Hi Friends! Nokia XL is the biggest handset in the Android lineup of the Finnish manufacturer, positioned just below the new Lumia 630. It has decent hardware for an Android phone that costs Rs 10,500, but nothing that sets it apart from the crowd.Just like Nokia X in the entry-level segment, Microsoft is trying to bring its own flavour of Android to the Rs 10,000 price range with Nokia XL. Does it succeed? Has Microsoft/Nokia made an Android phone that delivers what many have asked from the company for years: the customizability of Android with the durability of Nokia. Find out the answer in our detailed Nokia XL reviewNokia XL is pretty big for a 5-inch phone, mainly due to the huge bezel around the screen. Nowadays, even the likes of Micromax and Xolo put in more effort in the design process to create handsets that are easy to hold. Not so much for Nokia XL. It is pretty big, bulky and quite a bother if you frequently pull your phone out of your pocket.
Nokia X, the XL is boxy and characterized by sharp edges. There is a little slope on the back that is supposed to make holding the phone easier, but the thickness of the device (10.9mm) defeats the purpose.The Nokia branding is present on the front as well as the back of the handset. Below the screen is a single touch-sensitive key; but this key is not backlit, so you may find yourself fiddling to hit the back button.Nokia XL also runs on a customized version of Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), similar to devices of a few other companies like Amazon.The custom software gets rid of Google Play app marketplace and replaces it with Nokia Store. However, you can still download standard Android apps via third-party app stores.For the benefit of users, Nokia Store itself offers 1Mobile, a popular third-party app store. So, it is pretty easy to access most apps on Nokia XL. It comes with a large number of preloaded apps, such as Facebook, Twitter, Astro File Manager, Plants vs Zombies, Newshunt, Vine etc.Alongside the preloaded apps, you will find several Microsoft and Nokia services. These include Here Maps app, OneDrive etc. These are meant to replace Google's products in users' everyday life.The overall look and feel of the home screen is also similar to Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system; you get a single screen with a long scroll, depending on the number of apps you have downloaded. Unlike Windows Phone, you can add widgets here, but it looks a little cramped.
multimedia experience was acceptable, but nothing extraordinary. All of the common video file formats could be played easily (using third-party apps like MX Player Pro). Audio quality from the speakers is not good and even at low volumes you will find the sound cracking.Battery life of Nokia XL is pretty good; the 2,000mAh battery can take you through an entire day. In our test, we used the phone for approximately an hour of calls and video watching each, a couple of hours of playing games and five-six hours of playing music. All the while, 3G or Wi-Fi was turned on.
Nokia XL packs a 5MP camera with LED flash on the back. The camera takes decent photos, offering accurate colour rendition and good contrast level, but lacking details. One good thing about photos taken from this camera is that dark areas did not show any grains. You can use Nokia XL to take a selfie with its 2MP front camera. Here the images appear grainy, as they do in most low-end phones.
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Nokia X, the XL is boxy and characterized by sharp edges. There is a little slope on the back that is supposed to make holding the phone easier, but the thickness of the device (10.9mm) defeats the purpose.The Nokia branding is present on the front as well as the back of the handset. Below the screen is a single touch-sensitive key; but this key is not backlit, so you may find yourself fiddling to hit the back button.Nokia XL also runs on a customized version of Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), similar to devices of a few other companies like Amazon.The custom software gets rid of Google Play app marketplace and replaces it with Nokia Store. However, you can still download standard Android apps via third-party app stores.For the benefit of users, Nokia Store itself offers 1Mobile, a popular third-party app store. So, it is pretty easy to access most apps on Nokia XL. It comes with a large number of preloaded apps, such as Facebook, Twitter, Astro File Manager, Plants vs Zombies, Newshunt, Vine etc.Alongside the preloaded apps, you will find several Microsoft and Nokia services. These include Here Maps app, OneDrive etc. These are meant to replace Google's products in users' everyday life.The overall look and feel of the home screen is also similar to Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system; you get a single screen with a long scroll, depending on the number of apps you have downloaded. Unlike Windows Phone, you can add widgets here, but it looks a little cramped.
multimedia experience was acceptable, but nothing extraordinary. All of the common video file formats could be played easily (using third-party apps like MX Player Pro). Audio quality from the speakers is not good and even at low volumes you will find the sound cracking.Battery life of Nokia XL is pretty good; the 2,000mAh battery can take you through an entire day. In our test, we used the phone for approximately an hour of calls and video watching each, a couple of hours of playing games and five-six hours of playing music. All the while, 3G or Wi-Fi was turned on.
Nokia XL packs a 5MP camera with LED flash on the back. The camera takes decent photos, offering accurate colour rendition and good contrast level, but lacking details. One good thing about photos taken from this camera is that dark areas did not show any grains. You can use Nokia XL to take a selfie with its 2MP front camera. Here the images appear grainy, as they do in most low-end phones.
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