Samsung’s latest move could crush Microsoft’s new handset business

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http://bgr.com/2013/12/13/samsung-merge-mobile-camera-business/As Nokia prepares to pass the torch to Microsoft and exit the handset business, the struggling smartphone maker is finally gaining some momentum. Lumia smartphone shipments grew 19% on-year in Nokia's most recent quarter, thanks largely to volume growth among Nokia's low-end smartphones geared toward emerging markets. But things are also getting interesting elsewhere for Nokia. The company's latest marketing push focused once again on high-quality cameras but this time around, it finally seems to be resonating with some consumers. The Lumia 1020, after all, is easily the best camera phone on the planet. Considering cameras are key to Nokia's (and soon Microsoft's) ability to differeniate in the crowded smartphone market, some potentially terrible news emerged for the companies on Friday: Samsung is about to set its sights on Lumia phones' bread and butter.

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