Nokia has unveiled three new stunning cell phones with the latest in mobile functionality; the Nokia 6600 fold, the Nokia 6600 slide and the Nokia 3600 slide

“There is a strong consumer demand for mobile handsets that blend elegant looks with modern features,” said Mikkel Drucker, Director, Connect Devices. “Each of the three devices introduced today offers a slightly different take on a core design language. We believe they are both beautiful to use and beautiful to behold - and offer a range of choice.”

Nokia 6600 fold - Sensuous Design

Key Advantages:

• Sleek design

• 2 megapixel camera with 8x zoom, double LED flash, VGA video recording at 15fps, and QVGA at 30fps

• electromagnetic opening mechanism

• A stunning 2.13” QVGA (240 x 320) OLED display with 16M colours for a bright, colourful display offering excellent readability

• A host of contemporary features that you’ll rely on every day: Nokia Search, Nokia Maps, email client, Yahoo! Go, and more

• Secondary VGA camera for 3G video calling

• 15MB free internal user memory

Will be available in Q3 2008 Mysterious Black and Sophisticated Purple

Nokia 6600 slide - Perfect Balance

Key Advantages:

• Compact design

• 3.2 megapixel camera

• capable of recording VGA resolution video clips at 15fps

• 2.2” TFT QVGA display.

• Nokia Maps.

• FM radio

• Quadband

6600 slide will be available in Q3 2008

Nokia 3600 slide - Mobile your life, beautifully

Key Advantages:

• Compact design

• 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera

• VGA quality video recording

• Nokia Maps

• FM radio

• MicroSD card slot that supports cards up to 4GB

• Quad-band

Will be available in Q3 2008 in Charcoal and Wine colors

Global Mobile Phones Shipments and Marketshare 2008 Q1:

Nokia is still on top with a constant growth in sales; 91.1 Million handsets in Q1 2007 to 115.5 Million handsets in Q1 2008. The clearest changes are seen in Samsung and Motorola ; Samsung has increased sales by 33% from the last Q1 and Motorola has dropped sales by 39.4%.

Sony Ericsson’s Q1 2008 is not a reliable sales estimate as most of their 2008 releases will only be released around mid of this year.

Nokia has announced new version of its Widget WRT platform for S60 that will allow context sensitive widgets to access location information and services through GPS.

The new Web Run Time platform envisages widgets that can give weather forecasts for the users current location without the need to enter the information, it will create widgets that can download flight information and set alarm reminders and provide updates of any changes in a flights status.

Great leap forward for business users in particular and bound to create consumer bonds with their environment and locality.

Early leaks of the Motorola roadmap for 2008 caused excitement but new photos have peaked interest in what is though to be the most exciting model to come from the ailing manufacturer, the Motorola ZN5.

The Motorola ZN5 MOTO Zine (pictured above) leaks are coming thick and fast so one expects an announcement may not be too far away for this triband GPRS/GSM/EDGE, Montavista Linux 2.6.1 OS operating, 5 megapixel camera phone.

The Nokia 7310 Classic (pictured below) shares similarities with other budget fashion phones. Running S40 and featuring 3.2 megapixel camera, quadband GPRS/GSM/EDGE, FM Radio, memory card expansion, Bluetooth and 3.5mm audio jack, the Nokia 7310 Classic is a good entry into he mid-range music phone market.

Nokia has warned that their will be no major new products this quarter but with the release of the Nokia 5320 XpressMusic and Nokia 5220 XpressMusic there is still cause for excitement.

The 3G 5320 XpressMusic (pictured left) is a music focus handset with all the trimmings: 24 hours of playback time, dedicated XpressMusic keys, 3.5mm audio jack, audio chip for high quality sound, HS-USB for fast music transfer and microSDHC support for up to 8GB memory expansion. When you’re not using it as an iPod you can enjoy its quad band GSM/EDGE and dual band HSDPA support on its 2″ 16M color screen while running what is suspected to be S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2,

The Nokia 5220 XpressMusic (pictured right) is a lower end entry into the same XpressMusic arena. Still boasting 24 hours playback dedicated music keys, 3.5m audio jack and HiFi audio chipset and FM radio, the 5220 is still a contender. It’s unique asymmetrical design is sue to be one of the talking points on this triband GSM/EDGE, Bluetooth A2DP supporting model.

These XpressMusic music handsets are expected to begin shipping in Q3 2008.

Nokia has gone new phone crazy with an eye on entry level markets the 7070 Prism, 5000, 2680 Slide, 2600 Classic, Nokia 1680 Classic and Nokia 1209 are sure to gain traction in 2008, check out live photos here.

Nokia 7070 Prism - stylish, fold design sets it apart
The next release in the uniquely designed Prism series the 7070 Prism picks up where the 7900 and 7500 left off, and as the pics show, the Prism is a force of nature. Offering personalized content for MP3 ringtones, themes and wallpaper in addition to voice recorder and hands-free speaker this low end release from Nokia will get you noticed from Q3.



Nokia 5000
Setting the standard for style and function the Nokia 5000 boasts a 1.3 megapixel camera, QVGA display, FM Radio and MP3 ringtones. Set to ship in Q2 the Bluetooth and GPRS enabled phone will support email and Nokia Xpress Audio Messaging.



Nokia 2680 Slide
A slim camera phone, the Nokia 2680 Slide is their first slide device for entry level markets. With FM radio, recording capability and MP3 ringtones as well as integrated caerma, the 2680 is bound to stir interest when it ships in Q3.



Nokia 2600 Classic
“While cost sensitivity is an important element in creating mobile devices for emerging markets, the overwhelming feedback we receive from consumers in these markets is that they want their mobile device to complement their personality and offer a range of colours and entertainment features,” says Alex Lambeek, Vice President, Entry Devices, Nokia. “The Nokia 2600 classic offers a colorful sense of flair and a robust set of features at an exceptionally accessible price. As with all Nokia devices, it is backed by a brand that stands for quality and durability.”



Nokia 1680 Classic
Nokia’s most affordable cameraphone to date, the Nokia 1680 classic offers VGA camera and video recording features and one-touch access for photos and videos. This model is expected Q2

Nokia 1209
A revelation for those watching what they spend the 1209 includes a pre-paid tracker, a cost-tracking application, and the multiple phonebook - which allows up to five people to store personal contact lists of up to two hundred numbers on a single phone.

Dear Nokia,

I and many others would like to give you an advise of how NOT to market your new device the “iphone killer” .

1) Do not announce your phone based on a competitor’s device : iPhone killer.

This announcement clearly stating that you have NO creativity and you’re simply copying Apple’s steps. We have seen several ipods and iphones killer and none have reached a competitor’s level.

2) Do not announce the model as “killer”.

Once you have announced the model as a “killer” you have instantly raised expectations. The Iphone’s fans are many; a “killer” must be stronger than its victim . Your model’s strengthens should therefore outweigh that of the iphone by a large margin. Now that’s a tough goal to reach.

3) Show us something

Once you advertise a product, show us some pictures or videos. I have only seen concepts from Nokia, Nanotech and others.

4) Your harshest judges are the average Joes and Janes

Most new products whose launch campaign revolves around the iphone or ipod “killer” fail to kill apple’s fan club. This is due to their emphasis on technical aspects, such as its memory capacity, the speed of its chip and so on. That may attract tech heads, but the main target are your average Joe and Janes. What most people are concerned with and what makes most peoples jaw drop, and consequently run to the apple store, is the stylish model, the ease of using the devises and its compact look. Further, most companies get so carried away with their attempt to kill apple’s sales that they end up with so many functions, making their device bulky and super heavy. To the average Joes and Janes, a phone is an accessory.

Phrases like iPhone killer have become meaningless when discussing possible rivals for the Apple marvel, but how does the Nokia 5800 XpressMedia fare head to head spec for spec with its more fancied rival - we decided to take a look.

First the Nokia 5800 XpressMedia

• 3.2-inch touchscreen display
• 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus
• Quad-band (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) GSM/EDGE radio
• 3G UMTS/HSDPA
• Bluetooth 2.0
• WiFi
• GPS
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• TV-out port
• 140MB on-board storage
• 111 x 52 x 14.5 mm
• 104g

Now the Apple iPhone responds

• 3.5-inch touchscreen display
• 2.0 megapixel camera (no autofocus)
• Quad-band (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) GSM/EDGE radio
• no 3G UMTS/HSDPA
• Bluetooth 2.0
• WiFi
• no GPS
• proprietary headphone jack
• proprietary TV-out port
• 8GB or 16GB on-board storage
• 115 x 61 x 11.6 mm
• 135g
It’s pretty tight the Nokia has given Apple a run for its money in the specifications department, but will its usability be any match for eveyone’s favourite mobile browser?

You’ve seen the Nokia Tube video, now a new picture and more detailed specifications are to hand for the Nokia 5800 XpressMedia Tube - iPhone killer.

It is to be a Nokia 5th generation S60 full Touch UI 3.2″ display with 640×320 resolution and 16M colors.

The quad band GSM phone will feature a 3.2 megapixel AF camera with EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity.

The phone will also feature GPS, 3.5mm jack, TV out and 140MB of internal memory all within its 111×52x14.5mm, 104g frame.

The first images and video of the Nokia Tube has everyone speculating, have we at last found the iPhone killer?

The Nokia Tube features the latest Nokia 5th generation S60 full Touch UI, is a 3G ready, quad band phone with integrated GPS and geotagging support.

The Tube features a 6M TFT display with 360 x 640 pixels resolution 16:9 3″-3.5″ screen and a AF camera said to be better than the iPhone’s as well as stylus input with handwriting recognition, WiFi, HSDPA and Bluetooth connectivity.

Excited? Well you will have to wait until Q1 2009 to get your hands on what may just be the phone to topple to Apple cart. Until then check out the video.