NEW YORK - Nokia Corp. said Thursday it plans to start selling a Lumia smartphone with a high-resolution camera, the Finnish handset maker’s latest effort to revive its comeback bid.
The Lumia 1020 has a 41-megapixel camera, allowing users to take crisper pictures and video through a technology called “oversampling,” Chief Executive Officer Stephen Elop said at a news conference. AT&T Inc. will sell the phone with a two-year contract starting July 26, Nokia said.
Nokia is trying to stem losses and reverse falling sales by challenging market leaders Samsung Electronics Co. and Apple Inc. with improved cameras and locationbased services.
Apple’s newest iPhone has an 8-megapixel camera, and Samsung’s Galaxy S4 has 13 megapixels. Like other Lumia handsets, the new device runs on Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Phone operating system.
Business, Pages 20 on 07/12/2013