Nokia's first Android smartphones

Nokia, in the Mobile World Congress 2014, introduced its first smartphones that run on Google's Android operating system, its arch-rival.

The phones - the Nokia X, Nokia X+ and Nokia XL - together represent one of the biggest stunners at the event. The announcement was surprising not just because Nokia pledged support to Microsoft and Windows Phone in a highly publicized event in 2011, but also because recently, Nokia was acquired by Microsoft for more than $7 billion.

Nokia is seen to be caught between two situations - committed to using Microsoft's Windows Phone software, but needing Android software to reach more cost-sensitive customers.