Nokia’s smartphone prices are dropping like a rock

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http://bgr.com/2013/07/18/nokia-earnings-analysis-q2-2013/Overall, Nokia's second-quarter sales and earnings came in above expectations thanks to the strong network unit performance. But the smartphone unit volume was light at 7.4 million units, about 700,000 below consensus. The real surprise came from the smartphone average sales price (ASP), which plunged from 191 euros to 157 euros in just three months. This implies that sales of the flagship Lumia 920 dropped sharply, while demand moved rapidly towards the cheap Lumia 520. This might be OK in the long run, if Nokia can ship big volumes of low-end smartphones with decent margins.

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