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It's plastic and it's glossy

Bigger than its predecessor, with a slightly larger screen size of 4.3-inches

A real embodiment of the term ‘fingerprint magnet’, thanks to its glossy piano

black finish

Fits well in hands, although it’s bulky at 150g and quite thick with a 11.1mm

frame

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Small changes in design go a long way

In contrast to the Nokia X, the X2 offers two capacitive navigation

buttons, providing the ability to go to home or return to the previous

screen

Long-pressing the back key brings up the multitasking menu, which wasn’t

available on the Nokia X

Rear panel can be opened to access the removable battery, two SIM slots

and a microSD card slot

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A clear display

Features a ClearBlack LCD display panel measuring 4.3-inches

While the resolution of 800 x 480 pixels seems to be on the lower

side, there’s no sign of pixelation

The display produces excellent colours and offers good brightness

levels.

Protected by scratch-resistant glass

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Nokia’s take on Android…

The X series from Nokia

serves as a gateway to

WP devices and

Microsoft services

Hence, the OS is a

forked version of

Android and doesn’t

come with Google

services

Runs Nokia X

software platform

2.0, which is based on

Android 4.3 Jelly

Bean

Tackles many issues we

had with the previous

software version

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…is inspired by Windows Phone and Asha Platform

The homescreen UI is

similar to WP, with

large tiles, and apps

listed alphabetically

on the next screen

Fastlane interface

displays recent

notifications and

recently-opened apps,

similar to Nokia’s

Asha Platform

Unlike the original

Nokia X, you can

access notifications

from the notification

panel

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Better shooting experience than before…

The Nokia X had a basic 3.2MP fixed-focus camera.In comparison, the X2 bears a 5-megapixel autofocus sensor at the back, supported by an LED flashThere’s also a VGA camera at the frontThe rear camera can shoot videos in 720pThe camera app’s interface is very minimal, and there are no special modes like HDR and panoramaHowever, you can adjust image’s brightness, quality, etc.

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… that’s quite good for social sharing

The rear camera takes decent shots that offer good colour variance and detailHowever, they lose sharpness once you start zooming inThe camera also struggles in poorly-lit conditions, and the LED flash tends to add to the noiseThe VGA front snapper is good for making video calls, but not so much for capturing selfiesOverall, the camera serves the purpose of sharing on social networks, but not much else

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Fluid performance

There’s a considerable upgrade in the hardware department as

compared to its predecessor

The Nokia X2 is powered by a more efficient dual-core Snapdragon

200 processor ticking at 1.2GHz

It’s further supplemented by Adreno 302 GPU and a gigabyte of RAM

Delivers smooth performance, even while playing graphic-heavy games

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Stingy with storage

Comes with 4GB of

internal storage on

board

Users can access

2.2GB out of this for

installing apps and

storing content

The device supports

memory expansion up

to 32GB via a microSD

card

Unfortunately, there’s

no support for USB

OTG to attach a flash

drive

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Average battery life

Gets juice from a

removable 1,800mAh

battery

With light usage, it can

accompany you for a

full working day

However, with the use

of 3G and playing

games, it drains much

faster

In our battery life test,

it played back a 720p

video on loop for close

to six hours and 30

minutes, which is just

about average

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At a glance…

4.3-inch display, 800 x 480 pixels resolution 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor 1GB RAM 4GB onboard memory, expandable up to 32GB 5-megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash VGA front camera Dual-SIM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS 1,800mAh Li-ion battery Nokia X software platform 2.0 (based on Android 4.3 AOSP)

Pros and cons

Nice displayGood performanceDecent performance

Glossy bodyOld build of Android and no access to Google servicesCompetition is much better in terms of core specs

Pricing & verdict

Price: ~Rs 7,500(online price)

“While the Nokia X felt like a beta product, the X2 comes across as a much more refined device. Not only does it right the problems of its predecessor, it also delivers a much better user experience. However, it faces notable competition in the form of Xiaomi Redmi 1s, Micromax Unite 2 and Huawei Honor Holly, to name a few. Despite this, if you're looking for a sturdy device from a trusted brand, which offers the customisability of the Android platform and delivers decent performance, the Nokia X2 is a good bet.”