Never mind the Lumia 1020 – Nokia’s future rides on the Asha 501

[Wireless News]

Nokia on Thursday announced the $300.Lumia 1020, yet another U.S. flagship phone that is likely doomed to top out at around 300,00 to 500,000 units sold over the coming 12 months — at best. But at the same time, the true battle for survival is being fought across the world in Asia, Africa and the Middle East as the Asha 501, Nokia’s last hope of stabilizing its feature phone business, hits volume production. The Asha 501 is currently getting solid, though not ecstatic.reviews.across Asia. It is somewhat.promising that the.501 is No.8 on GSMArena’s list of most widely searched phone models, though. Nokia’s Asha 501 is now racking up 40,000 daily searches on the popular handset site, nearly equaling HTC One

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