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Sales Declined of Lumia & Other Phones in Q4 For Preparing Division Selling To Microsoft

lumia-720-position-clubpenguinIn what will probably be Nokia&#8217s last quarterly earnings before it hands off its cell phone making business to Microsoft, the Finnish mobile maker has reported lower sales of Lumia products in its Q4. The organization also reported a non-IFRS operating profit of €408 million &#8212 but based mainly on its NSN equipment business. So the choice to cut loose its cell phone making business looks to become vindicated by these results. Nokia&#8217s modified operating profit within the quarter was €274 million &#8212 €243 million which originated from NSN. Its non-IFRS Expanded polystyrene was €0.08. Revenue was €3.476 billion. Inside a preview from the earnings, TC&#8217s Alex Wilhelm recommended Nokia should easily sell greater than ten million Lumias with what was in the end the vacation quarter. In case Nokia hasn't damaged out an amount for sales from the Home windows Phone products in the Q4 earnings report &#8212 observing merely a loss of Wise Products internet sales (and in fundamental Cell Phones internet sales), so most probably it offered under the 8.8 million Lumia reported last quarter. Update: According towards the WSJ Nokia has confirmed it offered 8.two million Lumias within the quarter. Full-year 2013 Lumia sales stand at $ 30 million models. The entire year-on-year loss of stopped procedures internet sales within the 4th quarter 2013 was mainly because of lower Cell Phones internet sales and, to some lesser extent, lower Wise Products internet sales. Our Cell Phones internet sales were impacted by competitive industry dynamics, including intense smartphone competition at progressively lower cost points and intense competition in the low finish in our product portfolio. Our Wise Products internet sales were impacted by competitive industry dynamics such as the strong momentum of competing smartphone platforms, as along with our portfolio transition from Symbian items to Lumia items. In the previous earnings report, for its fiscal Q3, Nokia reported an unexpected profit of  €118 million ($160 million), with 8.8 million Lumia mobile phones offered within the quarter &#8212 up from 7.4 million Lumias offered in the Q2. Nokia made a practical loss of €115 million ($156 million) for the reason that quarter. In the Q1 Nokia reported 5.six million Lumias offered &#8212 so sales of their Lumia products were progressively growing, quarter on quarter. Its Q4 results reverse that trend &#8212 making Nokia&#8217s decision to hands-off its phone business to Microsoft seem like a good one. In September Nokia introduced it would sell substantially all its phone making business to Microsoft. That transaction continues to be Read more [...]

Nokia Outlook Brightened by Networks

Interim Boss Timo Ihamuotila spoke throughout a Nokia press conference in Espoo last fall.

Nokia is placed to produce its new core procedures like a particularly more powerful company, after offloading its loss-making phone division to Microsoft inside a transaction likely to be completed by late March. Regardless, in last year's final quarter the operating profit from the Finnish company fell lacking analysts' anticipation, compelling Nokia to dive by nine percent around the New You are able to Stock Market on Thursday.

Neglecting the phone division, the revenue of Nokia fell by 20 percent to three.5 billion pounds and operating profit excluding non-recurring products by 39 percent to 408 million pounds between October and December.

Regardless of the pending purchase from the phone division, Nokia faces numerous challenges.

Competition within the networking clients are a minimum of as callous as with the cell phone sector, with rivals not always following exactly the same rules. European firms have frequently punished China's Huawei for underpricing its network equipment with the aid of financing supplied by the condition of China.

“The year 2013 was historic. We required within the network business and made the decision to market our products business. Once the purchase from the products business continues to be completed, we is constantly develop our procedures from the firmer footing,” Nokia's interim leader Timo Ihamuotila claims.

From the 11 billion euro revenue recorded by Nokia Solutions and Systems (NSN) this past year, roughly half is due to the sales of network equipment and half to services.

Started 2 yrs ago, the modification in Nokia's focus has shown useful. This past year, NSN seems to possess outstripped its lengthy-term rival Ericsson in relative profitability. Ericsson, however, isn't scheduled to write its 4th-quarter interim result until next Thursday.

It's also historic how rapidly Nokia handled to wreck its cell phone business. After posting annual profits of seven,588 million pounds in 2007, this past year the division recorded deficits of 520 million pounds.

The choice to adopt Microsoft's operating-system because the platform for Nokia's mobile phones would be a mistake. Yet, the actual causes of Nokia's worries originate from the miscalculations of Nokia professionals and board people years back.

The purchase from the phone division to Microsoft won't have an impressive impact on the Finnish economy as lengthy because the jobs moved towards the American software behemoth stay in Finland. Considering the deficits published through the phone business, however, it appears inevitable that Microsoft must slash costs. Nokia has moved a number of its non-core product functions to Asia.

“The mood in the organization is mainly expectant. People going to be used by Microsoft are awaiting the finalisation from the transaction and also the proceed to their new employer.”

“Meanwhile, the folks remaining on Nokia's payroll are awaiting the launch from the new procedures,” describes Ihamuotila.

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Nokia’s Dumbphones Facing Uncertainty at Microsoft

"Year-on-year decline." Individuals are words that no business anticipates posting in the earnings reviews, but regrettably we have seen them printed generally on Nokia's quarterly claims. Though there has been a couple of good and the bad, battling profits and purchasers happen to be an over-all concern for any very long time, and regrettably this quarter's earnings report did little to assuage our worries Nokia offered 600,000 less Lumias compared to previous quarter. Since Microsoft's purchase of Nokia's products and services division is nearly complete, a lot of our focus has switched to the way the merger will modify the Lumia selection of Home windows Phones. A level bigger mystery right now, however, is exactly what Microsoft will choose related to the relaxation of Nokia's phones -- namely, the Cell Phone division, featuring its the business's fundamental featurephones and also the Asha selection of advanced featurephones, none which run Home windows Phone.

Soon after Microsoft introduced its intent to get the phone maker, Nokia was adamant the division wasn't going anywhere it's "substantial global achieve ... along with a strong subscriber base,Inch however in emerging marketplaces like India and China, it faces intense competition from completely functional smartphone platforms for the same cost. A whole lot worse, once we learned in yesterday's report, sales out of this division were flat -- and because the competition will get heavier, it is going to worsen, not better. Could it be worthwhile for Microsoft to test saving a selection of mobile phone models that do not feature Home windows Phone OS? Or will it be preferable to push lower-finish Lumia products to cater to another billion smartphone customers?

We have seen several companies make huge moves to compete in emerging marketplaces, where a difference of $10 or $20 may have a significant impact.

In yesterday's report, Nokia mentioned: "Our Cell Phones internet sales were impacted by competitive industry dynamics, including intense smartphone competition at progressively lower cost points and intense competition in the low finish in our product portfolio." Quite simply, an increase of cheap Android and Opera OS products is which makes it hard for Nokia's lower-finish products to stay relevant in very competitive nations like India and China.

The Ashas, which bridge the divide between featurephones and mobile phones, vary from $70 to $100 however, Android products such as the Universe Pocket cost around $85 within the same marketplaces and provide similar specs having a much wider number of applications. Opera OS products such as the ZTE Open are actually readily available for around $75. Heck, the Lumia 520, which utilizes the Home windows Phone platform, costs roughly just like an Asha.

We have seen several companies make huge moves to compete in emerging marketplaces, where a difference of $10 or $20 may have a significant impact. Regrettably, what this means is it's a lot more hard for the Asha selection to compete today than only a couple years back once they were first introduced. At that time, the idea was seem -- should you provide a featurephone with wise capabilities just like a developer platform, texting/email, social media and so forth, the clients can come. However nowadays, as other platforms like Android and Opera start to achieve emerging marketplaces for the similar prices, designers tight on incentive to pay attention to making applications for Asha items, and customers will end up more reluctant to purchase in to the ecosystem.

There's still a spot for the easiest of phones. The $20 Nokia 105, for example, is really a fundamental candybar phone that provides a couple of nice extra supplies like Radio, torch and (on top of that) month-lengthy battery existence. But how about the $85 Nokia 301 (pictured above), that provides a camera, HSPA connectivity and Mail for Exchange? What about the $160, aluminum-clad Nokia 515? We are not too sure there's a spot for them within the a long time. It's fantastic to determine lots of variety within the low finish, however these mobile phone models will not have the ability to stay afloat inside a ocean of similarly listed phones which have more abilities.

These mobile phone models will not have the ability to stay afloat inside a ocean of similarly listed phones which have more abilities.

Nokia claims that featurephones will not go away under Microsoft's reign, and everything underneath the Cell Phone umbrella continues on. But outdoors from the Nokia 105, we simply aren't seeing how selling a featurephone which costs greater than $60 is sensible -- and when Microsoft continues the Asha selection, it would need to add much more functionality to be able to contend with phones that boast full smartphone platforms. This is when a tool such as the oft-rumored Normandy would play a fascinating role, becasue it is apparently an Asha-class phone that includes a forked form of Android. However, Microsoft might not be so interested in Nokia starting the telephone for your very reason.

No matter what goes on towards the Normandy ultimately, we doubt it'll have a lot of an impact on Microsoft's finish goal -- to assist Home windows Phone blossom and also be. A good option to achieve that at this time is within emerging marketplaces, where it's finally becoming affordable to obtain a smartphone. Nokia produced lots of momentum with low-finish mobile phones such as the Lumia 520, which Softpedia claims was the very best-selling Home windows device on the planet in September. Microsoft should make the most of individuals achievements rather than concentrating on items that deter from the objective.

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Start Screen of Nokia Lumia 2520

Area of the Nokia Lumia 2520&#8216s charm is having the ability to pin applications, games, or Web bookmarks towards the Start screen for fast and simple... Read more [...]

Unboxing & Hands on With Inexpensive 1 GB Windows Phone – Nokia Lumia 525

Nokia Lumia 525

Considering Nokia's problem-fixing Lumia 525

This past year, Nokia introduced the Lumia 520, a lost-cost means to fix individuals who would like a Home windows Phone in emerging marketplaces. Because it works out, demand was much greater than anybody anticipated. Nearly annually later and also the 520 is among the best-selling Home windows Phones around. It’s an excellent low-risk method to experience Home windows Phone also it paves the way to greater finish options. But when the Lumia 520 had one flaw, it had been the quantity of RAM.

Home windows Phone 8 can run easily on 512 Megabytes products, however, many greater finish games (and a number of applications) take some good memory optimisation before they are able to run easily. That usually happens, but it will take several weeks following the initial release. Microsoft is confident this can disappear as designers target 512 Megabytes products later on, but until recently, there hasn’t been a minimal-cost 1 GB Lumia to obtain for this problem.

The Lumia 525 fixes that simply by thumping the RAM to at least one GB. Can lightning strike two times for Nokia? Watch my unboxing and first impressions of Nokia's device to discover.

Lumia 525 Specifications

  • Home windows Phone 8 with Update 3 (10517) and Lumia Black
  • 4-inch Insolvency practitioners Liquid crystal display, Sunlight readability, Lumia Color Profile, double-tap to wake
  • 8 GB of internal storage (4.5 GB available), micro SD expansion
  • 1 GB of RAM
  • 1 GHz dual-core Snapdragon CPU
  • 5 Mega pixel rear camera, no expensive (no front facing camera)
  • Bluetooth 4. LE
  • 1430 mAh battery

As pointed out above, the Lumia 525 is almost just like the Lumia 520. Nearly. You will find a couple of changes, all of which are for that better:

  • Glossy, interchangeable back covers, rather than matte
  • Double-tap to wake has become available (also around the AT&ampT Lumia 520, although not many more)
  • Display appears slicker to touch

Other notable changes incorporate a non-embossed logo design around the back and a little more recessed side secrets.

Although in writing the products are very similar, I believe the glossy back adds a bit more pizazz towards the Lumia 525, which makes it feel more high-finish. Because of its size, it isn't slippery also it stays within my hands effortlessly. The Lumia 525’s display seems less sticky to make use of when in comparison towards the Lumia 520, and whites really are a tad better.

Lumia 525 camera sample

The Five Mega pixel is unremarkable, however in daylight works quite nicely with pronounced sharpness (see above sample photo). For a beginner phone, customers ought to be pleased.

As I only have spent a couple of hrs using the Lumia 525, my primary impressions are wonderful. Basically needed to choose from it along with a Lumia 520, it’s a simple decision because the former has less limitations onto it for software.

Granted, having the ability to run top end games has its own restrictions too, namely storage, that is still assigned just 8 GB. Presently, Home windows Phone 8 doesn’t allow storage of applications or games towards the storage card, though I’ve heard the 8.1 update – due later this season being an upgrade – will enable this selection. We’ll need to wait and find out though.

I’ll spend a couple of more days using the Lumia 525 and let guess what happens I believe. Although Nokia’s latest device isn’t expected within the United kingdom or US marketplaces, customers can choose to purchase it via online merchants. Such as the Lumia 520 though, if there's enough demand for this, we might see more company pickup later on.

The Lumia 525 is presently available (or visiting) China, India, Vietnam and Singapore. There's additionally a Lumia 526 variant particularly for China Mobile.

Have questions regarding the Lumia 525? Request away in comments or mind to our devoted Lumia 525 forums to do your homework!


Lumia 525 (left) versus Lumia 520 (right)

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NOKIA LUMIA 1320 Available in Malaysia From 17th January

Nokia Lumia 1320

We've lately unboxed the Nokia Lumia 1320, your budget-friendly form of the Nokia Lumia 1520. The unit continues to be not broadly available, however, you can grab one on eBay should you can’t wait any more. Nokia Malaysia has additionally just introduced their prices and availability for that Lumia 1320. It'll start selling there on The month of january 17th for 1199 MYR (roughly $369 USD).

Within an e-mailed pr release, Dick Yoong, the nation Manager of Malaysia and Brunei of Nokia states:

"Building on the prosperity of the Lumia 1520, we looked to help expand our innovation offering by getting the very best Lumia encounters from Nokia and also the latest from Home windows Phone to some large screen smartphone, at a less expensive cost."

Nokia Lumia 1320

The Nokia Lumia 1320 includes a 6-inch 720x1280 display having a dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, 1 GB of RAM, microSD expansion, 3400 mAh battery along with a 5-megapixel camera. As the Lumia 1320 includes a lower cost point compared to Lumia 1520, still it brings high-finish encounters for example streaming limitless music free of charge with Nokia MixRadio and installing your preferred playlists for offline enjoyment. Additionally, it offers navigation and mapping services came from here Drive and HERE Maps, that can come pre-loaded.

Nokia Lumia 1320 purchasers will even like this the device’s 6-inch display supports super sensitive touch to ensure that it can nonetheless be combined with lengthy nails or perhaps with mitts on. Gorilla Glass 3 can also be incorporated.

Obviously, in a lower cost, you will see some sacrifices. The Lumia 1320 includes a less effective processor, lower screen resolution, lower megapixel count, less internal storage, and fewer RAM compared to Nokia Lumia 1520. We’ll have our full overview of the Lumia 1320 soon for additional particulars.

If you are in Malaysia, are you currently obtaining a Lumia 1320 around the 17th? Tell us within the comments!

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Nokia’s Repressed iOS Map App Pulled Off From App Store

Nokia’s HERE Maps application for iOS burst to the scene in late 2012 among the drama which was unfolding around Apple’s iOS mapping application debacle. Google’s mapping solution have been ousted from Apple’s mobile products and also the Cupertino-based company rushed out its very own Maps application instead. It had been a tragedy. As the world anxiously waited for Google Maps to create its triumphant go back to iOS, Nokia beat Google towards the punch and launched HERE Maps, an iOS port of their fantastic mapping application for Home windows Phone, also it appeared as if the organization may have new existence like a mix-platform company.

Two days later, HERE Maps ended up from the top-1000 free applications around the iOS application download charts. A couple of several weeks later, Nokia’s mapping boss quit because the application ongoing to flounder. Now, Nokia confirmed it has drawn HERE Maps from the Application Store completely also it blamed iOS 7 for the choice to achieve this.

“We have made a decision to get rid of our HERE Maps application in the Apple Application Store because recent changes to iOS 7 harm the consumer experience,” Nokia stated inside a statement carrying out a report from Indian Express. “iPhone customers could make use of the mobile web form of HERE Maps under m.here.com, providing them location needs, for example search, routing, orientation, transit information and much more, all completely totally free.Inches

Nokia’s HERE Maps application will survive like a web application but so far as iOS is worried, it’s likely basically dead for the moment thinking about the a large number of terrific native mapping application options which are still alive and well within the Application Store.

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