Nokia set to launch the ''Nokia X'' Android Smartphone

         Nokia's first Android smartphone is expected to be launched on Monday and is expected to reveal the hotly-anticipated device at the world's largest mobile trade show, Barcelona's Mobile World Congress. On the Finnish company's official blog, it has teased the new smartphone's name with four black arrow signs against a green background forming the letter X. The handset - which is thought to be at the lower end of smartphone pricing - follows Microsoft buying Nokia's struggling mobile business in September in an effort to "accelerate" its challenge to Apple and Google. The company has been dropping hints about the new phone, including a teaser on its official blog that suggests the device could be called the X. The teaser shows four black arrows against a green background, forming the letter X. The new handset comes after the sale of Nokia's struggling mobile business to Microsoft in September. Reports suggest the device will have an interface that looks more like Windows than Android. It is also expected to feature Microsoft and Nokia services, instead of those made by Google. Tom Wiggins, deputy editor of Stuff magazine, said: "The problem with Nokia's most recent phones has never been the hardware, it's the fact that they run Windows Phone, so this could be very good news. "They've had excellent cameras and often moved away from the black rectangle school of design that most smartphones come from. "The surprising thing is that Nokia's parent company Microsoft is willing to let it happen, although if you look at how many people are using Windows Phone devices, perhaps it's not such a surprise after all. "With specs like that it's unlikely to tempt people away from the high-end alternatives offered by Samsung, Apple et al, but perhaps Nokia's just testing the water."
 Some of its reported features are:
 A handset at the lower end of the smartphone budget An interface that looks more like Windows than Android Microsoft and Nokia services rather than those made by Android-maker Google Nokia's mapping service instead of Google Maps A Nokia store with Android apps, instead of Google Play A four-inch screen with a 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor 512MB of memory 4GB of storage a microSD card slot 5-megapixel camera Six colour options.
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