Right from the good old days of Nokia 3310, Nokia products have held away in Nigeria.
Before now Nokia phones have won their hearts of many Nigerians mainly because of its long lasting batteries. This is totally understandable in a country where electricity is not guaranteed the next hour.
Finland’s Nokia was founded in 1865 though it has become a global phenomenon now. It sold its devices and services to I.T. giant Microsoft in 2014 enabling them to design phones that run on Windows Operating Systems.
Nokia has been a household name since the introduction of GSM to Nigeria. The influence of Nokia phones has waned over the years with the inroads made by Apple, LG, BlackBerry, Samsung and most recently, Tecno, but Nokia Lumia is still a smartphone of choice for many Nigerians.
Nokia Lumia is a series of smartphone from Nokia operating on Windows OS. Well, in this piece on Nigerian prices for Nokia Lumia, I will critically review some Nokia Lumia phones – specifications and their prices.
Now let’s do this!!!
Nigerian Prices for Nokia Lumia
My review of Nigerian prices for Nokia Lumia will cover the following subheadings: dimension (size), Operating system, features, camera, memory, communication and battery type.
1. Nokia Lumia 620
Specifications:
Dimension: 115.4 x 61.1 x 11mm
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.0 upgradable to Windows v8.1
Features: Accelerometer, Proximity, compass, SMS/Email, HTML5, No Java and IM
Camera: Secondary VGA and Primary 5MP. It has Geo-tagging, autofocus, LED flash and video recording.
Memory: 8GB Internal memory and 512MB RAM, MicroSD up to 64GB
Communication: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, No FM Radio, dual-band and GPS
Battery type: Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery
Nigerian Price: 25,000
2. Nokia Lumia 920
Specifications:
Dimension: 130.3 x 70.8 x 10.7 mm
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.0 upgradable to Windows v8.1
Features: : Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, compass, SMS/Email, HTML5, No Java, and IM
Camera: Secondary 1.3MP and Primary 8MP. It has Geo-tagging, touch focus, dual LED flash, and video recording.
Memory: 32GB Internal memory and 1 GB RAM, No MicroSD
Communication: Wi-Fi, DLNA, hotspot, Bluetooth, USB, FM Radio, and GPS
Battery type: Non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery
Nigerian Price: N70,500
3. Nokia Lumia 800
Specifications:
Dimension: 116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1mm
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7.5 Mango upgradable to Windows v7.8
Features: Accelerometer, Proximity, compass, SMS/Email, HTML5, No Java and IM
Camera: No Secondary and Primary 8MP. It has Geo-tagging, autofocus, dual-LED flash and video recording.
Memory: 16GB Internal memory and 512MB RAM, No MicroSD
Communication: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, No FM Radio, dual-band and GPS
Battery type: Non-removable Li-Ion 1450 mAh battery
Nigerian Price: 50,000
4. Nokia Lumia 710
Specifications:
Dimension: 119 x 62.4 x 12.5mm
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango
Features: Accelerometer, Proximity, compass, SMS/Email, HTML5, No Java and IM
Camera: No secondary and primary 5MP. It has Geo-tagging, autofocus, LED flash and video recording.
Memory: 8GB Internal memory and 512MB RAM, No MicroSD
Communication: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, FM Radio with RDS and GPS
Battery type: Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery
Nigerian Price: 46,000
5. Nokia Lumia 720
Specifications:
Dimension: 127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Phone 8 upgradeable to v8.1
Features: Accelerometer, Proximity, compass, SMS/Email, HTML5, No Java and IM
Camera: 1.3MP secondary and primary 6.7MP. It has Geo-tagging, autofocus, LED flash and video recording.
Memory: 8GB Internal memory and 512MB RAM, upgradable to MicroSD 64GB
Communication: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, FM Radio and GPS
Battery type: Non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery
Nigerian Price: 47,000
6. Nokia Lumia 1020
Specifications:
Dimension: 130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Phone 8 upgradeable to v8.1
Features: Accelerometer, Proximity, SMS/Email, HTML5, No Java and IM
Camera: 1.2 secondary and primary 41MP. It has Geo-tagging, autofocus, and video recording.
Memory: 32/64GB Internal memory and 2MB RAM, No upgrade to MicroSD
Communication: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, FM Radio with RDS and GPS
Battery type: Non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery
Nigerian Price: 85,000
7. Nokia Lumia 820
Specifications:
Dimension: 123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Phone 8 upgradeable to v8.1
Features: Accelerometer, gyro, compass, Proximity, SMS/Email, HTML5, No Java and IM
Camera: VGA secondary and primary 8MP. It has Geo-tagging, autofocus, dual-LED flash and video recording.
Memory: 8GB Internal memory and 1GB RAM, upgradable to MicroSD 64GB
Communication: Wi-Fi Direct, Dual-band, Bluetooth, USB, FM Radio and GPS
Battery type: Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery
Nigerian Price: 52,000
8.Nokia Lumia 510
Specifications:
Dimension: 120.7 x 64.9 x 11.5 mm
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Phone 7.8
Features: Accelerometer, Proximity, SMS/Email, HTML5, No Java and IM
Camera: No secondary and primary 5MP. It has Geo-tagging, autofocus, face detection and video recording.
Memory: 4GB Internal memory and 256 RAM
Communication: Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, USB, FM Radio and GPS
Battery type: Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery
Nigerian Price: 20,000
9. Nokia Lumia 830
Specifications:
Dimension: 139.4 x 70.7 x 8.5 mm
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Features: Accelerometer, gyro, compass, Proximity, SMS/Email, HTML5, No Java and IM
Camera: 0.9 secondary and primary 10MP. It has Geo-tagging, autofocus, face detection and video recording.
Memory: 16GB Internal memory and 1 RAM, upgradeable to MicroSD up to 128 GB
Communication: Wi-Fi, dual-band, Bluetooth, USB, FM Radio and GPS
Battery type: Li-Ion 2200 mAh battery
Nigerian Price: 20,000
10.Nokia Lumia 930
Specifications:
Dimension: 137 x 7i x 9.8 mm
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1, planned upgrade to Windows 10
Features: Accelerometer, gyro, compass, Proximity, censor core, SMS/Email, HTML5, No Java and IM
Camera: 1.2 secondary and primary 20MP. It has image stabilization, dual-LED flash, Geo-tagging, autofocus, face detection and video recording.
Memory: 32 GB Internal memory and 2 RAM, No upgrade
Communication: Wi-Fi, dual-band, Bluetooth, USB, FM Radio and GPS
Battery type: Li-Ion 2420 mAh battery
Nigerian Price: N96,300
As you will notice from the analysis on Nigerian Prices for Nokia Lumia phones and their various specifications above, higher specifications often attract more money.
Also, the Nigerian prices for Nokia Lumia phones are not stable as they keep fluctuating (rising and falling) due to dollar rise and fall against Nigerian naira.
Microsoft has helped to redefine Nokia phones by improving its user interface and functionality unlike what we had on the Symbian platform.
This amazing development has even made Nokia Lumia series more popular than similar phones from HTC, ZTC and Huawei. The Nokia Lumia phone you should go for depends on the amount you are willing to spend on a smartphone as well as the features you desire from an ideal smartphone.
Nigerian prices for Nokia Lumia phones vary from state to state in Nigeria but it is likely cheapest via online stores in Lagos. Also, colour and sellers influence Nigerian prices for Nokia Lumia phones.
If you are using the older version of Nokia Lumia series, I advise you upgrade to a newer version to start enjoying the newer version like Nokia Lumia 1020 and others if you can afford it.