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Two million Nokia Lumia smartphones expected to sell in Q4
Deutsche Bank has bucked the current trend of lowering sales expectations of the Nokia Lumia range
Published on Nov 28, 2011
Whilst some analysts have lowered their expectations for sales of Nokia Lumia smartphones, Deutsche Bank is sticking to its guns.
The German bank reaffirmed the belief Lumia smartphone sales will reach two million units in Q4 of 2011 - four times that of Bernstein Research and Pacific Crest's 500,000 sales estimates.
According to Bernstein Research analyst Pierre Ferrago, the Lumia phones are too expensive and lack innovation, BGR reports, which is why it lowered its sales estimates.
Considering the recent promotions in the UK, which give you a free Xbox if you get the Lumia 800 on contract, we can only agree with Deutsche Bank on this one.
The Lumia 800 boasts Windows Phone Mango, which is easily one of the most impressive platforms on the market and the Lumia 800 itself is extremely hard to dislike. It's nicely designed, well built and a capable performer.
It's not exactly pricey, either, if you compare it to the cost of a flagship Android smartphone or even the iPhone. The phone SIM-free costs less than the Motorola Razr or the iPhone 4S, to name two examples, and on contract it's just a smidge over £30-a-month. Hardly the £40-plus contracts that are becoming increasingly common.
We're not necessarily saying it's better than an Android or iOS device, just that the logic stating it's expensive seems flawed.
At this time, the UK is still waiting on the cheaper Lumia 710 to arrive (Q1 release date) and an official announcement on the rumoured Lumia 601 or the Lumia 900.
