Andre Yoskowitz
9 Dec 2008 21:49
According to Eldar Murtazin, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is a smashing success in Russia, the first country in which it was made available.
Analysts had expected the 5800 to outsell the Apple iPhone but actual sales were way higher than anyone imagined.
From the period of November 26th to December 7th, 58,000 handsets were sold in the region and retail orders for 46,000 more units were taken.
The current Russian price for the handset is €400, much higher than the €279 Nokia originally promised for the country.