Dubai, UAE, 7th October 2013: Nokia Middle East marked the arrival of its highly anticipated smartphone, the Lumia 1020, with a skydive airdrop of the first consignment of the phone, arriving literally, from the sky. Representatives from Nokia, the press and a select number of imaging enthusiasts, skydived onto Palm Jumeirah with Nokia Lumia 1020 mounted on their headgears.
Featuring the second generation 41 megapixel imaging sensor, Nokia Lumia 1020 removes the complexity of photography while enhancing the creativity of imaging enthusiasts in the way they shoot, edit and share pictures. The smart phone will go on sale to the public for the first time in the Middle East region at Dubai’s Gitex Shopper on October 5th.
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