All Western brands are struggling to get traction in what is shaping up to be an epic battle against the Asian Android vendors that have started churning out relatively highly specced new models at rock bottom prices. Vendors like Apple, HTC.and Nokia put in dreadful spring performances in China, where their current models’ price ranges simply aren’t working. Soon we’ll find out what the pricing of Apple’s budget iPhone will be and whether it stands a chance to make serious inroads in China. But Nokia just announced a model that might have a chance to do some damage in Asia. The Lumia.625 effectively copies the product concept that has worked like a charm for Huawei, Micromax, Karbonn and their ilk

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