14 DAY TRIAL // Nokia’s Windows Phones have been released only in a handful of markets since launch, but it appears that more of them will receive it in the near future.
Among them, we can count the United States, where the now official Nokia Lumia 710 will arrive on the airwaves of T-Mobile on January 11th.
The handset will be exclusive to the wireless carrier, though it appears that only for a number of three months.
Rumor has it that Verizon Wireless will also carry the smartphone and that its customers will be able to grab it starting with April next year.
Big Red’s version of Nokia Lumia 710 reportedly sports the codename of “Sword” and will pack the same capabilities as T-Mobile’s version, except maybe for the CDMA connectivity. However, it appears that it will not be a LTE Windows Phone.
Apparently, Verizon will not rush to add to its 4G offering devices powered by Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system, although AT&T will make such a move.
Next year, we should see the first Nokia Windows Phone packing LTE connectivity launched on shelves at AT&T, the Lumia 900, but Verizon won’t get a taste of it.
In fact, rumor has it that the company will not be ranging the recently leaked HTC Radiant and Samsung Mendel Windows Phones either, both of which were said to include the 4G technology.
Thus, the Nokia Lumia 710 handset will remain packed with the same features and capabilities that it had when released in European and Asian markets this year.
The smartphone will include a 1.4GHz single-core application processor inside, complemented by 512MB of RAM and 8GB of internal memory (without the option to expand it via microSD memory cards).
Moreover, it will sport a 3.7-inch touchscreen display, a 5MP camera on the back with HD video recording, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, and the like.