I'm proud that I was using this device for long. An amazing smartphone. The best combination! I added the Google services and tried some unofficial roms, but it needed more memory to use it more longer It's pity that it was stoped and the X2 was not available everywhere. I think it was a revolt 😁 from Nokians that known the future is for Android devices, and with the success, Microsoft stopped the experience to don't compete wp
Microsoft is unbelievably slow in developing the WP platform itself , it's actually interesting and has potential, but lack a clear vision on how to get people to use the platform
@@silentreader77 yes and the biggest problem is that before the 10 version, WP was incomplete or bad designed (keyboard, multitasking, copy paste...). Yes the tiles was good but not the most important ... And of course less apps... But with the Os of the project X was perfect : well designed, unlimited apps, smooth... but they killed it 😖
@@Samfichier I read the review of WP 7.x on GSMArena and it doesn't have Bluetooth which is awkward not to have. Too Zune dependent as well, very limited and restricted at that time though it's a beautiful OS
I desperately wanted this phone back then in 2014 but the problem is that I didn't do any job and this phone cost something 8k or 10k which is pretty expensive for me that time.
This brought back memories as Nokia XL was my first Android device (or smartphone for that matter). It had it quirks and challenges including no Google services and a weird issue where the contacts disappeared if the phone was restarted/powered off. Still it had a surprisingly good camera (although a bit slow) and in general was a solid device despite the issues.
I have used Spotify, Prime music but seriously the personalised option on the Nokia Mix radio had the best new music suggestions I have enjoyed none can match even today.
I remember this one. Back in 2014, my aunt bought her first phone. During buying we boiled down to two choices the Nokia X & Samsung Galaxy s duos 2. Although I loved the Nokia's design & was also nokia fan back then, we ended up buying the Samsung as it had google play services. I love that era of nokia
Because for the mass market these days that design language really does not sell well, besides if you really want those bold colors, you can always get a case, or vinyl skin cover. Having said that I want more phones with removable backs, and easy to replace batteries to make a comeback.
@@CommodoreFan64 Sure but they can always try this out on one model and see the result. Old nokia always used to go crazy with designs. I wish new nokia has that guts.
@@GameDevSaiTejVejju HMD did try to release with some colors but didn't provide many choices as Nokia did in the past, the T series would be interesting if they can provide at least 3 color choice
Ahhhhh good times! Nice callback! That was a great design and just solid overall device! Also…hard to believe that it was released nine years ago!!! BlackBerry released the Z10 and Q10 in 2013…damn!
smartphones are boring today because every tech journalist wants an flat and boring iphone or galaxy while the consumers lost charm in finding anything new so they just want a high paper spec phone for money
Seeing how most modern smartphones have similar architecture under the hood, the name and OS is the only thing that's different between them. "Innovation" is another word for lazy these days. **cough** 2:47 **cough**
Consumers just want a phone that works and a slate phone with Android or iOS does 99% everything they need a phone to do. In the last few years, LG tried a "winged" screen phone, Microsoft tried a double screen phone, Blackberry tried a slate phone with physical keyboard, and some Chinese brands tried wrap around display phones... but all failed. Even Apple trying something barely radical, a smaller iPhone Mini, also failed. The only different form factor that has been successful these days are the bending display phones.
See the thing is back in those days our main purpose for using a phone was very simple. 1. Should have call & sms 2. Should play music & videos, offline transferred from pc. 3. Good camera 4. Design Those were the only things most people cared about. Facebook was a thing back then but mostly used through browser or on pc. These days things have changed, we need multiple apps and no dares dares to try new OS. They'd rather only put some skin on top of Android as it is open source. I don't think things will change any time soon. Unless a new OS emerges in the form of eyewear or something. Till then Android and iOS will be the only ones.
I used this device from 2014 to 2016, and i loved how they marketed it as android with windows experience. The only shame was the battery didnt last as much and I had to suddenly switch to samsung again after all those years. By far the cleanest looking android OS I’ve used till date (even better than iOS which I currently use)
I had the smaller one, the Nokia X. I loved its size but wanted the one with bigger ram, however it was not available at all when I bought it. I loved it, even tho it has a very small ram. Would have wanted to see it evolve.
@@AbdullaZaki sir can you make video on nokia 515 keypad phone which was launched back in 2013. I know you don't have that phone but believe on me that was Nokia's best keypad phone ever created. You have good collection of Nokia phone. But I want you to make video on that nokia 515 feature phone because that was Nokia N9 in keypad. Plzz make video on it 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Regardless of everything we talk about it, the one who uses these phones will seem like a unique personality in the crowd. I used to have Nokia X and X2 later. Just experienced it 🙂
My father owned a Nokia X the smallest one of the X series family, my father had it in black and I always felt unsatisfied because I wanted red colour which I switched to after he passed on the Nokia X to me and switched to I phone 6s. Nokia X only had a 3 MP camera yet an amazing one for that time.
I remembered getting this phone for 30USD with contract that I had to stay with any plan for 1 year. If it was a plan B for Nokia, it was really a bad plan B. Back then I had used LG Optimus L1 II (lowest end LG phone which came out a year earlier). It was smoother than the XL. Apart from the design (UI, and flashy shell), there is nothing better compared to Android devices at the time.
Oh man I remember the so called tech editors on my country calling this device "garbage" back in 2014. Yeah sure; it WAS a lackluster compared with the flagship models but that's the thing. I would LOVE to see a proper flagship with this platform. It's a sweet mix of metro ui, fastlane, and fabula design. It is truly a European style UI that has a distinctive experience. I'm curious if a similar approach can be made with the today's Android version? Could you ask the people who worked on this Abdulla? I'd appreciate if you could.
Hey mehmet! I did speak to them about this... unfortunately they aren't in a position to try something like tinkering with android for now. Which is a shame.
Wow brother you loocking nice. Nokia Luma was legend, all Nokia Luma all models are sale in our India for long time. 88% people are using Nokia Lumia in India.
AH nice to see another video from you Habibi!! Ah those were the days!! Serious question... You look like a Nokia CEO? You sure you dont have that job???
I remember hearing abouth this model. Based on what i read here and there and some self speculation, Nokia was doing what you said, and it happened as Nokia was in talk with Microsoft acquisition. So I think Elop quickly put an end to this project to give a nice impression to Microsoft that Nokia has stayed faithful (to its death...😢) to Window Phone.
I hope that one day Nokia will adapt this older design and develop it for the better, for their new line up models in the future. Thanks for this content Sir, God bless you more 🙏
I had this phone at the launch and rooted it to get play store 😂😂 and it broked (software wise) in 6 momths. I still have it and it's adorable. I had it in black colour
This was my first smartphone, before that i was using nokia c101 and i really just loved nokia phones so when i went to buy my first smartphone and saw this phone in the green colour instantly wanted that, though the phone had its struggle but really liked using it
Back in the day, the story of Nokia was rather complicated and uncertain, since 2010 Nokia still refused to use Android and still wanted to fight with it. In 2014 was pretty much late in the game and all other phones had already lost competition against Apple and Google. They basically tried every possible way to catch up without jumping with Android from Google, while Samsung doesn't go too far with any of companies and tried out all markets (including Windows), cut off their own Bada and later go with full Android (wise choice). Nokia adopted a lot of similarities from Windows in all of OSes they have on hands and try to be a 'unique' phone but still failed. My mother was loyal with Nokia at the time and she bought this phone. It's not as good as I thought but it doesn't last so long in software longevity and I eventually upgraded it to Android 4.4 with Android 5 skin. It was so durable, by the way, lasted until 2017, 4 years of lifespan. For now Nokia is just another Android phone (although I hope it's just that since it could help Nokia) plus not a Finland phone anymore. Maybe the uniqueness can be cool but for sure it doesn't help the brand and die out because few people really want it.
It was a mistake that combine 2 user interface like that, look so cheap. Should have use Meego UI like Nokia Asha 503. Would you make a review about Asha 500+503 too?😛
I think this phone was released in 2013 or 2014 that time people were very obsessed about Android smartphone and teasing nokia because of it's os. Then nokia released this which were able to run some Android apps and games. That time I love nokia because of their design and build quality. But because of their os nokia lost their customers and today's nokia is 🤮 their series 40 os and build quality both are garbage. Your last line 5:11 that time using different os and devices were really fun and using Smartphone feels like which I don't know how to describe it in words. But today's smartphone is so boring. Miss those beautiful days when smartphone was really fun🥺🥺🥺
Microsoft gave up like they give up on everything. Me as a Samsung user misses this UI a lot because it was so different from Apple and Android. Ironically looks like the Xbox UI now 😂
I've used xl,back then xl was considered as a big display smartphone ,i love the tiles which are similar to lumia but its running on Android ,but different from other Android..love those nostalgic 😢
Definitely was plan b for Nokia. However the one thing your video does is highlight how boring stock android is. Yes it's clean and runs well, but it's also very boring. Nokia X series shows us just what was possible with android. Great video and a great piece of lesser known history. One could say the X series was the harbinger of doom for Nokia mobile given Microsoft felt the need from that point to buy the mobile arm of Nokia. And yet here Microsoft are using android for its surface phones. Irony right there I think!
Haha if there is one thing I'd like to achieve, its for us to get a custom Nokia ROM that isn't as painfully drab as stock android. Just think it all goes to deaf ears.
@@AbdullaZaki I think we have to accept HMD is very different from the old Nokia mobile. They are focused on bulk sales of inexpensive devices to stay afloat. With this mentality, they are not wanting to reinvent the wheel software wise unfortunately. And don’t get me started on the generic looking camera placement. That’s one really boils my ( you know what! ). For me personally they do get certain things right, but they are becoming less and less Nokia as time goes on. I mean please name one stand out feature that the Nokia offers that the competition doesn’t at the same price. And the other thing I struggle with in HMDs philosophy is playing the long game. That’s all good and well if you start out with a strong SOC but SND 695 is fairly weak from the get go let alone last a few years. It’s a shame HMD wasn’t as forward thinking as the comms side of Nokia. 5G is certainly paying off from playing the long game😉
@@blackhawk69100 I've come to accept this fact a very long time ago, but it still constantly disappoints me haha. I think a brand which has no strong ambitions, a good reason to exist, and core values it adheres to is pointless. The Nokia name has history, heritage, innovation, dependability, uniqueness, etc. Using it just to sell forgettable devices personally pains me.
I always wanted to have this because it is the “fast lane to Android”, but ultimately decided to go Alcatel for my first Android because the display looks horrible hahaha Plus I have Lumia that time so I wasn’t missing out with the design.
I wish they'd bring back those version phones with windows. I absolutely loved my Lumia 1520 I still have it. I had it working for 6 years. And I love the vibrant colours. My best friend got the cannery yellow and I got radiant white. I don't know why I got white I should have gotten the yellow.
@@AbdullaZaki yes I did, that one was only released in certain countries. Australia only got the white, black and cannery yellow.. my fav colour is red so if they'd released it I would have gotten that one.
I remember when this came out, and the forums went mental with everyone sepculating that Nokia somehow finally gave up on Windows Phone and was making Android handsets. Sadly didn't quite work like that - then Nokia completely absorbed into Microsoft, making Windows phones until they got phased out.
I wouldn’t call Nokia X plan b, cause they were low end devices meant to coexist with Lumia. Either way, the 4 X series devices were really fascinating :)
They had to start somewhere right? :) Maybe the roadmap would eventually lead to more expensive versions with more powerful hardware. But imo it also showed they were starting to lose faith in Microsoft
i had used nokia x green and the nokia x2ds glossy white 💘💘💘💘 x was decent but, the x2ds was something else a pure beast with peak beauty 🔥🔥🔥🔥, deadly combination... still the best Android i have ever used. which was a pure beast after i had installed play Store and play service on it by custom dos method after 1 month of purchase and and by that it gets 95% of all apk's support and it become only nokia phone with pure google Android experience and have played 150+ aaa Android games on that device, included all Gameloft, ea and others.. and that monster served me extremely well till 2021 x2ds was faar better phone than my current redmi 9 prime
I was 13 when this phone launched. My initial reaction was "cool, Nokia is finally joining the android train", but after seeing the specs, it changed to "I think it's too little, too late". Now, if Nokia had launched a flagship with android, maybe they could have saved themselves but their deal with Microsoft may have prevented them from doing so. Still, the software on that thing would have been a dream
I have a Nokia x2 , yup the better version of Nokia XL, yes it's android yet I managed to have it rooted and updated in 2014 to Android M, it works fine social media and can play basic games smoothly like Jetpack Joyride, Creo Game (pokemon rip off) stuff like that yet what I like is the simplicity and the fact it works fast on when connected to a Windows PC (of course) with some exclusive features which android does not have that time (I will not go through that now) and the Camera was really Good at that time competitive enough for phones 2x it's price. Used it for 3 years before it got stolen. Yet I only bought it for 3000php, convert it yourself. Phones were really fun that time. No case.
Gonna leave a question: Is it still possible to use the internet on a Nokia E72 in 2023 and beyond? Does the internet still work? And can the E72 be updated? I'm interested in the device at the moment.
Ah yes, the Frankenstein phone. I remember seeing ads for this phone in the wild yet I've never seen a single Lumia ad back then. They really tried to push it, probably as leverage with Microsoft as well. To this day I wish they bought HTC instead.
I was planning to buy this, then the Nokia guy told me wait there might be an upgrade coming on this one, but man hear break came after that instead of an Update, no Nokia devices after that, Microsoft bought Nokia
it runs jelly bean? if Im not mistaken , google just killed gingerbread which is android 2.3 jellybean is 4.1.2 so is still perfectly usable today , ahm did you run any apps on it "current" apps by any chance? Im curious man back when the innovation still exist...
I bought the smaller Nokia X2 in 2015 in orange shade. The software was surely an irk, especially that pale, useless app store! I dropped the device in swimming pool after two months and was secretly happy I finally had the reason to get rid of it.
I'm proud that I was using this device for long. An amazing smartphone. The best combination!
I added the Google services and tried some unofficial roms, but it needed more memory to use it more longer
It's pity that it was stoped and the X2 was not available everywhere.
I think it was a revolt 😁 from Nokians that known the future is for Android devices, and with the success, Microsoft stopped the experience to don't compete wp
Microsoft is unbelievably slow in developing the WP platform itself , it's actually interesting and has potential, but lack a clear vision on how to get people to use the platform
@@silentreader77 yes and the biggest problem is that before the 10 version, WP was incomplete or bad designed (keyboard, multitasking, copy paste...). Yes the tiles was good but not the most important ... And of course less apps... But with the Os of the project X was perfect : well designed, unlimited apps, smooth... but they killed it 😖
@@Samfichier I read the review of WP 7.x on GSMArena and it doesn't have Bluetooth which is awkward not to have. Too Zune dependent as well, very limited and restricted at that time though it's a beautiful OS
I desperately wanted this phone back then in 2014 but the problem is that I didn't do any job and this phone cost something 8k or 10k which is pretty expensive for me that time.
This brought back memories as Nokia XL was my first Android device (or smartphone for that matter). It had it quirks and challenges including no Google services and a weird issue where the contacts disappeared if the phone was restarted/powered off. Still it had a surprisingly good camera (although a bit slow) and in general was a solid device despite the issues.
Same for me
I bought Nokia X2DS in ₹4500 only when 50% off Now I missed that device ❤️
I have used Spotify, Prime music but seriously the personalised option on the Nokia Mix radio had the best new music suggestions I have enjoyed none can match even today.
Sadly it's gone, used it for a while on Android
I miss MixRadio. Very good suggestions for sure
I remember this one. Back in 2014, my aunt bought her first phone. During buying we boiled down to two choices the Nokia X & Samsung Galaxy s duos 2. Although I loved the Nokia's design & was also nokia fan back then, we ended up buying the Samsung as it had google play services. I love that era of nokia
Ayooo I was given the same two choices back in the same year as well but I ended up choosing nokia for the snappier UI.
Why is HMD not using this design language? Is there any copyright protection preventing them from doing so? I loved the lumia design language.
Because for the mass market these days that design language really does not sell well, besides if you really want those bold colors, you can always get a case, or vinyl skin cover. Having said that I want more phones with removable backs, and easy to replace batteries to make a comeback.
@@CommodoreFan64 Sure but they can always try this out on one model and see the result. Old nokia always used to go crazy with designs. I wish new nokia has that guts.
@@GameDevSaiTejVejju HMD did try to release with some colors but didn't provide many choices as Nokia did in the past, the T series would be interesting if they can provide at least 3 color choice
Nokia XL was my first smartphone and it's 5 mega pixel camera was good that time my classmates get confused about it's OS 😂.
The confusion was real haha
Yeah, so many OS and software from Nokia that time, S30, S40, Asha OS, Nokia X Software, WP, not to mention the scrapped MeeGo and Meltemi
I remember when I watchen stephen elop announce the nokia x family im mwc 2014 the years pass very fast
I used nokia x2 for close to 3 years and still have it although battery is gone. The experience was superb at that time
The Nokia before was lit. Now which is under HMD is...well, I just can't move on with the old Nokia 😍
Ahhhhh good times! Nice callback! That was a great design and just solid overall device! Also…hard to believe that it was released nine years ago!!! BlackBerry released the Z10 and Q10 in 2013…damn!
smartphones are boring today because every tech journalist wants an flat and boring iphone or galaxy while the consumers lost charm in finding anything new so they just want a high paper spec phone for money
Seeing how most modern smartphones have similar architecture under the hood, the name and OS is the only thing that's different between them.
"Innovation" is another word for lazy these days. **cough** 2:47 **cough**
Very very true
Agree!! Nobody cares about design, features and innovation anymore. As long as in paper, it looks powerful, people will buy it. I miss Nokia.
Consumers just want a phone that works and a slate phone with Android or iOS does 99% everything they need a phone to do.
In the last few years, LG tried a "winged" screen phone, Microsoft tried a double screen phone, Blackberry tried a slate phone with physical keyboard, and some Chinese brands tried wrap around display phones... but all failed.
Even Apple trying something barely radical, a smaller iPhone Mini, also failed.
The only different form factor that has been successful these days are the bending display phones.
See the thing is back in those days our main purpose for using a phone was very simple.
1. Should have call & sms
2. Should play music & videos, offline transferred from pc.
3. Good camera
4. Design
Those were the only things most people cared about. Facebook was a thing back then but mostly used through browser or on pc.
These days things have changed, we need multiple apps and no dares dares to try new OS. They'd rather only put some skin on top of Android as it is open source.
I don't think things will change any time soon. Unless a new OS emerges in the form of eyewear or something. Till then Android and iOS will be the only ones.
I'm happy to see this review ...😌
It was my life's first smartphone & it's NOKIA XL 🖤🖤🖤
I had one in orange, incredibly durable screen
I used this device from 2014 to 2016, and i loved how they marketed it as android with windows experience. The only shame was the battery didnt last as much and I had to suddenly switch to samsung again after all those years. By far the cleanest looking android OS I’ve used till date (even better than iOS which I currently use)
I had the smaller one, the Nokia X. I loved its size but wanted the one with bigger ram, however it was not available at all when I bought it. I loved it, even tho it has a very small ram. Would have wanted to see it evolve.
It had potential to evolve nicely
@@AbdullaZaki sir can you make video on nokia 515 keypad phone which was launched back in 2013. I know you don't have that phone but believe on me that was Nokia's best keypad phone ever created.
You have good collection of Nokia phone. But I want you to make video on that nokia 515 feature phone because that was Nokia N9 in keypad. Plzz make video on it 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Nokia X,XL,& X2 still working
Yes
Im so happy to see you cover this one forgotten phone. :)
I remember back then reviewers were really hard on this phone.
Regardless of everything we talk about it, the one who uses these phones will seem like a unique personality in the crowd. I used to have Nokia X and X2 later. Just experienced it 🙂
My father owned a Nokia X the smallest one of the X series family, my father had it in black and I always felt unsatisfied because I wanted red colour which I switched to after he passed on the Nokia X to me and switched to I phone 6s. Nokia X only had a 3 MP camera yet an amazing one for that time.
I remembered getting this phone for 30USD with contract that I had to stay with any plan for 1 year. If it was a plan B for Nokia, it was really a bad plan B. Back then I had used LG Optimus L1 II (lowest end LG phone which came out a year earlier). It was smoother than the XL. Apart from the design (UI, and flashy shell), there is nothing better compared to Android devices at the time.
Oh man I remember the so called tech editors on my country calling this device "garbage" back in 2014.
Yeah sure; it WAS a lackluster compared with the flagship models but that's the thing.
I would LOVE to see a proper flagship with this platform. It's a sweet mix of metro ui, fastlane, and fabula design.
It is truly a European style UI that has a distinctive experience.
I'm curious if a similar approach can be made with the today's Android version? Could you ask the people who worked on this Abdulla? I'd appreciate if you could.
Hey mehmet! I did speak to them about this... unfortunately they aren't in a position to try something like tinkering with android for now. Which is a shame.
@@AbdullaZaki who did you contacted to? Hmd global or the old team?
I remember the time when a Filipino custom rom developer managed to port the Nokia X Software Platform on a 1st gen Cherry Mobile Flare.
I used a Nokia X2 in 2017-18 and it was good considering it's old age.
Cool throwback! Could you take a look at the Nokia N1 tablet? That was also a very unusual release.
Wow brother you loocking nice. Nokia Luma was legend, all Nokia Luma all models are sale in our India for long time. 88% people are using Nokia Lumia in India.
Pure nostalgia seeing that Single back button man 😢
I once using nokia lumia it never lag any that i needed those time for a sweet 5yrs.
I miss Nokia Lumia phones ❤️
This was my dream phone that i couldn't get :(
AH nice to see another video from you Habibi!! Ah those were the days!! Serious question... You look like a Nokia CEO? You sure you dont have that job???
Hahaha thanks! Soon ;)
Thank you for sharing. It brought back so many memories.
The software on this phone is a masterpiece
i love my Nokia XL
I remember hearing abouth this model. Based on what i read here and there and some self speculation, Nokia was doing what you said, and it happened as Nokia was in talk with Microsoft acquisition. So I think Elop quickly put an end to this project to give a nice impression to Microsoft that Nokia has stayed faithful (to its death...😢) to Window Phone.
Can you do speed comparison, camera comparison of Nokia phones with other brand smartphones
ohhh those were the days i remember simping over nokia x
i wanted this phone so much in my school days🥺
I'm jealous of you bro! Wish I had a Lumia phone to experience it, never had the chance when the phones were available and now it isn't available!
I used tha nokia X2 dual sim back then and its good really good
Nostalgia 🥲❤️
I hope that one day Nokia will adapt this older design and develop it for the better, for their new line up models in the future.
Thanks for this content Sir, God bless you more 🙏
It was and still awesome
I had a love hate relationship with my XL
There were limitations but there were some quirks that I still miss till today on other devices
I had one of these device during that day😊miss those day👍really nostalgic
Every nokia phone back then was a reflection of its owner. Nowadays all phones are the same
Liked before watching✅
I had this phone at the launch and rooted it to get play store 😂😂 and it broked (software wise) in 6 momths. I still have it and it's adorable. I had it in black colour
Even though I have a new generation smartphone, I still use it with love. of course to calls . Thanks for the video.
Nice hair and attire sir. Of course, very appreciated review of this Nokia device
Thanks :D trying something different
I still has Nokia x2 ds last device for x lineup and best in x series
Small but best very beautiful handy and still working😊
This was my first smartphone, before that i was using nokia c101 and i really just loved nokia phones so when i went to buy my first smartphone and saw this phone in the green colour instantly wanted that, though the phone had its struggle but really liked using it
Back in the day, the story of Nokia was rather complicated and uncertain, since 2010 Nokia still refused to use Android and still wanted to fight with it. In 2014 was pretty much late in the game and all other phones had already lost competition against Apple and Google. They basically tried every possible way to catch up without jumping with Android from Google, while Samsung doesn't go too far with any of companies and tried out all markets (including Windows), cut off their own Bada and later go with full Android (wise choice). Nokia adopted a lot of similarities from Windows in all of OSes they have on hands and try to be a 'unique' phone but still failed. My mother was loyal with Nokia at the time and she bought this phone. It's not as good as I thought but it doesn't last so long in software longevity and I eventually upgraded it to Android 4.4 with Android 5 skin. It was so durable, by the way, lasted until 2017, 4 years of lifespan.
For now Nokia is just another Android phone (although I hope it's just that since it could help Nokia) plus not a Finland phone anymore. Maybe the uniqueness can be cool but for sure it doesn't help the brand and die out because few people really want it.
It was a mistake that combine 2 user interface like that, look so cheap. Should have use Meego UI like Nokia Asha 503. Would you make a review about Asha 500+503 too?😛
Nothing will ever beat BlackBerry10 software. You can see BB10 features in one way or another in all the phones out today.
I think this phone was released in 2013 or 2014 that time people were very obsessed about Android smartphone and teasing nokia because of it's os. Then nokia released this which were able to run some Android apps and games. That time I love nokia because of their design and build quality. But because of their os nokia lost their customers and today's nokia is 🤮 their series 40 os and build quality both are garbage.
Your last line 5:11 that time using different os and devices were really fun and using Smartphone feels like which I don't know how to describe it in words. But today's smartphone is so boring. Miss those beautiful days when smartphone was really fun🥺🥺🥺
meego is the future os of smartphones
It exists. It’s called Sailfish OS.
Great video as always!
I like this phones. It must come back
Microsoft gave up like they give up on everything. Me as a Samsung user misses this UI a lot because it was so different from Apple and Android. Ironically looks like the Xbox UI now 😂
I like it still now compact size easy to use
I've used xl,back then xl was considered as a big display smartphone ,i love the tiles which are similar to lumia but its running on Android ,but different from other Android..love those nostalgic 😢
Oh man i miss windows os very smooth no lags now we are living with duo poly android and ios
🖤 Nokia Xdroid
I do miss mine.
I have the x ❤❤ its super clean design
Nokia X2 Dual SIM next 😁
Stephen Elop: Not on my watch!
I liked this customization from nokia for android jelly bean.
I was so sad that the Nokia XL was never released in South Africa.
Assalamualaikum Mr. Abdulla Zaki.... I was wondering... could you please tell me.. how many Nokia devices you actually have in your collection.
Holy moly.... Is that Abdullah??
No 🧢????
Definitely was plan b for Nokia. However the one thing your video does is highlight how boring stock android is. Yes it's clean and runs well, but it's also very boring. Nokia X series shows us just what was possible with android. Great video and a great piece of lesser known history. One could say the X series was the harbinger of doom for Nokia mobile given Microsoft felt the need from that point to buy the mobile arm of Nokia. And yet here Microsoft are using android for its surface phones. Irony right there I think!
Haha if there is one thing I'd like to achieve, its for us to get a custom Nokia ROM that isn't as painfully drab as stock android. Just think it all goes to deaf ears.
@@AbdullaZaki I think we have to accept HMD is very different from the old Nokia mobile. They are focused on bulk sales of inexpensive devices to stay afloat. With this mentality, they are not wanting to reinvent the wheel software wise unfortunately. And don’t get me started on the generic looking camera placement. That’s one really boils my ( you know what! ). For me personally they do get certain things right, but they are becoming less and less Nokia as time goes on. I mean please name one stand out feature that the Nokia offers that the competition doesn’t at the same price. And the other thing I struggle with in HMDs philosophy is playing the long game. That’s all good and well if you start out with a strong SOC but SND 695 is fairly weak from the get go let alone last a few years. It’s a shame HMD wasn’t as forward thinking as the comms side of Nokia. 5G is certainly paying off from playing the long game😉
@@blackhawk69100 I've come to accept this fact a very long time ago, but it still constantly disappoints me haha. I think a brand which has no strong ambitions, a good reason to exist, and core values it adheres to is pointless. The Nokia name has history, heritage, innovation, dependability, uniqueness, etc. Using it just to sell forgettable devices personally pains me.
@@AbdullaZaki I totally agree with that statement!
Where can i buy brandnew lumia 730, 930 and 950? Plus the E63 and Nokia 7 plus for my collection that is with box and chargers.
The time when Smartphones companies were really innovative.
This was a huge nail in Nokia's coffin.
It was a solution to a problem they put themselves in
Unfortunately Microsoft saw it as their investment running away from them.
I always wanted to have this because it is the “fast lane to Android”, but ultimately decided to go Alcatel for my first Android because the display looks horrible hahaha Plus I have Lumia that time so I wasn’t missing out with the design.
I Use Nokia X2 Android 😊 That Was Great Experience 👍
apple never said, they invented the always-on display. Apple said, they have added always on display on their iphones for the first time.
I wish they'd bring back those version phones with windows. I absolutely loved my Lumia 1520 I still have it. I had it working for 6 years. And I love the vibrant colours. My best friend got the cannery yellow and I got radiant white. I don't know why I got white I should have gotten the yellow.
Me too. Also, did you see the red 1520? It was beautiful
@@AbdullaZaki yes I did, that one was only released in certain countries. Australia only got the white, black and cannery yellow.. my fav colour is red so if they'd released it I would have gotten that one.
I remember when this came out, and the forums went mental with everyone sepculating that Nokia somehow finally gave up on Windows Phone and was making Android handsets.
Sadly didn't quite work like that - then Nokia completely absorbed into Microsoft, making Windows phones until they got phased out.
Why is the fun gone?
- Captain Nokia.
I love jack sparrow haha.
I wouldn’t call Nokia X plan b, cause they were low end devices meant to coexist with Lumia.
Either way, the 4 X series devices were really fascinating :)
I wonder why not combine all of Asha, Meltemi and the X project into one? It's interesting but rather aimless
They had to start somewhere right? :) Maybe the roadmap would eventually lead to more expensive versions with more powerful hardware. But imo it also showed they were starting to lose faith in Microsoft
I have that until now
nostalgic phone
2:55 i... no, apple did not invent the always on display, i had it on my Galaxy S7 when it came out
i had used nokia x green
and the nokia x2ds glossy white 💘💘💘💘
x was decent but,
the x2ds was something else
a pure beast with peak beauty 🔥🔥🔥🔥, deadly combination... still the best Android i have ever used. which was a pure beast after i had installed play Store and play service on it by custom dos method after 1 month of purchase and and by that it gets 95% of all apk's support and it become only nokia phone with pure google Android experience and have played 150+ aaa Android games on that device, included all Gameloft, ea and others.. and that monster served me extremely well till 2021
x2ds was faar better phone than my current redmi 9 prime
Yay i had this phone 🥳🥳🥳 ( sold in 2 days 😭😭)
Love the phone but someone needs to bring back the Xenon flash 📸
I was 13 when this phone launched. My initial reaction was "cool, Nokia is finally joining the android train", but after seeing the specs, it changed to "I think it's too little, too late". Now, if Nokia had launched a flagship with android, maybe they could have saved themselves but their deal with Microsoft may have prevented them from doing so. Still, the software on that thing would have been a dream
I have a Nokia x2 , yup the better version of Nokia XL, yes it's android yet I managed to have it rooted and updated in 2014 to Android M, it works fine social media and can play basic games smoothly like Jetpack Joyride, Creo Game (pokemon rip off) stuff like that yet what I like is the simplicity and the fact it works fast on when connected to a Windows PC (of course) with some exclusive features which android does not have that time (I will not go through that now) and the Camera was really Good at that time competitive enough for phones 2x it's price. Used it for 3 years before it got stolen. Yet I only bought it for 3000php, convert it yourself. Phones were really fun that time. No case.
Gonna leave a question:
Is it still possible to use the internet on a Nokia E72 in 2023 and beyond? Does the internet still work? And can the E72 be updated?
I'm interested in the device at the moment.
Suggestion: How about a review of Nokia N1 thanks.
Ah yes, the Frankenstein phone. I remember seeing ads for this phone in the wild yet I've never seen a single Lumia ad back then. They really tried to push it, probably as leverage with Microsoft as well. To this day I wish they bought HTC instead.
I was planning to buy this, then the Nokia guy told me wait there might be an upgrade coming on this one, but man hear break came after that instead of an Update, no Nokia devices after that, Microsoft bought Nokia
it runs jelly bean? if Im not mistaken , google just killed gingerbread which is android 2.3
jellybean is 4.1.2 so is still perfectly usable today , ahm did you run any apps on it "current" apps by any chance? Im curious
man back when the innovation still exist...
need to try :D
Please feature the Nokia E72 in your channel please.
Today is Nokia X's 10th year anniversary
Please make a video about Nokia's tablet N1.
I bought the smaller Nokia X2 in 2015 in orange shade. The software was surely an irk, especially that pale, useless app store! I dropped the device in swimming pool after two months and was secretly happy I finally had the reason to get rid of it.
02:53 WHAT?!