New Nokia QWERTY phones: 'Nokia C3', 'Nokia C6', and 'Nokia E5'

Nokia C3

Nokia C3, Nokia C6 and Nokia E5 have been announced by Nokia. These new handsets feature full QWERTY keyboards, and enable access to a range of different email accounts, IM communities and social networks. Nokia C3 is the first S40 phone to bring a full QWERTY keyboard - and is the first in the range to enable access to social networks directly on the homescreen. People can view, comment, update their status and share pictures to their favorite social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. Nokia C3 also comes with Ovi Mail and Ovi Chat, meaning first time users can set up email and chat accounts straight from the device, without the need for a PC. Other notable features are the Wi-Fi connectivity, a two megapixel camera, rich color 2.4 inch screen and support for up to an 8GB memory card.

Nokia C3 is expected to be available in the second quarter of 2010 in a variety of appealing colors, including golden white, slate grey and hot pink with estimated price of EUR 90, before taxes and subsidies.

Nokia C6

Nokia C6 is a Symbian-based smartphone coming with a 3.2 inch touch screen with a full slide out keyboard, supports quadband GSM/EDGE, and as a first for Nokia it also supports quadband HSPA (850/900/1900/2100 MHz bands), 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, and Ovi Maps with free walk and drive navigation. In addition, thousands of apps - from games and videos to news aggregators and web services - are available in the Ovi Store.

Nokia C6 is expected to be available in the second quarter of 2010 at an estimated price of EUR 220, before taxes and subsidies.

Nokia E5

Nokia E5 is the latest addition to the Nokia Eseries range. The Symbian-based Nokia E5 follows the successful blueprint of devices such as the Nokia E72 and Nokia E63. It comes with S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2, a 5MP camera, a 2.4 inch screen with a 320 x 240 pixels resolution, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, quadband GSM/EDGE, and triband 10.2 Mbps HSPA. The 1200 mAh battery provides 29 days of standby time, 18 hours and 30 minutes of talk time on GSM or 5 hours and 30 minutes on 3G. Size wise, the Nokia E5 measures 115x58.9x12.8 mm and has a weight of 126 grams.

Estimated price of the Nokia E5 is EUR 180, before taxes and subsidies, with expected availability in the third quarter of 2010.