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Nokia announces launch of Lumia family phones
Tuesday November 15, 2011 10:03:00 AM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Finnish
mobile handset manufacturer Nokia Monday announced the launch of
Nokia Lumia family of smartphones based on Windows Phone in India.
The Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 710 will be available in
select retail stores across key cities and towns in mid-December.
Both devices will be available for pre-order starting early
December.
Lumia 800 is equipped with floating glass display, 16 GB internal
user memory, an 8 megapixel camera with dual LED flash, and 512 MB
programme memory.
Lumia 710 has a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash and 512 MB RAM.
The global price of both the models are $580 (approx Rs.29,000)
and $380 (approx Rs.19,000), respectively.
"Consumer research shows that Nokia Lumia offers the only truly
differentiated experience in smartphones and we are enhancing that
with signature Nokia capabilities," said D. Shivakumar, managing
director, Nokia India.
"The Lumia family, on the back of strong Symbian enhancements in
Belle, positions us strongly to consolidate our lead in the Indian
smartphone market," he added.
These phones deliver functions such as Nokia maps and drive, which
delivers a full-fledged personal navigation device with free,
turn-by-turn navigation voice guided navigation in 50 languages
including Hindi and dedicated in-car-user-interface.
Maps for 100 countries and 750 cities in India are available on
Windows Phone Marketplace, free to download on Nokia Lumia devices
only
Nokia Music and the all new MixRadio a free, global, mobile
music-streaming application that delivers hundreds of channels of
locally relevant music.
These services will be available in India in the first half of
2012.
Nokia also unveiled a complete, made over look for its retail
network. More than 5,000 of its top retail outlets selling the
Nokia Lumia range across the country will sport a new identity.
The rebranding elements include a strong visual experience
including 3D and 2D in-store branding and a live device
environment across all stores.
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