{"id":653149,"date":"2013-04-18T09:03:43","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T13:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=632144"},"modified":"2013-04-18T09:03:43","modified_gmt":"2013-04-18T13:03:43","slug":"nokia-will-launch-another-hero-lumia-device-this-quarter-says-elop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/653149","title":{"rendered":"Nokia will launch another \u2018hero\u2019 Lumia device this quarter, says Elop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nokia intends to release a new flagship Lumia phone in the U.S. during this quarter, CEO Stephen Elop has said.<\/p>\n

Elop predicted the launch in an earnings call on Thursday, after the release of Nokia’s results for the first quarter of the year<\/a>. He said to “expect to see another hero move” during the quarter \u2013 a reference to the strategy of arranging strong promotion with a particular carrier, as happened with the Lumia 900 and AT&T last year.<\/p>\n

All the rumors<\/a> point to this hero phone being the Verizon Lumia 928. The Financial Times<\/a><\/em> has also reported that Nokia will soon launch a large-screened Lumia to rival Samsung’s Galaxy Note II, as well as a Lumia phone with the high-quality camera of the Symbian-toting Pureview<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“The next hero move in the U.S. kicks off a season of new product introductions,” Elop added. “We have a lot of juice ahead as it relates to the Lumia product line.”<\/p>\n

Elop also addressed falling sales of Nokia’s most low-end “smartphone” line, the full-touch Asha range, noting how the Lumia 520 demonstrated the company’s intention of “driving lower and lower with Lumia products as well”.<\/p>\n

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