Nokia may debut Lumia 610 and 900 next week

PanARMENIAN.Net - Nokia may finally offer a peek at its new Lumia 610 and 900 phones early next week, CNET reported.

Sources told Reuters that the mobile phone maker will show off both Windows Phone handsets in a news conference scheduled for Monday, February 27 at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, Spain.

Little is known about the 610 except that it's supposed to be a budget-friendly phone, cheaper than some of the other Lumia handsets. The Lumia 900 has gotten most of the buzz so far, with proud parent Nokia demonstrating the device at last month's CES.

Nokia's first LTE-based Windows Phone handset, the 900 will sell for US$99 with the standard two-year contract. Carried by AT&T in the United States, the phone is scheduled to debut March 18.

Despite the 900's focus on the US market, the sources told Reuters that Nokia will unveil a global version of the phone at MWC on Monday. Responding to the Reuters report, a spokesman for Nokia told CNET that the company cannot make any comment on speculation of this sort.

Whenever it hits the stage, the 900 will be packed with other high-end features, including a 4.3-inch AMOLED screen and a rear camera with a Carl Zeiss lens and dual LED flash.

A front-facing camera is also part of the package along with 16GB of memory and a long-lasting battery.