VVS Laxman launches Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820, Hyderabad

Hyderabad, January 11, 2013: Nokia India today launched its Lumia WP8 devices: Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 in Hyderabad. Present at the launch to unveil the devices was Cricketer VVS Laxman along with Mr. Viral Oza, Director- Marketing, Nokia India at the UniverCell, Madhapur in Hyderabad.

The stunning Nokia Lumia 920 is the flagship Windows Phone 8 smartphone, including the latest advances in Nokia PureView imaging innovation while the Nokia Lumia 820 is a stylish, mid-range smartphone that delivers high-end performance in a compact package.

Mr. Viral Oza, Director- Marketing, Nokia India said, "We are working with partners across the board to take the Lumia experience to more and more consumers faster. We have had a long standing partnership with Univercell, and we are happy to be launching our new Lumia range in Hyderabad with them. Our new devices are all about letting people have a choice about the level of innovation and the type of experience they want. The new Nokia Lumia WP8 devices come with the best imaging capabilities, the best location based services, wireless charging and a more personalized experience with the Windows Phone 8." fri\JAL-:i C.) PA (-- CC) According to Satish_Babu,JVID,UniverCell said, "We are very proud and excited to be the first to bring the new Lumia range to our consumers. We firmly believe that these new devices will strengthen Nokia's position among high end smart phones. At UniverCell it is our constant endeavor to bring the best and latest technology, with live demo to our consumers and be the ultimate destination for smart devices; and this is a reinforcement of this intent".
VVS Laxman #switched to the Nokia Lumia 920 at the event and said, "I am a complete gadget freak and it is a pleasure to introduce to Hyderabad the new Lumia devices that have been creating so much buzz round the world. I am really looking forward to having a lot of fun with my Lumia 920."

Nokia Lumia 920 will be available in yellow, red, white and black, while the Nokia Lumia 820 will come in red, yellow, cyan, white and black.

Nokia Lumia 920 will be available to Indian consumers at a best buy price of Rs. 38,199; and Nokia Lumia 820 at a best buy price of Rs. 27,559.

Uniquely Lumia All the Nokia Lumia WP8 come packed with signature Lumia features that deliver the best experience on the WP platform:

• Exclusive camera lenses that transform the creative power of the smartphone camera. The Cinemagraph lens adds simple animations to still photographs, while Smart Shoot creates a single, perfect shot from multiple images, even removing unwanted objects from the picture.

• The world's best maps and location experience, including Nokia Maps, Nokia Drive, Nokia Transport and the exclusive Nokia City Lens. Nokia City Lens displays information about local surroundings overlaid onto buildings as seen through the camera viewfinder.

• An advanced Nokia Music offering: Making it easy to discover and enjoy new music, Nokia Music provides free streaming of ad-free tracks without registration or subscription and the ability to download playlists for listening offline, sharing tracks and events via social networks, email or SMS.

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.