"Having a dedicated hard key is a nice touch and it might help differentiate Nokia's Asha line, " said Roberta Cozza, research director at tech analysis firm Gartner.

BBC: Asha 210

"Western Europe and North America led most of the smartphone growth for Apple during the fourth quarter of 2011, " said Roberta Cozza, principal research analyst at Gartner.

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"Operators are getting very picky about what to include in their portfolios because they have a lot of choice, " says Roberta Cozza, an analyst at research firm Gartner.

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