Nokia Lumia 720 Price in India: Windows Phone 8 Smartphone Priced at Rs.18999; On Sale Now on Nokia India

By Michael Oleaga / m.oleaga@latinospost.com (staff@latinospost.com) | First Posted: Apr 17, 2013 04:54 PM EDT

Tags Nokia, Nokia Lumia 720, Windows Phone 8

The official Nokia store has listed the new Lumia 720 smartphone in India, and a discount is already provided.

Available in black, cyan, red, white and yellow, the Lumia 720 was originally priced at Rs. 22,199, but the smartphone is now 14 percent off, an equivalent of Rs. 3,200.

The Lumia 720 is now priced at Rs. 18,999, which converts to $350.79 when converted to the U.S. dollar.

The price is higher than what was seen in eBay in India, which was taking pre-orders for Rs. 16,399.

The Lumia 720, along with the Lumia 520, made its debut in India on March 20 during an event. Nokia India did give a release date for both devices for April.

"The [Windows Phone 8] momentum is building and Nokia is charging ahead with the Lumia series," said Nokia's Director of Smart Devices for India, Middle East, and Africa Vipul Malhotra. "The launch of Nokia Lumia 720 and Nokia Lumia 520 reflects our commitment to build a winning ecosystem that will enrich people's mobile experience and help them connect with each other at newer price points. The two new smart devices will further invigorate brand Nokia with amongst the new generation of smartphone purchasers."

The Lumia 720 first made its global debut during the first day of the 2013 Mobile World Congress in February.

The Lumia 720's features include a 4.3-inch screen with 800x400 pixels. The rear-facing camera has 6.1 megapixels with 2,848x2,144 pixels while the rear-facing camera has 1.3 megapixels. In terms of memory, the internal storage of the Windows Phone 8 smartphone is 8GB with 512MB of RAM. The device has a battery capacity of 2,000mAh providing up to 520 hours of standby time and 13 hours and 20 minutes for talk time under a 3G network.