Nokia expands Lumia experience to new price points and geographies
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
- New NokiaLumia 610 provides a younger audience with the perfect introduction
to the rich social, Web and entertainment experience of Windows Phone.
- The Nokia Lumia 900 brings high speed connectivity and a superior content
experience to more countries around the world
Barcelona, Spain and Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced the next stage in
its plans to introduce unique Lumia experiences to more people around the world.
The new Nokia Lumia 610 is Nokia's fourth
and most affordable Lumia smartphone,
designed as the perfect introduction to Image: Nokia Lumia 610
Windows Phone for a younger audience. The
Nokia Lumia 610 makes it easy to keep in
touch with friends, providing instant
access to social networks and bringing all
mobile, email, Facebook, Twitter and
LinkedIn contacts into one place. It also
makes it easier to browse the Web with
Internet Explorer and toaccess games
through Xbox Live. Available with Nokia
Maps, Nokia Drive, Nokia Transport and
Nokia Music, people can also choose from
thousands of apps in the Windows Phone
Marketplace to further personalize the
experience.
With a distinctive profile and finely
beveled metallic edges, the Nokia Lumia
610 is built to convey both quality and
aspiration. It comes in white,cyan,
magenta and black, is priced at EUR189 and
is expected to begin shipping in the second
quarter of 2012.
TheNokia Lumia 610 was made possible thanks to a new software release from
Microsoft delivering enhanced capabilities to the Windows Phone 7.5 platform.
The software release, available from April optimizes Windows Phone to support
lower memory and processor requirements, while still delivering the same great
experience for more affordable products. In addition, Windows Phone will now
include the network and language requirements for China. As a result, Nokia
announced plans to make a range of Lumia smartphones available in China,
covering both CDMA and WCDMA technologies, in the coming months.
After launching theNokia Lumia 900 as its
first LTE smartphone, Nokia is also making
Image: Nokia Lumia the phone available around the world in a
900 DC-HSPA variant, for high speed data
connection (42Mbits download) in countries
where LTE is not available. The Nokia
Lumia 900 features a 4.3 inch ClearBlack
AMOLED display for a superior touch and
viewing experience. It also features
Nokia's highest capacity battery making it
the perfect Lumia phone for enjoying media
and entertainment on the move. The
primary camera on the Nokia Lumia 900 has
exclusive Carl Zeiss optics, a large
aperture for improved performance in low
light conditions and wide angle focal
length for capturing full 16:9 images. It
is also the first Lumia phone to feature a
front-facing camera, with large aperture
and wide-angle lens for sharp, bright
images and video calling out of the box.
The Nokia Lumia 900 will be available in
white, cyan and black, is priced at EUR
480 and also expected to begin shipping in
the second quarter of 2012.
The Lumia range will also benefit from the launch of new signature Nokia
experiences on the Windows Phone platform:
- Nokia Reading is the next milestone in Nokia's strategy to offer a
comprehensive entertainment experience onLumia. Nokia Reading provides a single,
integrated hub experience, leveraging a panorama design to make it easier and
faster to enjoy news, ebooks and audio books, including the ability to access
content offline and pin dynamic content to the start screen as a Live Tile.
With an emphasis on local language materials wherever it becomes available,
Nokia Reading delivers a highly personalized and locally relevant service.
Future updates will include the ability to build dynamic magazines from feeds
for a single integrated view of favourite online content. With no sign-in or
subscriptions, Nokia Reading will be available from April.
- Nokia Transport, coming to Lumia for the first time, provides convenient door-
to-door, underground, tram, suburban train, and bus directions for over 500
cities across 46 countries. With step-by-step directions to the nearest station
as well as timetable information on when the next bus or train is arriving for
more than80 cities, Nokia Transport will be available to download from the
Windows Phone Marketplace in March.
- A new update toNokia Drive, the free voice-guided, turn by turn navigation app
that turns any Lumia smartphone into a personal navigation device will provide
full offline use and features speed limit alerts. The update will also be
available to download from the Windows Phone Marketplace in March.
About Nokia
Nokia is a global leader in mobile communications whose products have become an
integral part of the lives of people around the world. Every day, more than 1.3
billion people use their Nokia to capture and share experiences, access
information, find their way or simply to speak to one another. Nokia's
technological and design innovations have made its brand one of the most
recognized in the world. For more information, visithttp://www.nokia.com/about-
nokia.
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Tel. +358 7180 34900
Email: press.services(at)nokia.com
www.nokia.com
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