Nokia Unveils New X3 Phone

By Allen Tsai | Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:40 am

Nokia plans to release the X3 Touch and Type, a slim phone with a touch screen display and a 12-button keypad, in September for $160.

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Nokia X3 Touch and Type

The Espoo, Finland-based company said the new X3, cousin to the original X3 released last year, features an improved 2.4-inch touch screen display, beefed up 5.0-megapixel camera and upgraded 3.5G and Wi-Fi connectivity.

"With the X3 we are giving consumers the best of both worlds by combining a touch screen and a keypad in an affordable device," said Mary McDowell, Nokia's executive vice president. "We have given people a larger screen with clear icons and menus plus dedicated function keys for important links like music and text messaging."

Despite its slim 9.6-millimeter frame, the X3 also bundles a music player and FM radio. Nokia said the X3 Touch and Type will be launched in certain markets during the third quarter.

"We've designed the X3 to be a touch and type device because typing is ideal for SMS and social networking where fast and frequent input is needed," McDowell said. "Our research tells us consumers want to maintain their speedy edge for SMS, chat and instant messaging."

In recent years, Nokia's lead in the handset market has been increasingly eroded by smartphone specialists Apple, BlackBerry maker Research in Motion and Android developer Google.

After failing to produce a smartphone to rival the iPhone, reports have surfaced that struggling handset maker may soon replace its chief executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo.

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