N97 defies critics with 2m sales

Nokia has announced it has sold two million Nokia N97 handsets globally since launch three months ago.

Combined sales of N97 and 5800 Xpress totalled 10 million in the last 10 months, half of which were generated in the last three months, spurred by N97 sales.

Nokia said global sales of the N97 have surpassed expectations. It claimed to have gained more sales of the N97 at launch than of its predecessor the N95.

Nokia currently has 1.1 billion customers globally using its devices.

Nokia chief executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo said: “We have a unique position in the smartphone market. Nokia is the undisputed leading player in the smartphones space.”