Ever since Nokia jumped on the
Windows Phone bandwagon it’s been fighting a lone war. Where other OEMs
like HTC and Samsung have Android to fall back onto, Nokia single
handedly relies on Windows Phone to be its bread and butter. Which is
why Nokia is constantly trying to innovate and bring new devices running
Redmond’s new platform. Today at MWC 2013 Nokia announced Lumia 520 and
Lumia 720 to join its Windows Phone 8 lineup.
The Lumia 520 is the lowest end Windows Phone 8 yet by Nokia, and
it’s also the cheapest. It comes with a dual-core 1GHz Snapdragon CPU
and 512MB RAM, 4-inch IPS LCD with WVGA resolution. It comes packing in
the entire range of exclusive Nokia services such as Music, City Lens,
Drive etc. It will come with five color options; cyan, yellow, red,
black and white. Like the Lumia 620, users will be able to change the
cover later on if they wish to. Powered by a 1430mAh battery the Lumia
520 will launch initially in China for just $180 and will later on make
its way into Europe, the rest of Asia and T-Mobile in the US.
Next in the lineup is the Lumia 720 and as the name suggests, it’s a
slightly higher end model than 520 and 620. With Lumia 720 the focus is
all on style. This is the thinnest Lumia phone out there at the moment,
measuring just 9mm in thickness. It doesn’t skimp on specs either with
its large 4.3-inch ClearBlack display with WVGA resolution. It comes
with the same dual-core 1GHz Snapdragon CPU and 512MB RAM as it’s
younger sibling. The battery however has be enlarged to 2000mAh. Once
again Nokia focuses on imaging with a 6.7MP Carl Zeiss shooter on the
back. For those keeping count, it’s a f/1.9 lens. The Nokia Lumia 720
comes in five colors, with an price of EUR 249 before taxes and
subsidies. Rollout is planned to start in Hong Kong, Vietnam and
Singapore in Q1 2013 and China, Europe, Asia, Africa and India in Q2
2013.
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