Nokia Lumia 900 Hits AT&T Stores April 8 For $99

The Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone will go on sale starting April 8 for $99.99 with a new contract, reports CNet. Customers can pre-order the black and blue models starting March 30, the white version will be available April 22. The Lumia 900, announced at CES in January, has a 4.3-inch ClearBlack display, 1.4GHz processor, 8 megapixel camera, polycarbonate shell, and it runs Windows Phone 7.5. Nokia hopes to draw users to its Lumia 900 and Windows Phone by setting the price tag deliberately low, and there’s a lot at stake with this launch. For the Finnish manufacturer, the clock will start ticking as soon as it gets the LTE-equipped Lumia 900 to the market as analysts will be measuring its success in the key US market. The company’s further outlook also seems to depend a lot on how the users react to this single launch.

Nokia Lumia 900 Pre-Orders Start In Canada

The Nokia Lumia 900 is the first Nokia Windows Phone device designed specifically with the North American customer in mind meaning it packs a relatively large 4.3-inch display and offers 4G LTE connectivity. While Nokia’s main goal is to make itself known in the USA, the Lumia 900 is first coming to Canada.

Just as Canadian carrier Rogers promised, the Lumia 900 went up for pre-order today for a price of only $99.99 on contract. In Canada, Rogers requires you to sign up for a three-year contract in order for you to fully benefit from the carrier subsidy. Additionally, the first ones to pre-order may qualify for a Nokia prize pack which could be a Batman-styled handset and other bundles.

Rumor has it that AT&T stateside will launch the Nokia Lumia 900 with the same sweet price of only $99.99 on a 2-year contract.

The handset features a 4.3” WVGA screen, 1.4GHz single-core processor, 16 gigs of non-expandable internal memory, an 8-megapixel camera and an 1830mAh battery.

Nokia Ships 1M Lumia's, Reports $1.4B Loss

Nokia said it has shipped more than 1 million Lumia smartphones running Microsoft's Windows Phone software to date. The phones first became available in November and CEO Stephen Elop said he is encouraged by consumer reception to the devices. Nevertheless, Nokia posted a $1.4 billion loss in the fourth quarter and reported a 21 percent drop in sales. 

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