MUMBAI: Nokia has announced the launch of much-awaited Nokia Lumia smartphones series based on Windows Phone in the Indian market.

The Nokia Lumia 800 and 710 will be available across key cities and towns by mid-December, the price is yet to be announced.

Nokia India MD D Shivakumar said, Over the past few months, we have been gearing up the ecosystem for the Nokia Lumia family in India and today we have in place strong operator partnerships, an all-new retail look and a ready developer ecosystem delivering rich content to make the Nokia Lumia experience a truly amazing one for Indian consumers....

Last month, Nokia unveiled the Lumia smartphones series at the Nokia World, company's annual event for customers, partners and developers.

Microsoft India chairman Bhaskar Pramanik said, The Nokia Lumia devices are a powerful combination of Microsoft and Nokia's core assets and deliver new experiences through the integration of service assets across location, search, entertainment, social, advertising and commerce....