Nokia was the first one to recognize the power of upcoming and emerging markets. They created a niche for low budget phones which eventually made them the undisputed leader in the mobile phone market. Still being bullish on the bottom of the pyramid, Nokia today announced seven new phones costing not more than $120.
The cheapest to be unveiled today was Nokia 1202. It will sell for $32 by the end of this year making it one of the Nokia’s cheapest phones. 1202 has a monochrome display, loud ringtones and an added feature of flashlight to make cheapsters excited. Nokia 1661 on the other hand, raises the bar a little bit with a large color screen. 1661 will come in Q1 next year at a price tag of $39.
Going higher comes Nokia 2320 classic, 2323 classic and 2330 classic. All these devices support Mail on Ovi and Nokia Life Tools and are expected to retail in Q2 of 2009. In addition to it, 2323 supersedes 2320 with inclusion of FM Radio, browser while 2330 tops both of them with an integrated VGA camera. 2320 and 2323 will sell for $52 whereas 2330 classic to go for $65.
For fashionistas looking for a cheap fashionable phone, Nokia has revealed 7100 Supernova in the Supernova range. The chic slider phone sports a color screen, 1.3 megapixel camera, FM Radio and Ovi. It will come out this year for $97.
The costliest announcement for today yet the cheapest music phone from Nokia is 5130 XpressMusic. The phone packs a lot of music functions like FM Radio, standard 3.5mm audio jack and dedicated music keys. It also has a 2 megapixel camera and a support for few Ovi services. Expected in Q1 2009 for $117.
Parth says
i always use nokia bcoz it is perfect for me
mr X says
the 1661 also has fm radio, read the box