November 28, 2009

Nokia Announces 6700 Slide and 7230 Phones

Nokia has announced its slider phone range with the addition of two new mid-range phones, Nokia 6700 Slide and Nokia 7230.Nokia Announces 6700 Slide and 7230 PhonesAs per as design is concerned, both phones are 3G ready and are optimised for sharing content over the Internet.

The new Nokia 6700 slide features a 2.2-inch QVGA display, measures 95.2 x 46 x 15.9mm and weighs 110 grams. It comes with 3G connectivity, a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, dual LED flash and capture key, web browsing with HSDPA and HSUPA and support for email and Ovi chat. The phone packs S60 based operating system.

In addition, the 6700 slide also features FM radio and music player and support for up to 16GB microSD memory card.

According to Nokia the phone's battery offers upto 4 hours of talk time, standby time of upto 300 hours and music playback of upto 29 hours. The phone will be available in six colours including pink, red, petrol blue, aluminum, lime and purple. The phone will be launched in early 2010 and will be priced around Rs 11,200 (EUR 160).

The second slider Nokia 7230 features a 2.4-inch display, measures 98mm x 48mm x 14.75mm and weighs 100 grams. It packs a 3.2 megapixel camera, FM radio, Bluetooth, Xpress audio messaging and 2GB memory.

The phone will run on S40, Nokia's proprietary OS. Nokia 7230 will be available by early 2010 and is expected to be priced around Rs 7,000 (EUR 100).