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Nokia Confirms Hard Drive Enabled, Megapixel Phones |
axxxr
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Nokia has confirmed it will be releasing mobile phones with hard drives in 2005 and 2006, in a bid to make their phones more attractive as a competitor to music devices such as the iPod. Samsung has already introduced a phone with internal hard drive in Korea, and will no doubt follow eventually for GSM.
Nokia has also confirmed that it will release more than 20 phones with at least 1 megapixel resolution next year to regain market share lost to companies such as Sony Ericsson and Samsung.
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gbrooks3
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wow, 20 phones in a year that is some going. maybe too much? |
SnowBear
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maby they do 1090, 1091, 1092, and so on as they always do when thye relase a "new" phone
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bart
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more then half of the new phones released are cam phones. so nokia will replace VGA and CIF cams by 1MP. its cheaper when they buy a hole load of MP cams.
and to be honest an MP cam is becomming cheaper ever week. so its more normal then special to me.
With Ericsson and Nokia gone: we must keep their spirits alive and buy JOLLA or YOTA |
k700nut
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20 phones per annum,now that's loads.bring back the days of the nk402 and the vauxhall nova i say.a new phone,just isn't a new phone anymore.as soon as It's off the shelf,It's out of date.It's all a bit too overwhelming now,imo.
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marlonski
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@bart
Agree ! 
GSM.....great link !
Are the clamshells for real ? WOW !!!
I want one now |
axxxr
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Nokia Plans 40 New Handsets for 2005
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) -- Nokia Corp., the world's largest mobile phone maker, plans to bring 40 new handsets to the market next year as it seeks to expand its already dominant market share amid increased competition from rivals Motorola Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. and Sony Ericsson.
The Finnish company, which has promised to launch a total of 35 new handsets in 2004, is trying to regain market share after gaps in its product range allowed competitors like Samsung and London-based Sony Ericsson to chip away at its dominance in the mid- to high-end range of phones.
In an update to investors outlining its forecasts Thursday in New York, Nokia said it sees the mobile phone market growing by around 10 percent in 2005 from the 630 million units it expects to be sold in 2004. While unit sales will continue to show good growth, prices will fall and the value of the market will therefore increase at a slower pace, it said.
Nokia said it aims to expand faster than the market and maintain its long-term market share goal of 40 percent.
The company has said it had a market share of 32.5 percent in the third quarter, which was a recovery from the first and second quarters, but down from 37.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2003.
``We estimate year-on-year mobile device volume growth in 2005 will be fastest in Latin America, Europe/Africa/Middle East and North America, while expansion in Asia-Pacific and China will be slightly slower,'' chief executive Jorma Ollila said.
Nokia said it aims to increase its competitiveness by broadening its product portfolio. In 2005, about two-thirds of Nokia's mobile device launches will have cameras, while more than half are expected to be clamshell, slide and other non-bar designs, the company said.
Earlier in the year, Nokia had said it was losing business to rivals because of intense competition but conceded it had been late to react to new trends and introduce products like fashionable ``clamshell'' handsets.
``Industry dynamics have shifted, and we have been adapting our mind-set, customer approach, product portfolio and technologies to sharpen our competitive position,'' Ollila said.
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skaroger867
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looks like nokia is gonna be one busy company coming up soon. cant wait to see the results...hopefully they will produce some nice handsets. i can imagine a nokia slider tho....just weird. |
govigov
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looks like we may have some real competetion |
Wazuki
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Id love to see 6260 like slider or rotator. And 2 megapix camera. But no mechanical optical zoom please- it looks weird. Better that shock reacting lens.
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coolfighter
Joined: Jun 02, 2002
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yeah they gonna use the same phone on this devices 6230 and 7610
and new cover design with new names
in 2005
such this
6235 - 6240 - 6245 - 6250 - 6260
7640 - 7655 - 7677 - 7688 - 7713
lol
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Posted: 2004-11-04 21:47
