Nokia unveils latest phones
We take a look at the six new Nokia phones unveiled in London by Nokia CEO Stephen Elop as the Finnish company look to recover from tough period, which has seen Nokia shed 7,500 staff and transfer 2,700 Symbian employees to Accenture. However, Elop revealed that he was determined for Nokia to lead the smartphone market as Nokia first two smartphones running the Windows Phone operating system, as well as four phones for developing markets with smartphone-like features.
Nokia Lumia 800
The Lumia 800, running Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango', which will retail for 420euro without taxes or subsidies, will be available in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK in November from 31 operators and retailers.It features a 3.7in AMOLED ClearBlack curved display, a 1.4 GHz processor with hardware acceleration and a graphics processor. The Nokia Lumia 800 contains an instant-share camera experience based on leading Carl Zeiss optics, HD video playback, 16GB of internal user memory and 25GB of free SkyDrive storage for storing images and music.
Nokia Lumia 710
The Lumia 710 will cost 270euro and also runs Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango'. It can be personalised with exchangeable back covers. With the same 1.4 GHz processor, hardware acceleration and graphics processor as the Nokia Lumia 800, the Nokia Lumia 710 delivers high performance and also uses Internet Explorer 9.
Nokia Asha 200
The new Asha series run on the Symbian S40 operating system and are equipped with features often seen on smartphones but not on lower-end ones, such as Qwerty keyboards and touchscreen capabilities. The Asha 200, which costs 60euro, is a dual-SIM phone, which allows users in developing countries to switch between two different networks to lower costs and expand coverage. It has a feature called "Easy Swap," which lets people change the second SIM card without turning off the phone. The Asha 200 has a Qwerty keyboard and can be equipped with a 32GB memory card. Nokia said that the device can play music for 52 hours.
Nokia Asha 201
The Asha 201 device is close to the 200 but doesn't have the dual SIM option. It is also very, very green, and will sell at 60euro.
Nokia Asha 300
The Asha 300, at 85euro, is a touchscreen device capable of 3G connections. It has a web browser that Nokia said compresses data up to 90% before transmitting it to the phone. Nokia said that provides higher download speeds and more affordable internet access.
Nokia Asha 303
The Asha 303 will be the closest blur between smartphone and feature phone and will retail at 115euro.
Nokia unveils latest phones
We take a look at the six new Nokia phones unveiled in London by Nokia CEO Stephen Elop as the Finnish company look to recover from tough period, which has seen Nokia shed 7,500 staff and transfer 2,700 Symbian employees to Accenture. However, Elop revealed that he was determined for Nokia to lead the smartphone market as Nokia first two smartphones running the Windows Phone operating system, as well as four phones for developing markets with smartphone-like features.
