Chinese retailer seemingly confirms Nokia X name and design, Nokia 5 (2018) also coming soon

It appears an iPhone X-inspired Nokia X, not X6, is coming soon to China after all, with a low to mid-end new Nokia 5 also confirmed on Twitter by HMD's Juho Sarvikas.

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Reloaded Nokia X6 expected out this Friday in China with 19:9 screen, notch and up to 6GB RAM

That rumored Nokia X may actually be a Nokia X6 coming to China on April 27 with a 5.8-inch 19:9 display in tow, up to 6GB RAM, and a mid-range processor.

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The old, the new, the Anton zoom – week 31 recap: week in review

The technology world is a fast moving one, and hence, there are more than 100 stories we publish on a weekly basis here on Pocketnow. Those include reviews, videos, editorials, news, and more. With this new, weekly series, we’re making it easier for you to look back at the most interesting, exciting, and popular topics of the week, in case you missed anything.Look for the Pocketnow Week in Review every Saturday morning. It contains the most popular ten stories of the week printed on the portal, as well as top ...

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Older Nokia X models receiving Nokia X2 features today

Don’t say we didn’t warn you, as we knew the Nokia X wouldn’t last long under Microsoft’s wing. We spent the last couple of years dreaming of a Nokia Android phone, but the thought of a low-end Nokia device running a forked version of Android was not the idea. Older Nokia X models receiving Nokia X2 features today appeared first on Pocketnow.

Microsoft and Nokia X

Memos have been flying around like crazy over at Microsoft. Satya Nadella and Stephen “Hello there” Elop have been trying to synergize with their employees to maximize efficiency and leverage…whatever. It’s like a Weird Al song over there. Recently, Elop made it clear in no uncertain terms that Nokia’s devices and services division, now living under the Microsoft umbrella is no longer in the Android phone making business. Of course anyone who has even ...

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Microsoft axing Android-powered Nokia phones makes me sad

Contrary to what others in the industry (and even others on the Pocketnow team) may say, the Nokia X was a great little phone. It felt durable, performed well, and once you got rid of that custom launcher and put the Play Store and the Google Now launcher on it, it was a neat little piece of hardware that I thoroughly enjoyed using as my daily driver — albeit for too short a time.Sure, those aren’t things that most people will do, but the fact that you could was what made it ...

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Will Nokia ever make a higher-end ‘X’ Android phone?

For years, Android enthusiasts begged Nokia to appease the masses with what they thought would be the perfect combination of the best software and hardware – its hardware running Google’s mobile operating system, Android.Not everyone – including our own Michael Fisher – bought into the theoretical Nokia-made dream phone. But there is no denying it was an extremely popular concept.Back in 2010, ...

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Nokia X2 could be on the way, suggests benchmark

Even though Nokia’s Devices and Services team is now at Microsoft, the company may not be abandoning their Android efforts. Nokia’s X low-end Android device may soon be due for a refresh, as benchmarks are now revealing a possible followup. The unit’s alleged specs ...

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Future Nokia X will apparently have a smarter home button

The Nokia X hasn’t necessarily taken the world by storm, but then again, Nokia wasn’t really planning on it. The company was planning on making this a new strategy to reach emerging markets with a non-compromise experience, and it has reached that to a certain level. It’s hard to tell if Nokia is doing enough to sell the phone the way it should, but at least we notice that the company does want to fix some of the major issues many hate about it. One of the biggest complaints about the current Nokia X is its home button. According to many users, the user experience ...

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Turn your Nokia X into a real Android (video)

The Nokia X is a great little device, although it’s a bit under-powered compared to what we’ve become accustomed to recently. It also has a very interesting launcher, and by “interesting” we mean “weird”. What would happen if we could put a Google experience onto the Nokia X? Today we’re going to do just that! To get started you’ll need to root your little Nokia which brings with it a certain amount ...

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Pocketnow Weekly 094: Fitness, Photography, and Fidelity with Myriam Joire!

Nimble hops between short subjects, or longform plumbing of deep depths? We don’t like to make you choose with our podcast, so we occasionally hop across formats between episodes. This here is one of the deeper variety. This week’s special guest is Myriam Joire (aka tnkgrl), Engadget alum and current product evangelist at Pebble. She brings her considerable expertise in optics and audio to a discussion ranging from the best high-end headphones ...

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Smartphone giveaway: win an unlocked Nokia X from Pocketnow and Negri Electronics!

A few days ago, we took a very special smartphone out of its packaging: the Nokia X. It’s special not because of its midrange build quality or spec sheet, nor even its fluorescent green paint job. It’s special because it’s an Android-powered phone built by Nokia – until recently, a mere fantasy among the hardest-core of mobile geeks. Of course it’s not all rainbows and sunshine, as we’ve covered before. But none of ...

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Pocketnow Weekly 093: NEVER SETTLE

The “flagship killer” that demands that you “NEVER SETTLE” breaks cover. The pioneer of the modern mobile browser shares his story. And at long last, Microsoft and Nokia finally consummate their love. We could have a feature segment, but with news this hot, do we really need one? Not with a guest like Stefan Constantinescu of TabDump to bring some flavor (and profanity) to the proceedings, that’s for sure. A word on the language of this episode: we’ve recently ditched the “Clean” content rating that’s been with us from the start of ...

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Nokia X unboxing and giveaway teaser (Video)

Yesterday will be a day long remembered: it saw the end of Nokia as we know it. After a long regulatory approval process, the company’s devices and services division has finally been scooped up by the company whose software has powered its offerings for the past few years: Microsoft. But the looming acquisition by Windows Phone’s corporate overlord didn’t stop Nokia from experimenting with new ideas in the months leading up to ...

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