Nokia Smartphones as never before

C3

Sporting a 2.4-inch QVGA display, bar-shaped Nokia C3 is the first Symbian S40 device to feature a QWERTY keyboard.

The phone features a 2 megapixel camera with 4X zoom, FM radio and 3.5mm audio jack. Connectivity options include WiFi and Bluetooth. The phone has 8GB memory capacity.

Just like popular Nokia E72, Nokia C3 sports a large QWERTY keypad ideal for writing emails, text and multimedia messages. The phone will be available starting the second quarter of 2010 for $122 (Rs 5,490).



Nokia C6 features a 3.2-inch touchscreen display with 360 x 640 pixels and slide-out QWERTY keyboard.

The phone sports a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, geo-tagging and face and smile detection feature. Other key specs include HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, Ovi Maps with free walk and drive navigation and 3.5mm headset jack.

The phone packs 2GB memory capacity and can be expanded upto 16GB. Nokia C6 will cost about $300 (Rs 13,500) and will be available starting Q2 in black and white colours.



Another budget smartphone from Nokia is E5. Measuring 115 x 58.9 x 12.8 mm, the phone sports a 2.4-inch QVGA display and has a full QWERTY keyboard.

Among the key features, E5 packs HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3.5mm headset jack, 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash and MicroSD card support. The phone will run on the Symbian 3rd edition OS.

As for memory, the phone has 2GB memory capacity and can be expanded via microSD upto 32GB. The phone is expected to be available in the third quarter of 2010 for approximately Rs 13,500.



Nokia C5 is a candybar-shaped device with numerical keypad. The smartphone measures 12.3mm x 46mm x 112mm (0.48in x 1.81in x 4.4in) and weighs 89.3 grams. There's a 2.2-inch 320 x 240 pixel QVGA display that supports 16 million colors.

C5 runs on the Symbian S60 OS (third edition). Users can also surf the Web using HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access). For music lovers, C5 supports a 3.5mm headphone jack and inbuilt stereo FM radio. The battery offers 12 hrs of GSM talk time and 26 hrs of standby.

Other features include Bluetooth, secondary camera for video calls, 5-way Navi key and two soft keys. C5 comes with a 3.2-megapixel camera with auto focus and LED flash. The device packs 50MB of onboard memory and includes a 2GB microSD card. There is support for cards that can store up to 16GB.

C5 comes with integrated support for Facebook and MySpace in the address book, and support for email and instant messaging. The C5 handset will be one of the cheapest smartphones from Nokia, selling for Rs 9,000 approximately ($183).



Nokia recently launched Nuron 5230, claimed to be one of the company's cheapest 3G smartphone.

Sporting white-and-silver chassis, Nuron measures 4.37 inches tall by 2.03 inches wide by 0.61 inch thick. Sporting a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, the resistive touchscreen supports resolution of 640360 pixels.

Nokia 5230 features a number of social networking sites and YouTube on the home page. The phone comes with A-GPS and Ovi Maps. It offers free turn-by-turn navigation and maps, and other location services including local search.

The phone packs a 2 megapixel camera with 3x digital zoom. The smartphone offers standard editing options, like colour effects and white balance. However, Nuron does not have Flash. There's a 3.5 mm stereo headphone plug and a 3.5 mm Nokia AV connector.

The onboard memory on Nuron is 70MB. There's a microSD memory card slot and support up to 16 GB. Nuron 5230 is price at approximately Rs 3,150.