Nokia X and XL benchmarks

Nokia X is a brand new platform but its app store felt acceptably full, considering it launched just a couple of days ago. There we found a couple of the usual benchmarks we run (there’s also the browser-based SunSpider) so we decided to find out how the Nokia X and XL stack up against the competition.

The Nokia X prioritizes affordability over performance, Nokia made it clear that Lumia is its top performer.

Still, the Moto G offers goodies like a quad-core processor (a Cortex-A7 no less) and a 720p screen, but it’s nearly double the price. The 4.5″ Moto G starts at €170, while the 4″ Nokia X and 5″ XL are €90 and €110 respectively.

Benchmark Pi

Lower is better

• Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
  132
• LG Optimus G Pro
  147
• HTC One
  151
• Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3
  169
• Sony Xperia Z
  264
• HTC Butterfly
  266
• Samsung Galaxy Note II
  305
• Alcatel One Touch Hero
  308
• Huawei Ascend Mate
  347
• Motorola Moto G
  392
• Sony Xperia M
  400
• Samsung Galaxy Core LTE
  466
• Nokia X
  677
• Nokia XL
  681

AnTuTu 4

Higher is better

• Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
  24716
• HTC One
  22678
• Sony Xperia Z
  20794
• LG Optimus G Pro
  20056
• HTC Butterfly
  19513
• Motorola Moto G
  17214
• Huawei Ascend Mate
  15714
• Alcatel One Touch Hero
  15667
• Oppo Find 5
  15167
• Samsung Galaxy Core LTE
  13109
• Sony Xperia M
  9902
• Nokia X
  7745
• Nokia XL
  7529

SunSpider

Lower is better

• Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
  810
• Apple iPhone 5
  915
• Samsung Galaxy Note II
  972
• LG Optimus G Pro
  1011
• Motorola RAZR i XT890
  1059
• Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3
  1065
• HTC One
  1124
• Motorola Moto G
  1308
• Sony Xperia Z
  1336
• HTC Butterfly
  1433
• Alcatel One Touch Hero
  1646
• Huawei Ascend Mate
  1741
• Samsung Galaxy Core LTE
  1680
• Sony Xperia M
  1867
• Nokia X
  2624
• Nokia XL
  2719

The Nokia X and XL are certainly not the fastest phones around, but their price advantage over most brand-name smartphones is undeniable. Certainly, Android smartphones at the Nokia X price point don’t perform as well as the Moto G, so developing markets might fall in love with the Moto X and XL. Or traditional low-cost Android makers might beat Nokia at the price cutting game.