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“Strike when
the iron is hot” appears to be the idiom of the day for Nokia as reports hinted
at the possible release of a Nokia phablet that will go up against similar
large-display smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy Note.
An
unidentified source revealed that the Finnish multinational company is aiming
to enter the phablet market with a number of devices that are set to be
released before the end of the year including the reported Nokia phablet. The
source revealed that the device will be a smartphone/tablet hybrid similar to
the device currently being offered by the South Korean company in the market.
In addition
to the reported Nokia phablet, the company is also set to release a number of
high-end smartphones within the year. This comes as the Nokia Lumia product
lineup continues to struggle to increase its share of the market that is
currently being dominated by iOS and Android devices.
One of these
high-end devices will be the first Nokia Lumia smartphone featuring the
Pureview technology of the company. It will come with a forty-megapixel camera and
is set to be introduced by the company by July.
Another smartphone that is set to be released is an enhanced version of
the Nokia Lumia 920 along with a low-cost model, which will be released by
fall.
The company
revealed that it was able to deliver around 5.6 million units of its Lumia
smartphone in the first quarter, which is higher than the 4.4 million units it
delivered in the fourth quarter last year. However, this is nowhere near to the
shipments that its competitors have reported for their respective devices.
Apple
revealed that it delivered around 37 million units of its iPhones last quarter
while Samsung reportedly shipped over 61 million units in the same period.
The Finnish
company anticipates a 27 percent increase in shipments for its Lumia
smartphones during the present quarter. Despite the upcoming release of Nokia
phablet and other high-end smartphones, the company will have to double its
effort in order to get a good enough share of the market that is currently
dominated by Samsung and Apple.
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