Nokia showcases bold portfolio of new phones, s...
Signals new dawn with the launch of Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 710, the
first Nokia smartphones powered by Windows Phone
Introduces a range of stylish, smart mobile phones, superior Nokia Maps,
partnership for co-branded accessories with Monster, and more
London, UK - At Nokia World, the company's annual event for customers, partners
and developers, Nokia demonstrated clear progress on its strategy by unveiling a
bold portfolio of innovative phones, services and accessories, including the
first smartphones in its Windows Phone-based Nokia Lumia range. The stunningly
social Nokia Lumia 800 brings content to life with head-turning design, Nokia's
best social and Internet experience, familiar Nokia elements, such as leading
imaging capabilities and new signature experiences. The colorful and affordable
Nokia Lumia 710 is a no-nonsense smartphone that brings the Lumia experience to
more people around the world.
Nokia also launched four new mobile phones which feature stylish design, a rich
social experience and location-aware technology. The Nokia Asha 300, Nokia Asha
303, Nokia Asha 200 and Nokia Asha 201 blur the line between smartphones and
feature phones, offering QWERTY and touch screen experiences, combined with fast
and easy access to the Internet, integrated social networking, messaging and
world-class applications from the Nokia Store.
"Eight months ago, we shared our new strategy and today we are demonstrating
clear progress of this strategy in action. We're driving innovation throughout
our entire portfolio, from new smartphone experiences to ever smarter mobile
phones," said Stephen Elop, Nokia President and CEO. "From the Nokia Lumia 800
to the Nokia Asha 201, we are bringing compelling new products to the market
faster than ever before. I'm incredibly proud of these new devices - and the
people of Nokia who have made this happen."
"Since Nokia's major strategic shift only eight months ago, the company has
found a new energy. It has provided substantial improvements to Symbian, managed
to differentiate on Windows Phone and it continues to build on its strong
portfolio in mobile phones," says Pete Cunningham, Principal Analyst, Canalys.
"Nokia is delivering on its pledges, and is clearly demonstrating its path to
future success."
The first Nokia Lumia smartphones
First two smartphones based on Windows Phone introduce a range of new
experiences designed to make everyday moments more amazing.
Nokia Lumia 800 Image: Nokia Lumia 800
The stunningly social Nokia Lumia 800 features head-
turning design, vivid colors (cyan, magenta and black)
and the best social and Internet performance, with one-
touch social network access, easy grouping of contacts,
integrated communication threads and Internet Explorer
9. It features a3.7 inch AMOLED ClearBlack curved display
blending seamlessly into the reduced body design, and 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. The estimated retail price for the
Nokia Lumia 800 will be approximately 420 EUR, excluding
taxes and subsidies.
Image: Nokia Lumia 710 Nokia Lumia 710
The purposely built, no-nonsense Nokia Lumia 710 can be
personalized with exchangeable back covers and thousands
of apps to bring the Lumia experience to more people
around the world. TheNokia Lumia 710 is designed for
instant social & image sharing, and the best browsing
experience with IE9. It is available in black and white
with black, white, cyan, fuchsia and yellow 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 at an affordable
price. The estimated retail price for the Nokia Lumia
710 will be approximately 270 EUR, excluding taxes and
subsidies.
Both smartphones include signature Nokia experiences optimized for Windows
Phone, including Nokia Drive, which delivers a full-fledged personal navigation
device (PND) with free, turn-by-turn navigation and dedicated in-car-user-
interface; and Nokia Music introducing MixRadio, a free, global, mobile music-
streaming application that delivers hundreds of channels of locally-relevant
music. In an update delivered later this year, Nokia Lumia users will also gain
the ability to create personalized channels from a global catalogue of millions
of tracks. Also integrated in Nokia Music is Gigfinder, providing the ability to
search for live local music for a complete end-to-end music experience, as well
as the ability to share discoveries on social networks and buy concert tickets
also coming in the Nokia Music software update delivered later this year.
Completing the ultimate mobile audio offering, Nokia also introduced the on-ear
Nokia Purity HD Stereo Headset by Monster and the in-ear Nokia Purity Stereo
Headset by Monster, co-designed and co-developed by Monster, a recognized leader
in high performance audio. Both products provide a fresh listening experience
and are the first output of the exclusive long-term partnership between Nokia
and Monster, intended to introduce a range of premium audio accessories to
reflect the outstanding quality and bold style of the Lumia range.
The new Nokia Lumia 800 is now available in select countries for pre-order on
www.nokia.com and is scheduled to roll-out across France, Germany, Italy, the
Netherlands, Spain and the UK in November, with 31 leading operators and
retailers providing unprecedented marketing support in those first six
countries. It is scheduled to be available in Hong Kong, India, Russia,
Singapore and Taiwan before the end of the year, and in further markets in early
2012.
The Nokia Lumia 710 is scheduled to be available first in Hong Kong, India,
Russia, Singapore and Taiwan toward the end of the year alongside the Nokia
Lumia 800, before becoming available in further markets in early 2012.
Nokia also announced its plans to introduce a portfolio of products into the US
in early 2012 and into mainland China in the first half of 2012. Â In addition to
the existing products, which include coverage for WCDMA and HSPA, Nokia also
plans LTE and CDMA products to address specific local market requirements.
Asha: A new family of smarter mobile phones
Nokia continues its mission to deliver high quality, stylish devices that
provide the best access to social networks, the Internet and information, and
offer the best overall experience and value proposition for the next billion
mobile phone users. These consumers want access to innovations such as easy-to-
use dual-SIM, local services and content, and third-party apps, all with a
superior user experience for which Nokia mobile phones are known.
These devices comprise the new Asha family of Nokia mobile phones. Derived from
Hindi - meaning 'hope' - Asha signifies Nokia's focus on positive user
experiences and connecting millions of people to new opportunities that help
them reach their aspirations.
The Asha mobile phone family includes:
Nokia Asha 303 Image: Nokia Asha 303
TheNokia Asha 303 is a stunning phone designed with
sophisticated materials and metallic finishes. It combines
a large 2.6" capacitive touch screen with a high quality
QWERTY keypad. The Nokia Asha 303 is built with Internet
and social networks ease in mind.
The device harnesses a powerful 1Ghz engine, 3G and WLAN to deliver a fast
Internet experience. Social networks, email and IM are at the center of the
experience, easily accessible from the homescreen. The Nokia Asha 303 is powered
by the cloud-based Nokia Browser, which by compressing the web by up to 90%,
provides higher speeds and a more affordable access to the Internet.
Entertainment and applications are also a core part of the Nokia Asha 303
offering. Angry Birds Lite, the popular mobile game, comes preinstalled,
together with support for other globally relevant applications such as Facebook
Chat, Whatsapp messaging and the latest release of Nokia Maps for Series 40 (in
selected markets). The price will vary from market to market and operator to
operator. The estimated retail price for the Nokia Asha 303 will be
approximately 115 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies. It is expected to start
shipping in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Image: Nokia Asha 300 Nokia Asha 300
The beautifully designedNokia Asha 300 is a touch device
which also offers the convenience of a keypad. The Nokia
Asha 300 has a powerful 1GHz processor and 3G to deliver a
faster Internet and social networking experience. The
Nokia Browser allows for fast, affordable and localized
Internet access by compressing  web pages by up to 90%.
Users have fast access to messaging, email and instant messaging from the home
screen and can swipe to access apps, music or games from the Nokia Store. The
Nokia Asha 300 also arrives preloaded with the popular Angry Birds game.
The Nokia Asha 300 comes with a 5 megapixel camera, a music player, FM radio,
Bluetooth connectivity and can handle memory cards up to 32GB. Â The price will
vary by market and operator. The estimated retail price for the Nokia Asha 300
will be approximately 85 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies. It is expected to
start shipping in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Nokia Asha 200 Image: Nokia Asha 200
TheNokia Asha 200 is Nokia's latest dual SIM phone with
Easy Swap functionality, allowing consumers to easily
change their second SIM without switching the device off.
It is a fun and colorful QWERTY phone designed to meet the
needs of young, urban consumers who want to constantly
stay in touch. The Nokia Asha 200 features integrated
social networking, email and IM, adding RenRen, Orkut and
Flickr support. Nokia Asha 200 makes it possible to carry
thousands of songs with support for 32 GB memory cards and
providing a battery for an amazing 52-hour playback time.
The price will vary by market and operator. The estimated
retail price for the Nokia Asha 200 will be approximately
60 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies. It is expected to
start shipping in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Nokia Asha 201
The single SIM version of the Nokia Asha 200, theNokia Asha 201 is ideal for
young consumers who wish to stay socially connected, are price conscious and
like listening to music. The Nokia Asha 201 has great music features including a
high performing loudspeaker, enhanced stereo FM radio and ringtone tuning. With
the Nokia Browser you get even faster, even better and more affordable access to
the Internet. It supports up to 32 GB memory cards and provides a battery for
52 hours of music playback time. The Nokia Asha 201 also supports push email as
well as the popular Whatsapp messaging app. The price will vary by market and
operator. The estimated retail price for the Nokia Asha 201 will be
approximately 60 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies. It is expected to start
shipping in the first quarter of 2012.
Nokia Maps: location services designed to make every day better
With an aim to continuously improve its location-based offering, Nokia showcased
the latest versions of Nokia Maps and Nokia Drive for Windows Phone. These and
other map-related applications introduced at Nokia World aim to make Nokia Maps
relevant for commuters and to find interesting places in the city where people
live. In addition to its world-class, free walk-and-drive navigation for more
than 100 countries worldwide, the Nokia Public Transport application tracks
public transportation directly on a mobile device in more than 430 cities
worldwide, including up-to-the-minute updates on bus and train routes for 45
cities. Nokia also introduced Nokia Pulse, which allows location-tagged updates
and photos to be sent privately, adding location to conversations with the
people that matter most. Nokia also showcased Nokia Live View, which turns the
phone's camera view finder into a reality augmenting tool. With Nokia Live View,
a phone can be pointed to a building or street and the names of the places
become superimposed over them, offering one click access to detailed information
about businesses, restaurant or attractions. All the applications announced
today are available at Nokia's Beta Labs (betalabs.nokia.com).
Nokia also announced:
· Nokia Maps is now powering Yahoo! Maps, starting with the US and Canada
· An agreement with the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority to develop a
NFC-based smartphone ticketing solution to pilot on New York regional commuter
trains starting before the end of 2011
For more information on Nokia World 2011, including the full event agenda,
please visit
http://events.nokia.com/nokiaworld. To follow or contribute to the
event discussion online, visit the Nokia Conversations blog, follow @nokia and
use #NokiaWorld.
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Nokia World 2011 Quote sheet:
"Today marks a remarkable first between two industry-leading companies. Nokia
brings state of the art industrial design and outstanding global distribution,
while Windows Phone brings it to life with an experience that puts people at the
center. The third ecosystem is alive and well, due in part to Nokia's
partnership and commitment to delivering amazing new Windows Phones to consumers
around the world."
* Andy Lees, president of the Windows Phone Division at Microsoft.
"We are pleased to see the result of two strong teams coming together to bring
to market smartphones based on the Snapdragon processors, in only six months.
The completeness of the Snapdragon processor and deep integration between
Snapdragon and Windows Phone 7 have enabled a unique smartphone experience in
record development time for Nokia.
* Enrico Salvatori, senior vice president and president of Qualcomm CDMA
Technologies Europe
"With a fast-growing mobility market, Nokia's shift to Microsoft Windows Phone
positions it well to create a new, third mobility ecosystem that powers a new
generation of consumers and organizations. Working together with Nokia,
Accenture and Microsoft, Avanade will create a world-class capability to deliver
applications and services that address the needs of consumers, enterprises and
mobile operators."
* Ian Jordan, Executive Vice President, Avanade
"Both, the internet and the smartphone have become indispensable in today's
world. With its Nokia Lumia 800 Nokia has created a great smartphone. As a
longstanding partner, we are looking forward to making the Nokia Lumia 800
available, giving strong impulses to the growth market of mobile internet."
* Niek Jan van Damme, Board Member for Germany Deutsche Telekom AG and
Managing Director, Telekom Deutschland GmbH
"We're really pleased to be working with Nokia on what has to be one of the most
hotly anticipated phones of 2011. The Lumia 800 really is a stylish handset,
packed with a variety of innovative features, so when it's combined with all the
great benefits you get from being only on Orange - including a great deal for
upgrading customers - we believe it will be the one to watch this Christmas."
* Pippa Dunn, Chief Marketing Officer, Orange UK
"The Lumia 800 is a stunning looking phone and will be a great addition to our
handset offering in the run up to Christmas. When matched with one of our
flexible price plans, it really does become the handset of choice for those
wanting the latest feature packed smartphone at an affordable price point."
* Â Pippa Dunn, Chief Marketing Officer, T-Mobile UK
"We are pleased to see Nokia widening its portfolio with the new Nokia Lumia
800.It's a great opportunity broaden Vodafone's commercial offer and to deliver
more value and a compelling experience to our customers."
* Nuno Taveira, Terminals Director for Vodafone Spain and Vodafone Portugal
"We believe today's announcement of the Lumia 800 will put to rest the notion
that Nokia cannot innovate in the Windows phone space. Â Nokia has raised the bar
with respect to design and manufacturing excellence, creating a product that
will stand out in a very crowded field. Â This combined with enhanced navigation
and a simplified music experience, buying into the Nokia WP7 experience is
unique, and adds value for customers."
* Crawford del Prete, Senior Vice President, IDC, Hardware, Services and
Software Research and Consulting.
"In the increasingly crowded North American smartphone market, Nokia stands
poised to bring well-differentiated products and a similarly well-differentiated
experience in 2012. Â Nokia's solid and elegant design language combined with its
unique imaging and multimedia assets offer a seamless and intuitive experience
to the user. These fulfill Nokia's claims of offering a smartphone that is
'easier, faster, and funnier."
* Ramon Llamas is a Senior Research Analyst with IDC's Mobile Devices
Technology and Trends team
"Canalys believes that the introduction of the first LUMIA devices, based on
Windows Phone 7.5, confirms Nokia's commitment and seriousness to the platform,
innovation, and the company's new strategy. It is hugely re-assuring that it is
bringing two devices to market, which will be available across many highly
important countries in time for the holiday season at the end of the year."
* Rachel Lashford, Managing Director, Mobile & APAC, Canalys
"Nokia has put its stamp on Windows: beautifully-designed phones, forward
thinking with regard to integrated applications, and delivering a best-of-breed
navigation experience."
* Mark Lowenstein, Managing Director, Mobile Ecosystem
"This unique collaboration between our two companies on the ESPN Hub has been a
truly global effort that will see us continue to work closely together in the
months ahead. Nokia not only provides a great distribution platform, but
they're also a driver of innovation, which allows us to create an experience
that enables ESPN to better serve sports fans around the world."
* Russell Wolff, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, ESPN
International
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, visit
http://www.nokia.com/about-
nokia
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
It should be noted that certain statements herein which are not historical facts
are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, those regarding:
A) the expected plans and benefits of our strategic partnership with Microsoft
to combine complementary assets and expertise to form a global mobile ecosystem
and to adopt Windows Phone as our primary smartphone platform; B) the timing and
expected benefits of our new strategy, including expected operational and
financial benefits and targets as well as changes in leadership and operational
structure; C) the timing of the deliveries of our products and services; D) our
ability to innovate, develop, execute and commercialize new technologies,
products and services; E) expectations regarding market developments and
structural changes; F) expectations and targets regarding our industry volumes,
market share, prices, net sales and margins of products and services; G)
expectations and targets regarding our operational priorities and results of
operations; H) expectations and targets regarding collaboration and partnering
arrangements; I) the outcome of pending and threatened litigation; J)
expectations regarding the successful completion of acquisitions or
restructurings on a timely basis and our ability to achieve the financial and
operational targets set in connection with any such acquisition or
restructuring; and K) statements preceded by "believe," "expect," "anticipate,"
"foresee," "target," "estimate," "designed," "plans," "will" or similar
expressions. These statements are based on management's best assumptions and
beliefs in light of the information currently available to it. Because they
involve risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from the
results that we currently expect. Factors that could cause these differences
include, but are not limited to: 1) our ability to succeed in creating a
competitive smartphone platform for high-quality differentiated winning
smartphones or in creating new sources of revenue through our partnership with
Microsoft; 2) the expected timing of the planned transition to Windows Phone as
our primary smartphone platform and the introduction of mobile products based on
that platform; 3) our ability to maintain the viability of our current Symbian
smartphone platform during the transition to Windows Phone as our primary
smartphone platform; 4) our ability to realize a return on our investment in
MeeGo and next generation devices, platforms and user experiences; 5) our
ability to build a competitive and profitable global ecosystem of sufficient
scale, attractiveness and value to all participants and to bring winning
smartphones to the market in a timely manner; 6) our ability to produce mobile
phones in a timely and cost efficient manner with differentiated hardware,
localized services and applications; 7) our ability to increase our speed of
innovation, product development and execution to bring new competitive
smartphones and mobile phones to the market in a timely manner; 8) our ability
to retain, motivate, develop and recruit appropriately skilled employees; 9) our
ability to implement our strategies, particularly our new mobile product
strategy; 10) the intensity of competition in the various markets where we do
business and our ability to maintain or improve our market position or respond
successfully to changes in the competitive environment; 11) our ability to
maintain and leverage our traditional strengths in the mobile product market if
we are unable to retain the loyalty of our mobile operator and distributor
customers and consumers as a result of the implementation of our new strategy or
other factors; 12) our success in collaboration and partnering arrangements with
third parties, including Microsoft; 13) the success, financial condition and
performance of our suppliers, collaboration partners and customers; 14) our
ability to source sufficient quantities of fully functional quality components,
subassemblies and software on a timely basis without interruption and on
favorable terms, including the disruption of production and/or deliveries from
any of our suppliers as a result of adverse conditions in the geographic areas
where they are located; 15) our ability to manage efficiently our manufacturing,
service creation, delivery and logistics without interruption; 16) our ability
to ensure the timely delivery of sufficient volumes of products that meet our
and our customers' and consumers' requirements and manage our inventory and
timely adapt our supply to meet changing demands for our products; 17) any
actual or even alleged defects or other quality, safety and security issues in
our products; 18) any actual or alleged loss, improper disclosure or leakage of
any personal or consumer data collected or made available to us or stored in or
through our products; 19) our ability to successfully manage costs, including
our ability to achieve targeted costs reductions and to effectively and timely
execute related restructuring measures, including personnel reductions; 20) our
ability to effectively and smoothly implement the new operational structure for
our businesses; 21) the development of the mobile and fixed communications
industry and general economic conditions globally and regionally; 22) exchange
rate fluctuations, including, in particular, fluctuations between the euro,
which is our reporting currency, and the US dollar, the Japanese yen and the
Chinese yuan, as well as certain other currencies; 23) our ability to protect
the technologies, which we or others develop or that we license, from claims
that we have infringed third parties' intellectual property rights, as well as
our unrestricted use on commercially acceptable terms of certain technologies in
our products and services; 24) our ability to protect numerous Nokia, NAVTEQ and
Nokia Siemens Networks patented, standardized or proprietary technologies from
third-party infringement or actions to invalidate the intellectual property
rights of these technologies; 25) the impact of changes in government policies,
trade policies, laws or regulations and economic or political turmoil in
countries where our assets are located and we do business; 26) any disruption to
information technology systems and networks that our operations rely on; 27)
unfavorable outcome of litigations; 28) allegations of possible health risks
from electromagnetic fields generated by base stations and mobile products and
lawsuits related to them, regardless of merit; 29) our ability to achieve
targeted costs reductions and increase profitability in Nokia Siemens Networks
and to effectively and timely execute related restructuring measures; 30) Nokia
Siemens Networks' ability to maintain or improve its market position or respond
successfully to changes in the competitive environment; 31) Nokia Siemens
Networks' liquidity and its ability to meet its working capital requirements;
32) whether Nokia Siemens Networks is able to successfully integrate the
acquired assets of Motorola Solutions' networks business, retain existing
customers of the acquired business, cross-sell Nokia Siemens Networks' products
and services to customers of the acquired business and otherwise realize the
expected synergies and benefits of the acquisition; 33) Nokia Siemens Networks'
ability to timely introduce new products, services, upgrades and technologies;
34) Nokia Siemens Networks' success in the telecommunications infrastructure
services market and Nokia Siemens Networks' ability to effectively and
profitably adapt its business and operations in a timely manner to the
increasingly diverse service needs of its customers; 35) developments under
large, multi-year contracts or in relation to major customers in the networks
infrastructure and related services business; 36) the management of our customer
financing exposure, particularly in the networks infrastructure and related
services business; 37) whether ongoing or any additional governmental
investigations into alleged violations of law by some former employees of
Siemens AG may involve and affect the carrier-related assets and employees
transferred by Siemens AG to Nokia Siemens Networks; 38) any impairment of Nokia
Siemens Networks customer relationships resulting from ongoing or any additional
governmental investigations involving the Siemens carrier-related operations
transferred to Nokia Siemens Networks; as well as the risk factors specified on
pages 12-39 of Nokia's annual report Form 20-F for the year ended December
31, 2010 under Item 3D. "Risk Factors." Other unknown or unpredictable factors
or underlying assumptions subsequently proving to be incorrect could cause
actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements. Nokia does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.
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