It looks like Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s devices business has done nothing to stop development on the Nokia X line of Android phones. A Nokia X2, alleged to be a successor to the Nokia X, has cropped up on a Chinese website, with a benchmark listing offering details on some of its internals.
If the leaked benchmark is to be believed, the Nokia X2 will be a considerable upgrade over the X in a couple of areas. It will apparently feature a dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor, similar to the one on the Moto E, and 1GB of RAM, meaning we could see a substantial boost in performance, especially if Microsoft manages to put a more recent version of Android on the phone than Android 4.1. The benchmark listing also tips 4GB of inbuilt storage, which remains unchanged from what we have on the Nokia X.
There are also rumors that Microsoft intends to address the lack of a home button on the Nokia X range, a step that should reduce the confusion users would feel when moving from a traditional Android device (with the Play Store and other Google services) to one that replaces almost everything that is standard on Android. As usual, all of this must be taken with a pinch of salt since nothing is official yet, though we’re sure to see more details crop up in the future if the X2 is indeed in the works.
