As part of an exclusive agreement between Nokia and Telefónica the Lumia 1020 64GB edition is now available from O2 Germany. The handset is available for €679 (off contract). The handset can also be purchased on an O2 MyHandy 24 month contract, with monthly payments of €27.50, and an up front fee of €19. It can be purchased through the O2 Germany website and from select third party retailers.

The standard (32GB edition) of the Lumia 1020 is already available in Germany. For example, the Lumia 1020 is now available to buy SIM-free through Amazon Germany for €697 (£590) and notebooksbilliger.de for €689.

The Nokia Telefónica partnership wil see the Nokia Lumia 1020 64 GB made available on O2 in UK, Czech Republic and Germany, about Vivo in Brazil, as well as Movistar in Spain, Chile, Mexico and other markets. The 64GB version of the Lumia 1020 will only be available through Telefónica operators (around 300 million customers worldwide).

Marieta Rivero, Chief Marketing Officer, Telefónica Group, said:

"We are delighted to cooperate again with Microsoft and Nokia. So we can provide our customers with an exceptional smartphone experience in combination with a super fast 4G connection. We support Windows Phone OS operating system as a third alternative in our markets."

Chris Weber, Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Nokia Marketing, said:

"The Nokia Lumia 1020 64GB is a huge advance in the field of smartphone photography. With its 41-megapixel sensor and camera, the Nokia Lumia Nokia Pro 1020 64GB encourages creativity and makes it even easier to take incomparably detailed images, edit and share."