Nokia has announced three mid-tier smartphones running on an upgraded version of its proprietary Symbian platform, the Nokia 600, 700, and 701.
Nokia's global head of sales, Colin Giles, a company veteran, announced the smartphones in Hong Kong on Wednesday, pledging continued Symbian support in Asia-Pacific.
It's uncertain when, or if, these phones will ever come to the U.S., but chances are looking slim. Earlier this month a Nokia exec told All Things D that when it launches Windows Phone devices this fall, it will "essentially be out of the Symbian business." And PCMag mobile analyst Jamie Lendino pointed out that Nokia quietly began re-directing U.S. e-sales to Amazon.
But if you're a Symbian fan, maybe you'll want to source an unlocked device. The Nokia 600 (right), the cheapest of the trio, costs EUR 180 (US$260) before tax and operator subsidies. It will be available in black, white, pink, and lime flavors. The 600 boasts a 1-GHz processor, 3.2-inch AMOLED display, 2GB of internal memory expandable up to 32GB, a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with flash, and 720p video recording.
Nokia touts the Nokia 700 (left) as its "smallest smartphone" and measures 110x50x9.1 mm and 96 grams, and will cost around EUR 270 (US$390) unsubsidized. Apart from that, the specs are about identical to the Nokia 600.
Finally the Nokia 701 (below right), the most high-end of the three, comes with a 3.5-inch AMOLED display and 8-megapixel rear-facing camera with dual-LED flash. It'll cost EUR 290 (US$418) before tax and subsidies.
All three phones will hit non-U.S. markets in the third quarter of the year, around the same time Nokia is expected to unveil its first Windows Phone device, codenamed Sea Ray, at Nokia World in London.
The three smartphones also come with an upgraded version of Symbian, aka Symbian Belle. Belle adds resizable widgets, a more informative status bar, a "flat" menu structure (goodbye folders!), and richer navigation.
Belle also enables near-field communications (NFC), so the smartphones can make wireless data transfers, from payments to pictures to powering. See the video below for more information on Symbian Belle.
Last month the Finnish manufacturer also introduced a new Symbian device, the Nokia 500, reflecting a new naming system.
Earlier this month Nokia told Engadget that it had no plans to launch the upcoming MeeGo-based N9 smartphone in the United States.
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