Microsoft launches Nokia XL in Hyd

Hyderabad: Microsoft Devices on Wednesday launched Nokia XL smartphone, priced at Rs 11,489. With a 5-inch touch screen, the new smartphone brings the much desired large screen experience at an affordable price point. The device further augments the imaging experience with a 2-megapixel front-facing camera for video calls on Skype and a 5-megapixel rear camera with autofocus and flash. It also comes with a powerful 2000 mAh battery, rated for 16 hours of talktime and upto 41 days of standby.

“With the Nokia X family, we look to offer a variety of choices to our consumers at different price points. Nokia XL, our flagship offering within the X family, comes packed with a large screen experience, a superlative front camera and a wide array of apps, offering a great Smartphone experience at an affordable price point,” Raghuvesh Sarup, Director Sales, Nokia India, now a subsidiary of Microsoft Mobiles, told media here after launching the device.

The new Nokia XL also comes with Fastlane feature which enables users to select what appears on their Fastlane feed, read notifications from their social networks and update their status from within Fastlane. In addition, customers can access and download a wide array of Android apps, which can be side loaded as well as downloaded through Nokia’s own store and several popular third-party apps.