Nokia XL

I have been a Nokia fan since my childhood and when I heard about a series of smartphones made by them which support Android apps immediately persuaded me to buy one of them, in this case the XL. I've been using it for almost a year and a half and I can say that the phone is average. The word LAG comes to mind as I've been using. It simply LAGS every time, even when I use the keyboard. Also the camera is awful, not to mention the display with only 480x800 res which is unacceptable. I am also disappointed by the fact that some important Android apps crash or don't even install, such as YouTube. The good things are amazing call quality, good battery, good loudspeakers and rather beautiful design, I don't know but somehow its' bulkiness is appealing to me. However, the good impression was ruined by this annoying problem - non-stop LAG. Microsoft, please fix this.

Good features with the combination of both windows and android.UI can be improved otherwise good phone in its segment.There is a problem with some android app otherwise Phone is good.If you are a heavy user don't go for this else perpect for normal users.

I have had this phone for less than a month, and I bought it because of its low price, long lasting battery and solid reception. Nokia has modified Android interface to look like Windows, and has blocked Google Apps. 'About phone' does not show Android 4.1.2, but Nokia X software platform 1.1. I miss using Google Play Store, Now, Maps, Contacts and Calendar Sync. The Nokia Store contains various Android apps, but it misses some very important ones, such as WhatsApp. I use Disa, which allows you to use WhatsApp through it. Some apps downloaded from third party stores are not compatible with this device. Moreover, there is no app to sync with PC or MAC, like HTC Sync or Samsung Kies. The dialer is very disappointing. It does not support quick dial, i.e. if I wanna search for 'Ann', pressing 266 won't get me her number. I have to go the phonebook and manually look for the contact. The phonebook isn't smart enough to merge the contacts itself, like HTC Linkify, and of course it does not support Google Contacts Sync, unless you root your phone, flash Google Apps and fix permissions. Similarly, calendar app is nice but does not support Google Calendar Sync. I hate the fact that the notifications do not appear in the notification bar, but the Fastlane. This is why I cannot use a third party launcher, such as Apex or Nova. The Fastlane is not smart enough to remove the notifications once I've opened them. No, I have to manually long-press the notifications to remove them. The Fastlane is also not very customizable. The only features it supports are the colour and size of the tiles can be changed, the tiles can be rearranged in folders and widgets may be added. The way toast notifications show up and the call answer screen are nice. The lockscreen is not nice enough to support pattern lock and quick launch icons. It does show notifications, which can be directly opened from here. No custom recovery and ROM have been released for this phone yet. I used TWRP 2.7.0.2, but it is meant for Nokia X and when the screen timeout locks the screen, the physical lock button does not wake up the screen. The recovery works otherwise. Looks like the developers are not taking much interest in this phone.
Now about the hardware, this phone does not have a compass, a notification LED light, and a backlight for the physical back button. It lacks a button to show recent apps, which is very bad for multitasking. There is an option to show recent apps in the Fastlane, but that just merges the notifications with the recent apps and makes it cluttered. The Bluetooth sometimes fails to connect with other devices, and this is not a problem with just my device, but with a friend's too who has the same phone. All in all, this is a good phone for a basic user, but not for a user who uses multiple apps and wants plenty of room for customization.