Nokia’s market share might not be what it once was in the world, but in China the company’s phones are still selling well and loyal customers can be found in abundance. It seems Nokia have taken notice too, and might be set to reward this loyalty with an all new flagship phone.

China Mobile is listing a mysterious new phone named the Nokia Lumia 1000 on their website, and as the current flagship Nokia is the 920, the 1000 sound to us like the new top of the range Windows phone.

If this is true, its possible that the Lumia 1000 might be a phone based on the rumored Lumia EOS or possibly even the Nokia Catwalk. Then again, perhaps it is something completely new. There is also the slight possibility someone made a typo and this phone doesn’t actually exist. Only time will tell for sure.

What do you think the Nokia Lumia 1000 could be? Excited for a successor to the Lumia 920 or do you think it is way too early in the game to release a new major flagship device running Windows Phone 8?

[ Source ]

The post Nokia Lumia 1000 Spotted on List at China Mobile appeared first on Mobile Magazine.

It may not be completely fair to say that China is still an emerging market. I’d say that it has already emerged, having just overtaken the United States in smartphone usage. Yes, China is now the largest smartphone market in the world and it has one billion mobile subscribers in total if you could non-smartphones too.

Considering that the total population of China is estimated at about 1.4 billion people, that’s almost one cell phone for every citizen. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology says that the total number of mobile phone subscribers in the country is growing at a rate of 1.18% each month. You do have to factor in that many of these citizens still live in rural communities or in poverty, so it’s more likely that some of the wealthy folk have more than one phone, but it’s undeniable that China is a market that should not be ignored by the marketing efforts of companies like Apple.

According to Catalyst, China’s smartphone market has grown a substantial 81% year-over-year, compared to just the 5% growth experience in the United States over the same time period. The rise is largely attributed to the availability of the iPhone 4S through China Telecom, helping to push China into accounting for 22% of worldwide smartphone shipments in Q1 2012. The United States was 16%. To be fair, China has about four times the population.

It’s likely that the next iPhone, whatever it’s called, is going to be available through China Mobile, the country’s largest carrier. That should increase sales and penetration even further, even though two-thirds of smartphones shipped in Q1 2012 to China were Android.

[Source]

The post China Has More Smartphone Users Than United States appeared first on Mobile Magazine.