The Windows Phone 8.1 handset will cost €599 ($818)

Jul 3, 2014 10:41 GMT  ·  By

Nokia Lumia 930, the flagship Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone that went official in April, is set to arrive on shelves in Portugal on July 16.

Over the past few weeks, the smartphone has emerged on various markets across Europe as coming soon, and is even available for purchase on some of them, but it seems that Microsoft is working on expanding its availability in the near future.

Portugal is one of the countries set to receive it this month, and users there will get the chance to purchase the phone at €599 ($818), the same as on other markets out there.

In fact, they can already reserve the smartphone, so as to make sure that they have it in their hands when the official availability period kicks off.

The phone can be seen listed on the website of online retailer fnac, with four color versions available for pre-order, including Black, Green, Orange, and White, as WPCentral notes.

Microsoft has yet to officially announce the availability of this device on various European markets out there, though it appears that retailers are actually releasing it before that announcement is made.

As mentioned above, Nokia Lumia 930 is the current flagship Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone from Microsoft Mobile, though it is expected to be replaced in this position by a new, more powerful device sometime in fall.

The mobile phone sports a 5-inch touchscreen display capable of delivering a full HD resolution, and is powered by a 2.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor.

Moreover, Nokia (now Microsoft Mobile) unveiled it with 2GB of RAM inside, as well as with 32GB of internal memory, but with no microSD card slot for expansion purposes. However, free OneDrive storage is available for its owners.

Nokia Lumia 930 also comes to shelves with support for 4G LTE networks, as well as with the usual Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and NFC capabilities. Moreover, it sports a built-in GPS receiver for navigation purposes, and the entire range of common sensors.

One of the main selling points of this handset is its 20-megapixel PureView rear camera with Zeiss optics, which sports dual-LED flash and full HD video recording. For those interested in making video calls while on the go, a front camera is available.

On top of that, Nokia Lumia 930 will also provide users with all the features and capabilities that Windows Phone 8.1 was announced with, such as Cortana (if they change their location and language options to US and English), notifications center, transparent tiles, and many more.

Nokia Lumia 930 now on pre-order in Portugal
Nokia Lumia 930 now on pre-order in Portugal

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