Nokia launches cheaper Windows smartphone

Published February 25, 2013 8:48am ET



BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Nokia unveiled a cheaper model in its Lumia smartphone range, powered by Microsoft’s Windows phone software, as it tries to regain dominance in emerging markets like China.

The Finnish cellphone maker, which until recently was the world’s largest maker of phones, said Monday the new Lumia 520 will start at €139, or about $183, before phone-company subsidies.

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