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Nokia World 2010: A Quick Look at Nokia's Upcoming Devices

17 Sep, 2010, 1:26 pm IST | by Shayne Rana

Here's a quick look at Nokia's new line of handsets that were announced at Nokia World 2010.

Nokia World 2010 and the Developer’s Summit was quite an event this year. From keeping the slogan – Connecting People quite real to the giving away of 50 Nokia N8’s and over a million dollars in prize money to developers. If you’ve been following the story, you already know about the new phones that were showcased and announced at the event, but here’s a slightly closer look at the them.

Nokia C3-01 – Touch And Type
Nokia has revamped their C3 model and although they’ve cut it down to size from a QWERTY to a candy-bar, they added the Touch & Type system to this device. While this technology has been going around for awhile now, it’s a first for Nokia. Looks like some of the Dual SIM guys had a leg up on this. Nevertheless Nokia’s C3-01 and the X3-01 that’s also a Touch & Type model are both going to be out real soon at very competitive prices I was told. The demo devices on display showcased a very smooth flowing next gen S40 UI which, if you increase the fonts for the older users, will make it an extremely user friendly device.�

The C3-02 is equipped with -

2.4-inch display sporting a 320 x 240 pixel resolution
3G, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, micro USB (2.0)
5MP camera with LED flash
FM radio
microSD card support (up to 32GB)
3.5mm handsfree socket

X3-02 Touch and Type
Unlike the rather sober looking C3-01, the X3-02 is a very funky looking handset with a large keypad and the same easy to use UI. It’s going to be available in a range of upbeat colors and its brushed aluminum shell for the youth segment. This one too is said to be priced in a very affordable range. It’s what all the kids will have in the season of its launch as it’s going to offer quite a bit of media and social networking capabilities, just what the average young user is looking for. What remains to be seen is the battery life though. I have my reservations. With the addition of Wi-Fi and 3G, this is going to be a hard handset to beat in its class, though why Nokia has released two handset s with almost identical specs in two different bodies is beyond me. However my guess is the C3 is for your folks and the X3 is for the ne’X’t generation.

Other features include -

2.4-inch display with a 240 x 320 pixel resolution
3G (HSDPA, HSUPA), EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, micro USB (2.0)
5MP camera, LED flash,
FM radio
MicroSD card support
3.5mm handsfree socket

C6-01
The C6 is due to hit India anytime soon, of course the one we’ll see is not the model that was announced here at Nokia World 2010. This is C6-01 sans slide out QWERTY keypad. It’s not as vibrant in terms of color options as the original, but without the keypad it does come of a little slimmer. AT least we now have the option for those not looking for the added weight of a physical keypad. It’s a neat handset with a squared off look that’s neither here nor there.

I can’t really say it’s a sexy looking device after handling it for awhile though I can say that the introduction of this ClearBlack Display is a real bonus and will be very handy in the sunny Indian outdoors.

The C6-01 features -

3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen ClearBlack display (polarized) with a 360 x 640 pixel resolution
3G (HSDPA, HSUPA), EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi
GPS with A-GPS (Ovi Maps)
Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP, micro USB (2.0) with USB-on-the-go
8MP camera, dual LED flash, 720p video recording, geo tagging
FM radio
microSD card support (supports up to 32GB)
3.5mm handsfree socket

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