Nokia launches Lumia 520 and 720 in India; phones available in April

Nokia has announced the launch of its two new Windows Phone 8 smartphones the Lumia 520 and Lumia 720 in India. Nokia had displayed these smartphones at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year. The smartphones will hit the stores by April. The Lumia 520 will cost Rs 10,500 approximately, but the company hasn’t announced the rupee price for the Lumia 720 yet. Nokia Lumia 720 costs €249 plus taxes, which means it could be around Rs 19k or even 20k. The Lumia 720 will be available in the market in Mid April while the Lumia 520 will be out in stores early April. Mr Vipul Mehrotra, Director-Smart Devices, India Middle East Africa, Nokia said at the launch said at the launch of the device, “The WP8 momentum is building and Nokia is charging ahead with the Lumia series. The launch of Nokia Lumia 720 and Nokia Lumia 520 reflects our commitment to build a winning ecosystem that will enrich people’s mobile experience and help them connect with each other at newer price points.” Key features of the Lumia 720 are: It has a 4.3 inch WVGA LCD screen with Gorilla Glass 2.0 and Super Sensitive Touch which allows users to use the phone with their fingernails and even with gloves on. It has a 1.0 GHz Dual-core Snapdragon S4. The device also comes with a 6.7 megapixel camera with F1.9 aperture and a Carl Zeiss lens which Nokia claims will offer the best picture taking experience. The camera has LED flash and is capable of HD video recording at 720 pixels at the rate of 30 frames per second. It has a Skype HD wide angle front camera with 1.3 megapixel range. In terms of space, the Lumia 720 has 512 MB RAM, 8GB mass memory and support for micro SD cards up to 64GB. It also comes with 7GB free SkyDrive storage. The Nokia 720 also comes with apps like Cinemagraph, Smart Shoot and Glam Me. The device will be available in five colours. It will also comes with an optional wireless charging shell. [caption id=“attachment_668477” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Nokia Lumia 520( L) and Lumia 720 (R)Image from Nokia.[/caption] The Nokia Lumia 520 comes with 4 inch IPS LCD WVGA (800 x 480 pixels) screen. It also has Super sensitive touch for nail and glove use. It has a 1 GHz Dual Core Snapdragon with 512 MB RAM and 8GB mass memory and support for micro SD cards up to 64GB plus 7GB free SkyDrive storage. The device has a 5 megapixel camera with video recording HD 720p 30fps. Nokia Lumia 520 is available in yellow, red, cyan, white, and black and with changeable shells. The device runs Windows 8. Video of Nokia Lumia 520

Video of Nokia Lumia 720