Nokia unveiled two sleek new Microsoft Windows phones, a first step in the ailing cellphone maker's fightback against Apple and Google.
Nokia unveiled its long-awaited first Microsoft Windows phones, betting on the two sleek new models to get it back into the race with Apple and Google.
"It's a new dawn for Nokia," Elop said as he unveiled the high-end Lumia 800 and mid-range Lumia 710, which will go on sale in key European markets next month.
Chief Executive Stephen Elop presented the two new smartphones, the first fruits of his big bet on Microsoft software, to a 3,000-strong audience in London, saying they represented the beginning of a new era for the Finnish giant.
| SIZE | Dimensions | 116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1 mm, 76.1 cc |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 142 g |
| DISPLAY | Type | AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches (~252 ppi pixel density) | |
| - Nokia ClearBlack display - Multi-touch input method - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Touch-sensitive controls |
It also boasts free navigation and Microsoft's new Internet Explorer 9 browser, putting it in the same bracket as Apple's iPhone and Samsung's top Galaxy phones.
| SOUND | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
|---|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| MEMORY | Phonebook | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall |
|---|---|---|
| Call records | Yes | |
| Internal | 16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM | |
| Card slot | No |
| DATA | GPRS | Class 33 |
|---|---|---|
| EDGE | Class 33 | |
| 3G | HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | |
| Infrared port | No | |
| USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
The Lumia 800, with vivid colours and a curved, black display, features Windows Phone's live icons on the home screen, which automatically update news, weather and Facebook feeds.
| CAMERA | Primary | 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, dual-LED flash |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Geo-tagging | |
| Video | Yes, 720p@30fps | |
| Secondary | No |
| FEATURES | OS | Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 1.4 GHz processor, Qualcomm MSM8255 chipset, 3D Graphics HW Accelerator | |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM | |
| Browser | WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML5, RSS feeds | |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | |
| Games | Yes + downloadable | |
| Colors | Black, Cyan, Magenta | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support | |
| Java | Yes, MIDP 2.1 | |
| - MicroSIM card support only - SNS integration - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Digital compass - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player - MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player - Document viewer - Video/photo editor - Voice memo/command/dial - Predictive text input |
| BATTERY | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1450 mAh (BV-5JW) | |
|---|---|---|
| Stand-by | Up to 265 h (2G) / Up to 335 h (3G) | |
| Talk time | Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 9 h 30 min (3G) |
The phones will go on sale in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Britain in November, and in Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan before the end of the year.
Analysts were positive about the new phones, though they said the first results of the Nokia-Microsoft pairing remained well short of an iPhone killer.
The Lumia 710 has a 3.7-inch screen with 800-by-480 resolution and is powered by a 1.4 GHz processor. The 710 has 5 megapixel camera with LED flash with a 8GB internal storage memory.
The Lumia 710 runs on Windows Phone 7.5 Mango and has three new apps - Nokia Drive, Nokia Music and the ESPN hub - which will be found exclusively on Nokia made Windows phones.
The top-end Lumia 800, featuring easy access to social networks like Facebook and high-definition video playback, will sell for about $584 excluding subsidies.
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