Manufacturer Microsoft Mobile Availability by country 24 February 2014 | Series Nokia X family Successor Nokia 3 | |
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Developer Nokia, before Microsoft acquisition Compatible networks WCDMA network: 900 MHz, 2100 MHz
GSM network: 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz
LTE Edition: D-LTE and TD-SCDMA LTE bands - 38, 39, 40 (China) | ||
The Nokia XL is a smartphone announced as part of the Nokia X family in February 2014, running on the Nokia X platform. It is currently sold and maintained by Microsoft Mobile.
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Background
The Nokia XL was announced in a surprising manner at the 2014 edition of Mobile World Congress on 24 February 2014 which was held in Barcelona, Spain.
Reports suggested only a 4-inch touchscreen Android running Nokia X will be unveiled but Nokia also announced the 'Nokia X family' which was made up of Nokia X, Nokia X+ and Nokia XL.
Nokia XL was much of a hardware upgrade from the other members of the maiden Nokia X family. It came with a 5-inch touchscreen instead of the 4-inch ones on the others. It featured a bigger camera (5 MP sensor) and also a LED flash and 2 MP front-facing camera—the last two are absent on the Nokia X and Nokia X+ models.
The phone was known in the development stages as "Asha Monster".
Nokia XL 4G
A LTE version was released in China in July 2014.