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The highly anticipated Nokia Lumia phones based on the Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.5 aka Mango has finally made its debut here in Malaysia. The Nokia Lumia 800 as well as the colorful and fun Nokia Lumia 710 will be available through Nokia’s branded stores and partner retail outlets from 10 February 2012. The launch took place yesterday in Pavilion KL and with any product launch there was a special gift for early birds. The first 100 managed to walk away with Nokia Purity HD Stereo Headset by Monster, Microsoft Arc mouse and a few other freebies. Can you believe that the first guy in line was there since 6am ?!? Yes I kid you not, these are some die hard Nokia fans. There was also a flash mob and people riding in on colourful scooters. It was definitely a party and those that were there certainly enjoyed the entertainment especially those waiting in line.

Antony Wilson, Area Head of Marketing, Nokia South East Asia; and Neil Gordon, Vice President Sales, Nokia South East Asia (furthest right) with the first two customers of the Nokia Lumia 800 – Mahair (next to Antony Wilson) and Rominder (next to Neil Gordon) who lined up as early as 6am today at Pavilion.

All that you’ve grown to love about Nokia such as the high quality finish and well thought of design is embodied in their latest offering and now with Windows Phone as the heart of the phone you’ll be blown away by the integrated social experience and fast Internet browsing, bringing content to life for the consumer. Combining familiar Nokia elements such as leading imaging capabilities and mobile navigation, the Nokia Lumia 800 delivers the best Windows Phone experience on the market. Nokia Lumia 710 extends the Lumia experience to more people around the world with its affordability while offering personalisation with its colourful changeable covers.

“Let’s talk about the significance of the Nokia Lumia devices to us – from a strategy perspective, we are delivering our first Nokia Windows Phones in Malaysia in exactly a year since we announced the collaboration with Microsoft. And we have introduced Nokia’s signature services which make these phones much more desirable and relevant to consumers. This is a significant step forward as we continue to drive innovation throughout our entire portfolio, and the Nokia Lumia smartphones is a testimony to our capabilities in balancing technology innovation with optimal user experience,” said Neil Gordon, Vice President of Sales, Nokia South East Asia. “Together with Microsoft, Nokia has created a new ecosystem that opens up opportunities for developers, as seen in these first two Nokia Lumia smartphones.”

“The Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 710 embody core Nokia attributes in terms of craftsmanship, trusted quality, vibrant colour and a no compromise attitude toward performance and experience. The phones also offer the best in social networking through the People Hub, offering one touch access to social networks,” added Neil Gordon. “Malaysia is a strategic market for Nokia, with a population of socially connected, tech-savvy and design-conscious smartphone users, whom we believe will certainly enjoy the phones as it complements their lifestyle”

(Top: left to right) Vijay, Head of Device Marketing Digi; Antony Wilson, Area Head Marketing, Nokia South East Asia; Neil Gordon, Vice President of Sales, Nokia South East Asia; (bottom: L to R) Lai Shu Wei, Senior General Manager, Head of Device Management, Maxis and Zalman Zainal, Chief Marketing Officer, Celcom with the Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 710 after the launch of the devices at Pavilion today.

Nokia Lumia 800
The stunningly social Nokia Lumia 800 features head-turning design, vivid colors (cyan, magenta and black) and the best social and Internet performance, with one-touch social network access, easy grouping of contacts, integrated communication threads and Internet Explorer 9. It features a 3.7 inch AMOLED ClearBlack curved display blending seamlessly into the reduced body design, and a 1.4 GHz processor with hardware acceleration and a graphics processor. The Nokia Lumia 800 contains an instant-share camera experience based on leading Carl Zeiss optics, HD video playback, 16GB of internal user memory and free SkyDrive storage for storing images and music. The Nokia Lumia 800 is available at a RRP of RM1,650.

Nokia Lumia 710
The purposely built, no-nonsense Nokia Lumia 710 can be personalized with exchangeable back covers and thousands of apps to bring the Lumia experience to more people around the world. The Nokia Lumia 710 is designed for instant social & image sharing, and the best browsing experience with IE9. It is available in black and white with black, white, cyan, fuchsia and yellow back covers. With the same 1.4 GHz processor, hardware acceleration and graphics processor as the Nokia Lumia 800, the Nokia Lumia 710 delivers high performance at an affordable price. The Nokia Lumia 710 is available at a RRP of RM999

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