Now THIS is what I've been waiting for!!!
Nokia CEO says 'we are planning a lot of exciting things with Verizon' | The Verge
Nokia CEO says 'we are planning a lot of exciting things with Verizon' | The Verge
In the end i hope they just release a 920 version for all the carriers much like how Samsung released the original galaxy for all 4.
No... By the time the ATT exclusivity is up, they'd better have something BETTER than the 920 for us....
I've heard that they have a couple of things up their sleeve.
Firstly, Verizon is very pleased with the sales of the 822. From what I understand, it is quite a hot seller thus far and was reduced to $49.99 because of the margin and the interest - making it more of a mass market product. It will bump back up to $99.99 in January, though.
They are disappointed in the HTC 8X. The high price and lack of features is a problem and apparently HTC did not help matters by being inflexible on expanding storage (Verizon asked them for a 32GB model to go with the wireless charging) and being inflexible on the price they charged the carrier. Reading between the lines indicates that HTC may have gotten a big head over the 8X and it ended up biting them in their bums. Nokia's aggressive strategy is paying dividends with all carriers they are available on - and making the carriers more interest in adding more Nokia WP8 devices.
Verizon has asked Nokia for a version of the 620 that has LTE capability because they really want to move everyone over to LTE and onto smartphones. HTC was supposed to give them the 8S, but apparently they are mostly going with non-US markets where the 8X is doing better when sold off carrier. Verizon's people have apparently asked them why they could not have built the 8X with a similar case where it is pretty much unibody but the bottom snaps off for the SIM card and microSD expansion. The low storage and lack of expansion are major reasons why people are not buying the 8X. And HTC did not want to add LTE to the 8S - a deal breaker for VZW.
I think this has a lot to do with why they are cancelling the Droid DNA based larger Zenith device. From what I understand, MS has told HTC they will provide 1080 support if they ask for it. I know Verizon is loving how much MS wants to work with them and the OEMs to really develop what they all want.
So look for a free Samsung WP8 device, if Sammy can ever deliver them to go with the high end ATIV Odyssey.
But it sounds like Verizon will get the 622 (appears VZW will be getting the x22 designations) with LTE support, offered free with contract.
Expect more colors to come to the 822, but the price to return to $99, though they may include a microSD card (8-16GB) with it come spring.
Then expect a quad core Lumia with Pureview, OIS, etc that may end up with a 1080P display. The target date is Easterish. They may call it the Lumia 1022.
So it appears they will have the 622, 822, and 1022. Also there may be a refresh at some point to the 822 to give it an HD screen and that model would be called the 822-HD.
I know for a fact that Verizon is very excited about Nokia. There is some thought that HTC may end up pulling their WP8 support in the US, though Samsung is wanting to expand their WP8 lineup.
Also. Man. what happened to the Ativ Odyssey??? wasn't it supposed to be announced in Mid December?
Wow ... this a lot to digest. Success of the 822 doesn't shock meat $49 or free, but not sure how well it will do at $99 unless they can sweeten the deal somehow with some accessories or something (something to position it as a music phone etc.)
Before reading this thread, I replied to another post in another thread about the 8X. HTC need to commit to SOMETHING. They seem to want to try to cover all bases but it will kill them, this is evidence of that. What's the point of being on all carriers if you are an after-thought at all of them. I have zero doubt they will drop the price after Christmas on the 8X.
622 kinda surprises me, but I imagine the margins would be very favorable for Verizon and very suitable to convert people from feature phones.
The 1022, not sure about the name, but this doesn't shock me either. All of what you have said makes sense to me.
Btw - how is the 822?
Do you feel the 922/1022 would be announced at MWC in February?