While Nokia has yet to disclose specific sales figures of their Lumia smartphones, their CEO said he was "pleased" with how the devices are performing in India.
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, via The Indian Express, said the volumes of the Lumia smartphones "are picking up nicely."
"We got a broader portfolio in the Indian market from (Lumia) 920 to 620 and 520 and so forth," said Elop. "We are very pleased with the pick up we are seeing with those products in India."
Overall Lumia smartphone sales saw an increase of 27 percent during the first quarter of 2013, an equivalent of 5.6 million units.
As Indian Express noted, prices of the Lumia devices ranged from Rs 9,800 to Rs. 36,000, which converts to $179 to $658 at the current market exchange rate.
According to Elop, he refers India as a good example for their strategy to launch low-end and high-end mobile phones.
"There are countries around the world where only high end plays, United States is an example," said Elop.
The Nokia CEO also commented on the company's competitors - Apple's iPhone and Google's Android devices.
"In some stores, its just iPhone and Android. Thats our challenge to increase the willingness of sales people to recommend and at the same time create enough awareness around Lumia smartphone experience," added Elop.
In regards to establishing a good market share, Elop made it clear that "It will take time" but is confident that they will be able to build against the levels of iPhone and Android-based phones.
Source: Indian Express
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