Nokia X3 Touch and Type comes with touchscreen and a traditional 12-button keypad

Nokia has launched the X3 Touch and Type which is the first phone from Nokia to offer a combination of both a touch screen and a traditional 12-button keypad.

The mobile phone features a 2.4-inch touch screen with 240 x 320 pixels and 262,000 colors, quad band (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) GSM/EDGE, quad band (850/900/1900/2100 MHz) HSPA, 5MP camera with 4X digital zoom, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, microUSB port, and MicroSD memory card slot. It measures 106.2 x 48.4 x 9.6 mm and weighs 78 gram. The battery provides 17 day standby time, 5.5 hours of talk time on GSM, 3.5 hours on 3G.

Nokia X3 Touch and Type costs 125 EUR and is expected to be on sale this quarter. It will initially be offered in China, Ireland & UK, Russia, Australia & New Zealand, Singapore, Germany, Spain & Portugal, France, Mexico and Saudi & Yemen. Other markets will follow later.