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The FINANCIAL -- Nokia unveiled a new C5 smartphone model on March 2 optimized for social networking. Nokia C5 will be Available in the second quarter of 2010 globally in Europe, Eurasia, SEAP, China and MEA.
In addition to the standard phone features provided by Nokia, the C5 has been optimized to allow access and integration into social networking media, such as Facebook and MySpace, in as easy and seamless an integration as possible, according to The News Chronicle.
White Hat News wrote that the handset is Featuring a 3.2 megapixel camera, a 2GB memory card included in sales package and a high-speed data connection for effortless loading of images and videos on various social networking sites, Nokia C5 offers a impressive experience of sharing content.
Nokia C5 has the latest version Ovi Maps with Free service car and pedestrian navigation, including the sharing of geographical location with friends on Facebook, according to the same source. Nokia C5 provides also quickly browse the Internet, providing easy access to music through Ovi Music and the possibility to personalize the content by Ovi Store.
GSMArena.com reports that the phone keeps a 12.3mm slim waistline and weighs only 89 grams, even though there's plenty of steel used for its body. The 1050 mAh battery of the Nokia C5 is good for 26 days of standby and 12 hours of talk time.
The C5 handset will be one of the cheapest smartphones from Nokia, selling for 135 euros ($183), excluding taxes and subsidies, and hitting the shelves next quarter, Reuters rinforms. "It is products like this that will grow Nokia marketshare in the smartphone segment and help them to increase their average sale prices," said John Strand, chief of telecoms consultancy Strand Consult.
Volumes on the smartphone market are seen surging in 2010, with some analysts forecasting up to 50 percent growth, as handset vendors are pushing advanced features, once exclusive to pricey top-end models, into cheaper and cheaper phones, according to the same source. Nokia continues to lead the global smartphone market with an around 40 percent market share, but it has lost ground to Apple's iPhone and RIM's Blackberry.
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