Nokia Lumia 800 sales lower than expected say analysts

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Nokia's great smartphone hope, the Windows Phone 7.5-equipped Lumia 800, was released earlier this month to rave critical reviews and much fanfare. However, a new analyst report says that all of the hubbub surrounding the Lumia 800 hasn't resulted in mind-blowing sales numbers, and that Nokia has only sold a relative handful of Lumia 800 smartphones.

According to the Pacific Crest Securities analyst firm, Nokia may have shipped less than 1 million Windows Phone smartphones for the quarter, with only 500,000 sold to end-users. This is a bit of a surprise, as Nokia itself has said in the past that the Lumia 800 has been very popular and well received with consumers. Nokia also has the backing of most major carriers in the markets that the Lumia 800 has launched, so its supposed poor sales performance is disappointing in light of that as well.

The report of lower-than-expected Lumia sales has caused Nokia's stock to tumble by about six percent. The Lumia 800 retails for about 420 EUR (US$567) in the markets where it is available. It has not been announced for the U.S. market yet, but Nokia says that it will bring a portfolio of smartphones to the U.S. in early 2012. [via Bloomberg]