Nokia ‘Moneypenny’ To Be Launched as Lumia 630 or 635 with Dual SIM Support

| Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 16:21 [IST]

The dual-SIM handset market has always been a point of discussion in countries like India and China. Carrying two phones- one for professional and other for personal purpose, is not a great idea.

Therefore, the concept of Dual SIM phones worked in South Asian countries to extreme extent. With Android nearing towards gaining 80% of the market share, Google promoted OS has been naturally taking the crown for making Dual SIM phones accessible in India. Moreover, dual-SIM phones are more popular in the mid-range segment, thus making it even more popular among the masses
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Nokia, a familiar name in the handset business, may bring its first Dual-SIM Windows phone into worldwide market early next year. Yes, you heard it right.

Nokia ‘Moneypenny’ To Be Launched as Lumia 630 or 635 with Dual SIM

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Since past few weeks there have been rumors circulating that Nokia's Moneypenny (a sort of codename) could make its debut at the Mobile World Congress (MWC 2014)

Today, a fresh leak around the device emerges after quite some time. Acclaimed Twitter sensation @evleaks reveals that Nokia Moneypenny is none other than the upcoming Lumia 630 or 635, depending upon configuration.

The exact details around the devices are yet to be cracked; however, one of the models would definitely carry dual-SIM functionality.

https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/413630040362848256

It is unknown whether Indian or Chinese versions would come with dual SIM nature. Since, South Asian countries in particular India and China are the biggest markets for dual-SIM enabled phones; it is suspected that this feature would be limited to select markets.

If Nokia announces dual-SIM powered Windows Phone 8.1 handset, then there are chances of getting success. Nokia's low-end Windows Phone 8 powered phones--be it Lumia 520 or Lumia 625 are massively popular in India.

By bringing the dual-SIM versions with tweaked hardware might bring more consumers in the Windows ecosystem. But the success of Nokia's upcoming Lumia phone with dual-SIM is largely dependent on its retail price.

A mid-range Android smartphone with dual-SIM functionality is available for less than Rs.8,000 in India.Therefore, it is a challenge in front of Nokia to price the phone accordingly.

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