Rumors: Lumia 1020 to Cost $299 On Contract; 64Gb Location Exclusive to Telefónica (Europe and Latin America)

As we approach the final countdown (arrested development anyone?) more rumors have appeared regarding the 1020’s destination and pricing, first off the “bad news”. It looks as if the 1020 will be priced at $299 PLUS a two year contract, seems pretty pricey (that’s new iPhone pricing); And if you dream of getting it off contract it might run you up close to $700.. The other piece of news which should elate some of you depending on where you live, and your carrier) is that a 64 Gb version of the device seems to be coming as an exclusive to Telefónica in Europe and Latin America (no word on the pricing for that version though).

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Madrid, July 11th 2013.

Telefónica today announced a global agreement with Nokia to sell Nokia Eros 64 Gb exclusively to Movistar, Vivo and O2 customers in Telefonica markets during 2013. The smartphone will be launched this September.

This announcement is part of the Telefónica strategy to reinforce the smartphone portfolio and increase the ecosystem offer for their customers. Telefónica will actively promote Nokia Lumia Eros 64Gb, as part of Telefónica iconic smartphone offering.

Nokia Lumia Eros brings stunning innovations only found in the SLR cameras so far, like a 41 Mpixel sensor, 6 lenses, and high resolution zoom. Taking excellent photos has never been so easy, as complex settings are turned into easy adjustments with immediately visible results.

Eros 64Gb, for Telefónica customers, will have more than double capacity than the Eros standard version, extending the capability for customers to store large amount of content,  up to 4,000 images or 6 hours of very high quality Full-HD video.

… of Telefónica,  said “Telefonica is firmly committed to deliver the best and exclusive experiences to our customers as part of our connected smartphones offering. This moves us one step ahead, and reinforces our leading position in front of the consumers looking for the best proposals”

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Category: Lumia, Nokia, Windows Phone