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Nokia goes after iPhone, Android in ads

Kelly Hodgkins

Nokia is ramping up for the launch of its flagship Lumia 900 on April 8. As part of an advertising push, the Finnish company released a series of YouTube videos that target the iPhone and Android.

The ads take on the "fragile" glass design of the iPhone, the iPhone's "death grip" antenna controversy, and the washed-out display on Android's AMOLED-equipped smartphones. You can check out the videos below and let us know what you think in the comments.

[Via Electronista]

Nokia goes after iPhone, Android in ads originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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