Nokia X and Samsung Galaxy S duos 2are the twomajor branded smartphones available in thearound Rs.8000price range.Nokia X is priced at Rs.7200andSamsung S duos 2 at Rs.8650as of today (both are online prices). There is a significant drop in the price of Nokia X which was earlier available for Rs.8500. Samsung S duos 2 has also shown a price drop,earlier the same was available for around Rs.10000.
Now coming to the major question:Which one is better?
Nokia Xis running on forked version of Android. Its Android version is based onAndroid 4.1 Jelly Beanand the phone does not support the Google play store. You need to download application from Nokia Store or other Android application stores except Play store.Almost 70% of Android applications are directly supported in Nokia X OS. The other 30% may require slight modifications from the application developers.On the other handSamsung S duos 2 is running onAndroid v4.2 (Jelly Bean). So you can directly download the required applications from Google Play store.Display size, resolution etc. remains the same for both the phones.In the processor side Samsung is little bit better.Now coming to theRAM side Nokia X provides only512MB RAMbutS duos 2 provides 768MB. So hanging issues will be less in Samsung S duos 2. The games which require more RAM will run smoothly in Samsung S duos 2 but will show lags here and there in Nokia X.In the camera sideS duos 2 is clear winner it has a5MP primary cameraand also a0.3MP secondary camerawhileNokia X has only a 3MP primary camera.
S duos 2supports3G upto HSPA+ 21Mbps(DL) and 5.76Mbps(UL)whileNokia Xsupports only upto7.2Mbps (DL) and 5.76Mbps(UL).
In the case ofBattery back upNokia X is much betterthan Samsung S duos 2. Build quality and look is also better in Nokia X. Its also available many different colours.
Nokia X provides a very different user experience. If you arebored of the same Android layout then Nokia X will be a very very different experiencefor you. You can also save around Rs.1500 when compared to Samsung S duos 2.But ifSecondary camera, 3G speed, RAMetc. are important for youthen go for Samsung S duos 2Orelsewait forthe release ofNokia XLwhich provides5MP primary camera and 2MP secondary camera,768MB RAM. The same will be released in May or June in India.
