Nokia is down to selling perhaps 13 M Symbian smartphones a quarter.

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But in order to get its Lumia volumes above 10 M per quarter credibility threshold, Nokia needs solid value models with wide geographic appeal.

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Targeting the same audience as the Nokia Lumia 610 and the ZTE Tania, the Omnia M enters a crowded space, and making some interesting compromises to reach the price point.

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I'm not buying the theory that the acquisition of Motorola puts Nokia and Research In Motion into play.

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It also means the Nokia Lumia 710 and HTC Radar that are currently on retail shelves outgun the Omnia M in terms of storage and available memory, with just 384MB in the Omnia M.

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