FULL THROTTLE AHEAD WITH THE NEW NOKIA X7

FULL THROTTLE AHEAD WITH THE NEW NOKIA X7

Delhi, July 11, 2011 – In order to bring alive the experience of gaming on High Definition and recognize the best mobile gamers in the country, Nokia has announced the Nokia X7 Full Throttle Tournament, inviting gaming fanatics to face off on Need For Speed (Shift HD), one of the most popular mobile games today, using the new Nokia X7.

Being held from July 07 to August 07 across 8 cities* in 150 Nokia retail outlets, including Nokia Priority Stores as well as large multi-brand mobile retail stores, The tournament comprises two phases viz., an on ground leg and an online phase on facebook.com/nokiaindia. All that consumers need to do to take part is either visit a participating Nokia outlet or the online page, register him/her self and play away. The top 10 participants, who will be chosen on the basis of the total online and on ground scores, will win an all expenses paid trip and a ticket each to the F1 Grand Prix in Singapore being held on September 25 this year.

The just-launched Nokia X7 is one of the first Nokia smartphones to come with Symbian Anna, the latest update of the Symbian software user experience, with new, fresh icons and usability enhancements such as improved text input, a faster browser, refreshed Ovi Maps and higher security.

“The large display on the Nokia X7 is perfect for internet browsing, playing games and viewing video content,” said Viral Oza, Director-Marketing, Nokia India “Not only have we preloaded the Nokia X7 with the popular games Asphalt 5 HD and Galaxy on Fire HD, but our customers can now enjoy a whole bunch of other software improvements through Symbian Anna. Browsing and page downloading is faster, and Ovi Maps is enhanced with search features, public transportation routes and check-ins for various social networks. Typing texts and emails is also much easier with the vertical QWERTY and split-screen view that Symbian Anna offers.”



Users can also access a range of immensely popular and premium HD games free of cost from the Ovi Store. These include NFS Shift, Worms, Sims 3, Tetris, Monopoly, Bejeweled, Assassins Creed, GT Racing, Avatar, Hawx HD, Spiderman HD, Hero of Sparta HD, Guitar Rock Tour 2 HD and Settlers HD, among others.

The device has a large 4-inch AMOLED display, capacitive touch screen, making it perfect for entertainment content, mobile gaming and internet browsing. The Nokia X7 comes with an 8 Megapixel camera for capturing pictures and HD-quality video. A distinctively designed device, the Nokia X7 is crafted with a combination of seamless stainless steel and glass – delivering a solid and durable feel in the hand as well as outstanding durability. It is slim, sleek and lightweight, with a truly unique silhouette and comes in two smart colors, dark steel and light steel.

Consumers can enjoy a whole range of usability enhancements on the Nokia X7 through Symbian Anna. Browsing and page downloading is faster and easier, and Ovi Maps is enhanced with search features, public transportation routes and check-ins for various social networks. New fresh icons and a capacitive interface with pinch to zoom enable breezy navigation and easier kinetic scrolling with a simple swipe of the finger. Enhanced text input means a split screen view while typing, allowing the consumers to see their message thread, webpage, maps, contacts or email, while a virtual portrait QWERTY keyboard facilitates fast, one handed typing.

*Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi+NCR, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Chandigarh
PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
The Nokia X7 is available nationally with Nokia Priority Stores at an MRP of Rs. 22, 829. Consumers can purchase the Nokia X7 under an easy payment scheme and pay for it in three equal monthly installments at 0% interest. The scheme is available through over 270 Nokia Priority outlets across eighteen cities. Nokia has tied up with Citibank, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank for the Easy EMI scheme and the offer will be available to consumers with credit cards only from any of these three banks.

The new Nokia X7 is also bundled with a special offer from Idea under which consumers can enjoy 1GB of 3G data for just Rs. 297/-. The offer is applicable for both pre-paid and post-paid customers exclusively on Nokia X7. Consumers on a pre-paid connection can recharge with Rs. 297 and consumers on post-paid connections can sms 'PK297' to 1234 to activate the offer.

About Nokia

At Nokia, we are committed to connecting people. We combine advanced technology with personalized services that enable people to stay close to what matters to them. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people connect to one another with a Nokia device – from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and high-performance mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices with innovative services through Ovi (www.ovi.com), including music, maps, apps, email and more. Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive digital mapping and navigation services, while Nokia Siemens Networks provides equipment, services and solutions for communications networks globally.