Nokia has launched three new smartphones that run on Google’s Android operating system, marking a surprising move away from Microsoft’s Windows Phone mobile software.
The new X, X+ and XL smartphones are a brand new family of Nokia Android devices, marking the Finnish company’s first breakaway since committing completely to Microsoft’s Windows Phone in 2011.
The new Android-based smartphones are aimed at developing and budget markets. While they run Android software like many other smartphones, including the Samsung Galaxy S4 and Google Nexus 5, it is unlike Google’s Android, instead resembling Windows Phone with Microsoft’s applications and services.
“We’re bringing all our expertise to bear to connect the next billion people to the internet. The Nokia X family will introduce the next billion people to Microsoft and act as a feeder system for our Lumia smartphones,” said the Nokia chief executive, Stephen Elop, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Guardian informs.
