Nokia 107 and 108 Dual SIM phones avilable in India for Rs. 1607 and Rs. 1883

Nokia announced the 107, affordable Dual SIM phone for China back in August and the 108 affordable camera phone with dual SIM support last month. The Nokia 107 and the 108 have a 1.8″(160 x 128 pixels) TFT display, run on Series 30 OS and features FM Radio with RDS and music player. The Nokia 108 has a VGA rear camera with video recording capabilities, Bluetooth 3.0 with SLAM that enables multimedia content sharing between phones equipped with Bluetooth. 

The Nokia 107 packs a 1020 mAh battery and the 108 comes with a 950 mAh battery.Both these use two Mini SIM cards. Both these have a micro SD card support (up to 16GB for 107 and up to 32GB for Nokia 108). The Nokia 108 comes in Yellow, White, Red, Cyan and Black, while the 107 comes in Red, Black and White.

The Nokia 107 is priced at Rs. 1,607 and is available only in Red color currently. The Nokia 108 is priced at Rs. 1,883 and is available in Cyan and White colors from the official Nokia Shop.

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Nokia Lumia 1020 up for pre-order in India for Rs. 49999

Nokia launched the Lumia 1020, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India last week, but they did not announce the pricing. Nokia said they would announce the price only on October 10th, a day before the launch, now the phone is available for pre-order from the official Nokia Shop for Rs 49,999. The Lumia 1020 has a 4.5-inch (1280 × 768 pixels) AMOLED capacitive touch screen ClearBlack display with Pure Motion HD+ technology. It is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and runs on the latest Windows Phone 8 OS with Amber update.

 

 

 

It has a 41-megapixel rear camera with 6 lens optics, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) , Xenon flash to shoot better images in low lighting condition and also LED flash for video recording. It has a 1.2-megapixel HD front-facing camera with wide angle lens, 2GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage. It packs a 2000 mAh battery with Wireless charging supported via option Charging Cover (CC-3066).

 

Nokia Lumia 1020 specifications

• 4.5-inch (1280 × 768 pixels) Pure Motion HD+ AMOLED capacitive touch screen ClearBlack display
• 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor
• Windows Phone 8 OS
• 10.4 mm thick and weighs 158 grams
• 41MP camera with BSI sensor, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), 6 lens optics, High resolution zoom 3x, Autofocus, Xenon Flash, LED for video, 1080p HD video recording at 30fps
• Nokia Pro Camera app
• 1.2MP HD front-facing camera with wide angle lens
• IHF speaker, 2 microphones, HD voice compliant, 3.5mm audio jack
• 3G HSPA+ 41Mbps, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS with Glonass, NFC
• 2GB RAM, 32GB internal memory
• 2000mAh battery

 

 

The Nokia Lumia 1020 comes in Yellow, Black and White colors and would go on sale sometime in the 3rd week of October. It also comes with a Nokia WH-530 stereo headphone worth Rs. 2,999 for free. It comes with Rs. 1000 worth app voucher, 2GB of 3G data per month for 2 months for Vodafone users and 1 year of complementary handset insurance plan from New India Assurance. Nokia already announced at the launch that they would sell the Camera Grip and Wireless Charging shell in India for Rs. 7,500 and Rs. 3,200 respectively.

 

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WeChat now available for Nokia Asha devices

WeChat, the Instant messenger application from the grand orient, has its aim squarely at Whatsapp for ubiquity in platforms. In that direction, it has announced the availability of the IM app for Nokia’s Asha range of devices. The IM app, which works fairly similar to Whatsapp in terms of functionality, is available for download over the Nokia Store.

“We are delighted to bring WeChat to Nokia Asha Touch smartphones to further extend the reach of this leading mobile social app. Nokia Asha Touch smartphone users can now enjoy a new way to connect with WeChat for free. Providing the best user experience is always our mission. While we aim to provide state of the art functions to our users, service quality is even a higher priority. We are excited about the launch and Nokia Asha Touch smartphone users will be pleased by the performance and experience brought by WeChat” said Dennis Hau, Head of Product Center, International Business Group, Tencent.

 

Recently, you might have seen some TV commercials for this application featuring Bollywood celebrities and what not featuring this app. We consider that a major push for just an IM app, and we are very curious about the level of marketing that is going on. That said, if you think it is worth checking out, download it from the Nokia Store at the source link below -

 

Source Nokia Store

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