Nokia Australia Announces Comes With Music to Launch on 20th March
Nokia Australia Announces Comes With Music to Launch on 20th March
SYDNEY, February 25/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia's (NYSE: NOK) revolutionary digital music offer, Comes With Music,
will be commercially available in Australia on 20 March 2009 together with
the highly anticipated Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia's first mass market
touch screen device.
"While the hot-selling Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has already sold a million
devices worldwide*, Australians we will be among the first in the world to
get their hands on a Comes With Music-enabled Nokia 5800 XpressMusic when it
hits the stores next month," said Emile Baak, General Manager, Nokia
Australia and New Zealand.
"We believe that Comes With Music offers great value and will
revolutionise the way music lovers can explore, discover and enjoy music.
By combining Comes With Music with the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic we are
providing a great music great offer on a great device," he said.
The Australian Nokia Music Store has over 4 million tracks from local and
international artists. Consumers can either download direct to their 5800
XpressMusic handset or direct to PC and transfer the music across to the
device and, unlike most subscription services, anything they download is
theirs to keep.
"The fact that you get to keep your downloaded music is what makes Comes
With Music unique and great value," Baak said.
Music lovers can stay connected to the music they like, yet no longer
worry about the cost of purchasing music by single tracks or album. The
freedom and simplicity of the service is unparalleled.
Nokia's other Comes With Music markets to date are the United Kingdom and
Singapore.
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
As a handset, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers all the music essentials,
including a graphic equalizer, 8GB memory for up to 6000 tracks and support
for all main digital music formats, and a 3.5mm jack.
Built-in surround sound stereo speakers offer the industry's most
powerful sound.
The touch screen interface features an innovative 'Contacts Bar' which
lets consumers highlight four favorite contacts on their home-screen and,
through a single touch, track a digital history of recent text messages,
emails, phone logs, photos and blog updates.
As people around the world use their phones in different ways, the Nokia
5800 XpressMusic offers a variety of input methods including a virtual
alphanumeric keypad, a virtual computer-style QWERTY keyboard, a pen stylus
-- and for true music enthusiasts, a plectrum will also be included in box.
The 3.2" widescreen display brings photos, video clips and web content to
life in vibrant color and true clarity. With a 16:9 aspect ratio and 30
frames-per-second playback and 25 fps recording, the device is ideal for VGA
quality video recording and playback.
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic also features a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl
Zeiss lens and, with a single touch, images or videos can be shared via a
favorite online community, such as Share on Ovi, Flickr, or Facebook.
Pricing and Availability
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will be available on various service provider
plans and from leading retailers from 20 March 2009.
The recommended retail price for Nokia 5800 XpressMusic with 12 months
subscription to Comes With Music is 979 AUD. The 5800 XpressMusic will also
be available with selected service providers with an 18 month Comes With
Music subscription at an RRP of 1109 AUD.
Press photos of devices are available at http://www.nokia.com/press
*Nokia announced on 23 January 2009 that it has shipped its millionth
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic device.
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and
growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We make a
wide range of mobile devices with services and software that enable people to
experience music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games, business
mobility and more. Developingand growing our offering of consumer Internet
services, as well as our enterprise solutions and software, is a keyarea of
focus. We also provide equipment, solutions and services for communications
networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.
Source: Nokia Corporation
Media Enquiries: Hausmann Communications, Kate Harper or Nicole Kennedy, Tel: +61-2-9361-3777, Email: nokia@hausmann.com.au
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