Comments on: Nokia’s Lumia transition is complete. Will it pay off?

By: James Body

James Body — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 07:22:41 +0000

I am not so sure about this – sales of the lower end Asha handsets, particularly in Asia and Africa continue to grow – and the Lumia 920 is hugely superior to the predecessor Lumia 900.

One of my favorite handset at the moment is a dual SIM Nokia 101 – which cost me a princely $27 – what a wonderful bit of kit!

I think that Nokia has some way to go yet before they haul up the white flag!

By: Software development Services

Software development Services — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:51:35 +0000

The most exciting feature of Lumia 920 is wireless charging or inductive charging capability. This phone can be charged without connecting to any kind of wired charger. This Windows 8 based phone is going to give a tough competition to its rival, Apple, whose iDevice is expected to be launched soon.
Talking about Windows 8, it is not only limited to phones only, instead Windows 8 tablet, SURFACE, soon to be launched is also an apple of eye for its users. It have a variety of features explained in this article
http://www.evancarmichael.com/Technology/6726/Microsofts-Game-Changer-Surface-Tablet.html

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:28:39 +0000

These new Nokia’s look great. However, as Elop has stated, this is now a war of platforms, not phones. It doesn’t matter how nice these new Nokia’s are if the platform can’t compete with the iOS and Android.

Any word on how this situation might have improved?

By: Philip Crawford

Philip Crawford — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:16:04 +0000

The reason I make the point is that much comment (particularly regarding Nokia’s survival) which comes from the US is based (understandably) on how Nokia looks in the domestic US market. The rest of the world is very different, both in maturity, and in terms of the structure and scale of the carriers who as you point out are vital in this story (Verizon and AT&T are only number 18 and 20 in the world by number of subscribers). Whilst Nokia’s prospects in the US are both interesting and important, Nokia’s financials are driven by their Global success and the US market can provide quite a distorting lens on that.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:01:30 +0000

Good point, Philip. I focused on the U.S. mainly because Nokia made it a point to launch the new devices here. I think there’s still a challenge in other regions where Android in particular has taken root, but you’re right: there’s plenty of room for growth.

By: Philip Crawford

Philip Crawford — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:43:14 +0000

Interesting post but fails to see the global picture. Whilst the US smartphone market is well advanced and therefore the question of whether current smartphone users will switch is relevant, the rest of the world is not there yet. Remember Nokia sell 80m phones a quarter, of which only about 10m are smartphones, so they have a customer base of 70m per quarter of loyal Nokia buyers who need to be persuaded to by a Lumia. I don’t underestimate the challenge of that, but they have more of a chance with a level-playing-field set of products with some differentiation (camera, maps etc) which should at least appeal to some.
I am optimistic about where Nokia can get to globally from this point, even if significant penetration of the US will be more difficult, for the reasons you cite.

By: Jeff Putz

Jeff Putz — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 03:34:50 +0000

The mobile UI frameworks all work just fine in the phone version of IE today. I’m sure it’ll be fine in WP8. There’s nothing to address.

By: Virtuous

Virtuous — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 02:33:51 +0000

No pricing and release dates is a big fail for Nokia. In contrast Moto had the sense to announce pricing, availability and carriers. This announcement was premature and clearly timed to try to scoup Apple. Next week Apple will blow away Nokia.

By: hsl

hsl — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 01:50:19 +0000

One particular issue that many have overlook – the mobile web have been mostly optimize for webkit based browser due to the popularity of iPhone and Android ( add together, that’s 80+ % in many country ). MS would need a way to address this.

By: Jeff Putz

Jeff Putz — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 23:54:53 +0000

Megapixels don’t mean anything. I’m fairly certain consumers finally understand this. This particular camera, on paper, is vastly superior to that of most phones. We’ll see if it delivers in the wild.