Nokia's five new candy bars

By Reuben Lee on 21 June 2006
Nokia 1110i

The Finnish mobile maker has announced five new handsets at this year's Nokia Connection event held at Suntec City in Singapore.

The annual Nokia Connection event, which has traditionally been a prelude to CommunicAsia, has always seen the Finnish phone giant unveil its latest range of handsets . This year proved no different with a total of five new candy-bar phones announced, among them a 3G-enabled midrange model, two entry-level GSM handsets and two CDMA offerings.

To our surprise, this year's product announcements appear less impressive than previous Nokia Connection shows -- see our coverage of Nokia Connection 2005 here -- where the company would unveil its top-of-the-line handsets, sporting the latest cutting-edge technologies. The five phones announced at this launch are targeted chiefly at the entry- to mid-level crowd.

Fans wondering if Nokia is losing it edge can breathe easy. Over the past year, the phone manufacturer has rolled out more than 25 new mobiles ranging from fashion and enterprise to sports and multimedia. Many of the mobile offerings, which were recently launched or soon to be released, were also showcased at the event.

Model name In a nutshell
Phone category: Midrange CDMA mobile offering with a 2-megapixel camera

Other notable frills:
  • Tri-mode CDMA (800/1900MHz/AMPS800)
  • Series 40 platform
  • 2-megapixel camera with flash and 4x digital zoom
  • Supports Bluetooth and PictBridge
  • Handsfree speakerphone
  • QVGA 262K-colour TFT display
  • Integrated FM radio and music player
  • microSD card expansion slot
  • CDMA2000 1X supported
Expected: Q4 2006 in selected Asian markets
Phone category: Midrange GSM phone with 3G connectivity

Other notable frills:
  • Triband GSM with 3G
  • 1.3-megapixel camera with full-screen landscape mode
  • FM tuner with Visual Radio
  • Onboard music and video player
  • microSD card expansion slot
  • Supports Bluetooth, USB and infrared
  • Series 40 platform
Expected: Q3 2006 in Asia Pacific
Phone category: Basic triband GSM phone with a VGA camera

Other notable frills:
  • Triband GSM
  • VGA camera with video recorder
  • FM radio
  • Push to talk
  • 4.3MB onboard memory
  • xHTML browser
  • Series 40 platform
  • OMA DRM 1.0
Expected: Q4 2006 in Asia Pacific
Phone category: Basic CDMA handset with a 1.3-megapixel camera

Other notable frills:
  • Tri-mode CDMA (800/1900MHz/AMPS800)
  • Series 40 platform
  • 1.3-megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom
  • Supports Bluetooth 2.0, USB and infrared
  • Two-way handsfree speakerphone
  • 126 x 160-pixel 262K-colour TFT display
  • Integrated FM radio
  • WAP 2.0, BREW 3.1.2 and Java MIDP 2.0
  • CDMA2000 1X supported
Expected: Q4 2006 in selected Asian markets
Phone category:Entry-level mobile phone with prepaid tracker

Other notable frills:
  • Dualband GSM
  • 96 x 68 black and white display with green backlight
  • 20-chord polyphonic ringtone
  • Speaking clock and alarm
  • Iconic phonebook
  • Series 30 user interface
Expected: Q3 2006 in Asia Pacific

Topics: nokia, mobile phones, 1110i, 2875, 6080, 6151, 6275i, nokia connection, suntec, candy bar, handsets

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Comments (3)

  • Stephen A. Akingbe commented on 19/01/2007 01:06 Report abuse

    Nokia is the best, its products are beautiful, reliable and durable.

  • Kristen commented on 06/12/2006 10:39 Report abuse

    Nokia are losing it. The mind set that Nokia are the phones to buy will slip when people realise that Nokia have stopped innovating. Nothing new has come from Nokia in over 12 months in my oppinion which in technology is almost an eternity. Its a shame but the next phone i buy wont be from a the once steadfast brand with all the answers.

  • pwanda84@optusnet.com.au commented on 21/06/2006 17:45 Report abuse

    Again, Nokia seems quite steadfast with their bric-a-bloc designs. Perhaps they are only targeted at business minded customers. But even so, they must be quite a large customer base of dull minded ppl for Nokia to continue with its unimaginative designs

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