of the Mobile World Congress (MWC), a new family of smartphones, X, with three new phones, the X , X + and XL , with a feature that differs fundamentally from the other teams in the Finnish: use Android , while is a modified and customized version, with an aesthetic that resembles Windows Phone .

The Finnish company was acquired last year by Microsoft , maker Windows Phone and rival Android , that Google controls the vast majority of the global smartphone market. Even before joining the Redmond giant, Nokia was the Lumia line with his “partner Windows Phone ” Microsoft , so the new X line is a decision at least striking.

The three smartphones Nokia introduced today during his event at MWC run a version of Android profoundly modified (similar to what Amazon does with the platform Google on your Kindle Fire), which maintains a familiar interface for users of Windows Phone , with similar platform Microsoft aesthetic elements, as the home screen, with its mosaics.

X line phones can run Android applications version modified for using these phones, but do not have access to Google Play , but have a separate app store. In addition, Microsoft and Nokia they prioritized their own applications and services to include in the devices: thus, the new equipment will come with Skype, Here and Outlook, rivals Hangouts, and Maps Gmail, Google . Bing is the default browser.

hardware level, X , X + and XL Lumia family share with the vibrant colors and how broadly. However, as described Nokia , these three phones will make an intermediate between Asha, cheaper, and Lumia, medium and high. The three new phones cost between € 89 and € 109 before taxes and subsidies. All come equipped with support for dual SIM.

X , cheap line, is specifically targeted to emerging markets such as Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, India, Europe and some countries in Latin America. Nokia said, “is immediately available for purchase” in those areas. X + and XL come in the second quarter to markets not yet specified.

Features – Nokia X

X android Nokia 1170

Display: LCD 4 inches with resolution 800 x 480

Camera: single rear 3MP

Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core 1GHz

-RAM: 512MB

Storage: 4GB up to 32GB with microSD

Network: ESGM 850/900/1800/1900 / / WCDMA 900/2100

Wi.Fi and Bluetooth 3.0

Battery: 1.500mAh

Size and Weight: 115.5 x 63 x 10.4 mm / 128.6 grams

colors: green, red, cyan, yellow, black and white

-Up to 10.5 hours of 3G voice calls

Nokia X +

X + android Nokia 1170

Display: LCD 4 inches with resolution 800 x 480

Camera: single rear 3MP

Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core 1GHz

-RAM: 768MB

Storage: 4GB up to 32GB with microSD

Network: ESGM 850/900/1800/1900 / / WCDMA 900/2100

Wi.Fi and Bluetooth 3.0

Battery: 1.500mAh

Size and Weight: 115.5 x 63 x 10.4 mm / 128.6 grams

colors: green, red, cyan, yellow, black and white

-Up to 10.5 hours of 3G voice calls

Nokia XL

XL android Nokia 1170

-Screen: 5 inches LCD with 800 x 480 resolution

Camera: 5 megapixel rear and 2 megapixel front

Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core 1GHz

-RAM: 768MB

Storage: 4GB up to 32GB with microSD

Network: ESGM 850/900/1800/1900 / / WCDMA 900/2100

Wi.Fi and Bluetooth 3.0

Battery: 2.000mAh

Size and Weight: 141.3 x 77.7 x 10.8 mm / 190 grams

Colors: green, orange, cyan, yellow, black and white

-Up to 13 hours of voice calls on 3G