Nokia X never got 1 million pre-orders in China

NEW DELHI: Nokia recently claimed having received 1 million pre-orders for its first Android-based phone Nokia X in China on its Weibo (Chinese equivalent of Twitter) account. However, the company seems to have jumped the gun and the numbers may not actually be true. According to Liveside.net, Chinese retailer JD.com allowed registered users to click on a 'pre-order' button without filling up any form, or paying a booking amount.

This means that the users who expressed interest are not under any obligation to buy the phone. This clearly means registrations may not translate into actual sales. Though the pre-orders did not require interested buyers to make a payment, the site counted anyone showing interest as a pre-order.

Moreover, the site was even running a contest offering customers a chance to win a Nokia X if they pre-ordered the phone and allowed one user to pre-order up to three phones (one in each of the three colour variants available in China).

Nokia had posted on its Weibo social network account that it had grabbed 1 million pre-orders for the Nokia X in China. The phone is available at a low price of 599 Yuan (which roughly translates to Rs 5,900), so it won't be surprising if it gets a large number of pre-orders.

However, unless consumers pay a booking amount or give their credit card details, signing up a non-obligatory, contest-related promotion does not really qualify as a pre-order.

Nokia X was recently launched in India at Rs 8,599. The phone sports a 4-inch WVGA LCD display (480 X 800p, 233ppi). The dual-sim phone is powered by a 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and 512MB RAM. It comes with 4GB internal storage expandable up to 32GB via microSD card.

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Nokia X features a 3MP fixed-focus camera and doesn't sport an LED flash. In terms of connectivity options, the phone offers Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and A-GPS. It comes with a 1,500mAh removable battery and the company claims a talk time of 10.5 hours on 3G and standby time of 28 days.

The phone runs a highly customized version of Android (based on Android 4.1.2) that has been stripped of Google services and apps including the Play Store. Nokia X comes with Nokia's own app store, HERE Drive and Maps for location service, and Nokia MixRadio music service.

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