So here’s a bit of intriguing question that been puzzling me for some time. Windows Phone 7 has been out in the local market for nearly 2 years now and it has not made a huge piece of the pie in terms of market share.
I’ve been using the HTC HD7 as early as December 2010 and I’ve actually used it extensively (it became my primary phone for about 6 months). It was running on Windows Phone 7 and it’s not even on 7.5 Mango yet.
Since then, both LG and Samsung had the chance to present their flagship WP7 handset. LG had the Optimus 7 and Samsung had Samsung Focus (although I could not remember if they released it locally).
HTC on the other hand went on to deliver several more WP7 handsets — HTC Trophy, HTC Mozart and recently, the HTC Radar.
However, since Nokia announced that it will be carrying WP7 in its high-end smartphones, the excitement and anticipation has considerably grown and I’m not exactly sure why.
Nevertheless, let me hazard a guess:
A. The promise that Nokia can bring down the retail prices of Windows Phone 7 handsets. WP7 phones used to retail in the Php25k and up making them go head to head with other flagship phones. It is possible customers are hoping that Nokia will provide the market with a wider selection and more affordable handset. My guess is that the sweet spot will be under Php20k.
B. Nokia’s reputation with designing eye-candy smartphones. Maybe people are just looking for great looking phones? This is pretty obvious with the Lumia series.
C. A combination of both — great handset design and great price — a formula that Nokia needs to deliver in order to translate all these excitement into actual sales.
If you guys have other ideas, please chime in the comments. In any case, let me know what your pick is from the choices above.
Hmm.. Here’s what I thought. Maybe it’s not the price? Remember that Stephen Elop’s the new CEO, and that he formerly came from Microsoft? Being in that position, I think they’ve embanked the Nokia to a more head on head deal with Microsoft. An investment perhaps? I think this played a bit too.
Moreover, I think it’s the long wait that Nokia’s gonna do the market with an OS that other brands also has. HTC has it, Samsung has it.. Who else, right?
One reason why Nokia will be carrying WinPhones is because of their current CEO Stephen Elop who used to be working with Microsoft. as per MS announcement, WP8 will only be released on their preferred specs (not the manufacturers) and I guess Nokia already geared towards that direction to fulfill the standards of Microsoft.
Im now waiting for a WP8 as they promised seamless integration with Win8 for PC and Tabs. I can just imagine doing all my reports on the go, with SharePoint, Exchange, and MS Office on mobile. Let’s see if they can really deliver.
maganda talaga ang WP7 ng Nokia… kaya lang wala daw mass storage support dapat daw via Zune.. pero may app ba para ma-access ang mass storage via USB? kung meron man.. i’ll stick to Nokia WP7.
Siguro sir kaya din mababa ang market share ng WP7 sa pilipinas aside sa medyo mahal nga ang mga WP7 phones eh ung WP7 marketplace nila medyo late na din nagbukas dito sa Pilipinas.
Siguro if Nokia will produce a WP7 phone that is within the 15k-20k mark maybe they can get a market share here.
It is not really what Nokia can do… it is really more timing. The 1GHz processor and 480 x 800 resolution screens kept the prices of Windows Phones high. How many Android would sell if that was their minimum spec.
By June I suspect the 1GHz processor and 480 x 800 resolution screens will be entry level.
Nokia’s time has passed. They stopped innovating after making money. They deserve to die (the company).
http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/10/nokia-n9-spotted-running-ice-cream-sandwich-dual-boot-in-the-wo/
this IS perfrect for my nokia n9 in white 64GB
Bakit wala man lang choice na software and user experience? Yuga/abe, it’s time for you to stop just reading blogs and start experiencing windows phone (7.5 please). And currently, prices of 1st gen windows phone are around 11k to 15k, and can PERFECTLY run mango.. Something that older gen android phones can’t say about ics….
Another key point for nokia is that they are forcing microsoft to do things, such as opening marketplace to key nokia markets, release of windows phone tango for lower end phones, while nokia on the other end would have lower end phones, more form factors, better distribtuion and marketing..
If you read thru the title and my question — “What can Nokia do with Windows Phone 7?”. As such, an option for software, ecosystem and UI is out of the question since that one is dependent on WP7 and not on Nokia.
can’t find windows phones here in the philippines. . huhu love the UI
try dbgadget in multiply.com thats where i purchased my htc radar
Bakit wala man lang choice na software and user experience? Yuga/abe, it’s time for you to stop just reading blogs and start experiencing windows phone (7.5 please). And currently, prices of 1st gen windows phone are around 11k to 15k, and can PERFECTLY run mango.. Something that older gen android phones can’t say about ics….
dj0502: please read the title and the premise of the blog post first. What I was asking is “what can Nokia add to WP7 that LG & HTC cannot do?”
Adding option for “software and user experience” as you put it does not make sence because the same “software and user experience” is also offered by WP7 to LG and HTC.
Nokia brings it’s popularity to WP, that’s it.
A lot of people still want to buy the latest nokia flagship no matter what OS it is.
I just hope that nokia will always have the best Windows phone spec wise in comparison with other brands. I’d hate to see Samsung bring out an uber spec Windows phone, and they really just might. It would kill nokia.
For a Nokia country like ours does Nokia still have to tweak their WP7 phones to sell like hotcakes here?
Battery life and Nokia maps. My phone is my free full gps voice navigator
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