Nokia Touch & Type

Thursday, September 2nd 2010 - 13:30 CEST - Comments: 1

I n a move to continue driving innovation in its market leading mobile phone range, Nokia unveils the super slim Nokia X3 Touch & Type handset, with a unique combination of a touchscreen and traditional 12 button phone keypad. As Nokia's first 'Touch and Type' phone, the Nokia X3 Touch & Type cell phone allows people to tap quickly on the bright color touch screen, as well as enjoy the familiarity of the full keypad for quick fire text messages and phone calls. "Innovation is not just a high-end game. The new Nokia Touch and Type phone is a great example of bringing new consumer value to lower price points," said Mary McDowell, Vice President of mobile phones at Nokia.

 

Nokia Touch & Type

"With the Nokia X3 Touch & Type phone we are giving consumers the best of both worlds by combining a touch screen and a keypad in an affordable mobile device. We have given people a larger phone screen with clear icons and menus plus kept critical keys such as the send and end keys. We've also added dedicated function keys for important links like music and text messaging," she said. "We have designed the Nokia X3 Touch & Type to be a touch and type device because typing is ideal for SMS and social networking where fast and frequent input is needed, while touch is ideal for functions such as setting alarms, smooth browsing and controlling applications like music and games.

 

 

Nokia Touch and Type

"Our research tells us consumers who have invested years in becoming fast one-handed, one-thumb texters want to maintain their speedy edge for SMS, chat and instant messaging - yet enjoy the benefits of touch as well," continued McDowell. With its sleek and modern design coming in at a very thin 9.6mm - making it one of the slimmest Nokia phones ever - the Nokia X3 Touch & Type phone slips easily into the purse or the pocket, and looks the part with its brushed aluminum back cover which will come in five vibrant colors designed to suit any mood or wardrobe.

 

 

Nokia X3 Touch & Type features

Despite its size, the Nokia Touch & Type phone is jam-packed with features including 3G, WLAN, a music player and an FM radio. Lovers of the snapshot and social networks will enjoy a great 5 megapixel camera with 4X digital zoom that can take both photos and video clips. The Nokia Touch and Type phone also features dedicated music and messaging keys allowing fast access to important Ovi services including social and entertainment applications.  In addition to Ovi Mail, people's favorite consumer email and chat accounts can be pushed direct to the phone via Nokia Messaging. 

 

 

Nokia X3 Touch & Type software applications

With a gentle glide over the Nokia touchscreen phone people can go online and get access to many services including thousands of software applications from the Ovi Store. In certain markets, the new phone will also be available with Ovi Music Unlimited, enabling the owner to access a virtually limitless range of the latest hit music that can be stored on the available 16GB memory card.

 

 

Nokia MD-11 Mini Speakers

Music lovers can boost the Nokia X3's inbuilt speaker with some extra 'oomph' with the new Nokia MD-11, a light pocket-size speaker with great audio quality. For even more fun, you can connect two for stereo sound - a great way to get the music out of your phone and enjoy with friends. The new Nokia MD-11 Speakers have an estimated retail price of 25 Euro excluding taxes.

 

 

Nokia Touch & Type review & price information

The Nokia X3 affordable and accessible touch and type handset, which is simple-to-use and beautifully designed. The Nokia X3 Touch & Type sits alongside the Nokia X3-00, a slider phone with strong music functionality, which was launched in September 2009. Expected to be on sale in the third quarter, the Nokia X3 Touch & Type is expected to retail for approximately EUR 125, excluding taxes and subsidies. As soon as we receive a Nokia X3 Touch & Type test sample, we will publish a photo gallery with high resolution pictures, followed by an extensive Nokia Touch & Type review.

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