America's No. 1 network carrier Verizon Communications
Inc.(NYSE:VZ) and Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK) on Monday announced the launch
of Nokia Lumia 822, a variant of the Lumia 820 unveiled by European handset
maker last month.
"Bringing the Nokia Lumia 822 to Verizon Wireless
allows us to expand our award winning Lumia brand to even more customers here
in the United States," said Olivier Puech, President of Nokia Americas.
"With the Nokia Lumia 822, first-time smartphone buyers - and those ready
to switch - will get high-quality performance on both their device and Verizon
Wireless' incredibly fast 4G LTE network."
Nokia two smartphones unveiled last month - Lumia 920
and 820 - are being tweaked to suit the requirements of the network carriers
who will be selling the phones as a bundled offering.
The Nokia Lumia 822 has an 8MP camera with industry
leading optics from Carl Zeiss, alongside a 1.2MP HD front-facing camera for
crystal clear video calls. The Nokia Lumia 822 also features an exchangeable
shell design, sold separately, which supports wireless charging. It comes with
the Nokia Drive, a voice navigation system and Nokia City Lens, an enhancement
to its location services.
The Nokia Lumia 822 also comes with Nokia Music - a
completely ad-free music streaming application, requiring no registration, no
log-in or subscription. Nokia Music allows consumers to enjoy the songs of
their favourite artists without disruption, both online and offline so
consumers can listen to their favourite playlists anytime, anywhere.
The Nokia Lumia 822 is powered by Microsoft's Windows
Phone 8 software which is being launched today in San Francisco by the company.
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