Finnish handset maker Nokia has announced pre-bookings for its Lumia 925 on leading e-commerce sites such as Flipkart, Indiatimes and HomeShop 18.
Flipkart is charging Rs 33,999 for the pre-order and said the expected release date in India is fourth week of August.The online retailer is also offering an EMI scheme of three and six months respectively and free Blaupunkt bluetooth headset with the device as part of the order.
Lumia 625 features a 4.7-inch screen, the biggest for a Lumia handset, but is a mid-range device. It has a LCD display with 800x480p resolution and 201ppi pixel density. The screen features the Super Sensitive Touch technology that allows users to use it while wearing gloves. Under the hood is a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 512MB RAM and Windows Phone 8 operating system. The company has included 8GB internal storage in the phone, along with microSD support up to 64GB.
Nokia had launched this latest smartphone in its Lumia series in London in May. The phone is available in Europe for around £400. Nokia is facing stiff competition from iOS and Android-based phones in smartphone category.
According to research firm Gartner, Nokia's Windows Phone sales have sequentially improved reaching a volume of 5.1 million units, but it was still at a tenth slot in terms of market share in smartphone segment in the first quarter of 2013.