Nokia X5 has launched as rival of iPhone X incredibly cheap – 5.1 Plus incoming?

HMD Global has launched the Nokia X5, a discounted Android phone that looks like the look of the iPhone X.

Before entering the specs, let's put a few things to the # 39 – gap – the X5 has only been launched in China, but can get a global release. If it comes to other markets, rumors suggest that it will carry a different name – the Nokia 5.1 Plus.

The price of the Nokia 5X is just CNY 999, about $ 149 / £ 110 / AU $ 200, but we would expect it to be a bit higher when currency conversions begin.

So, what do you get for this money? Well, for a low-budget phone, it's pretty good: a 2.5D curved screen frames the phone, which displays a 5.86-inch screen, which has the 19: 9 screen ratio more long.

It also does a hack, which means the stallion of a number of other Android phones very much like the iPhone X – but in this case there is a chin at the bottom of the device because the closer the phone gets to the edge, the higher the cost of manufacturing. [19659006] Inner grumblings

There is a Mediatek Helio P60 powering things under the hood, with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage – but you will apparently be able to get that phone in a configuration of 4 GB / 64 GB.

The sensor located at the back of the phone sits below a 13MP / 5MP dual sensor combo, with an aperture af / 2.0 on the larger snapper to get improved low-light (but not dazzling) photos.

8MP, f / 2.2 combo, with a field of view of 80 degrees to get more picture in your selfies – great if you are pa There is a 3060mAh battery running under the system. Android 8.1 operating, but we will have an upgrade to Android P in the future – in fact, like the other Nokia phones, this is part of the Android One program, which means direct and regular updates for the future.

So what makes it cheaper?

Well, there are a few things that you compromise compared to a high-end flagship phone: the screen is only HD +, which means a resolution of 720 x 1520, much less than the best on the market.

Imagine (without seeing it) that LCD technology has not been optimized to display colors very efficiently and the battery life may not have been exhausted as well. long as the handset of other brands.

You also get a Mediatek CPU in the mix, although it's a lot less than in the past years as the brand attacks the chipset market and tries to attract the favors of the biggest manufacturers.

The biggest question is whether this phone will come to the UK or the rest of the world, and we have not received anything from HMD Global yet. However, rumors that this phone will appear as the Nokia 5.1 Plus abound, and it would be a serious contender for the high budget phone if that was the case.

From Weibo via GSMArena