Nokia Lumia 710‘s affordable US price ($49.99 with a three-year contract from T-Mobile) served as a reason for UK carriers to demand from the manufacturer a lower price for the WP smartphone units. If originally Nokia planned to ask 25 GBP ($39) with a monthly plan, then now the price is lowered to 20 GBP ($31), again with a monthly plan.
The price-cut is reasoned by the weak European sales of the high-end Nokia Lumia 800. It’s noteworthy that the Nokia Lumia 710 is one of the best selling handsets among WP handsets. It’s sold way better than any of HTC WP and even most Samsung handsets. Still it’s main competitors remain the iPhone 4S and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
So the current price of the Lumia 800′s younger brother makes the handset an ideal option for those who want a WP experience. Besides, this smartphone is rather user-friendly. What the Lumia 710 offers is usually characteristic of feature phones, isn’t that great?
We expect to see the handset in the UK sometime this week.
