Nokia today launched another variant of its capacitive touchscreen equipped X6 phone. The phone is still the same on most fronts but now it comes with a reduced storage of 16GB and does away with Comes with Music service. The phone will also support the latest version of Ovi Maps that supports free navigation.

On the remaining specs list you’ll find a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, 5MP camera with LED flash, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and a huge battery life claimed to give up to 18 days of standby, 11.5 hours of talk time, 4.5 hours of video and 35 hours of music.

Nokia did not divulge the price but it is believed to be somewhere around 350 Euros and will be available in Q1 2010.

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Nokia is now shipping its first capacitive touchscreen equipped X6 phone. Hailing from the Xseries, the phone is targeted at music enthusiasts with its abundant 32GB onboard memory and Comes with Music service. Comes with Music subscribers will be able to download unlimited number of tracks from the Nokia Music Store as well as have access to exclusive content delivered to their PC or device.

On the hardware front, the phone features a 3.2-inch 16:9 touchscreen display, 5MP Carl Zeiss camera with dual LED flash, Bluetooth, A-GPS, Wi-Fi and music playback up to 35 hours.

It will be available in Europe, Eurasia and Middle-East and Africa for about 450 Euros before taxes or subsidies.

Specifications:
Network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, WCDMA 850/1900/2100 (LTA, NA)/WCDMA 900/1900/2100
Dimensions: 111 x 51 x 13.8mm
Processor: 433.9MHz
Display: 3.2-inch 16:9 nHD
Camera: 5MP with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED Flash
Memory: 32GB internal memory
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi (China WAPI), USB 2.0, A-GPS
Music playback: MP3, SpMidi, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MTP
Talk time: up to 8 hours (GSM) /5 hours (3G)
Stand-by time: up to 406 hours (GSM) /400 hours (3G)
Music playback time: up to 35 hours
Video playback time: up to 4 hours

Press Release

UPDATE: First live pictures of X6 have been published over here.

UPDATE2: Full specs and videos below.

At the Nokia World today Nokia officially announced N97 Mini that had made quite a few appearances before. The companion of the original N97, Mini features a 3.2-inch touchscreen, QWERTY keyboard, 8GB internal memory and support for bunch of Ovi services including the Lifecasting app. It will start shipping in October for 450 Euros.

N97 Mini Specifications:

Network: WCDMA 900/1900/2100 (HSDPA), EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Dimensions: 113 x 52.5 x 14.2 mm
Weight: 138g
OS: S60 5th Edition
Display: 3.2-inch TFT with up to 16 million colors nHD 16:9 widescreen (640×360 pixels)
Camera: 5MP Carl Zeiss Lens with Dual LED flash and video light
Memory: 8 GB internal memory, plus 16GB expansion via microSD memory card slot
Connectivity: Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), micro USB 2.0, 3.5mm jack, Bluetooth, A-GPS
Music playback: MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, WMA
Battery: BL-4D 1200mAh
Talk time: up to 4 hours (3G), 7 hours (GSM)
Standby time: 310 hours (3G), 320 hours (GSM)
Video/Music playback (offline mode): up to 3.5 hours/28 hours

Nokia also announced X6 and X3 devices from the recently trademarked Xseries. Both the phones are targeted at music enthusiasts and comes with Comes with Music service. X6 features a 3.2-inch 16:9 wide touchscreen display, 32GB of internal memory, 5MP Carl Zeiss camera, Ovi support and 35 hours of music playback. It will be available for 450 Euros in Q4.

Nokia X6 Specifications:

Network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, WCDMA 850/1900/2100 (LTA, NA)/WCDMA 900/1900/2100
Dimensions: 111 x 51 x 13.8mm
Processor: 433.9MHz
Display: 3.2-inch 16:9 nHD
Camera: 5MP with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED Flash
Memory: 32GB internal memory
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi (China WAPI), USB 2.0, A-GPS
Music playback: MP3, SpMidi, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MTP
Talk time: up to 8 hours (GSM) /5 hours (3G)
Stand-by time: up to 406 hours (GSM) /400 hours (3G)
Music playback time: up to 35 hours
Video playback time: up to 4 hours

The X3 is a smaller sibling of X6, based on S40 platform. It will be the first Ovi Store enabled device and features a 2.2-inch display, stereo speakers, microSD card (up to 16GB), FM Radio with RDS, 3.2MP camera and dedicated music keys. It will also come in Q4 2009 for 115 Euros.

Nokia X3 Specifications:

Network: GSM Quadband 850/900/1800/1900 Mhz
Weight: 96 x 49.3 x 14.1 mm
Display: 2.2” QVGA, 262K colors, Active TFT, 240×320 pixel, transmissive
Camera: 3.2MP full focus camera with 4x digital zoom
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1 FM Radio antenna, USB 2.0, 3.5mm AV connector
Memory: 46MB internal memory, microSD slot (16GB)
Music playback: MP3, MP4, AAC, eAAC+, WMA, WMV
Talk time: Up to 7.5 hours GSM
Stand by time: Up to 380 hours GSM
Music playtime: Up to 26 hours

Press Release

Microsoft has made its rumored SideWinder X6 keyboard official. Catering to the gamers, Microsoft says that they have built this keyboard from scratch with keeping gamers in mind. The detachable keypad functions as a number pad in normal mode but turns itself to a powerful macro pad while in gaming mode. 90 macro commands can be saved per game. Other features include two color backlighting, multimedia keys, knobs to control volume and backlight, cruise control and quick launch key for Vista games explorer.

Microsoft also launched the SideWinder X5 mouse supporting sensitivity of up to 2000 dpi. It is a nine-button mouse with five customizable buttons, vertical side buttons and quick launch for Vista games explorer.

Both the peripherals will be commercially available from September but can pre-ordered from Amazon at a price of $80 and $60.

SideWinder X6 Keyboard
SideWinder X5 Mouse

According to rumors, the latest entrant in the Sidewinder family will be X6 keyboard designed to attract gamers. Its detachable numeric pad will enable the gamers to place it either on the left or the right side as per their liking. The keyboard will have other features like backlight, customizable keys and the two knobs placed on the top. It will be selling for $80 with a mouse when it comes out in September.

[Via SlashGear]