The latest Nokia Lumia 925 has made its appearance on the Nokia India website with a "coming soon" label and it seems that the company is all set to compete with rivals like the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S4.
Nokia launched the Lumia 925 and the Lumia 928 back-to-back in May; however, in the U.S., the Lumia 928 is heading to Verizon and the Lumia 925 to T-Mobile. The latest Lumia smartphones are not meant for all markets but the Lumia 925 is definitely coming to India.
Nokia has not confirmed an exact release date for the Lumia 925 but in anticipation of the launch, the Finnish company has reduced the price of the Lumia 920.
Nokia launched the Lumia 920 at a price tag of Rs.38,199 ($689 approximately) in India in January. But now the price of the handset has reduced to Rs.32,639 ($589 approximately) on its online store.
With the arrival of a new flagship model, the Lumia 925, many customers will be inclined towards the latest handset and, as such, the demand for Lumia 920 may reduce over time. However, Nokia has to duke out with HTC and Samsung, both of which have launched their flagship devices, the HTC One and the Galaxy S4, in India recently.
The HTC One is priced at Rs.42,900 ($774 approximately) and the Galaxy S4 is sold at Rs.40,300 ($727 approximately). However, Nokia need not worry as the popularity of Lumia handsets is increasing globally and with the launch of a new device like Lumia 925, many customers may want to lay hands on the latest handset.
Nokia has not confirmed the price of the Lumia 925 but it will have to be competitive, considering that the Indian market is quite price-sensitive. Even though the Lumia 925 packs in impressive features, it still has a dual core processor when compared to the quad-core processor found in the HTC One and Galaxy S4.
The competition in the Indian smartphone space is getting intense and companies like Samsung and Apple are offering 12 payment instalment scheme to make it easy for customers to buy a top-end smartphone with a premium price tag. However, HTC and Nokia customers have to shell the entire value of the handset upfront.
