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MWC 2012 roundup: Nokia phones for 2012

Monday, February 27th, 2012

Here is a round-up of Nokia’s new phones for 2012, as released during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012 in Barcelona, Spain.

These are the Nokia Lumia 610 & Lumia 900 ( releasing outside US), 808 PureView, and the Asha 202, 203 & 302.

Nokia Lumia 610 and Lumia 900.

Nokia Lumia 610 (left) and Lumia 900 (right).

The four-day MWC 2012 in Barcelona is being preceded by a slew of press conferences from major phone-makers about their directions and new gadgets for 2012.

Nokia 808 PureView

Nokia 808 PureView

Having launched the Lumia series of smartphones (Lumia 810 & 710) using Windows Phone operating system, many are watching how Nokia are progressing from their previous portfolio.

Nokia's Symbian feature phones. From left: Asha 203, 203 and 302.

Nokia's Symbian feature phones. From left: Asha 203, 203 and 302.

CEO Stephen Elop says that Windows Phone will be Nokia’s primary smartphone platform, with additional emphasis on location-based services through the launch of its Location & Commerce business.

Here are the main new mobile phones from Nokia for 2012.

  • New Nokia Lumia 610, the most affordable Lumia smartphone (189 Euros, Q2 2012).
  • LTE (with 42 Mbps download-capable) Nokia Lumia 900 to be available outside the U.S (480 Euros, Q2 2012).
  • Nokia 808 PureView for high-end smartphone imaging with 41-megapixel sensor, Carl Zeiss optics and full HD 1080p video recording (450 Euros, May 2012).
  • New Nokia Asha Symbian feature phones and services grow increasingly “smarter”. Asha 302 (95 Euros), Asha 202 (with Dual SIM) and Asha 203, the latter two at 60 Euros.