Nokia Lumia handset photos leaked

NEW YORK - Pictures have been published online purportedly showing the new Nokia Windows Phone 8 mobile handsets which are expected to be released in New York this week.

4.5-inch Nokia Lumia 920 with PureView. PHOTO COURTESY OF @evleaks

Images that apparently show the new Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 handsets were released on Twitter on an account called @evleaks. The same account was used last week to leak images apparently showing new HTC devices.

The pictures show the handsets, which look similar to Nokia's earlier Lumia models, in a range of colours, including yellow and red. The larger of the two, the Lumia 920, has a 4.5-inch display and the smaller Lumia 820 has a 4.3-inch display but comes in more colours.

No other information was given but if the pictures are not genuine then they are certainly high quality fakes, reported the Daily Telegraph.

Nokia and Microsoft are holding a joint event in New York on Wednesday at which they are expected to announce the new Windows Phone 8 handsets. The event is scheduled for exactly a week before Apple is expected to announce its new iPhone.

Nokia and Microsoft are pinning their hopes on the next Windows-based phones to challenge it and Samsung's Galaxy smartphones. Their joint media event in New York will coincide with Nokia World, Nokia's major showcase in Helsinki.

Nokia has been fighting for survival after ceding vast ground to Apple and Samsung in recent years. In 2011 it abandoned its own mobile operating system, Symbian, and forged a software alliance with Microsoft, which had also been caught on its heels by the smartphone fall behind in smartphone boom. Their first collaboration, the Lumia 800, was well-reviewed but sales have been modest.

Mr Elop, who was brought in from Microsoft two years ago to lead Nokia's fight against Apple and Samsung, said he was sticking to his strategy of using Microsoft software despite the limited success of Windows phones so far. AGENCIES

Source: www.todayonline.com